HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-06-25 - City Commission Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC
REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING
WEDNESDAY JUNE 25, 2008
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco called the regular meeting of the City
Commission to order at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, in Chambers at
Tamarac City Hall, 7525 NW 88 Avenue, Tamarac, FL 33321.
PRESENT: Mayor Beth Flansbaum-Talabisco, Vice Mayor Marc L. Sultanof,
Commissioner Edward C. Portner, Commissioner Patte Atkins -Grad, and Commissioner
Harry Dressler.
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Jeffrey L. Miller, Assistant City Attorney Julie Klahr,
and Acting Assistant City Clerk Patricia A. Teufel.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Mayor Sultanof led the pledge of allegiance.
1. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:
a. Presentation by Terry Jensen of Silver Certification by FGBC Green Local
Government to the Mayor and Commission. Mayor and City Commission accepted.
Terry Jensen said he is the State Co -Chair of the Florida Green Building Coalition
Green Government Standards Committee and is on the Board of Directors of the Florida
Green Building Coalition. Mr. Jensen said last year the Florida League of Mayors
passed a resolution encouraging all cities in the State of Florida to adopt Green
Government operations and Tamarac followed through. This Certificate designates
Tamarac as a Green City who operates their government with green standards. Mr.
Jensen spoke of the green movement, climate changes and global warming. Mr. Jensen
commended the Mayor, Commission and staff on accomplishing the Green Local
Government Designation as is not easy and pointed out that it was accomplished
without spending a significant amount of money. Community Development Director
Bramley acknowledged the members of the Green Committee: Utilities Director Ray
Gagnon, Public Works Director Jack Strain, Assistant Planner Niyala Harrison, and
Parks & Recreation Director Greg Warner. Community Development Director Bramley
and Public Works Director Strain spoke of the programs that were already in practice in
Tamarac for the last five years. Utilities Director Gagnon spoke of Tamarac receiving
the Broward County's Green Emerald Award and Tamarac's water conservation
program whereby water consumption was reduced by 20%. Mayor Flansbaum-
Talabisco said she it was through the effort of this commission and staff that this was
accomplished and announced that she was named Vice Chair of the Sustainability
Committee for the Broward League of Cities.
b. Presentation by Johanna Tang and Master Miao Hua of the Buddah's Light
International Association to the Mayor and Commission. Ms. Tang and Master Hua
began by chanting an invocation prayer. Ms. Tang said they belong to the Buddhist
Light International Association which is an organization supporting activities of
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Buddhism worldwide. Master Hua said it was an honor to do the invocation prayer
asking for good luck, good health and longevity for everyone, gave a brief history of
their organization and spoke of the Temple's three primary missions; education, social
welfare and culture. Ms. Tang said in January, during the Chinese New Year, they will
be donating a set of books on Buddhism to the City and they will also be making a
monetary donation to the Parks and Recreation Department. Ms. Tang invited everyone
to visit the Temple. Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco thanked Ms. Tang and Master Hua
and said the temple really has stepped up to the partnership plate. Mayor Flansbaum-
Talabisco said the monetary donation is approximately $2,000 and will be used for
special events that can be enjoyed by the whole City and the books will be proudly
displayed in City Hall.
C. Presentation by Anna Romagosa and Charles Vasquez of the Supervisor of
Elections Office regarding the upcoming elections and new voting equipment. Ms.
Romagosa gave a presentation (a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part of
these minutes). Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco thanked Ms. Romagosa and Mr. Vasquez.
Vice Mayor Sultanof asked how deaf people voted and Ms. Romagosa said they will
use the touch machines.
d. Presentation of a proclamation by Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco proclaiming the
month of July 2008 as "Parks and Recreation Month". (Requested by Parks &
Recreation Director Gregory Warner). Parks & Recreation Assistant Director Linda
Probert accepted and thanked the Mayor and Commission for recognizing July as Parks
and Recreation month and talked about the upcoming events. Mayor Flansbaum-
Talabisco said for every holiday we celebrate, the parks and recreation staff is away
from their families working on the events and they are the wind beneath the events and
we appreciate them.
e. Presentation by Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco of employee service awards:
5-Year Awards:
Jason Barrios, Firefighter/Paramedic, Fire Rescue, Bernadette Hughes, Management
Analyst II, City Manager's Office, Jeanne Marra, Human Resources Analyst, Human
Resources, Hector Roman, Firefighter/Paramedic, Fire Rescue, David Sherman,
Firefighter/Paramedic, Fire Rescue
10-Year Awards:
Vincent Houslin, Groundskeeper Crewleader, Parks and Recreation, Robert Lazarou,
Aquatic/Wellness Facility Manager, Parks and Recreation, William Lewis, Public Works
Superintendent, Public Works, Janie Morris, Senior Customer Service Representative,
Finance, Thomas Vreeland, Senior Engineering Construction Inspector, Public Works
15-Year Award:
Marsha Kanterman, Senior Permit Clerk, Building
20-Year Award:
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Chet Jablonka, Maintenance Supervisor, Utilities
25- Year Award:
Anthony Bouchard, Wastewater Serviceworker, Utilities, Jerome Emerson,
Firefighter/Paramedic, Fire Rescue
Commissioner Dressler left the Chambers at 9:43 a.m. and returned at 9:45 a.m.
Reports
2. City__ Commission: Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco announced that Assistant City
Attorney Klahr received the 2008 President's Award from the Broward County Bar
Association. Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco said receiving the Silver Certification from
the Florida Green Building Coalition made today's meeting very special. Mayor
Flansbaum-Talabisco said she will be attending the first meeting of the Broward County
Sustainability Committee on Thursday and is looking forward to sharing this with them.
Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco said it was also special having the Buddhists at this
morning's meeting and she is proud of this partnership.
Commissioner Portner had no report.
Commissioner Atkins -Grad had no report.
Vice Mayor Sultanof said this past week he worked on his last budget for Tamarac and
is proud of what the City has accomplished. Vice Mayor Sultanof commended City
Manager Miller, Deputy City Manager Cernech and Assistant City Manager Phillips and
staff for a job well done and discussed the challenges of balancing and adopting the
budget. Vice Mayor Sultanof mentioned that City Manager Miller is the President of the
Broward County City Manager's Association, Vice Mayor Sultanof said a balanced
budget is ready for public hearings in September and hoped there would be better
attendance by Tamarac residents than in past years. Vice Mayor Sultanof said he was
extremely proud to work with staff.
Commissioner Dressler said that at the last meeting of the MPO the Florida Department
of Transportation (FDOT) gave an informational update on the State leasing Alligator
Alley. No one on the MPO had any input into the process and County Commissioner
Jacobs expressed outrage at FDOT working with Governor Crist on the lease of a major
road that impacted Broward and Collier Counties. Commissioner Dressler said the
MPO members had many questions that FDOT could not answer. Commissioner
Dressler said he will keep the Commission apprised of the situation. Vice Mayor
Sultanof said the MPO is a federal agency and gets no funding or information from the
State. City Manager Miller asked Commissioner Dressler if an economic analysis had
been done regarding the effect of the increase in tolls on Alligator Alley. Commissioner
Dressler said the information FDOT provided did not contain details such as an
economic analysis or an environmental study.
3. City Attorney: Assistant City Attorney Klahr had no report.
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4. City Manager: City Manager Miller reported that BSO will be holding a Shred-A-
Thon on Saturday, June 28, 2008 from 9 a.m. to Noon at the Tamarac Community
Center and residents can bring check stubs, credit card offers, receipts, etc. for on site
shredding. Parks and Recreation reports the Florida Tax Watch picked up an article
written by Recreation Superintendent Michelle Zimmer for the Conference of Mayors
and placed it in their Notable Practices, under Health and Human Services, that
included an outline of the Health and Wellness Services that the City of Tamarac Parks
and Recreation Department offers. The article gave an abbreviated description of the
Hearts and Parks Initiative, the Smart Start Classes and our Annual Employee Health
Fair and gave readers across the state a snap shot of our Community. The Father's
Day Fishing Tournament at Caporella Park was attended by 30 fathers and more than
60 children, wives and significant others. Upcoming events: Senior Lunch with Uncle
Sam and Betsy Ross on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. at the Community
Center, tickets are $5 and you can get them in advance. The annual fireworks display
on Friday, July 4, 2008 at the Tamarac Sports Center from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Commissioner Portner said that at the workshop on Monday, June 23, 2008 there was a
discussion regarding foreclosures in Tamarac and he noticed an article in today's paper
saying that the U.S. Government is getting involved to try to help people and he is glad
to see the government get involved.
5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Debra Fleischman, 8612 NW 79th St., asked if there
has been any contact from Marc Schmidt and. expressed her concerns regarding
vermin, trees on Pine Island causing power outages and striping on the roadways.
Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco referred her to Tony Newbold who is the government
liaison at FPL. Ms. Fleischman spoke against the City buying foreclosed properties and
expressed concern over the 4% raise for City Manager Miller.
Frank Steiger, 6903 NW 70th Street spoke about 55 and over communities and gave the
Commission a copy of a Sun -Sentinel article published on Sunday, June 15, 2008 (a
copy of which is attached hereto and made a part of these minutes). Ms. Steiger talked
about the Fair Housing Act and said that communities that have changed from 55 and
over are flourishing while the 55 and over communities are not. Vice Mayor Sultanof
spoke of HUD funding the 55 and over communities and 80/20 and suggested Mr.
Steiger look at the issue very carefully. Commissioner Portner asked Mr. Steiger to
contact him should he need assistance.
CONSENT AGENDA
6. Commissioner Portner asked to have item 6(h) pulled from the consent agenda for
discussion.
Commissioner Dressler seconded by Vice Mayor Sultanof moved to pull item 6(h) from
the consent agenda. On roll call Vice Mayor Sultanof voted "yes", Commissioner
Dressler "yes", Commissioner Portner `yes", Commissioner Atkins -Grad "yes" and
Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco "yes". Motion carried
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a. APPROVE the minutes of the June 11, 2008 Regular City Commission meeting.
APPROVED
b. HOME FY 05/06 1ST AMENDMENT- ONE-YEAR EXTENSION: (TR11415)
Approving an Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement ("ILA") between Broward County
and the City of Tamarac to provide for a one year extension for the administration of the
HOME Funding Program for Fiscal Year 2005/2006 (Case No. 09-MI-08).
RESOLUTION NO.R2008-87
C. HOME FY 06/07 1ST AMENDMENT- ONE-YEAR EXTENSION: (TR11416)
Approving an amendment to the Interlocal Agreement ("ILA") between Broward County
and the City of Tamarac to provide for a one year extension for the Administration of the
HOME Funding Program for Fiscal Year 2006/2007 (Case No. 10-MI-08).
RESOLUTION NO.R2008-88
d. TEMPORARY STORMWATER LABOR PUBLIC WORKS): (TR11425)
Authorizing an expenditure not to exceed $44,000 for temporary workers utilizing the
State of Florida Agreement with Deanna Enterprises, Inc. and authorizing budget
amendments for proper accounting purposes.
RESOLUTION NO.R2008-89
e. PURCHASE OF RECYCLING BINS: (TR11408) Awarding Bid No. 08-09B to
SCL A-1 Plastics, Ltd. for the purchase of 18 gallon curbside recycling bins; authorizing
purchase of recycling bins in quantities needed based upon the unit price and
authorizing budget amendments for proper accounting purposes.
RESOLUTION NO.R2008-90
f. FIRST RENEWAL OPTION FOR ROOF TARPS: (TR11427) Exercising the first
renewal option for Bid Number 07-26B for roof tarps to the Sherwin-Williams Company
for economy roof tarps and to Harpster of Philipsburg, Inc. for heavy grade roof tarps to
provide for the purchase of annual requirements for roof tarps for the City of Tamarac
and on behalf of the Southeast Florida Governmental Purchasing Cooperative for a
period of one year, with the option to exercise up to two (2) additional one (1) year
renewals.
RESOLUTION NO.R2008-91
g. AMENDING THE SERVICE FEES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES:
(TR11379) Approving an amendment to the service fees for Emergency Medical
Services.
RESOLUTION NO.R2008-92
h. AWARD RFI-08-081 — CORPORATE INTERIORS, INC: (TR11428) Awarding
RFI-08-081 titled "Furniture for the City of Tamarac Public Services Complex Addition —
Part 2" to Corporate Interiors, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $186,089.92.
PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
i. APPOINTMENT OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
(TR11417) Appointing members to the City's Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
and directing City staff to take any and all action necessary to effectuate the intent of
this resolution.
RESOLUTION NO.R2008-94
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j. RENEWAL OF BUS BENCH CONTRACT WITH MARTIN MEDIA OUTDOOR
MEDIA: (TR11426) Exercising the option to renew the agreement for an additional five
(5) year period between the City of Tamarac and Martin Outdoor Media, Inc. to furnish
bus benches for the City of Tamarac beginning July 16, 2008.
RESOLUTION NO.R2008-95
k. AMENDING TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT — CITY MANAGER: (TR11387)
Amending the terms of employment of City Manager Jeffrey L. Miller, as set forth in
Resolution No. R-99-226; as amended by Resolution Nos. R-2000-91, R-2001-123, R-
2002-116, R-2003-90, R-2004-72, R-2005-136, R-2006-108, and R-2007-63.
RESOLUTION NO.R2008-96
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
h. AWARD RFI-08-081 CORPORATE INTERIORS, INC: (TR11428) Awarding
RFI-08-081 titled "Furniture for the City of Tamarac Public Services Complex Addition —
Part 2" to Corporate Interiors, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $186,089.92.
Commissioner Portner asked Purchasing/Contracts Manager Keith Glatz why the
contract was awarded to a company that was not located in Broward County as he
would like to keep the money in Broward County. Purchasing/Contracts Manager Glatz
said that Corporate Interiors does have an office in Deerfield Beach, while their
corporate office is located in St. Petersburg, and as such they are a Broward County
company as well. Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco confirmed that this came in $17,000
under budget and Purchasing/Contracts Manager Glatz added that the furniture is
Green Certified. Assistant City Attorney Klahr advised the Commission that the
previous vote was to pass the consent agenda excluding item 6 (h) and that a motion
and vote was now needed to approve Item 6(h). On roll call Vice Mayor Sultanof voted
"yes", Commissioner Dressler "yes", Commissioner Portner "yes", Commissioner Atkins -
Grad "yes" and Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco "yes". Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO.R2008-93
REGULAR AGENDA
ORDINANCES -. FIRST READINGS
7. AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE TAMARAC CODE - LICENSE AND
BUSINESS REGULATIONS: (T02161) Motion to adopt Ordinance on first reading
amending Chapter 12, " Local Business Tax Regulations", of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Tamarac, Florida, by amending Article II, " Local Business Taxes", by
amending Section 12-39, "Amount of Fee" of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances
to conform with Chapter 205, Florida Statutes; modifying Local Business Tax Fees
and Classifications and establishing equity between Local Business Tax Fees and
establishing additional Business Revenue Tax Receipt Classifications and Fees (Case
No. 12-MI-08); providing for codification. Commissioner Dressler seconded by
Commissioner Atkins -Grad moved approval. Assistant City Attorney Klahr read
Temporary Ordinance 2161 on first reading by title. Community Development Director
Bramley gave a presentation. Commissioner Portner asked how much revenue would
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be generated from the 5% increase and what would the additional funds be used for.
Community Development Director Bramley said $35,000.00 and the money would go
towards funding the Neighborhood Revitalization Program. Commissioner Portner
asked Community Development Director Bramley if there was any way she could come
up with another $30,000 out of her budget and Community Development Director
Bramley said no. Commissioner Dressler spoke about the increase and inflation and
said Tamarac is business friendly. Vice Mayor Sultanof Tamarac is growing because of
the new businesses coming into the City. Mayor Flansbaum•Talabisco noted that
Commissioner Portner had voted for the 5% increase in years past. Commissioner
Dressler seconded by Commissioner Atkins -Grad moved approval. On roll call
Commissioner Portner voted "no", Commissioner Atkins -Grad "yes", Vice Mayor
Sultanof "yes", Commissioner Dressler "yes" and Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco "yes".
Motion carried.
ADOPTED ON FIRST READING JUNE 25, 2008
Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco said we need to clarify the vote on the Consent Agenda
and City Manager Miller said the original vote was unclear in terms of what the
Commission's official action was. Commissioner Dressler seconded by Commissioner
Atkins -Grad moved approval of the Consent Agenda including item 6(h). Vice Mayor
Sultanof voted "yes", Commissioner Dressler "yes", Commissioner Portner "yes",
Commissioner Atkins -Grad "yes" and Mayor Flansbaum-Talabisco "yes". Motion
carried.
8. AMENDING CHAPTER 16 OF THE TAMARAC CODE. (TO2162) Motion to
adopt Ordinance on first reading amending Chapter 16 entitled "Pensions and
Retirement", by specifically amending Section 16-56 entitled, "Members"; reducing the
number of alternates on the Board of Trustees from four (4) to three (3); providing that
the Mayor need only to appoint one (1) Trustee to serve on the Board of Trustees and
providing for codification. City Manager Miller explained that TO2161 was revised to
correct a typographical error and a copy of the revised ordinance was on the dais before
them. Assistant City Attorney Klahr read Temporary Ordinance 2162 on first reading by
title. Vice Mayor Sultanof seconded by Commissioner Atkins -Grad moved approval. On
roll call Commissioner Atkins -Grad voted "yes", Vice Mayor Sultanof "yes",
Commissioner Dressler "yes", Commissioner Portner "yes" and Mayor Flansbaum-
Talabisco "yes". Motion carried.
ADOPTED ON FIRST READING JUNE 25, 2008
PUBLIC HEARINGS 9:00 A.M. OR THEREAFTER
ORDINANCES — SECOND READINGS
There were no ordinances scheduled for second reading for this meeting.
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QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS
There were no quasi-judicial hearings scheduled for this meeting.
END OF QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS
END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
There being no further business to come before the Mayor and City Commission, Mayor
Flansbaum-Talabisco adjourned the regular meeting of the City Commission at 10:50
a.m.
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