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Home My WebLink About1997-03-12 - City Commission Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1997 CALL TO ORDER: Vice Mayor Mishkin called the regular meeting to order on Wednesday, March 12, 1997, at 7:00 P.M. in Commission Chambers of Tamarac City Hall, 7525 Northwest 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida. PRESENT: Vice Mayor Larry Mishkin Commissioner Bruce Hoffman Commissioner John E. McKaye Commissioner Joseph Schreiber ALSO PRESENT: Robert S. Noe, Jr., City Manager Mitchell S. Kraft, City Attorney Carol A. Evans, CMC, City Clerk Phyllis Polikoff, Office Specialist PEE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT O€ MEDITATION: Vice Mayor Mishkin called for the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of meditation. Tape 1 Vice Mayor Mishkin mentioned the passing of former Councilman Irving Zemel and welcomed Mayor elect Joe Schreiber and new Commissioners Karen Roberts and Marc Sultanof. He said staff would prepare a plan regarding Veterans Park and he referenced present and future grants to the City. 1. PRESENTATION by Vice Mayor Mishkin of a proclamation extending the Tamarac City Commission's best wishes to Sheriff Ronald Cochran for a speedy recovery after recent surgery. City Clerk Evans read the proclamation which Vice Mayor Mishkin presented to BSO Captain Michael Goldstein and BSO Director for Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Susan McCampbell. City Commission Regular Meeting March 12, 1997 Page 2 2. PRESENTATION by Vice Mayor Mishkin of a proclamation designating the month of March, 1997, as "PURCHASING MONTH". City Clerk Evans read the proclamation which Vice Mayor Mishkin presented to Purchasing Contracts Manager Lynda Flurry. 3. ANNOUNCEMENT of vacancies on the following boards and committees: Ambulance Committee Privatization Committee Annexation Committee Public Information Committee Board of Adjustment Sister Cities Committee Consumer Affairs Committee Social Services Board Insurance Advisory Board Urban Forestry Committee Investment Advisory Board Veterans Affairs Committee Parks and Recreation Board City Clerk Evans announced the vacancies on the boards and committees. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION -Any member of the public may speak to any issue which is not agendized for public hearing at this meeting. Speakers will be limited to three minutes during this item and at public hearings. There will be a thirty (30) minute aggregate time limit for this item, and speakers are encouraged to sign up in advance with the City Clerk prior to their participation. When an issue has been designated as quasi-judicial, public remarks shall only be heard during a quasi-judicial hearing that has been properly noticed for that matter. Marvin Seidel, Kings Point, congratulated Mayor elect Joe Schreiber and Commissioners Karen Roberts and Marc Sultanof. He said EMS was working efficiently and a traffic signal should be installed in front of the Fire Station on Pine Island Road. CONSENT AGENDA ID I City Commission Regular Meeting March 12, 1997 Page 3 5. Items listed under Consent Agenda, Item 5, are viewed to be routine and the recommendation will be enacted by ONE MOTION in the form listed below. If discussion is desired, then the item(s) will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. a. MOTION TO APPROVE the minutes of the 2/26/97 City Commission meeting. APPROVED b. MOTION TO ADOPT Temp. Reso. #7524 authorizing the appropriate City officials to execute a Second Amendment to the Water and Sewer Developer's Agreement with Misala, Inc., for the TAMARAC SQUARE WEST project located on the northwest corner of McNab Road and Pine Island Road changing Exhibit D and establishing additional contribution charges in the amount of $19,285. APPROVED RESOLUTION R-97-46 C. MQTIQbl TO ADOPT Temp. Reso. #7666 authorizing the appropriate City officials to execute Addendum 96-08 to the contract with Hazen and Sawyer to provide the design, bidding services and construction administration services for the Greenleaf Filter Rehabilitation Tamarac Utilities West Project 97-10 for a proposed amount not to exceed $29,000. in accordance with the City consulting engineering agreement as authorized by Resolution R-96-163 with funding in the amount of $29,000. from appropriate Utilities operating accounts. APPROVED RESOLUTION R-97-46 d. MQTII N TO ADOPT Temp. Reso. #7667 authorizing the appropriate City officials to execute Addendum 96-09 to the contract with Hazen and Sawyer to provide the preliminary design report for the Water Treatment Plant improvements for a proposed amount not to exceed $14,000. in accordance with the City consulting engineering agreement as authorized by Resolution R-96-163 with funding from the appropriate Utilities Operating Accounts. APPROVED RESOLUTION R-97-47 i City Commission Regular Meeting March 12, 1997 Page 4 5. e. MOTION TO ADOPT TeM Reso. #7635 authorizing the appropriate City officials to execute a Tamarac Water and Sewer Utility Easement with Nancy A. Stern for the MCNAB/PINE ISLAND ALF project located on the southeast corner of McNab Road and Pine Island Road. APPROVED RESOLUTION R-97-48 MOTION Temp. R so. #76 1 authorizing the appropriate City officials to execute a Blanket Public Safety Ingress/Egress Easement with Nancy A. Stern for the MCNAB/PINE ISLAND ALF project located on the southeast corner of McNab Road and Pine Island Road. APPROVED RESOLUTION R-97-49 Comm. Schreiber MOVED APPROVAL of the entire Consent Agenda, SECONDED by Comm. McKaye. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE END OF CONSENT AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING, 7:30 P.M. 6. PUBLIC_ HEARING -_MQ 1�' ON TQ ADOPT Temp. Ord,_#1780 on first reading amending Chapter 24 of the City Code entitled "Zoning", amending Article VI entitled "Zoning", amending Article VI, entitled "Accessory Uses", deleting Section 24-614 entitled "Satellite Receiving Antennae (SRA)" in its entirety and creating a new Article IX entitled "Telecommunications Towers and Antennas". Case No. 5-Z-97. TABLED After discussion, City Manager Noe recommended tabling Item 6 and Comm. Schreiber MOVED to TABLE, SECONDED by Comm. Hoffman VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING City Commission March 12, 1997 Page 5 Regular Meeting 7. QUASI-JUDICIAL - MQIIQN TQ ADOPT Temp. Reso. #77 2 approving a waiver to the sign code for a wall sign with one line of copy 48-inches in height with Helvetica bold and script style lettering for Tamarac Cinema located at 10036 W. McNab Road in TAMARAC MARKETPLACE. TABLED because the petitioner was not present. See Page 6 for discussion and final action. City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Reso. #7782 by title. Comm. Schreiber MOVED to APPROVE, SECONDED by Comm. Hoffman. John Brandt, Acting Building Official, advised that the petitioner was not present and Comm. Hoffman MOVED to TABLE. The MOTION was SECONDED by Comm. McKaye. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE END OF QUASI -,JUDICIAL HEARING Comm. Schreiber thanked the residents for electing him Mayor. He said he would do his very best and congratulated the new Commissioners and wished Comm. Hoffman well in the future. Comm. Hoffman thanked everyone for working so well with him the past and he congratulated Mayor -elect Schreiber and Commissioners Mishkin, Roberts and Sultanof. Comm. McKaye said he was looking forward to working with the new members of the Commission and that he was proud to serve the City. Vice Mayor Mishkin thanked the voters for electing him Commissioner and said he would always cooperate with the administration. City Attorney Kraft advised that the petitioner for Item 7 was now present. City Commission Regular Meeting March 12, 1997 Page 6 7. QUASI-JUDICIAL - MOTION TO ADOPT Temp. Reso. #7782 approving a waiver to the sign code for a wall sign with one line of copy 48-inches in height with Helvetica bold and script style lettering for Tamarac Cinema located at 10036 W. McNab Road in TAMARAC MARKETPLACE. TABLED on Page 5. Then APPROVED RESOLUTION R-97-50 City Manager Noe recommended removing Item 7 from the Table and Comm. Schreiber MOVED to REMOVE Item 7 from the TABLE. The MOTION was SECONDED by Comm. Hoffman. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Reso. #7782 by title. Joseph Dillard, owner of Art Sign Company and representing the petitioner, waived his quasi-judicial rights and indicated changing "V" to "5" in the sign description. Comm. Schreiber MOVED to AMEND the MOTION to change "V" to "5", SECONDED by Comm. Hoffman. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE Vice Mayor Mishkin opened and closed the hearing with no discussion. Comm. Schreiber MOVED and APPROVED Temp. Reso. #7782 as AMENDED, SECONDED by Comm. Hoffman. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE END OF QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING City Attorney Kraft congratulated the new members of the City Commission and wished Comm. Hoffman well in the future. City Commission Regular Meeting March 12, 1997 Page 7 HLAIff'WI i=- -- City Manager Noe congratulated the Mayor -elect and new Commissioners and said he and staff would enjoy working with the new Commission. Vice Mayor Mishkin commended and thanked the members of the present Commission and staff for their cooperation and with no further discussion, he adjourned the regular meeting at 7:35 P.M. Carol A. Evans, CMC City Clerk I I �16e Schreiber Mayor CITY 4F T.AMARAC APP VED AT MEETING OF 7