HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-03-28 - City Commission Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 1990
CALL TO ORDER Mayor Abramowitz called this meeting to
order on Wednesday, March 28, 1990 at 10 00 A M in the
Council Chambers
MEDITATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Abramowitz called
for tlfie� Pledge of Allegiance followed by a Moment of Silent
Meditation
PRESENT Mayor Norman Abramowitz
Vice Mayor Bruce Hoffman
Councilman Henry Schumann
Councilman Dr H Larry Bender
Councilman Henry Rohr
ALSO PRESENT John P Kelly, City Manager
Alan F Ruf, Interim City Attorney
Carol A Evans, City Clerk
Pauline Walaszek, Secretary
1 PRESENTATION by City Manager Kelly of ten-year service
awards to STEVEN TAYLOR, Fire Department, and EDWARD
HECK, Utilities West
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
�PRESENTATIONS7_were made
Steven Taylor Fire Department,
was absent
City Manager Kelly presented Edward Heck Utilities West,
with a ten-year service award and thanked him for his many
years of service with the City Steven Taylor Fire
Department was not present
3 PRESENTATION by Mayor Abramowitz of a proclamation
designating March 1990 as "HADASSAH MONTH"
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
PRESENTATION was made to Mrs
Grossman, Mrs Krantz and
Mrs Kaplan, Representatives of Bat Ami
Mayor Abramowitz asked Mrs Grossman, Mrs Krantz and Mrs
Kaplan Representatives from Bat Ami to join him in the front
of the Chambers He read the proclamation and presented it
to Mrs Grossman
Mrs Grossman thanked the City Council for the proclamation
4 ANNOUNCEMENT of the expiration in April of terms of
office of four (4) regular members and two (2) alternate
members on the Planning Commission
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
ANNOUNCEMENT was made by Mayor
Abramowitz
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Mayor Abramowitz announced that the expiration of four (4)
regular members and two (2) alternate members of the Planning
Commission would be in April He suggested that any one
interested in these positions visit the City Clerk's Office
for an application
2 PRESENTATION by Senator Peter Weinstein and
Representatives Peter Deutsch and Ben Graber regarding
state legislative matters
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
PRESENTATIONS were made by
Representatives Peter Deutsch
and Ben Graber Senator Peter
Weinstein was not present
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Representative Peter Deustch thanked the City for inviting
him to speak this morning He said the Legislative Session
will begin next Tuesday He said it was a pleasure working
with the City staff and City Council because they make the
State Representatives jobs easier
Representative Deutsch said he wanted to inform the residents
of a few issues that were unique to municipal officials He
said the first issue was the fractional year assessment,
which he supported and he hoped would be enacted He said
new construction on line within the year would not pay tax on
the building until next year, even though they had the use of
City services He said he supported this way of gettingi
local governments more money equitably faster
Representative Deutsch said the millage rate would be
reassessed this year He said the Florida Constitution
required the Property Appraisers Office every ten years
reevaluate all of the assessments throughout the State He
said this was being reviewed and he hoped that it would
generate additional money for the City
Representative Deutsch said the Legislature exempted itsie-f
from the Sunshine Laws and set up a double standard He said
there would be a proposal for a Constitutional Amendment to
deal with the Legislative issues on the Sunshine Amendments
and he believed that some of the municipal government
problems would be addressed such as litigation issues on'Che
Sunshine Law
Representative Deutsch said he was looking forward to this
session and his dialogue with the City He said he would be
informing the City of the issues discussed during the
sessions He said it was a pleasure working with
Representative Ben Graber and Senator Weinstein
Representative Ben Graber said it was a pleasure to be before
the City Council and it made everyone's job easier when they
could work together
Representative Graber said the State was facing anotherlti.ght
budget year, however, the budget year led to a great dean of
creativity by the Legislators He said it was easy to spend
money when it was available however when money was not
available, appropriate decisions had to be made
Representative Graber said Broward County had a very strong
delegation and should do well this year He said the
Legislature would be reviewing several issues such as health
care and transportation He said as the State of Florida
grew, transportation would set the stage for business He
said if the State could not come up with a good
transportation proposal this year, the State would be sent
into a recession because there would be a slow down in
development building and growth
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Representative Graber said the budget proposal by the
Governor was approximately 26 billion dollars He said last
year the State had approximately 22 billion dollarsi however,
the excess 4 billion dollars from last year has not been
indicated by the Governor
Representative Graber said there were discussions concerning
cigarette alcohol and gasoline taxes being increased He
said there were several proposals concerning the gasoline tax
assisting the transportation problems He said there were
several issues concerning health care and Representative
Deutsch was the Chairman of the Insurance Committee
Representative Graber said he proposed a Bill called,
"Florida Care", which would assist the needs of the 2 7
million people who are employed but did not have health
insurance He said the 2 7 million people made up the
indigent population who work but could not pay insurance for
emergency or hospital care He said this created a
tremendous increase on private insurance costs He said if
the situation could be stabilized, the entire need for a
Universal Health Plan could be considered for the State
Representative Graber said there were several other issues
being discussed during the Legislative Session and the
Representatives would work very hard to protect the interest
of the District He said he would work very closely with the
City Council so the residents could be informed of the
findings
City Manager Kelly said staff appreciated the efforts of the
State Representatives in the last few years concerning the
grants secured and other insights He said the
Representatives made staff's Sobs easier
City Manager Kelly said the gun control issue should be
addressed during this Legislative Session He said he
recently went to a funeral of a Deputy and he hoped that the
Legislatures would strongly review the gun control laws
City Manager Kelly said in reviewing the Police Reports
submitted by the Broward Sheriff's Office he found that
there were several people driving with suspended licenses
He said he received approximately 24 reports concerning
suspended licenses He said there was nothing being done
about this matter and the people with suspended licenses
continued to break the law
City Manager Kelly suggested that there be a mandatory
Community Service required for people drawing with suspended
licenses He said the people had to be given a way to
understand how important it was to have a valid Driver's
License
Representative Deutsch said he knew the Representatives were
very involved in the gun control issue He said he did not
feel that the State would have an effective gun control law
by the Legislators however, there was a Constitutional
Amendment being proposed for the November, 1990 election He
said the voters in the State would be able to institute gun
control and he believed that the voters would vote in favor
of gun control He said this matter would be reviewed and he
would inform the City as soon as possible of the discussions
Engineering/Utilities
12 MOTION TO ADOPT Temp _Reso #5748 awarding Bid #90-4 for
the purchase of residential backflow preventers
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
TABLED
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* V/M Hoffman MOVED to TABLE Temp Reso #5748 , SECONDED by
* C/M Bender
VOTE ALL VOTED AYE
General Administrative
18 MOTION TO ADOPT Temp Ord #1480 on first reading to
amend section -24 41c o the Code to increase the
reimbursement allowance from $ 21 per mile to $ 26 per
mile for travelers using a privately owned vehicle
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SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
TABLED on first reading
* V/M Hoffman MOVED to TABLE Temp Ord #1480 on first
* reading, SECONDED by C/M Bender
VOTE ALL VOTED AYE
�AGENDIZED BY CONSENT
26 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION concerning a proposal
to construct five (5) new tennis courts at the Tamairac
Sports Complex at a cost not to exceed $65,000 00 and
APPROVE the appropriate budget transfer from the
Contingency Account to an account to be established by
the Finance Director
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
AGENDIZED by Consent
(SEE PAGE 18 for Final Action )
* V/M Hoffman MOVED to AGENDIZE this Item as 26 SECONDED by
* C/M Rohr
VOTE ALL VOTED AYE
CONSENT AGENDA -ITEM 5 a through m
IBuild,ing Department
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5 a MOTION TO APPROVE refund in the amount of $330 00
to Burrows Electric Company due to an overcharge
of a building permit fee for work done for
Amusements of America Carnival at St Malachys
Church (Permit #90-0573)
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
APPROVED u�
City Clerk
b MOTION TO APPROVE the minutes of the following
City Council meetings:
1 2/28/90 - Regular Meeting
2 3/06/90 - Special Meeting
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
APPROVED-
c MOTION TO APPROVE renewal of a model sales permit
for UNIVERSITY CLUB APARTMENTS, Building D, Units
57 and 70, for a six --month period from 5/11/90 to
11/11/90
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
APPROVED
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d MOTION TO APPROVE renewal of a model sales and
adm nistrative office and waiver of the 300-foot
distance requirement for issuance of certificates
of occupancy for WOODMONT TRACT 74/75, Site Plan
#2, for a six-month period from 4/28/90 to
10/28/90
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
APPROVED
City Council - C/M Bender
e _MOTION TO ADOPT TempReso #5749 opposing Senate
Bill 1654 imposing a capital gains tax on pension
fund assets
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION_ RESOLUTION R-90--86 - PASSED
APPROVED
Community Deyelopment
f MOTION TO ADOPT Temp Reso #5738 releasing a cash
performance bond -in the amount of $1554 00
posted to guarantee installation of landscaping at
STARR CENTRE
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
APPROVED
g MOTION TO ADOPT
arts and crafts
and 4/1/90
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
APPROVED
Engineering/Utilities
RESOLUTION R--90-87 - PASSED
Temp , Reso #5739 approving an
show at MIDWAY PLAZA on 3/31/90
RESOLUTION R-90-88 -PASSED
h 1 MOTION TO ADOPT Temp Reso #5743 releasing a
cash performance bond in the amount of $3,325 00
posted for public improvements at the AUTO CARE
CENTER project subject to receipt of a one-year
warranty bond in the amount of $1 191 50
2 MOTION TO ADOPT_ Temp Reso #5742 accepting an
Agreement and Covenant Running With The Land
offered by AUTO CARE CENTER OF TAMARAC holding
the City harmless against any expense in removal
of car wash equipment installed over a sewer
easement
3 MOTION TO ADOPT Temp Reso #5744 accepting a
bill -of sale for water�distriution and sewage
collection system improvements at the AUTO CARE
CENTER project
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION RESOLUTION R-90-89 -- PASSED
APPROVED 2 l 2 2 RESOLUTION R-90-90 - PASSED
and 2 3 RESOLUTION R-90-91 - PASSED
i MOTION TO APPROVE the 5th Amendment to the Water
and Sewer Developers Agreement for TAMARAC
GARDENS Site Plan 1
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION_
APPROVEDr
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MOTION_ TO APPROVE a Water and Sewer Developers
Agreement for the COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD CENTER
project
,SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
APPROVED
k MOTION TO ADOPT TemQ Reso #5745 a Tamarac
Utilities West Water and Sewer Utility Easement
for the WEST POINT project
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION RESOLUTION R-90-96 - PASSED
APPROVED
General Administrative
1 MOTION TO APPROVE the attendance of Dina
McDermott, Assistant to the City Manager, at the
Florida City and County Management Association
Conference on May 16-19, 1990, in Tampa Florida
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
APPROVED u
Public Works Department
m MOTION TO ADOPT Temp Reso #5737 releasing
performance bond #12j52 -in the amount of
$13,638 00 posted for the construction of TAMARAC
PARK Concession Stand/Restrooms
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION RESOLUTION R-90-92 - PASSED
APPROVED
* C/M Rohr MOVED to APPROVE Consent Agenda Item 5 a
* through m SECONDED by V/M Hoffman
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VOTE ALL VOTED AYE
CONSIDERATIONS
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Community Development
6 MOTION TO APPROVE the transfer of $7,300 00 from
Contingency Account #001-872-588--975 to Community
Development Annual Leave Account #001-142-515--174 for
annual leave payment
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
APPROVED
* V/M Hoffman MOVED to APPROVE this Item, SECONDED by
* C/M Bender
City Manager Kelly said the City was losing a much loved
employees namely, Irene Adams He said Ms Adams
announced her retirement; however it was not expected
this year He said during the Budget process, the City
Administration reviewed the positions and budgeted for an
anticipated retirement
City Manager Kelly said the amount to provide for Ms
Adams's annual leave accrued over the years with the Ci-y
was $7 300 00 He recommended that this amount be
transferred from the Contingency Account to the Community
Development Annual Leave Account
Mayor Abramowitz said the City will certainly miss Ms
Adams and City Manager Kelly agreed
VOTE
ALL VOTED AYE
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City_ Council
7 MOTION TO SELECT a voting delegate and alternate to
the Browa Xd County League of Cities
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SELECTED Mayor Abramowitz as voting
delegate and C/M Rohr as the Alternate
* C/M Bender MOVED to SELECT Mayor Abramowitz as voting
* delegate and C/M Rohr as alternate to the Broward League
* of Cities, SECONDED by V/M Hoffman
VOTE
Finance Department
ALL VOTED AYE
8 MOTION TO APPROVE the transfer of $3,560 00 from
Contingency Account #001-872-588-975 to Police
Services Paid Vacation Account #001-220-521-170
03,000 00) and to Police Services Paid Sick Leave
Account #001-220-521-172 0560 00) for payments to
terminated police officers of accrued vacation and
sick leave hours per the FOP Contract
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION:
APPROVED
* C/M Rohr MOVED to APPROVE this Item, SECONDED by
* C/M Schumann
Ken Burroughs, Finance Director, said under the Contract
with the Broward Sheriff's Office the accrued time the
employees had on the books was transferred and any leave
used while with the Broward Sheriff's Office was deducted
until the time accrued was exhausted
Mr Burroughs said if the employees retired or quit, the
City was obligated to pay the remaining accrued leave,
which was the Item before the City Council
Mayor Abramowitz asked if this would bring the contract up
to date and Mr Burroughs replied, yes, for this specific
Police Officer
Mr Burroughs said the transfers would be done on an
individual basis
VOTE
General Administrative
ALL VOTED AYE
9 MOTION TO APPROVE the transfer of $25,000 00 from
General` Contingency Account #001-872-588--975 to Solid
Waste Disposal Fund Account #001-872-581-912 and to
APPROVE the transfer of $25,000 00 from General Fund
Account #470-381-001 to Solid Waste Recycling Costs
Account #470-421-534-349 to provide funding for
recycling services for February, March and April,
1990
SYNOPSIS OF -ACTION
APPROVED
* C/M Rohr MOVED to APPROVE this Item SECONDED by
* V/M Hoffman
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City Manager Kelly said the recycling program began on
February 19 1990 and the pro -rated cost for the month of
February was $3,317 00 for the City's single-family
residences at $ 76 per residence He said the cost for
March and April 1990 was $10 842 00, which was a total cost
of $25,000 00
City Manager Kelly said it was the City's intention for the
first 1-1/2 months to absorb the costs to allow the program
to prove itself He said for the balance of February and
the entire month of March, 1990 the City would be absorbing
the cost He said the residents would be billed for the
recycling service; however, the contract required the City
to provide the money to be collected from the residents He
said the City would subsidize approximately $14,000 00
Mayor Abramowitz asked if the City would receive the total
cost the City was subsidizing, which was approximately
$14,000 00, and City Manager Kelly agreed
Mayor Abramowitz said during the City Council report there
would be discussion on a recycling program for the
condominiums
VOTE
RESOLUTIONS
C�]Fmunity Development
ALL VOTED AYE
10 MOTION TO ADOPT Temp Reso _ #5733 approving a site
plan and a Water and Sewer Developers Agreement for
POINT PLAZA (tabled on 3/14/90)
(to be located at the northeast corner of Nob Hill Road and
Westwood Drive)
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION RESOLUTION R-90-93 - PASSED
DEFERRED until Item
13 was heard
(SEE PAGE 16 for Final Action)
Interim City Attorney Ruf read Temp Reso #5733 by title
*li V/M Hoffman MOVED to APPROVE Temp _Reso #5733 , SECONDED
*I by C/M Bender
Kelly Carpenter -Craft Director of Community Development,
asked that this Item be Deferred until Item 13 was heard
The City Council AGREED to defer this Item until Item 13 was
heard
j 11 MOTION TO ADOPT Temp Reso #5752 providing for the
elimination of -a Zoning Technician position and
providing for the creation of a Senior Planner
position within the Community Development Department
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION RESOLUTION R-90-94 - PASSED
APPROVED
Interim City Attorney Ruf read Temp_ Reso _#5752 by title
* C/M Rohr MOVED to APPROVE Temp Reso #5752 SECONDED
* by C/M Bender L
City Manager Kelly said this proposal was to reorganize
the Department since Irene Adams Zoning Technician, was
retiring He said Ms Adam's duties were beyond a Zoning
Technician and the request was to create the position of a
Senior Planner He said there were sufficient monies in the
budget with a savings
VOTE
ALL VOTED AYE
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General Administrative
16 MOTION TO ADOPT Temp _Ord #1483 on first reading to
amend Section 2-342 of the Code to provide for self
insurance for workers' compensation, tort and
liability claims
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION_
APPROVED on first reading
Second reading and Public
Hearing will be held on
Wednesday, April 11, 1990
at 7 30 P M
Interim City Attorney Ruf read Temp Ord #1483 by title
* C/M Rohr MOVED to APPROVE Temp Ord #1483# on first
* reading SECONDED by C/M Sender
City Manager Kelly said during the budget process the City
Council approved a self -insured program for workers'
compensation, tort and liability claims He said the City's
Risk Manager advised the City to pursue this course of
action He said the City would allow the Risk Manager, who
was also an Attorney, to handle the claims as opposed to
taking the matters to Court
City Manager Kelly said he felt the City would be best
served by allowing the Risk Manager to handle these
matters He said the proposal stated that the Risk Manager
could settle claims up to $10,000 00 and monthly reports
would be submitted to the City Council He recommended
approval of this Item
Mayor Abramowitz said the legal fees in many of these cases
exceeded the settlement fee He said he believed the safety
factors were provided by requiring the signatures of the
City Manager City Attorney as well as providing the City
Council with a monthly report
City Manager Kelly said he directed the Risk Manager to
provide a report on the activities of the program and this
information would be available in the near future
C/M Rohr asked if the City Council would receive the reports
prior to the settlements and City Manager Kelly replied no
C/M Rohr asked why the City Council could not receive a
report on the intended settlement prior to the actual
settlement He said the City Council was responsible for
the City's actions and he felt it may be better for the City
Council to be aware of a settlement prior to it being
finalized
C/M Schumann said by doing this, the City would be taking
the authority away from the party settling the claim He
said the City Council would be bogged down with several
claims
Mayor Abramowitz said if the City Council could not depend
on the Risk Manager to handle the matters appropriately, the
City Council should not give the authority to do so
V/M Hoffman said if the City Council received the reports
individually, action could not be taken until their
meetings He said setting a limit of $10,000 00 gave the
Risk Manager the opportunity to make a quick settlement as
opposed to delaying the settlement for City Council
approval
Mayor Abramowitz asked the City Manager to prepare past
performances to C/M Rohr on some of the cases He said some
of the cases were ridiculous and the Attorney Fees were
larger than the claims
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VOTE
ALL VOTED AYE
17 MOTION TO ADOPT Temp, Ord #1481 on first reading to
amend Section 6-3 W of the Code by establishing the
amount of fee refunds that can be made
administratively by the City Manager at $1,000 00
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
APPROVED on first reading
Second reading and Public
Hearing will be held on
Wednesday, April 11, 1990
at 7:30 P M
Interim City Attorney Ruf read Temp Ord— #1481 by title
* V/M Hoffman MOVED to APPROVE Tema Ord--#1481 on first
* reading, SECONDED by C/M Bender
City Manager Kelly said at the previous meeting, he asked
the City Council to authorize him to pursue this matter
He said this was based on a payment by a resident for
utilities and the City could not find the payment=
therefore, the resident was asked to pay again to avoid his
utilities being turned off He said the City found that
payment; however, the City Manager could not authorize the
Finance Department to pay the money back to the resident
because it was over $50 00 and City Council approval was
needed
City Manager Kelly said the Code did not allow huts to
authorize a refund over $50 00 which he felt was unfair
because if the mistake was not the resident's fault, it was
not appropriate for the City to make the resident wait He
said the City Council would be given monthly reports on the,
amount of refunds given
City Manager Kelly said he initially recommended that the
amount allowed be $500 00 however, Interim City Attorney
Ruf suggested that the amount be $1,000 00 He recommended
approval of this Item
Mayor Abramowitz said he knew that the expenditure of funds
without City Council approval was not appreciated by the
residentss however the residents had to be served by the
City when they were not at fault
City Manager Kelly said the procedures for the residents
getting the money took a lot of staff time He said a
delay for City Council approval was not worth the
aggravation and time
Mayor Abramowitz asked the City Manager to make sure the
City Council received a monthly report
VOTE
ALL VOTED AYE
19 MOTION TO ADOPT Tema Ord #1486 on first reading to
amend Section 6-26 of the Code to provide for
investment of City surplus funds in an overnight
repurchase account under certain conditions and to
provide for investment of City surplus funds in
Florida's Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
APPROVED on i,rst reading
as amended Second reading and
Public Hearing will be held on
Wednesday April 11, 1990 at
7 30 P M
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Interim City Attorney Ruf said the Ordinance would be
amended by the addition of two words He said the third
line from the bottom in the title, "Investment Pool" would
be added after "Trust Fund"
Interim City Attorney Ruf said the same language would be
added to Section 2 (8)
Interim City Attorney Ruf read
C/M Rohr MOVED to APPROVE Temp
reading, SECONDED by C/M Bender
Temp Ord #1486 by title
Ord #1486 on second
Ken Burroughs Finance Director, said this was an amendment
of the Code to provide an overnight repurchase agreement
with a banking institution He said presently the City had
a banking arrangement with Sun Bank and at the end of each
day, all of the funds of the City were placed in a
repurchase agreement on which the City received interest
He said this amount fluctuated day to day because the
activity of the account was considered
Mr Burroughs said the Code did not provide for this
however, the City entered into this banking agreement two
years ago He said this request was to change the Code to
comply with the banking system He said the request was
for repurchase agreements only with banks that the City
already did business with
Mayor Abramowitz asked how much money there was at the end
of the day and Mr Burroughs said this could fluctuate
because it would depend on the revenue collection on taxes
He said the amount has been as high as 3 million dollars:
however, the City tried to keep the amount at $500 000 00
C/M Bender said he was uncomfortable with the word "surplus"
He asked if the City was actually deferring the money for a few
days; however the funds were used immediately
Mr Burroughs said the funds could be described as temporarily
idled funds
V/M Hoffman asked if this gave the Finance Department the
authorization to go into repurchase agreements for longer than
an overnight agreement He asked if this could result in the
same situation the City was in with ESM
Mr Burroughs said this agreement would be for overnight only
V/M Hoffman asked if the City had United States Government
Securities to protect the City from loss by these banking
institutions and Mr Burroughs said the repurchase agreement was
handled with United State Treasury Obligations which equalled
or exceeded the amount of the repurchase agreement
C/M Schumann asked if the City was allowed to draw checks on the
funds and Mr Burroughs said if there were checks submitted to
the bank, the repurchase agreement was reduced at the end of
that day
C/M Schumann asked if the checks would be paid out of the
repurchase account and Mr Burroughs replied yes
C/M Rohr asked how much interest the City received on the
agreements and Mr Burroughs said approximately $30,000 00 per
year
Mayor Abramowitz said several weeks ago Mr Burroughs informed
him the amount was approximately $25,000 00 and Mr Burroughs
said this was the interest On the agreements
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Mayor Abramowitz said he received information on this matter and
the City Council may need to make a determination as to whe�her
the Charter or Code was correct He said the City should not be
doing things until the necessary adjustments were made Heisaid
he would approve of this matter since it was the first reading
Mr Burroughs said the Ordinance provided the Code to be amotded
and allow the City to invest in the State Investment Pool and
Mayor Abramowitz said this was the matter he would like
discussed more thoroughly
Mr Burroughs said the Charter permitted this; however, the Code
did not mention this procedure but the City was practicing this
procedure since the matter with ESM
Mayor Abramowitz said he had confidence in Mr Burroughs's
ability and discretion; however, there were questions that had
to be answered and he would like to hold a Workshop or Specta3
meeting concerning this matter
VOTE ALL VOTED AYE
20 MOTION TO ADOPT Temp Ord #1479 on first reading to
amend Section 16-56(d) of the Code to permit electec
alternate plan trustees to serve the unexpired term
of elected trustees who resign are removed, are no lodger
eligible or qualified to serve, die, or become
incapacitated
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
APPROVED on first reading
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Second reading and Public
Hearing will be held on
Wednesday, April 11, 1990
at 7 30 P M
Interim City Attorney Ruf read Temp Ord _#1479 by title
�* C/M Rohr MOVED to APPROVE Temp Ord #1479 on first
* reading, SECONDED by V/M Hoffman
Peter Mack, Personnel Director, said he was the Secretarl of the
Pension Board and the Pension Board recommended approval of this
amendment because it would allow the Pension Board to fill 4k
vacant seat immediately He said the alternate member would1be
assigned to the vacant position, which would cut down the
administrative time
Mayor Abramowitz said he was concerned with this matter bec#use
C/M Bender was assigned as a member of the Board He said be
was the alternate and he did not attend the meetings because he
felt there would be a conflict of interest He asked Interim
City Attorney Ruf if this was correct
Interim City Attorney Ruf said the Ordinance was prepared by the
Pension Board's Attorneys however, he reviewed the amendment
He said the Ordinance stated that Mayor Abramowitz could only
serve if C/M Bender was no longer serving; therefore it world
not be a conflict of interest
Mayor Abramowitz said he was concerned with being at the same
meeting with another City Councilmember because there mal b6
things that had to go before the City Council for approval
VOTE ALL VOTED AYE
At 9 55 A M , Mayor Abramowitz RECESSED this meeting and
RECONVENED at 10:00 A M WITH -ALL PRESENT
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PUBLIC HEARING - 10 00 A M
Community Development
13 PUBLIC HEARING - MOTION TO ADOPT Temp _Reso #5695
concerning a reques-t by JEFFREY M ROSENBERG for limited
parking waiver, in accordance with Section 24 584 of the
Code, to allow five (5) zero degree parking spaces for a
proposed shopping plaza (POINT PLAZA) planned at the
northeast corner of Nob Hill Road and Westwood Drive,
which is zoned B-1 (Neighborhood Business) Petition
#2-Z-90 (tabled on 3/14/90)
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: RESOLUTION R--90-95 -PASSED
PUBLIC HEARING was held
APPROVED
Interim City Attorney Ruf read Temp Reso #5695 by title
* C/M Rohr MOVED to APPROVE Temp Reso #5695 , SECONDED by
* C/M Bender rr
Mayor Abramowitz said he was offended about the way the Item was
worded He said when he was informed of the facts, he felt that
there should be something done to eliminate this type of
problem
Kelly Carpenter -Craft, Director of Community Development, said
this request pertained to part of the Point Plaza site plan for
a parking waiver to allow five (5) zero degree parking spaces
She said zero degree parking spaces were parallel spaces She
said the Code provided that parallel parking spaces could only
be granted under a waiver She said this site plan provided 47
more spaces than the requirement of the Code She said the
applicant was not asking approval to have less parking spaces
Mrs Carpenter -Craft said this was one of approximately 35 items
that needed to be changed in the Code She said staff felt that
zero degree parking could be handled administratively as opposed
to being approved by the City Council
Mayor Abramowitz opened and closed the Public Hearing with no
further response
VOTE ALL VOTED AYE
ORDINANCES
Community Development
14 a _M_OTION TO ACCEPT Affidavits of Publication, Mailing
and Posting for Temp —Ord #1484 Petition #1-Z-90
b MOTION _TO ADOPT Temp Ord #1484 on first reading
concerning a request Vy BUILD -TO -SUIT PARTNERS
AGENTS, to rezone lands at the southwest corner of
University Drive and NW 82 Street (platted as
PORTOBELLO) from B-6 (Business District) to B-2
(Planned Business) Petition #1-Z-90
SYNOPSIS OF A_CTIO_N
PUBLIC HEARING was held
a ACCEPTED Affidavits
b APPROVED on first reading
Second reading and Public
Hearing will be held on
Wednesday April 11 1990
at 7 30 P M
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C/M Rohr MOVED to ACCEPT Affidavits of Publication Mailing
and Posting for Temp Ord #1484 , SECONDED by C/M Bender
VOTE
Interim City Attorney Ruf read
V/M Hoffman MOVED to APPROVE
by C/M Rohr
ALL VOTED AYE
Temp `Ord #1484 by title
Temp Ord #1484 SECONDED
Kelly Carpenter -Craft, Director of Community Development, 1
said this application was from Build -to -Suit Partners to re*coe
lands from B-6 (Business District) to B-2 (Planned
Business)
Mrs Carpenter --Craft said the lands consisted of 4 489 acre and
the third page of the City Council packet indicated the parcel
in pink She said the property was the vacant parcel at th�
corner of 82 Street and University Drive
Mrs Carpenter -Craft said the applicant had a site plan in
progress and was anticipating a Walgreens in the area as well as
a strip of office uses running east and west on the property►
She said the Land Use Plan designation for the site was
commercial and both the existing zoning district and the
requested zoning district were allowed under the commercial
designation She said the application for rezoning was
consistent with the Land Use Plan
Mrs Carpenter -Craft said the parcel was subject to the
conditions set forth under Stipulation 19, which the Petitioner
has requested be terminated in part She said the City Council
would hear this matter at the second reading of the rezoning
case She said the stipulations pertained to the payment of
traffic fees additional landscaping and some limitation of
uses
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Mrs Carpenter --Craft said the release of the stipulation was not
part of this zoning application She said this matter would be
heard at the second reading She said the surrounding Land Uses
and Zoning were the following
North Commercial
South Med Density Residential
East Commercial
West Open Space/Recreational
Mrs Carpenter -Craft said there would be a six foot high wall
along the west side of the property abutting the golf course
Mrs Carpenter -Craft said the Planning Commission recommended
the City Council approve this rezoning request at their rebtLa ry
7, 1990 and she recommended approval
Mayor Abramowitz said he was informed that the Petitioner would
meet with the Woodmont Property owners Association and he asked
if a 6-foot wall would be erected Mrs Carpenter Craft
replied, yes
Mayor Abramowitz Opened the Public Hearing
Irving Katz, Resident, said he was Vice Chairman of the Code
Enforcement Board and the Board received a flyer about some)
environmentally sensitive land He said the land was south of
this proposed project and he asked if this would create a hazard
to the sensitive property
Mrs Carpenter -Craft said the land which was currently
designated a natural resource on the Broward County Land Use
Plan was south of 78 Street and south of Bonaire She said the
natural resource property was the undeveloped 20 acre parcel
behind the hospital between the hospital and 80 Avenue, south of
Bonaire
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Mayor Abramowitz asked if the County was going to buy this
property and Mrs Carpenter -Craft said the area was designated a
natural resource area; however the property was platted so the
mitigation requirements of the County and did not affect the
property She said the County choose not to put it on its
purchase list
Mayor Abramowitz said the natural resource area consisted of a
lot of trees and the County informed the City that the property
would be put on their purchase list He said this information
was given to the residents however, the County would purchase
this property if it was not platted
Mr Katz said several years ago Star of David Cemetery cleared
an area of environmentally sensitive land that could never be
replaced
Mayor Abramowitz said if a tree was eliminated another one had
to be planted elsewhere or, the person was charged $100 00 per
tree
Mr Katz said he was not interested in the money He said he
did not want to see the trees eliminated and Mayor Abramowitz
said the land being discussed did not affect the natural
resource area
Anthony Grimaldi, Resident, said he remembered this property
being discussed and it was to be a beautiful project on the
corner of 82 Avenue and University Drive He said he did not
feel it would help the area by turning the property back to a
business district He said small businesses on the west side of
University Drive have proven that it would not work
Mr Grimaldi said there was no business besides Midway Plaza
that was successful on the west side of University Drive, from
Southgate Boulevard to Commercial Boulevard He said he felt
the City would be defeating the purpose by approval and he
suggested the City Council deny this request
Mayor Abramowitz Closed the Public Hearing with no further
response
VOTE ALL VOTED AYE
15 a MOTION TO ACCEPT Affidavits of Publication Mailing
and Posting for Temi? Ord _ #1485 Petition #4-Z-90
b PUBLIC HEARING - MOTION TO ADOPT Temp _Ord _ #1485 on
firstrreaaing concerning a request by FLORIDA POWER &
LIGHT COMPANY/AL HERNANDEZ to rezone lands at the
extreme southwest corner of Land Section 7, west of
the Sawgrass Expressway and north of Commercial
Boulevard, from R-4A (Planned Apartments), R-3 (Low
Density Multiple Dwelling) and A-1 (Limited
Agricultural) to R-4A (Planned Apartments) Petition
#4-Z-90
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION_
PUBLIC HEARING was held
a ACCEPTED Affidavits
b CONTINUED to the April 11 1990
City Council meeting at 7 30 P M
* a V/M Hoffman MOVED to ACCEPT Affidavits of Publication,
* Mailing and Posting for Temp Ord _#1485 , SECONDED by
* C/M Rohr
VOTE ALL VOTED AYE
Mayor Abramowitz said a representative of the Petitioner was
present and he asked the representative to address the City
Council
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Andrew Maurodis, representative of the Robert Heubner Law
Office said he was representing the Florida Power & Light
Company He asked the City Council to consider a two week
continuance of the this ordinance, which would be April 11 13990
at 7 30 P M
Mayor Abramowitz asked if staff approved this request and M�s
Carpenter -Craft said staff supported this request i
Mayor Abramowitz asked if the City Attorney objected to this
request and Interim City Attorney Ruf replied, no
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V/M Hoffman asked if there was a difference between Tablingior
Continuing this Item and Interim City Attorney Ruf said thei
Public Hearing was to be continued; therefore, Tabling the item
may require the Item to be advertised again
Mayor Abramowitz said the Petitioner was asking for a time
certain
* V/M Hoffman MOVED to CONTINUE Item 15 b , until the April
* 11, 1990 City Council meeting at 7:30 P M , SECONDED by
* C/M Bender
VOTE ALL VOTED AYE
RESOLUTIONS
Community Development
10 MOTION To ADOPT Temp Reso #5733 approving a site plan
and a Water and Sewer Developers Agreement for POIN^
PLAZA (tabled on 3/14/90)
(to be located at the northeast corner of Nob Hill Road and
Westwood Drive)
SYNOPSIS 0_F ACTI_ON RESOLUTION R-90--93 - PASSED
DEFERRED until Item
13 was heard on Page
APPROVED
Kelly Carpenter -Craft Director of Community Development said
this was a final site plan for the lands located on the
northeast corner of Nob Hill Road and Westwood Drive She said
a site plan was in the City Council's packet and the Tamarac
Land Use Plan designated the lands as commercial and the parcel
was zoned B 1 She said the site plan was reviewed by the
Tamarac Staff Review Committee which comments were attached and
have been met by the applicant, except for one exception
Mrs Carpenter -Craft said the Land Use and Zoning on the
surrounding properties were
North
South
East
West
Medium Residential
Low Density Residential
Commercial
Low Density Residential
Mrs Carpenter -Craft said the application was in compliance with
all elements of the Comprehensive Plan and all applicable
services and facilities, including regional roads, were being
provided She said the Planning Commission recommended appreoval
at their January 17 1990 meeting sub3ect to all of staff'si
comments and a parking waiver was heard on February 7, 1990 with
approval recommended by the Planning Commission
Mrs Carpenter -Craft said the Community Development Department
recommended approval She said staff was recommending that she
waiver of the 20 foot landscape requirement to a 10 foot
landscape along the major road not be approved She said the
site plan indicated at least 10 feet in all locations; and if
the City Council approved it, the Code needed to be changed
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Mayor Abramowitz said staff was recommending the City Council
override staff's recommendation and Mrs Carpenter Craft
replied, yes because the only way to correct the matter was to
change the Code
Mayor Abramowitz asked if staff was recommending the applicant
be allowed the 10-foot buffer and Mrs Carpenter Craft replied,
yes
Mayor Abramowitz said the applicant has provided more than the
required beautification for the property
Mrs Carpenter -Craft said the applicant has been cooperative
with staff and exceeded the minimum landscaping
U41005
ALL VOTED AYE
21 MOTION TO ADOPT Temp Ord #1482 on first reading to
create Section 19-55 to Article III of Chapter 19 of the
Code to provide for the imposition of a fee of $ 76 per
month for single family and other residences receiving
curb side pickup of recyclable newspaper
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION_
APPROVED -on first reading
Second reading and Public
Hearing will be held on
Wednesday, April 11 1990
at 7 30 P M
Interim City Attorney Ruf read Temp Ord #1482 by title
* V/M Hoffman MOVED to APPROVE Temp Ord_ #1482 on first
* reading, SECONDED by C/M Rohr
Anthony Grimaldi, Resident asked Interim City Attorney Ruf if
everyone in the City would be sharing the benefits of the
recycling program if it was successful
Interim City Attorney Ruf said this question was an
administrative question
Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr Grimaldi what he was referring to and
Mr Grimaldi asked if the recycling program was successful would
every citizen enjoy the success Mr Grimaldi asked why
everyone did not contribute to the program
Mayor Abramowitz said Mr Grimaldi was asking why the
condominiums were not included in the program and being charged
$ 76 per month
Mr Grimaldi asked why the entire City was not contributing to
the program
Mayor Abramowitz said if the condominiums were participating in
the program the cost would remain $ 76 He said it was not $ 76
because only the single-family residents were participating He
said when the condominiums become part of the program their
cost would be $ 76
Mayor Abramowitz said it was estimated that a certain percentage
would be eliminated from the waste stream therefore the cost
was $ 76 per month as opposed to $1 72 He said the condominiums
participating in the program would not result in single-family
homes paying less than $ 76 per month
Mayor Abramowitz said the program consisted of bottle and
aluminum pickup and there may be revenue because the garbage
would be reduced He said at this time, the tipping fees were
$39 00 however, it was pro)ected that by 1992 the tipping fees
would be approximately $62 00
Mr Grimaldi said he was not pleased with paying for people who
were not paying for the program
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C/M Rohr said all of these concerns would be answered
during his report
Mayor Abramowitz said the people paying for the recycling
program would be receiving the benefit
V/M Hoffman said different rates were paid for garbage pickup
He said when condominiums were included in the program, the City
would know what it would cost to pickup from the condominiums
He said the only people benefiting from the profit, if any,l
would be the people paying for it
Mr Grimaldi said he visited the area of Woodmont this mornirg
and he found that only 10 homes out of 45 participated He said
the same thing occurred in another area
VOTE
AGENDIZED BY CONSENT
ALL VOTED AYE
26 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION concerning a proposal
to construct five 15� new tennis courts at the Tamarac
Sports Complex at a cost not to exceed $65,000 00 and
APPROVE the appropriate budget transfer from the
Contingency Account to an account to be established
by the Finance Director
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION
APPROVE5
V/M Hoffman said the City was forced to eliminate the tennis
courts at Tamarac Park; therefore, he was proposing that 5 pew
tennis courts be erected at the Tamarac Sports Complex He
asked the City Council to authorize the installation of 5 new
tennis courts at the Tamarac Sports Complex
* V/M Hoffman MOVED to APPROVE a proposal to construct 5
* tennis courts and a shelter at the Tamarac Sports Complex
* at an amount not to exceed $65,000 00 and to AUTHORIZE the
* appropriate transfer from General Fund Contingency to an
* account to be established by the Finance Director, SECONDED
* by C/M Bender
Mayor Abramowitz asked Interim City Attorney Ruf if this was
legal and Interim City Attorney Ruf replied, yes
VOTE
OPEN PUBLIC FORUM
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ALL VOTED AYE
Harold Newman Resident, asked why a developer of Land Section 7
would pay the City $200,000 00 per acre when the price of an
acre was $65,000 00, which was negotiable He said he was not
questioning the negotiations; however, he was concerned why{e
developer would pay over 300% more for an acre of land
Mayor Abramowitz asked where Mr Newman got this information
He asked if Mr Newman was referring to the southern or northern
portion of Land Section 7
Mr Newman said the information indicated the southern portion
on McNab Road and Mayor Abramowitz said McNab Road was the
northern portion of Land Section 7
Mr Newman read the information into the record as follows
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"Land For Sale located between Commercial Boulevard
and McNab Road, east of the Sawgrass Expressway and
west of Nob Hill Road Section 7, Tamarac Now new
land use to industrials cash price, $65 000 00 per
acre terms negotiable "
Mr Newman said the ad was placed by the wood --Faye Realty Group,
Inc 4665 Ponce deLeon Boulevard in Coral Gables
Mayor Abramowitz said the southern and northern portions were
different
City Manager Kelly suggested any discussion regarding this
matter not take place because it may jeopardize the benefit of
the City He said the land owner to the south Mr Gallowitz,
estimated the value of the property escalated in a range of
$200 000 00 per acre He said the northern part of Land Section
7 was going through platting and they were working together
TAPE 3
Mr Newman asked if there was a time frame and City Manager
Kelly said this was the land owner's estimate City Manager
Kelly said the cost increased since the City owned the property
and the water and sewer development would increase the cost per
acre
Mr Newman asked if the City Manager received a report
concerning the improvements to the City regarding crimes since
the City merged with the Broward Sheriff's Office He said the
City Manager indicated that he was concerned with the amount of
Driving Under the Influence (DUI) cases there were in the City
He said he was concerned about burglaries homicides, purse
snatching, auto thefts, rape etc He said he would like to
know what the record indicated for the past 6 months compared to
the same months one year ago
City Manager Kelly said the records were available and he
apologized for the delay He said he would send Mr Newman a
report as well as reading the report at the next meeting
Irving Katz, Resident, said he contacted the Mayor concerning
the City not being in conformance with the Comprehensive Land
Use Plan He said the Mayor informed him that one of the
reasons was because of the matter concerning Florida Power &
Light He asked when the development of Land Section 7 was
planned and when the project would begin
Mayor Abramowitz said last week he received a telephone call
from Tallahassee informing him that the City was not found in
compliance with the Comprehensive Plan, which the City was aware
of
Mayor Abramowitz said the City of Coconut Creek was not in
compliance because they did not indicate how much beach front
they had He said it was impossible for the City of Coconut
Creek to have beach front
Mayor Abramowitz said when Kelly Carpenter -Craft Director of
Community Development was hired by the City the Comprehensive
Land Use Plan was a disaster He said Mrs Carpenter -Craft
informed the City Council that the City must submit what was
available; otherwise, the City would be fined He said Mrs
Carpenter -Craft has done a wonderful job in creating the
Comprehensive Plan He said approximately 85% of the Cities
have been fined for non-
compliance
Mr Katz said he was not down grading Mrs Carpenter -Crafts
ability He said the City could project the development of Land
Section 7 and he asked when the development would begin
Mayor Abramowitz said the Comprehensive Plan had nothing to do
with Land Section 7
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Marvin Seidel Resident, said he asked if the tennis courts)
would be built at the Tamarac Sports Complex or Tamarac Parr
V/M Hoffman said the tennis courts would be built at the Tamarac
Sports Complex
Mr Seidel asked if the City would be building only 5 tennis
courts and V/M Hoffman said two tennis courts were closed;
therefore, there would be three additional courts built at the
Tamarac Sports Complex
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Melanie Reynolds Resident said in September, 1989, the City
Council accepted the redistricting report She said she found
it was incorrect and, when she reported it to Mayor Abramowitz
she was informed that nothing would be changed
Mrs Reynolds said she and Sam Nadan, Resident, went to the
Supervisor of Elections Office concerning this matter Shelsaid
because nothing was corrected, the candidates ran in the
districts that did not have legal boundaries She said this
matter was being researched to see if it interferred witl tle
election She said the City Council has not approved the
correct redistricting; however, she hoped that this matter *culd
be rectified before the next election
Mrs Reynolds said she finally located Colonel Johnson's
picture She said she was wondering where the picture was and
why it was not exhibited with the other City Council picturOs
She said Mr Johnson was the first person who had his picture
made for City Hall and she suggested that the picture be
exhibited
Mrs Reynolds said the reason the City had an in-house attorney
was because between 1971 and 1976, there was an elected City
Council with their own Attorney, an elected Charter Boarc with
their Attorney and an elected Election Board with their
Attorney She said when the Charter was rewritten it was felt
that one in --house Attorney could handle the Charter Boarc and
the City Council; unfortunately this has not been appropri*te,
because the in-house Attorneys have been City Council, Attorneys
as opposed to City Attorneys
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Mrs Reynolds said she felt that an outside firm could handle
much more without prejudice She said an in-house Attorney,
wanted to handle only City Council matters i
Anthony Grimaldi, Resident, said he resented being ridiculed for
asking for a point of order He asked how the residents could
reach the City Council without asking for a point of order He
said many of the items were acted upon without public input
Mr Grimaldi said he did not appreciate the residents not being
able to express their concerns however, if he was constantly
being criticized for caring for the residents he would fight
for the residents
Mr Grimaldi said the cost of $ 76 per resident in a single'
family home was unjust
C/M Rohr asked if the condominiums were paying their yearly fee
for fire inspections and City Manager Kelly replied yes
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REPORTS
23 City Council Report
Mayor Abramowitz asked the City Council to create a Condominium
Wecyciing Task Force that would immediately be enacted He said
the City was very successful by having a Census Task Force
Committee He said the Federal Government thought very highly
of the task force and they sent notification throughout the
Country suggesting that the Census Task Force Committee be
patented He said he was very pleased and proud of Dina
McDermott, Assistant to the City Manager, for having a
successful committee
Mayor Abramowitz said the Condominium Task Force and the experts
from Waste Management, Inc , should work together to implement
recycling for the condominiums
Mayor Abramowitz asked if Tamarac led the five Cities in
compliance and City Manager Kelly replied yes
Mayor Abramowitz suggested that a Condominium Task Force be
immediately enacted under the supervision of C/M Rohr
Mayor Abramowitz said within the next few days, a City Council
Special Meeting would be held concerning the report from Carla
Coleman pertaining to the suggested changes of the Charter
Mayor Abramowitz said at a recent City Council Special Meeting,
the City Council directed staff to provide information
concerning the illumination of street lights and the
installation of sidewalks in the City He asked City Manager
Kelly to bring information to the City Council concerning how
these projects would be funded He said he would like the
information to state what the cost would be for each individual
resident He said this matter may go to a referendum for the
people to decide
C/M Schumann - No report
C/M Rohr reported that on March 21, 1990 at 1:00 P M he met
with David Ritz, City Manager of Oakland Park at his office
He said they drove to the Royal Palm Condominium and a
demonstration of their recycling procedure was given He said
this was a very considerate action because there was a special
truck and two employees available to show him how Oakland Park
was operating to solve the multi -family recycling problem
C/M Rohr said Royal Palm Condominium consisted of 20 buildings
four stories high He said there was a ground floor dumpster
room and each floor above contained a small enclosed space where
the garbage shoot was located He said very small areas were
provided with three or four plastic milk type containers He
said the residents threw their regular garbage down the shoot
however newspapers aluminum cans and glass bottles had to be
separated and placed in the plastic containers marked
accordingly
C/M Rohr said prior to pickup by the recycling truck the
building maintenance man took the accumulated items down to the
recycling dumpster located in the parking lot He said Mr Ritz
was the originator of the recycling program and a special
garbage dumpster was designed He said the dumpster contained
three sections and each section was marked for each item He
said the recycling truck lifted the dumpster and unloaded the
material into the sections in the truck He said Mr Ritz
indicated that condominiums had to be dealt with individually
C/M Rohr said the City of Oakland Park has always had their own
garbage removal department He said there were
approximately 5 500 single-family and approximately 6,000
multi -family homes in Oakland Park He said the single-
family garbage pickup was $11 85 per month and multi -family
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homes paid on the basis of number of pickups per month and the
size of dumpster required He said the income from the
recycling material resulted in a break-even situation Ye gaid
newspaper was $10 00 per ton and aluminum recently increased
from $700 00 to $850 00 per ton He said the net profit for
glass was $45 00 per ton
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C/M Rohr asked the City Council if they agreed to beginning
negotiations with Waste Management, Inc , concerning the st*rt
of condominium recycling He said the program would entail
aluminium and glass in addition to newspapers Be said in the
near future, they would have a condominium program implemented
Mayor Abramowitz asked how the dumpsters were able to dump the
material in separate compartments of the truck and C/M Rohr said
the truck had the same separate compartments as the dumpster
He said the dumpster was picked up the same way the truck was
created
C/M Bender - No report
V/M Hoffman said the Assistant to the City Manager informed him
about the applications for grants from the State He said the
City applied for a grant to purchase two ambulances at
$55 000 00 per ambulance He said the conditions would be that
the State pay for one ambulance and the City would pay for the
other
V/M Hoffman said the grant would also provide the City with
$75,000 00 toward one year salary for six additional
Firefighters and EMS Personnel He said if the grant was
approved, the money would be submitted to the City in July, 1990
and the City would have 15 months to match the funds He s43d
if the City decided not to match the funds, the money could1be
returned to the State He said this would allow the City to
make a final determination as to whether the City should have
their own ambulance service
V/M Hoffman said the City applied for a grant in the amount',of
$15 135 00 to purchase Saws of life He said this equipment was
used to pull open cars that were in an accident He said this
equipment was very important because it would assist in saving
lives He said this grant was a 50/50% City/State
participation He said the City would have the ability to
determine if they wanted their own ambulance service
V/M Hoffman said he asked that the applications be given because
the City may have lost the opportunity if the applications were
not provided when he and Dina McDermott, Assistant to the City
Manager discussed it
V/M Hoffman said the City was not obligated to anything He
said if the City decided not to go with the grants, the nonel,
could be returned to the State
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City Manager Kelly said the Census Bureau certified peopleiwho
would be available on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays fromil 0
0 P M to 4 00 P MI in the Finance Department He said these
people would assist anyone who needed assistance in fillinglout
the Census
City Manager Kelly said the Growth Management Plan did not refer
to the issuance of development orders in certain areas Me s&id
the cost for three traffic improvement projects were to be
funded by the County He said the standards had to be addressed
in the near future He said substation matter had to be
resolved because it was very important
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With no further business Mayor Abramowitz ADJOURNED this
meeting at 11 15 A M
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NORMAN ABRAMOWITZ, MAYOR
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"This public document was promulgated at a cost of $97 32 or 43 -
per copy to inform the general public, public officers and employees
of recent opinions and considerations of the City Council of the City
of Tamarac "
CITY OF TAMARAC
APPROVED AT MEETING OF
City Clerk
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