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Home My WebLink About1999-04-10 - City Commission Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING CITY HALL CHAMBERS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1999 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Schreiber called the regular meeting to order on Wednesday, March 10,1999, at 7:00 P.M. in the Commission Chambers of Tamarac City Hall, 7525 Northwest 881h Avenue, Tamarac, FL PRESENT: Mayor Joe Schreiber, Vice Mayor Larry Mishkin, Commissioner Karen L. Roberts and Commissioner Marc L. Sultanof. ABSENT AND EXCUSED FOR CAUSE: Commissioner John E. McKaye ALSO PRESENT: Robert S. Noe, Jr., City Manager, Mitchell S. Kraft, City Attorney and Carol Gold City Clerk 1. PRESENTATION by Mayor Schreiber of a proclamation proclaiming the week of April 51h through April 911, 1999 as United Way of Broward County Appreciation Week, and Michelle Mount accepted. 2. PRESENTATION by Mayor Schreiber of a proclamation honoring and remembering Mr. Joe Stokvis for his involvement in and contributions to the City of Tamarac and Alfred Robbins accepted. 3. PRESENTATION by Mayor Schreiber of a proclamation recognizing Joan Hinden for her lifetime of contribution as a civic and political activist, author, lecturer and educator, and upon her induction into the Broward County Women's Hall of Fame, and Joan Hinden accepted. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Marvin Seidel, 9645 N Belfort Circle, Tamarac, FL, congratulated residents on the positive turnout for the library issue, and spoke about MediaOne and Atlantic Cable interrupting service while they are working. Mayor Schreiber responded that the City Manager is on top of this matter. City Manager Noe said there is a resolution on the agenda authorizing the City to file a formal complaint with the FCC on price rates, and the Commission indicated to the City Manager that they wanted to take every conceivable action on rates and performance. REPORTS 5. City Commission: Mayor Schreiber congratulated Edward C. Portner, winner of the Commission race for District 1, and welcomed him and wished him well. Mayor Schreiber also congratulated Diane Glasser, winner of the Charter Board race for District 3. Commissioner Sultanof wished Commissioner McKaye a happy birthday. Commissioner Sultanof said he was pleased with the election, as it shows people come out on issues and races, and the Library issue passed overwhelmingly. Commissioner Sultanof congratulated Edward Portner and welcomed him to the ranks, and thanked everyone for attending the Commission meeting. Vice Mayor Mishkin congratulated Edward Portner on the election, welcomed him, and said he had the privilege of meeting Mrs. Portner. Vice Mayor Mishkin congratulated Commissioner Sultanof on being elected without opposition and congratulated Diane Glasser on her election to the Charter Board. He also congratulated the three members of the Charter Board who were elected without opposition, Benjamin Hutt, Bert Buckley and Murray Schwartzman. Vice Mayor Mishkin said Tamarac has a great team, and this marks 5 years that he has been sitting on the Commission and 5 years working with City Manager Noe. Tamarac is no longer spoken of with derision, but with pride. Vice Mayor Mishkin said he is involved with a number of committees outside the City and Tamarac's reputation has grown over the past years. He thanked the members of the Commission. Commissioner Roberts congratulated newly elected Commissioner Portner and Charter Board member Diane Glasser. She also congratulated the Tamarac Bulldogs who placed 11t and 2"d in competition. Commissioner Roberts said she is one of Broward's finest celebrities, having been chosen to represent the Cancer Society, and is very happy to do so. Mayor Schreiber said he was not happy with the election turnout, and feels only one election day in November would be more convenient for the voters and reduce costs. He asked the City Attorney to draft a resolution to this effect. 6. City Attorney: City Attorney Kraft had no report. 7. City Manager: City Manager Noe said Vice Mayor Mishkin previously asked for the City's help to provide clothing to the new homeless shelter, and the City is in the process of circulating a list of needed items to be collected for the shelter. City Manager Noe reported that the City's portion of Hiatus Road is substantially completed and the final layer of asphalt will be completed later this month; then the road must cure for a month before being opened to traffic. The water tank at Sunshine Plaza has been completed. CONSENT AGENDA 8. Commissioner Sultanof, seconded by Commissioner Roberts, moved to approve all items on the consent agenda. On roll call, Commissioner Roberts voted "yes", Vice Mayor Mishkin "yes", Commissioner Sultanof "yes", and Mayor Schreiber "yes". Motion carried. a. APPROVE the minutes of the February 24, 1999 Commission meeting. b. TEMPORARY RESOLUTION #8536, authorizing the award of bid #99- 05B for Fire Station Number 78 renovation to Zurqui Construction Service, Inc., at a cost not to exceed Three Hundred Seventy Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty -Five Dollars ($370,855.00); approving budget transfers totaling Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000. RESOLUTION NO. R99-59 C. TEMPORARY RESOLUTION #8538, authorizing the appropriate City Officials to accept and execute a Remetering Agreement with Ralph and Patricia Getelman (Owners), for The Fountains Apartments to continue to allow remetering of water service for the purpose of allocation of the direct cost of water and sewer service among multiple users subject to the terms of the applicable Developer's Agreement and in accordance with City Code Section 22-30, "Limitations of Use". 03/10/98 2 RESOLUTION NO. R99-60 d. TEMPORARY RESOLUTION #8545, joining with the Broward League of Cities in appreciating the stance of the Broward Legislative Delegation in appealing the decision of the Smart Schools Clearing House and encouraging the legislature to revise the formula in a way that creates a more equitable system for distribution of school construction funds. RESOLUTION NO. R99-61 e. TEMPORARY RESOLUTION #8554, authorizing the appropriate City Officials to have a formal complaint with the Federal Communications Commission regarding price rates for cable television service prepared and filed. RESOLUTION NO. R99-62 END OF CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Schreiber asked to add Temporary Resolution #8560, honoring Frank Veltri, Mayor of the City of Plantation, Florida, as item #12. Vice Mayor Mishkin, seconded by Commissioner Roberts so moved. On roll call, Commissioner Sultanof voted "yes", Commissioner Roberts "yes", Vice Mayor Mishkin "yes" and Mayor Schreiber "yes". Motion carried. 9. City Manager Noe asked that Temporary Resolution #8553, amending the SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan by the Commission adopting the incentives recommended by the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, be removed from the agenda. Vice Mayor Mishkin, seconded by Commissioner Sultanof so moved. On roll call, Vice Mayor Mishkin voted "yes", Commissioner Sultanof "yes", Commissioner Roberts "yes", and Mayor Schreiber "yes". Motion carried. REMOVED FROM AGENDA Due to the fact that it was not yet 7:30 p.m., the public hearing on Item #10, Temporary Ordinance #1835, on second reading, was moved out of the regular order of business on the agenda. 11. QUASI-JUDICIAL - MOTION TO ADOPT TEMPORARY RESOLUTION #8542, issuing Development Order No. 312 and granting plat approval for the "Intertwo Plat" requested by Lupe C. Decastro, owner, located at the Southwest corner of NW 61 Street and University Drive; specifically a portion of Section 9, Township 49 South, Range 41 East of "Fort Lauderdale Truck Farms" plat, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 31 of the Public Records of Broward County, Florida; Case No. 2-P-99; pursuant to the provisions of Section 10-2 through 10-29 of the Tamarac Code of Ordinances. City Attorney Kraft read Temporary Resolution #8542, revision 1, by title. Vice Mayor Mishkin, seconded by Commissioner Sultanof , moved approval. Michael D. Rose, of Shah Drotos & Associates waived his quasi-judicial rights on behalf of the Petitioner. Community Development Director Miller gave a presentation. Commissioner Sultanof questioned the ownership of the property and whether the land was related to the wells, and Community Development Director Miller responded that this was not related to the wells. Mayor Schreiber opened the public hearing and with no one wishing to speak, closed the public hearing. On 03/10/98 3 roll call, Commissioner Sultanof voted "yes", Commissioner Roberts "yes", Vice Mayor Mishkin "yes", and Mayor Schreiber "yes". Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. R99-63 12. TEMPORARY RESOLUTION #8560, honoring Frank Veltri, Mayor of the City of Plantation, Florida. City Attorney Kraft read Temporary Resolution #8560 by title. Vice Mayor Mishkin, seconded by Commissioner Sultanof moved approval. On roll call, Vice Mayor Mishkin voted "yes", Commissioner Sultanof "yes", Commissioner Roberts "yes" and Mayor Schreiber "yes". Motion carried. Vice Mayor Mishkin said Mayor Veltri served as Mayor for 23-24 years without a blemish on his career, and also was Treasurer of the Broward League of Cities. Vice Mayor Mishkin asked that Resolution #8560 be read into the record in its entirety and City Clerk Gold read the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. R99-64 City Manager Noe said the City will hold its annual Health Fair at the Recreation Center on March 19, 1999, from 9:30 a.m. —1:00 p.m.. Personnel is holding training sessions for all employees in EEOC and Drug Free Workplace. There will be a Fire Safety session on March 27, 1999 at Tamarac Lakes South, and Community Development has completed its vacancy survey with the assistance of Tammy Reed, Economic Development Specialist and Nate Bell, former Management Intern. Community Development Director Miller was reelected Chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee, and a new Hampton Inn is coming to the NE corner of the Turnpike and Commercial Boulevard. Vice Mayor Mishkin questioned the delay in filling some critical positions, such as Risk Manager, Internal Auditor and Assistant to the City Manager. City Manager Noe said conditional offers have been made for a Risk Manager and Assistant to the City Manager, but drug tests and background screenings still need to be completed. These 2 positions should be filled during the month of April. The City has been in protracted negotiations with 2 firms for Internal Auditor, but so far has been unable to reach an agreement with either company on the liability issue. City Manager Noe said anyone the City does business with should be held accountable. Vice Mayor Mishkin said he read something in the Legislative Report about limiting liability in Florida, and asked if that would help or hurt the City in any way. He said Tamarac had an Internal Auditor for only one year during the 5 years he has been with the City and this is a key position. Mayor Schreiber said the City survived for 30 years without an Internal Auditor, and there are not very many around. PUBLIC HEARING 10. TEMPORARY ORDINANCE # 1836, on second reading, amending the Tamarac Code, Chapter 6,"Finance and Taxation", Article V, "Purchasing Procedures", Section 6-145(1), "Purchasing Officer", providing that the Purchasing Officer shall arrange for contracted services, and Section 6-146(c), "Scope of Purchasing Authority", delegating authority to the Purchasing Officer to execute contracts, agreements and other instruments under $10,000. 03/10/98 4 City Attorney Kraft read Temporary Ordinance #1835, on second reading, by title. Vice Mayor Mishkin, seconded by Commissioner Sultanof, moved approval. Mayor Schreiber opened the Public Hearing and Herb Hayes, 6607 NW 98 Avenue, Tamarac, FL 33321, questioned whether these would be budgeted items. With no one else wishing to speak, Mayor Schreiber closed the Public Hearing. On roll call, Vice Mayor Mishkin voted "yes", Commissioner Sultanof "yes", Commissioner Roberts "yes", and Mayor Schreiber "yes". Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 099-05 END OF PUBLIC HEARING There being no further business, Mayor Schreiber adjourned the meeting at 7:35 p.m. Carol Gold, /AAE City Clerk Joe Schreiber Mayor CITY OF TAMARAC APPROVES AT 9EFE71Ni OF . ), ri d, / i, t L :: Q � /, Z 2 2L! 2L 03/10/98 5