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Home My WebLink About1996-07-10 - City Commission Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1996 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Abramowitz called the Regular Meeting to order on Wednesday, July 10, 1996, at 7:00 P.M. in the Commission Chambers of Tamarac City Hall, 7525 Northwest 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida. PRESENT: Mayor Norman Abramowitz Vice Mayor Larry Mishkin Commissioner Bruce Hoffman Commissioner John E. McKaye Commissioner Joseph Schreiber ALSO PRES NT: Robert S. Noe, Jr., City Manager Mitchell S. Kraft, City Attorney Patricia Marcurio, Assistant City Clerk Phyllis Polikoff, Office Specialist PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Abramowitz called for the Pledge of Allegiance. Tape 1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 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. Cathy McKenzie, representing BellSouth, discussed the 954 area code which will become mandatory on August 1, 1996. Doyle Barber, resident, discussed an incident on January 1, 1996 involving his home City Commission Regular Meeting July 10, 1996 Page 2 and he commended Building Department Inspectors who ensured that the repair work was done properly. CONSENT AGENDA 2. Items listed under Consent Agenda, Item 2, 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. C. MOTION TQ ADOPT Temp. Rejo. #7470 authorizing the appropriate City officials to execute an agreement with Bell South Telecommunications, Inc., d/b/a Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company for ESSX telephone service. DEFERRED Comm. Schreiber MOVED to DEFER at the recommendation of City Manager Noe, SECONDED by Comm. McKaye. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE a. MOTION TO APPROVE the minutes of the following City Commission meetings. 1) 6/26/96 - Regular Meeting REMOVED for DISCUSSION. See Page 3 for final action. Comm. Schreiber MOVED to REMOVE for discussion, SECONDED by Comm. Hoffman. VOTE: Discussion was held. ALL VOTED AYE e. MOTION TO- ADOPT Teme. Re§o. #7473 approving a waiver to Dong Huong Vietnamese Restaurant located at 6670 NW 57 Street for a waiver to reduce the number of garbage and refuse collections due to financial hardship from six (6) to not less than three (3) times per week from June 1 to October 1. Case No. 17-Z-96. REMOVED for DISCUSSION. Then APPROVED City Commission Regular Meeting July 10, 1996 Page 3 RESOLUTION-R-96-164 Comm. Schreiber MOVED to REMOVE for discussion, SECONDED by Comm. McKaye. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE Discussion was held. CONSENT AGENDA 2. Items listed under Consent Agenda, Item 2, 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 following City Commission meeting: 1) 6/26/96 - Regular Meeting 2) 7/1/96 - Joint Special Meeting with the Charter Board APPROVED 2.a.1 and 2.a.2. b. MOTION TO ADOPT Temp. Reso. #7478 authorizing the appropriate City officials to send an application to the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, requesting grant funds in the amount of $37,577. with a match of $4,175. from the Tamarac Law Enforcement Trust Fund Program (maintained by Broward County) for a total project cost of $41,752. to provide for enhancement to the Tamarac crime prevention and law enforcement programs. APPROVED-RESOLUTION-R-96-162 d. M-QTIQN TO ADOPT Temp. Reso. #7434 authorizing the appropriate City officials to accept and execute agreements with the following five (5) consulting firms for engineering services to the City on an "as -needed" basis: 1) Craig A. Smith & Associates; 2) Hartman & Associates, Inc.; 3) Hazen and Sawyer; 4) Metcalf & Eddy; and 5) Montgomery Watson. APPROVED-RESOLUTION-R-96-163 City Commission Regular Meeting July 10, 1996 Page 4 Comm. Hoffman MOVED APPROVAL of Consent Agenda items 2.a.1., 2.a.2., 2.b., 2.d. and 2.e., SECONDED by V/M Mishkin. VOTE: Comm. Hoffman AYE Comm. McKaye AYE Comm. Schreiber AYE with the exception of 2.a.1. V/M Mishkin AYE Mayor Abramowitz AYE PUBLIC HEARING - 7:30 P.M. 3. PUBLIC HEARING -MOTION TO ADOPT Temp. rd. #1768 on second reading amending Chapter 16, Article III, Section 16-191(a)(4) to reflect job categories established by Resolution R-95-224 and to clarify the options available to participants who opt out of the Tamarac Employees Pension Plan. APPROVE D-ORDINANCE-O-96-10 City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Ord. #1758 by Title. V/M Mishkin MOVED APPROVAL, SECONDED by Comm. McKaye. Public Hearing was held. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE END OF PUBLIC HEARING 4. MOTION TO ADOPT Temp. Reso. #7475 authorizing the appropriate City officials to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Broward County concerning the uniform collection and enforcement of non-advalorem assessments. APPROVED-RESOLUTION-R-96-165 City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Reso. #7475 by Title. Comm. Hoffman MOVED APPROVAL, SECONDED by Comm. McKaye. Tape 2 City Commission Regular Meeting July 10, 1996 Page 5 VOTE: Comm. Hoffman AYE Comm. McKaye AYE V/M Mishkin AYE Comm. Schreiber NAY Mayor Abramowitz AYE 5. MOTION TO ADOPT Temp. Ord. #1751 on first reading authorizing the Transfer of Control of the cable television franchise held by Continental Cablevision of Jacksonville, Inc., a Florida corporation and subsidiary of Continental Cablevision, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to U S WEST, Inc., a Delaware corporation. APPROVED on first reading. Second reading and public hearing scheduled for regular City Commission meeting, Wednesday, July 24, 1996, at or after 10:00 A.M. in the Commission Chambers. City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Ord. #1751 by Title. V/M Mishkin MOVED APPROVAL, SECONDED by Comm. Hoffman VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE REPORTS 6. City Commis,Won Comm. Hoffman thanked the Mayor and Commissioners for appointing him to the Commission. Comm. McKaye welcomed Comm. Hoffman to the Commission. Comm. Schreiber complimented Parks and Recreation for the July 4 festivities and read a document from Susan Levi Wallach of the Privatization Committee concerning Fleet Maintenance. He also referenced a memorandum from City Attorney Kraft regarding quasi-judicial and ex parte communication. V/M Mishkin welcomed Comm. Hoffman to the Commission and referred to Sally James' article in the Sun Sentinel concerning Comm. Hoffman. 1 City Commission Meeting July 10, 1996 Page 6 Mayor Abramowitz said the City did not pay for advertising the July 4 festivities, commented on illegal fireworks found in Tamarac and directed City Manager Noe not to pay the fireworks vendor until the matter was resolved. He also commented on the four applicants who were interviewed for the District 4 Commission vacancy. 7. City tre City Attorney Kraft - No report. 8. City Manager City Manager Noe - No report. With no further discussion, Mayor Abramowitz Adjourned the meeting at 8:10 P.M. Carol A. Evans, CMC City Clerk *rman Abrarnowitz t Mayor CITY OF TAMARAC APPROVED 9 MEETING OF 9 �J 1