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Home My WebLink About1994-10-26 - City Commission Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1994 CALL IQ,QR12ER; Mayor Abramowitz called the meeting to order on Wednesday, October 26, 1994, at 9:00 a.m. in Commission Chambers of Tamarac City Hall, 7525 Northwest 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida. Mayor Norman Abramowitz Vice Mayor Irving Katz Commissioner Sharon Machek Commissioner Larry Mishkin Commissioner Joseph Schreiber ALSO PRESENT: Robert S. Noe, Jr., City Manager Mitchell S. Kraft, City Attorney Carol A. Evans, CMC, City Clerk Kristina L. Haynes, Secretary PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Abramowitz called for the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence. Tape 1 Mayor Abramowitz announced it is Florida City Government Week. The elected officials and department heads introduced their Student Shadows. 8. b. MOTION TO ADOPT Temp. R,esQ. #6074 approving the City Manager's appointment for Director of Planning. Comm. Machek MOVED to REMOVE item 8.b. for discussion, SECONDED by V/M Katz. (See page 4 for final action) VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE 15. a. MOTION TO ADOPT„ T,em,R.Reso. NUM approving a vapor recovery system for Broward Sheriffs Office. V/M Katz MOVED to ADD item 15.a. to the Regular Agenda, SECONDED by Comm. Mishkin. VOTE ALL VOTE AYE 1 C City Commission Regular Meeting 10/26/94/KH Page 2 1. PRESENTATION by Mayor Abramowitz of service awards to the following employees: Joseph Manzione 5 years John Harvey 15 years Thelma Fagelbaum 10 years Thomas Gagnon 15 years Hollie Solomon 15 years Norma Bairan 15 years Lonnie Scott 15 years John Bragg 15 years Angie LoSasso 15 years Robert Charlton 15 years Mary Falor 20 years Presentation was made by Mayor Abramowitz. Kline Jones, Wastewater Systems Manager, accepted awards for Joesph Manzione, John Harvey and Robert Charlton. 3. PRESENTATION by Mayor Abramowitz of a proclamation designating the week of October 21-30, 1994, as "RED RIBBON WEEK." Presentation was made to Fire Chief Jim Budzinski by Mayor Abramowitz. 4. PRESENTATION by Mayor Abramowitz of a proclamation designating the week of October 31-November 6, 1994, as "FREE SONS OF ISRAEL WEEK."" Presentation was made to Hyman H. Robinson by Mayor Abramowitz. 5. PRESENTATION by Mayor Abramowitz of a proclamation designating the week of November 6-11, 1994, as "POPPY FUND DRIVE WEEK", Edward Goldberg Post 519, Jewish War Veterans U.S.A. Presentation was made to Harold Weiskoff by Mayor Abramowitz. 2. PRESENTATION by Mayor Abramowitz of awards to those Tamarac Elementary School winners of the poster contest for Good Government Week. City Commission Regular Meeting 10/26/94/KH Page 3 Presentation was made to the following students; Lauren Bisson, Anthony McHugh, Heather Brown, Amy Marion, Andrew Herman, Jennifer Volker, Bihn Ly, Gavin Felix, Adam Friedman and Jamie Zabala by City Manager Noe. Principal William Bell thanked Assistant City Manager, Dina M. McDermott for coordinating this event. 7. 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. Mayor Abramowitz opened and closed the Public Participation with no response. ICONSENT AGENDA 8. Items listed under Consent Agenda, Item 4, 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. MOTIQN VE the minutes of the October 12, 1994) regular City Commission meeting. APPROVED C. MOTION TQ ADOPT Temp. R awarding Bid #94-12 for the purchase of approximately 2,000 tons of quicklime at a total cost of $166,000. to Chemical Lime Company under Broward Co -Op bid; funding is available under Account 425-363-533-527 entitled Chemicals. APPROVED-RESOLUTION-R-94-222-PASSED d. MOTION ADOPT Tgmp. Reso, 9680 approving the purchase of eleven (11) Hewlett Packard Laserjet IV Plus Printers from National Data Projects under State of Florida Contract 250-040-93-1 at a total cost of $15,383.94. with seven (7) purchased from the following accounts entitled City Commission Regular Meeting 10/26/94/KH Page 4 Office Equipment: 2 - Account 001-117-513-641 1 - Account 425-366-536-641 1 - Account 001-227-524-641 1 - Account 425-362-536-641 2 - Account 425-363-533-641 and 4 from Account 501-888-593-62B entitled Replace Macintosh Workstations. APPROVED-RESOLUTION-R-94-223-PASSED Comm. Schreiber MOVED to APPROVE the Consent Agenda with the exception of item 8.b., SECONDED by Comm. Machek. VOTE: Tape 2 ALL VOTE AYE 8. b. MOTION TO ADOPT Temp. Reso. #6$Z4. approving the City Manager's appointment for Director of Planning. APPROVED-RESOLUTION-R-94-221-PASSED (Removed for discussion from Consent Agenda on page 1) Comm. Schreiber MOVED to APPROVE item 8.b., SECONDED by Comm. Machek. VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE LO IAM MILDI N T.- 14: Bl 1141: 14. MOTION TO ADOPT Temp. Reso. #6866 approving a revised site plan reflecting a 329-square foot addition to WOODMONT PLAZA located at the northwest corner of MCNAB Road and NW 80 Avenue. Petition 20-SP-94 APPROVED- RESOLUTION-R-94-224-PASSED Valerie Garrison, Student Shadow for City Attorney Kraft, read Temp. Reso. #6866 by Title. Comm. Schreiber MOVED to APPROVE Temp. Reso. #6866, SECONDED by Comm. Machek. F_' City Commission Regular Meeting 10/26/94/KH Page 5 Barry Eden, representative of the owner, waived his Quasi -Judicial rights. Mike Vonder Muelen, AICP, Director of Planning, recommended approval. VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE 15. MOTION TO -ADOPT Temp. „Rrso,#„6a7]. approving a waiver to the sign code requested by Family Dollar Stores of Florida, Inc., for a wall sign at 3150 Commercial Boulevard in THREE LAKES PLAZA. APPROVED-RESOLUTION-R-94-22 5-PASSED Valerie Garrison, Student Shadow for City Attorney Kraft, read Temp. Reso. #6871 by Title. Comm. Schreiber MOVED to APPROVE Temp. Reso. #6871, SECONDED by Comm. Machek. Jeffery Smith, representative of the owner, waived his Quasi -Judicial rights. Dan Wood, Building Official, recommended approval. VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE 15. a. MOTION TO ADQPT approving a vapor recovery system for Broward Sheriffs Office. APPROVED-RESOLUTION-R-94-220-PASSED Andrew Barry, Student Shadow for City Manager Noe, made the presentation. City Manager Noe recommended approval. Valerie Garrison, Student Shadow for City Attorney Kraft, read Temp. Reso. #6876 by Title. Comm. Schreiber MOVED to APPROVE Temp. Reso. #6876, SECONDED by Comm. Machek. 1 u City Commission Regular Meeting 10/26/94/KH Page 6 City Engineer, Gordon Sparks, stated the agreement needs to be at DNRP by Friday, October 28, 1994. VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE 9. - on second reading amending Article III of Chapter 16 of the Code pertaining to the City's Pension Plan to modify the definition of the terms "Actuarial Equivalence" and "Actuarially Equivalent" and providing for the clarification and repositioning of the Plan language pertaining to cost of living adjustment benefits. APPROVED -OR DINANCE-0-94-16-PASSED City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Ord. #1700 by Title. Comm. Schreiber MOVED to APPROVE Temp. Ord. #1700 on the second reading, SECONDED by Comm. Machek. Finance Director Hawthorne gave the presentation and recommended approval. Theora Braccialarghe, Representative for the Actuary of the Pension Plan, stated the City Commission should pass this now and it can be amended in the future. Tape 3 Mayor Abramowitz opened and closed the public hearing with no response. VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE 10. PUBLIC HEARING - _MOTION TO ADOPT Temo. Ord. #1704 on second reading amending Chapter 2 of the Code repealing Section 2-3 entitled "Director of Public Services Department" and adding Section 2-235 under Article IV entitled "Departments". APPROVED-ORDINANCE-0-94-17-PASSED City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Ord. #1704 by Title. Comm. Schreiber MOVED to APPROVE Temp. Ord. #1704 on second reading, SECONDED by Comm. Machek. City Commission Regular Meeting 10/26/94/KH Page 7 City Manager Noe stated this was part of the FY-95 budget and he recommended the reorganization as submitted. Mayor Abramowitz opened and closed the public hearing with no response. VOTE: 11. a. ALL VOTE AYE on second reading amending Ordinance 0-89-44 adopting a development order for the WESTPOINT Development of Regional Impact (DRI) of approximately 158 acres bounded by the Sawgrass Expressway on the west, Commercial Boulevard on the south, and Nob Hill Road on the east, to provide for the 5-year extension of the buildout date, the extension of the construction date of Hiatus Road and the extension of the downzoning or reduction of density or intensity date (tabled on 10/12/94). b• approving a Letter of Agreement between the City and the WESTPOINT DRI property owner concerning certain interpretations of the JONES AGREEMENT. (tabled on 10/12/94) City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Ord. #1692 by Title. City Manager Noe asked items 11.a. and 11.b. be tabled. a. V/M Katz MOVED to TABLE Temp. Ord. #1692 on second reading to November 9, 1994, SECONDED by Comm. Machek. VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE b. V/M Katz MOVED to TABLE Temp. Reso. #6865 to November 9, 1994, SECONDED by Comm. Schreiber. VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE 12. PUBLIC HEARING - QUASI JUDICIAL - MOTION T m 12, #17 1 on second reading concerning a request by June Abel to rezone lands at the southwest corner of NW 57 Street and NW 66 Terrace (a/k/a the Beliro Plat) from B-1 (Neighborhood Business) to B-2 (Planned Community Business). Petition 19-Z-94 APPROVED-ORDINANCE-0-94-18-PASSED I� City Commission Regular Meeting 10/26/94/KH Page 8 City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Ord. #1701 by Title. Comm. Schreiber MOVED to APPROVE Temp. Ord. #1701 on second reading, SECONDED by Comm. Machek. Bonnie Biskell of Ruden Barnett, representative for the petitioner, waived her Quasi -Judicial rights. Mike Vonder Meulen, AICP, Director of Planning recommended approval. Mayor Abramowitz opened and closed the public hearing with no response. VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE 13. PUBLIC HEARING - QUASI JUDICIAL - MOTION TO ADOPT Temp. Ord. #1702 on second reading concerning a request by Consul -Tech Engineering, Inc., to rezone lands east of Nob Hill Road, south of NW 77 Street, from R-3 (Low Density Multifamily) to R-1 (Single Family District). Petition 20-Z-94 City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Ord. #1702 by Title. V/M Katz MOVED to APPROVE Temp. Ord. #1702 on second reading, SECONDED by Comm. Schreiber. Cynthia Paddock of Consul -Tech Engineering, Inc., representative for the owner, waived her Quasi -Judicial rights. Mike Vonder Meulen, AICP, Director of Planning, recommended approval. Mayor Abramowitz opened and closed the public hearing with no response. VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE �1�Z�1��13�[�l � ' �►� Comm._Machek - No report REPORTS I I 1 City Commission Regular Meeting 10/26/94/KLH Page 9 V/M Katz - Stated he serves on the Broward County Planning Council and the Land Use and Trafficways Committee and Hiatus Road has been taken off the trafficways map. He said more elected officials need to serve on Broward County Boards to protect the City's interest. Comm. Schreiber - Stated Tamarac Day needed more exposure because attendance was low. Mayor Abramowitz - Said Commissioner Hart gave him a copy of the new Blasting Ordinance for Broward County and he received a letter from Mr. Markham's office thanking Tamarac for allowing them to do homestead exemptions at City Hall. He said he also was disappointed at the turn out at Tamarac Day although the event was perfect. He said he has been receiving letters about City Manager Noe and he would like the person sending those letters to sign them so he can tell them the City needs professional employees to run the City. He stated Hiatus Road will go back on the trafficways map in December. He said Attorney General Butterworth and Senator Weinstein used the Commission Chambers last week for an Auto Leasing Hearing and it is good interaction for the City to work with other officials. 17. City AttorM - No report 18. City „Manger - No report Mayor Abramowitz ADJOURNED the MEETING at 11.05 a.m. CAROL A. EVANS, CIVIC CITY CLERK INWE �i11G\ �:�►I��r MAYOR 'v CITY OF TAMARAC APPROVED AT MEETING OF / a 911