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Home My WebLink About1994-11-09 - City Commission Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1994 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Abramowitz called the meeting to order on Wednesday, November 9, 1994, at 7:00 p.m. in Commission Chambers of Tamarac City Hall, 7525 Northwest 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida. PRESENT Mayor Norman Abramowitz Vice Mayor Irving Katz Commissioner Larry Mishkin Commissioner Joseph Schreiber Commissioner Sharon Machek 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. Tape 1 ANNOUNCEMENT of vacancies on the following boards and committees: Annexation Committee Urban Forestry Committee Board of Adjustment Veterans Affairs Committee Consumer Affairs Committee P BPARTICIPATION 2. 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. City Commission Regular Meeting 11 /9/94/KLH Page 2 Mayor Abramowitz opened the Public Participation and Tony Ragazino spoke on behalf of the Tamarac Hockey Club. 3. Items listed under Consent Agenda, Item 3, 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 TQ ADOPT Temp. Re renewal of a model sales permit for MISSION LAKES/CORAL CREEK project in Unit 107 at 6900 Southgate Boulevard for a six-month period from 11/24/94 to 5/24/95. APPROVED-RESOLUTION-R-94-226-PASSED b. MOTIQN TO A authorizing the appropriate City officials to execute an Agreement with Broward County for grant funding in the amount of $16,413. from Broward County Recycling Grant Program for Seventh Year Recycling Grant Program. APPROVED-RESOLUTION-94-227-PASSED C. MOTION TO ADOPT T 2 authorizing the appropriate City officials to execute an Agreement with the American Red Cross, Broward County Chapter, relating to the distribution of donated USDA surplus food items. APPROVED-RESOLUTION-94-228-PASSED d. M TI N T-ADOPT Temp, #6090 providing for amending the annual compensation for the City Attorney, effective October 1, 1994. APPROVED-RESOLUTION-94-229-PASSED Comm. Schreiber MOVED to APPROVE the Consent Agenda, SECONDED by Comm. Machek. VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE END OF COhLSENT__AGENDA City Commission Regular Meeting 11 /9/94/KLH Page 3 4. MOTION D PT authorizing the appropriate City officials to approve a grant of $100,000. to defray moving and relocation expenses and the waiver of review and permit fees not to exceed $50,000. to ITW Mima to relocate to the City of Tamarac Land Section 7. APPROVED-RESOLUTION-94-230-PASSED City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Reso. #6883 by Title. V/M Katz MOVED to APPROVE Temp. Reso. #6883, SECONDED by Comm. Machek. VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE 7. DICIAL-MOTION TQ ADOPT Temp. R approving a minor delegation request to revise the non -vehicular access line and entrance opening on the PATRICIAN 'A' PLAT to accommodate a proposed car wash (located south of Commercial Boulevard, east of NW 47 Terrace). Petition #11-P-94 Comm. Schreiber MOVED to APPROVE Temp. Reso. #6886, SECONDED by Comm. Machek. Al Caruso, Engineer, waived his Quasi -Judicial rights. Mike Vonder Muelen, AICP, Director of Planning, recommended approval. V/M Katz MOVED to TABLE Temp. Reso. #6886 until the Workshop meeting on November 14, 1994 at 9:30 a.m., SECONDED by Comm. Mishkin. VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE Mayor Abramowitz called for a RECESS at 7:25 p.m. and RECONVENED at 7:30 p.m. with all present. PUBLIC HEARINGS -_7: P.M. 5. a. PUBLIC HEARING - MOTION TO ADOPT Te n. Rego. #1692 on second reading amending Ordinance 0-89-44 adopting a development order for the WESTPOINT Development of Regional Impact (DRI) of City Commission Regular Meeting 11 /9/94/KLH Page 4 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 10/26/94). APPROVED-ORDINANCE-0-94-20-PASSED City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Reso. #1692 by Title. Comm. Schreiber MOVED to APPROVE Temp. Reso. #1692 on second reading, SECONDED by Comm. Mishkin. Mike Vonder Muelen, AICP, Director of Planning, recommended approval. Mayor Abramowitz opened and closed the public hearing with no response. VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE 5. b. MOTION TO ADOPT Temp. Reso. 96.066 approving a Letter of Agreement between the City and the WESTPOINT DRI property owner concerning certain interpretations of the JONES AGREEMENT. (tabled on 10/26/94) APPROVED-RESOLUTION-R-94-231 City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Reso. #6865 by Title. Mike Vonder Muelen, AICP, Director of Planning, recommended approval. Susan Motley, representative of the owner, was present. VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE 6. PUBLIC HEARING - IC TI N TO ADOPT Tem. Qr . #1706 on first reading concerning a request by CCL Consultants to change the use of land on the east side of NW 70 Avenue, north of McNab Road (north of Johnvince Food Store) from Commercial to Medium Density Residential (11-15 dwelling units per acre). Petition #1-LUA-94 City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Ord. #1706 by Title. City Commission Regular Meeting 11 /9/94/KLH Page 5 Comm. Schreiber MOVED to APPROVE Temp. Ord. #1706 on first reading, SECONDED by Comm. Machek. Brett Nein, representative of owners, waived his Quasi -Judicial rights. Mike Vonder Muelen, AICP, Director of Planning, recommended approval. Tape 2 Mayor Abramowitz conducted a the public hearing. Richard Wohlfarth,also representing the applicant, was present. Tape 3 V/M Katz MOVED to TABLE Temp. Ord. #1706 to the earliest legal time, November 23, 1994 or December 14, 1994, SECONDED by Comm. Schreiber. VOTE: ALL VOTE AYE . • OR Y:�]l''L • �� M-1 rel 1 Mgchek - Stated Tamarac's Junior Orange Bowl Queen become the State Junior Orange Bowl Queen. She also said the Orange Bowl Commission looks highly on the Tamarac Pageant. V/M K tz - Stated the impact of Land Section 7 will help relieve the tax burden as well as create additional jobs in Tamarac Comm. Schreiber - Stated Land Section 7 will bring in light industrial business which will increase the revenue the City has to provide services for the citizens. He thanked the City Manager and the staff for providing this opportunity for the City. Comm. Mishkin - Stated Land Section 7 should be renamed and the citizens need to encourage business growth to help ease the tax burden. He said the voter turn out was excellent and thanked Mayor Abramowitz for his time involved. City Commission Regular Meeting 11 /9/94/KLH Page 6 Mayor Abramowitz - Stated there are legalities involved in these meetings and he is only protecting the City during the public hearings. He said Quasi -Judicial is a difficult process and needs to done responsibly. 9. Cily AttQrM - No report 10. City Manager - No report Mayor Abramowitz ADJOURNED the MEETING at 8:45 p.m. NORMAN ABRAMOWITZ MAYOR CAROL A. EVANS, CMC CITY CLERK CITY OF TAMAg C APPR"AT OF / 1