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CITY OF TAMARAC
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1991
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Abramowitz called this meeting to Order on
Wednesday, February 20, 1991 at 1:00 p.m. in the Conference Room 1, City
Hall,
PRESENT:
Mayor Norman Abramowitz
Vice Mayor Bruce Hoffman
Councilman Dr. H. Larry Bender
Councilman Henry Schumann
Councilman Henry Rohr (entered at 1:10 p.m.)
John P. Kelly, City Manager
Michael Couzzo, Director of Parks and Recreation/Public Works and
Assistant City Manager
Dina McDermott, Assistant City Manager (entered at 1:50 p.m.)
Carlos Rosario, Public Works Project Administrator
Karen Lucca, Chief Accountant, Finance Department
Thelma Fagelbaum, Deputy Finance Director
Karen Jackson, Secretary
1• DISCUSSION &ED POSSIBLE ACTION on the Before -School Children's
Program to be held at the Tamarac Elementary School.
FINAL ANION:
APPROVED the concept as submitted by the Public Works Director. Formal
action on this will be taken at a subsequent Council meeting.
Michael Couzzo, Director of Parks and Recreation/Public Works and
Assistant City Manager, said this is a program designed to provide
before -school supervision to children of Tamarac who attend
Tamarac Elementary School. He said these children would otherwise
be latch key children without supervision of their parents who
need to be at work early. He said this will be a self-supporting
program with a rate of $10 per week per child. He said the
program will run between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and
will be held in the Tamarac Elementary School cafeteria. He said
this program has been reviewed by Mr. Bell, Principal of Tamarac
Elementary School, who is in complete support of the program.
Mayor Abramowitz said this program has been requested by the
School Board for a long time. He said there is a serious problem
with parents who have to go to work early in the morning and do
not have a place to take the children. He said the private
institutions are beyond these parents' financial capabilities. He
expressed his appreciation to Principal Bell for working with the
City. He said he has been assured that there will be no cost to
the City.
C/M Schumann asked if the program will start with 60 children and
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said, yes.
Mayor Abramowitz said the request had been made to begin the
program at 7:00 a.m.; however, the determination had been made to
begin at 7:30 a.m. to have ample Staffing.
C/M Bender asked how the rate of $10.00 per week per child was
determined.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said this is consistent with the
rate being charged for all of the programs for all the costs,
personnel and the equipment involved. He said it is based roughly
at $1.25 per hour per child.
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C/M Bender said there is a 20% discount provided to familie�
the before -school and after -school. program.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said this would be recommende
the families utilizing both programs.
Mayor Abramowitz said the original request was made to hold
classes in the Multi -Purpose Center which would have create
insurance situation. He said the decision was made to hold
classes in the school cafeteria through negotiations betwee
Assistant City Manager Couzzo and Principal Bell and the Ci
not involved with the costs of insurance.
City Manager Kelly asked if there have been any complaints
regarding the rates from the private sector.
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Assistant City Manager Couzzo said the City will not incur h
operational expenses of the Multi -Purpose Center during the
morning. He said private facilities normally offer a
transportation vehicle to go to the schools which does not ip
in this case.
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Assistant City Manager Couzzo said there is a required budg t
amendment in order to fund the additional personnel to supe v
the children in this program for which the revenues will be
generated to offset necessary fund transfers. He said it w'1
require a $3,000 transfer.
C/M Bender said the transfer is included in the memo which
MOVED to APPROVE.
Mayor Abramowitz said the passage of Item 1 was the Council's
approval with the development and funding of the program in t
cost of $3,000.00.
p SGUSSION__ JWD_ POSSIBLE ACTION continuing on the old Pu 1
Works site clean up. (located on the northeast corner of
Commercial Boulevard and NW 88 Avenue)
LP ROVED direction to Hazen & Sawyer to proceed with the subcont ac
io k in accordance with their contract with the City and to subIct.
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ri h Missimer & Associates, Inc., to pursue cleanup of this prof
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said this is a continuation o
discussion from the Special Council meeting of February 11, 1
He introduced Peter Robinson and Charlie 'Torino from Hazen
Sawyer, who have been contracted to perform the engineering
services on the cleanup of this project.
Peter Robinson, Vice President of Hazen & Sawyer, said in J
1990, Hazen & Sawyer went out for a bid with a contractor w
$102,000 to remove the tanks from the Public Works site. H
a ground water problem was not anticipated. He said when t
excavation was begun, it was discovered that one of the tan
holes in it and one of them had torn in half as it was bein
removed. He said the tanks were in poor condition and then
ground water contamination. He said the original project w
at $102,000 and the actual cost was $78,000 to the City. H
the City has a problem in attempting to sell the Public Wor
and is paying interest on a monthly basis on this property.
said there is a great need to proceed fast.
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Mr. Robinson reviewed the following series of steps:
Series of Steps
Total Cost
Reimbursable Cost
1)
Initial Remedial Action
$78,000
$30,000 +/-
Tank Removal Bid $102,000
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CAR Contaminant
70,000
35,000 +/-
Assessment Report
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RAP -Remedial Action Plan
15,000
10,000
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Implementation of RAP
$80,000
$50,000
(cleanup)
Accountant 129000 12,000
Net Cost to City $118,000 $255,000 $137,000
Mr. Robinson said consultants can move fast and bring the
appropriate information to the regulatory agencies for approval.
He said Hazen & Sawyer consulted with a subcontractor specialist
on this situation. He said wells were put down, soil samples were
taken and they met the requirements of the DER of Broward County.
He said the CAR Contaminant Assessment Report was submitted and
approved.
Mr. Robinson said the next step is the Remedial Action Plan of how
to cleanup. He said City Manager Kelly, Assistant City Manager
Couzzo and Hazen & Sawyer have been pushing to get the Remedial
Action Plan approved. He said the implementation of the cleanup
follows. He said the question is how the cleanup is to be
handled. He asked if the City wants to go through the cleanup in
the conventional engineer construction contract, where there are
plans and specs done, receive the lowest bid or handle it as an
emergency basis.
Mr. Robinson said Hazen & Sawyer has used the emergency basis with
the City of Fort Lauderdale and others, whereas negotiations are
made with the contractors. He said this system saves
approximately two to three months of hassles of going through the
entire process. He said this work is partially reimbursable under
the State program. He said Hazen & Sawyer invasions the total
project at approximately $255,000 from the City's point of view of
which approximately $137,000 would be reimbursable. He said the
net cost to the City for the whole project would be approximately
$118,000.
Mr. Robinson said the City has a liability of paying interest on
this site; therefore, the faster this gets cleaned up, the better.
He said the conventional way to clean up these sites is to place
wells down, pump out and go through a cleaning tower and operate
this for approximately 12 to 18 months. He said due to the
gasoline company wanting to place a gas station on this site, he
suggested utilizing a different approach using activated carbon,
which would be from 30 to 45 days earlier cleanup and the City
could then proceed with transferring the property.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if Hazen & Sawyer could guarantee this
would satisfy the regulatory agencies and Mr. Robinson said the
attempt would be to meet the requirements of the regulatory
agencies.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if this will pass the regulatory agencies.
Mr. Robinson said the cleanup method will pass approval. He said
the City cannot get off of the site until it is cleaned up whether
it is by the conventional or novel method. He said he feels the
novel method will do the job satisfactorily.
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C/M Bender said the terminology "novel" is not accurate.
this method is an engineering accepted practice.
C/M Rohr asked if the reimbursable cost figures on the cha
conservative and Mr. Robinson said, yes.
V/M Hoffman said he was under the impression that all of t
monies are reimbursable.
Mr. Robinson said equipment that is rented is not reimburs
buying the equipment is reimbursable.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if there is any other agency that c ul
supply the City with cost recovery besides what is being s ow
Mr. Robinson said the State is the only agency that allows th
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C/M Rohr asked if it would be appropriate for the City to ur se
the equipment for the purpose of reimbursement.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said the City would never use t
equipment again due to it being extremely specialized. Di cu 'on
was held regarding the equipment.
City Manager Kelly asked what the timeframe is for approva t
proceed and Mr. Robinson said approximately four weeks.
V/M Hoffman asked when the City can turn the property over to
buyer.
City Manager Kelly said this is the complicated part. He iefeired
to Page 3 of 4, Paragraph 4 of the report. He said the pr ce
if approved, is 30 to 45 days before the activity can take place.
He asked what mobilization time is included.
Mr. Robinson said it would be 4 to 6 weeks to get it start4d.
City Manager Kelly said it would be the 4 to 6 weeks plus the
days maximum. II
C/M Schumann asked if there is any possibility of the RAP k�ei
turned down by the Office of Natural Resource Protection. I
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said it would be more likely
they would request certain modifications or additional
information.
City Manager Kelly said authorization is needed to move ahead la
fast track it. He said the long process does not serve the
interest of the City at all. He said the cost will be
approximately the same in either method and the City needs to g
it cleaned up and the timeframe is critical. He said he has a
many conversations with Mr. Berkowitz, his attorneys and his a
representatives. He said Mr. Berkowitz has changed his pos't''o
in this matter. He said he had first seemed to indicate that h
was not going to move and that he was protected. He said M
Berkowitz stated that he had been under the impression that t e
contamination was on the entire site and, as a result, he wasp
going to sit there because his attempts to market that site wlr
undermined and he could not do anything with the property. l
City Manager Kelly said he felt Mr. Berkowitz was taking ad a t
of the City's bad situation to offset the bad economy, whica is
not going to allow him to market the property. He said whe r
Berkowitz received the report and all other documentation, ae
realized that it was limited specifically to the site that'hev
is proposing to buy. He said Mr. Berkowitz said he does no
to get into a match with the City regarding this and would Like
move ahead as quickly as possible so that he can close with
Chevron.
City Manager Kelly said that Joe Keith, representative for
Chevron, has discussed this on several occasions and is ver
anxious to close on this. He said Chevron sees no problem ii
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this project.
Mayor Abramowitz requested that any indication on Mr. Berkowitz'
part of hesitancy be brought to Council immediately. He said
there are other alternatives which have not been used at present,
such as a stop payment on the loan.
City Manager Kelly said Mr. Berkowitz has indicated that he could
sell the property if it were clean. He said the City admits that
the entire property is not clean, but will be cleaned after the
RAP is approved and the course of action is taken. He said in the
2 - 3 months that was discussed, the property should be judged as
a clean site. He suggested at that time, if Mr. Berkowitz does
not close, the City stop payment immediately. He said he will
formally advise Mr. Berkowitz of this.
C/M Bender said a date certain has not been established as to when
the City will be in the position to turn the property over.
City Manager Kelly said if the Office of Natural Resource
Protection reviews and approves the RAP, which could take another
month, one month from then, it would take 45 days to get it
cleaned, which is a total of 3-1/2 to 4 months.
C/M Bender suggested Mr. Berkowitz be given this approximate
timeframe in writing. Discussion was held regarding this.
City Manager Kelly said Mr. Berkowitz has requested that he be
given a timeframe.
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3. a. DISCUSSION ,AND POSSIBLE ACTION on creating a budget for
Code violation cleanups.
b, creation of an account by the Finance
Department to provide funds to accommodate Code violation
cleanups. $10,000.00 will be transferred from Contingency
Account #001-872-588-975 with a present balance of
$348,462.00.
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APPROVED a. & b.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said the City occasionally
experiences Code violations which cannot be cleaned up in a timely
fashion requiring City Staff and/or its subcontractors to go in
and provide the clean up and then seek reimbursement through the
property owner or by liening the property. He suggested setting
an account through the Finance Department which would designate
funding in the amount of $10,000 for these unforeseen cleanup
situations utilizing the normal procedures to follow-up for
reimbursement to the City and that money would go back into the
General Fund or as designated by the Finance Department.
City Manager Kelly said there is no account on the books that
Assistant City Manager Couzzo can charge this money from.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said the City would attempt to
contact the property owner to voluntarily pay for this cleanup.
He said the City cleans up the property for public health and
safety when the property owner does not clean this up.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if the lien is only for the cleanup or also
for the legal work. Discussion was held regarding this.
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Assistant City Manager Couzzo said notification is sent to th
Finance Department showing all of the costs that were involve(
the City's work and whatever additional costs are involved ar
added on.
Mayor Abramowitz said he would like the language to indicate
all costs and expenses associated with the lien are incurred.
C/M Schumann asked why the money is being returned to the Gen
Fund if the money is coming from the Contingency Account.
Karen Lucca, Chief Accountant, said it is proper accounting t
have expenditures come from the Expenditure Account and re en
go into the Revenue Account.
Mayor Abramowitz asked why it should come out of the Legal
Department's budget if it is being returned because they av
expenditure when they .lien.
Ms. Lucca said all of this is the General Fund and City Ma�ag z
Kelly agreed. Discussion was held regarding the various f nd .
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said Public Works has no way to
for this because there has not been a way to budget for it.
C/M Rohr asked how many times this money is needed and Assist
City Manager Couzzo said it depends on Code compliance.
V/M Hoffman said the City does not have to wait until the z
is fully sold to foreclose on anything other than a private
residence because they are not covered by the Homestead Act.
3.a. V/M Hoffman MOVED to APPROVE the creation of a budge
for the code violations clean up, SECONDED by C/M Ro r.
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* 3.b. V/M Hoffman MOVED to APPROVE the transfer of $10,000
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* cleanup, SECONDED by C/M Rohr,
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4. on the purchase of a 198
Cargo Van for $8,900.00 and a 1989 Dodge D350 Dump Body for
$12,800,00.
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Assistant City Manager Couzzo said the purchase of vehicles was
discussed in the Special Council meeting on February 11, 19 1 a
there was money in the Retained Earnings Account that could a '1
be utilized for the purchase of vehicles. He said in trying to
utilize and maximize the funds as best as possible, used ve i l
were reviewed for a better price. He said there is a 1989 a g
D350 Dump Body vehicle for $12,800 that the City's Fleet 1
Supervisor and mechanics have reviewed and feel it would be in
City's best interest to purchase. He said the same is true fo,r
the 1989 GMC Cargo Van that would normally cost approximate y
$15,000 which is priced at $8,900.00. He said these are so..e
source individual vehicles that other dealerships cannot co pe
with because it would be difficult to find a 1989 Dodge D35 w'
32,000 miles on it with certain appointments on it for a price.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said this has been reviewed w th'
Purchasing Department who agree as long as other vendors ha e
listed on the purchase order.
V/M Hoffman asked if there is any type of warranty on these
vehicles.
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Assistant City Manager Couzzo said there is a 30-day warranty.
Discussion was held regarding the warranty.
C/M Schumann asked if the City would be paying the $189.75 dealer
service fee and Assistant City Manager Couzzo said, no.
C/M Schumann asked if all of the minor problems of the vehicle
would be corrected prior to possession by the City and Assistant
City Manager Couzzo said, yes.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if there is tax involved and Assistant City
Manager Couzzo said, no.
City Manager Kelly said he has discussed the sole source position
with City Attorney Ruf who is satisfied with this.
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C/M Rohr said the cost shown for a new truck would be $19,000 and
asked if a new truck should be pursued.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said $19,000 would be a minimum for
which the City might be able to purchase a new truck. He said
there was a Crew Cab which he would like to have presented to
Council which the City could purchase for $18,000 that normally
sells for $25,000. He said due to the fact that it has no mileage
on it, it has been determined the City would need to go to bid for
this item since it is over the $10,000 limit and is not a sole
source item. He said the City has limitations due to the Code.
He said he feels the dump truck is a very good buy at this price.
Discussion was held regarding this.
C/M Rohr said he feels that a new vehicle with no mileage and full
warranty costing the City only $6,000 more would be the
appropriate thing to do.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said the City is trying to maximize
the money. He said the 36,000 mile warranty on a new vehicle does
not apply approximately 90% of the time.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if any equipment on this vehicle would have
to be purchased separately for a new vehicle.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said the new trucks do not come
equipped. He said the flatbed truck would have to be purchased
and be sent to a fabricator to attach a purchased dump cylinder.
V/M Hoffman said the new cost on the purchase order should show
$25,000.00.
* C/M Bender MOVED to APPROVE the purchase of a 1989 GMC Cargo
* Van for $8,900 and a 1989 Dodge D350 dump body for $12,800,
* SECONDED by C/M Rohr.
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5. on the use and rates for the
use of the Tamarac Multi -Purpose Center.
FINAL ACTION*
Discussion was held with no action taken.
Mayor Abramowitz said he attended a Tamarac Elementary School
Advisory Board meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 1991. He said the
Board toured the Multi -Purpose Center. He expressed his
appreciation for the Multi -Purpose Center.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said this is a discussion regarding
utilization, resident and non-resident fees and deferred to V/M
Hoffman, liaison for the Parks and Recreation Board.
V/M Hoffman said there is a gymnasium, game room and exercise room
that are available for use by residents and non-residents. He
said Council needs to determine if the City wants to charge
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residents for the use of these facilities, if the City wan
charge non --residents more and if the City wants to purchas
identification card machine and sell I.D. cards to residen
show proof of residency. He said rates need to be determi
after Council determines how this is to be handled. He sa
are two rooms plus an arts and crafts room that would be a
for use by other than the children. He said it would have
determined what the City would want to charge for the use
rooms and who would utilize these rooms.
V/M Hoffman said each of the two rooms can handle up to 45
and the arts and crafts room can handle up to 60 people.
Council needs to determine what will be charged for the Re
Center. He recommended that the City charge for the use o
gymnasium. He said he wants to know if the City has the r
charge non-residents and not residents due to some of the
coming from a State grant. He said if the City has that r
feels the City should not charge residents and charge non-
residents a nominal amount such as $3.00 per day for the u
the facility.
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V/M Hoffman recommended Council consider the purchase of a ma
to issue identification cards so that the City can have proof
residency. He suggested charging the residents $1.00 per car
the non-residents $3.00 per card which would recoup the cost
the machine, which costs approximately $3,000.
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V/M Hoffman said he feels the smaller meeting rooms should be'', en
to the residents for evening use. He said discussion was helO in
the past regarding availability and rates for the meeting roopz.
Mayor Abramowitz said the athletic areas and the meeting r oml3 re
two separate issues and should be discussed separately. HE a3Red
if the Parks and Recreation Board has discussed this in thE pist.
V/M Hoffman said there have been many discussions regardin tiis.
V/M Hoffman recommended that residents pay nothing for the uso f
these facilities and non-residents pay a nominal fee of po si
$3.00 per day.
Mayor Abramowitz said the elementary school children will be
utilizing the facility during the day.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said the school has exclusive use of
only the gymnasium, coaches office and restroom and the two
restrooms on the north side of the building that are specificMy
for the use of the children from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. He s i
the children have no use of the game room, fitness room, 1 ck'r
rooms, arts and crafts room and the two multi -purpose rooms at Any
time.
Mayor Abramowitz said there was a suggestion made that the i y
could possibly get identification cards made without the ex e s
of purchasing a machine.
Judy Kitograd, resident, said the City has an I.D. Technici new
could easily I.D. the residents during various hours.
Mayor Abramowitz asked what the school age children would u�e If
after school hour use of the facility.
Ms. Kitograd said it is better to determine individual pass s
rather than family passes; therefore, any resident of the C I t
utilizing the facility would have their own I.D. card.
Mayor Abramowitz said all residents of the City have a righ
utilize this facility. He said he feels the facility shoul
able to accommodate all residents of Tamarac prior to openi
to non-residents. He said this will take some time to dete
the number of residents interested in utilizing the facilit
suggested that TAF handle this.
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when basketball teams are formed and some of the players are from
various other cities. Discussion was held regarding this.
C/M Rohr asked who would be staffing this and checking the
identifications.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said the facility will be staffed by
Parks and Recreation Staff members.
C/M Rohr asked if the footwear will be monitored and Assistant
City Manager Couzzo said, yes.
C/M Rohr suggested a decision be made immediately regarding the
I.D. system.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said Staff is currently checking
proof of residency to establish resident and non-resident usage.
C/M Rohr suggested limiting the facility to Tamarac residents who
may have guests and V/M Hoffman disagreed due to the State money
that helped fund the project. Discussion was held regarding
resident and nonresident usage.
Ms. Kitograd said the City cannot exclude non-residents; however,
the City does have the right to establish a fee basis. She
suggested that any resident with a resident pass or any student of
Tamarac Elementary School be excluded from a fee.
Mayor Abramowitz said he feels the City has the right to set
schedules. He suggested waiting a couple weeks to get some
experience of how the facility is going and V/M Hoffman attend a
meeting with the Parks and Recreation Board for their input on the
subject.
Ms Kitograd suggested the T.D. cards be priced at a higher rate
than $1.00 with the money going to the use of the facility, such
as replenishing of equipment or repairs. Discussion was held
regarding the rates of identification cards.
C/M Rohr suggested contacting the T.D. technician to find out how
many people she can accommodate and begin making these cards as
soon as possible. He suggested Council determine a price for
these cards.
Mayor Abramowitz said he feels this would be premature.
C/M Bender suggested getting some history of the facility prior to
any other step.
V/M Hoffman said he feels the I.D. cards should look different
from the City Employee cards.
Discussion was held regarding the I.D. cards.
C/M Rohr suggested setting the price of the cards at $3.00 per
child under 12 (resident), $5.00 per person over 12 (resident),
$5.00 per child under 12 (non-resident) and $10.00 per person over
12 (non-resident) per year. Discussion was held regarding this.
C/M Bender suggested researching the legality of fee structures
for the facility.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo suggested waiting until April 1,
1991 to begin any type of fee structure. He said a Resolution
could be drafted and any information can be gathered for the costs
involved. Discussion was held regarding this.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said he needs some direction on the
utilization of the multi -purpose rooms and the arts and crafts
room. He said the arts and crafts room can be used as a meeting
room at such times that it is not being used as an arts and crafts
room.
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Mayor Abramowitz said the City is inundated with requests f
adult community for meeting places. He said most of the cc
not allow any organizations of a national capacity to hold
meetings in the condo clubhouses. He said he feels they ce
expenses at a low fee structure.
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two rooms with separate fee structures. He suggested the fee
structure be set as follows: whole room at a price of $85.00 he
front half of the room with the kitchen at a price of $35. 0
the back half with no kitchen at a price of $25.00. He said
differential in price is necessary but he feels the City s ou
make the rate structure as inexpensive as possible to covex tle
expenses to provide this service. He said there are appro im t ly
200 organizations in the City who are looking for meeting zoors
that they can afford. He said careful scheduling needs to be
coordinated. He said a meeting generally is four hours to g.
Discussion was held regarding this.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said the current fee schedul� n
to be amended to accommodate the current needs.
Mayor Abramowitz said he feels that $50 for three hours is t
high for a half room. He said he feels the timeframe shou d
four hours for meetings.
City Manager Kelly said any monetary value should be based on
two hour increment.
C/M Rohr said the average meeting time is three hours for
minimum charge with a rate per hour added. Discussion was he
regarding the length of meetings.
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Mayor Abramowitz said there are more arguments when there are Acre
rules and regulations involved. He said everyone that hol s
meetings in these rooms must pay for the room.
C/M Schumann asked what the fees are for if the party util
the room does their own cleanup.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said the fees are for operational
expense such as for the air conditioning and lighting and the
personnel costs that are involved. He recommended using an h u ly
rate to accommodate the needs of everyone. Discussion was held.
V/M Hoffman suggested allowing one hour between meetings for
cleanup. Discussion was held regarding the length of time of!t e
meetings and the rates.
C/M Bender suggested getting some experience with this prior o
changing the fee structure from what it currently is.
C/M Schumann said the City cannot make a profit from this.
C/M Rohr asked how much the expenses are for these rooms an
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said the expenses are approxi ate y
$25.00 per hour.
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City Manager Kelly asked if non-residents will be allowed tD sll'
these meeting rooms.
Mayor Abramowitz said if there are profit organizations in
City and if there is room for non-residents, they would be
permitted.
V/M Hoffman asked how a national organization is determined
permitted to use the facility.
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organization. Discussion was held regarding this.
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C/M Rohr suggested gathering the rates on the various meeti g
places throughout the City for determination.
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Mayor Abramowitz said he feels this should be made as easy as
possible to provide a service to people who need it. Discussion
was held regarding this.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo said the Staff is available for
these rooms.
Mayor Abramowitz suggested the people requesting the meeting rooms
be contacted for a survey of the number of hours and people for
each of these meetings.
Assistant City Manager Couzzo asked what Council wants to do about
a fee schedule for the new facility until a resolution is
determined for an amended fee schedule.
Mayor Abramowitz said no meetings are to be held in the new
building until the Recreation Center has been booked.
6. appointing members to the
Board of Adjustment (tabled on 2/11/91).
FINAL ACTION,* RESOLUTION NO. R-91-37 - PASSED
APPROVED appointing Ben Goldberg and Maury Kramer as regular members of
the Board of Adjustment for terms to expire July 8, 1993.
Mayor Abramowitz said the City has not received too many
applications for the Board of Adjustment. He said Ben
Goldberg, Chairman, Maury Kramer and Alternate Maida
Goldstein have positions to be reappointed. He suggested
that the appointments for the two regular seats be made and
await more applications for the appointment of the two
alternate seats and all agreed.
C/M Schumann said as a liaison for that Board, he feels there
are several members on that Board that do not function
properly. He said he has detected that they have personal
vendettas. He said there was a builder, through no fault of
his own and through the economic position in the market, put
him at a stand still with nothing he could have done and
there were remarks that were uncalled for. He said he feels
that is not the correct attitude to have on a Board. He said
he would never vote for someone sitting on a Board that
portrays that attitude.
* Mayor Abramowitz NOMINATED Ben Goldberg, SECONDED by
* C/M Rohr.
* C/M Schumann NOMINATED Sherry Friedman, SECONDED by
* C/M Bender.
* C/M Schumann NOMINATED Maury Kramer, SECONDED by C/M Rohr.
VOTE FOR BEN GOLDBERG:
C/M Bender
- NAY
C/M Rohr
- AYE
C/M Schumann
- NAY
V/M Hoffman
- AYE
Mayor Abramowitz
- AYE
VOTE FOR SHERRY FRIEDMAN:
C/M Schumann
- AYE
C/M Rohr
- NAY
C/M Bender
- AYE
V/M Hoffman
- NAY
Mayor Abramowitz
- NAY
VOTE FOR MAURY KRAMER:
C/M Bender
- AYE
C/M Rohr
- AYE
V/M Hoffman
- AYE
C/M Schumann
- AYE
Mayor Abramowitz
- AYE
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C/M Bender said there are two vacancies to be filled.
Mayor Abramowitz said in a forthcoming meeting there will b
more applications from people who would like to be
alternates. He said at present there are two alternate seats
to be reappointed.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION regarding installation o
sidewalks and retaining walls at 5800 University Drive, the
MAINLANDS CENTER.
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dined by Consent and APPROVED.
V/M Hoffman said this is a project being handled by the County
they require Council approval prior to proceeding.
City Manager Kelly said there was an extensive lawsuit in past
years and this property has been turned back to Nick Cassas as
part of a settlement and he is in the process of working with
City and County. He said the County needs to install a sid wa
and the County needs to acquire a waiver from the City rega di
the developer fees.
C/M Bender MOVED to APPROVE the installation of sidewalks
and retaining walls at 5800 University Drive, SECONDED by
V/M Hoffman.
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ALL VOTED AYE
City Manager Kelly said the Municipal Parking Lot to the ea:
is full to capacity. He said Public Works has been receivir
requests for parking spaces. He said a waiting list will bE
maintained and people will be notified as space becomes
available. He said there may be complaints from people
regarding the parking problem.
V/M Hoffman asked if the parking lot at Visual Graphics is
full and City Manager Kelly said that is private space.
V/M Hoffman requested this space be researched and what they
charge for parking.
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Mayor Abramowitz asked that the fee structure be brought to
Council for parking. He said last year the City spent $8,0 0
repairing those fences.
V/M Hoffman said the fences are being torn down and the
recreational vehicles are being ridden early in the morning
City Manager Kelly said the police have waited and watched
for violations in that area; however, there are many ways fc
them to leave that area. He said the parking ticket fees
needs to be addressed by Council. He said Council should be
receiving correspondence in the near future. He said this
entails violations for parking fees and commercial vehicle
parking violations. He said he feels these fees need to be
raised. Discussion was held regarding parking violation
charges.
Assistant City Manager McDermott said she met with the
Broward County School Board Staff regarding the BACO grant.
She said the BACO grant is a $90,000 grant for the outdoor
learning center. She said the City is required to give
$30,000 of in -kind services. She said she will be
negotiating with them in the next few weeks to work out the
contract and what needs to be done and a construction
schedule. She said the School Board will be the contract
person in charge of the project; therefore, the City will nc
have the responsibility of handling the project.
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City Manager Kelly said he will be presenting to Council a
recommendation for a salary adjustment for Alan Levine,
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Supervisor of Public Works. He said part of the in -kind
services to the outdoor learning center is Mr. Levine's
salary. He said he feels with the responsibilities Mr.
Levine has absorbed in the past couple of years the
adjustment is overdue.
Mayor Abramowitz asked City Manager Kelly to speak with
Council regarding the litigation being handled by Chris
Carsky regarding the Veterans Park case.
C/M Schumann said Maury Kramer serves as Chairman of the
Insurance Advisory Board and Mayor Abramowitz said he is no
longer Chairman.
With no further business, Mayor Abramowitz ADJOURNED this meeting
at 3.10 p.m.
ORMAN ABRAMOWITZ,
MAYOR
CAROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
"This public document was promulgated at a cost of $167.46 or $3.72 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."
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APP VED AT MEETING OF
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