HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-01-20 - City Commission Workshop Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC
7525 Northwest 88 Avenue
Tamarac, Florida 33321-2401
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January 17, 1992
NOTICE OF WORRSEOP MEETING
CITY COUNCIL OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
Phone (305) 722-5900
Fax (305) 722-4509
There will be a Workshop Meeting of the City Council on Monday,
January 20, 1992, at 10:00 a.m. in the Conference Room #1, Tamarac
City Hall, 7525 N.W. 88 Avenue, Tamarac, Florida.
The Purpose of this meeting is as follows:
1. City Attorney „intgrviews .
a. Cleaning and painting of City Hall and Police Facility
b. Budget allocation of City Hall revenue
C. Towing franchise
The City Council may consider such other business as may come
before it.
In the event this agenda must be revised, such revised copies will
be available to the public at the City Council meeting.
Pursuant to Chapter 286.0105, Florida Statutes, if a person
decides to appeal any decision made by the City Council with
respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he
may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is
made which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which
the appeal is based.
Carol A. Evans
City Clerk
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THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON 7 HE BASIS OF HANDICAPPED STATUS
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CITY OF TAMARAC
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING
MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1992
(".ALL TO ORDER: Mayor Abramowitz called this meeting to order on
Monday, January 20, 1992, at 10:00 a.m. in Conference Room #1 of
Tamarac City Hall, 7525 Northwest 88 Avenue, Tamarac, Florida.
Mayor Norman Abramowitz
Vice Mayor Dr. H. Larry Bender
Councilwoman Diane Glasser
Councilman Henry Schumann
Councilman Irving Katz
ALSO PRESENT•
John P. Kelly, City Manager
Dina McDermott, Assistant City Manager
Carol A. Evans, City Clerk
Karen Jackson, Secretary
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Mayor Abramowitz said Esteban Miranda's interview has been
voluntarily cancelled.
David Feldheim
Mr. Feldheim said he is currently an Assistant City Attorney for
the City of Fort Lauderdale. He said he attended Nova Law School
in Broward County and graduated in December, 1985. He said he
worked for John Henning, former City Attorney of Tamarac, while he
was in school as a Law Clerk.
Mayor Abramowitz asked the number of Assistant City Attorneys the
City of Fort Lauderdale has and Mr. Feldheim answered there are
five assistants working full-time in the civil division and the
City Attorney has a part-time position.
Mr. Feldheim said Fort Lauderdale also has a City Prosecutor with
two assistants and a Police Legal Advisor.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if the City Attorney of Fort Lauderdale has
allocated any special aspect of the law to him for handling and
Mr. Feldheim said he handles mostly contracts and leases which
includes the Executive Airport, advising the Aviation Advisory
Board and Airport Staff.
Mr. Feldheim said he does anything which is given to him to handle
from zoning situations to public records.
C/M Katz asked if he had ever done any labor relations and Mr.
Feldheim said he is familiar with the issues, but Fort Lauderdale
has outside counsel for labor relations.
C/M Katz asked if he has ever been involved with negotiations with
any committee or board and Mr. Feldheim said he has been involved
with this through the airport and has been on the negotiating team
for leases of offices.
C/M Katz asked if he has had experience with annexations for
rezoning and Mr. Feldheim said conjunctively only.
C/W Glasser asked what Mr. Feldheim envisions his needs for
support in aiding him to work as the City Attorney for Tamarac and
Mr. Feldheim said he would first have to see what the scope of the
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work is and would possibly need an assistant or clerk in the
beginning. He said he would look at the law library and the
computerized West Law Legal Research program would be of great
assistance.
Mr. Kelly said the City has the equipment available to access West
Law.
C/W Glasser asked why Mr. Feldheim wants to work for the City of
Tamarac and Mr. Feldheim said he received his first experiences in
municipal law working for Tamarac, he is familiar with the people
and he feels he could be helpful.
C/W Glasser asked how long he has been working for the City of
Fort Lauderdale and Mr. Feldheim said since February 19, 1986.
C/M Schumann asked what type of litigation experience Mr. Feldheim
has and Mr. Feldheim replied he does landlord/tenant and Code
Enforcement cases.
C/M Schumann asked what is the criteria in Fort Lauderdale that
would cause the City to seek outside counsel and Mr. Feldheim said
when there is a specialty case, such as trademark law.
C/M Schumann asked if Mr. Feldheim has an outside practice and Mr.
Feldheim said it is not permitted.
C/M Schumann asked what Mr. Feldheim's hobbies and personal
interests are and Mr. Feldheim said he likes to read and travel.
C/M Schumann said this job is primarily a one-man operation and
asked if this frightens him at all and Mr. Feldheim said no, he
likes a challenge.
Mr. Feldheim said he is also a member of the United States
District Court, the Southern District of Florida, since 1989,
which means he can practice in Federal Courts.
Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. Feldheim's current salary and Mr.
Feldheim said it is approximately $50,000 including deferred
compensation of 12%, full health insurance benefits, and car
allowance.
Mr. Feldheim said in working for the City of Fort Lauderdale, two
attorneys share one secretary.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if Mr. Feldheim has checked the City of
Tamarac out and Mr. Feldheim said he worked for Tamarac from 1984
to 1985 and said he feels that the best place to get municipal
experience is with the City of Fort Lauderdale prior to branching
out to other cities.
Mayor Abramowitz asked why there is not a full-time City Attorney
on staff in Fort Lauderdale and Mr. Feldheim said it has always
been that way.
V/M Bender asked the budget for the legal department in Fort
Lauderdale and Mr. Feldheim said he could not say.
V/M Bender asked who prepares the budget and who submits the
information for the budget and Mr. Feldheim said the Office
Manager and one other attorney handle it.
Mr. Kelly asked Mr. Feldheim what qualities would he bring to the
table and Mr. Feldheim responded he feels he knows a wide area of
law sufficiently well, which is the kind of person needed to fit
into the position of City Attorney.
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Mr. Feldheim said what is needed is a support staff consisting of
a good secretary and a good computer. He said he works well with
other professionals.
Mr. Kelly asked in which areas would Mr. Feldheim be most likely
to look for outside assistance to come to a final decision for
Council on a particular item and Mr. Feldheim said perhaps for
personal injury litigation.
C/M Katz asked if the current Assistant City Attorney position
brings Mr. Feldheim in contact with the City Council or Mayor of
Fort Lauderdale or does he make his presentations to the Head of
his department and Mr. Feldheim said the work goes through the
City Attorney, but the assistants do interact with the Council and
Mayor.
C/M Katz asked if Mr. Feldheim would feel comfortable handling any
ordinances or other documentation that may be given to him and Mr.
Feldheim said, yes.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if Mr. Feldheim is under a contract and Mr.
Feldheim said no one is except the City Attorney.
V/M Bender asked if he has been involved with any subrogation in
order to get money back for the City and Mr. Feldheim said he is
constantly involved with lien discussions to try to get some money
from people who have Code Enforcement liens outstanding.
V/M Bender asked if Fort Lauderdale has a Risk Manager on board
and Mr. Feldheim said, yes, and the Risk Manager tries to settle
the problem and if not, it then goes to a private personal injury
law firm for litigation.
C/M Schumann asked if any of the assistants oversee the Risk
Manager and Mr. Feldheim said, no.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if there are different levels of assistants
and money involved with seniority and Mr. Feldheim said seniority
is basically how it works; he has the second most seniority in the
City at the present time.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if the allocation of the work is done by
the City Attorney and Mr. Feldheim said the work is assigned 100%
by the City Attorney. He said there is always an overflow of work
and he handles whatever is given to him.
Mayor Abramowitz thanked Mr. Feldheim for his attendance.
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Mayor Abramowitz RECESSED and RECONVENED this meeting at 11:35
a.m, with ALL PRESENT.
a. Cleaning and painting of City Sall and Police
Facility
Mr. Kelly said the bids are out for the cleaning and painting of
these facilities and the bids will be opened at the end of the
month. This will include a thorough pressure cleaning and painting
with a good quality of paint.
C/W Glasser asked how much was budgeted for this project and Mr.
Kelly said approximately $20,000.
Mayor Abramowitz suggested holding back a portion of the money in
order to make sure the work is done properly.
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C/M Schumann suggested extending the contract bond. C/M Katz said
the only time that the 10% retainage can be withheld is within 30
days, but the City should have a warranty bond. Discussion was
held regarding bonding of work to be done.
C. Towing franchise
Mr. Kelly said the towing franchise has not yet been advertised.
He said the City is looking for a towing company that provides
this service to the City in order to bring some money into the
City. He said there have been concerns in the past regarding the
rates. He said there is a possibility that the City will be in the
position to advertise by the end of January.
V/M Bender asked if the advertisement for the towing company will
have the specifics and Mr. Kelly said the requirements are very
specific.
V/M Bender suggested that the towing company be required to use
the tow trucks that place the cars on the truck rather than drag
it.
C/M Katz said he wants to be sure that the City is protected from
lawsuits dealing with the towing of cars. Further discussion was
held regarding the towing franchise possibilities.
b. Budget allocation of City Sall revenue
Mr. Kelly said the City has sold the old City Hall building and
the City is getting the $525,000, which is not currently budgeted.
He said in order to expend any of this money, public hearings must
be held to amend the budget and provide for whatever monies are to
be placed in this year's budget.
Mr. Kelly said Council may choose not to amend the budget at this
time. He recommended that this money not be placed in the budget
for operating expenditures, but for capital expenditures because
these are non -recurring expenditures.
Retention Ponds
Mr. Kelly said the key expenditure would be for the retention
ponds, requiring $160,000 which -would be an investment in the
future.
Street Lights
Mr. Kelly said it had been recommended that $90,000 be encumbered
for street lighting and the total cost for the lighting not being
provided by FP&L is approximately $113,000. He said Council needs
to makes a decision as to whether this money should be expended
over one year or a number of years.
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Mr. Kelly said $113,000 can complete the project possibly within
this fiscal year. He said a map is available which indicates where
this lighting is needed.
C/M Katz said the installation of the lighting is a non -recurring
expense; however, his concern is regarding the recurring expenses
this will produce. He said the City is paying for fuel consumption
and maintenance for each light. Discussion was held regarding the
cost for the lighting.
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Street Sweeping
Mr. Kelly said it had been recommended that $15,000 be expended
for street sweeping which is a one year cost and is a recurring
cost. He said the street sweeping will be done on all of the
streets within the City which have curbing. Discussion was held
regarding this.
C/W Glasser asked about certain sections of McNab Road where there
is no curbing and Mr. Kelly said these types of questions need to
be taken into consideration.
Sidewalks
Mr. Kelly said there was a recommendation for $25,000 for
sidewalks throughout the City.
Mayor Abramowitz said the voters did not vote against the
sidewalks but voted against the borrowing of one million dollars
for sidewalks. He said there are two areas in the City that do not
have a sidewalk on either side of the street. Discussion was held
regarding the sidewalk issue.
C/M Katz asked if Council is remiss in not allowing for some of
this money to be retained in the General Fund.
V/M Bender said he is uncomfortable in spending all of the
$525,000. He suggested that Council look at the mid -year budget
review and re-evaluate the monies that can be utilized which have
not been spent yet prior to spending this money.
C/M Katz said Council committed to pay half of the fire hydrant
expense with the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Mayor Abramowitz said there have not been any requests for
frivolous expenditures of the City's money.
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Mitchell Kraft
Mayor Abramowitz introduced Mitchell Kraft, applicant for the City
Attorney position, to the Council and Staff.
Mr. Kraft said he has worked in Broward County since December,
1984 and graduated from the University of Florida Law School. He
said prior to going to Law School, he was a psychologist working
for the City of Winter Park Mental Health Center. He said he is
originally from New York. He said his first job in the law field
was working for Eugene Steinfeld, the current City Attorney of the
City of Margate, as a part-time law clerk.
Mr. Kraft said he worked for the Broward State Attorney's office
for three years, starting out as a County Prosecutor, becoming a
Supervisor, moving to felony as a Trial Prosecutor and becoming a
Lead Prosecutor. He said he had been an in-house Assistant City
Attorney in the City of Hollywood for approximately a year
involved with litigation, labor, code, prosecution and other such
branches of the Law.
Mr. Kraft said he then worked for Josias and Goren for
approximately two years dealing with municipal and litigation
cases. He worked for Pembroke Pines, Oakland Park, Boynton Beach,
North Lauderdale and other cities and was involved with every
aspect of City Attorney work. He said he feels that he has a wide
range of experience in Law.
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C/W Glasser asked in which area Mr. Kraft would need legal
assistance and Mr. Kraft said in the bond and finance areas. He
said he has handled arbitrations, union negotiations and dispoint
action board.
C/W Glasser asked what type of aid Mr. Kraft would need in order
to fulfill his obligation as City Attorney and Mr. Kraft said a
law library and a Secretary to start and then an assessment would
be made for improvements.
C/W Glasser asked Mr. Kraft's current salary and Mr. Kraft said
his salary fluctuates because he is in practice for himself. He
said his salary at Josias and Goren was $54,000 per year, which
included vacation, car phone, expense account and health
insurance.
C/M Katz requested information regarding Mr. Kraft's experiences
with annexations and other legal situations.
Mr. Kraft said he was involved with the labor negotiations in
Pembroke Pines as well as being involved with the Board of
Adjustment and the zoning ordinances. He said he feels that being
a City Attorney means being able to get along with everyone.
V/M Bender asked if Mr. Kraft knows how much money is needed to
run the legal department for Tamarac and Mr. Kraft said when he
was in-house in Hollywood, he had nothing to do with the
preparation of the budget for the legal department. He said he
would need to work closely with Staff in the budget process.
C/M Schumann asked if Josias and Goren is considered to be outside
counsel to the cities they represent and Mr. Kraft replied, yes.
C/M Schumann asked what would be Mr. Kraft's determining factor as
to whether or not he would handle litigation in-house or request
outside counsel and Mr. Kraft said he would have to review the
facts of the case and know that he would be comfortable with the
final outcome. He said if it were a situation that would require
outside counsel, he would work closely with them on the case.
C/M Schumann asked if Mr. Kraft, working as the Assistant City
Attorney in Hollywood, had the opportunity to oversee the Risk
Manager and Mr. Kraft said the Risk Manager was supervised by the
City Manager.
C/M Schumann asked if Mr. Kraft prefers municipal law over a
general practice and Mr. Kraft said, yes.
Mayor Abramowitz said the City Attorney in Tamarac works under the
direction of Council, not the City Manager. He said Tamarac has a
decent law library and a Secretary. He said Tamarac has not
provided contracts for the City Manager or City Attorney in the
past and the salary is open for negotiation.
C/W Glasser asked how soon Mr. Kraft would be available if chosen
for the job and Mr. Kraft said he would need to finish some cases
he is working on but could be available fairly soon.
Mayor Abramowitz RECESSED at 11:35 a.m, and RECONVENED the
meeting at 11:40 a.m. with ALL PRESENT, except for V/M Bender,
who was called away from the meeting.
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Richard Graddock
Mayor Abramowitz introduced Richard Graddock, applicant for the
City Attorney position, to all who were present.
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Mr. Graddock said he has been in local government since 1981. He
said he worked for the City of Miami handling Federal Court
litigation and then worked for the Palm Beach County Attorney's
office as Assistant County Attorney and his responsibilities were
engineering, public works, and all litigation contracts that
emanated from those departments. He said he also worked with the
Fire Rescue Department.
Mr. Graddock said the Palm Beach County Attorney's office serves
more territory than in Broward County. He said he graduated from
Cornell University Law School and has done extensive private work
in New Jersey in 1978, then moved to South Florida.
Mr. Graddock said he has worked with every area of governmental
law with the exception of hands on experience with labor
relations.
C/M Schumann asked if Mr. Graddock prefers municipal law to
private practice and Mr. Graddock said, yes, because in municipal
law, there are less clients to be responsible for than in general
practice, which allows for a closer and more confidential
relationship.
C/M Schumann said this is basically a one-man operation with the
use of a Secretary and asked if this poses as a problem and Mr.
Graddock said Palm Beach County has paralegals to assist in the
work but the ultimate responsibility rests with the County
Attorney. He said West Law would be useful and C/M Schumann said
the City has it available for reactivation.
C/M Schumann asked what the deciding factor is by Palm Beach
County for utilizing outside counsel on certain litigation and Mr.
Graddock said anytime that a specific amount of expertise is
required on a specific case or situation, such as for zoning
situations regarding the airport as well as bond counsel to rule
on tax ramifications.
C/M Schumann asked if Mr. Graddock did any overseeing of the Risk
Manager and Mr. Graddock said, yes. He said the County was self -
insured until approximately 1986 and then went to Blue Cross/Blue
Shield of Florida. He said Risk Management was part of the
Engineering Department and part of his direct responsibility.
C/M Katz asked if Mr. Graddock could handle a situation if outside
counsel were not available and Mr. Graddock said he can always
refer to case law regarding specific situations.
Mr. Graddock said he handled some labor negotiations in Miami, but
it is not his Number One area.
C/M Katz asked about Mr. Graddock's experiences with planning and
zoning situations and Mr. Graddock said he handled the drafting of
any Charter amendments for the countywide Planning Council.
C/W Glasser said he has experience in Dade and Palm Beach County
but no experience in Broward and Mr. Graddock said he feels that
contacts are very important.
C/W Glasser asked what resources Mr. Graddock would need to
perform his duties as City Attorney and Mr. Graddock said West Law
is a very good tool to use and paralegals are a great source. He
said he would need to get a feel of the office to fairly answer
that question.
C/W Glasser asked Mr. Graddock's current salary and Mr. Graddock
said his salary when he left Palm Beach County was approximately
$86,000 plus $400 car allowance with all of the insurances.
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Mayor Abramowitz said the City Attorney works under the Council,
not the City Manager and at present, the City does not have
contracts with Staff and Mr. Graddock said he understood.
Mayor Abramowitz asked what the reason Mr. Graddock made the
transition from municipal government to private practice and Mr.
Graddock said there was a change in Staff in Palm Beach County.
Mayor Abramowitz thanked Mr. Graddock.
Mayor Abramowitz RECESSED at 12:15 p.m. and RECONVENED the
meeting at 1:20 p.m. with the following PRESENT:
Mayor Norman Abramowitz
Vice Mayor Dr. H. Larry Bender
Councilwoman Diane Glasser
Councilman Henry Schumann
Councilman Irving Katz
ALSO PRESENT.,
John P. Kelly, City Manager
Dina McDermott, Assistant City Manager
Chris Carsky, City Attorney
Carol A. Evans, City Clerk
Karen Jackson, Secretary
2. b. Budget allocation of City Hall revenue (continued
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Hurricane/Emergency Preparedness - storm shutters for City
Hall and Police Station
Mr. Kelly said the priority area for hurricane preparedness would
be the Police Station because that is where the Command Center/
Emergency Headquarters would be located. He said the estimated
cost would be approximately $100,000 for the City Hall, Police
Station and Fire Department.
C/M Katz asked if the City has insurance on the glass in City Hall
and Mr. Kelly said, yes. C/M Katz asked if the City has backup
generators to the BSO building and Assistant City Manager
McDermott said there are two separate generators.
Additional Matching Grants
Mayor Abramowitz said this is regarding $25,000 in additional
matching grants. He said the City gets an advantage by providing
the money for matching grants.
Ms. McDermott said at present, the City has $50,000 in the
matching grants account which was approved in the budget. She said
the City will be using approximately $26,000 for a grant project
agendized for the January 21, 1992 Council meeting. She said it is
anticipated that the balance of the money will be expended by
March, 1992, which does not leave any money available for future
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Ms. McDermott said when she applies for a grant, she states that
the City has the match available. She said she must show the State
immediately where the money is. She said the City obtained free
money for some of its projects last year and the money was rolled
over into the General Fund and went back to Fund balance.
Street Resurfacing
Mr. Kelly said the City has not done any street resurfacing in a
number of years. He said there are areas in the City that are in
need of this.
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Mayor Abramowitz asked if the City has the proper equipment to do
this and Mr. Kelly said this would require an outside contract. He
said $85,000 is not enough money to do anything substantive, but
the City needs to begin this resurfacing somewhere. Discussion was
held regarding this.
V/M Bender asked if the County has equipment that the City could
utilize to do this work and Mayor Abramowitz said it would be
better to have the job done properly.
C/M Katz suggested that the City get estimates on the cost to do
this work.
3. Natural GaS Agreement (between the City of Tamarac and the
City of Sunrise) to provide natural gas in the City of
Tamarac
Ms. McDermott said there was a question regarding the terms of the
agreement and the franchise fee issue.
Mayor Abramowitz asked how the City stands regarding the
possibility of this being selective taxation.
City Attorney Carsky said in reviewing this, she supports the
City's position in not being guilty of selective enforcement and
the ordinance is valid.
Discussion was held regarding the City of Sunrise fees being
lowered to encourage development in their City.
C/M Katz said the reason he supported the tax on bottled gas was
to make it easier to get natural gas into the City so that there
would not be competition.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if there are any objections to holding a 20
year contract with the City of Sunrise for the natural gas and C/M
Schumann asked what the other alternatives would be.
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C/M Katz asked if there is a natural escalation clause in this 20
year agreement and Ms. McDermott said the State Law limits the
amount that can be charged to 10% maximum. She said there is
language in the contract that states that if the rates in Sunrise
change, Sunrise must notify Tamarac.
Mayor Abramowitz asked about the boundaries and Ms. McDermott read
the boundaries as follows; The service area is bounded on the west
by the Sawgrass Conservation Levee area, on the east by University
Drive, on the south by Commercial Boulevard and on the north by
Southgate Boulevard. She said Sunrise will request expansion from
Tamarac when it is necessary and all agreed to this.
Ms. McDermott said Tamarac is not involved with the installation
of the natural gas system. She said Tamarac will have a franchise
fee on the gas, for which the end user will pay, and Tamarac is
paying Sunrise a percentage of the administrative fee. Discussion
was held regarding whether Tamarac wants to charge Sunrise for
using Tamarac's rights -of -way.
Mayor Abramowitz said if Sunrise does not want to pay Tamarac for
the right of using Tamarac's rights -of -way and this stipulation
will kill the issue, then it should be removed as part of the
contract. Discussion was held regarding the amount of money
Tamarac charges for various fees.
Mayor Abramowitz suggested that the contract be negotiated and all
agreed.
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4. Bus Bench Proposal by the Jaycees, to install bus benches
with advertising in the .City of Tamarac
Mr. Kelly said the Jaycees are requesting that the City permit
them to install more bus benches throughout the City for
advertising. He said this is being discussed with Sid Gold of
Public Advertising, Inc., to ensure that he would not be adverse
to this.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if the Jaycees offered the City money at
one time for this and Mr. Kelly replied yes. Discussion was held
regarding the background of the Jaycees.
Mayor Abramowitz requested more information regarding this, such
as how many benches they propose to put in the City.
5. Cellular phone tower proposal by Bell South Mobility for
alternate locations
Mr. Kelly said there were a few sites proposed by Bell South
Mobility one of which was the entire strip of land north of
Southgate along the canal. He recommended against this due to the
encroachment of the easement and the requirement of negotiations
with FP&L and the City, along with the proximity to the power
lines.
Mr. Kelly said the Sawgrass Expressway was another suggestion
which was turned down by Bell South Mobility who stated that it
was too far west. He said the Tamarac Sports Complex was a
suggestion that would not be accepted by the residents. He said
the site that is seriously being considered is at City Hall where
the existing tower is located at the BSO building.
Mr. Kelly said Bell South Mobility will replace the existing tower
with a bigger one. He said this will supply the City with $10,000
in revenue and the reception should be enhanced. Discussion was
held regarding the tower.
C/M Katz asked the height of this tower as opposed to the existing
tower and Mr. Kelly said it is almost double.
V/M Bender asked if the guide wires are going to take away parking
area and Mr. Kelly said there are no guide wires.
Mayor Abramowitz requested more information regarding guide wires
and the width of the area at the bottom.
C/M Schumann said the tower is 26 feet across the bottom and is
designed to collapse upon itself in the event of an emergency.
6. Suture Capital Projects. Items which have been discussed
but need to be addressed for necessity and priority
a. Senior Center
b. Fire Station
C. Veterans Memorial at Veterans Park
Mr. Kelly said monies are not currently budgeted for these items.
He said the expansion of the existing fire station has been
proposed but has not been funded.
Mayor Abramowitz said he understood that the Veterans Memorial was
self-sustaining.
C/W Glasser said the Veterans are looking to raise their own
funds. She said they will be bringing it to Council soon.
Mr. Kelly said none of these projects have been approved by
Council and are not currently in the Capital Plan, which would
need to be amended to provide monies for the projects.
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C/W Glasser said the Senior Center is a priority.
Mayor Abramowitz suggested that the City look for money for the
Senior Center and ALL AGREED.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if Council is in agreement to set aside the
expansion of the fire station and the Veterans Memorial and ALL
AGREED.
7. SCORE - Senior Council on Retired Executives - workshop
in Tamarac for small business owners. Joint program between
the City of Tamarac, the Chamber of Commerce and SCORE.
Mr. Kelly said SCORE is a great service agency which consists
entirely of volunteers. He said they volunteer their time to
existing businesses in an attempt to guide them to success. He
said discussion was held with members of SCORE and C/M Katz, Ms.
McDermott and himself. He said this service will be advertised in
the Tam -A -Gram and the Chamber of Commerce newsletter.
Mayor Abramowitz said this is a good service to the people.
Ms. McDermott said a workshop could possibly be scheduled for
April regarding this and ALL AGREED.
8. Ordinance requiring the City's bid documents for
construction contractor to include the City's contract
work to be performed by American Citizens or legal
aliens.
C/M Katz said he made a presentation to the Broward League of
Cities regarding the adoption of an ordinance that allowed for the
Building Department to inspect construction projects. He said the
City's Chief Building Official could check a 99 Form which would
be one of the requirements of a contract referring to legal and
illegal aliens.
Mayor Abramowitz said he understood that this was a discrimination
against minorities.
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C/M Katz said that was a publication in the Sun Sentinel newspaper
regarding an attorney looking for the green cards. He said this
attorney's position was that it was discrimination against the
people who could not get a green card for whatever reason.
Mayor Abramowitz said he does not know if any City official has
the right to do something like this. He said he has no problem
with the concept.
Ms. Carsky said Broward County has incorporated this language,
which presumably means that their legal staff reviewed and
researched it.
C/M Katz said there are a couple of changes that should be made
from what Pembroke Pines has, such as the word, "citizen" which
does not specify, "U.S. citizen". He said it states that they be
legal aliens at the least.
Ms. Carsky said this does not have to be done by ordinance, but
can be inserted into the contracts. Discussion was held regarding
this and the enforcement aspects of it.
Mayor Abramowitz requested that the City Attorney provide the
legal ramifications of enforcement if this is adopted.
C/M Katz said his concern is with illegal aliens.
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9. Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Outdoor Learning
Center. BECO Grant Suggested Date: Friday, February 14, 1992
at 9:30 a.m.
Ms. McDermott said this is the Outdoor Learning Center for which
land clearing will begin on February 3, 1992. She said there is a
Ground Breaking Ceremony set for February 14, 1992 at 9:30 a.m.
sponsored by Tamarac Elementary School.
Ms. McDermott said the Tri-City Commercial Recycling Kick-off is
scheduled for February 3, 1992 at 8:15 a.m. at Lauderhill City
Hall.
Mr. Kelly said the City issues service awards to the employees. He
said research has been done on the possibility of issuing license
plates at a cost of $2.73 each in a quantity of 100 rectangular
plates or the oval shaped at a cost of $2.38. He suggested the
City could sell these.
10. Lease with Pompano Beach for Waste Water Treatment
Capacity
Mary Blasi, Finance Director, said the City is in a situation with
Broward County Utilities where the City, as of March 1, 1992, will
be entering their Square One arrangement. She said in
contemplating the Square One arrangement, the City entered into
lease agreements with Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach in 1986.
She said Pompano Beach's lease agreement expired on December 13,
1991 and Deerfield's on December 31, 1991.
Ms. Blasi said Pompano Beach advised the City that the lease had
expired, but the City cannot use the Broward County's Square One
agreement until March 1, 1992. She said Square One states that the
City has to go back to the first day and pay all of the debt
service on the capacity that the City will not have at the plant.
Ms. Blasi said the City did the same thing with Pompano Beach and
Deerfield, which means that the City is paying debt service twice,
but there is no way to get around it.
Ms. Blasi said she met with Broward County and informed them that
the City does not need the total 3.0 m.g.d.'s that was needed in
the past. She said she had asked if the City could get around it
for the two months without a penalty. She explained the
conversation held between her and the representative of Broward
County.
Ms. Blasi said she sent a memo to City Attorney Ruf regarding
this. She said Pompano Beach wants to increase their monthly fee
from $7,900 to $28,000.
C/M Schumann asked what the 1.8 million dollars covers and Ms.
Blasi said the City currently owns 3.5 m.g.d.'s in the plant and
as of March 1, 1992, the City will leasehold or technically own
7.0 m.g.d.'s which is for waste water treatment and transmission.
Further discussion was held regarding this.
C/M Schumann asked what the City will be owing Broward County on a
monthly basis and Ms. Blasi said the City will owe the debt
service based on the 7.0 m.g.d.'s, which will be higher than
previously paid. She said the City has been reserving the 1.8
million dollars over the years for Square One, which will be paid
and the City's debt service will probably be equal to what has
been reserved for Square One.
C/M Schumann asked how many other cities are involved in this and
Ms. Blasi said 8 or 10.
Mayor Abramowitz asked how Tamarac stands with Pompano Beach with
the two months being fought over and Ms. Blasi said the City needs
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2 m.g.d.'s, which can be obtained from Deerfield and Pompano Beach
or the City can tell Broward County that the City wants the
penalty, which is whatever debt service would be paid if owned.
Further discussion was held regarding this.
Ms. Blasi suggested that the City inform Pompano Beach that the
City is willing to pay $7,900 or it will be paid to Broward County
and Mr. Kelly agreed.
C/M Katz suggested that the $7,900 be sent to Pompano Beach and
Mr. Kelly agreed.
C/M Schumann requested that the legal ramifications be
investigated prior to sending this and Ms. Carsky agreed.
Mayor Abramowitz RECESSED this meeting at 2:55 p.m. to be
continued on Tuesday, January 21, 1992 at 9:30 a.m.
Carol A. Evans, City Clerk
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