HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-02-08 - City Commission Workshop Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC
CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1999
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Schreiber called the workshop to order on Monday, February
8, 1999, at 9:30 a.m. in Conference Room #1 of Tamarac City Hall, 7525 NW 881n
Avenue, Tamarac, Florida.
PRESENT: Mayor Joe Schreiber, Vice Mayor Larry Mishkin, Commissioner John E.
McKaye, Commissioner Karen L. Roberts and Commissioner Marc L. Sultanof.
ALSO PRESENT: Robert S. Noe, Jr., City Manager, Mitchell S. Kraft, City Attorney and
Carol Gold, City Clerk.
Mayor Schreiber referred to a newspaper article that appeared in the Sunday,
February 7, 1999 Sun Sentinel, where Tamarac fire inspections were discussed.
He recommended hiring additional inspectors, if needed.
2. Pension Board — Presentation: Thelma Fagelbaum, Pension Board
Representative, and Robert Sugarman, Pension Board Attorney gave a
presentation on the different aspects of the City's Employee Pension Board.
1. Temporary Employees — Vice Mayor: Vice Mayor Mishkin questioned
the use of temporary employees by the City, and Maria Swanson, Personnel
Director gave a presentation.
3. CDBG Application — Utilities: Mike Woika, Utilities Director gave a
presentation, and there was discussion about the Community Development Block
Grant proposed project to replace the remaining septic tanks in Tamarac with
sewers.
4. 2110/98 Agenda Items:
(a) Hartman Annual Report — Utilities: Mike Woika, Utilities Director
gave a presentation.
S. Surety Bonds — Utility Deposits: There was discussion about replacing
utility deposits in condominiums with surety bonds. Sid Frayden, Lakes of
Carriage Hills, spoke about refunding the utility deposit to Lakes of Carriage Hills,
and there was discussion about the possible financial impact to the City if
deposits were refunded to all condominiums.
6. Water Billing — Commissioner Roberts: Commissioner Roberts said the
utility bill produced by the HTE system does not show history and late
charges. Peggy McGarrity, Finance Director said she would look into the
billing program and return to the Commission at a later date with additional
information.
7. Elimination of Boards and/or Committees — Vice Mayor: Vice Mayor
Mishkin suggested eliminating boards and/or committees that do not conduct
business on a regular basis, and asked for an expression of interest to place
an ordinance on the February 10, 1999 Commission meeting agenda to
accomplish that. The expression of interest showed a desire to place the
ordinance on the February 24, 1999 Commission meeting.
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7. Evaluation of City Attorney and City Manager — selecting time and
place: Due to time constraints, this item was deferred to the next Commission
workshop.
Jim Budzinski, Fire Chief discussed the Sun Sentinel newspaper article regarding
fire inspections, and explained the reason for the deficiency in inspections is due
to the lack of depth in the department. Chief Budzinski said he now has 2
inspectors and could use 2 more to effectively provide the inspection service and
continue with education services.
City Manager Noe said there will be a swearing in of the new Commission on
March 16, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. There will be a volunteer's lunch in March, the
exact date to be announced later, and Job Shadow Day (date to be announced)
from 8:30 a.m. —11:00 a.m. The City has taken a booth at the Kings Point Adult
Expo, to be held on February 27-28, 1999, and there are openings for people to
man the booth.
There being no further business, Mayor Schreiber adjourned the workshop
meeting at 12:02 p.m.
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Carol Gold, C C/AAE
City Clerk
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