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Home My WebLink About1991-05-06 - City Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes@x- ۥa�� 0 �0 0 �0 �0 �0 �0 �� - Aɓɓ ɓ ɓ ɓ ɓ ɓ ɓ ɓ ɓ ɓ ɓ ɓ ɓ ɓ ɓ 4 �� C ity Council Workshop� �� > �> �> �> �> �V �l 5/6/91/PP Page 1 CITY OF TAMARAC CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MONDAY, MAY 6, 1991 CALL TO ORDER : Mayor Abramowitz called this meeting to Order on Monday, May 6, 1991 at 9:30 a.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall. PRESENT : Mayor Norman Abramowitz Vice-Mayor Dr. H. Larry Bender Councilman Henry Schumann Councilwoman Diane Glasser ABSENT AND EXCUSED : Councilman Irving Katz ALSO PRESENT : Kelly Carpenter, Director of Community Development Phyllis Polikoff, Secretary ************************************************************************ Mayor Abramowitz said the purpose of the meeting is to interview applicants for the Planning Commission. Mayor Abramowitz said the Council Chamber was very uncomfortable for this Meeting and suggested moving to the Council Conference Room. The Workshop Meeting reconvened at 9:35 a.m. All those who were present in Council Chamber are present now. ******************************************************************* Mayor Abramowitz called Abe Garr into the Conference Room and introduced him to those in attendance. Mr. Garr prepared an opening statement and read it aloud. In it, Mr. Garr stated he presently is the President of the largest civic association in the City. He said he served on the Redistricting Committee with Councilwoman Glasser. He was an Alternate on the Planning and Zoning Board last year. He also handed out an article which recognized his past accomplishments which included the design and plans of the first public playground built in the City of New York without City, State or Government financial assistance. Kelly Carpenter said Mr. Garr, in his prepared statement, answered her first question which was did Mr. Garr ever serve on a Planning Commission, Zoning Board, or Board of Adjustment. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Garr what experience he would bring to the Planning Commission which would help make better Planning decisions. He said he had already stated what he had done in the past and Ms. Carpenter was aware of certain positions he took. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Garr to describe what the role of the citizen, or the public, is at a Planning Commission Meeting. He said the public has concerns about what goes on in the City and the public's point of view must be heard. He said what the public says has to be thoroughly examined to see if the laws are adhered to. Kelly Carpenter told Mr. Garr there would be a four-hour training session before sitting on the Planning Commission and questioned whether he would be willing to participate. He said he would be available and when he was an Alternate, he sat in on many Meetings to learn as much as he could about what was going on. He said he brought home the City Code Book and read it thoroughly to digest its contents. City Council Workshop 5/6/91/PP Page 2 Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. Garr what his feelings would be if an applicant presented a project which the Member found to be objectionable. He said the Code specifies the applicant was within his rights. Mr. Garr said nothing is above the law which takes preference above the personal preference and desires of an individual. He said the law must be adhered to and if there is no law, there is no society. Councilman Schumann asked Mr. Garr if he was interested in environmental growth in the City and what would that be. Mr. Garr said anyone who is involved with the City Council or in a civic association should be concerned with the growth of the City. Mayor Abramowitz thanked Mr. Garr for attending. ******************************************************************* Mayor Abramowitz called Sam Levine into the Conference Room. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Levine if he had ever served on a Planning Commission, Zoning Board, or Board of Adjustment and if so, what was his role and what experience did he bring with him. Mr. Levine said he was on the Planning and Zoning Board for seven years and served as Vice-Chairman for several years. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Levine what experience he would bring to the Planning Commission which would help the City make better Planning decisions. Mr. Levine said he is presently a member of the American Society of Interior Designers and was so for the past 45 years. He said he was a builder in New York as well as Florida. He said he was very knowledgeable about Planning and Zoning in the City because he was on the Board for seven years. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Levine to describe the role of the public or the citizen at a Planning Commission Meeting. Mr. Levine said the public is to adhere to the Code and everything it designates, the public follows. Ms. Carpenter clarified her question to specify the role of the resident who comes before the Planning Commission. Mr. Levine said the public has a right to voice their opinions when they find there is something offensive which affects their particular area. He mentioned a project which caused the public to voice their opinions loud enough for the Planning Commission to vote against it. He said if the public's voice is loud enough, it can sway the Planning Board. Kelly Carpenter told Mr. Levine there would be a four-hour training session before the Planning Commission sits and would this present a problem to Mr. Levine. He said there would be no problem with this. Mayor Abramowitz told Mr. Levine he had already answered one of the questions the Mayor was going to ask and Mr. Levine's answer made Mayor Abramowitz very unhappy. Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. Levine what his feelings would be if an applicant came before him with a project which fell within all the specifications in the Code. Mayor Abramowitz said the project is thoroughly proper and legal but this Member and the neighbors would be quite uncomfortable with it. Mr. Levine said he would have to follow the Code. He said he would not be swayed by the people. Mr. Levine mentioned a project which the Board voted on 4-to-1 and he voted against it. Vice-Mayor Bender asked Mr. Levine how he would personally react and Mr. Levine said he would have to go with the Code. Mayor Abramowitz thanked Mr. Levine for attending. ******************************************************************* Mayor Abramowitz called Harry Mayer into the Conference Room and introduced him to those in attendance. City Council Workshop 5/6/91/PP Page 3 Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Mayer if he had ever served on a Planning Commission, Zoning Board, or Board of Adjustment before, and if so, what was his role and his experience. Mr. Mayer said he had never served on a Board. He said prior to his leaving New York, he was to serve on a community Planning Board but that never came about because he retired and moved out of the City. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Mayer what experience he would bring to the Planning Commission which would help to make better Planning decisions. Mr. Mayer said he worked from 1965 for the City of New York as a Director, Chief Inspector, and Supervising Inspector of the Division of Demolition. He said he covered the five boroughs on demolition of commercial properties as well as working with the Board of Education on the same basis. He said he was also involved with developed and undeveloped land within the City as well as doing estimates on City contracts. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Mayer how he saw the role of the public, or the citizen at z Public Commission Meeting. Mr. Mayer said he saw very slow development of undeveloped land and light industry in the City. He said he did not know enough about the zoning in the City but said the City is falling below the development and growth of the City of Sunrise and Plantation. Kelly Carpenter clarified her question and asked Mr. Mayer how he saw a resident in attendance at a Planning Commission Meeting as opposed to the applicant who comes to the Meeting with a project. Mr. Mayer said a resident who comes before the Commission is looking for the Planning Commission to do things such as zoning or rezoning, or having an area cleared up in certain areas. He said if he were to come before the Commission, it would be for the purpose of the area where he lives. Kelly Carpenter told Mr. Mayer about a four-hour training session she would like to see implemented before the new Planning commission sits. She asked him if it would be in his schedule would he participate. He said it would be a pleasure. Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. Mayer what his feelings would be if a petitioner came before him with a project which met all the criteria and complied with the Code but was personally against what this Member agreed with or in opposition to how the neighborhood felt. Mr. Mayer said there were two different aspects; the people who are opposed to the project and the applicant with the project. He said he would have an obligation to the person who submits the project as well as an obligation to listen to the public who are opposed to the project and why they feel the way they do. Mayor Abramowitz gave an example that Ms. Carpenter has done all the research and back-up for a particular project and she tells Planning and Zoning that the project falls or does not fall within the City Code and the petitioner has met or has not met all the requirements. Mayor Abramowitz said the petitioner does all that is legal and permissible but Mr. Mayer as well as the neighbors are unhappy with this project. Mayor Abramowitz wanted to know what Mr. Mayer's obligation is to the Board. Mr. Mayer said his obligation would be to the people of the area. Mayor Abramowitz gave another example and tells Mr. Mayer that the petitioner, having every right to do what has been denied, sues the City. Mr. Mayer said it was very hard to make a prediction unless the person had the actual facts. He said if he were on a Board, he would have to know every facet and detail of how the Board works and how the City works and said he cannot do this until he is put on a Board. Mayor Abramowitz thanked Mr. Mayer for attending. ******************************************************************* Mayor Abramowitz called Norman Sutel into the Conference Room and introduced him to all in attendance. City Council Workshop 5/6/91/PP Page 4 Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Sutel if he had ever served on a Planning Commission, Zoning Board, or Board of Adjustment and if so, what was his role. Mr. Sutel said he had not. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Sutel what other experience he would bring to the Planning Commission Meetings to help them make better decisions. Mr. Sutel said he has worked 15 years in administration as well as being in public relations and speaks six languages. He said he wanted to do something for the City and this was the best opportunity for him to do so. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Sutel what he thought the role of the citizen or the public is at a Planning Commission Meeting. Mr. Sutel said he had no idea. Ms. Carpenter reiterated the question to find out from Mr. Sutel if he was a Planning Commissioner and the residents were at a Planning Commission Meeting, what they would be there for. Mr. Sutel said they would be there to ensure there would be better living conditions for the City and better communication with the City officials. He said it was team work and working people united make a good government. Kelly Carpenter told Mr. Sutel a four-hour training session was being proposed and might be implemented before the new Planning Commissioners would sit on the Commission. Ms. Carpenter asked if this would present a problem to Mr. Sutel and he said it would not. Mayor Abramowitz placed a hypothetical situation before Mr. Sutel stating that a petitioner would come before the Planning and Zoning Commission and this individual meets all the requirements of the Code and the Law. Mayor Abramowitz said the petitioner now comes before the Planning and Zoning Board with the project which Mr. Sutel as well as the community finds personally disagreeable. Mayor Abramowitz said Kelly Carpenter would come before the Planning Commission with her report and findings. Mayor Abramowitz told Mr. Sutel he would have already seen the report which was given to him in advance of the Meeting. Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. Sutel how he would handle this petitioner. Mr. Sutel said he would work with the City Council and authorities to find out why they did not like the project. Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. Sutel where he lived and Mr. Sutel said "Woodlands". Mayor Abramowitz told Mr. Sutel about a project to widen Rock Island Road which has been discussed many years and this project is adjacent to Mr. Sutel's property and Mr. Sutel is quite angry with this project. Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. Sutel what he would do since Mr. Sutel has voiced his negative comments about this project. Mr. Sutel said he would let his conscience guide him. Councilman Schumann asked Mr. Sutel what other languages he spoke in addition to the languages he already indicated on his application. Mr. Sutel said he spoke French and Portuguese. Councilwoman Glasser said instead of the hypothetical project in the area of The Woodlands, the project would be by Rings Point and the residents at Rings Point do not want this project. Councilwoman Glasser asked Mr. Sutel how he would handle this situation and Mr. Sutel said he would study the project and the paperwork it involved. He said he would speak to the people to find out why they did not want the project. Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. Sutel if he would take into account the petitioner has all rights under the Law because said petitioner has complied with all the requirements. Mayor Abramowitz told Mr. Sutel the petitioner is not coming before the Planning Commission to ask if he or she has a right to do the project. Mayor Abramowitz said the petitioner has the right to do the project but the Law said before the petitioner can engage in what he plans to do, he or she must come before the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Sutel said even though the petitioner has the right to do the project, that does not give him the right to do the project. Mr. Sutel said it is up to the the City to grant him that approval. Mayor Abramowitz thanked Mr. Sutel for attending. City Council Workshop 5/6/91/PP Page 5 ******************************************************************* Mayor Abramowitz called Irwin Goldwein into the Conference Room and introduced him to all in attendance. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Goldwein if he ever served on a Planning Commission, Zoning Board or Board of Adjustment before and if so, what his role and experience were. Mr. Goldwein said he had never served on any type of Board before. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Goldwein what other experience he would bring to help the Planning Commission help the City make better decisions. Mr. Goldwein said he served as an Attorney dealing with real estate involving litigation and closings. He said he dealt with legal matters involving injunctions, changes in assessments, and variations in zonings. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Goldwein what the role of the citizen or the public is at a Planning Commission Meeting. Mr. Goldwein said this individual would be there to state his case and for the Planning Commission to see where the resident fits into the picture. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Goldwein if he had a whole morning available where a training session could be set up for all the new Planning Commissioners. Mr. Goldwein said he had this time available. Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. Goldwein his feelings if a petitioner came before the Planning and Zoning Commission with a project which met all the requirements of the Law and the Code. Mayor Abramowitz told Mr. Goldwein that not only did he oppose this project but the vehemently opposed this project as well. Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. Goldwein how he would handle this situation and Mr. Goldwein said if the matter was legal in that the courts would uphold the petitioner, he would have to go along with the petitioner regardless of how the Planning Commissioners or the community felt. He said he would probably try to influence the Commissioners in some way to see both sides but he said he would not want to get into a legal hassle which would take many years to resolve and cost money as well. Councilman Schumann said Mr. Goldwein's application indicated 18 years as an arbitrator for the New York City Civil Courts and the American Arbitration Association. Councilman Schumann said in arbitration, the person must follow the letter of the law. Councilman Schumann wanted to know if there was any leeway insofar as arbitration was concerned where an issue could be "skirted" to make a decision. Mr. Goldwein said arbitration is different from many of the courts because the decision of the arbitrator is final and binding except if fraud was involved. He said with this exception, there is no appealing the arbitrator's decision. He said the arbitrator, unlike a court of law, can take in hearsay evidence for whatever it is worth and the courts cannot do this. He said the arbitrator makes a decision accordingly by weighing all the evidence and the arbitrator rules accordingly. Mr. Goldwein said he not only served in the court as an arbitrator for many years but he was also an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. Mayor Abramowitz thanked Mr. Goldwein for attending. ******************************************************************* Mayor Abramowitz called Zaharia Levy into the Conference Room and introduced him to all in attendance. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Levy if he ever served on a Planning Commission, Zoning Board or Board of Adjustment before. Mr. Levy said he had not. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Levy what other experience would he bring to the Planning Commission which would help the City make better Planning decisions. Mr. Levy said he was familiar with plans because he was in the construction business for over 35 years and dealt with all phases of the plans. He said he was in charge of City Council Workshop 5/6/91/PP Page 6 drawing up, designing and installing heating and ventilation systems. He said he was knowledge-able in reading plans and was an advisor in making renovations. He said he also did mechanical work and was a sheet metal worker and a welder who worked on the core of a nuclear plant in New York. He said he was a supervisor on installations involving building and construction. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Levy what he felt the role of the public or the citizen was at a Planning Commission Meeting. Mr. Levy said he did not understand the question so Ms. Carpenter rephrased it and asked him if a resident had a role or function in front of the Planning Commission. Mr. Levy said the resident would listen to what a petitioner brought before the Planning Commission and have it inspected and approved. Mayor Abramowitz told Mr. Levy the citizen, as stated by Kelly Carpenter, referred not to the petitioner but to the resident who came to a Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting. Mr. Levy said the resident would be there to ask questions. Kelly Carpenter told Mr. Levy that a four-hour training session would be implemented before the new Planning Commissioners were seated and would this present a problem to Mr. Levy. He said he had no problem with this. Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. Levy a hypothetical question involving a petitioner who comes before the Planning Commission with a project. Mayor Abramowitz said the petitioner has met all the requirements and the project has been approved but this project is objectionable to the community as well as by him personally. Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. Levy what would his role be on the Planning Commission and how would he handle this situation. Mr. Levy said if the petitioner met all the requirements and there was nothing illegal about the project, he would vote for it. Councilman Schumann said that in reading his application, Mr. Levy had some design and drafting experience and he also worked with blueprints. Councilman Schumann asked Mr. Levy if he would have any problem in looking at an architect's site plans or plat. Mr. Levy said the blueprints are used to design heating and ventilation systems to know where and where not to go regarding pipes and electrical and plumbing lines. Councilman Schumann asked Mr. Levy if he was familiar with easements of the electric company or the gas company. Mr. Levy said he was not and would have to brush-up on this. Councilman Schumann told Mr. Levy he probably would not run a line along an easement or through an easement which belonged to the electric or gas company. Mr. Levy said he absolutely would not unless room was provided, and sometimes it was. Mayor Abramowitz thanked Mr. Levy for attending. ******************************************************************* Mayor Abramowitz called Anthony Silvestri into the Conference Room. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Silvestri if he ever served on a Planning Commission, Zoning Board or a Board of Adjustment before, and if so, what was his experience and his role. Mr. Silvestri said he served two years on the Planning Commission and during that time, he gave the Commission some of his 60 years of construction experience. He said he was acquainted with the City and its land. He said he was acquainted with plans and spent 40 of his 60 years as a Code Reader and a Code Teacher. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Silvestri if he wanted to add anything else regarding what other experience he would bring to the Planning Commission which would help the City make better Planning decisions. Mr. Silvestri said he has sat at many City meetings and as he watched the City grow, he said there would be a problem on industrial set-ups with Land Section 7. He said this is why he submitted his application to come back to the Planning Commission. Mr. Silvestri said possibly more than 20,000 residents will be City Council Workshop 5/6/91/PP Page 7 moving into Tamarac and he was prepared and ready to assist the City. He said as the City grew, some of the older sections were to be inspected again and he said some changes would have to be made. He said the Planning Commission should be ready to handle the reinspections. Kelly Carpenter asked Mr. Silvestri what he felt the role of the public or the citizen was at a Planning Commission Meeting. Mr. Silvestri said the role of the citizen involves the Comprehensive Plan which is State Mandated and the citizen must be at a Meeting when this is discussed. He said even though the City has an approved Comprehensive Plan, the Plan still needs to be updated. He said the residents have to be notified anytime the Commission works on it. Kelly Carpenter told Mr. Silvestri the City wanted to continue training and he said he had some experience with the training. She said a four-hour training session would be implemented before the new Planning Commissioners were seated and asked if he would have a problem with this. He said he would have no problem with this. He said no individual should be appointed to a Board and not know anything about it. Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. Silvestri what his feelings would be if a petitioner came before the Planning Commission with a project which met all the requirements in the Code. Mayor Abramowitz said the project would be built in an area adjacent to where Mr. Silvestri lived and Mr. Silvestri as well as the community objected to it. Mayor Abramowitz asked Mr. Silvestri to describe the function of the Planning Commission. Mr. Silvestri said the function was to see that no opposition would be brought into the City by the petitioner in its expansion. He said if the project was not detrimental to the City, it did not matter if he or the community did not want this particular project. He said the project would have to be approved. Mayor Abramowitz thanked Mr. Silvestri for attending. ******************************************************************** Mayor Abramowitz called Alfred Wald into the Conference Room. Kelly Carpenter asked Dr. Wald if he ever served on a Planning Commission, Zoning Board or Board of Adjustment before and if so, what was his role and experience. Dr. Wald said he had not. He said he served for eight years on the Building and Planning Committee for the Woodlands Country Club Board. He said he served on the House Committee and is presently the Chairman of the Architectural Control Committee which takes care of all deed restrictions, zoning, code enforcement and everything else pertaining to the Woodlands. Kelly Carpenter asked Dr. Wald to describe what other experience he had which could be brought to the Planning Commission to help the City make better decisions. Dr. Wald said in 1938 he worked for an engineering firm as a surveyor. Dr. Wald said after he came out of the military service, he went into real estate development, management and building. Dr. Wald said when he came to Florida, he became involved for nine years with the City and served on the Tam-A-Gram Committee. He said he served on the Investment Advisory Board for two years and the Charter Board for four years. He said he has the City's interest at heart. Kelly Carpenter asked Dr. Wald what he thought the role of the citizen or the public is at a Planning Commission Meeting. Dr. Wald said it was to have them express their opinions and give input as to what they think should be done. He said he did not believe any group of individuals should influence-the Planning Commission regarding what the Planning Commission thinks is the proper thing to do. He said the primary interest of the Planning Commission is to determine what is good for the City and not what is good for a particular group of people. Kelly Carpenter told Dr. Wald the City plans to implement a four-hour training session for new Planning Commissioners before they are seated and would he be able to participate. Dr. Wald said he had City Council Workshop 5/6/91/PP Page 8 all the time in the world. Mayor Abramowitz told Dr. Wald about a hypothetical situation wherein a petitioner came to the Planning Commission with a project which had been approved according to the Code and the requirements. Mayor Abramowitz said the project was to be adjacent to where Dr. Wald lived and he as well as the neighboring community are very opposed to this project. Mayor Abramowitz asked Dr. Wald to advise the role of the Planning Commission. Dr. Wald said if the petitioner has a legal right to do the project because all the requirements have been met, he believes it is difficult to deny the petition. He referred to his position at the Woodlands and said the homeowner was not given a "no" answer but rather he spoke to them. He said the same thing should occur here where a compromise can be made with the petitioner as well as the individuals who are objecting to the project. He said if the petitioner is denied his right to perform the project, then the City would be left open for a lawsuit. Mayor Abramowitz thanked Dr. Wald for attending. ******************************************************************* Mayor Abramowitz said Dr. Wald was the last applicant to be interviewed. Mayor Abramowitz asked if anyone on the Council had anything to say. Councilman Schumann asked Mayor Abramowitz for the number of appointed and alternate positions would be picked. Mayor Abramowitz said four appointed and one alternate position would be picked. Councilman Schumann said if this is not done by Wednesday, May 8th, it will have to be done again and an additional three candidates will have to be picked. Mayor Abramowitz read Ordinance 090-23 which indicates there are to be five regular members to serve for two-year terms and one alternate member to serve for a one-year term. Mayor Abramowitz said there is one member whose term is not up yet and that four regular members and one alternate member have to be picked. Mayor Abramowitz said there has been talk about changing the Ordinance but it cannot be changed now. Mayor Abramowitz told Kelly Carpenter there was an alternative which was to postpone the selection but he did not want to do this. Mayor Abramowitz told Councilman Schumann nothing could be done until the Ordinance was changed. Councilman Schumann asked if the openings had to be advertised. Mayor Abramowitz said the City advertised because it was a way to attract potential candidates who never realized they had an opportunity to serve the City before. Mayor Abramowitz said if the Ordinance is changed, than two more people have to be added to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mayor Abramowitz asked Kelly Carpenter for her feelings on a seven-member Board. Vice-Mayor Bender asked if there was any reason why the Ordinance had to be read twice. Mayor Abramowitz said he did not know but an Ordinance has to be read twice. Mayor Abramowitz said the Ordinance has to be advertised. Kelly Carpenter said changing the Code from five members to seven members is in the form of an Ordinance. Councilwoman Glasser said many of the candidates she heard were all qualified in one way or the other and any one of them would do a good job. She said many of the candidates were from Districts 3 and 4 but the Council should look for diversification of the individuals who are appointed so the City as a whole could be represented. Mayor Abramowitz said he would want to appoint four individuals from District 3 or 4 who were qualified than to look at the other City Council Workshop 5/6/91/PP Page 9 Mayor Abramowitz said he would want to appoint four individuals from District 3 or 4 who were qualified than to look at the other Districts for candidates who were not qualified. Mayor Abramowitz told Councilman Schumann when the Board is changed, an Ordinance has to be advertised and it has to be heard twice. Mayor Abramowitz said to have a postponement would not be a catastrophe but there are only three people on the Planning Commission. Vice-Mayor Bender suggested that Council go with the four regular members and one alternate member now and at the same May 8th meeting, propose that the Council proceed with increasing the Planning Commission to seven members. Mayor Abramowitz said he was in favor of this. Mayor Abramowitz asked if anyone in attendance objected to this suggestion and Melanie Reynolds, resident, said she did. Mayor Abramowitz told Ms. Reynolds it was not her turn to speak. Kelly Carpenter said she did not object to this suggestion made by Vice-Mayor Bender but supported it. Councilwoman Glasser asked if there was any time limit put on the two readings of an Ordinance. Mayor Abramowitz said there has to be two weeks between the first and the second readings. Mayor Abramowitz said he would make certain of this but Councilwoman Glasser should not take this as a legal opinion. ******************************************************************** Mayor Abramowitz asked if anyone from the public wished to speak. Melanie Reynolds, resident, said the Council made statements which she felt they were not knowledgeable about and read documents to the Council relating to the Planning Commission. Melanie Reynolds referred to various Florida Statutes: Chapter 163 (formerly Chapter 176), Chapter 166, Chapter 85-55, Chapter 9J5. Melanie Reynolds said the City Planner's role was that of Secretary to the Planning Commission with certain duties being required by the Planning Commission. Melanie Reynolds said when Kelly Carpenter came to the City, she was not familiar with her role with the Planning Commission or the Board of Adjustment but started to take over the duties of the Planning Commission. Ms. Reynolds said Ms. Carpenter and her Department are reducing the Planning Commission by not following the Laws. Ms. Reynolds said Council has the obligation to obey the Laws having sworn to uphold them. Ms. Reynolds said Council should remove Ms. Carpenter from the position she has taken without any authority given to her by the City's Charter or by Law. Ms. Reynolds said this should also apply to the Board of Adjustment. A member of the public said he was impressed with a comment made regarding the selection of candidates from various Districts in the City and there should be City-wide representation. He said this would alleviate any one District having more power over another District. City Council Workshop 5/6/91/PP Page 10 Nathan Peretzman, resident, asked when the Mayor would answer Melanie Reynolds on the questions she asked him and the Council. Hearing no other comments, the Mayor ADJOURNED this meeting at 10:50 a.m. Carol A. 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