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CITY OF TAMARAC
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1994
ALL TO ORDER: Mayor Abramowitz called this meeting to order on
Thursday, May 26, 1994 at 9:00 a.m. in Conference Room #1 of City Hall.
PRESENTY Mayor Norman Abramowitz
Councilman Larry Mishkin
Councilman Joseph Schreiber
Councilwoman Sharon Machek
ABSENT:
Vice Mayor Irving Katz
ALSO PRESENT: Robert S. Noe, Jr., City Manager
Dina M. McDermott, Assistant City Manager
Carol A. Evans, CMC, City Clerk
Mike Vonder Meulen, Planning Director
Karen Jackson, Secretary
Mr. Vonder Meulen said this items was discussed during a previous Council
workshop. He said in 1993 the State of Florida made some sweeping
changes, the first major changes in State Legislation on occupational
licenses in 21 years. He said one of those was to create some equity in
the fees charged for occupational licenses.
Mr. Vonder Meulen said to allow the City to continue with the occupational
license collection, the State Legislation requires that the City and
counties create an Occupational License Equity Committee. He said Council
established said committee in December in 1993, which met from
December through March, 1994 and arrived at the recommendations in a
draft ordinance.
Mayor Abramowitz requested that Mr. Vonder Meulen identify the members
of the Equity Committee.
Mr. Vonder Meulen listed the members as follows:
Chairperson - Donna Bromfeld of Sun Bank
- Jim Moore, Chairman of Code Enforcement Board
- Michael Schipani, President, Chamber of Commerce
- Mike Fazio, Don Carter's Lanes
- Craig Goldstein, who withdrew from the Committee
- Richard Percic, business owner
- Judy Yacobellis, Code Enforcement Officer
Mayor Abramowitz referred to the Equity Study and requested an
explanation for some of the fees proposed. He said it was mentioned
previously that if this is not approved prior to Council's vacation, the City
will be faced with an expenditure of another $20,000.
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C/W Machek referred to Page 6 and 7 regarding film developing and asked
why there is nothing indicating special film developing.
Judy Yacobellis, Code Enforcement Officer, said those units usually have
self-contained processing with the chemical enclosed. She said a regular
film developing studio a special exception. She said she indicated the
most common instances in the proposed ordinance.
Mr. Vonder Meulen said all occupational licenses are reviewed by zoning,
along with Certificates of Occupancy.
C/M Mishkin complimented the Committee. He said if every board or
committee did their homework as well, it would make Council's work
much easier.
Mayor Abramowitz said there has been a history in Tamarac of difficult
situations involving occupational licensing issues. He commended the
Committee for their work.
C/M Schreiber said the memo dated May 24, 1994 explains what and how
the Committee came to these amounts. He recommended Council move
forward.
Mr. Schipani expressed his appreciation to Council for their comments. He
said the Committee did the best they could, taking the items category by
category.
Mr. Fazio said the Committee began with Tamarac and then referred to
comparable cities in the area. He said the City of Tamarac will be the
most equitable from occupation to occupation, from profession to
profession and from city to city.
Mayor Abramowitz called for an Expression of Interest to move forward.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: ALL AGREED
1. Charter Amendments
Mayor Abramowitz said during the last meeting, V/M Katz had referred to
a proposed Charter amendment which is being addressed by the Courts. He
recommended that Council abide by the upcoming Appellate Court ruling.
Mr. Kraft said this refers to Section 4.02.
1. a. Sel2tember 8 1994 B II —Appointed, not elected Charter
Board
C/M Schreiber asked what the difference would be if the Charter Board is
appointed or elected. He said there would be no additional expense if
elected because they would be running at the same time that the Council
and Mayor will be running, which would not be an additional cost.
C/M Schreiber said Carla Coleman's recommendation was to eliminate the
Charter Board all together, except to bring them back for redistricting or
Charter revisions when necessary. He said Council is proposing to get the
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Charter Board out of the political arena by taking it out of the hands of the
electorate and giving the control to the Council.
Mr. Kraft said the current duties of the Charter Board indicate they are an
advisory board to the Council and Council is very involved with what the
Charter Board does.
Mayor Abramowitz said the biggest issue is getting the Charter Board out
of the political arena and the way to do this would be to allow each
Council member to make an appointment.
C/M Schreiber said that would help the situation.
Mayor Abramowitz said during the last two administrations, he was the
only one who voted to keep a Charter Board. He said there is a tremendous
amount of work to be done on the Charter and there is a need for the City
to have a Charter Board. He said Council does not have the time to review
the Charter and make amendments.
C/M Schreiber said the Charter Board would be the proper board to revise
the Charter.
Mayor Abramowitz said it would be his hope that after the Charter Board
members are appointed for a term, the Charter Board would meet on a
schedule according to the needs of the Charter, after the major revisions
currently needed are completed. He said as an elected body, the Charter
Board must meet regularly. He said the public is against any disgruntled
behavior by the Charter Board as in the past. He said the current Charter
Board members are victims of the past.
C/M Mishkin said he is in favor of an appointed Charter Board. He said the
Council needs the input from a non -elected group of people, such as the
Occupational License Equity Study Committee on the fee revisions. He said
it has been his observation that the present system of Charter Board
creates an adversarial group of people who are not on the same wave
length as Council for most matters. He said the Charter Board can be very
helpful to Council in matters between the public and Council.
C/M Mishkin said it is hopeful that those to be appointed would bring some
kind of expertise which Council may be lacking.
C/M Schreiber said everything being described can be done by an elected
board and C/M Mishkin agreed but stated that they are not responsive to
the Council.
C/M Schreiber said they do not have to be responsive to Council as long as
they do the job they were elected to do, which is to review the Charter
and make recommendations to change it.
Mayor Abramowitz said the public voted down a referendum to provide a
$100 per month salary for the elected Charter Board. He said there are
other things in the City that the Charter Board could do once the Charter is
revised. He said he wants to take away the pressure from the Charter
Board being concerned about what they are or not able to do.
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C/M Mishkin said the Charter provides for legislative aides or assistants.
He said he would like to have such a person to assist him in doing some
research. He said in appointing a Charter Board member, one of the criteria
he would look for would be a person who would have the time to devote to
it and has some expertise in a field in which Council would need
assistance.
C/M Mishkin said regardless of the political implications, it is costly to
run for election. He said there are probably many qualified people who
would like to be on the Charter Board who are not financially or physically
capable to run for election. He said most political functions have an
agenda which pertains to the entire city, not just for a particular group.
C/M Mishkin said the Charter Board could either be helpful or harmful to
Council and it is up to Council to make this decision.
Mayor Abramowitz asked for an Expression of Interest as to requesting the
City Attorney to define the proposed referendum item to place on the
ballot. He said he will invite the Charter Board to attend an upcoming
workshop to discuss the proposed referendum items.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST:
ALL AGREED
Mr. Kraft said he distributed to Council Revision #1, Temp. Ord. #1683. He
asked if there is a consensus from Council to see a revision where each
Council member representing a district selects from their own district.
C/M Schreiber said this seems to be the consensus.
Mayor Abramowitz added that it would have the proviso that the person
appointed live in the specific district. He recommended this be added and
discussed again.
1 • b. iv h h regarding
redistricting
Mayor Abramowitz said the Charter presently gives the Charter Board the
right to name members to the Redistricting Committee. He said the
Redistricting Committee does not become active until one of the four
voting districts has an electorate which is greater than 27.5% or less than
22.5%. He said this past year, the City did not have a Redistricting
Committee because the districts' electorate were within the parameters
of the guidelines. He said there was a redistricting following the previous
election.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if the Council wants to make all of the
appointments to the Redistricting Committee or would Council rather
leave it with the Charter Board, elected or appointed, making their
appointments.
C/M Mishkin asked for the current procedure for appointing Redistricting
Committee members.
Mr. Kraft said currently the Council appoints four members and the Charter
Board appoints four members and the Committee elects the ninth member.
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Mayor Abramowitz said the Redistricting Committee remains in place only
until the district voting is corrected and then the Committee is disbanded
following Council approval of the changes.
C/M Schreiber said the fact is that currently the Charter Board is an
elected body and the Charter gives them the right to appoint the members
of the Redistricting Committee. He questioned whether or not it would be
proper to allow the Charter Board to make that appointment being an
appointed board.
Mayor Abramowitz said this is extremely political. He recommended that
Council give this item some thought and directed the City Manager to place
this on a future agenda.
Mayor Abramowitz said he received phone calls regarding the costs
involved to make this change. He said it would make it easier to refer to
the Council members as Commissioners. He asked if there is any way to
ascertain the costs involved with this change.
Mr. Noe said based on the overall life of the City, the cost would be
negligible. He said all of these changes would not be made immediately.
Discussion was held regarding this.
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Mayor Abramowitz asked for an Expression of Interest regarding changing
the name "Council" to "Commission."
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: ALL AGREED
1. d. Council salarie
Mayor Abramowitz said there was a salary survey of the Council of
neighboring cities completed prior to this meeting. He stated the
importance of the job placed on the Council members. He said the job can
be part-time or full-time, depending on the Council member's preference.
He said the City does not require the Council's presence all of the time.
Mayor Abramowitz said he spends approximately $25,000 to $30,000 every
year out-of-pocket to do his job, which is his choice.
Mr. Kraft redistributed Temp. Ord. #1654 concerning this item.
Mayor Abramowitz said the last time this was considered at a Council
meeting, a recommendation was made by V/M Katz for the Mayor's salary
to be increased to $12,000 and Council's salary to be increased to $8,000
per year. He said he had voted against it because he had felt that this was
too dramatic of a change.
C/M Mishkin suggested that if there is a change, it would not be effective
for the current Council. He said he does agree with the Mayor that this is
not a part-time job. He said a legitimate salary adds a little prestige to
the office. He said the City currently has a fine group of people on the
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Council. He said the City needs to be realistic and approach this in a
business -like manner.
Mayor Abramowitz repeated the history of the salaries for the elected
officials in the City. He reviewed the various cities with a similar
population and the Council salaries for those cities. He said the public
does not understand how involved the Council is or what the Council does.
C/M Schreiber said his permanent philosophy on salary increases is that
no one asked him to run for office, he volunteered for the position. He
recommended that the electorate should decide whether or not they want
to pay for an increase in salary for Council.
Mayor Abramowitz recommended that the Mayor's salary be $9,000 and the
Council's salary should be approximately $7,000 each.
C/M Mishkin said when considering a salary increase, it should be
considered higher to avoid repeating this same process over and over. He
said he suggested the respectable, legitimate amount, possibly $12,000
for Council and $15,000 for the Mayor.
C/M Schreiber said the residents voted down a $100 per month salary for
the Charter Board.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if C/W Machek has found that there is an
additional expense to her by sitting as Councilwoman and C/W Machek said
there is an additional expense and she also took a salary decrease due to
no longer working for the company she did prior to the election.
Mayor Abramowitz said the point of the matter is that the City is no
longer just a retirement community any more. Discussion was held
regarding the costs involved being a Council member.
C/W Machek said it makes sense that Council adopt the formula for the
Council salary described in the State Statutes, Chapter 145, which is
based on the population.
Mayor Abramowitz said it is necessary to set a starting level first.
C/M Schreiber asked if this would preclude the public from voting on the
salary and Mayor Abramowitz said this would move this out of the Charter
and move into an area where this would be based on the population.
C/M Mishkin said he did not realize that this would be taken from the
electorate.
Mr. Kraft referred to the language that would be utilized for this Charter
revision based on the formula in Chapter 145.
C/M Mishkin asked if the salary would be adjusted annually and Mayor
Abramowitz said it would follow the same as the County. He said the
Council will need to provide adequate information to the residents in
order to sell the formula -based salary structure.
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C/W Machek asked how many of these cities base their salaries on the
formula or are they based on their Charter.
Mayor Abramowitz said many cities approve the salaries by Council action
and not by Charter.
Mr. Kraft said he does not believe that the County sets its salaries this
way because Broward County is a chartered county. He said this is the
State formula for non -chartered counties. He said there are a number of
counties throughout the State which are not governed by Charter. He said
this is tying into a State formula which is used State-wide in other
counties.
Mayor Abramowitz said this will be taken away from the electorate.
Mr. Kraft said if this were passed, the voters would be stating that they
do not want to be involved in the salary situation and that the salaries
would be set by the formula. He said the City could set the adjustment to
be done annually. He said he would research further how the formula is
calculated.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if Mr. Kraft can create the language for the same
referendum item of 75 words to accomplish both actions, set a floor and
ask the voters if they approve the formula.
Discussion was held regarding the salary formula calculation.
Mayor Abramowitz said he needs more information on this.
Mr. Kraft said the Statute 145.031 does take into account the fact by
which the salary would be adjusted, which is annually.
Ms. McDermott said there is a requirement for two readings of the
Ordinance and there is a cut-off of July 22 for the ballot. She said the
first reading would need to be held on June 8 and the second reading on
June 22 in order to have this on the ballot for September, 1994.
Mr. Noe advised Council that this is a controversial issue and
recommended that Council hold the public hearing at a regular meeting.
Mayor Abramowitz said if this cannot be done for the September election,
it could be moved to the November election. He said he would like to have
this on the next Council agenda as long as the City Attorney has time to
prepare the proper document.
Mr. Kraft said it will be necessary to add more information to the
referendum question in order for the public to comprehend the question.
Mayor Abramowitz said it would be much easier to place a simple salary
increase on the referendum.
Mr. Kraft said in tying into a State formula, adequate language must be
used to prevent leading to litigation later.
C/W Machek asked what the priorities will be on the referendum items.
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Mayor Abramowitz requested that the City Attorney prepare items 1.a.,
1.b., and 1.c. for referendum on the September ballot.
C/W Machek suggested that item 1.d. be prepared for the November ballot.
Discussion was held regarding the items for the September ballot.
Mr. Kraft said he would provide Council with copies of these documents
upon completion.
Mayor Abramowitz said the City is permitted to have no more than 75
words in the title of the referendum item. He said the City Attorney must
prepare these items the best way possible to be litigation -proof.
Ms. Evans said the City has not received approval from Jane Carroll,
Supervisor of Elections, for any ballot questions for either election. She
said the Staff will proceed ahead pending approval from Ms. Carroll's
office. She said the Federal, State and County items have first priority.
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Mayor Abramowitz said Plantation, Lauderhill and Tamarac agreed to do a
rate study of the cable companies. He said two of the three cities have
informed the FCC that they are requesting an extension. He said the
recommendation was made that Tamarac also request an extension.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: ALL AGREED
Mr. Kraft said the City really does not have a choice.
C/W Machek expressed her concerns regarding the cable service in Hidden
Harbor. She said their cable goes out daily and asked what procedures
would the residents take on this issue.
C/M Schreiber said under the current Charter, the cable company is
mandated to provide a certain level of service.
Mayor Abramowitz said he always addresses these items to the President
and the Homeowners Associations based on previous experiences.
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C/W Machek expressed her concerns with dealing with the residents on
issues regarding their cable service. She said the residents should have
some type of recourse when making their complaints.
Mr. Kraft recommended their complaints be put in writing to the FCC,
Continental Cable and the City. He said there is a complaint form available
through the Consumer Affairs Board.
C/M Schreiber asked why the office of the City Manager does not send a
letter to FP&L and Continental Cable regarding this matter and ask them
to correct the situation. He said these companies are obligated under their
franchise to do that.
Mayor Abramowitz said complaints must be in writing.
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Mr. Noe said his office would not solicit calls or letters due to the fact
that they would be overwhelming, but letters are followed up to
Continental Cable from any correspondence received by his office.
Mayor Abramowitz said the Consumer Affairs Board works well.
C/M Schreiber asked what the City did prior to the Cable Act of 1992 and
Mayor Abramowitz said the City would respond by letters to the cable
company.
C/W Machek asked if Continental Cable is currently responsible to provide
a quality of service to the customers based on the Cable Act of 1992_
Mayor Abramowitz asked for a consensus regarding the extension.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: ALL AGREED
3. Utility Tax
Mr. Noe said the issue regarding a utility tax has been discussed several
times. He said part of his and the Staffs responsibility is to find new
revenue sources. He said the utility tax issue has been quite controversial
in the past. He said he has had advice from the highest levels of the City's
government that he should not be raising this issue in the community, but
he had spoken to the Presidents Council a couple of weeks ago.
Mr. Noe said the purpose of this discussion is to inform Council that when
presenting the FY 95 Budget, he will be including a proposal that the City
adopt a utility tax. He said a utility tax can be adopted on electricity,
telephone, natural gas, LP gas and water. He said there will be some
proposals in the upcoming budget for utility tax on electricity and
telephone which will give the City the latitude to reduce the millage rate,
the ad valorem tax rate and impose a utility tax.
Mr. Noe said previous work handled by Thelma Fagelbaum, previous Acting
Finance Director, and John Kelly, previous City Manager, has shown that it
was contemplated in July, 1993, that if the City approves the utility tax,
the maximum permitted is 10%, and if the City were to levy the utility tax
to the maximum, the City could cut the ad valorem property tax by 51 %.
Mr. Noe said when the FY 95 Budget is presented, it will be balanced with
the ad valorem tax rate, but will also be proposing a levy on utilities. He
said the City has needs to be addressed in capital improvements and other
such items. He said the government's responsibility is to provide services,
which is done with money and people.
Mayor Abramowitz said he is in a quest for information and requested that
the answers to the following questions be obtained and given to Council.
He asked what a 5% utility tax would bring in revenue on telephone and
electricity. He asked what a 5% utility tax would bring in revenue on
electricity alone. He asked what would the corresponding decrease be in
the ad valorem tax. He said he understands the inequity of the taxing
structure in the City and asked if there is another way, such as the Storm
Water Drainage Act that the City put into play, that will allow the City to
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produce revenue which would make it equitable whereby everybody bears
their fair share.
C/M Schreiber suggested that the City Manager create a comparative chart
indicating what these various taxes will develop as far as revenue is
concerned and how it would bear on the assessed value of property within
the City. He also recommended that this chart reflect what the benefit
would be, how much tax would be reduced and what would it generate from
5% to 10% in revenue.
C/W Machek suggested that when a workshop is held, she would like to see
scenarios on the various situations, with each scenario answering various
questions that Council may have.
Mr. Noe said he would not propose this option without having a proper
presentation. He said Staff will be prepared with backup to persuade the
Council and then the public.
C/M Schreiber said when this was proposed in 1988, there was major
upset. He said if this is presented properly to show the advantages, there
may not be such an uprise.
Mayor Abramowitz said the deciding factor which made him vote against
it in the past was based on Sunflower Heathgate with the young families
with children.
C/W Machek said there was no understanding of the utility tax at that
time. Discussion was held on previous consideration of the utility tax
issue.
C/M Mishkin asked for a clearer definition of the proposed utility tax.
Mr. Noe said the information in a memo dated July 12, 1993, from the
previous Finance Director to the previous City Manager, stated that the
10%, which is the maximum that can be imposed on electricity, could
reduce the ad valorem by 51.2%. He said he is not going to recommend an
exact exchange. He said he expects the City to make money in this process.
Further discussion was held regarding this.
C/M Schreiber asked how this will be implemented. He said he has always
felt that once a tax is placed, it is indefinite and Mayor Abramowitz
agreed.
C/M Schreiber said this is the burden that the residents take into
consideration. He asked if this is implemented by resolution or can it be
removed and Mr. Noe said it would be implemented by ordinance which
could be changed following two readings and a public hearing.
Mayor Abramowitz said if the upcoming budget is predicated on the income
from a utility tax, the utility tax better be implemented.
Mr. Noe said the budget he will be presenting will be balanced with some
combination of a variety of taxes, including the ad valorem.
Mayor Abramowitz repeated past history involving a short budget.
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Mr. Noe said Tamarac is probably the only city of all the cities that are
eligible to levy a utility tax which has not done so. He said people who
move to Tamarac from other areas have paid utility taxes in those places.
Mayor Abramowitz said there will be violent opposition from the condo
communities on this matter.
C/M Mishkin said he is looking at a more responsive and enlightened
constituency which is becoming a little more understanding. He said he
has been talking to people throughout Tamarac and they understand that
better streets and salaries are needed within the City. Further discussion
was held regarding this.
Mayor Abramowitz said the makeup of this Council has made a difference,
but Council is to expect opposition on this matter.
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Mr. Noe referred to a previous meeting regarding labor negotiations, when
mention was made of salary increases for non -union employees. He said
Mr. Hurtgen's advice was for the City to proceed immediately with a grant
of a lump sum of $400 to non -union employees. He recommended this item
be placed on the June 8, 1994 agenda for Council approval.
Mayor Abramowitz said it is very important that all information is
provided for every item discussed. He said it is important that Council
takes into consideration that different arrangements are not made with
the salaried employees. He said this should be done and they are deserving
of it. He intends to vote in favor of this. He asked if there has been any
thought towards the ramifications this may have on the future
negotiations with the Union.
Mr. Noe said this was fully discussed at a previous meeting and it may
have an impact on future negotiations.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if, in any way, this may be detrimental to labor
negotiations with the Union.
Larry DuPre, Personnel Director, said this will have a very positive effect
on it. He said the City's employees are richly deserving of this and there
has not been an increase in two years and it is fiscally responsible.
C/M Schreiber said he had raised this issue at the time of the discussion,
but the thought was a positive effect would get the Union to take notice.
Mayor Abramowitz asked for a consensus on placing this on the June 8,
1994 agenda. He said when he asks for an Expression of Interest and three
or more respond positively, the item goes forward, and if not, the item
dies.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST:
ALL AGREED
C/W Machek referred to the item regarding recreational vehicles which
was on the agenda at the Regular Council meeting of May 25, 1994. She
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said she has spoken to Chuck Zimmerman of R.C. Hobbies, who would like
to demonstrate the various types of motor vehicles in order for Council to
see the difference in them.
Mayor Abramowitz instructed C/W Machek to invite Mr. Zimmerman to a
Council workshop for consideration.
C/W Machek said the action Council took during the May 25, 1994 meeting,
has prevented all these motor vehicles.
6. Settlement with Property Owner
Mr. Noe recommended that the City settle with a property owner or a
person who has succeeded in title for $38,000, which is less than what
the City may have collected.
Mr. Noe said on January 25, 1989, the Council approved a Water and Sewer
Developer's Agreement with the subdivision called Woodland Cove. He said
in the execution of this agreement, the last line indicates that the
developer has paid to the City a sum in the amount of $75,239 for
contribution charges. He said this money was never collected.
Mr. Noe said the developer has come back to the Council and got permission
to pay the CIAC fees over time, as he developed, which is reflected in
subsequent minutes. He said this developer has gone into bankruptcy and a
group called the Heritage Acquisition Corporation has acquired the
property. He said in doing their research, they found that this Agreement
stated that the developer had paid the amount of $75,239, but he had not.
Mr. Noe referred to the cover sheet which indicated the funds currently
owed by the developer, including the Guaranteed Funds of $12,309, Storm
Water Retention of $60, and CIAC Funds of $39,568. He said the original
developer did pay a portion of this money. He said if the developer were to
come in today, the CIAC funds have changed and he would owe $44,000. He
said the City Attorney has held some discussion with the Heritage
Acquisition Corporation representatives and they had offered $20,000 on
the CIAC Funds of $39,568.
Mr. Kraft said this Water and Sewer Agreement was entered between
Woodland Cove and the City of Tamarac on January 25, 1989. He said in
this agreement, the statement indicated that the sum of $75,239 was paid
by the developer. He said the minutes reflect that on that day at that time,
prior to adoption of the document by the City Council, "Bob Foy, Director
of Utilities/Engineering, said this item was for the Water and Sewer
Developer's Agreement for Woodland Cove which was in the next area. He
said the developer would not be required to pay the CIAC fees at one time,
however, the fees would be paid one by one. He recommended approval of
the Water and Sewer Developer's Agreement and the blanket public safety
ingress/egress easements." Discussions were held and the document, as
indicated regarding the fees, was adopted at that time.
Mr. Kraft said the Heritage Acquisition Corporation took over by a final
judgment of foreclosure on September 9, 1993, which is when this issue
surfaced regarding the monies being paid.
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Mayor Abramowitz asked what recorded document indicated that the fees
had been paid and Mr. Kraft said the Water and Sewer Developer's
Agreement was the recorded document.
Mr. Noe said that Angie LoSasso, Billing Supervisor, has indicated that
some of these fees have been paid and some have not.
Mike Vonder Meulen, Planning Director, said approximately $36,000 has
been paid out of the $75,000. He said they paid per unit and 16 units are
outstanding.
Mr. Noe said there are 16 units to be developed. He recommended that
Council consider settling for $38,000 after negotiations. He described how
the amount was derived. He said he will place this on the June 8, 1994
Regular Council agenda.
Mr. Kraft said the CIAC fee is the only item which is in dispute and
through negotiations, the City would be accepting approximately $14,000
less than the full amount due the City. He gave further explanation on the
funds due to the City.
C/M Schreiber asked why this indicates that the fees had been paid and Mr.
Noe said this was an error which is being corrected.
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Further discussion was held regarding this development.
Mr. Noe said the $38,000 settlement will bring the account up to date.
C/W Machek asked if the traffic impact fees and recreation fees will be
separate and Mr. Noe said these will be paid upon applying for building
permits.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if the intent is to collect the money at present
on the other fees due and Mr. Noe said the petitioner is prepared to pay
tomorrow.
Mayor Abramowitz asked if the petitioner is prepared to pay for all other
fees and Mr. Kraft said he can pay the guaranteed revenues which are not
in dispute at any time.
Mayor Abramowitz called for a consensus on this issue.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST:
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Mayor Abramowitz referred to the Public Participation portion of the
Regular Council meeting of May 25, 1994. He said a gentleman referred to
the old Publix Shopping Center at McNab Road and University Drive. He said
the property has been purchased.
Mr. Kraft stated that this item may be quasi-judicial and should be
discussed in the presence of all parties involved.
Mr. Vonder Meulen said the file on this project is available for review in
the Community Development Department.
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C/W Machek recommended that there be a system instituted by the City to
inform Council that certain items may be quasi-judicial in nature.
Mayor Abramowitz said a Planning Pre -agenda is provided monthly.
With no further business, Mayor Abramowitz ADJOURNED this meeting at
11:30 p.m.
CAROL A. EVANS, CMC
CITY CLERK
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