HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-06-07 - City Commission Workshop Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC
CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING
MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1999
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Schreiber called the workshop to order on Monday, June 7,
1999, at 9:30 a.m. in Conference Room #1 of Tamarac City Hall, 7525 NW 881" Avenue,
Tamarac, Florida.
PRESENT: Mayor Joe Schreiber, Vice Mayor Larry Mishkin, Commissioner Edward C.
Portner, Commissioner Karen L. Roberts and Commissioner Marc L. Sultanof.
ALSO PRESENT: Robert S. Noe, Jr., City Manager, Mitchell S. Kraft, City Attorney, Tim
Hemstreet, Assistant City Manager and Marion Swenson, Assistant City Clerk.
1. Presentation - Pension Law Changes: Pension Board Attorney Robert
Sugarman gave a presentation on changes in the pension law required by HB
261, and the impact the changes would have on the City of Tamarac. Attorney
Sugarman then responded to questions from the Commission.
2. 6/9/99 Agenda Items:
a. Temporary Resolution #8640, opposing House Bill 4181. Building
Official Gioia gave a presentation and discussed building standards, HB 4181
and the South Florida Building Code.
Commissioner Roberts asked for an explanation of Item 9, Temporary Ordinance
#1853,, relating to capital improvements and related services providing a special
benefit to local areas within the City; providing for title and citation; providing
definitions; providing for the creation of assessment areas; authorizing the
imposition and collection of special assessments to fund the cost of capital
improvements and related services providing a special benefit to local areas
within the City; establishing procedures for notice and adoption of assessment
rolls and for correction of errors and omissions; providing that assessments
constitute a lien on assessed property upon adoption of the assessment rolls;
establishing procedures and methods for collection of assessments; authorizing
the issuance of obligations secured by assessments; providing for various rights
and remedies of the holders of such obligations; providing that such obligations
will not create a general debt or obligation of the City. Utilities Director Woika
gave a presentation and explained that this Ordinance sets the framework for
assessments. Assistant City Manager Hemstreet added that a similar
Ordinance is part of the Tamarac Code, and the new Ordinance will bring the
Code up to current standards.
Vice Mayor Mishkin discussed Commission Meeting minutes, and asked to have
them prepared in a manner between the basic one line version and the verbatim
style version. There was discussion about the minutes and City Manager Noe
explained that the minutes are the most expensive document prepared, and
while the minutes are not verbatim, the previous way of preparing them, (motion,
maker, second and vote) was the most cost effective.
Mayor Schreiber questioned Items 8(b) and 8(c), and asked why the City does
not use its own towers. Item 8(b), Temporary Resolution #8632, authorizing the
appropriate City Officials to execute an addendum to the June 29, 1989
Agreement for five year extension of a Lease Agreement at a monthly rent of
$110.00, with Frontier II Properties Limited Partnership, current leasing agent for
the property known as Spectrum I Office Building, where the City's 800
megahertz radio antenna and related equipment is located for the provision of
efficient telecommunications throughout the City.
Item 8(c), Temporary Resolution #8635, authorizing the purchase of 800
megahertz repeaters and related equipment and installation from Motorola, Inc.,
under the Palm Beach County School Board Contract #99C-127J at a total cost
of $41,058.00. MIS Director Sucuoglu responded, and explained about leased
towers throughout the City.
Mayor Schreiber questioned Item 80). Temporary Resolution #8627, authorizing
the appropriate City Officials to: 1) approve an Assignment of the Water and
Sewer Developer's Agreement with Chancellor of Tamarac, Inc., to Irving Miller,
Trustee for the Woodmont Gardens Project; 2) approve an Acceptance and
Acknowledgment of Agreement and Consent to Assignment executed by
Chancellor of Tamarac, Inc., and; 3) approve and execute an Acknowledgment of
Agreement and Consent to Assignment between Chancellor of Tamarac, Inc.
and Irving Miller, Trustee, for the Woodmont Gardens Project located on the
south side of Southgate Boulevard between NW 81st Avenue and Pine Island
Road. Utilities Director Woika responded.
3. Strategic Plan: City Manager Noe asked the Commission to set a date
and time to go through the list of items submitted, and select those items they
wanted to concentrate on for the coming year. There was discussion and it was
decided that June 9, 1999 at 11:00 a.m. was acceptable for all.
Mayor Schreiber recessed the meeting at 10:45, and at 10:55 the meeting
reconvened with everyone present.
4. Redevelopment: Commissioner Portner said his vision for the City of
Tamarac is to redevelop the east side of Tamarac and have an upscale high rise
condominium and shopping and dining area built there. Commissioner Portner
said he hoped to have a presentation by experts in the field soon, and asked the
Commission to look upon thisproject with open minds and hearts. There was
discussion about how people living in the involved area would react to the
change, and discussion about how the project would be financed. Commissioner
Portner said at this point he was trying to find out if it was a feasible project and
whether the City has an interest in it. Mayor Schreiber asked for a definition of
the boundaries, and Commissioner Portner said it was Tamarac Lakes South
between Prospect and 31$t Street and Commercial. Mayor Schreiber asked
about the legal criteria for a municipality to take over an area, and City Attorney
Kraft responded.
5. Televising Commission Meetings: Commissioner Portner said
televising Commission Meetings gets people involved and brings the meetings
into the homes of those who are incapacitated. Additionally, televising the
meetings will give everyone a platform through which to speak to the people, and
it may enhance the ability to attract more people to Commission meetings. There
was discussion about the reason for low public turnout at Commission meetings,
and Commissioner Sultanof said he spoke with representatives of several cities
in which meetings are televised, and they reported there was no rise in
attendance at the Commission meetings, plus the meetings went on for hours.
Televising meetings becomes a platform for posturing. Commissioner Sultanof
said he has visited practically every one of the community associations and given
them a breakdown of everything that is going on in the City, and they still do not
come to the meetings. Vice Mayor Mishkin said he has visited Councils and
Commissions in Broward County, as well as the County Commission, and
watched the televised proceedings of several cities, and the same people come
back over and again. Meetings go on much longer than necessary when they
are televised. Mayor Schreiber said he agreed with Commissioner Partner
because the Commission's responsibility is to present information to the people
who can not get to the meetings. Mayor Schreiber said he does not feel
televising meetings will cause them to go on until all hours. Commissioner
Partner responded to the comments made by his fellow Commissioners and said
television is a great communicator, and we need to get information to the people
who live in the City. Mayor Schreiber asked for an expression of interest to
televise Commission meetings, and Commissioner Roberts, Commissioner
Sultanof and Vice Mayor Mishkin all said they had no interest in televising
meetings at this time.
6. Purchase - Mainlands' Golf Course: Commissioner Portner said that
even though staff has recommended against purchasing the Mainlands Golf
Course, he feels the advantages of a City owned a golf course are: a) prestige,
b) the residents get the opportunity to play golf at a lower cost, and c) revenue to
the City will increase if the course is run properly. Mayor Schreiber said he wrote
a letter to Mr. Boorman, who leases the course, but he has not received a
response yet. Commissioner Sultanof said it is necessary to take into
consideration the traffic that will be generated through the residential streets from
a City owned golf course, as well as the security factors and access to the golf
course. Mayor Schreiber said the golf course is open to everyone now, and the
people who live there are requesting that something be done about the condition
of the course. Commissioner Roberts asked Walter Coghlin, President of the
Presidents Council of the City of Tamarac, 4806 NW 49 Court, Tamarac, FL
33319, how the residents of the Mainlands feel about the golf course after what
happened at Sabal Palm, and Mr. Coghlin replied that at that time the City turned
down a gold mine and a private company took it over. Commissioner Roberts
asked why Parks and Recreation does not take over the golf course and make it
into a passive park, and City Manager Noe suggested that if the Commission
was going to consider this a consultant would need to be brought in.
7. Broward County Local Option Motor Fuel Tax: Commissioner Portner
said with regard to the 2¢ fuel tax, he would like to see 1¢ go back to the City to
buy better bus service for Tamarac. There was discussion about a meeting with
Mr. Scanlon of the Transportation Department and also about the changed bus
route on Westwood Drive. Diane Glasser, 9507 NW 72 Court, Tamarac, FL
33321, asked if someone from the public can be present at the meeting to
present information, and City Manager Noe responded that the anticipated
meeting with Mr. Scanlon would not be a public meeting, it was between staff.
Commissioner Portner suggested the City Attorney draft a Resolution to stating
that the City wants the 10 back, and asked for an expression of interest. All
agreed. There was discussion about the Resolution sent to the City from the City
of Pembroke Pines, and after more discussion it was decided that drafting a
Resolution before a meeting with the County representatives would be
premature, and Mayor Schreiber then asked for an expression of interest to set
this matter aside for now. All agreed.
8. Municipal Official of the Year — Florida League: City Manager Noe
discussed the E. Harris Drew Award, and there was no interest to participate in
the award this year.
9. Florida League of Cities Voting Delegate: Mayor Schreiber said he
would be in Orlando from August 19-21, 1999, and the League of Cities needed
a representative to vote on behalf of the City. Commissioner Roberts asked for
an expression of interest to nominate Mayor Schreiber as the Voting Delegate
and all agreed.
Mayor Schreiber discussed the Redistricting Committee memorandum from the
Finance Department, and Commissioner Roberts said it was information for
background purposes.
Mayor Schreiber asked about the status of the Visitor Welcome Center and City
Manager Noe said it is being worked on.
Mayor Schreiber asked about the status of the Satellite City Hall and Assistant
City Manager Hemstreet said a meeting is being scheduled with the landlord, but
the Supercuts site has already been taken over by the Hair Cuttery, so the City is
looking at another site in Sunshine Plaza. Vice Mayor Mishkin said he thought
he had previously seen a lease for a site at Sunshine, and Assistant City
Manager Hemstreet responded that it was a copy of the City's master lease, and
the landlord raised some objections to it. Assistant to the City Manager Allen
said a conference call is scheduled for the next day, and the City is working hard
to bring a deal to the Commission for consideration.
Mayor Schreiber said the Commission needs to move forward to appoint
members to the Boards and Committees and it was decided there would be a
Special Commission Meeting the morning of June 23, 1999, in Conference Room
#1, immediately after the Regular Commission Meeting. It was decided that the
cutoff date for applications would be the end of business on Monday, June 14,
1999, and copies of the applications would be distributed to the Commission no
later than June 17tn
There being no further business, Mayor Schreiber adjourned the workshop
meeting at 12:10 P.M.
MARION SWLNSON
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
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