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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 1 1