HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-06-12 - City Commission Workshop Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC
CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1995
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Abramowitz called the Workshop to order on Monday, June
12, 1995, at 9:30 a.m. in Conference Room #1 of Tamarac City Hall, 7525 Northwest
88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida.
PRESENT:
Mayor Norman Abramowitz
Vice Mayor Irving Katz
Commissioner Sharon Machek
Commissioner Larry Mishkin
Commissioner Joseph Schreiber
ALSO PRESENT:
Robert S. Noe, Jr., City Manager
Dina M. McDermott, Assistant City Manager
Mitchell S. Kraft, City Attorney
Carol A. Evans, CMC, City Clerk
Gordon Sparks, City Engineer
Jim Budzinski, Fire Chief
Raj Verma, Public Works Director
Ed Doyle, Parks and Recreation Operations Manager
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1. Roller Hocked/ Court
Gordon Sparks, City Engineer, and Ed Doyle, Parks and Recreation Operations
Manager, discussed the proposed location of the roller hockey court and distributed
photographs of a similar facility in Coral Springs. The Commission concurred to
proceed with the project.
2. Charter Amendments
After discussion, the Commission expressed a desire to place five Charter
Amendments on Broward County's proposed September 19, 1995 ballot:
1. Appointed rather than elected Charter Board
After a gradual transition of terms, each Commissioner would appoint a member
and the Mayor would then appoint the at -large member. After 1997, when the
Charter Board was fully appointed, the Board would assemble every three years
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after each member served for six months.
2. Three three-year term limits for Mayor and Commission.
3. Increase in expenses
The Mayor's expenses would be increased from $3,000. to $4,500. per year and
each Commissioner's expenses would be increased to $3,500. from $2,000. per
year.
4. Removal of 75-day forfeiture of office clause
This item was addressed in Section 4.05 of the Charter.
5. Increase in threshold for competitive bidding from $10,000. to
$20,000.
This item was addressed in Section 7.11 of the Charter.
City Attorney Kraft was directed to prepare drafts of the above five Charter
Amendments for discussion at subsequent Commission Workshops to provide
ballot information to Jane Carroll's office by Tuesday, August 1, 1995.
3. Courtyards of Broward
City Manager Noe explained that although the Courtyards of Broward was located in
unincorporated Broward County, Tamarac provided water and sewer service. He said
John Stunson, City Manager of North Lauderdale, approached him with regard to
Tamarac selling its utilities to the City of North Lauderdale, The Commissioners
expressed approval for further dialogue between the two Cities.
4. Other subjects discussed
Mayor Abramowitz stated that many Tamarac residents were sent mail addressed to
Fort Lauderdale which affected the City for insurance and Federal revenue sharing
purposes. He said he contacted officials and the Post Office in a campaign to correct
this practice.
City Manager Noe and Jim Budzinski, Fire Chief, made a presentation pertaining to the
proposed EMS Program and Class 1 (transport) and Class 8 (first responder) licenses.
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Both said the City had to decide by September 30, 1995 which service would become
effective October 1, 1996.
City Manager Noe distributed a draft of a letter from Stanley Hawthorne, Finance
Director, to all Tamarac utility consumers pertaining to delinquent payments. He
recommended that the Commissioners review the letter and make their comments.
City Manager Noe reminded the Commissioners about the public meeting on Tuesday,
June 13, 1995 at 5:00 P.M. in Commission Chambers concerning the proposed blasting
on Land Section 7.
With no further discussion, Mayor Abramowitz ADJOURNED the MEETING at 1:50
P.M.
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Carol A. Evans, CIVIC
City Clerk
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