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CITY Off' TAMARAC
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1992
AT-T.--TA ORDER: Mayor Bender called this meeting to order on
Tuesday, August 18, 1992, at 10:00 a.m. in Conference Room #1 of
Tamarac City Hall, 7525 Northwest 88 Avenue, Tamarac, Florida.
PRESENT•
Mayor H. Larry Bender
Vice Mayor Henry Schumann
Councilman Norman Abramowitz
Councilman Irving Katz (entered at 10:20 a.m.)
ABSENT AND EXCUSED•
Councilman Joseph Schreiber
ALSO PRESENT:
John P. Kelly, City Manager
Mitchell S. Kraft, City Attorney
Dina McDermott, Assistant City Manager
Mary Blasi, Finance Director
Karen Jackson, Secretary
1. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - Any member of the public may speak
to any issue which is on this meeting notice. Speakers will
be limited to three minutes during this item and at public
hearings. There will be a thirty (30) minute aggregate time
limit for this item, and speakers are encouraged to sign up
in advance with the City Clerk prior to their participation.
Mayor Bender OPENED and CLOSED the Public Participation with NO
RESPONSE.
2. PRESENTATION on a proposal for Land Section 7
Frank James, President of Real Estate Search, requested a deferral
until C/M Katz was present and ALL AGREED. (See Page 7)
3. DISCUSSION on Fire Department
Mr. Kelly said at one of the last budget workshops when the Fire
Department was discussed, a number of issues were raised by
Council which need to be addressed. He said a report had been made
regarding the evaluation of a proposal made by Broward County for
fire service.
Mr. Kelly said it was determined by Staff that the recommendation
to Council would be that the City not pursue a contract with
Broward County for fire services. He said the analysis indicated
that it was not advantageous to the City and that it did not
appear to improve the level of service and was not cost effective.
Mr. Kelly said there were some other options that were
investigated which included fire assessment districts. He said
among the options were first to go with Broward County. He said
Broward County does have an assessment district and the advantage
to the City would be that the City would be able to possibly
reduce the property tax by moving the monies into an assessment
district.
Mr. Kelly said there were at least 1,400 units in the City last
year that did not pay any taxes due to homestead exemptions and
with this year's 49 million dollars in devaluation, it can be
assumed that an additional two or three thousand units may not be
paying taxes to the City this year. He said the advantages would
be that it would provide for a more equitable distribution of the
tax burden because even though they would have a homestead
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exemption, they would have to pay on a fire assessment.
Mr. Kelly said the City would be eliminating labor relations such
as contract negotiations and labor problems, which would be
handled by Broward County. He said the City would have pension
concerns remaining which would be expensive to the City. He said
the current fire employees would most likely remain with the
City's Pension Plan and any new employees would not, which means
that the reserve from the new employees would not be available and
the City's cost will escalate dramatically.
Mr. Kelly said another option would be to go with other cities or
a multi -city jurisdiction.
C/M Abramowitz asked why this is being brought before Council at
this time. He said this is a function that belongs to the
electorate of the City.
Mr. Kelly said the research was done regarding Council's concerns
and various options were derived from the research, which is what
is being presented. He said it was concluded that the best course
of action for the City is to remain as is in respect to the Fire
Department, but he wanted to identify to Council the various
options which are: 1) Go with Broward County, 2) Multi -city
jurisdiction and 3) Remain within the City of Tamarac.
Mayor Bender said the two most important issues are money and
service to the residents. He said it is necessary to maintain an
acceptable service.
Mary Blasi, Finance Director, referred to her memo dated August
17, 1992 and the revised fire proposal by Broward County of July
22, 1992. She said the County proposed a one year cost proposal.
She said the County took the City's projected and recommended
budget and used the majority of the figures with a few escalating
clauses.
V/M Schumann asked why Broward County made a proposal after
looking at the City's budget and Mr. Kelly said it was done the
same way by BSO.
Mr. Kelly said he could have given them the budget proposal
recommended by Chief Budzinski, but Council had not approved the
proposal; therefore, Broward County was given what was realistic.
C/M Katz stated that all of the dates on these documents are after
the preliminary budget workshop with the Fire Department. He
expressed his dissatisfaction in the way this was handled.
C/M Abramowitz said this is public information which is available
to everyone.
Mr. Kelly said this needed to be handled the way the BSO proposal
was handled. Discussion was held regarding the process by which
the proposal was handled.
Dina McDermott, Assistant City Manager, referred to the proposal
dated July 22, 1992 from Broward County and said that the County
reviewed the service and the report which is based on a staff of
42. She said there are other areas of concern regarding equipment,
how the City handles the equipment and the budget itself. She said
Broward County did the analysis and made a proposal as to what
could be provided to the City as a basic service. She said Broward
County made their proposal with several staff changes and several
budget changes. She said Staff is not in favor of some of the
budget changes that the County proposed, one of which is the
Renewal and Replacement Account for Vehicles. She said the City
does not have such an account and has never budgeted for the
future this way.
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C/M Katz said Chief Budzinski had alluded to the fact that the
City's problem was not repair and replacement, but manning the
equipment that the City had.
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Ms. McDermott said the County is making suggestions for changes in
staffing and Council needs to decide what level of manning is
wanted.
C/M Abramowitz asked how a bid can be requested on services unless
the specifics are provided. He said it is a requirement of the
Fire Department to do the best they can for the City. He said it
is not in the best interest of the City to have the County
involved. He said these documents show why it is not in the best
interest of the City to go with the County.
Ms. Blasi said the majority of the concerns are on Page 1 and the
majority of the proposal is inline with the current operating
expenses of the Fire Department. She said one of her concerns is
the County proposed administrative service cost similar to the
Utilities West chargeback, for their finance, purchasing,
managerial type of charge.
Ms. Blasi said the County is proposing a 2.5% of personnel cost to
be levied against that which is an additional $50,000 added on to
the Fire Department budget. She said she does not foresee any
areas in the City government where costs can be cut if this were
to happen.
Ms. McDermott said at present, the County proposal provides for 42
employees and the City's manning table shows 45.
V/M Schumann asked if the personnel would pick up double incentive
by going with the County and Ms. McDermott said, yes, due to the
fact that the employees are entitled to their union obligation of
their October increase.
Ms. McDermott said the County has an increase for their union in
April; therefore, depending on the timeframe, the employees are
entitled to both.
Jim Budzinski, Fire Chief, said the incentive of contractual
obligations of the County is proposed. He said the contractual
obligations that the City has is one or the other. He said if the
City chooses to go with the County, they would look at terminating
the contract with the Tamarac Fire Department. He said they would
not be receiving double incentives.
Ms. Blasi said the County has contractual obligations to its
personnel in April of a 2.5% salary increase amounting to a six-
month cost of $44,000. She said the most concerning item is the
pension.
Ms. Blasi said the cost to the City if 100% of the employees would
go to the County Plan, which most likely, they would not, would
double the City's pension costs. She said at present, the City
contributes 13.53% which equals approximately $260,000 per year.
She said the County pays 27.4% to the Florida Retirement System,
which is approximately $555,000.
C/M Abramowitz said the City presently pays $279,010 in pension
contributions. He said based on the County's proposal, it would
cost the City $554,379 and Ms. Blasi agreed, based on whether all
of the firefighters went to the County plan.
Ms. Blasi said the County's proposal is that 100% of the
firefighters remain with the City.
C/M Abramowitz asked what was used in these calculations and Chief
Budzinski said staying with the City.
Ms. Blasi said the majority of the firefighters will remain on the
City's plan because the majority of them are vested.
Ms. McDermott said at present there are over 27 employees at the
Tamarac Fire Department who have longevity and many have over 5 to
7 year periods.
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Ms. Blasi said this time is not transferable to the Florida
Retirement System. She said any new firefighter that would be
hired under the County would have to join the Florida Retirement
System and the City's Plan would be closed off to any new
contributors. She said in a Pension Plan, when new funding is
closed off, the time span must be reduced to fund the actuarial
unfunded liability. She said this means that for those people that
are on pension and for those limited number of people that remain
active, the City will have to increase the contributions to pay
for those pensioners and possibly disability. She reviewed the
chart on Page 2 of her memo.
Ms. Blasi said the County is proposing a pass -through, which means
that any new firefighters getting on, the City will have to pay
the 27% rather than what the City is currently paying. She said
this poses a possible area of extreme cost to the City.
C/M Abramowitz said he does not recall any negative remarks
regarding the City's Fire Department. He said this was a
suggestion to see whether or not the City could do better by going
with the County. He said going with the County is not a viable and
sensible option. He said the other options which Mr. Kelly brought
forth have nothing to do with the Fire Department, but with the
elected officials' ability to spread out in a more equitable
fashion, the cost of providing the services to the City.
C/M Abramowitz said he sees no reason for a changeover to the
County, based on this report.
Mr. Kelly disagreed with the fact that the first two options do
not affect the Fire Department.
C/M Abramowitz said this only affects the method by which they are
funded.
Mr. Kelly said there are concerns that need to be addressed as far
as staffing levels and the requirements.
Mayor Bender said this ties into the budget. He said Council needs
to examine ways or methods that the Fire Department currently
operates and if there is some way to become a little more cost
effective, it should be reviewed, such as whether two engines are
sent out every time a call comes in.
Chief Budzinski said there are a number of recommendations for the
minimum levels of staffing for effective operations.
Mayor Bender asked what percentage of efficiency is this and Chief
Budzinski said with the Dallas Study, which is considered to be
the best study to date, they begin with a full staff level of
five per engine, which is one unit of firefighting apparatus. He
said this is based on single-family homes and is not based on the
size of the City. He said it is based on what needs to be done to
combat a fire on a single-family home.
Mayor Bender asked how many fire alarms occurred in Dallas versus
what occurs in Tamarac and Chief Budzinski said that was not a
part of this analysis.
Chief Budzinski said the Dallas Study is not based on the
Population but on a single-family structure fire. He said they
required two engines and a ladder to respond to accomplish
controlling the fire of a single-family home.
V/M Schumann said the City currently has 42 employees in the Fire
Department which equates to 14 per shift. He said it was stated
that no more than three can be placed on a truck. He asked where
the other people are and how many come to work every day on the
average.
Chief Budzinski said the chief and three commanders who are
primarily assigned to daytime shifts, and are not on the 24 hour
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shift and two inspectors that are day shift, not 24 hour, which
leaves 34 people assigned to the 24 hour shift. He said with the
schedule that they work and the leaves that are by contractual
obligation, it is rare that there are that many on duty.
V/M Schumann asked how many average come in daily and Chief
Budzinski said eight or nine.
V/M Schumann said there must
employees are missing daily.
mismanagement of resources.
be something wrong if three or four
He said there may be some
Chief Budzinski explained the system of 24 hour shifts which are
on 3 rotations and based on a 48 hour work week. He said this is
the most efficient way financially to maintain the Fire
Department. Discussion was held regarding the work schedule and
employee salary.
C/M Abramowitz said it is difficult to understand that protection
is required 24 hours per day. He said this discussion is to
determine the outcome of a request made for three additional
personnel.
Chief Budzinski said these are personnel to replace those who had
left the Fire Department. He explained that the Fire Marshal
position was vacated when Fire Chief Ray Briant left and there
were two firefighters who left in the past two years and were
never replaced.
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C/M Abramowitz said in the past couple of years Council had
decided not to fill the two vacant firefighter positions. He asked
if the Fire Department has put any citizen of Tamarac in danger by
Council not approving the replacement of these two positions and
Chief Budzinski said they have not been placed in danger, but he
may have been unable to provide the protection that could be
provided.
C/M Abramowitz asked if Council has done anything to place the
citizens in danger by not replacing these firefighters and Chief
Budzinski said the Fire Department has responded with fewer people
than was necessary to accomplish the fire fighting procedures.
Chief Budzinski said the Fire Department is providing a minimal
level of protection.
C/M Katz said the City needs to have another Fire Inspector. He
said the Council needs to look at reorganizing the three
Commanders so that the City can distribute more evenly an
additional person to each shift. He said the administrative
paperwork that the Commanders are doing can be done on the night
shift as well as on day shift. He said in looking at response time
and availability, if the manpower is distributed a little more
equally, the amount and type of work that they are doing can be
done at night also.
C/M Katz suggested that another Inspector, also an Administrator,
also assist the Chief and could add to the administrative ability
of the Department'. He suggested that one more person be added to
the staff and when and if the Board of Rules and Appeals denies
the use of the additional Inspector, the Fire Department would
then have an additional person on staff and Council would need to
determine at that time whether or not that person would remain
with the Department. He said reorganization is in order to better
utilize the current three Commanders and should also be made part
of response.
Mayor Bender asked if the Mutual Aid System with the neighboring
cities remains in effect and Chief Budzinski said it is a backup
service available to the City when needed.
V/M Schumann asked how long a shift is off after being on duty for
24 hours and Chief Budzinski said they are off for 48 hours.
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V/M Schumann asked why eleven employees cannot be on duty for 24
hours and have 22 off duty and Chief Budzinski said there are 11
or 12 people assigned to each shift; however, due to the leaves
and the 48 hour work week, there may be 7 to 10 people on duty at
any one time, depending on the requirements and the approved
leaves and sick time. Further discussion was held regarding this.
Chief Budzinski said he would further discuss this with V/M
Schumann at his convenience.
Mayor Bender asked if the sick leave is excessive and Chief
Budzinski said in the past there was a problem, but it has been
drastically reduced over the past three years. Discussion was held
regarding the absence trend in the past.
Mayor Bender requested any recommendations by Council.
C/M Katz said it is just as important to know whether or not it
would be advisable to look at reorganization to make the best
available use of administrative staffing.
Mr. Kelly said this would be reviewed.
Mayor Bender said there was a recommendation by C/M Abramowitz
that the City fill one of the three positions that are open.
C/M Katz recommended that the City fill two positions and leave
the Fire Marshal position vacant.
C/M Abramowitz said his recommendation was to hire an Inspector
who is a qualified firefighter and place him in the firefighting
ranks first and at a later date, move him up to Inspector.
Mayor Bender said this equals his recommendation of filling one
position and leaving two vacant.
C/M Katz said the Inspector is presently allowed to do what he is
hired to do and will have the expertise to respond to a fire. He
said there is no reason why a probationary employee needs to be on
a shift with a full staff.
V/M Schumann requested more justification. He asked what happens
if a person calls in sick and would normally be off the next two
days, if he is off those two days or works it and Chief Budzinski
said he would be off those two days because he was scheduled to be
off. Chief Budzinski explained the shift process.
C/M Abramowitz said there was a suggestion for a review of
reorganization. He said it is easier to add an employee than it is
to remove an employee.
Chief Budzinski said the inspectors respond to structural fires as
soon as they are finished with what they are doing.
Mayor Bender said the budget can be reevaluated at a later date,
but Council needs some temporary guidance at present.
V/M Schumann said he does not want to put another administrator
on -board and requested more justification.
Chief Budzinski said the Fire Inspector does the inspection
reports which are required by the State and County. He said the
Inspector is not a supervisor and would work directly for the Fire
Prevention Bureau and the proposed Inspector's function would be a
field inspector, which would be a revenue producing section of
fire protection. He said the Inspector would respond to fires, but
his primary responsibility would be Code compliance and would not
be in the office with administrative details.
Mr. Kelly said a determination has been made that the Fire Marshal
position is not going to be filled and there are currently two
positions being considered, the probationary firefighter and the
Inspector.
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Mayor Bender suggested that one be hired.
C/M Abramowitz said he would like to provide to the Fire
Department an employee who has the ability to be a Fire Inspector
and Chief Budzinski said that is possible.
C/M Abramowitz suggested that the City hire a Fire Inspector who
is a firefighter.
Mr. Kelly said if the City does not hire a Fire Inspector, the
City drops $26,000 off of the revenue line on the other side of
the budget.
C/M Abramowitz said the City cannot spend what it does not have.
Mr. Kelly said they are all firefighters.
V/M Schumann asked if the Inspectors work 24 hour shifts and Chief
Budzinski said they work eight hour shifts.
C/M Katz said this is one of the reasons that he suggested that
these two bodies be an inspector and a probationary firefighter
and the Council needs to consider the additional expenditure of
another body.
Mayor Bender said there is something going on with the County
regarding fire inspectors' duties. He said the City could hire an
inspector who may not be able to do inspections due to this;
therefore, Council needs to be careful in handling this.
Mr. Kelly requested the opportunity to meet with Chief Budzinski
to consider the comments made by Council and bring the new
proposal to Council at the next meeting.
C/M Katz said if an inspector is hired and the County determines
that he no longer is able to do his job, that job is eliminated
and so too is the inspector. He said by adding an additional
firefighter the capability and response is not lost.
Mayor Bender said Mr. Kelly will bring back to Council a new
proposal with these considerations.
C/M Abramowitz said the hardest job in the State to get is a
firefighters' job. He suggested a firefighter be hired who also
has the qualifications to be a Fire Inspector and Chief Budzinski
agreed.
Mayor Bender said the decision will not be finalized until the
revised proposal is brought before Council and Mr. Kelly agreed.
2. RRLOJ3ECLT= on a proposal for Land Section 7
Frank James, President of Real Estate Search, reviewed his outline
regarding the Broward County School Board. (Attachment 1)
Mayor Bender asked that "District Maintenance Facility" be
clarified and Mr. James said the School Board defines it as being
a facility where their plumbers, electricians and supplies would
be headquartered and used to service the western areas of Broward
County. He said there would be no buses and no bus maintenance.
Mayor Bender asked if the proposal was of the entire Butters Tract
and Mr. James said the original proposal included three property
owners, but this is the entire Butters Tract, which is a smaller
parcel, not large enough for their overall operation.
Mr. James continued to read from the "Solutions" portion of his
outline. (Attachment 1)
Mayor Bender asked about the contributions to the City and Mr.
James introduced Mr. Butters.
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Mr. Butters said there are concerns of the taxpayers regarding the
loss of revenue in the City. He proposed to give to the City a
grant in the amount of $250,000.00 in cash im►ediately upon the
closing with the Broward County School Board of this facility,
which would help in the City's budget. The amount of taxes
collected would be much less than this and would take over 20
years to collect this amount in taxes.
Mayor Bender asked how the determination was made for the
surrounding areas and valuation and Mr. James said the surrounding
areas being referred to in this proposal are the areas of vacant
lands, which are commercial.
Mr. James said the proposal should be amended to read, "like
similar zoned surrounding properties".
C/M Abramowitz said this proposal does not define exactly where
this facility will be located and Mr. James said he is referring
to what is known as the Butters Tract, Section 7, located behind
the Public Works site.
Mr. James displayed a map of the location and explained the
location.
C/M Abramowitz asked if ingress and egress on Nob Hill Road is
being proposed and Mr. James said the property is platted for
that.
Mayor Bender asked where Hiatus Road is located in conjunction
with the property and Mr. James said the proposed Hiatus Road
abuts the back of the property.
Mr. Kelly asked how many acres are being discussed and Mr. James
said it is 36 acres, but the School Board considers it 28 due to
easements, where they originally wanted 48 acres to build on.
Mr. Butters said part of the plat is the proposed Hiatus Road.
C/M Abramowitz said one of the things disturbing him is the
ingress and egress on Nob Hill Road. He said it may be better if
there could be a way that the ingress and egress would not be on
Nob Hill Road.
Mr. James said the property is platted with Nob Hill Road there
and when Hiatus Road is built, there would be a second outlet
used. He said this is not a bus depot, but a low usage maintenance
facility, probably creating less usage than if it were utilized
for what it is zoned.
Mr. Kelly said he would much prefer the access on Nob Hill Road,
rather than McNab Road.
C/M Abramowitz said the big resistance from the residents is due
to the fact that Nob Hill Road has become a thoroughfare and Mr.
Kelly said that is what it was designed for.
C/M Abramowitz said the City is fighting a compact deferral area,
all of the rules and regulations of the Comprehensive Plan and it
may be better if there was no ingress and egress on Nob Hill Road.
Mr. James said compact deferral was calculated in when the
property was platted and the number of trips assigned far exceed
the requirements.
Mr. Butters said Hiatus Road will eventually go through to
Commercial Boulevard which will alleviate much of the traffic can
Nob Hill Road.
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Discussion was held regarding the possibilities for ingress and
egress from the property.
Mr. James said the School Board is going to grant to make the best
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use of the property. He said the concerns previously pointed out
have been addressed and the School Board has made a counter
proposal for this facility and the financial burden has also been
addressed. He said if this proposal were to be closed with the
School Board, the City could have $250,000.00 at its disposal.
Mr. James said this land will be developed some time in the future
and the School Board likes the location because it is central to
the area in which they want to provide the service and they can
easily access the Sawgrass Expressway, which was a requirement.
Mayor Bender asked if Mr. James has anything in writing from the
School. Board at present and Mr. James said he has had weekly
conversations with Ray de la Feuilliez, Associate Superintendent
of the Broward County School Board, and the only thing he has in
writing is that they do not want to proceed in Tamarac without the
City's cooperation.
Mr. James said anything that would be agreed upon would be in
writing and subject to the School Board's approval.
C/M Katz asked what the size of this facility would be and Mr.
James said their plans are for a 100,000 square foot warehouse. He
said the property as it is currently zoned can be built to 434,000
square feet, if someone else was the purchaser/user.
V/M Schumann asked where they are presently doing their
maintenance work and Mr. James said that facility is currently
located off of Powerline Road and two thirds of their vehicles
must drive west to accommodate the western area, which is why a
western facility is needed.
C/M Katz asked how much of a problem is there for gas leaks and
Mayor Bender said he understood that there would be no repairs of
vehicles or storage.
Mr. James said there will be no buses, but there will be vehicles
on the premises that the electricians and plumbers will be using.
Mayor Bender asked if these vehicles will be maintained on -site
and Mr. James said the School Board has not indicated that.
C/M Katz said his concerns would be for the leakage, underground
tanks and other such situations.
C/M Abramowitz said his concern with this proposal by the School
Board is the 100,000 square foot warehouse/distribution building.
He said unless they are restricted, clearly it could be a problem.
He requested more clarification as to what is going to be at the
location.
Mr. James said as defined by the School Board, it would be a place
where plumbers, electricians, and air conditioning people would
have their base of operations. He said there would be a warehouse
which supplies their wire, piping, tools and materials needed and
an office staff. He said the employees would report to this
facility on a daily basis to get their assignments and then visit
the various schools to complete their work and report back at the
end Of the day. He said it is not a facility to maintain vehicles.
�<_-Mr:_.Butter9 said this property is currently zoned Industrial and
it :i-s not necessary to explain what is being placed in the
buiWi.ng _tc;j�- pull a permit.
Mr. James'Aaid the School Board is attempting to overcome the
cvmpl,aifats and concerns of the residents. Mr. Butters is trying to
make a generous cash contribution and is limiting the contract and
the sale for the maintenance facility versus the transportation
complex which was the biggest concern.
Mr. Kelly said his concern is what control the City has over the
School Board, which there is none, once this is approved.
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Mr. Butters said the School Board wants the cooperation of the
City of Tamarac.
C/M Abramowitz said the City would be dealing with an entity where
most of the control would be lost. Further discussion was held
regarding this.
C/M Abramowitz said the rules and regulations with a private
individual are much different than with another government agency.
C/M Abramowitz asked how many trips are envisioned for this
facility and Mr. James said it would be less than a normal use,
according to the School Board. He said the trips have no affect on
the surrounding land because they are in place.
Mr. Butters said if the property was built according to what is
permitted, it would be 434,000 square feet of building and would
have approximately 1,300 vehicles transporting rather than the 200
vehicles for this proposed facility.
Mayor Bender said this will be reviewed by Council.
Mr. James said there is a possibility that this can be done; it is
a matter of understanding what the School Board is doing. He said
it will be specified in the contract that the sum of $250,000.00
would be paid to the City at the time of closing by the escrow
agent.
Mr. Kelly referred to the Tam -A -Gram article regarding the
September 1, 1992 ballot. (See Attachment 2)
Mr. Kelly reviewed the article with the amendments received by
Mayor Bender and Mr. Kraft. Further amendments were made on
Question #1 and #2 and all agreed.
Ms. McDermott said she had prepared correspondence with Dr. Grant
regarding the Peer -to -Peer Program, which was placed on hold until
Council discussed this.
C/M Abramowitz said he is working on the ability for someone to
teach or train seniors to have the ability to be peer counselors.
He said he had spoken to the Department of Elder Affairs and the
Area Agency on Aging who have expressed a deep concern about the
liability factor of doing something of this nature.
Mr. Kelly said this would be covered under the umbrella insurance.
C/M Abramowitz said it is the position of all of the Building
Officials that they have requested the Broward County Rules and
Appeals to remove language in its entirety.
Discussion was held regarding the "City of Tamarac" boundary sign
which was displayed in the meeting.
With no further business, Mayor Bender ADJCIIRMD this meeting
at 12:05 p.m.
CAROL A. EVANS = --
CITY CLERK
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outline of Presentation by
Real Estate Search, Inc.
to the city of Tamarac
August 18, 1992
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The selection committee of the School Board of Broward
County selected the "Butters Tract" as a portion of the site
to construct a District Maintenance and Transportation
complex. This complex was to serve two purposes:
1) A west central bus parking lot, providing for "a bus
depot.
2) A District Maintenance Facility, containing a loo,000
square foot warehouse/distribution building.
city officials and many citizens in Tamarac voiced
opposition to the proposed facility. Basically, they felt
that the presence of a school bus depot could discourage
other development in Land Section 7, and Tamarac could not
collect property taxes on the site because it would be owned
by another government agency.
The Owners of the property, and Real Estate Search, Inc.
wish to cooperate with the City of Tamarac to overcome the
objections, and to have the City welcome this facility. In
that regard, they continued to work with the City and have
offered the subject property to the School Board for the
construction of the District Maintenance Facility only.
Solutions
1) The School Board has agreed that the original proposed
project will be separated into two facilities and be located
in two distinct locations. The subject Tamarac site would
be only utilized for the District Maintenance Facility. The
hool Bus Depot would be located elsewhere so that the
concerns by Tamarac of increased traffic, safety hazards and
pollution would no longer exist.
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2) The owners of the property have agreed to make a
generous contribution to the City which will be paid at the
time of closing with the School Board. The owners will
disclose the amount at the meeting today. This contribution
should negate the objections over loss of tax revenue. It
also has the obvious benefit of the City being able to
utilize the money immediately rather than over along period
of years. in addition, should the City decide to place
these funds in an annuity, the City could have a predictable
income for many yearst
benefits to the C-
The development of the subject property will now be in full
conformity with the plans for Section 70
The construction of this facility would be the start of the
development of this area and would attract other industry.
The majority of land in Section 7 is owned or controlled by
individuals and companies located elsewhere. Due to the
economy, the lack of any construction in the area, and other
higher priority interests, they have not actively promoted
the development of their industrial property. The subject
property is available immediately for development in
Section 7. The School Board could commence construction
quickly and this would immediately enhance the value of the
surrounding land and increase the tax base. The City will
be opened up to further development which will increase the
assessment of the land and buildings to be constructed.
While this facility is being constructed, many employment
opportunities will be created which is so desperately needed
at this time.
Every resident of Tamarac will benefit from the construction
of this facility by experiencing a reduction in taxes. This
will result from the following:
1) Initial contribution by owners of the subject property.
2) Appraised value of surrounding properties will go up due
to the construction of this facility.
3) Further development, encouraged by this facility.
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Skd Section 4.02 of the Tamarac Charter be amended to provide that the
Mof term of OMM for mayor and councilmembers be increased
ee year term of office from current two year term of office?
Correetlmembers from Oistricts one and Three will run for three year
terms beginning with 1993 municipal election. Mayor and YES
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aounamembers from Districts Two and Four will run for three year
terror beginning with 1994 municipal election. NO
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3kd Section 4.02 of the Tamarac Charter be amended to change the number
al tears the mayor and councilmembers may serve by eliminating
the earrrent prohibition against the mayor and councilmembers
themselves rm mare than one (1) term without an
term regardless of the district or seat they m�ht holdYES
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councilmembers tosucceedthemselveswith
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no Iimtion as to the number of terms they may serve?
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Shim Section 4.04 of the Tamarac Charter be amended so that
mayor and councilmembers receive current expense allowances in
advance; itemized vouchers explaining the expenses will be
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fwbmitt to City Clerk at end of each calendar year; 9) rise money YES
toot is not spent on expenses related to performance of city duties
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collect in the water pipes of your home,
is to flush faucets for thirty seconds
each morning and evening before drink-
ing and coos dng. As a conservation
measure, we suggest you collect this
tap water to wash dishes, water your
plants and flower beds, or flush the
taikta.
For more information, please calf
the Public Services Department at
724-2400.
Don't forget to vote!
mqg�_•: - Primary Election
lVesday, September 1,1992
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T0; John Kelly, City Manager
FROM: .Mayor H. Larry Bender
RE: Recommended Corrections (underlined below)
DATE: August 7, 1992
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We have received many requests from our readers for some explan-
ations on our local elections. Obviously, we cannot and will not
endorse any candidate or issue, but we would like to point out
that all elections are City-wide.
There are three (3) Charter Amendments on the September ballot.
We will attempt to explain them without using the "legalese" in
which they are written, but without allowing our personal opinion
to color our explanation.
Amendment #1 - Simply provides that the length of term for the
Mayor and City Councilmembers bg increased from a two (2) year
term to a three ( 3 ) year term. As4-R11-1-am'. _am�� wasresved
by the Tamarac voters two (2) years ago but a legal challenge
overturned it due town administrative deficiency procedure This
amendment resolves t case techni-cal challenges.) The rations e
behind thi.sproposal is that a two (2) year term is too short a
time for a Councilmember to become an effective representative for
the City. If the amendment is passed, it would become effective
in 1993 for Councilmembers in District One (1) and Three (3), and
become effective in 1994 for the Mayor and Councilmembers from
Districts Two (2) and Four (4).
Amendment #2 -- al is - The intent is
to provide incumbents with an opportunity to seek re-election for
more than one (1) term, and gives the voter the opportunity to
make the decision whether or not to re-elect or reject a candidate.
Amendment #3 - Simplifies the system of payment for City -related
expenses that the Mayor and Council may incur by reducing time-
consuming and costly administrative staff procedures. The new
system will provide for payment in advance, requires the Mayor and
Councilmembers to submit detailed expenditure receipts to the City
Clerk, and requires the return of any unspent money to the City.
There will be no increase in money to be paid to Councilmembers.
The early amount remains unchanged ($2,000 for Councilmembers and
$3,000 for the Mayor), at the same rate approved by voters of
Tamarac in March 1980.
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We have received many requests from our readers am candidate an explanation
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Municipal elections. We cannot and do not end to any
out that all elections
on a proposed Charter Amendment. Tamaravoters have an opportunity to vote on the
are City-wide Charter Amlendments.
proposed
are three (3) Charter Amendments on the September opinions bnfl influence
he
e will
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attempt to explain them without allowing p
explanation. and
Amendment #1 - Provides that the length of term for the Mayor
eo 3) )year term. Council
amend year term to a
Members be increased from a two (2 Tamarac voters two (2) years ago but a
similar amendment was approved by
challenge overturned it. This amendment resolves
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lchaaenges. The rationale behind this proposal is that two
sho
rt a time for a council member to become an acorns effve ect ve representative
1993 for
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City. If the amendment is passed it would be
Coup cilmembers in Districts One (1) and Three (3) ndabecome ��� active in
1994 for the Mayor and Councilmembers from Districts
Amendment # 2 - The intent of this Amendment is toterm and givesrovide bentvotehtan
opportunity to seek reelection for more than one 1
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opportunity to make the decision whether or 2 temneelf c or reject a Mayor or
Councilmember who has already served two
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or and Council may incur by reducingadministrative
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that the payment n
procedures. The new system will provide for pay
Mayor and Councilmembers to submit detailed expenditure receipts to the City
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Clerk and requires the return of any unspent money the
The amount hereill be remains
increase in expense allowances for Council aMayor.
unchanged ($2,000 for Councilmembers and $3,000 for the Mayor) at the rate
approved by Tamarac voters in March 1980.
to favor
The remarks�nyone votes. are meant merely as explanations and are not intended ed voter has
one position over another nor toe influence matters and to make an independent
an obligation to fully investigate
decision regarding how they will vote.
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for s�e explanation�ok
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like to point out that all elections are Cit -wider(` h.. 4,•-.
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There are three (3) Charter Amendments
attempt to explain them We i4f
mbar ballot. We will
`W without allowing rsonal opinion ` r explanation.
Amendment #1 - rovides that the length of term for the Mayor and City
Council Members be increased from a two (2) year term to a three (3) year term.
A similar amendment was approved by Tamarac voters two (2) years ago but la
legal challenge overturned it. This amendment resolves those technical
challenges. The rationale behind this proposal is that a two (2) year term is too
short a time for a council member to become an effective representative for the
City -If the amendment is passed it would become effective in 1993 fir
Councilmembers in Districts One (1) and Three (3) and become effective ih
1994 for the Mayor and Councilmembers from Districts (2) and Four (4).
Amendment # 2 - n 5
-explanatory. The intent is to provid
incumbents with an opportunity to seekreelectionfor more than one (1) terrn
and gives the voter the opportunity to mak the decision whether or not
reelect or reject ate*
Amendment #3 - Simplifies the system of payment for City -related expense
that the Mayor and Council may incur by reducing '
administrative staff procedures. The new system will provide for payment i
advance, requires the Mayor and Councilmembers to submit detaile
expenditure receipts to the City Clerk and requires the return of any unspen
money to the City. There will be no increase in
be paid to E)mm
members. The amount remains unchanged ($2,00 for Council members an
$3,000 for the Mayor) at the rate approved by Tamarac in March 1980.
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