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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-08-18 - City Commission Workshop Meeting MinutesCity Council Workshop Meeting 8/18/92/KJ Page 1 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 City Council Workshop Meeting 8/18/92/KJ Page 2 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. 1 r 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. City Council Workshop Meeting. 8/18/92/KJ Page 3 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. City Council 8/18/92/KJ Page 4 Workshop Meeting 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 City Council Workshop Meeting", 8/18/92/KJ Page 5 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. TAP$ 2 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. City Council Workshop Meeting 8/18/92/KJ Page 6 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. City Council Workshop Meeting, 8/18/92/KJ Page 7 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. City Council Workshop Meeting 8/18/92/KJ Page 8 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. TAPE 3 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 City Council Workshop Meeting 8/18/92/KJ Page 9 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. City Council Workshop Meeting 8/18/92/KJ Page 10 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 I I 11 r wrwy Real Estate Searchy outline of Presentation by Real Estate Search, Inc. to the city of Tamarac August 18, 1992 ck round 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. 1032 N.E. 15th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 TELEPHONE (305) 760-7777 / FAX (305) 760-7792 Sales - Leasing IR Management • Consultation REA004 outline of Presentation, Page 2. 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. Is: SAMPLE BALLOT -CITY OF TAMARAC SPECIAL ELECTION SEPTEMBER 1,1992 OFFICIAL BALLOT 11A CITYSPECIAL OF TAMARAC OWA D COUNTY, g SEPTEMIER 11 1992 ............. . ................ :::A::ai:: R::::Y.:.•.,....::: ;.,2.. :;•:.•:,:..:..., :::; +R::L:::::'::.5..,.2:L5:3:L:::R::.:p>.;:.::: :•: >�:::._:: „:; :x::aaz:: :iisiieie ag:p:r: a: s:,• a.:. ?M . :.5 ,..t.; pSEb_C.HARTFN Mi ENQMENT N0..1-W INCREASED FROM IN 2) TO IMBEE 0) YEARS 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 197■� aounamembers from Districts Two and Four will run for three year terror beginning with 1994 municipal election. NO 19g� 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 ES191,Ltho councilmembers tosucceedthemselveswith 202�►mayorand no Iimtion as to the number of terms they may serve? NO 2101300- EXPENSE ALL AND 111191318NED TO CITY IF NOT USED FOR EXPENSES 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 .d 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 207*— :loll be returned to coy at end of each calendar year? NO 208030- A � 4 ELECTIOwS DRAFT SUBJECT TO SUBSTpNVpL !141 ISIONS AIX z r� DATE INI�AIS (continued from Page 1) 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 TAM -A -GRAM 3 T0; John Kelly, City Manager FROM: .Mayor H. Larry Bender RE: Recommended Corrections (underlined below) DATE: August 7, 1992 TAMARAC CITY ELECTIONS DRAFT SUBJECT TO SUB5fANML 2/REV, Z DATE INRI 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. DRAFT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL DRAFT #3 - k, I,SIONV August 7, 1992— DATE INITIALS TAMARAC CITY ELECTIONS We have received many requests from our readers am candidate an explanation o position 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 There personal 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 a 2)thoseyear t mhs1too cal 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 e 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 he opportunity to make the decision whether or 2 temneelf c or reject a Mayor or Councilmember who has already served two Amendment #3 -Simplifies the system of payment for City -related expenses Maystaff or and Council may incur by reducingadministrative trati ees the that the payment n procedures. The new system will provide for pay Mayor and Councilmembers to submit detailed expenditure receipts to the City no 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 $3,000 for the Mayor) at the rate approved by Tamarac voters in March 1980. to favor The remarks�nyone votes. are meant merely as explanations and are not intended ed voter has one position over another nor toe influence matters and to make an independent an obligation to fully investigate decision regarding how they will vote. WeZveceived ourction% ss�re*dt � would GA I�� ,Q - �a�t c � lV�'-, -A 0 sti4,-A DRAFT SUBJECT To SMANTML DRAFT #2 ISION$ August 7, 1992 /�� �. --ATE iNlruus. G TAMARAC CITY ELECTION r many requests from our r:eoslt for s�e explanation�ok ObVRRMiy we cannot and endorse any candidate or like to point out that all elections are Cit -wider(` h.. 4,•-. �'tcj 'j L u CGS. Chi. p 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. a N cc r"`-- CD Cr) r� L.J C.._ Z( F • LL h]-� ►mac l 1�+^ �tZ�Lw rJ !Y�0. rah �y i" y "'`° C vim. , ; ►�..�'•�'•► f� 4) J �7 1