HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-11-24 - City Commission Workshop Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC
CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1997
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Schreiber called the workshop to order on Monday,
November 24,1997, at 9:30 a.m., in Conference Room #1 of Tamarac City Hall, 7525
Northwest 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida.
PRESENT:
Mayor Joseph Schreiber
Vice Mayor Larry Mishkin
Commissioner John E. McKaye
Commissioner Karen L. Roberts
Commissioner Marc L. Sultanof
ALSO PRESENT:
Robert S. Noe, Jr., City Manager
Mitchell S. Kraft, City Attorney
Tim Hemstreet, Assistant to the City Manager
Jim Budzinski, Fire Chief
Raj Verma, Public Works Director
Jason Willett, Management Intern
Phyllis Polikoff, Office Specialist
Francine Bashner, Office Specialist
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1. 11/26/97 Commission Agenda Items
V/M Mishkin commented on Consent Agenda Item 2.h. , Guidance and Information
Systems, and questioned the need for the purchase. Discussion followed and Mayor
Schreiber recommended tabling this item until the vendor made a presentation and
gave a demonstration.
City Manager Noe referenced Item 3, Temp. Ord. #1810 pertaining to the Pension Plan
and revisions to Item 5, Temp. Reso. #8063 pertaining to the early retirement program,
and Stanley Hawthorne would make a presentation. Discussion followed.
Comm. Roberts discussed Consent Agenda Item 2.d. and the agreement with Broward
County for street lights on McNab Road.
Comm. Roberts commented on Consent Agenda Item 2.e., agreement with Broward
County to install irrigation and landscaping on Pine Island Road, discussion followed
and Raj Verma made a presentation.
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Fire Chief Budzinski made a presentation concerning Consent Agenda Item 2.h.
addressed by V/M Mishkin and discussion followed. V/M Mishkin recommended tabling
Consent Agenda Item 2.h. and discussion continued. Mayor Schreiber requested a
consensus to table and the Commissioners agreed.
Mayor Schreiber commented on Consent Agenda Item 2.c., intent to issue revenue
bonds to finance street projects, and suggested there be public input.
Mayor Schreiber commented on Consent Agenda Item 2.j., user fees for the summer
camp program, and discounting the fee for the second child. Discussion followed
2. Rules and Procedures
Jason Willets made a presentation and discussion followed.
Tape 2
Jason Willets continued his presentation and discussion continued. Mayor Schreiber
suggested preparing an ordinance for the December 10 City Commission agenda.
3. Blasting Ordinance
Mayor Schreiber commented on the ordinance, economic development and requested
an expression of interest to prohibit blasting. Comm. Sultanof voiced concerns about
blasting in District 3 and Comm. Roberts commented on economic development and
Kings Point.
City Manager Noe also commented on economic development and Broward County's
blasting ordinance and discussion followed.
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Mayor Schreiber called for a recess at 11:00 a.m. and the workshop reconvened at
11:15 a.m. with everyone present except Comm. Sultanof.
Discussion continued on the blasting ordinance and blasting complaints and Mayor
Schreiber recommended deferring this matter to discuss at another workshop.
Discussion followed and Mayor Schreiber suggested agendizing the ordinance for the
December 1 workshop.
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City Manager Noe indicated a workshop at 9:30 a.m. on December 1 with an Executive
Session following at 10:30 a.m. City Attorney Kraft noted the workshop followed by a
Special Meeting and Executive Session followed by the Special Meeting.
Discussion continued on blasting, agendizing the blasting ordinance, eliminating the
workshop on December 1 and scheduling a Special Meeting and Executive Session on
December 1.
With no further discussion, Mayor Schreiber adjourned the workshop at 11:25 a.m.
Carol A. Evans, CIVIC
City Clerk