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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RECONVENED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 20, 1984
(from 6/13/84)
Tape CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Philip B. Kravitz called the meeting to order on
1 Wednesday, June 20, 1984, at 10:00 A.M., in the West Conference Room of
City Hall.
Mayor Kravitz read the Notice of the Reconvened City Council Meeting for
items remaining from the Council Agenda of June 13, 1984.
ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Mayor Philip B. Kravitz
Vice Mayor Sydney M. Stein
Councilman Jack Stelzer
Councilman Raymond J. Munitz
Councilman John J. Dunne
ALSO PRESENT: Alan Ruf, Consulting City Attorney
Carol Evans, Assistant City Clerk
Carol Thrasher, Secretary
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
38. Home Construction Warranty Bond - Ted. Reso. #3190 - Discussion
and possible action to release a bond posted as a warranty against
defects for a home located at 6901 White Oak Lane.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: APPROVED
release of $1,500.00 bond.
RESOLUTION NO. R-84- o,,;? PASSED
Consulting City Attorney Alan Ruf read Temp. Reso. #3190, by title.
C/M Stelzer stated that the Chief Building Official has recommended
release of this bond. C/M Stelzer MOVED for adoption of Temp. Reso.
#3190. C/M Dunne SECONDED.
VOTE:
ALL VOTED AYE
39. Canal Reservation - Temp. Reso. #3187 - Discussion and possible
action on a request from the South Florida Water Management District to
release a canal reservation on a portion of Tract 44 on the west side of
NW 88 Avenue, just north of McNab Road.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. R-84-g&',j PASSED
request to release canal reserva-
tion.
Consulting City Attorney Alan Ruf read Temp. Reso. #3187, by title.
C/M Dunne stated that the City Engineer has recommended release of this
canal reservation. C/M Dunne MOVED for adoption and Vice Mayor Stein
SECONDED.
VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE
40. Star of David Memorial Gardens - Discussion and possible action to
approve a Water and Sewer Developers Agreement.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: APPROVED Water
& Sewer Developers Agreement. Fees
in the amount of1,387.50..were. _received...._
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City Engineer Larry Keating reported that this is a standard City
Developers agreement for water and sewer service, except for the fact
that it is not a perpetual agreement. He stated that it is a temporary
arrangement to service the property that is in the City of North Lauder-
dale and that City cannot service the property at this time and has asked
Tamarac to service them in the interim period.
Mayor Kravitz referred to the City Engineer's memo of June 1st wherein he
recommended the agreement subject to receipt of the fees and asked if those
fees had been received. The Assistant City Clerk reported that she had the
check for $1,387.50. Vice Mayor Stein MOVED to approve the agreement.
C/M Stelzer asked if that money had to be returned when the property owner
got North Lauderdale service and the City Engineer replied no. C/M Stelzer
SECONDED. C/M Munitz asked if there would be any expense involved in the
connection of service between the City of Tamarac and the City of North
Lauderdale and the City Engineer advised that there would be no expense to
the City; all the work will be paid for by the developer of that property;
and that will serve in the future as another emergency connection between
the systems.
VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE
41. Villas at the Gate - Discussion and possible action to approve a
Water and Sewer Developers Agreement.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: APPROVED Water
& Sewer Developers Agreement.
City Engineer Keating reported that this is a standard Water & Sewer
Developers Agreement and is for a development that is not in the corporate
limits of Tamarac. He stated that the agreement is for record -keeping
purposes as that development was previously entitled to ERC's pursuant to
a Herb Sadkin agreement; and added that it is a beneficial document to the
City because it puts on record the assignment of ERC's from that agreement.
He recommended approval. Vice Mayor Stein MOVED to approve the agreement.
C/M Dunne SECONDED.
VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE
45. Drainage Improvements in the City - Discussion and possible action.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: Report by
Mayor Kravitz. City Engineer
was requested to check swale at
entrance of Isles of Tamarac.
Mayor Kravitz reported that he has observed from the last downpour last
week that the City is in pretty good shape. He added that those areas
that have problems are being reported to the City Engineer for action at
the time. The Mayor stated that the problems are very minor in that the
water accumulates, but it drains very fast. He said that the City is in
good shape with Drainage Improvement. Shirley Elumfield advised that
there is a deep swale at the entrance of Isles of Tamarac and it holds
water practically all the time. Mayor Kravitz asked if this was due to
the rain and she confirmed that it was. C/M Stelzer confirmed that
there is a dip that causes cars to hit bottom when going in. The Mayor
advised that the City Engineer would check that out.
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46. City Council Reports. (See pages 4 & 5)
C/M Stelzer reported that he has been trying for a year and a half
to get paper collections in the City to save money on the dumping of
the paper in the landfill and they originally wanted small receptacles
but Durbin Paper Company cannot do that. He stated that the Company is
trying to get permission to put two central stations in the parking
lots of various commercial areas where people can deliver their paper
and get paid for it immediately. The City would then get a record of
the number of pounds paid for in order to get a refund on the dumping.
He reported that he is waiting for Durbin to get approval from either
Family Mart or Publix shopping center or one further east to set up
stations to be manned five days a week. He stated that Public Works
is handling this project.
C/M Munitz - No Report.
C/M Dunne -- Reported that two - people_ in his district deliver papers twice
a week to the unit at the Aldergate Church and the Church sells it to
help with finances. C/M Stelzer stated that he also delivers papers to
the Church behind the Bermuda Club but it is the paper that does not go
to the Churches that they are concerned about because tipping charges
must be paid for that. C/M Dunne suggested that an article be placed
in the paper once the units are established. C/M Stelzer advised that
once the locations are established he will present the information to the
Presidents' Council and they can disseminate it.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
49. TAMARAC RETIREMENT RESORT/ADULT HOTEL - Discussion and possible
action regarding the proposed development of a retirement resort/adult
hotel.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: Agendized
by Consent. (See page 6.)
Vice Mayor Stein stated as liaison to the Building Department and Community
Development, that he received a request from Carl Trauger to have a repre-
sentative make a presentation to Council. Mayor Kravitz asked the Vice
Mayor for a motion to agendize and Vice Mayor Stein MOVED to Agendize by
Consent a presentation by Carl Trauger. C/M Dunne SECONDED. In reply to
C/M Stelzer's question, Vice Mayor Stein advised that the presentation
concerned an application to build an adult hotel and specified that it
was not an ACLF.
C/M Munitz asked how this presentation could be made for Council before
going to the Planning Commission. C/M Munitz stated that Council has
been following the procedure to agendize emergency items only and he sees
no emergency in this, the presentation is going before the Planning
Commission, and he thinks.-i_t_-is premature and nonproductive to present
to Council. Vice Mayor Stein stated that this is strictly a presentation
that Mr. Trauger has asked to make because he has something to say to
Council before going to the Planning Commission.
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VOTE: C/M Dunne - Aye
C/M Munitz - Nay
C/M Stelzer - Aye
Vice Mayor Stein - Aye
Mayor Kravitz - Aye
REPORTS
46. City Council Reports. (See page 3)
Mayor Kravitz reported the status of the Israel Sister City Project.
He stated that he is meeting with the two commissioners tomorrow morning
at 8:00 A.M., to discuss recent actions. He advised that he has received
a personal letter from the Mayor in Israel, which he has answered. He
added that the Mayor of Israel has asked when Mayor Kravitz is coming to
sign the agreements which were passed by the previous Council, and
Mayor Kravitz stated that he has not establ.shed..a date, but
is contemplating sometime in April. Mayor Kravitz advised that he has..not
consented that the City will be involved in the pilgrimage to Israel. He
has discussed this with the City Manager and the City does not intend to
have anything in the way of a trip and this will be discussed with the
commissioners. He added that when he has any information regarding plans
for a trip, he will present it to Council. He reiterated that nothing is
definite and nothing has taken place. For those members of the Council
who are concerned about rumors' that the__City is running a trip or making
plans that Council does not know about, the Mayor stated for the record
that he has made no plans and the City is not running a trip.
Vice Mayor Stein called the Mayor's attention to the resolution which created
the commissioners and the purpose of that resolution. He stated that by
the Mayor's actions and the actions of others, the Mayor has circumvented
the duties and purpose of the entire matter. He stated that Council had
appointed two commissioners, not the Mayor, to make arrangements for the
Sister City agreement. The Vice Mayor stated that he was originally
the liaison to that committee before the Mayor removed him and he is
concerned over communication from the Mayor of Israel. He added that he
and Commissioner Shirley Blumfeld have a letter from the City Clerk's
Office stating that assignment. Mayor Kravitz said that the Vice Mayor.
was never appointed liaison and that the City Clerk has stated that the
letter was in error as it was taken under Special Committees.
The Vice Mayor stated what is more important is the Mayor's statement at
the last City Council meeting that Commissioner Shirley Blumfield made a
trip to Israel as a private citizen. The Mayor confirmed that she did, as
he never authorized anybody to make a trip. The Vice Mayor stated that
she made the trip as the City's Commissioner and added that her authority
comes from the Resolution, not the Mayor. He continued that the Mayor is
not an official of this Committee, only liaison. He said that the _.
Committee must make the decisions and report back to the Council, not
the Mayor-, as do all committees.
The Vice Mayor continued that the Mayor also sent a courier, Mr. Guberman,
who is a Travel Agent from Sunrise, and the Mayor denied that he sent any
courier. The Vice Mayor quoted from a letter from the Mayor of Kiryat
Tivon: "Meanwhile I have had the pleasure of meeting your courier Mr.
Milton Guberman and Mrs. Cuberman." C/M Stelzer asked if Council got
copies of that correspondence and the Vice Mayor replied that they had
not.
Vice Mayor Stein stated that he resents that the Mayor and the City Manager
decided that the City should not have any representation at the signing
and asked by what authority that decision was made. He also asked if
Council would be prohibited from going to the signing if they wanted to go.
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Mayor Kravitz stated that at this point there have been no arrangements
for a trip. The Vice Mayor stated that such arrangements cannot be made
by the Mayor, they must come from the Commissioners; and it bothers him
tremendously that such arrangements have been made with Mr. Guberman for
a trip. The Mayor again advised that no arrangements have been made for
a trip with Mr. Guberman. The Vice Mayor asked that the Mayor allow the
Commissioners to perform their duties in making the arrangements for the
Sister City signing, with the concurrence of the Mayor for availability
of dates, and report to the Council and the City of Tamarac. He added
that there may be others who want to take this pilgrimage and be -there
for the signing, which they are entitled to because it is a City function.
The Mayor advised that it is not in the province of the City to decide
who is going on the trip and any information will be reported to Council
when he rece:.ves it. ... The Vice Mayor stated that the Mayor should
leave this in the hands of the Committee that was created for that very
purpose by resolution. Mayor Kravitz advised that he will check the
resolution.
C/M Munitz referred to correspondence between the Mayor and the Mayor
of Kiryat Tivon and added that according to his file, Council has never
received copies of any communication. Mayor Kravitz replied that there
has been nothing official and C/M Munitz advised that the fact that the
Mayor sent correspondence makes it official. C/M Munitz stated that he
respectfully disagreed with the Mayor and if the Mayor sends out a letter
on City stationery, it is on behalf of the City; and members of the Council
must receive copies. He added that it is obvious that correspondence has
been passing between the two Mayors since March because in one that he has
seen, the Mayor of Kiryat Tivon is congratulating Mayor Kravitz on his
election. He stated that whether the Mayor considers this personal is
beside the point; the fact is that the Council should receive copies of
such correspondence. Mayor Kravitz advised that Council will receive
copies of all correspondence written or received on behalf of the City.
Vice Mayor Stein stated that the Mayor does not have the authority to
write under the Office of the Mayor of the City of Tamarac for personal
reasons and the Mayor advised that in the future he will write personal
letters on personal stationery. C/M Munitz asked that Council be brought
up to date on the correspondence that has been passing between the two
mayors.
Mayor Kravitz reported that he met with a group of residents and several
staff members yesterday in reference to the possibility of getting a
City Golf Course. He stated that nothing has been finalized or determined
and Staff is working on the project. He added that when a proposal is
available, Council will get a full report and this information is to
keep Council informed. C/M Stelzer asked if an offer was made by Mr.
Stackhouse and why Council was not informed. The Mayor replied that no
offer was made; the City Attorney is researching legalities and when an
offer is made, Council will be informed. Vice Mayor Stein asked of what
use the Golf Feasibility Committee will be if the Mayor and Staff take
these steps and the Mayor replied that this does not involve that Committee
yet. C/M Munitz asked why there is a need to appoint a Committee and
stated that the meeting was counter productive and should not have been
held until the Committee was appointed.
Mayor Kravitz reported that the Welcoming Committee has requested that
their membership be increased to 15 and that all residents be entitled to
participate. He advised that this item will be included at the next
Pre --agenda meeting.
47. City Mana er - No Report.
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48. City Attorney - No Report.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
49. TAMARAC RETIREMENT RESORT/ADULT HOTEL - Discussion and possible
action regarding the proposed development of a retirement resort/adult
hotel.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: Agendized by
Consent (See Page 3). Concept sketch
presented by Jack Cory and Carroll
Anderson.
Mr. Jack Cory, representing Carl Trauger in the development of the
Tamarac Retirement Resort Club on 77th Street, stated that there have
been many misconceptions and rumors regarding the resort and they wished
to apprise Council of the facts. He advised that this is not a nursing
home or an ACLU'; there will be no medical facilities on premise; and
people who will be living there will be very active senior citizens.
He added that this will be a $32Million retirement club and the
sketches to be shown are those that would be rendered to the Planning
Commission this afternoon.
Mr. Carroll Anderson, Architect, stated that they are currently involved
in many of these resorts around the United States and the facility is an
American phenomenon as an alternative place to live. He added that the
facility will provide social activity, meals, and a place to live with
one, two and three bedroom apartments with full kitchens. He stated
that there will be restaurant which will serve one evening meal, with a
dietician to assure that. tenants eat properly. He said that there is a
12-month lease program, with evening meals included. He continued
that social activities will include golf, tennis, swimming, and barbecues;
buses will be provided to take people shopping, to the dentist or doctor,
the bank, the theater, plays, football games, etc. There will be a Social
Director and a full range of activities seven days a week, with a basic
resort type atmosphere. Mr. Anderson presented pictures of similar
developments in Dallas, Texas, and Salt Lake City, Utah. IIe added that
the dining facilities are the same as any other restaurant and residents
can make reservations for family dining. The main lounge will include
a piano and bar for social gatherings; there will be other lounge areas
throughout the development; arts and crafts room, dark room, game rooms,
and workshops.
C/M Stelzer asked how many acres were involved and Mr. Anderson replied
that it is 14.3 acres. Mr. -Cory added that the design calls for 57% of
that land to be maintained as open space with green area and canals.
C/M Stelzer asked how this will differ from ACLF and Mr. Anderson replied
that ACLF has congregate care and this resort will require that residents
be ambulatory and be able to take care of themselves. He added that it
would be no different than living in your own home except that social
activities and meals are provided, if desired.
Vice Mayor Stein asked if maid service is included and Mr. Anderson
replied that it is. C/M Munitz asked if the dining facilities would be
open to the public and Mr. Anderson replied no, adding that it is available
to residents only, with family meals for special occasions. C/M Munitz
asked the average term of the leases and Mr. Anderson replied 12 months.
Vice Mayor Stein asked if this were any different than Crest Haven and
Mr. Cory replied that it was quite a bit different because Crest Haven
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has medical service. When the Vice Mayor disagreed, Mr. Cory stated that
he did not want to compare it to anything locally because tl e-nearest
similar protects are in Salt Lake City and in Dallas. He added that
this is a worldclass project and combines condominium living with
club house.
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C/M Munitz asked what residential areas are bounded on the 94th Avenue
side and Mr. Cory pointed out Pine Island Road, 77th, 94th, Westwood Drive
and the Westwood Area and Spring Lake on the map. Mr. Cory added that
they had just visited with the Spring Lake residents and got some very good
input from them. Vice Mayor Stein asked how far it was from Pine Island
and Mr. Cory replied about a block.
In reply to C/M Munitz, Mr. Cory advised that the area is zoned B-3, which
is an old zoning with 1972 R-3 restrictions. Mr. Cory advised that they
are going to waive the court order on that zoning with the Planning Commis-
sion. He added that when they come before Council, they will be requesting
R-5 only for the density requirements and because of the uniqueness of the
configuration. They are going to maintain two-story buildings closest to
the residents and there is a 300-foot distance between the areas. He
pointed out the two-story buildings on the ends with green space and berm
areas. Vice Mayor Stein asked if there was a canal running through the
area and Mr. Cory advised that they are proposing to configure that in
the development.
C/M Stelzer asked the range of rentals and Mr. Cored advised that_ -a.--..
feasibility study has been done by -Laventhol & Horwath of Miami, and
they estimate the rental would be between $1200 and $1800 per month. He
concluded that they are talking about a very high quality product for the
City. C/M Munitz asked if it was all two-story and Mr. Cory replied that
they are two-story in one area.and three-story in the center area away from
the homes.
Mayor Kravitz asked who owns the property and Mr,.Cory advised that it
is presently owned by Gene Toll and they have an option to purchase .
He added that the developer, Carl Trauger, has done
Homes of Inverrary and is now doing Villa De Estas in Deerfield Beach; and
has no involvement with Gene Toll other than buying the property.
Mayor Kravitz closed the meeting at 10:45 A.M.
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