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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-01-31 - City Commission Special Meeting Minutes5811 NORTHWEST 88TH AVENUE TAMARAC, FLORIDA 33321 TELEPHONE (305) 722-5900 MAIL REPLY TO: January 28, 1983 P.O. BOX 25010 TAMARAC, FLORIDA 33320 NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL There will be a Special Meeting of the City Council on Monday, January 31, 1983 at 2:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 5811 N. W. 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida. The purpose of the meeting is Discussion and Possible Action to endorse the application of the Tamarac Community Develop- ment Block Grant Program for public sewer system conversion in Tamarac Lakes I by Temporary Resolution #2608. The City Council may discuss such other items as may come before it. The public is invited to attend. /lc Carol A. Evans Assistant City Clerk ni to Chapter 80-105 of Florida Law, Senate Dill No. 368: person decides to appeal any decision made by the City . ;cil with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or i ing, he will need a record the proceedings and for such purpose, he may need to ensure that a verbatim record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING January 31, 1983 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Walter W.Falck called the Special Meeting to order on Monday, January 31, 1983, at 2:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Mayor Falck read the notice of the meeting into the record indicating the purpose for this meeting was to endorse'the application of the Tamarac Community Development Block Grant Program for public sewer system conversion in Tamarac Lakes I. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Mayor Walter W. Falck Vice Mayor Helen Massaro Councilman Irving M. Disraelly Councilman Philip B. Kravitz Councilman David E. Krantz ALSO PRESENT!, Laura Z. Stuurmans, City Manager Jon M. Henning, City Attorney Richard Rubin, Consultant City Planner Lucy Curtis, Secretary Sally Spiegel, Secretary 1. Public Sewer System Conversion in Tamarac Lakes I-Tem . Reso.#2608 Discussion and possible action to endorse the application of the Tamarac Community Development Block Grant Program. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: APPROVED. RESOLUTION NO. R-83-27 PASSED. Jon Henning read the Resolution by title. Mayor Falck said that this matter was discussed previously and that a committee was appointed to investigate the possibilities of applying for funds to be used in the engineering projects relating to the eventual elimination of the septic tanks in the Lakes I section of the City of Tamarac. A meeting was held and Council was supplied with a report dated January 28, 1983. The purpose of the meeting was to consider the said report, and the passing of Temp. Resolution #2608, in order for the City to apply for the grant. C/M Disraelly said that over two years ago, when the City was a member of the Community Block Grant Development Program, funds were thought to be available for projects throughout the County. Three years ago, the County decided that funds would be used only in strategic target areas, despite the fact that the Committee had voted to spend 10% of the allotted funds for non -strategic areas. At that time, he said, the Citizens Advisory Committee was created: Florence Bochenek, Chairman; members Ray Munitz and Phil Solomon. In 1980, the Committee proposed that the septic tanks be a grant area which was subsequently denied by the Community Block Grant Program. Council heard this past month that there is again a change in the environment regarding Block Grant Programming, and that other areas could be funded. As a result, Council reactivated the Citizens Advisory Committee which met the previous Friday and reviewed the situation with Richard Rubin, and afterwards Mr. Rubin discussed it with Williams, Hatfield & Stoner to update the cost of dividing the funding, since the minimum that would be permitted under the Block Grant Program is $25,000. Three years ago, the City asked for sufficient funds for the engineering cost. At a meeting last week with Alan Ford, County Director for Community Block Grant Program, he indicated that the minimum amount is $25,000. Therefore, the application by the Citizens Advisory Committee was for a two --year funding to cover the project. The total amount for the work is $206,050 for the work to be done to tie into, most probably, the Oak- land Park Sewer System. 1 _ 1/31/83 /ss C/M Disraelly said the next step to be discussed with Alan Ford will be to get a figure as to the median income of the people who are in- volved in that area. Mr. Ford indicated that a 50% sample of the homes would be adequate for target area designation, and the 70% of median homes is a figure less than $17,000 for the households in that area. C/M Disraelly commented that there will be no problem in having people give the information required and a questionnaire endorsing the appli- cation can be sent out now. He said the figures for the target area designation do not have to be given to the Community Block Program until the end of March; therefore, there is sufficient time to do the evaluation and make the presentation to them. It will then have to go to HUD headquarters in Atlanta to be approved. The City is asking for the funding to be used over the ninth and tenth years of the project --- the upcoming year is the ninth, and 1984 will be the tenth year of the project. C/M Disraelly said he would like the record to reflect that Pat Marcurio did a fantastic job of completing the minutes of Friday's Citizens Advisory Committee, giving Council all the necessary information. C/M Krantz asked how long it would take to complete this project, and C/M Disraelly replied that if the funding was received, it was antici- pated that the engineering would probably take three months, and the construction would take 3-6 months, but two year funding is being requested. Ray Munitz stated that he was appearing on behalf of the Citizens Advisory Committee and the Block Grant Program. He said the facts are essentially as C/M Disraelly stated, and the question is if the system is to be tied into Oakland Park or Tamarac East system, if capacity would permit it. He said the concern is the 201 study and funding, other than through the grant, and the Committee unanimously recommended that Council adopt the Resolution and file the application, and do everything necessary to get the money. V/M Massaro said she wasn't too happy about hooking up to Oakland Park, and asked what the date was that the County set to tie-in our Utility East to their sewer system. Mayor Falck said it will be done in stages. Once we get on line with the station that was erected at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport, that flow will go to Oakland Park, and to the Ft. Lauderdale station at the corner of Powerline and 9th Avenue, and Prospect Road; then it will work its way down to Port Everglades where it will be disposed of, probably through the Deepwell Injection System which they expect to use for the County system. This will be part of Fort Lauderdale, he said the engineering._ people will make a determination of that as a recommendation. He said if the City is on line with the system at the airport, the City will have capacity for handling its own, but that should be no real concern until the engineering report and recommendations have been received. C/M Disraelly said that when the study was made three years ago, it couldn't go to the City's Utility as the City didn't have the 201 Pro- gram. It was also indicated, at that time, that Oakland Park had a target area that was in close proximity. City Attorney Jon Henning read the Resolution by Title. C/M Disraelly MOVED ADOPTION of Temp. Reso. #2608, with Modification of the title and Line 16 to ninth and tenth years funding. C/M Krantz SECONDED the Motion. Mayor Falck thanked the Committee members for being available, and that he appreciated their readiness and willingness to serve. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE Richard Rubin commented that they are going in two directions at the same time. He said the application was due that afternoon. While it is being reviewed by the County staff, the City will make a survey to satisfy the prerequisite for the areas of the funds. The main dates - 2 - 1/31/83 /ss (If they are concerned with are early April and May. Mr.. Rubin stated that in early April, the staff will make a recommendation to the Committee and they would like to be included in that recommendation. If it is not part of the recommendation of the eligible project, they go before the County Commission and request that they be included. He said once the County Commission adopts by motion, the list of projects for the ninth year, the City is certain to be funded. The City of Davie went through the same procedure last year and they established the fact that approval of being a target area can be received while submitting the application. Therefore, the precedent has been set and the City can be optimistic. Mr. Rubin suggested that when Council speaks with a Commissioner or anyone involved in the agency, to remind them how important this is to the City. City Manager Stuurmans asked if Mr. Ford indicated whether we are surveying the 72 affected properties to determine the 50%, or is it the section. Richard Rubin replied that if the section has 150 homes, it's 500 of those homes - it doesn't have to be all 72 homes; just 50% of the sub -division, Lakes I plat. He said the second section has nothing to do with the first section. He said the City can use the same survey Davie prepared. V/M Massaro asked whether there was a form that they had to sign regarding their income. Mr. Rubin said he would pick up a copy of the form from Davie. Mayor.Falck said the City would manufacture a form based on Davies. C/M Disraelly, in closing, said he wanted to thank Florence Bochenek for coming in on Friday to work on the meeting. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE The meeting was adjourned at 2:30 P.M. S ISTANT ITY CLERK This public document was promulgated at a cost of*� orA per copy, to inform the general public an& public officers and employees about recent opinions and considerations by the City Council of the City of Tamarac. - 3 - CITY of TAMARA.0 APPROVED AT MEETING OF City 04 1/31/83 /ss