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September 15, 1987
REPORT_ OF COUNCIL ACTIONS DISCUSSIONS
SPECIAL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
There will be a Special Meeting of the City Council on Wednesday,
September 16, 1987, at 7:30 P.M., at the Tamarac Recreation Building,
7501 North University Drive, Tamarac, to hold public hearings on the
proposed millage and tentative budgets for Fiscal Year 1987/88.
1. ANNOUNCEMENT of percentage increase/decrease in proposed millage
rate over/under the rolled --back rate necessary to fund the
general fund budget for Fiscal Year 1987/88.
FINAL ACTION -
The millage rate was decreased by 34.81%.
2. PUBLIC HEARING on the proposed millage rate for Fiscal Year
1987/88.
FINAL ACTION:
Public hearing was held.
3. PUBLIC HEARING on the tentative General Fund budget for Fiscal
Year 1987/88.
RINAL ACTION:
Public hearing was held.
4. MOTION TO ADOPT a proposed millage rate for Fiscal Year 1987/88.
FINAL ACTION•
ADOPTED a 3.0340 millage rate for FY 1987/88.
5. MOTION TO ADOPT a tentative General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year
1987/88.----��
FINAL ACTION:
ADOPTED a tentative budget of $14,879,035.00 for FY 1987/88.
6. ANNOUNCEMENT of percentage increase/decrease of recomputed
millage rate over/under the rolled back rate necessary to fund
the general fund budget for 1987/88.
FINAL _ACTION:
The percentage of decrease of recomputed millage rate is 6.24%.
7. ANNOUNCEMENT of the time, date and place of the second public
hearing during which a final millage and general fund budget
shall be adopted.
FINAL ACTION:
The second public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, September 22,
1987 at 7:30 P.M. in the Tamarac Recreation Building.
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8. PUBLI —IiEBRING on all other fund budgets for Fiscal Year
1987/88.
FINAL ACTION-
Public hearing was held.
9. MOTION TO ADOPT tentative budgets for all other funds for Fiscal
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FINAL ACTION•
Public hearing was held. The following tentative budgets for all
other funds for FY 87/88 have been adopted:
Special Revenue Funds $ 106,909.00
Debt Service Funds $ 869,854.00
Capital Project Funds $ 3,129,678.00
Utilities Last Fund $ 542,185.00
Utilities West Fund $16,148,534.00
Internal Service Funds $ 1,183,365.00
10. ANNOUNCEMENT of proposed debt service millage rate for Fiscal
Year 1987/88.
FINAL ACTION_
The proposed millage rate for General Obligation Bonds is:
1975 Issue 0.0754
1986 Issue 0.3876
1987 Issue 0.1930
Total: 0.6560
11. MOTION —TO_ADOPT a proposed debt service millage rate for Fiscal
Year 1987/88.
FINAL ACTION:
Y ADOPTED the proposed millage rate for General Obligation Bonds:
1975 Issue 0.0754
1986 Issue 0.3876
1987 Issue 0.1930
Total: 0.6560
All meetings are open to the public.
CAROL E. BARBUTO
CITY CLERK
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CITY OF TAMARAC
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
BUDGET PUBLIC HEARINGS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1987
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TO ORDER: Mayor Hart Called this Special City Council Meeting to Order
ednesday, September 16, 1987, at 7:30 P.M., at the Tamarac Recreation
ding, 7501 North University Drive.
MEDITATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Hart Called for the Pledge of
Allegiance followed by a Moment of Silent Meditation.
ROLL CALL:
ALSO PRESENT:
Mayor Bernard Hart
Vice Mayor Sydney Stein
Councilman Jack Stelzer
Councilman Henry Rohr
Councilman Bruce Hoffman
John P. Kelly, City Manager
Alan Ruf, Consulting City Attorney
Ken Burroughs, Finance Director
Carol E. Barbuto, City Clerk
Pauline Walaszek, Secretary
Mayor Hart said the purpose of this meeting had been to Adopt the City
Budget on First Reading and Approve the Ad Valorem/Millage Rate for the
Operating Budget on First Reading. He introduced all Personnel present
at this meeting (See Roll Call). He said in July, the City Manager
presented to the City Council, a proposed Budget. He said the City
Council reviewed the Budget at Budget Workshop neetings and adjusted
the Budget to where it would benefit the City. He said before the
Budget is Adopted, the City Council will hold Public Hearings for any
comments or suggestions regarding the Budget. He said there would b,:,
second Public Hearing on September 22,1987, at which time the Budget
would be Adopted on Second and Final Reading. He said there had been a
problem last year, presenting a low Budget and then because of problems
that had prevailed, the City tried to raise the Budget figure. He said
the Budget could not be raised because the State informed the Council
the proposed figure could only be reduced; therefore, the Budget had
been proposed at a high figure. lie said the Final 1986 Operating
Millage had been 3.17 and the City Manager proposed the Budget to be
3.28. He said after City Council review, the Millage had been reduced
to 3.03 for 1987/88, which would be a 4 1/2% reduction.
1. ANNOUNCEMENT of percentage increase/decrease in proposed millage rate
over under the rolled -back rate necessary to fund the general fund
budget for Fiscal Year 1987/88.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION:
DECREASED by 34.81%.
City Manager Kelly said the proposed Operating Millage Rate had been
for 4.6541. He said the rate would be decreased by 36.10% and if the
back-up documentation was used which was in the amount of 2.9740 Mil-
lage, the Operating Rate would be decreased by 34.81% if the proposed
Millage of 3.0340 would be used.
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C/M Stelzer said the proposed Budget had been very high and there had
been a reduction of 14 cents per $1,000.00 of assessed value in the
Operating Expenses.
2. PUBLIC HEARING on the proposed millage rate for Fiscal Year 1987/88.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION:
Public Hearing held.
Mayor Hart Opened the Public Hearing and asked the speakers to give
their name and address and to speak no more than 3 minutes.
Jerome Jacobs, Resident of 9401 Lime Bay Boulevard, said in the effort
to bring down the millage rate, Council gave the Social Service vans to
the County. He said this act took a personal interference towards the
Lighthouse of the Blind. He said he did not agree with County trans-
porting the residents and he had concerns regarding the garbage fees.
Jack Saultzer, Resident of Rokest, said he had rode on the City vans
for many years. He said because he was blind, it would be dangerous
for him to wait for the County vans. He had concerns about paying
fines for not informing the County that he would not be using their
services on the day that had been assigned to him.
Harry Roseman, Resident of Bermuda Club, said he used the County buses
to go to treatment for cancer and the buses had come to pick him up
late causing him to miss treatments. He said he needed the City van
service because he had recently become blind.
V/M Stein said he wished there would be the same attendance at regular
City Council meetings. He said the City did not turn the vans over to
the County and Helen Sobel, Director of Social Services, had negotiated
with the County for County bus services. He said there had been a lot
of problems obtaining and maintaining insurance for the drivers of the
City vans. He said the charge the residents were receiving for the
garbage was the fee the City got charged for taking the garbage. He
said the average condominium,with the reduction of assessment, had been
assessed between $30,000.00 to $35,000.00 and taking $25,000.00 from
the overall assessment, the average person would be paying an assess-
ment of $5,000.00 to $7,000.00. He said the City would receive $15.00
to $21.00 per year from the condominium and said the City could not pay
for the garbage, police protection, social services, fire protection
and public works. He said the fee had not been revoked last year, he
said a surplus of $800,000.00 had been found and the City decided to
subsidize the fee until the $800,000.00 ran out. He said the City of
Tamarac had the lowest cost for garbage removal. He said if there were
concerns regarding transportation, the concerns should be directed to
Helen Sobel, Director of Social Services and if there were valid com-
plaints, the City Council would consider and act on the complaints.
Mayor Hart said the purpose of the meeting had been for Budget dis-
cussion only and speaking of the garbage fee would be out of Order.
Aaron Heller, 5715 NW 86 Avenue, said he could not understand the docu-
ments of the Budget and he would like to know what the closing of the
year would be. Council replied, October. He said the documents should
have last year's Budget inserted so the residents could compare the
Budget to this year. Referring to Page one of the Budget, he asked if
the figure $2,571,254 had been for unexpended funds.
V/M Stein said the figure would be for special funds by the Developers
for special purposes and the money could not be touched.
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Mr. Heller asked if the Budget that had been sent to the County would
be the Adopted Budget and V/M Stein said the Budget that had been sub-
mitted to the County had been the City Manager's proposed Budget and
the Budget being discussed at this time, which was for 3.0340, would be
the Budget Adopted.
Jack Bazzar, Resident of 7307 NW 64 Street, said when Mayor Hart, V/14
Stein and C/M Stelzer ran for office they stated all water, sewer and
garbage fees would be repealed.
Manny Aguilera, Resident of 7804 NW 68 Avenue, said he had concerns on
some areas where the millage rates had been decreased. He said Code
Enforcement recently had only two Code Enforcement Officers which had
been reflecting a deficiency in enforcement cases. He said Heathgate/
Sunflower had a great need for street pavement and hoped the Budget re-
flected the money for that type of project. He said teen activities
were important in the City of Tamarac and a full/time person had been
needed for those activities. He said the lakes and canals in the City
needed cleaning and hoped the Budget reflected money for this project.
City Manager Kelly said based on the comments and objections from the
residents of Tamarac, he had recommended to Council individually that
a full/time Clerk Typist and two part/time employees, for after school
recreation, be added to Recreation to which Council agreed. He said
Council had also agreed to add a Code Enforcement Aide in the Building
Department beginning July 1, 1988 and two maintenance workers and a
janitor to the Public Works Department. He said a receptionist would
be added to the City Manager's Office in July. He said these additions
would benefit the City and the Residents.
V/M Stein said in the Budget, Heathgate/Sunflower would be second or
third on the list for drainage and repavement and if the Budget was
passed, the projects would be done before the end of the year.
Shirley Blumfield, Resident of 7030 NW 102 Avenue, said she could not
believe people were complaining about the Budget. She said the Budget
had been decreased from last year's Budget and she commended Council
for the good job they had done.
With no further responses on this Item, Mayor Hart Closed the Public
Hearing.
3. PUBLIC HEARING of the tentative General Fund budget for Fiscal Year
1987 88.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION:
Public Hearing held.
City Manager Kelly said some of the highlights in the Budget included
more computers throughout the City, new vehicles in Police and Building
Departments, new software programs in the Police Department, a program
for the Senior Citizens regarding a telephone system and 22 new full/
time positions. He said there would not be any nonrecurring revenue
sources, such as the sale of City property, proposed to cover recurring
operating expenditures. He said the Budget recommends the use of some
of the anticipated revenues from the sale of the City's property to
finance or lease long overdue capital. equipment.
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Mayor Hart Opened the Public Hearing and said the amount of the Budget
would be for 15.8 million dollars opposed to last year's Budget of
11.6 million. He said the budget had been balanced and the revenues
coming into the City could only be the expenditures for the City.
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Shirley Blumfield said Watch, Inc. should be thanked for the increase
for the Police Department.
Karen Gregg, Resident of 7904 NW 75 Avenue, had concerns regarding the
Code Enforcement and road pavement in the Heathgate/Sunflower area.
Melanie Reynolds, Resident of Sands Point, said she did not understand
why the $41,000.00 from the telephone franchise tax was being used for
Fire Station #2 when the annual payment was for $26,500.00.
Ken Burroughs, Finance Director, said the telephone franchise tax had
been pledged to Fire Station #21s loan. He said last year the fran-
chise tax had been in the General Fund which was not good accounting
procedures; therefore, a new fund had been established called the 1980
Fire Station Loan Fund. He said the Fire Station Loan had been paid
and the remaining funds from the $41,000.00 had been placed back into
the General Fund.
Ms. Reynolds said there was a sum of $1,300,000.00 for a 1/2 cent sales
tax and asked what the 1/2 cent sales tax pertained to.
Ken Burroughs said it was the money received from the State of Florida
as the City's share of 1% option Sales Tax. He said since the State
passed the tax on services, the percentage had been increased, however,
if the State repeals the tax on services, the City would be losing
$300,000.00.
Ms. Reynolds asked if the sale of surplus property referred to the sale
of the Public Works site and the City Hall property and City Manager
Kelly replied, yes. Ms. Reynolds said she could not understand how the
Budget could be based on the sale of those properties when the proper-
ties were not sold.
C/M Stelzer said there would be no money used from the sale of those
two sites for operating expenses.
City Manager Kelly said the monies from the sale of the sites would
only be used in capital expenses, however, if the sites were not sold,
there would not be monies spent on capital expenses.
Melanie Reynolds said she did not understand how the costs of the
buildings could be placed in the Budget when the money had not been
received.
Ken Burroughs said every revenue item in the Budget is anticipated
revenue.
Ms. Reynolds asked if there would be a new department called Insurance
Department and Mr. Burroughs replied, yes, however, the personnel would
be switched from the Personnel Department rather than hiring new
personnel.
At this time, V/M Stein announced that on September 17, 1987, at 10:00
A.M., at Veteran's Park, there would be a celebration for the Bicen-
tennial and asked the public to attend.
Aaron Heller, Resident of 5715 NW 86 Avenue, said the street lighting
project should be continued and hoped it had been provided for in the
Budget.
Mayor Hart said any suggestions made at this Hearing that would require
investigation by the City Manager, would be done and included in any
revisions which would be submitted at the Second Reading on September
22, 1987, City Council meeting.
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Irving Weber, Resident of 7853 Beechfern Circle, said he was speaking
as Chairman of the Charter Board and asked the City Council to recon-
sider the expenses for Professional Services they had designated for
the Board.
Hy Hochman, Resident of Sands Point, asked if it would be possible to
open up negotiations with BSO, which could possibly reduce the Budget.
Mayor Hart said if the Citizen's requested this Item be brought back up
for negotiations, it could be done but only if the majority of the
Citizen's agreed.
Anthony Grimaldi, Resident of 7004 NW 80 Court, said the Police Depart-
ment should be increased because of the crimes. He asked Council to
reconsider allowing the City Manager an assistant.
Harold Black, Resident of 5901 NW 71 Avenue, said there were two con-
struction projects being done and asked if they were included in the
Budget and City Manager Kelly said the projects were not in the Budget
beause they were being paid for by the Bond Issue.
Mary Pecula, Resident of Heathgate/Sunflower, said she would like to
see more projects for the teenagers and an area for the teenagers to
go. She said there was a small group of Boy Scouts that were not in-
cluded in the City and when there were City functions the Scouts would
love to be a part of it.
Mayor Hart said the City Council was working on the possibility of
having a youth center for the City and assured Ms. Pecula a youth
center would eventually be available. He said there was $5,000.00 in
the Budget which had been given to the Committee of Aging of Broward
County for the services they had given to the Senior Citizens. He
said a request from the Early Childhood Development and Association
had been received regarding a contribution of $1,000.00 from the City
for child care and the Budget reflected that contribution.
Walter Bloher, Resident of 5217 NW 28 Avenue, asked if there was a
possiblity having the City Council meetings on public television.
Mayor Hart said when the new City Hall had been completed, there would
be a projection room available for public television meetings.
Mr. Bloher asked how much the Budget allowed for the Aquatic Weed Cont-
rol.
Frances Black, Resident of 5901 NW 71 Avenue, asked if the City would
be purchasing one of the neighborhood golf courses in the future.
City Manager Kelly said the City attempted to buy one of the golf
courses, however, the process had been unsuccessful. He said if the
studies being done recently by other Cities deemed the Cities owning
golf courses feasible, the City of Tamarac would consider purchasing a
golf course providing there would be one available.
Ken Burroughs, Finance Director, said, referring to Mr. Bloher's ques-
tion on Aquatic Weed Control, the Public Works Department Account 131,
reflected $47,400.00 for Aquatic Weed Control which the State would
reimburse the City with $26,000.00 plus.
With no futher responses on this Item, Mayor Hart Closed the Public
Hearing.
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4. 140TION TO ADOPT a proposed millage rate for Fiscal Year 1987/88.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION:
3.0340 ADOPTED.
* C/M Stelzer MOVED to ADOPT a millage rate of 3.0340 for Operating
* Expenses, SECONDED C/M Hoffman.
VOTE:
ALL VOTED AYE
5. MOTION TO ADOPT a tentative General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year
1987/88.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION:
$14,879,035 ADOPTED.
* V/M Stein MOVED to ADOPT the General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year
* 1987/88, SECONDED by C/M Hoffman.
* C/M Stelzer MOVED to AMEND the MOTION by adding "in the amount of
* $14,879,035.00", SECONDED by V/M Stein.
VOTE:
ALL VOTED AYE
6. ANNOUNCEMENT of percentage increase/decrease of recomputed millage rate
over under the rolled -back rate necessary to fund the general fund
budget for 1987/88.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION:
DECREASED by 6.24%.
City Manager Kelly said the proposed millage rate of 3.0340 represented
a 6.24% decrease from the rolled -back millage rate of 3.2358 mills.
7. ANNOUNCEMENT of the time, date and place of the second Public Hearing
during w_h_ ch a final a final millage and general fund budget shall be
adopted.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION:
Tuesday, September 22, 1987,
7:30 P.M., Tamarac Recreation
Building.
Mayor Hart announced the next Public Hearing Meeting would be on
September 22, 1987, at 7:30 P.M., at the Tamarac Recreation Building,
7501 North University Drive, which would be for the Final Adoption of
the Budget for 1987/88.
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8. PUBLIC HEARING on all other fund budgets for Fiscal Year 1987/88.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION:
PUBLIC HEARING held.
With no response, Mayor Hart Opened and Closed the Public Hearing.
9. MOTION TO ADOPT tentative budgets for all other funds for Fiscal Year
1987 88.
NOPSIS OF ACTION:
The following tentative budgets
for all other funds for FY 87/88
have been ADOPTED:
Special Revenue Funds - $ 106,909.00
Debt Service Funds - $ 869,854.00
T Capital Project Funds - $ 3,129,678.00
Utilities East Fund - $ 542,185.00
Utilities West Fund - $16,148,534.00
Internal Revenue Funds - $ 1,183,365.00
* C/M Stelzer MOVED to ADOPT the tentative budgets for all other funds
* for Fiscal Year 1987/88 as shown on Pages 7 through 60 on the proposed
* Budget, SECONDED by V/M Stein.
VOTE:
ALL VOTED AYE
10. ANNOUNCEMENT of proposed debt service millage rate for Fiscal Year
1987 88.
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION:
The proposed millage rate for
Debt Service is:
1975 Issue - 0.0754
1986 Issue - 0.3876
1987 Issue - 0.1930
Total - 0.6560
City Manager Kelly said the debt service would be money the City was
obligated to by Referenda, which the City Council could not do anything
about. He said the proposed millage rate for General Obligations Bonds
for the 1975 issue, had been 0.0754, 1986 issue was for 0.3876 for the
City Hall and 1987 issue was for 0.1930 for the Police Station, which
totaled 0.6560 and the increase would be 0.2582. He said last year
ad valorem was 3.56 with debt service and this year 3.69, with the ad
valorem millage rate for operating at 3.0340 and the .656 totaling
3.69.
Mayor Hart said the debt service had been voted by the public for the
new City Hall and the Police Station. He said the debt service for the
old water plant was still being paid, however, the 201 system had been
operating since last week.
11. MOTION TO ADOPT a proposed debt service millage rate for Fiscal Year
1987 88.�
SYNOPSIS OF ACTION:
ADOPTED the following proposed
millage rate for Debt Service:
1975 Issue -
0.0754
1986 Issue -
0.3876
1987 Issue -
0.1930
Total -
0.6560
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* VIM Stein MOVED to APPROVE the proposed debt service millage rate for
* 1975, 1986 and 1987 of 0.6560, SECONDED by C/M Hoffman.
US".*
ALL VOTED AYE
Mayor Hart adjourned this meeting at 9:05 P.M.
RNAR AR , 14AYOR
CAROL E. BARBUTO, CITY CLERK
This public document was promulgated at a cost of $97.20 or $1.69 per copy to
inform the general public and public officers and employees of recent opinions
and considerations by the City Council of the City of Tamarac."
CITY OF TAMARAC
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