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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-11-06 - City Commission Special Meeting Minutes1 I 'AKAARAC FLORI')A 3332C RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTIONS/DISCUSSIONS SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA There will be a Special Meeting of the City Council on Monday, November 6, 1989 at 1:30 P.M. in Conference Room #1 of City Hall, 7525 NW 88 Avenue, Tamarac, Florida. The purpose of this meeting concerns the following: 1. MOTION TO ADOPT Temp. Reso. #5597 approving an Interlocal Agreement between the Cities of Coconut Creek, Lauderhill Margate, North Lauderdale and Tamarac regarding recycling. FINAL ACTION: Discussion was held with no action taken. 2. MOTION TO ADOPT Temp._Reso. #5592 accepting a grant. from Broward County for a recycling program. FINAL ACTION: Discussion was held with no action taken 3. MOTION TO ADOPT Temp?_ Reso. #5598 authorizing the appro- priate City officials to execute an agreement with waste Management, Inc., regarding a recycling program in the City. FINAL ACTION: Discussion was held with no action taken 4. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION concerning payment of health insurance premiums for City employees. FINAL ACTION: Agendized by Consent. Approval was given for the transfer of $25,000.00 from the Contingency Account to an account to be established by the Finance Director for payment of the health insurance policy for the employees' share of the costs. 5. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION authorizing the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance determining a limitation of the amount of times per week Bingo can be held in any one particular establishment. FINAL ACTION: Agendized by Consent and APPROVED. The City Council may consider and act upon such other busi- ness as may come before it. All meetings are open to the public. Carol A. Evans City Clerk CAE/pm Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes Ir a person decides to appeal any decision made by the city Council with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or !;oaring, he will need a record of the proceedings and for such +rpose, he may need to ensure that a verbatim record includes t Is testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based CITY OF TAMARAC CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1989 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Abramowitz called this meeting to Order on Monday, November 6, 1989 at 1:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers. PRESENT: Mayor Norman Abramowitz Vice Mayor Dr. H. Larry Bender Councilman Bruce Hoffman Councilman Henry Rohr Councilman Jack Stelzer ALSO PRESENT: John P. Kelly, City Manager Richard Doody, City Attorney Ken Burroughs, Finance Director Peter Mack, Personnel Director Dina McDermott, Assistant to the City Manager Pauline Walaszek, Special Services Secretary AGENDIZED BY CONSENT 4. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION concerning payment of insurance premiums for Cit'y employees. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: AGENDIZED by Consent. APPROVED the transfer of approximately $25,000.00 from the Contingency Account to an account to be established by the Finance Director for payment of health insurance policy for the employees' share of the costs. * C/M Hoffman MOVED to AGENDIZE Item A by Consent, SECONDED by * V/M Bender. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE City Manager Kelly said the insurance carrier was requesting that the insurance premiums be given before services were provided. He said the City's share of the insurance premiums was budgeted; however, the employees' share was not budgeted. He said the monies from the employees would not be provided until the employees signed up for coverage, at which time, the deductions would be taken from the employees' paychecks. City Manager Kelly suggested that the City provide these funds for the employees and the employees would have to make a double payment from one of their paychecks during the year. He said the total amount was approximately $56,106.00. Mayor Abramowitz asked how much of this premium was the employees' share and Ken Burroughs, Finance Director, said the employees' share was approximately $25,000.00. Page 1 11/6/89-pw C/M Hoffman asked if the City would wait until the Unions ratified their contracts before the monies were provided. City Manager Kelly said the insurance policy covered all of the employees in the City and C/M Hoffman asked if the City would pay for the insurance before the Unions accepted the insurance. Peter Mack, personnel Director, said this was the only insurance that the City was offering. C/M Rohr asked what would happen if the Unions did not accept the insurance. He asked if the City would receive a refund if they paid the premiums before the Unions approved it. Mr. Mack said this was the insurance being offered regardless of whether the Unions approved or not. C/M Hoffman said if the Unions did not accept the insurance being offered by the City, the Union employees would not h av e insurance. Mayor Abramowitz said he understood that the insurance was asking for the premiums upfront and he said C/M Hoffman was concerned about the City not having ratified contracts from the Unions. He said he did not object to the City providing the funds upfront for the employees; however, he was against having the employees paying a double payment from their checks. Mayor Abramowitz said Cigna Insurance Company withdrew their proposal minutes before the employees were to make their choice and this created this problem. He said once the other insurance companies found out that Cigna withdrew, the entire picture changed. He said the City should do what was needed to straighten this matter out legally even if it meant deviating from normal standard procedures. C/M Hoffman said he did not disagree with Mayor Abramowitz; however, at this time, the City did not have Union contracts that were valid and 'in effect. He said the City Council was being asked to'approve payment"to an insurance company for coverage that was not accepted by the Union employees. He said he was not content with the Unions approving the insurance coverage. Mayor Abramowitz said the employees not involved in the Unions agreed to this coverage and C/M Hoffman said the City should pay the coverage for those employees only. Mr. Mack said all of the employees signed up for the health insurance, which included the Union employees. He said there was open enrollment Tuesday and Wednesday. Mayor Abramowitz said the Unions have ratified their contracts and C/M Hoffman asked if City Manager Kelly had ratified contracts from the Unions. City Manager Kelly said the City received a letter from the Unions indicating that they have ratified a proposal from the City. C/M Hoffman said that proposal was no longer valid because the City could not deliver that proposal; Page 2 11/6/89-pw 1 11 therefore, the Unions have not ratified the contracts. City Manager Kelly agreed. C/M Rohr suggested that the City pay the premiums for the non -Union employees. He said all of the employees should not suffer because the Unions were not satisfied with the City's proposal. Mayor Abramowitz said he did not agree with this. He said the City was provided a choice in insurance coverage and, just before the decisions were to be made, the City's proposal was changed because an insurance carrier withdrew their proposal. He said the Unions stated that the City was not able to deliver what was offered and this was correct; therefore, there were no choices available. He said the insurance coverage being offered was the only coverage available to the employees. Mayor Abramowitz said he was willing to take the risk and make this business decision. He asked if the Unions voided their Letters of Intent and City Manager Kelly replied, no. C/M Hoffman asked where the City stood with the Unions' ratification of the contract and City Manager Kelly said the Fire Department ratified their contract. City Manager Kelly said the Federation of Public Employees (FPE) ratified their contract based on the City's first proposal. C/M Hoffman said the FPE ratified a contract that was not valid. He asked if the City would pay for the insurance of those Union employees that did not accept the coverage. Mayor Abramowitz said ratification could not be made on something that did not exist. He said he did not want to punish the employees who signed up for the coverage because the Unions did not approve of the coverage. He said the City was not at fault for the outcome of the coverage. C/M Rohr said every employee signed up for the coverage because they knew that they had no o'thbr choice. He said the City should not delay this matter because the employees were aware of the coverage they would have. Mr. Mack said the employees knew about the insurance coverage before the ratification vote. Mayor Abramowitz said he would be very foolish to disagree and dispute C/M Hoffman's concerns because they were correct. He said this was a very unusual situation and he was upset that the innocent people could be punished because of the egos of higher authorities. * C/M Rohr MOVED to APPROVE that the City direct the Finance * Department to provide the insurance premiums for the employees, * SECONDED by C/M Stelzer. V/M Bender asked if the Unions were advised of this matter and City Manager Kelly said the Unions would be notified. Page 3 11/G/89-pw City Manager Kelly said the authorization would be to transfer approximately $25,000.00 from the Contingency Account to an account that would be established by the Finance Director. Mr. Burroughs said he would be having this situation every month and C/M Hoffman asked what would happen if the Unions did not ratify their contracts. He asked if the City would continue paying for the employees of the Unions when they did not ratify their contracts. Mayor Abramowitz asked if the City would have the ability to drop the insurance of the Union employees if they did not ratify their contracts and Mr. Mack replied, yes. C/M Rohr suggested that the City Council approve the funding for the employees contingent upon the Unions ratifying their contracts within 30'days. V/M Bender said Mr. Burroughs indicated that this situation would occur every month. City Manager Kelly said if the employees paid a double payment from one paycheck, the situation would not occur every month. Mr. Burroughs said this would be very difficult for the employees to understand. He said he would have to charge the employees double on two paychecks in order to correct this matter. Mayor Abramowitz asked if the City would have a shortfall of $25,000.00 each month if the employees did not pay for coverage by doubling their insurance costs twice. Mr. Burroughs replied, yes, and Mayor Abramowitz said he did not think that this was terrible because the City would not be losing the money. VOTE: Mayor Abramowitz - Aye V/M Bender -- Aye C/M Hoffman - Nay C/M Rohr - Aye C/M Stelzer - Aye. Mayor Abramowitz said the double payments presented a hardship for many employees. He asked if the City would be jeopardizing the front money if they continued providing the funds and Mr. Burroughs replied, yes. Mr. Burroughs said if all of the employees quit, the City would have a shortfall of $25,000.00. Mayor Abramowitz asked if the City Council would be acting improperly to provide the money and collect it from the employees at a later time. He said it was very difficult to ask the employees to provide funds that they did not have. Mr. Burroughs said this problem occurred for several years; however, the insurance companies were recently insisting that they receive the money on the first of the month. He said the City would always be behind until the employees paid a double payment twice, which could be done in January and July, 1990. H 1 1 Page 4 11/6/89-pw Mayor Abramowitz asked if the City lost money as a result of this and Mr. Burroughs replied, no. Mr. Burroughs said this matter was intended to be corrected one year ago; however, because of the changes in personnel, the change was never instituted. He said it would be very difficult to get each employee to understand that in January and July, 1990, they would be paying double payments deducted from their checks for insurance coverage. Mr. Burroughs suggested that when an employee was eligible for insurance the City notify this employee that the premium would have to be paid immediately for the upcoming month. C/M Rohr asked if the City could spread the double payments over a 6 month period and explain to the employees why this was occurring. Mr. Burroughs said this seemed feasible; however, this process would create an administrative nightmare because it would have to be determined who paid what. Mr. Burroughs suggested that the City bite the bullet, pay the premium and forget about the employees paying back the money. C/M Stelzer suggested that the City deduct the premium costs from the employee if the employee terminated from the City. Mayor Abramowitz said he believed that if people were informed of the problems appropriately, it would minimize the shock and damage. He asked if the City could continue to front $25,000.00 and notify the employees properly of why, how and when the payments would have to be made. Mr. Burroughs said the premiums would be deducted from the employees paychecks 24 times out of the year. He said there were 26 pay periods in the year; therefore, in January and July, 1990, there was a third pay period that premiums would not be deducted. He paid this was where those additional premiums should be deducted. Mayor Abramowitz said he agreed with these deductions and Mr. Burroughs said this would be appropriate providing the employees were aware of this matter in advance. Mr. Burroughs said the employees should be notified no later than the middle of December, 1989, about these deductions. The City Council AGREED with these deductions. * C/M Rohr MOVED to APPROVE that the health insurance double * payments by the employees be deducted in a 26 pay period * plan as opposed to the original 24 pay period plan, SECONDED * by V/M Bender. V/M Bender said the record should reflect that the employees would be required to pay two double payments for health insurance during the year. He said the insurance premiums were usually paid by the employees over 24 pay periods; however, there were actually 26 pay periods in the year. He said the employees would pay Page 5 11/6/89-pw those double payments over 26 pay periods as opposed to the 24 pay periods. He said the employees would be notified of this matter no later than the end of December, 1989. Mayor Abramowitz said he would like the information submitted to the employees as simple and understandable as possible. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE At 2:15 P.M., Mr. Burroughs and Mr. Mack WITHDREW from the meeting. 1. MOTION TO ADOPT Temp. Reso. #5597 approving an Interlocal Agreemest between the City o-f Coconut Creek, Lauderhill, Margate, North Lauderdale and Tamarac regarding recycling. 2. MOTION TO ADOPT Temp Reso. #5592 accepting a grant from Broward County for a recycling program. 3. MOTION TO ADOPT Temp. Reso. #5598 authorizing the appropriate C ty-officials to execute an agreement with Waste Management, Inc., regarding a recycling program in the City. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: DISCUSSION was held with no action taken. Mayor Abramowitz said the City Council was aware that there were 5 City Managers that worked long and diligently on a recycling agreement. He said when a contract was established the Mayors of those Cities were asked to attend a meeting and there were discrepancies in the contract presented by Waste Management, Inc. Mayor Abramowitz said there were three documents pertaining to the recycling program. He said there was an Interlocal Agreement between the Cities, an agreement to accept the grant and a contract with Waste Management, Inc. Mayor Abramowitz said the Cities of Tamarac and Lauderhill had reservations about the'agreements. "He said there was a grant submitted in the amount of approximately $177,000.00 and a second year grant in the approximate amount of $234,000.00 awarded to the 5 Cities. Mayor Abramowitz said last week the Cities of Tamarac and Lauderhill received a fax copy from the City of North Lauderdale indicating that Tamarac and Lauderhill could no longer be included in the recycling program. He said the City of North Lauderdale was informed that 4 trucks were purchased to service the 4 Cities and Waste Management, Inc., took 2 trucks and gave them to someone else. He said because there were only 2 trucks available, the City of North Lauderdale felt that these trucks could not service 5 Cities. Mayor Abramowitz said the City Council should decide if they wanted to approve the Interlocal Agreement and grant agreement. He said there seemed to be problems with the language in the Interlocal Agreement and he asked if the City was bound to accept the contract with Waste Management, Inc., if the City Council approved the Interlocal Agreement and grant agreement. u 1 1 Page 6 11/6/89-pw C/M Hoffman said he received 5 documents and he would like the documents identified. He said he has several concerns about the Interlocal Agreement and he would like to express his concerns. C/M Rohr said he was frustrated and disgusted with how the agreements were created because the City Councils of the Cities were not informed of the information until they were asked to vote on them. He said he was informed that the grant monies would be used to buy 4 new garbage trucks. He had suggested that the Cities consider having their own recycling program as opposed to paying an outside party. He said he was informed that this matter would be investigated; however, no reports or information were ever submitted to the Cities on this matter. C/M Rohr said he did not approve of a contract with Waste Management, Inc., that left every City in a position to pay large amounts of money in the future if the company did not do as well as they anticipated. Mayor Abramowitz said the first item of discussion was the Interlocal Agreement between the Cities. C/M Hoffman said by signing the Interlocal Agreement, the Cities were creating another Governmental unit, which was a ,joint Recycling Group. He said this group would have certain powers. Referring to 2(b) of the Interlocal Agreement, C/M Hoffman said it stated, "The Cities were giving power to contract with and enter into agreement with private vendors for the establishment of recycling programs. In Accordance with duly authorized and executed Resolutions by the Governing Body of each City." C/M Hoffman said if the Interlocal Agreement was executed, the Cities would be giving the group the power to contract for the Cities. He said the Cities would also be giving the group the power to approve any user fee or rate increases. Referring to 3(b) of the Interlocal'Agreement, C/M Hoffman said the agreement stated,""Th'e assigned representatives of the City of North Lauderdale shall act as the Group Cities representative for purposes of administering any agreements entered into with the third party.". C/M Roffman said the Cities would be giving the representatives of North Lauderdale the right to set prices and make decisions. Mayor Abramowitz said if there was something incorrect about the agreements, the City Council should discuss the concerns and inform the appropriate parties of the concerns. C/M Hoffman said he did not know if the items he reviewed have been changed; however, he would like his objections known. C/M Hoffman said the Interlocal Agreement also stated, "The Governing Body and each member shall approve by Ordinance the original rate to be charged to the residents and customers for recycling services. Fees or Page 7 11/6/89-pw rates for recycling services shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Committee.". He said the Administrative Committee would be assigned by the City of •North Lauderdale. Referring to 4(b) of the Interlocal Agreement, C/M Hoffman said the Agreement stated, "In the event a member of the group decides to terminate services provided in this agreement and take any action inconsistent with the terms of the recycling program prior to the expiration of the original 5 year term, said City covenants that agrees to pay the remaining group Cities as costs, the sum of $100,000.00. All group Cities agreeing with this payment shall not be paid from their Ad Valorem Tax Revenues.". C/M Hoffman said the Cities should not be told where to get their monies if they had to pay $100,000.00 because they terminated their contract. He said there were several items that he objected to. Mayor Abramowitz said three other Cities agreed and executed the Interlocal Agreement; however, the Cities of Tamarac and Lauderhill recognized the discrepancies in the agreements and did not execute them. C/M Hoffman asked if he was the only person that felt this way and Mayor Abramowitz replied, no. Mayor Abramowitz said he did not feel that the Interlocal Agreement was appropriate. V/M Bender said he understood that the City Council should come to an agreement with the other Cities in order to receive the grant monies. Mayor Abramowitz said he was informed that if the City Council did not accept and execute the Interlocal Agreement they would be entitled to the grant monies. He said he would rather not receive the monies than sign an agreement that would be detrimental in the future. V/M Bender said he was concerned about Tamarac receiving the grant monies. He said the recycling program contract could be decided at a later date. Mayor Abramowitz said if agreements one and two were not appropriate to the City Council, agreement three could not be discussed. He said he did not understand why the other Cities approved the contract with this type of language. C/M Rohr said he felt that the other Cities would be sorry for approving the agreements. He said if an agreement on the contract could not be agreed upon, the contract could not be acted upon. C/M Hoffman asked if the grant money would be given to Waste Management, Inc., to buy equipment as opposed to assisting the Cities in the costs. Mayor Abramowitz said the first year, the grant monies would be used to by the necessary equipment. He said Waste Management, Inc., would be using the equipment; however, the equipment would belong to the Cities. C/M Rohr said he did not agree with this City Council delaying other City Councils from proceeding with the contract. Page 8 11/6/89-pw C/M Hoffman said 4 years ago, the City of Tamarac signed a 5 year contract with Waste Management, Inc., for garbage disposal. He said this 5 year contract prevented outrageous rates that have been charged to the users in the last few years. He said signing a good contract over a long period of time was beneficial. He said he objected to giving up the City Council's rights in determining the rates. Mayor Abramowitz said Eric Soroka, City Manager of North Lauderdale, did most of the work on the recycling program and C/M Hoffman said he did not object to Mr. Soroka; however, he did not want to allow Mr. Soroka to handle this City Council's future. Mayor Abramowitz said there were very few Mayors in Broward County talking to him because of his objections to the contract. He suggested the City Council members submit their objections in writing. He said Tamarac was not bound to adopt the agreements and he did not want to approve anything that may not benefit the City in the future. C/M Hoffman asked if the City Attorney reviewed the Interlocal Agreement and City Attorney Doody replied, not in its entirety. C/M Hoffman asked City Attorney Doody to review the Interlocal Agreement and inform the City Council if they would be giving up their power to the City of North Lauderdale. City Attorney Doody said he has not had the opportunity to review the documents. He said he understood that this meeting was to discuss the agreements and determine if the City should pursue the recycling program with the other Cities. C/M Hoffman said he wanted to pursue a recycling program with the other Cities providing the contract was appropriate. He said if the City Council would be signing away their rights as a City Government, he would like to be informed. He said if the.,agreement would obligate Tamarac to do what the Administrator of the program required if the City Council executed it. City Attorney Doody said if the City Council executed the agreement it would obligate the City to adhere to the Administration and penalty provisions, etc. Mayor Abramowitz said the reason the agreements were submitted to Tamarac late was because the other three Cities withdrew the Cities of Lauderhill and Tamarac from the recycling program. He said he did not object to this because he did not approve of entering into something that was detrimental to the City. He said the reason the City received the agreements was because the Mayor of Lauderhill threatened to sue the parties involved. He said he also called Waste Management, Inc., about the matter and the documents were submitted to Tamarac. He said there were no changes made as a result of the objections from the original meeting regarding the contract with Waste Management, Inc. V/M Bender said he did not want to relinquish any responsibilities that he had as an elected official by giving another City the authority to make decisions for Page 9 11/6/89-pw him. He said he felt that the Interlocal Agreement gave another City this right and he objected to it. Mayor Abramowitz asked if the City Council would approve of the Administrative Group consisting of a member from each City. V/M Bender said he would like recommendations submitted to the group by the City Council regarding their concerns. City Attorney Doody asked if the other three Cities executed the document and Mayor Abramowitz replied, yes. He asked if the City Council would want to amend the existing agreement or enter into a separate agreement. Mayor Abramowitz suggested that the City Council submit their objections to the City Manager to prevent duplication. City Manager Kelly said after the City Council vacation, it was decided that the proposed recycling program was not appropriate and this created a big problem with the other Cities. He said this set the tone for the program and C/M Rohr has been Liaison for a recycling program. He said a workshop meeting for a recycling program was never called to discuss this matter. He said on several occasions a workshop meeting was discussed and then, the grant was suddenly before the City for approval. He said the other Cities had to make decisions regarding the expenditure of the grant monies beginning December 1, 1989; therefore, this was why they were informing the Cities of Tamarac and Lauderhill that they would have to make a decision or not be involved in the program. City Manager Kelly said when Mayor Abramowitz and the Mayor of Lauderhill received notification that they would not be included in the program, they were upset because their Cities had not made a determination regarding the program. City Manager Kelly said Mr. Soroka was trying to revise the agreements to allow the Cities of Tamarac and Lauderhill to become involved in the program. He said the other Cities would benefit from having the 5 Cities involved; however, the Cities that participate in the program would be receiving the monies and the Cities that were not participating would not. City Manager Kelly said this meeting was called to discuss this concern. He said he could ask Mr. Soroka to sit down with the City Council to explain the agreements. He said Mr. Soroka was very personally involved with this program and the other Cities negotiated with Waste Management, Inc. He said he was not asked to be involved with the negotiations, etc., because of the objections that the City of Tamarac had with the program. City Manager Kelly suggested that Mr. Soroka meet with the City Council to discuss their concerns because there was not much time to indulge in time consuming procedures. C/M Hoffman said he reviewed the contract with Waste Management, Inc., and he had less objections in this contract than the Interlocal Agreement. Page 10 11/6/89-pw Mayor Abramowitz said this issue was very difficult and he hoped that it did not turn into a turf war. He said if the agreement was good for the City of Tamarac, he would approve it. He said he just received a telephone call from the Mayor of Lauderhill and he was informed that the President of Waste Management, Inc., agreed that some language in the contract with Waste Management, Inc., had to be changed. V/M Bender asked if the City of Tamarac would receive a specific portion of monies from the grant if they enacted the Interlocal Agreement. City Manager Belly said the Cities would not receive monies; however, they would receive service. Mayor Abramowitz said within two years, the Cities would be receiving approximately $80,000.00 in grant monies for the recycling program. V/M Bender asked if the City would be in violation of any Federal, State, County or City requirements if the City Council did not execute the agreements. City Manager Kelly replied, not yet and V/M Bender asked when the City would be in violation. City Manager Kelly said the pressure was on Broward County to provide the recycling for many Cities. He said several Cities were participating in programs such as this one. He said if a program was not implemented, the City may be penalized in the future. V/M Bender said the City Council received this information on Friday and the other Cities had the opportunity to review the agreements before this. He said he would like to know the alternatives before he was forced to make a decision. Mayor Abramowitz said he did not feel that Waste Management, Inc., would condone the Cities of Tamarac and Lauderhill being eliminated from the contract and the other three Cities did not have the right to do this; however, there was a problem with the time frame of the grant approval. City Manager Kelly said the other three Cities may not eliminate the Cities of Tamarac and Lauderhill from the agreement; however, Tamarac and Lauderhill would not have participated in the decisions of the group. Mayor Abramowitz said the documents were presented by the three Cities and the Cities agreed that Mr. Soroka would be handling the administration of the group because he participated in the bulk of the work. C/M Hoffman said he found very little to object to in the contract with Waste Management, Inc. C/M Rohr said from the beginning of this process he has been requesting a workshop meeting with the administrators of the program. He said the City never held a workshop and all of a sudden they were being asked to make a decision. C/M Hoffman said the City Council had to make a decision on this matter and he asked what the City Council wanted to do. Page 11 11/6/89--pw City Manager Kelly said he could ask Mr. Soroka to meet with the City Council tomorrow or Wednesday and the City Council agreed. C/M Rohr asked what would be done with the second year grant monies and City Manager Kelly said the monies would be used for capital equipment. Mayor Abramowitz said there was an objection about credit for tonnage and Waste Management, Inc., was insisting that the charge of $.76 included the credit for the tonnage. He said it was a misconception if people felt that this program was a money maker. He said this program would never generate extra funds. City Attorney Doody said if the City Council disagreed with the Interlocal Agreement and three Cities already executed the agreement, the agreement may have to be rescinded to readopt any changes that may result from future discussions. Mayor Abramowitz said the three Cities executed the grant application and the Interlocal Agreement only. City Attorney Doody said if Tamarac changed the Interlocal Agreement the other three Cities would have to readopt the agreement with amendments. He said the changes would reopen the process of the enactment of the agreement. C/M Rohr asked if the County would postpone the grant application based on the fact that the Cities of Tamarac and Lauderhill have not arrived at a decision. City Manager Kelly said the grant application and the distribution was already completed. He said the expenditure by the Cities had to be completed by December 1, 1989. Mayor Abramowitz said he suggested that the Cities of Lauderhill and Tamarac have a joint recycling program together. C/M Hoffman suggested that the Mayor'o'f Lauderhill"attend the meeting the City of Tamarac would be holding with Mr. Soroka. Mayor Abramowitz said he understood how much work was done by the City Managers on this program. He said when the problem arose, the City Managers were very upset and he informed City Manager Kelly that he was sorry that he had these objections; however, he had a responsibility to the residents. He said another City found the same objections and he felt that a meeting should be called on this matter and Mr. Soroka and the Mayor of Lauderhill be asked to attend. AGENDIZED BY CONSENT 5. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION authorizing the City Attorney to dra t7i rdin nce determining a limitation of of the amount of times per week Bingo can be held in any one particular establishment. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: AGENDIZED by Consent and APPROVED. Page 12 11/6/89-pw 1 Mayor Abramowitz said recently he has been reading the events in the surrounding Cities concerning Bingo parlors. He asked the City Council to direct the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance indicating that no establishment have the right to accommodate more than two organizations as is allowed by the City Code. City Attorney Doody asked if Mayor Abramowitz was concerned about having Bingo held every night of the week and Mayor Abramowitz said he did not want an organization to hold Bingo games more than twice a week. City Attorney Doody suggested that the City Council have an Ordinance that limited the nights that any organization held events at a specific location. Mayor Abramowitz asked if the existing City Code allowed an event not more than twice a week and City Attorney Doody said the limit should be placed on the locations as opposed to the organizations. The City Council AGREED with this limitation. City Attorney Doody read the City Code as follows: "A limitation was hereby proposed that any charitable, civic, community, benevolent, religious, scholastic, paternal and veteran's organizations together with condominium associations or planned community associations receive an annual permit restricting the conduct of bingo games by a permitted organization to two sessions day or night per week." At this time, Mayor Abramowitz relinquished the gavel to V/M Bender. Mayor Abramowitz said he would like the City to limit an establishment to 4 times per week. City Attorney Doody said it seemed that the problem was different organizations holding an event every day and night of the week at a particular location. He suggested that the Ordinance indicate a limit -on bingo at a particular location so many times pe'r 'week. * Mayor Abramowitz MOVED to APPROVE a limit on bingo to four * times per week at any location, SECONDED by C/M Rohr. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE With no further business, Mayor Abramowitz ADJOURNED this meeting at 3:05 P.M. "This public document was promulgated at a cost of $96.20 or $12.03 per copy to inform the general public, public officers and employees of recent opinions and considerations of the City Council of the City of Tamarac." CITY OF TAMARAC APPROVED AT MEETING OF /d Page 13 City Clerk