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'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.
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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;
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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