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Home My WebLink About1986-09-17 - City Commission Public Hearing Meeting Minutesr4 •� u n OR`�P MAIL REPLY TO: P.O. BOX 25010 TAMARAC. FLORIDA 33320 5811 NORTHWEST 88TH AVENUE 0 TAMARAC, FLORIDA 33321 TELEPHONE (305) 722-5900 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL TAMARAC, FLORIDA RECORD OF COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS AND ACTIONS You are hereby notified of a Public Hearing before the City Council of Tamarac, Florida, to be held on Wednesday, September 17, 1986, at or after 12:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 5811 NW 88 Avenue, Tamarac. The purpose of this Public Hearing is: 1. ADOPT TEMPORARY RE,SOLUTIO�L #4281 ESTABLISHING AND MODIFYING RATES, CHARGES AND C.I.A.C. FEES FOR TAMARAC UTILITIES WEST. FINAL ACTION: RESOLUTION NO. R-86-314 PASSED. • APPROVED. Public hearing was held. [7- 2. ADOPT TEMPORARY RESOLUTION #4282 ESTABLISHING AND MODIFYING RATES, CHARGES AND C.I.A.C. FEES FOR TAMARAC UTILITIES EAST. FINAL ACTION: RESOLUTION NO. R--86-315 PASSED. APPROVED. Public hearing was held. The City Council may consider such other items which may be deemed to be of an urgent nature. Marilyn Bertholf, CM5;;&" City Clerk AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAPPED STATUS CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING MEETING September 17, 1986 Tape I CALL TO ORDE$: Mayor Hart called the meeting to order on Wednesday, September 17, 1986, at 12:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Mayor Bernard Hart Councilman Sydney M. Stein Councilman Arthur H. Gottesman Vice Mayor Jack Stelzer Councilwoman Helen Massaro ALSO PRESENT: John P. Kelly, City Manager A. Bryant Applegate, City Attorney Frank Etheredge, Finance Director Patricia Marcurio, Secretary MEDITATION AND PLEDGE QF_ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Hart called for a Moment of Silent Meditation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. 1. ADOPT TEMPORARY RESOLUTION #4281 ESTABLISHING AND MODIFYING RATES, CHARGES AND C.I.A.C. FEES FOR TAMARAC UTILITIES WEST. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: RESOLUTION NO. R-86-314 PASSED. APPROVED. Public hearing was held. Mr. Applegate read TpMp, agsQ..--#4281 by title. Frank Etheredge, Finance Director, said the City has developed a fair and impartial pass through of the increased costs for TUW. He said the major increases in costs in TUW this year has been mainly the debt service which has increased over one million dollars since last year. He said this was caused by the bond issue that was let in July and this is the only way the necessary improvements can be financed. Mayor Hart opened the public hearing. Bruce Hoffman, 8021 NW 95 Lane, asked if the increases could not be passed along as a lump sum payment rather than an addition to the water and sewer rates. Mr. Etheredge said each resident's bill will have a separate line for water, sewer and debt service. Mr. Hoffman asked why the rates will increase from $.80 to $1.04 per $1,000.00 and Mr. Etheredge said that rate has to do with the variable operational costs of the Utilities. He said there were increases in salaries and litigation costs for ESM are being split by having the Utilities pick up over 58% of $200,000.00 for next year. Mr. Etheredge said what the resident will pay through the monthly minimum service charge concerns charges for the Billing Department, some of the debt service, insurance and things that must be provided through the Utility whether water is being produced or not. Jean Grossfeld, 9071 NW 82 St., said she lived in Lauderdale Lakes for 8 years and they had many conveniences for the residents with a very low tax rate. She questioned why Tamarac's millage rate is so much higher than Lauderdale Lakes. Mr. Etheredge said Lauderdale Lakes may have a different situation since Tamarac has a 15 million dollar bond issue. 1 9/17/86 /pm Henry Laur, 4955 Sabal Palm Blvd., asked if there is a total figure of what the total increase for water and sewer is to the individual homeowner under the new budget vs. the old budget. Mr. Etheredge said the monthly charge for water does not change from last year's charge with the "per gallon charge" ranging from $.80 to $1.04. Mr. Laur asked what the total increase is per 1,000 gallons for water and sewer and Mr. Etheredge said the water is $.24 per 1,000 gallons and the sewer is $.11 per 1,000 gallons plus the debt service increase of $4.15 and the minimum monthly service charge. Mr. Etheredge explained that the $4.15 debt service charge per home applies to a residential house and a multi -unit home or condominium would pay $2.70 per unit. He said a commercial establishment varies from $6.00 to $68.00 for debt service and a Homeowners Association would vary from $4.15 to $13.49. Morris Glicksman, resident, said some residents use the City water for their sprinkler systems and their water and sewer bills are very high. He said it seems unfair that the sewer charge is based upon the amount of water used since 80% of the water is not going into the sewer system. He asked if there is any way this could be broken up. Mr. Etheredge said the City does provide a break to people who run their irrigation off one water meter and only charges the consumer 80% of the sewer bill. Mr. Glicksman said this should be reconsidered to give the resident more of a saving. Mr. Hoffman asked why there is a different charge for debt service between private homes and condominiums and Mr. Etheredge said because this is based on what is called an ERC equivalent resi- dential connection. He said it has been proven that a condominium does not generate the same demand on a system that a house does; therefore, this computation is made. Mr. Hoffman questioned how 2 people in a home would use more water than 2 people in a condominium and Mr. Etheredge said if there are 100 homes along a street it costs more to build the infra -structure to reach those homes than it would to service 100 units in one building. Mayor Hart closed the public hearing with no further response. C/W Massaro said it is very difficult for the City to monitor how much potable water a resident uses. C/M Stein MOVED APPROVAL of Temp. Reso. #4281, SECONDED by V/M Stelzer. C/W Massaro said Council should review this to see if the debt service is equitable as computed here. She said the renters deposit is quite,a lot of money and she noted there should be a provision that af`t,,,er a credit is established, that amount could be reduced or that t City pay the interest on that. Mr. Applegate said he and the Aecountilong Maf'ager can review this after it is adopted and, if needed, an Amendment could be adopted. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE 2. ADOPT TEMPORARY RESOLUTION #4282 ESTABLISHING AND MODIFYING RATES, CHARGES AND C.I.A.C. FEES FOR TAMARAC UTILITIES EAST. SYNOPSIS OF ACTION: RESOLUTION NO. R-86-315 PASSED. APPROVED. Public hearing was held. Mr. Applegate read Temp. Reso. #4282 by title. it 1 2 9/17/86 /9 /pm 1 1 1 Mr. Etheredge said the Engineering Department has been working in the eastern area of the City for a month and a half correcting an extensive amount of sewer work. He said that work will total approximately $200,000.00 and the City tried to arrange a loan to reduce the rates for Utilities East because it could cause a hardship on the residents there. He said they have managed to have a loan from Utilities West for 10 years with interest to be paid back at $28,000.00 per year. He said this is increasing the rates but is a great deal less than what there would be if they tried to get the full amount of $200,000.00 in one year. Mayor Hart opened the public hearing. Vicki Beech, resident, asked if it is legally ethical for a City to borrow from within and Mr. Applegate said it is legally proper. C/M Stein said the original proposition was $850,000.00 to revitalize the east; unfortunately, there are only 1,000 subscribers in this area and they would have to pay $850.00 each to pay for this. C/M Stein said after lengthy discussions with the City Engineer/Utilities Director, Finance Director and he, it was determined that a minimum of $200,000.00 was needed to operate this plant for another year. He said they are charging Tamarac East a legitimate amount to keep expenses down. He said he asked the City Manager to explore the fact that the City might have to be realign- ed to be efficient. C/W Massaro said she does not agree and this should not be discussed at this time. V/M Stelzer MOVED APPROVAL of Temp. Reso. #4282, SECONDED by C/M Stein. VOTE: ALL YOTED AYE Mr. Applegate commended Charlotte Dressler's office for the preparation of the Resolutions and Council agreed. Mayor Hart adjourned the ATTEST: Marilyn rtholf, CMC CITY CLERK meeting at 1:10 P.M. -94 Bernard Hart MAYOR This public document was promulgated at a cost of $41.61 or $1.15 per copy to inform the general public and public officers and employees about recent opinions and considerations by the City Council of the City of Tamarac. CITY OF TAMARAC APPROVED AT MEETING OF aw2.,�L� City Clerk 3 9/17/86 /pm