HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-06-19 - City Commission Budget Workshop Meeting Minutes CITY OF TAMARAC
SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION BUDGET WORKSHOPS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2019 AND THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2019
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Gomez called the Special Budget Workshop of the City
Commission to order at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at the Tamarac Community
Center, 8601 W. Commercial Blvd., Tamarac, FL, 33321.
ROLL CALL: Mayor Michelle J. Gomez, Vice Mayor Debra Placko Commissioner Marlon
Bolton, Commissioner Mike Gelin and Commissioner Julie Fishman and were in attendance.
Also in attendance were City Manager Michael C. Cernech, Assistant City Manager Kathleen
Gunn, City Attorney Samuel S. Goren, City Clerk Patricia Teufel, Financial Services Director
Mark Mason, Parks & Recreation Director Greg Warner, BSO Captain Neal Glassman,
Building Official Claudio Grande, Public Services Director Jack Strain, Information
Technology Director Levent Sucuoglu, Community Development Director Maxine Calloway,
Fire Chief Percy Sayles, Human Resources Director Lerenzo Calhoun, Budget Manager Jeff
Streder, Grants Administrator Mike Gresek, Senior Management & Budget Analyst Sherri
Toops, Public Information & Media Specialist Elise Boston, Assistant to the City Manager
Laura Karpaviciute and Economic Development Manager Lori Funderwhite.
Mayor Gomez thanked everyone for being here and added that if we need to continue this
tomorrow we will. City Manager Cernech said we have a full day planned, with the potential
of a second day, and is looking forward to talking with you about what we need to do in the
furture.
Financial Services Director Mason provided a comprehensive overview of the City's proposed
budget, including the proposed millage rate and responded to a few questions throughout the
presentation, a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's Office. Mayor Gomez recessed the
meeting at 9:45 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:02 a.m. Commissioner Gelin rejoined
the meeting at 11:00 a.m. Finance Director Mason continued with his presentation. Mayor
Gomez said now is the time for the Commission to ask questions that need to be asked.
For the remainder of the morning the Commission received department budget presentations
from the Chief Building Official/Director Grande, Captain Glassman, City Clerk Teufel and
Economic Development Manager Funderwhite. Staff responded to questions from the
Commission throughout their presentations
Assistant City Attorney Julie Klahr joined the meeting at 11:47 a.m. and City Attorney Goren
left the meeting at 11:47 a.m.
Mayor Gomez recessed the meeting for lunch at 12:17 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at
1:12 p.m. with Commissioner Bolton rejoining the meeting at 1:14 p.m. Public Information &
Media Specialist Boston and Community Development Director Calloway gave their
department budget presentations. Staff responded to questions throughout their
presentations. Commissioner Bolton asked staff to rethink the process for the budget
presentations and suggested that the PIO hire a graphic designer to assist in making
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brochures, flyers etc. look better. Human Resources Director Calhoun confirmed that graphic
design will be included in the job description for the additional PIO employee. There was a
consensus to stream the Planning Board Meetings (4-1) with Commissioner Gelin stating it
should only be for high priority items. Mayor Gomez recessed the meeting at 2:53 p.m. and
reconvened the meeting at 3:07 p.m., with Commissioner Gelin rejoining the meeting at 3:09
p.m.
The Commission continued to receive a budget presentation from Fire Chief Sayles. Fire
Chief Sayles responded to questions from the Commission throughout his presentation.
Mayor Gomez recessed the meeting at 4:12 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.
Mayor Gomez reconvened the meeting at 9:03 a.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2019 in the
Training Room at City Furniture, 6701 Hiatus Rd., Tamarac, FL, 33321. Commissioner Gelin
joined the meeting at 11:53 a.m.
For the remainder of the morning the Commission received department budget presentations
from Human Resources Director Calhoun, IT Director Sucuoglu and Parks & Recreation
Director Warner. Staff responded to questions from the Commission throughout their
presentations.
Mayor Gomez recessed the meeting at 10:24 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:46 a.m.
with all present as before
For the remainder of the morning the Commission received a department budget
presentation from Public Services Director Strain. Public Services Director Strain responded
to questions from the Commission throughout his presentation.
Financial Services Director Mason gave brief presentations on additional discussion items:
Commission Salaries; Commission Expense Accounts; Commission Travel Budgets; AARP
Study; US Conference of Mayors Baseball Initiative; Community Events; Rock Island Corridor
— North & South; Disparity Study and Resiliency. Finance Director Mason's presentations are
on file in the City Clerk's Office. Staff responded to questions and concerns from the
Commission.
As a result of the foregoing discussion the following decisions were reached:
Mayor Gomez said she would like to see a nighttime event at Veterans Park for the 2020
Memorial Day event.
Mayor Gomez asked for a consensus to move the Human Trafficking Ordinance from the
6/26/19 meeting to the 7/10/19 agenda — all were in agreement (this is on the 7/10/19 agenda
for 2nd reading)
Finance Director Mason said he will be bringing a resolution approving a first amendment to
the Transportation Sutax ILA on the 7/10/19 agenda (this is on the consent agenda for the
7/10/19 meeting)
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There was a consensus to add $800,000 to the Neighborhood Signage program for 2020.
There was a consensus to move Shaker Village and the Nature Preserve to 2021
There was a consensus to raise the Mayor's salary to $58,777 and Commissioners' salaries
to $48,777
There was a discussion on the Commission members job descriptions (part time vs. full time)
City Attorney Goren said the Charter does not indicate part time or full time. There was a
consensus to leave it that way.
There was a discussion on raising the travel budget for the Commission member's but it was
decided instead to have a separate line item for travel relative to traveling to Florida League
of Cities, National League of Cities and US Conference of Mayors meetings/conferences.
There was a consensus to raise the Commission's expense account budget from $1,500.00
to $3,500.00
There was a consensus to move the AARP community action plan study to 2021
Regarding the Rock Island Corridor — No. & So. Beautification — consensus reached to have
staff take a closer look at what could be done and get back to the Commission
Commissioner Gelin talked about hiring an outside event planning company thus eliminating
the need to hire more personnel. Commissioner Gelin said he will put together a proposed
budget for his idea and share it with Finance Director Mason and City Manager Cernech.
Commissioner Gelin said he wouled like to see the budgets for other concerts and movies to
do a cost analysis.
Commissioner Gelin said he would like to see an Hispanic Heritage concert in
September/October and a Caribbean concert in June.
Mayor Gomez said she would like to see a Battle of the Bands event.
Parks & Recreation Director Warner was asked to look into a way to determine where people
were coming from that attended our events and look into online registration for our events
There was a consensus to move forward with an RFP to continue the Red Light Camera
Program. Finance Director Mason said if the Commission wants more detailed information on
this program we can workshop this in the future.
Finance Director Mason said staff will put together a program for Internships and come back
to the Commission to make a decision
There was a consensus to put $100,000 in the budget for the Light Up the East Holiday
display
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There being no further business to come before the City Commission, Mayor Dressler a
adjourned the meeting at 5:22 p.m.
Patricia Teufel, CM
City Clerk
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