HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-03-15 Workshop City Commission Meeting MinutesROLL GALL:
Present:
Mayor:
Vice Mayor:
Commissioners:
City Manager:
City Attorney:
City Clerk:
Commissioner Bertino - yes
Commissioner Jones - yes
Mayor Grace - yes
MINUTES
DANIA ClrY COMMISSION
WORXSHOP MEETING
MARCH 15, 1994
Bobbie Grace
Bob Mikes
John Bertino
Bill Hyde
Albert Jones
Robert Flatley
Frank Adler
Wanda Mullikin
Commissioner Hyde - yes
Vice Mayor Mikes - yes
Airport lnterlocal Agreement with Broward County
Mayor Grace stated that persons would be given a three (3) minute time limit when
addressing the Commission regarding the Airport Expansion Litigation.
Vice Mayor Mikes made a motion to allow persons who are representing a group or
organization a five (5) minute time allowance instead of three (3) minutes, seconded by
Commissioner Hyde.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote
City Manager Flatley mentioned the frustration that staff and the City Attorneys have
experienced with the County during the negotiating process on the airport issue. He
mentioned that the Commission held Special Sessions during this time to devblop legal
strategies on behalf of the City and that the transcripts of those meetings would be
available to the public after the litigation is resolved.
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Attorney Ed Curtis presented the recent draft of the lnterlocal Agreement and the 1994
Master Plan and Part 150 Study. He then presented an overview of the intent of the
Agreement:
*The annexation/deannexation of lands*The jurisdiction and result of the deannexation/annexation*The restrictions on runway use*The mitigation of noise as a result of the runway use
'The replacement of tax base and infrastructure lost by the expansion
Mr. Curtis mentioned that his office is recommending some language changes in the
technical aspects on the dismissal of the litigation and on the relinquishing of policing
powers in the lnterlocal Agreement. He recommended that these changes be included
prior to the Commission taking action on adopting or denying the agreement.
Earl Gallop, Esq. clarified that the affect of the agreement will be to divest the City of
Dania from DRI Regulatory Jurisdiction and that the County has made a tradeoff for this
loss of power with issues as explained by Mr. Curtis. Further comments related to the
permitting process that the County will have to go through in order to go foruard with
the runway expansion and whether or not the County's main objective is to remove
Dania's DRI power. Mr. Gallop advised that Dania would no longer be a permitting
entity but rather a commenting entity only in the DRI Process if the lnterlocal Agreement
is accepted.
Vice Mayor Mikes stressed the need for Dania to retain their power in the DRI Process
to go before the Broward County Regional Planning Council and eventually the
Governor's Cabinet on this issue.
Commissioner Bertino stated his feelings that Dania has to be realistic in regards to this
project and that the County has more power than Dania in the DRI Process. Mr. Gallop
stated that the lnterlocal Agreement provides for the best possible benefits for noise
mitigation than the City can expect to achieve in the DRI Process as the DRI Process is
not set up to provide noise mitigation relief unless the City has the political muscle as
well as the staying power to influence the Regional Planning Council and Governor's
Cabinet. Commissioner Bertino said that this lnterlocal Agreement provides Dania with
better restrictions on runway use and operation than has been granted to any other City
in the United States dealing with airport expansion.
Vice Mayor Mikes stated that the State of Florida is much further ahead in
Comprehensive Planning and the DRI Process than most States and that airport issues
in states like Texas cannot be compared with Florida.
Mayor Grace opened the public hearing at this time and asked those individuals who
were representing special groups to come forward first. She asked City Clerk Mullikin
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to limit their time to five minutes each and all other citizens to be limited to three
minutes.
Several residents came foruard to speak in favor and opposition and the Commission
gave their individual opinions on the pros and cons to the lnterlocal Agreement.
For the record, Mayor Grace asked City Clerk Mullikin to read a letter from Gloria Daly
to the Commission encouraging settlement on the airport issue. After the letter was
read, Judy Usifer apologized to City Clerk Mullikin for the negative comments that were
made by some citizens who did not agree with the comments in the letter.
Mayor Grace adjourned the meeting.
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MARCH 15, 1994