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. DANIA BEACH CITY COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
JUNE 25, 2001
1. Call to order
Mayor Flury called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call:
Present:
Mayor: Pat Flury
Vice-Mayor: Robert Chunn
Commissioners: John Bertino
Bob Mikes
City Attorney: Tom Ansbro
Acting City Clerk: Charlene Johnson
Absent:
Commissioner Charles McElyea (excused)
After Item #3, a motion was made by Commissioner Bertino, seconded by Vice-
Mayor Chunn, excusing Commissioner McElyea from this meeting.
The motion passed on the following 4/0 roll call vote:
Commissioner Bertino-yes Commissioner Mikes-yes
Vice-Mayor Chunn-yes Mayor Flury-yes
3. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH, FLORIDA, DESIGNATING DAVID E. KELLER AS ACTING CITY
MANAGER DURING THE ABSENCE OF THE ACTING CITY MANAGER,
PURSUANT TO PART III ARTICLE 3 SECTION 2 OF THE CITY CHARTER;
FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mayor Flury explained that there was a need to hold a Special Meeting because
Jason Nunemaker, Acting City Manager, was involved in a serious car accident
on Sunday. Mayor Flury suggested that the City Commission decide upon the
need to appoint another person as the Acting City Manager until further
information is obtained on Jason's medical injuries and a better idea on the
amount of time he will be away from the job.
At the request of Commissioner Mikes, Acting City Clerk Johnson reported that
the city manager position had been advertised in the Miami Herald (June 24 &
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25), Florida League of Cities DataGram (15th & 30th June & July), ICMA
Newsletter, FCCMA (Florida City County Managers Association Newsletter
(August 1st), a Georgia State Newsletter, and that over 30 letters had been
mailed out to city managers on a transition list with the ICMA from Florida,
Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
A motion was made by Commissioner Bertino, seconded by Commissioner
Mikes, adopting the resolution designating David E. Keller as Acting City
Manager until Jason Nunemaker returns to his duties.
The motion passed on the following 4/0 roll call vote with Commissioner McElyea
being absent:
Commissioner Bertino-yes Commissioner Mikes-yes
Vice-Mayor Chunn-yes Mayor Flury-yes
Broward County Bond Issue.-
Commissioner Mikes mentioned that the City Commission took action on .June
19th for land acquisitions designated as conservation and green spaces in
relation to the Broward County Bond Issue that passed in November 2000.
Attorney Brenda Chalifour, Special Counsel for the City, presented backup
material for a Broward County Agenda Item relating to the County purchasing the
Albertson's site in Hollywood, a parcel of land at 14th Street and Sheridan Street,
which relates to the bond issue. Attorney Chalifour advised that the backup does
not explain that the purchase of the site would allow Broward County to leverage
dollars to use the sites for mitigation in the airport expansion. She explained that
property owners would restore the sites and would receive mitigation credits.
Another concern is that the purchased lands could be used by any county
agency. The FAA Department could use the restored lands as credit towards
impact on wetlands at the airport and that there are some 32 acres of salt
wetlands that would be destroyed with the runway expansion project. Attorney
Chalifour pointed out to the City Commission that the use of properties for this
purpose may not have been the intent of the Bond Issue.
A motion was made by Commissioner Mikes, seconded by Commissioner
Bertino, adopting a resolution opposing any misuse of Referendum Bond Funds
for any enterprise projects of the County that should be paid by County funds.
The motion passed on the following 4/0 roll call vote with Commissioner McElyea
being absent:
Commissioner Bertino-yes Commissioner Mikes-yes
Vice-Mayor Chunn-yes Mayor Flury-yes
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• Commissioner Mikes recommended that the resolution be taken to the County,
provided to the press and the City of Hollywood by Attorney Chalifour.
Tigertail Dredging:
City Attorney Ansbro advised that Attorney Jamie Cole, Weiss, Serota, et al,
received the arbitration award on the Tigertail Dredging Project with Ryan
Eastern, Inc. for $620,000.00 ($547,000 settlement, $55,000 interest, $18,000
arbitration costs). There was an offer in the beginning to settle for $800,000.00,
which was rejected, and the total claim was $1.3 million. City Attorney Ansbro
mentioned that he has discussed some creative solutions for financing the
shortfall and that there could be some options for appeal. There has also been
discussion about whether the engineer is responsible to some degree. Attorney
Ansbro advised that a decision on the payment is due July 31sc
Commissioner Mikes mentioned that he has many public records that need to be
stored by the City and questioned whether airport records had been preserved
from Attorney Earl Gallop's office. Acting City Clerk Johnson reported that
records were received from the law firm of Earl Gallop relating to the airport and
that these records are stored at City Hall.
4. Adjournment.
• This meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
Pat Flury, Mayor
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Charlene Joh s n
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APPROVED: August 14, 2001
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