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Home My WebLink About30713 - MINUTES - City Commission MINUTES REGULAR MEETING DANIA CITY COMMISSION JULY 13, 1976 Invocation by Acting City Manager Wanda Mullikin. Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Present: Mayor: Robert Duncanson Vice Mayor: John Bertino Commissioner: Frank Adler City Attorney: Jack Milbery Police Chief: Fred Willis Building Official: Thomas Littrell Zoning Consultant: Luther Sparkman Acting City Manager: Wanda Mullikin Absent: Commissioners : Robert Donly (excused-vacation) John Kay (excused-vacation) A motion was made by Vice Mayor Bertino, seconded by Commissioner Adler, that Commissioners Donly and Kay be given excused absences for the month of July. Motion passed unanimously. 1. A motion was made by Commissioner Adler, seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino to approve the following minutes: Workshop meeting-June 1st Regular meeting-June 16th Special meeting-June 21st Workshop meeting-June 22nd Special meeting-June 28th. The motion passed unanimously. 2. Citizens Comments Mr. Pete Prossic asked when the striping would be completed on U. S. #1, that the State had long enough to clear up this dangerous situation. 3 . A check in the amount of $9 ,000 was presented to the City on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners and the Division of Emergency Medical Services by Mr. Richard Blake of the Broward County Emergency Medical Services, toward the purchase of anew rescue vehicle. 4 . A Mr. Edward Miller was to present a proposal for a boat docking lease formerly held by Anthony Forlano, but was not present. 5 . Biddenin�s a) A motion was made by Commissioner Adler, seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino to close , open and tabulate the bids on the Block Grant Project for the sewer line on the westside. Motion passed unanimously. The following bids were presented: Meado 5,092. 00 pump only Lydel Association $398, 800. 60 Intercounty Construction Co. $398, 900 . 00 BSI ' Inc. $450,655. 92 Webb General Construction $398,080. 91 A motion was made by Commissioner Adler, seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino to turn the bids over to the City Engineer and Acting City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. The motion Passed unanimously. lF ' .i- A.- b) A motion was made by Commissioner Adler, seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino to close and open the bids for the 1969 Ford truck declared surplus. The following bids were presented: Grady Purvis $800. �raa „ ,. Charles McElyea $562 . r � to i A motion was made by Vice Mayor Bertino, seconded by Commissioner Ir` Adler to award the bid to Mr. Purvis in the amount of $800 and - , that authorization be given to the proper City officials to :ems° release the title once payment is received. The motion passed unanimously. i c) There were no bids for the 1970-3/4 ton pickup-body only. z� g' y 6. City Prosecutor A memo was read from William Freeman, Court Administrator. There was much discussion as to whether the City should furnish '! a prosecutor for municipal ordinance violations after City courts are abolished and moved to the County as of January, 1977. x, Commissioner Adler suggested that the prosecutor position be provided for in our budget. The Commission agreed. 7 . Resolution 1 a) A motion was made by Vice Mayor Bertino, seconded by Commissioner Adler, to approve the resolution authorizing the proper officials to sign the delegate agreement with E.O.C.G. for grant funds, with the inclusion of the works (in-kind) after 50%. The motion passed unanimously. b) A motion was made by Vice Mayor Bertino, seconded by Commissioner Adler to adopt the resolution authorizing proper officials to enter into an agreement with the Broward Manpower Council amending the CETA Title 2 grant in the amount of $61, 640. 75. The motion passed unanimously. c) Mayor Duncanson passed the gavel and made a motion which was seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino to adopt the resolution authorizing the City Officials to execute an agreement between ✓' Florida East Coast Railway and the City of Dania, to provide crossing gates at Northwest 1st Street, West Beach Boulevard and Southwest 2nd Street, with the addition after paragraph 5 to read, "that the City will notify FEC anytime they are aware of signals not functioning properly" . Motion passed unanimously. 8 . Public Hearing Co t nuation from the Commission meeting of June 16, 1976, of a public hearing and consideration of a resolution of continuation of an assessment roll for the construction of Southeast 5th Avenue between Southeast 3rd Place and Sheridan Street and Southeast 4th Terrace from Southeast 3rd Avenue to Southeast 5th Avenue. Improvement #4-76. The Commission decided to continue this again until the August loth meeting due to the fact that the test borings were late arriving and the City Engineer did not have ample time to study them. 9 . _Emergency Ordinance Consideration and action on an ordinance establishing unit and acreage fees for water and sewer. The reason for the emergency is that all fees must be designated by ordinance and the City has been charging these fees per Commission action. A motion was made by Commissioner Adler, seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino to declare this an emergency ordinance . 4 Vice Mayor Bertino Yes Commissioner Adler Yes Mayor Duncanson Yes Commission Minutes -2- July 13, 1976 F7 0 A motion was made by Vice Mayor Bertino, seconded by Commissioner Adler to pass this ordinance on first reading as an emergency ordinance. Vice Mayor Bertino Yes Commissioner Adler Yes s= Mayor Duncanson Yes ? A motion was made by Vice Mayor Bertino, seconded by Commissioner 3 Adler to pass this ordinance on second reading as an emergency ordinance. Vice Mayor Bertino Yes Commissioner Adler Yes '' Mayor Duncanson Yes 10. Cemetery marker policy After much discussion and consideration of Mrs. Moore 's memo on the outside installation fee charged by the City of $125 . , the x Commission requested Acting City Manager Mullikin and City Attorney Milbery to draw up an ordinance to incorporate a new fee of $75 as well as all other cemetery fees. 11. Unit and Acreage Charge John Farina representing Derecktor, Inc. , spoke to the Commission concerning the acreage charges on the Derecktor South Plat. Mr. Farina pointed out the fact that this charge was incorporated to offset the cost of the City installing water and sewer mains from its existing lines to the property line of the developer, and the money would go into the Combined Utility Fund. Primarily this fee would pertain to new users. Mr. Farina told the Commission that Derecktor has been at their location since 1969 and that this charge should not be applied to his client, and further that the ordinance be modified and that Mrs. Mullikin look at the fee schedule. 12 . City Vehicle Policy A mot of was made by Commissioner Adler, seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino that the Chief, and only the Police-Chief be able to use his City vehicle for his own personal use until August loth. The motion passed unanimously. The Mayor said that at that time he would also like two other items discussed: 1) old police cars ; where they are going to do and 2 ) the donation of cars ; temporary use of cars for surveillance, etc. The Mayor also asked that :lrs. Mullikin or Chief Willis obtain from LEAA on their studies and results as to crime deterrence because of police personnel taking vehicles home. 13. Ordinance-First Reading Commissioner Adler made a motion to pass the New Zoning Ordinance amending Chapter 51 of the City Code, the Mayor passed the gavel and seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Commissioner Adler yes Vice Mayor Bertino no Mayor Duncanson yes Second reading to be held on July 20th at a special meeting at 8 : 00 p.m. or after. 14 . Vice Mayor Bertino made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Adler to approve the bills for the month of June, 1976. The motion passed unanimously. 15. A motion was made by Commissioner Adler, seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino to draw up a resolution voicing concern over rates charged in the State of Florida for liability insurance coverage Commission Minutes -3- July 13 , 1976 LLiMUM and strongly urging the Florida Legislature to take immediate action to reduce the cost for liability insurance in the State of Florida and clarify the immunity of municipalities under Florida Statute 768. 28. The motion passed unanimously. 16 . A motion was made by Vice Mayor Bertino, seconded by Commissioner Adler to adopt the first place winner of the Lions Club' s City Seal Contest as the official city seal. The winner was Larry Menser of Plantation. The motion passed unanimously. 17 . A motion was made by Vice Mayor Bertino, seconded by Commissioner Adler, that the addendum item: Consideration of an emergency ordinance amending Ordinance #97 making changes in the revenues and appropriations, be considered an emergency. A roll call vote was taken: Commissioner Adler yes Vice Mayor Bertino yes Mayor Duncanson yes Mrs . Mullikin explained that Ordinance 97 had been passed last meeting, but that some of the figures were wrong and needed to be corrected, there was a difference of $4,878. A motion was made by Commissioner Adler, seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino to amend Ordinance 97 on first reading with the correct figures. Commissioner Adler yes Vice Mayor Bertino yes Mayor Duncanson yes A motion was made by Vice Mayor Bertino, seconded by Commission Adler to pass the amendment of Ordinance 97 on second reading. Commissioner Adler yes Vice Mayor Bertino yes Mayor Duncanson yes The Mayor said Mrs. Mullikin had talked to Commissioner Donly and he said for the Commission to go ahead with the City Manager interviews while he is on vacation, but he would like the vote held up until he returns. n i/ Mayor-Commissioner City Clerk J Commission Minutes -4- July 13, 1976 4 AGENDA a REGULAR MEETING DANIA CITY COMMISSION JULY 13 , 1976 8 : 00 P.M. ry Invocation by James Stephens , Mt. Zion Baptist Church. r Pledge of allegiance. Roll call. ' Business } 1. Approval of minutes w Workshop meeting-June 1st Regular meeting-June 16th z Special meeting of June 21st Workshop meeting-June 22nd Special meeting-June 28th 2. Citizens Comments 3. Presentation to City by Mr. Richard Blake from Broward County Emergency Medical Services. x r¢, 4. Proposal for boat docking lease formerly leased to Anthony Forlano 'n (Captain Tony) . ,r. EXHIBIT: Proposal (forthcoming) APPEARANCE: Edward Miller 5. Bid openings a. opening of bids on the Block Grant Project for the sewer line on the westside. b. opening of bids for the 1969 Ford truck declared surplus October 21, 1975. C. opening of bids for the 1970-3/4 ton pickup, body only. 1 , City Prosecutor !' Consideration and action as to whether City will furnish a prosecutor for municipal ordinance violations after courts are abolished by the County. EXHIBIT: Memo from William Freeman, Court Administrator. 7. Resolution a. Consideration of a resolution authorizing the proper officials to sign the delegate agreement with E. O.C.G. for grand funds. EXHIBIT: Agreement 6 Resolution b. Consideration of a resolution authorizing proper officials to enter into an agreement with the Broward Manpower Council amending the Title 2 grant in the amount of $61,640. 75. EXHIBIT : Resolution C. Consideration of a resolution authorizing the City Officials to execute an agreement between FEC Railroad and the City of Dania, to provide crossing gates at Northwest 1st Street, West Beach Boulevard and Southwest 2nd Street. EXHIBIT: City Manager' s Memo #4-76 and Resolution 6 FEC Agreement The reason for this is simply to update the resolution adopted on June 16th to incorporate change in agreement suggested by FEC Railroad. i• 8 . Public Hearing Continuation from the Commission meeting of June 16th, 1976 , of a public hearing and consideration of a resolution of continuation of an assessment roll for the construction of Southeast Sth Avenue between Southeast 3rd Place and Sheridan Street and Southeast 4th Terrace from Southeast 3rd Avenue to Southeast 5th Avenue. Improvement #4-76. EXHIBITS: Results of Test Borings (forthcoming) ; Resolution and roll (previously distributed) 9 . Emergency Ordinance ® Consideration and action on an ordinance establishing unit and acreage fees for water and sewer. This ordinance to be considered on an emergency basis for 1st and 2nd readings. 10 . Cemetery marker policy side Conration of a revised proposal of installation markers ® purchased outside the City. EXHIBIT: Memo from Mrs. Charlene Moore and Acting City Manager' s Memo #5-76 . 11. Unit and Acreage Charge Request from Derecktor, Inc. to have unit and acreage charges ® waived on Derecktor South Plat. EXHIBIT : Recommendation from Broome 8 Farina Consulting Engineers and excerpt from February 5 , 1973 minutes APPEARANCE: John Farina 12 . City Vehicle Policy • Request from Police Chief Willis to allow him to pay for an insurance rider to use City Vehicle for personal use. EXHIBIT: Memo 8-76 13 . Ordinance-First Reading Consideration of new zoning ordinance amending Chapter 51 • of the City Code. EXHIBIT: Ordinance (previously distributed) Second reading to be held July 20th at a Special meeting at 8 :00 P.M. or after. 14 . Bills Approval of the bills for the month of June, 1976 . EXHIBIT: Schedule of bills (previously distributed) 15 . Consideration to support City of Fort Lauderdale's Resolution 76-189 voicing concern over rates charged in the State of Florida for liability insurance coverage and strongly urging the • Florida Legislature to take immediate action to reduce the cost for liability insurance in the State of Florida and clarify the immunity of municipalities under Floria Statute 768. 28. EXHIBIT: City of Fort Lauderdale's Resolution 76-189 16 . Possible adoption of an official City seal. • ADDENDUM 17 . Consideration of an emergency ordinance amending Ordinance #97 making changes in the revenues and appropriations . • City Commission Agenda -2- July 132 1976 •