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Home My WebLink About30749 - MINUTES - City Commission Y .. v:•Y Y1 MINUTES REGULAR MEETING DANIA CITY COMMISSION DECEMBER 16, 1975 Invocation - Reverend Van Arsdale, Dania Height- Baptist Church Pledge of Allegiance L , Roil Call Present Mayor: Robert Duncanson Vice Mayor: John Bertino, Commissioners: Robert Donly, ; John Kay. City Manager: John•.Kgoser , City Attorney: Jack";Milbety' ', City Clerk: Wanda Mullikin. Bldg. Inspectbr: Thomas Littrell Police Chief: Fred Willis Zoning Consultant: Luther Sparkman Absent Commissioner: Frank Adler (Ill) 2, The minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 2nd,and.the Special Meeting of December 5th were. approved on a motion by Commissioner Bertino seconded by Commissioner Donly. 3, Citizens Comments c Rev. A.B. Van Arsdale complimented the City Manager and the police chief and the negotiating team on the negotiations of the police r contract. 4. Mayor Duncanson opened the public hearing for the second reading of Ordinance 83 pertaining to collection charges on delinquent accounts. There were no objectors. After discussion; Mayor Duncanson declared the public hearing closed. On a motion by Vice Mayor Bertino,' seconded by Commissioner Donly the commission unanimously decided to adopt the ordinance on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Bertino - yes Commissioner Donly - yes Commissioner Kay - -yes Mayor Duncanson - yes 5.8. The following five bids were received for the repair of Modetto Park swimming pool: Reed, United, Guardian, Florida, Florida Pool Service. City Manager Kooser recommended that Reed pool be awarded the bid as lowest bidder. A motion to consider this an emergency item was made b�! Commissioner Donly and seconded by Commissioner Kay. After discussion Commissioner Donly made a motion to table this item until December 22nd special meeting. Motion died for lack of second. Commissioner Bertino questioned the bidding procedure and it was decided on a motion by Vice Mayor Bertino, seconded by Commissioner Donly to resdvertise for bids for January 6th meeting. Motion passed unanimously. S.City Manager Kooser presented two open proposals for the repair of1he :'oli.ce Department roof, These were R & J roofing in the amount of and Apex roofing in the amount of $4,080.00..A motion was, made b • Commissioner Donl ✓, seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino to consider. - this an emergency item. Motion passed unanimously. A motion to a ccepI the proposal. from R & J. roofing was made by Commissioner Danly seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino. ci !. _, commission '-1- . December' 16, 1975 There was some question as to considerable difference in. the proposals. A motion to table this item until Monday nights special meeting of December 22nd was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino and passed unanimously. This was done in order'for City,Manager Kooser to have time to check into the difference in ,bida. 6. The consideration of the drainage problem in the city was brought before the commission mainly because 'of` the Dania Bank Drainage. City Manager Kooser to ch'eck` fdrther into this" situation. There was further discussion concerning the drainage problem in the Southeast 'section, City attorney,,, Mitliery felt that -since the old drainage district had been abolished in the city that it would ..have . to establish a new one, lie pointed out two options in which to accomplish this. 1.) Set up an area wide, special assessment or 2:) to set up a drainage district to be funded by' a bond issue. Mr. Bill Brook reported that"he knew of plane that had been drawn for this drainage district ,approximately..ten years ago and suggested that City Manager Kooser and City Attorney Milbery search further. into their records to see if they could find these, It was generally decided that the city need a preliminary survey in the most serious areas as soon as possible; 7, Murray Goodman, representing the Dania Lions Club, asked permission from the commission to sponsor a Bicentennial contest to creste.a . new city seal . This seal. to be subject to approval of,.the commissions Commissioner Kay made a motion to grant this request, seconded by Commissioner Ronly. There was a question as to the entry fee. After discussion Mayor Duncanson, upon passing the gavel to Vice Mayor Bertino, moved to amend the motion by striking from the official entry form Item #11 which requires an entry fee. Motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Bertino - No Commissioner Donly - Yea Commissioner Kay - Yes Mayor Duncanson - Yes Vice Mayor Bertino made a motion to amend the motion .to add the city will allocate $75 for first. prize; $50 for second prize and $25 for third prize. There was opposition to this amendment snd •Vi•ce Mayor Bertino withdrew his motiolx. A motion was then made;and seconded" dto accept the motion as amended. Motion passed unanimously. S. City Attorney Milbery presented a resolution establishing an .insurance advisory committee for the city, "Commissioner Donty made. a motion to amend this resolution to• limit ,the committee to residents of Dania. . Commissioner Kay seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Commissioner .Donty, seconded by Commissioner ® Kay to adopt this resolution as amended. Motion passed unanimously. Commission to present appointments. at the January 6bh meeting. . 9• On a motion,by Commissioner Kays seconded by Commissioner Donly, " the Commission unanimously, appointed Vice Mayor Bertino and City . sManager to the Ad Hoc Advisory Committe on Large User Waste water Agreement., 10. There was no action taken on the resolution authorizing the proper " city officials to apply for the State• of "Florida recreational building_ i,nnrnvrment funds. Cit., Manager Kooser reported that the application, ., tic ' coir.nle,.-e and that he would bring it back to the commission ' F' al °hc Januar:• Grh meeting. CiI ', CnmmliSSf011 .2- December lb, 575.-.' Y �11 ll . Mrs. Schuster questioned the commission as to why her request for a permit for bingo at the Dania Elementary School carnival was not on the agenda as she had requested, Due to the lack of communication she was not notified that her request had been moved up the the January 6th agenda. On a motion by Vice Mayor Bertino, seconded by Commissioner Kay, the commission unanimously declared this an emergency item. Motion was made and seconded to grant this permit . Vice Mayor Ber.tino made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Donly, to amend the motion to add that this permit be contingent on city staff approval . Motion passed unanimously. A motion by Commissioner Kay seconded by Commissioner Donly to approve this motion as amended was passed unanimously. Mayor Duncanson apoligized to Mrs. Schuster for the mix-up, ® 12, The matter of a modified procedure concerning fence variances was discussed. The,fot.1,owing,actioq was taken: Commissioner Donly made a motion„ cecondea. by Commissioner Kay to waive the $75 fee for request of variance for a eii-foot fence until the new coning ordinance is passed. Motion passed unanimously. Elmer Heisler asked that the co4isaio� ,take care to define a fence in the ordinance. 13. in considering the proposal to reimburse Armado Tomaini for reasonable legal expenses, the commission took the following action: City Manager Kooser and City Attorney Milbery was authorized to contact Mr. Tomaini as to an .estimated fee from ® his attorney for the .commission to consider. This information, to be presented at the Monday, December 22nd special meeting. ,• '' 14, Commissioner Kay made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Donly not to approve the bills for the month of November,. Motion failed. Commissioner Kay then.made a motion, seconded by Commissioner ® Donly to approve :the bills as paid for the month of November. Motion passed unanimously. Comments Commissioner Kay commented that he felt that the'vecsntawamp land ® at Houston Park needs to be filled. Commissioner Kay also reported that the optimist club meeting with City Manager KooseT, Commissioner Kay and Recreation Director, Army Tomaini ironed' out the situation of condltione 'At Frost Park, . ® City Manager Kooser reminded the commission of the apecial meeting Monday, December 22 to consider the Police and fire contracts. Robert H. Duncanson - Mayor Wanda Mullikin - City Cterk cit:, Commission -3- December 16; _1975 kxz AGENDA REGULAR MEETING DANIA CITY COMMISSION DECEMBER 16 , 1975 8 : 00 P.M. ^' Invocation by Reverend VanArsdale, Dania Heights Baptist Church. ,r Pi-,dge of Allegiance. ® Roll Call. 1. Approval of Minutes . Regular meeting of December 2nd. Special meeting of December 5th. A 2 . Citizen' s Comments. 3 . Public Hearing. Second reading of Ordinance 83-Collection Charges on Delinquent Accounts. Passed on First reading 11-18-75 . 4 . Purchases. a. Modello Park Swimming Pool. Consideration of proposals for replacement of the filter system at Modello Park swimming pool. b. Police Department Roof. Consideration of bids for ® the repair of the Police Department roof. S . Drainage. Consideration of general and specific drainage problems in the City. ® 6 . _Dania City Seal. Consideration of a request by the Dania Lion's Club to sponsor a contest to redesign the Dania City Seal. EXHIBIT: Letter from Murray Goodman. 7. Insurance. Consideration of a resolution establishing an insurance advisory committee for the City. EXHIBIT: Resolution forthcoming. 8. Large User Wastewater A reement. Consideration o the appointment of representatives to • an Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Large User Agreement. EXHIBIT: Letter from Tony Reasons. 9. Grant Application. Consideration of a resolution authorizing the -proper City Officials to apply for State of Florida recreational A building improvement funds. EXHIBIT: City Manager Memo #121 with attachments, forthcoming. 10 . Fence Variance Procedure. Consideration of a modified procedure concerning fence variances. (Requested by Mayor Duncanson) ® 11 . Legal Defense. Consideration of a proposal to reimburse Armado Tomaini for reasonable legal expenses. 12 . Approval of bills as paid for the month of November. x