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Home My WebLink About30775 - MINUTES - City Commission owl MINUTES REGULAR MEETING DANIA CITY COMMISSION JULY 21, 1975 1 . Invocation - A moment of silent prayer was held for„the former Chief of Police, Monty Smith, who passed away and was buried . today. _ . Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Roll Call: Present: Mayor: Robert Duncanson Vice Mayor: John Bertino Commissioner: John Kay City Manager: Woodward Hampton City Attorney: Jack Milbery Police Chief: Fred Willis Zoning Consultant: Luther Sparkman Deputy City Clerk: Charlene Moore City Engineer: John Farina Absent: ® Commissioners: Frank Adler Robert Donly (on vacation) Building Inspector: Thomas Littrell (death':in- family) + City Clerk: Wanda Mullikin (on vacation) a i. On a motion by 'Commissioner'Kay, 'seconded'by Vice Mayor, Bertino, the Commission unanimously approved the minutes, of the regular,,meeting. of July 7 as corrected', and the' special 'meetng .of July 9.• 5. Citizens Comments: ® a. Mr. Prescott stated that he thinks there is a need for better. Police protection in the Southwest section of Dania. b. Morrie Schockett spoke on the need for Police involvement- tp 'get people to stop eating on the beach. Mayor Duncanson asked City. Manager Hampton to look into the procedures for Police patrol on the beach and advise the Commission. 6. John McCloskey, attorney for John Bond, asked the Commission to continue his client's request for site plan approval until the August 4 meeting. He made this request based on the fact that, since only 3/5 of the Com- mission was present at this meeting, a unanimous vote of the Commission would be necessary to approve anything (Charter law) . On a motion by Vice Mayor Bertino, seconded by Commissioner Kay,., the Commission unani- mously voted to approve this continuance. 7 . On nu>tion by �,ommissioner Kay, seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino, the C.m, iissicn unanimously voted to close the bidding for the street resur i"acing program, and open the bids. City Manager Hampton and City,£ngineer i-u ,na then opened and read the bids, which were. as follows: East Coast Asphalt Corp. - $17.25 per ton, or $25,875 total }lollywoccl Quarries - $20.00 per ton, or $30,000 total. Triple-R Paving, Inc. - $17.70 per ton, or $26,550 total Gleekl; Asphalt Paving, Inc . - $20.00 per ton, or $30,000 total , .:onanis=ion -1- . July 21, 1975 Fly , it was explained that the per ton figure was the figure to consider, since the total exact tonnage that will be required is not known. On a motion by Commissioner Kay, seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino, the Commission unanimously voted to turn the bids over to the. City Manager and City Engineer for tabulation and recommendation, 8. Any action on the rezoning petition of Thomas Esposito was tabled until the meeting of August 4 due to lack of publication. The first reading will be August 4, and the Public Hearing and second reading will be August 18, (p 9. Items number 9 and 10 on the agenda for this meeting were combined with reference to formulating plans for the Bi-Centennial. Ruth Wasson, President of the American Legion 'Auxiliary, read a letter to the Commission requesting that the American Legion -be appointed as the main coordinating organization for the Bi-Centennial in the City of Dania. ® On a motion by Vice Mayor Bertino, seconded by Commissioner Kay, the Commission unanimously voted to approve the appointment'-of the American Legion Post as the official coordinators for. the' Bi-Centennial, Mayor Duncanson stated that he could not think of a better organization''to. do the', job. City Manager Hampton volunteered the services..of his staff"in helping the American Legion, 10. Discussion of holding a Kiddie Carnival at the Hi''Li. to be sponsored by the Lion's Club was withdrawn at the request of Murray Goodman. 11, City Attorney Milb�ry read the Ordinance"providing for building moratorium procedures . On a motion by Commissioner Kay, seconded by, Vice. Mayor Ber- tino, the Commission unanimously voted .to; adopt this' bpdinance pn;'second and final reading, roll call being'as, fo11ow5 s r . . Vice Mayor Bertino yes Commissioner Kay yes Mayor Duncanson yes O A Resolution declaring a moratorium on building permits will be read at the next regular meeting on August 4, 12 . City Manager Hampton read the item on the agenda concerning the. adver- tisement for bids for insurance, which included his recommendations. ® Based on the City Manager's recommendations, and in the face of new legislation, the Commission decided to discuss this matter at a'workshop meeting. It was suggested thatithe Commission have separate workshops with Walker Co. and other insurance companies, 13 . City Manager Hampton read the item on the agenda regarding the need to O charge for the use of the tennis courts at Frost Park, Vice Mayor Ber- tino asked why just Frost Park, and not at other parks. The City Manager explained that the other parks were free neighborhood parks, where Frost Park is a better court where the semi-professional would prefer to playa fle went on to explain that in another area city a pass for a family costs ; $35.00 per year, or $1. 50 per hour for residents, and $3.50 per hour for y non-residents. Commissioner Kay suggested charging a $5.00 per year family pass membership fee for residents, Vice Mayor Bertino suggested charging at Westside Park also, as there are supervisory paid personnel there. In summary, the Commission decided on the following points; a ; ).On per year family pass; - $2 . 50 per hour for non-residents; $. 50 per I:our Doi residents not having a pass; charges to, be made at Frost Park ' e. oi,i ;%cstside Park; provision to be made for those who cannot afford a 'c. It was decided that the Recreation Director, and City Manager will :cork together to come up with a fee schedule, and City Attorney Milbery 1.1 th^n draw up an Ordinance for the Commission's consideration. ty ::r..icsion -2 July 21, 1975 O 4 k. 1 `POW 1 .1 . No action was taken on the request, :of the Little` League World Series for <, support. The City Manager recommended, and the Commission agfeed, that 3 ' the City cannot afford to give them support this year. ` 15 . Mayor Duncanson read the Resolution supporting the shifting of financial responsibility for the Sheriff1s Department Road Patrol system to those �» people in the unincorporated areas who benefit from this. The Mayor 4 N. lauded this Resolution and what it stands for, because it will save the w City taxpayers a great deal of money in taxes 'that' they were paying for services that they do not receive. On a motion by Commissioner Kay, seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino, the Commission unanimously voted to adopt ' this Resolution. ADDENDUM 1. Mayor Duncanson read two Resolutions authorizing the City to contract with .,� Broward Manpower Council for Title II funds . On' a motion by Commissioner � Kay, seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino, the Commission unanimously voted to . , - approve the Resolution for the work program through September 30, 1975. ' Also, on a motion by Commissioner, Kay, seconded by Vice Mayor Bertino, the ? . Commission unanimously voted to approve the Resolution for the: work program through January 31, 1975. COMMENTS 1 . Mayor Duncanson gave a farewell speech to City Manager Woodward Hampton, . who is vacating his position as of August .li 19:75; to become City..Manager of Pembrokemi Pines , Florida. Vice Mayor Bertino and Kay. also expressed their appreciation to Mr. Hampton, who:in-turn summarized his feelings on leaving Dania, ® 2 . The Commission decided to have a workshop meeting on July ''28 to go over the applications for the City Manager position, and_also to review the land use map. r Robert uncanson - Mayor L^la—n-'Tc a [4u 1iTcin- U� ty Slew— 1 .. `July .21, 1975 • ,i:;..:.:' �; t - v t;