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REGULAR MEETING
DANIA CITY COMMISSION
MAY 21, 1973 c
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1. Invocation by Woodward Hampton.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Poll Call i°,
Present : Mayor: Ted L. Ray
Commissioners: Frank Adler T
Robert Duncanson
John Ray fF;
William Jackson xt-.
City Manager: Woodward M. Hampton t
City Clerk: Wanda Mullikin
City Attorney: Clarke Walden
Building Inspector: Hubert Walker
Police Chief: James Longo
4. A motion was made, sustained and passed to approve the minutes
as corrected for the meeting of May 7th, and May 15th.
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5. Reading of the Planning and Zoning Board' s minutes from their
meeting of May 8th.
Item #4 . Application of Paul Fabse for a variance permit which,
s if granted, would permit him to construct a duplex on a 5,625 square
foot lot , which is 45 feet wide instead of a minimum of 6,000 square
feet with a minimum frontage of 50 feet as required for a duplex in
R-2 zoning classification. The Board recommended to the Commission
that this variance be denied.
Commission set a public hearing for their June 18th meeting.
Item '#5. Application of Robert J. Trandowski for a variance permit
which, if granted, would permit him to construct a swimming pool in
his rear yard with a setback from the alley, of 7 feet instead of
10 feet as required by applicable City ordinance. The Board recommended
that the City Commission approve this variance.
A motion was made, sustained and passed to grant this variance, by the
Commission.
Item #6. Application of Seadade Industries to rezone the Dania Golf
Course to an R-3A zoning classification with a maximum density of 17 units
per acre. The Board approved the application, with the approval of
the site plan by the Board.
Commission set a public hearing for June 4th, as has already been
advertised by the City Attorney.
6. The City Attorney read the ordinance to annex to the City, the tract
of land known as the Berry Tract. On a motion by Commissioner Jackson,
seconded by Commissioner Ray the ordinance was passed on all three
readings.
7. On a motion by Commissioner Jackson, seconded by Commissioner Ray the
ordinance was read on first reading to annex the property on Stirling
F:oad (the East three-quarters (E 3/4) of the Sa of the SEk of the SEk of
�3, 'Township 50 South, Range 42 East, being situated in Broward County)
The motion carried.
Bids were received for miscellaneous pipe; to extend a 12" water line
rrom Gulfstream Road east to the City limits , and a 4" pipe to run
rom the City limits east to the inland waterway. One bid was received
Irom Davis Meter in the amount of $11,729. 27. A motion was made,
sustain-9 and passed to award the bid to Davis Meter, but that the
pipe not be purchased and installed until the agreement with
Hjlly%,:3o,3 had been finalized.
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CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
1. The City Manager recommended that Richard Dickerson be reappointed
ii as Recreation Director at a salary of $9,857. 10. On a motion by
Commissioner Kay, seconded by Commissioner Duncanson the recommendation
w passed unanimously.
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2. The Manager gave to the Commission a recommendation of the Area
Planning Board to delete from the traffic plan,the 80' right-of-way
of S. E. 2nd Street from Federal Highway to S.E. 3rd Avenue and to
y" leave same at 501 . On a motion by Commissioner Kay, seconded by
x Commissioner Duncanson the Commission approved this modification
® and authorized the City Manager to so notify the Area Planning Board.
3. On a motion by Commissioner Jackson, seconded by Commissioner Kay
the Commission authorized the condemnation of the five buildings
that are the last of a group of overnight "tourist" cottages. All
� are substandard. The location is 1605 N. Federal Highway.
4 . On a motion by Commissioner Adler, seconded by Commissioner Kay,
the Commission authorized the request to declare the 1971 Plymouth
Fury I, Serial No PK41UD290499 surplus to the needs of the City and
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to advertise for its sale, also the request to declare Mr. Walker's
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Mercury surplus to the needs of the City.
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-� 5. On a motion by Commissioner Adler, seconded by Commissioner Kay,the
F: Commission authorized the advertising for bids for twenty-five hydrants.
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" 6. The Manager provided the Commission with copies of the County Commission's
Ordinance 73-2 as amended, that provides for a land use fee and the
assessing by the County of a Road and Bridge Tax. The ordinance has
been adopted by the County Commission and will be in effect June 15th.
The Manager informed the Commission that he will keep them updated.
7. On a motion by Commissioner Adler, seconded by Commissioner Kay, the
Commission rejected the bids for paving at Frost Park on the Manager's
.® recommendation. He felt that we should do some alley repaving later,
and that then we could allocate a part of this cost to paving the
swale area only in front of the Recreation Building.
9. The Manager referred the Civic Center project to the Special Projects
Committee, composed of Chairman John Kay, with Commissioner Jackson
• and Commissioner Duncanson .
9. The City Manager is to arrange a workshop session to discuss the
total concept of the Dania Country Club project.
10. The Manager recommended a 5% increase in salaries for the employees
® to offset the increase in the cost of living. On a motion by Commissioner
Duncanson, seconded by : i Mayor Kay to give the employees an5%
increase, the motion died by a 2-3 vote, Commissioners Adler, Jackson
and Kay voted no. Commissioner Duncanson amended his motion to
recommend a 4.7% increase. Commissioner Jackson seconded, and the
motion passed unanimously. This to go into effect June 1st, 1973.
11. The City Manager recommended that Joseph Spina and Associates be
awarded the contract for auditing the City accounts for the year
1972-73. On a motion by Commissioner Jackson, seconded by Commissioner
Kay, the Commission approved the City Manager's recommendation.
® 12. Commissioner John Kay asked the City Manager to report on the police
cars being parked too often in front of City Hall. He also asked for
a report on the lot clearing program. He also suggested that the
Manager work with the County crews and to use his discretion to
replace all the deteriorated wiring at Frost Park. The Commission
agreed with this suggestion.
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13. Commissioner Adler suggested that trucks entering the airport
for construction of 10th Street, enter at the East entrance
near the Railroad to keep noise and traffic away from the residential
area .
14. Commissioner Jackson suggested that the area East of the sewer plant
and South of Houston Park be made available for citizens to use for
trash dumping. The Manager is to work out the details.
15. A petition was presented to the Commission asking that we intercede
with the County or State to prevent the widening of N.W. loth Street.
It was suggested that a representative of the Department of Transportation
discuss this at a Commission meeting.
Ted L. Kay-Mayor
Wanda RE
ilikin-City Clerk
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