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MINUTES
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DANIA CITY COMMISSION
DECEMBER 4, 1972
1. Invocation by Commissioner Adler.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Roll Call
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Present: Mayor: Ted L. Kay
Commissioners: Frank Adler
Robert Duncanson
William E. Jackson
John Kay
City Manager: Woodward M. Hampton
City Clerk: E. R. Clay
City Attorney: Clarke Walden
Building Inspector: Hubert Walker
4. Commissioner Jackson made a motion to approve the minutes of the
November 20th meeting. Commissioner Kay seconded. There were
five ayes.
5. The City Attorney ruled that there was no need for a resolution to
request federal assistance under the open space program to enable
the City to purchase the property just south of City Hall.
6. Commissioner Duncanson made a motion to pass on second reading the
approval of the plat of a proposed new subdivision lying south of
N.W. lOth Street, west of N.W. 12th (llth) Avenue and east of N.W.
13th Avenue. Commissioner Jackson seconded. There were five ayes.
7. Commissioner Jackson made a motion to pass on all three readings
the ordinance to rezone to R-2 the triangular plot of land lying
south of N.W. loth Street, west of N.W. 12th (llth) Avenue and east
of N.W. 13th Avenue. Commissioner Adler seconded. There were five ayes.
8. Commissioner Jackson made a motion to table the condemnation of the
,• small rotting building at 401 N.W. 3rd Place, until the City Attorney
gets a consolidated title certificate to find out who the owner of
this property is, since the courthouse gives the name of a deceased
person. Commissioner Duncanson seconded. There were five ayes.
The City Manager was asked to look into the matter of cleaning up
the debris on the property.
' 9. Commissioner Duncanson made a motion to table Sam Lombardo's request
to extend the closing hour of the Capri Lounge to 4:00 a.m. until
the meeting of December 18th and asked the City Manager to look into
the matter. Commissioner Jackson seconded. There were five ayes.
10. Commissioner Adler made a motion to allow Captain Tony to sell
take-out beer only at his fishing boat. Commissioner Jackson
seconded. There were five ayes.
11. Commissioner Jackson made a motion to appoint Kerm Winkstrom to
the Civil Service Board. Commissioner Kay seconded. There were
five ayes.
12. Commissioner Adler made a motion to declare the backhoe surplus
and to advertise for bids. Commissioner Duncanson seconded.
There were five ayes.
13. Commissioner Jackson made a motion to appoint Mrs . Charlotte
- Treadwell as Deputy Clerk to enable her to sign warrents in the
City Clerk's absence. Commissioner Adler seconded. There were
five ayes.
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14. Commissioner Ray made a motion to close City Hall the Friday before
Christmas. Commissioner Duncanson seconded. There were five ayes.
15. Commissioner Adler made a motion to table the selling of a strip of
land 7' wide on each side of Federal Highway and Sheridan Street until
the next meeting when the City Attorney brings back a resolution
declaring this property surplus and advertise for bids. Commissioner
Jackson seconded. There were five ayes. The State of Florida has
offered to the City the appraised value in the amount of $11,914.00
for the two parcels in order to widen Federal Highway.
16. The City Manager read a letter from the Marshall LaBree American
Legion Post No. 304 complimenting the Police Department for their
immediate responsibility and effective handling of an incident
that occurred at the Islander Restaurant.
17. Commissioner Jackson made a motion to accept the City Manager's
recommendation to reappoint John Lassiter, Chief of the Fire
Department and Gus Brice as Public Works Director, at the same salary,
by resolution. Commissioner Duncanson seconded. There were five ayes.
Commissioner Duncanson made a motion to accept the City Manager's
• recommendation to temporarily reappoint Richard Dickerson, Director
of Recreation for a term of 90 days at the same salary. Commissioner
Adler seconded. There were five ayes. The Commission asked that a
committee be formed to evaluate and recommend on recreation programs,
etc. and for this committee to meet with the City Manager.
0 le . Commissioner Jackson made a motion to authorize a resolution for
condemnation of Lot 14 Block 2 of Tropical Estates, owner Hector
Deschenes , for park purposes. Commissioner Duncanson seconded.
There were five ayes.
19. Mr. Walden said he has the resolution ready that declares the Old
® Dania Bank Building surplus, but Mr. Sparkman, appraiser does not
have all the figures in, therefore he would like to bring this back
before the Commission at the next meeting.
20. Mr. Hampton reported that he will have the crossing guard at
Dania Elementary School replaced by a policeman by next week.
® 21. Mr. Boisy Waiters read a letter from the Office of Economic
Opportunity requesting the Commission to select a representative
to serve on the Board of Directors of the Office of Economic
Opportunity. Mr. Waiters has served for two-two year terms as
Chairman and they requested that he be reappointed. The Commission
• is to act on this at the next meeting.
22. The City Manager read the five names that had been submitted to him
by the Commissioners to serve on the Planning and Zoning Board,
they were Jean Cook, Charles DeMuzzio, Harry Loury, Janice Panella
and Pete Prossic. Commissioner Jackson made a motion to appoint
0 these five people to the Board with a payment of $25.00 per year
and also to pay the members who had been serving on the Board $25.00.
Commissioner Duncanson seconded. There were four ayes. Commissioner
Ray refrained from voting since he had served as Chairman for the
last Board. The new Board members will be introduced at the next
Commission meeting.
23. Mayor Ray said he would bring up Christmas bonuses at the next meeting.
24. Commissioner Duncanson said he would like to see something worked out
concerning the dog lease ordinance, a City Community Relations and
Advisory Board formed and an earlier cut-off date for the agenda.
Ted L. Ray-May
R. Clay-City/ erk
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