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HomeMy WebLinkAbout30910 - MINUTES - City Commission " r l pi Aft �,•' ® MINUTES REGULAR MEETING =' DANIA CITY COMMISSION JANUARY 5, 1972 ® 1. Invocation by Commissioner Robert Kelly. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Roll Call. n C Present: Mayor: William E. Jackson Commissioners: Ted Ray Robert Kelly Frank Salvino Boisy Waiters City Manager: Woodward M. Hampton ® Building Inspector: Hubert Walker City Clerk: E. R. Clay City Attorney: Clarke Walden Absent: Police Chief: Gus Brugger 49 4. The Minutes of the December 20, 1971 Regular Meeting were read and a motion made by Mr. Salvino for approval, seconded by Mr. Kay. The vote was 5-0 for approval. u 5. The City Attorney, read on third and final reading, an r amendment to the Code, which establishes a water tap-in ® charge of $75. 00. The Commissioners discussed Apartments and Efficiencies over 2 Units having kitchen and stated a $2. 000 charge should be placed on each unit per month. This would be $4.00 per unit for a two-month billing and 6,000 gallon minimum. Over this ® it would be 35C per thousand if volume of water used was over minimum. A motion was then made by Mr. Kelly to adopt a change and reduce minimum to 33000 gallons per month at a charge of $2.00 for residential and duplex occupants and also to include charging the apartments and efficiencies with over two kitchens, a charge of $2.00 a unit for a 3,000 gallon minimum for one month, seconded by Mr. Ray. The vote was 5-0 for approval. 6. The City Attorney read the amendment to the Code, on second ® reading, regarding the Utility Ordinance. The amendment provides that a 10% Utility tax shall be levied on all sewer charges up to the maximum of $250 charge. The amendment provides that the Utility tax on the sewer service charge shall be deposited in the Sewer Renewal and Replacement Fund. Motion by Mr. Kay, seconded by Mr. Salvino for approval. The vote was 5-0 for approval. 7. The City Attorney read an amendment to the Code, on third reading, establishing a sewer tie-in charge of $75.00. It also pointed out that this would apply only to those situations where no stub-out had been provided. Motion by Fir. Ray, seconded by Mr. Salvino. The vote was 5-0 for approval. r i R' !k Page 2 (Continued) C 8. The City Attorney read an amendment to the Code, on second and third reading, establishing for all new Commercial Accounts and accounts that are changed from one property owner or tenant to another, shall be the average of a 2- ,o;,11 month billing charge. This average shall be determined by by the Administrative Staff based on billing records of the City for alike users. ® Motion by Mr. Waiters, seconded by Mr. Ray. The vote was 5-0 for approval. r! CITY MANAGER'S REPORT " 9. The City Manager recommended to the Commission that they authorize the purchase of a new cash register, under emergency conditions, for City Hall. The total cost of the machine would be $3,880.00, which could be purchased with 15% down and payments over a 12-month period. We can a� p y $100. 00 per month with the balance to be paid at the end of one year, which would be budgeted as an item in the 1972-1973 budget. ® The cost of the cash register would be pro-rated between the General Fund, the Water Fund, and the Sewer Fund. This machine is used by the School Board. After much discussion, Mr. Ray made a motion that the method of purchasing this machine be followed and that we acquire it O as soon as possible, under emergency conditions, seconded by Mr. Salvino. The vote was 5-0 for approval. 10. The City Manager recommended to the Commission that the longevity pay for employees go into effect as of January 1, 1972. The City Manager also recommended that since longevity O pay is based on loyalty, then each employee should receive the same amount. Such amount would be set at $6.00 per week for all employees with 10 years or more of service. After much discussion, Mr. Ray made a motion to accept the $6.00 per week longevity pay for employees with 10 years or more of service to the City to be put into effect January 1, 1972, seconded by Mr. Waiters. The vote was 5-0 for approval. 11. The City Manager recommended to the Commission that we purchase a fence for the Tennis Courts at West Side Park. We had 4 proposals and the lowest bid was $1,780.00 by Garcia Fences, for a fence with 2�11 posts. Much discussion insued concerning whether to have 2�" posts or 311 posts. The City Manager clarified that 3" posts used only for the corners would be only a few dollars more. After further discussion on this matter, Mr. Ray made a motion to have the City Manager make arrangements not to spend over $2,000.00 on the fence with 31' posts, seconded by Mr. Waiters. The vote was 5-0 for approval. January 5, 1972 Page 3 (Continued) 12. The City Manager read into the record, a letter concerning the cooperation we had from the School Board on the new Dania Elementary School. ® 13. The City Manager requests authorization to transfer $12,665.43 from the Contingency Fund to the Salary Accounts of the various departments to cover salary costs. Mr. Kay made a motion that the request be granted to ® transfer these funds, seconded by Mr. Salvino. The vote was 5-0 for approval. 14. The City Manager reported on the Georgetown Furniture Store for the record. The plans were approved by the City Commission upon recommendation of the Planning and Zoning ® Board. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT 1.5. The resolution authorizing Quit Claim Deed to Mr. Marks for the 8' 1 of the right-of-way on SE 2nd Avenue between 1st Street and Park Street for $1,224. 66 was tabled. 16. Second Reading. ® The secon3 reading of the new R-3 Zoning Ordinance was referred back to the Planning and Zoning Board for possible amendment before final adoption. 17. Refer to Item #5. 18. The City Attorney presented to the Commission, a memorandum outlining the problems that could be encountered in vacating the right-of-way or deeding by Quit Claim Deed right-of-way to an adjacent property owner. These problems arise because of provisions of the original sub-division plats. He will report back to the Commission on how to accomplish the request of Mr. Marks and Mr. LaCroix. No action was taken by the Commission. 19. The City Attorney reported that he would meet with Mr. Ray Jones at 4:30 PM on Thursday, January 61 1972 to discuss 0 details of the agreement under which Mr. Jones would be acting as Fiscal Agent for the City, if said agreement is approved. 20. The City Attorney introduced the contract of employment between Woodward M. Hampton and the City of Dania. After much discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Kay, seconded by Mr. Salvino to approve the contract. The roll call vote was as follows : MR. KAY: YES MR. KELLY: NO MR, SALVINO: YES MR. WAITERS PASS MAYOR JACKSON. YES The Meeting was adjourned. E R. ClasF William .' Jackson City Clerk Mayor January 51 1972