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HomeMy WebLinkAbout30941 - MINUTES - City Commission REGULAR MEETING OF THE DANIA CITY COMMISSION HELD ON JANUARY 18, 1971, IN THE DANIA CITY COMMISSION ROOM 1. INVOCATION GIVEN BY COMMISSIONER KAY. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG WAS GIVEN. 3. ROLL CALL PRESENT MAYOR-COMMISSIONER WILLIAM E. JACKSON COMMISSIONERS TED L. KAY FRANK SALVINO BOISY WAITERS ROBERT KELLY CITY MANAGER WOODWARD HAMPTON CITY ATTORNEY CLARKE WALDEN BUILDING INSPECTOR HUBERT WALKER CITY CLERK E. R. CLAY POLICE CHIEF EDWARD BAXTER 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 4, 1971. COMMISSIONER WAITERS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. COMMISSIONER KAY SECONDED. THERE WERE FIVE AYES. 5. COMMISSIONER SALVINO MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BILLS AS ® PAID FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1970. COMMISSIONER WAITERS SECONDED. THERE WERE FIVE AYES. 6. THE PLANNING £ ZONING BOARD MINUTES OF JANUARY 12, 1971 WERE READ. A PETITION OF LOUIS MARRONE WAS HEARD TO REZONE TWO PARCELS OF LAND. PARCEL #1 WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS LYING WEST ® OF THE MARINA, WHEREIN R-3 ZONING WAS REQUESTED, WAS DENIED RE- ZONING UNTIL A SITE PLAN AND TOTAL PROJECT IS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION BY MR. MARRONE FOR STUDY. THE REMAINING PROPERTY COVERED UNDER THE MARRONE REQUEST SUBJECT TO REZONING WAS WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT AND REQUEST TABLED BY THE ZONING BOARD. A REQUEST BY MR. PAUL B. ANTON WAS MADE TO VACATE SE LOTH TERRACE, ® SE 11TH STREET AND THE ALLEY RUNNING FROM 2ND TO 5TH AVENUE IN THE ST. JAMES PARK DELMAR SUBDIVISION. THE COMMISSION ASKED MR. ANTON TO TURN IN TO THEM, A LAYOUT OF THE AREA BY FEBRUARY 1, 1971. THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT A REVERTER CLAUSE WOULD BE INCLUDED IN ANY VACATING OF STREETS TO ELIMINATE POSSIBLE SPECULATION. THE BOARD ALSO MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMISSION THAT THEY GRANT MR. HARRY WESLOW'S REQUEST TO REZONE FROM C-1 TO B-2, LOT 12 IN MAGNOLIA PARK. MR. KAY MADE A MOTION TO GRANT MR. WESLOW A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE COMMISSION MEETING ON 2-15-71. MR. SALVINO SECONDED. THERE WERE FIVE AYES. 7. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT WAS A REQUEST FOR ! APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION TO PURCHASE NEEDED WATER FROM THE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD DURING THE PERIOD OF WATER SHORTAGE. COMMISSIONER KAY MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS REQUEST AND TO INCLUDE THE PART ABOUT RESTRICTING LAWN SPRINKLING SHOULD THE WATER LEVEL BECOME CRITICAL. COMMISSIONER SALVINO SECONDED. THERE WERE FIVE AYES. THE SECOND ITEM WAS A PRESENTATION OF PROPOSALS FOR THE AUDITING OF THE CITY FOR THE YEAR 1970-71. COMMISSIONER KAY MADE A MOTION THAT MR. HAMPTON SHOULD OPEN AND READ THE PROPOSALS. COMMISSIONER SALVINO SECONDED. THERE WERE FIVE AYES. COMMISSIONER KAY MADE A MOTION FOR THE PROPOSALS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE CITY MANAGER FOR A RECOMMENDATION AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING ON 2/l/71. COMMISSIONER SALVINO SECONDED. THERE WERE FIVE AYES. FOR THE THIRD ITEM THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT THE BID FOR STREET STOP SIGNES AND POLES BE AWARDED TO McCAIN COMPANY AS THEIRS WAS THE LOWEST AND BEST BID IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,160.00. COMMISSIONER KAY MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS RECOMMENDATION. COMMISSIONER SALVINO SECONDED. THERE WERE FIVE AYES. ' © C" OMMISSiON MEETIHG PAGE; 1WO I - THE FOURTH ITEM WAS A REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO PAY AETNA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY $8 ,577. 00, AS RECOMMENDED TO US BY WALKER INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. THIS IS THE RESULT OF EXPENSES AND CLAIMS FOR THE YEAR 1968-69 ON THE RETRO SPECTIVE INSURANCE PLAN. THIS IS DETERMINED BY ANAUDIT AT THE END OF THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. COMMISSIONER KAY MADE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THIS REQUEST. COMMISSIONER SALVINO SECONDED. THERE WERE FIVE AYES. ® THE FIFTH ITEM WAS A REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO CONTRACT A SAVIN 220 COPIER THAT HAS A $72. 00 MINIMUM CHARGE PER MONTH WITH NO LIMIT. THE XEROX COPIER NOW IN USE COST US $120.00 PER MONTH WITH A 4,800 COPY LIMIT. COMMISSIONER WAITERS MADE A MOTION FOR MR. HAMPTON TO CONTACT THE XEROX COMPANY AND ASK ® IF THEY CAN REDUCE THE COST TO MEET THE COMPETITION. COMMISS- IONER KAY SECONDED. THERE WERE FIVE AYES. ON ITEM SIX THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COMMISSION APPOINT CHIEF BAXTER TO HEAD THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MR. DICKERSON TO HEAD THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT. COMMISSIONER KAY MADE A MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION THAT CHIEF BAXTER BE APPOINTED AS CHIEF OF POLICE AT HIS PRESENT SALARY TO SERVE AT THE CONVENIENCE OF THE COMMISSION. COMMISSIONER SALVINO SECONDED. THERE WERE THREE AYES. COMMISSIONER KAY MOVED THAT MR. DICKERSON BE APPOINTED TO HIS PRESENT SALARY AT HIS PRESENT POSITION AS RECREATION DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR TO SERVE AT THE WILL OF THE COMMISSION. COMMISSIONER SALVINO SECONDED. THERE WERE FIVE AYES. 8. MR. HAMPTON ASKED THE COMMISSION'S CONSIDERATION TO MAKE SOME PROCEDURAL CHANGES IN THE MANNER IN WHICH ZONING PETITIONS ARE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COMMISSION AND THE PROCEDURES IN WHICH ® THE FUNDAMENTAL HEARINGS WILL BE HELD. HE SUGGESTED THAT MR. WALDEN, MR. WALKER, MR. SPARKMAN AND HIMSELF WORK UP A PROCEDURE FROM THE TAKING OUT OF THE APPLICATION ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE HEARING. THIS NEW PROCEDURE TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COMMISSION FOR ADOPTION. COMMISSIONER JACKSON ASKED THE COMMITTEE TO PREPARE A RECOMMENDATION. M 9. MR. WALDEN WAS ASKED TO GIVE HIS REPORT. HE PASSED OUT COPIES OF THE OFF-STREET PARKING ORDINANCE AND ASKED FOR EVERYONE TO STUDY IT AND THEN AT THE NEXT MEETING TO PASS IT ON TO THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD READING. HE ASKED MR. HAMPTON TO SEND OUT COPIES TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. AFTER READING THE TRASH AND GARBAGE ORDINANCE, MR. WALDEN WAS ASKED BY MR. KELLY TO ADD AT THE END OF SECTION II, THE LAST PARAGRAPH AFTER "EACH COMMERCIAL, ETC. , 'TWICE A WEEK' It. MR. WALDEN SAID HE WOULD DO SO. COMMISSIONER KAY MADE A MOTION THAT THE COMMISSION PASS IT ON THE FIRST READING. COMMISSIONER WAITERS SECONDED. THERE WERE FIVE AYES. MR. WALDEN READ THE AMENDMENT TO THE UTILITY TAX ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD RAISE THE MB)(IMUM FROM $7.50 TO $25.00. COMMISSIONER WAITERS MADE A MOTION THAT THE COMMISSION ACCEPT THE FIRST READING OF THE UTILITY TAX ORDINANCE AMENDMENT. COMMISSIONER KAY SECONDED. THERE WERE FIVE AYES. MR. WALDEN READ THE PROPOSED TRAILER ORDINANCE. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION MR. HAMPTON SUGGESTED THAT THE COMMISSION EXEMPT CAMPERS THAT ARE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RECREATION FROM THE ORDINANCE. COMMISSIONER KELLY SUGGESTED OWNERS BE PERMITTED TO PARK THEIR CAMPERS IN THE YARD, BUT NOT IF THEY ARE USED TO LIVE IN, OR ARE THEY TO BE HOOKED UP TO ELECTRIC AND WATER SERVICE FROM THE HOMES. MR. WALDEN READ THE ORDINANCE TO ADOPT MODEL TRAFFIC CODE, STATE STATUTE 186. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER KELLY MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE STATE STATUTE ON THREE READINGS. COMMISSIONER KAY SECONDED. THERE WERE FIVE AYES. ' 7 - C 'OMMISSION [MEETING PAGE THREE 1- -* THE COMMISSION ASKED MR. HAMPTON TO GET TOGETHER WITH ® MR. CLAY TO UPDATE THE CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES. 10. THE AUDIENCE WAS THEN GIVEN TIME FOR QUESTIONS. MR. OTIS WILLIAMS REQUESTED THAT THE CITY COMMISSION GIVE HIM AN EXTENSION OF TIME ON PAVING A PARKING LOT ADJACENT TO HIS BILLIARD PARLOR. THE COMMISSION APPROVED HIS REQUEST AND ® REFERRED IT TO THE CITY MANAGER TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH A FORMAL AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED BY MR. WILLIAMS, ASSURING THE CITY THAT THIS WILL BE DONE DURING THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. ® RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, ® MAYOR WILL�M E. C YYf CLERK E. R. r • •