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HomeMy WebLinkAbout30991 - MINUTES - City Commission aft nz DANIA, FLCR IDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION HELD ON DECEMBER 15, 1969, IN THE CITY COMMISSION ROOM, 1. ROLL CALL PRESENT Mayor-Commissioner Robert E. Houston Commissioners William E. Jackson Robert Kelly ' Joseph Thornton Boisy Waiters City Attorney Clarke Walden City Manager R. J. Richardson City Clerk E. R. Clay 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 1, 1969. A motion was made by Comm. Kelly that the minutes be approved, this was seconded by Comm. Waiters. Roll Call was then taken and the vote three to zero. 0 3. BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION BILL FOR RESURFACING STREETS. Comm. Kelly made a motion that the bill for resurfacing several Dania Streets be paid. This was seconded by Comm. Waiters. The vote was 5-0. Comm. Kelly also made a motion that a letter of Thanks be sent to the Broward County Commission for the fine job they have done. 0 This motion was seconded by Comm. Thornton. The vote was 5-0. 4. BILLS TO BE APPROVED FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. A motion was made by Comm. Thornton that the bills be paid, this w.:s seconded by Comm. ,Jackson. The Roll was called and the vote was • 5-0. 5. The City Attorney stated that there would be a Public Hearing , 8:15 PM for objections to the resurfacing and paving of N. W. 3rd Place to N. W. 4th Ave. to N. W. 6th Ave. . at an estimated cost of$5, 500. This hearing to take 0 place in the Dania City Commission room, Monday, December 15, 1969, for the purpose of hearing objections to the improvements to be made, and charged by assessing the properties involved. The City Attorney read a resolution regardingN `after which the Mayor asked if there were any ob- jections. There were no objections. ® 6. Attorney Robert Dubow representing William Brooks of Wildwood Industries asked for a Public Hearing to be '..ald regarding the rezoning of the west 300 ft. of property on U. S. 1, changing the present zoning from a B-2 to a B-3. Comm. Kelly made a motion thar a Public Hearing be held with the Planning and 'Zoning Board Jan. 13, 1969, and also with the City Commis- sion Jan. 19, 1969. The roll was called and the vote was 5-0. 7. Comm. Thornton made a motion to close the bidding on the old Fire Truck. this was seconded by Comm. Kelly. All were in favor. 8. Public Hearing at 8:30 PM, Dec. 15, 1969, regarding the application of Steinfeldt Thompson , Inc. for the abandonment and vacation of the alley which is located on its property. (N. W. 9th Ave. ). After a long discussion Comm. Thornton made a motion that this should be tabled until the next meeting. The motion was seconded by Comm. Kelly. Under discussion it _ was asked of Mr Schmidt that he should have a survey made of what the City actually ow.is at his expense. Roll call was taken and the vote was 5-0. Dec. 15, 1969 is (2) 9. Public I-fearing 8:45 PM, Dec. 15, 1969, Comm. Kelly made a motion that the Bids on the Paving Contract be closed. This was seconded by Comm. Jackson. All were in favor. 10: At this time, the Bids on the used 1956 Fire Truck were opened. The bids received were as follows: Garrett Co. $4246. 00 Ravenswood Volunteer Fire Dept. $ 4080. 00 Seminole Volunteer Fire Dept. $ 4352. 61 Comm. Thornton made a motion to award the bid to Seminole Fire Dept. in the amount of $4352. 61. This was seconded by Comm. Jackson. Chief Lassiter then stated that the Seminole Fire Dept. Bid was accepted Y under the condition that the capacity of the truck tank would meet their requirements. Roll call was taken and the vote was 5-0. 11. The Bids on the paving were opened. The first bid was from Hardfive Paving Co. for the paving of N. W. 3rd Place between N. W. 4th Ave. and N. W. 6th ® Ave. at a cost of $7526. 25. Also, the Beach Parking Lot and the alley between N:' E. 1st Ct, and N. E. 1st Street would be paved for the amount of $17, 871. 20. The second bid opened was from Broward Construction Co. N. W. 3rd. Place $4837. 50 Beach and Alley $10,052. 90 Comm. Thornton made a motion that a special meeting should be held 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, December 17, 1969, and asked that the City Engineer and Acting City Manager make a tabulation of the bids for this meeting. This was seconded by Comm. Waiters. All were in favor. A . 12. Alcee Hastinip, Attorney for the Berry property, came before the Commission and stated that the annexation - R-3 zoning and rezoning had passed on the first and second readings. Comm. Thornton made a motion that the City Attorney and Attorney Hastings consult each other regarding details. This • motion was seconded by Comm. Jackson. 13. Approval of TWO BILLS FROM BROOME AND FARINA on Project 6706, Raw Water Wells. Estimate # 2 Price $5,322. 35 @47 $212. 89 0 Estimate #3 Price $6, 621. 10 @4% $264. 84 Comm. Kelly made a motion that these bills be paid. The motion was seconded Comm. Waiters. The vote was 5-0. • 15. The City Attorney then read a letter from the Improvement Committee of the Dania Chamber of Commerce, thanking the City for their cooperation in watering the palm trees along Federal Highway. The City Clerk was asked that this be placed on record. 16. A discussion came up regarding the agreement as presented by the Fla. East Coast Railway Co. After a lengthy discussion the Commissioners agreed not to accept the agreement as written. Comm. Thornton made a motion that Mr. s Roger Barreto of the FEC be contacted and asked to appear before the Commis- sion at their next regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Comm.Jackson. (2) AM is (3) The roll was called and the vote was 5-0. 17. The City attorney then stated that the City Clerk was having trouble collecting Special Assesment Sidewalk Liens from 1928. He suggested that on any Special Assessment Lien over twenty years old, the interest be waived, and that the Clerk endeavor to collect the principal. Any Special Assessment Lien less than twenty years old, the Clerk should collect the Principal and the interest. Comm. Thornton made a motion that the above be done, and it was seconded by Comm. Jackson. The vote was 5-0. 18. The City Attorney presented som Promissory Notes from the F. E. C. Rail- way and suggested that a check be drawn in the amount of $1000, 00. He asked that Mayor Houston and the City Clerk sign the other two Promissory. Notes of which one will be due 12/17/70, and the other 12/17/71, both in the amount of $1000. 00 each. The payment plus the two Promissory Notes are in settlement of the original bill of about $6300. 00. Comm. Jackson made a motion that a check be drawn in the amount of $1000 and that the Notes be signed andrreturned to the City Attorney. This was seconded by Comm. Waiters. The vote was 5-0. 19. Mayor Houston set up a Special Meeting at 8:00 PM. Dec. 22, 1969, for the opening of the Tractor Bids. 20. Mr. Farina, the City Engineer, brought up the matter of the New Raw Water. Wells. He stated that the fence around the wells would be approximately $700 and the sodding would be approximately $100, or a total of $800. Comm. Thornton made a motion for a change order to be issued by Mr. John Farina eliminating the fence and the sod. The motion was seconded by Comm. Kelly. The vote was 5-0. 21. Bill Rhodes asked permission to close the Dania Pier Restaurant Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Comm. Thornton made the motion that the Restaurant be closed, and it was seconded by Comm. Kelly. The vote was 5-0. 22. Mr. Bob Richardson, Acting City Manager, asked permission of the Commission for the contractor, who is currently resurfacing the streets in Dania, to resurface the alley between N. E. 1st Ct. and N. E. 2nd Ave. Comm. Thornton made a motion that the paving be done provided that the water be taken care of when it reaches 2nd Ave. and it be carried to the catch basin on Beach Blvd. This motion was seconded by Comm. Jackson. All were in favor. 23. The City Attorney dtato6that he had conferred with Mr. Symmers of Walker Insurance Agency, and suggested that the $ Insurance Bill be paid. � Comm. Kelly made a motion that the Bill jigbm the contingency fund and Comm. Thornton seconded the motion. The roll was called and the vote was 5-0. 24. Mr. John Farina stated that making a new City Map would be charged on an hourly basis. He estimated a figure not to exceed $4000. Mayor Houston mentioned that Dolph Map Co. was planning to submit a bid for drawing a map. 25. After a lengthy discussion concerning the Sewer Problem with the Bonding Co. , the City Attorney was asked to try to settle the problem with the Bonding Co. for $5000 or take suit. 26. Comm. Jackson made a motion to Mr. John Kay $192. 00 to install his own sewer lateral. This was seconded by Comm. Thornton. The roll was called as follows: ' (3) (4) Comm. Jackson YES Thornton. YES Kelly NO i Waiters NO Mayor YES 27. Comm. Waiters made a motion that a skeleton crew (composed by the ` City Clerk of City Hall Employees) be given the day after Christmas off and the other half crew be given the day after New Years off. Also ® that Public Works and Sanitation Employees would work as needed. All City Employees would receive an extra days paid vadaction next year, for working the Holidays. The motion was seconded by Comm. Jackson. The vote was 4-0. Mayor Houston passed. 28• Upon inspection of the premises of the New Budget Rental Car Agency, Comm. Thornton discovered that these people were in violation 6f the City Ordinances. They were in need of Dry Wells, Sidewalks, etc. The City Building Inspector was ordered to stop the building on the job site until plans could be brought in by the Car Agency for inspection at a special meeting to be held at 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 1969. Comm. Thornton made a motion regarding the above and it was seconded . by Comm, Jackson. The vote was 5-0. Respectfully submitted, • By, yor RobertE.-Houston � E. R. Y, City (4)