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Home My WebLink About30999 - MINUTES - City Commission 2 SPi:CIAL MEETING OF THE CITY C.^,}iP".ISSION HELD ,' p7 SEPTEhiAh;R 16'P[?, 1969 IN THE CITY COMMISSION ?UOMLDANIA, F1.OR7DA fL)LL CALL 1. PRESENT MAYOR COMMISSICNER ROBERT E. IpUSTON ® COMMISSIONERS 6'ILLIAM E. JACKSON ROBERT E. KELLY BOISY WAITERS CITY ATTORNEY CLARKE WALDEN CITY MANAGER STEPHEN A. DERRY ® CITY CLERK E, R. CLAY ABSENT COAUtISSIONER JOSEPH THORNTON ® 1. MAYOR HOUSTON THEN BROUGHT UP HUBERIS GAS STATION AND ANOTHER ONE LUiO WERE C'T>IPLAINING ABUT THEIR OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE. AFTER QUITE A DISCUSSION IT ?.,AS D!•.CIDED NOT T? CHARGE ANY SERVICE STATION FOR THE $35 MERCHANT LICENSE. IT T'AS DECIDED THAT THEY SHOULD PAY FOR SOFT DRINK MACHINE, 2. THE CITY MANAGER THEN BROUGHT UP THE SUBJECT OF THE MONEY AS RECEIVED FROM ® 9A3r2 FURNITURE CO $7.50 FOR PICKING UP A TRUCK LOAD OF EMPTY BOXES, THE CITY NMAN° GER THEN HAD THE CITY CLERK ?WRITE A CHECK TO BAER FURNITURE IN THE AMOUNT OF 7.59 THIS CHECK T,'AS SENT TO THEM AND A FE-T DAYS LATER IT WAS RETURNED WITH AN E?JCnRSEMENT ON THE BACK, THERE F'AS A NOTE ON THE CITY MANAGER'S LETTER TO TUE EFFi?CT THE CITY COULD USE THE MONEY FOR WHATEVER THEY WANTED. THE CITY 4TTOBNEY THEN RI.R,ED THAT THE CITY EVEN THD THEY COULD NOT COLLECT FOR HAULING ® TitA.SH CCsULD ACCEPT THIS CHECK AS A GIFT. 3. THE CITY MANAGER THEN READ A LETTER FROM A RESIDENT WHO WANTED TO COMMEMORATE A LLOYD JONES CITY EMPLOYEE FOR A JOB YELL DONE ON CLEANING UP FEDERAL MJY. HE IS BY FAR A MOST CONSCIENTIOUS WORKER WITH A FRIENDLY ATTITUDE, THANKS TO T,L:. YD JONES FOR A JOB TELL DONE. • U. THE CITY MANAGER THEN READ A LETTER FROM MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY FOR A DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN ON NOVEMBER 23RD, 1969. A MOTION YAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WAITERS ANI; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KELLY THAT THIS BE GRANTED, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY IN THE USUAL MANNER, THERE WERE FOUR AYES, ® 5, THE CITY MANAGER THEN BROUGHT UP A LETTER HE HAD RUN ACROSS DATED JULY 1969 r1EGA.RDING 7 ATF.R k SE"vER LATERALS ON A 1 A, HE STATED THE CITY HAD 90 DAYS TO COMPLY. THE MAYOR THEN STATED HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS NECESSARY TO DO ANYTHING AT TUE PRESENT TI`3 AS THE STATE ROAD DEPT HAVE NOT STARTED ANYTHING, AND HAVE NOT LET OUT ANY BIDS. THE CITY COULD ALWAYS ASK FOR ANOTHER PERMIT, THE CITY G MANAGER 1-'AS ASKED TO SEE WHERE THE LATERALS WENT AND TJHO THEY SERVICED, 6. THE CITY MANAGER THEN BROUGHT UP THE SE'vEft PLANT AND SAID SOME CONSIDERATION 11':ULD 9E GIVEN T7 ENT.ARGING IT, HE SAID HE HAD AN INQUIRY FROM THE QUEEN HII'`BETH OR QUEEN LIMITED CORP ABOUT HOOKING UP TO THE DANIA SETt'ERS, HE STATED THEY WERE AB UT A YEAR AT,AY. THE CITY MANAGER ASKED PERMQSSION TO CONTACT THE CITY ENGINEER AND GO OVER THE FEDERAL GRANTS, HE STATED THERE l•.'ERE THREE TYPES ® ' F F:DERAI, 0ANTS, A 100% GRANT, A 96 10 MATCHING GRANT AND A 50-50 MATCHING GPLTNT, COM,4ISSIONER KELLY SAID THE CITY MANAGER SHOULD BE GIVEN PERMISSION TO CONTACT THE CITY ENGINEER AND GO OVER THESE THINGS AND THEN CALL A UTILITIES C^h' 'I'TTEF, MEETING.MAYOR If)USTON THEN TALKED ON THE OUTFALL LINE IN HGLLMOD ''T`; IT T.AS TRYING TO SERVE, THE MAYOR STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO C')ULD HANDLE ANY NE4T CONNECTIONS SUCH AS 5TH AVENUE. 7. Pi-` CITY %:lN'GER TifEll TALKED ABOUT STREET INTERSECTIONS. HE STATED THE COMMISSION HA.D AUTII RI ED HIM TO SPEND UP TO ONE THOUSANB DOLLARS. HE QUOTED AN EXAMPLE :NE _T'ITERSDCTION JPI THE T-EST SIDE BACK IN SEPTEMBER 1968 THE PRICE QUOTED WAS J295, TH)T SARE INTERSECTION TODAY COSTS $598. IT VAS THEN BROUGHT OUT THAT THE ® S MAN MAYOR H,'LSTJN GOT TIE BID OF $16 A TON WAS THE SAME ONE WHO QUOTED THE A :1VE 'RICE, THE CITY MANAGER SAID HE HAD THE PRICE DOWN TO $11 A TON PLACED AND H PED TO GET IT LOT-,N TO ,5C¢ A SQ ID. A MOTION WAS THEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER XET,T,Y TO AUTHIRI 2 THE CITY MANAGER TO GO AHEAD, GETTING THE $11 A TON PRICE IF :"':;=KE, IF NOT GET THE $13 A TON PRICE BUT GET THE WORK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE L AS S;ON AS POSSIBLE, THIS 1-.'AS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER 1-AITERS. THE CITY ATTORNEY TIfEN BROUGHT UP THAT AT A PREVIOUS MEETING THIJ WORK VAS CALLED AN ® EP:ERGZ*ICY ANL' THE CITY MANAGER I•.AS AUTHORI?ED TO SPEND WHATEVER WAS NECESSARY, Sept 16, 1969 (1� t A LIMIT WAS DISCUSSED BUT IN THE END NO LIMIT WAS PLACED ON THE WORK. R`,LL CALL VLS THEN TAKEN AND THE VOTE '•iAS FOUR TO °.EEO. ;m {h 6. COMi1•ISSIONER KELLY THEN BROUGHT UP THE SUBJECT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE r` DINNEft ON MONDAY NIGHT OCTOBER 6TH AND HE STATED THE COMMISSIONERS SHOULD tv< ATTEND .AND VOULD LIKE THE MEETING MOVED TO OCTOBER 7TH A TUESDAY NIGHT. 69 00iMISSIONER JACKSON THEN MADE A MOTION TO MOVE THE MELTING TO TUESDAY 4i NIGiiP OCTOBER )7TH 1969 AT 8:00 P. M. THIS VAS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER fiyl.'4 f n'ii KELLY. All, THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY IN THE USUAL MANNER. THERE WERE FOUR AYES. = r �SSa. �N 9. 'i!iERE '.•`AS THEN DISCUSSION ON 1,7EEDS AND TREES ON LOTS ON THE WEST SIDE. THERE ',AS T41,K OF GEPTING A. PRICE FOR A FRONT END LOADER AND PUSHING THE DEBRIS IN ONE PILE AND BURNING IT. COMKISSIONER WAITERS SUGGESTED HIRING A STEEL ?s +` PODIED TRUCK AND PICKING UP A LOT OF THE DEBRIS, ALSO KNOCKING DOT,'N THE SHACKS 1 AND LOADING THEM ON THE TRICK. IT FAS THEN BROUGHT OUT THAT AS THE PROPERTY ufA " OlNERIS i.nULD BE ASSESSED IT '-'AS NECESSARY TO GET ESTIMATES FOR EACH PROPERTY. a THE CITY MANAGER AND THE PUBLIC FORKS DIRECTOR'WILL TRY T7 GET SOME PRICES ON THE LOT -N BEACH BLVD AND ALSO THE ONE BY THE TROPIC APTS. K =" ® IT 'AS THE BROUGHT UP ABOUT CCLLINS SHACK ON BEACH BLVD AND THE COMMISSIONERS Uzi S-TD THEY `,'DULD LIKE TO SEE SOME ACTION, THAT IT SEEMED LIKE A LOT OF PROMISES BUT No RESULTS. �< 10. COl'.:ISSIONER 11AITERS THEN BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE BUILDING INSPECTORS DEPT BEING 1, 11NIDEASTAFFED. HE ALSO Bd:UGHT OUT THAT THERE 'EAS MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR A ftW r' O PART TIME INSPECTOR. THE MAYOR STATED HE HAD TALKED TO WALKER AND FOUND THAT => HE HAD BEEN DOING ?ORK IN THE CEMETERY AND ALSO CHECKING ON SOME LICENSE. HE !j5- STATED 4TALKER SW ULD SPEND HIS EIGHT HOURS ON STRICTLY BUILDING INSPECTING, T!E 1'A.YOR ALSO SAID THAT THERE 1•GRE A LOT OF STRANGE BUILDERS COMING INTO ar, D'i:IA AND TFEY ''ERE TRYING TO GET OFF AS CHEAP AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT HE WOULD r ,sA LIXE TO CATCH A. FE'•'. THE MAYOR THEN SAID HE THOUGHT THE COMMISSIONERS SHOULD ". ' O START S-'ME LONG RANGE PLANNING ON HOG? THEY T•TBRE TO ENLARGE THE CITY HALL. COl,ldSSIONER KELLY SAID THEY SHOULD START LOOKING FOR A PART TIME ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR. ]1. C:llii,ISSIr'NER 41AITERS THEN BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE CHECK FOR THE DANIA OPTIMIST CLU9 IN THE AMOUNT OF $250. HE STATED THEY HAD TO GET THE MONEY IN AS SOON O AS P SSIBLE. COMMISSIONER JACKSON THEN MADE A MOTION TO PAY THE OPTIMIST CLUB OF DANIA THE $250., THIS WAS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KELLY. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY IN THE USUAL MANNER. THERE WERE FOUR AT ES. 12. CO '.FISSTONER JACKS';N THEN BROUGHT UP THE BAD CONDITION Tim DANIA FISHING PIER 7.'AS IN AMID THAT SOMET?ING SIDULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. HE STATED THE FISHING O SEASON t•ITH THE TOURISTS MOULD BE HERE SHORTLY AND THIS WORK SHOULD HE DONE NO' HE SAID HE HAD TALKED TO MR HELLER AND HE ACTED LIKE HE 1•:ANTED TO HELP. TIE CITY ATTORNEY THEN STATED THAT THE PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE SHOULD GET MR HELLER AND M'_R RHODES IN AND WORK OUT THE MATTER. MAYOR HOUSTON THEN BROUGHT UP THE GARBAGE SITUATION AT THE PIER AMID TOLD MR RHODES HE SHOULD GET S. MB BETTER CONTAINERS. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN BROUGHT UP THE SUBJECT OF THE O H:XAS MR ERODES ?'AS TO REMIAIN OPEN, 16 OS A DAY. COMMISSIONER JACKSON MADE A SUGCESTION THAT ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS THAT THE POLICE SHOULD TAKE A ' iLK OUT ON THE PIER AND CHECK ON '-.*HAT THE KIDS ARE DOING. RECREATION C31P11ITTEE TO GO TO THE PIER AND MAKE AN INSPEOTIOH. 1.3. TTC Y,1YOR THEN BROUGHT U° ABOUT THE CATCH BASINS ALI. OVER THE CITY NEEDING O CLEANING OUT. HE STATED THAT THE ONE AT 245 S. Rr. 5TH STREET WOULD NOT TAKE AMTY '. ATER AZT Pi{, ONE AT 242 S. W. 6TH STREET WAS ALSO IN BAD SHAPE. 14. P E CITY MANAGER WAS ASKED ABOUT SHELTERS OVER THE 14EMS, AMID HE SAID HE N)OULD CHECK ON IT T•OMORrC)17. THE MAYOR ALSO ASKED ABOUT TESTS ON THE WELLS AND THE CITY MLA.NAGER SAID HE HAD NOT RECEIVED THEM AS OF NOV?. O 15. THE. MAY^R TTEN BROU(lriiT UP ABOUT ALL NEW EMPLOYEES BEING FINGER PRINTED BEFORE THEY GO TO 'nRK. 16. T;iE BEACH PARKING I'A.S 'THEN BI)UGHT UP, AND THE MAYOR WANTED TO KNOT IF THE CITY ENOITIEDR HAD GOT STARTED ON PLANS AND SPECS. THE CITY MANAGER SAID HE HID BEEN NOTIFIED. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED MAYOR ROBERT E. M STo R. CLAY CITY CLERK (2) Sept 16, 1969