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HomeMy WebLinkAbout31032 - MINUTES - City Commission MINUTES OF A AL CITY CD14MISSION MEETING, DANIA, FLORIDAWId on January 22n#, I9G9. PRESENT: MAYOR-COMMISSIONER Robert E. Houston COMMISSIONERS Robert Kelly Mary Thornhill 'i Joseph D. Thornton BUILDING INSPECTOR Hubert Walker r ® POLICE CHIEF Donald Parton CITY CLERK-AUDITOR E.R. Clay FIRST READING - WAYSIDE INN TRANSFER ® Commissioner Houston asked for a first reading on the transfer of a liquor license at Wayside Inn. Commissioner Thornhill made a motion to pass the transfer on thefirst reading. Motion .was seconded by Commissioner Thornton. Roll call was taken. COMMISSIONERS Thornhill yes Thornton yes MAYOR Houston yes Commissioner Kelly arrived at the meeting after roll call had been taken. APPROVAL OF FINAL BILL FROM DELEGAL PAVING CONTRACTORS in the amount of ® $7,038.98. Commissioner Thornhill made a motion that these bills be paid. Commissioner Thornton seconded the motion. Roll call was taken. COMMISSIONERS Kelly yes 0 Thornhill yes Thornton yes MAYOR Houston yes SOUND EQUIPMENT FOR THE CITY COMMISSION ROOM (Harry E. Alexander $475.00) City Clerk E.R. Clay stated that he had checked on the equipment which Mr. Alexander will use and that it is American Equipment. Mr. Jim Owens from Gabriel equipment verified that it was very good equipment at a very good price, in the amount of $475.00 complete, which would include 8 microphones and the amplifyer and a pre-amplifyer which would be all transisterized cut heads. lb Mr. Kelly asked if Mr. Clay had checked into the company itself. Mr. Clay stated that this company had put in the microphone system at the Broward County Commissioner's Office. Commissioner Thornhill moved that the contract be awarded. Commissioner Thornton seconded the motion. Roll call was taken. COMMISSIONERS Kelly no Thornhill yes Thornton yes MAYOR Houston yes OFF-STREET PARKING FOR ROBERT CHUNN 4 Unit Apartment at ® 118 Phippen Road. Building Inspector Hubert Walker told the Commission that the intention of this meeting is Mr. Chunn wants to change the parking, but in doing this he. will have to back out over the sidewalk. Mr. Bill Jackson from the Planning and Zoning Board stated that the parking situation is very serious :• ® and that it is not going to get any better, that the Planning and Zoning Board has turned down any requests where it involved parking over sidewalks. Mr . Jackson recommends as a member of this Planning and Zoning Board that 122.69 ( 1 ) A .0 � . F e` ( 2 ) HINUTES OF A SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING, DANIA, FLORIDA held on January 22nd, 1969. the request be denied. Commissioner Thornhill made a motion that the re- commendation of the Planning and Zoning Board be approved and that the re- quest for the change in the parking be denied and no C.O. be issued unless a: the parking is put as shown on the plan. M1 s< Mr. Jackson also made a request at this time that an ordinance or h some kind of action be taken to grant Mr. Walker the authority to deny such requests . Commissioner Thornhill seconded the motion. Roll call was taken. COMMISSIONERS Thornhill yes Kelly yes Thornton yes a MAYOR Houston yes m�. w� BIDS ON FIRE TRUCK Fire Chief Lassiter read two low bids concerning the purchasing of the new Fire Truck. Low bid on the chassis was from PoweILMotors in the amount of $5,371.84. An option bid for power steering in the amount of $188.20, f; and the Chief stated he felt this was necessary in this type of truck which would make the total to $5,560.04. Low bidder on the aparatus was Chicago. W .S. Darley & Co. of Chicago made a bid in the amount of $12,980.00 with the option on the power pump of $90.00, making a total of $13,070.00, this py made the full amount for the chassis and the aparatus at $18,630.04. Iti Fire Chief John Lassiter recommended that the City accept Powell Motors „ and W.S. Darley as low bidders. The Motion was made by Commissioner Thornhill to accept the recommendation _ of the Fire Chief for W.S. Darley and Powell Motors. Commissioner Thornton ® seconded the Motion. Roll call was taken. COMMISSIONERS Kelly yes Thornhill yes Thornton yes MAYOR Houston yes POLICE CAR r.' Commissioner Thornton asked for a recommendation from the City Manager on the cars . The City Clerk stated that Powell Ford had the low bids without ?� trade, but they found out that he quoted a 429 cubic engine and a 4 barell carburetter and he did not feel that Dania needed this. Mr. Clay stated that all three Ford Dealers bid on the big engine. Commissioner Kelly asked the Police Chief if he had any recommendation at this time. The Police Chief stated that he preferred the Mercury over the other cars. Commissioner Kelly felt the same way and that for a few dollars we would be getting a • better car. The Size Motor in the Mercury was a 390 and a 2 barrel carburetter. Police Chief Parton stated that regular gasoline could be used in a 2 barell carburetter, and in the other cars high test had to be used. It was discussed and decided that two Police Cars would be bought insted of three and that the City would not trade in any cars, and that the old cars would be used in other City departments . Commission Kelly asked Chief Parton if he fett there was a need for air conditioning in the cars. Chief Parton stated that he would rather have power steering in place of air condition. Commissioner Thornton made a Motion that the bids be awarded to Hollywood Lincoln Mercury for two cars without trade with the additional extra of power steering. Commissioner Thornhill seconded the Motion. The total cost for the two new Police cars without trade in is $4,796.00 and approximately $70.00 extra for power steering. 4'® Roll call was made. COMMISSIONERS Kelly yes Thornhill yes Thornton yes MAYOR Houston yes I 1.22.69/ ( 2 ) RIMMINUTES OF A SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING, DANIA, FLORIDA, held on January 22nd 1969. TRASH TRUCKS The City Clerk stated that the low bids were Powell Ford Motors in the amount of $8,671.61 without trade and the low bidder with trade was Bill Kelly Chevrolet. Mayor Houston stated he felt that the bids did not allow for very much money on the trade ins, therefore, he felt he could get more money selling them outright. Commissioner Thornhill asked Public Works ® Director Robert Graner if he had any recommendation. Mr. Graner stated that he agreed with Mayor Houston and that he felt the City could %t more money this way than on the trade in. He also felt that a Ford Truck would give better service and that the City already had Ford Trucks with good service. Commissioner Thornton made a Motion that the bids be awarded to Powell Ford Motors without trade. Commissioner Thornhill seconded the ® Motion. Roll call was made. COMMISSIONERS Kelly yes Thornhill yes .Thornton yes MAYOR Houston yes ® DANIA RIVERSIDE LAUNDRY AGREEMENT Commissioner Thornton made a motion that the City adopt and authorize the Mayor to accept the agreement and sign it, to make it official. Commissioner Thornhill seconded this Motion. Commissioner Kelly stated ® that the agreement did not show that this contract could be re-negotiated at the end of one year, and also asked what is the purpose of the Flo Meter. Commissioner Thornton stated that the purpose of the Flo Meter is to de- termine whether we undercharge or overcharge them; to determine the water rate and to determine whether the water rate should be increased in the current year. It was also stated that the Dania Riverside Laundry had until ® April 15th, of this year, to instal the Flo Meter. Roll call was made. COMMISSIONERS Kelly yes Thornhill yes Thornton yes MAYOR Houston yes ® PENSION AND INSURANCE BOARD It was discussed by the City Commission to appoint a new Insurance and Pension Board. The members of the Board were not all prepared to give their recommendation for their candidates. Mayor Houston named Bob Houston junior as his candidate. Commissioner Kelly re-named Ray Chapman. Commissioner Thornton named Rick Rickards . Commissioner Thornhill recommended James McMillan. It was decided that a special meeting be called for Friday the 24th day of January, 1969, at 5.30 p.m, in order to give the Commissioners a chance to ask their candidates for their approval to be placed on the Board. CIVIL SERVICE BOARD It was decided that the Civil Service Board election will be held on February 5th, 1969, which is a Wednesday, from 8.30 a.m, to 5 o'clock p.m. It was also discussed at the meeting that the City Commissioners have to appoint three men and the employees vote for one of these men at the election. • It was decided, due to short notice that appointment of the three men should also take place at the Special Meeting on Friday. COMMISSIONER KELLY STATED: On the last part of December a letter was received from Bin Slowinski regarding the leasing of about 110' from the Canal and the entrance to the Dania Yacht Basin, which would be west of the bridge. He would like to get some action on this. His proposal was that he would lease the area for 5 years for $500.00 per year, with an option to renewal for another 5 years at $750.00 per year. He agreed to put a new roof on the building now located on the premises and to instal three permanent flood lights and that he would bear the expense of installing the water lines to the premises. His purpose is to tie up a drifting fishing boat to the area involved. ,•Iayor Houston stated that he had some people approach him earlier and they o:ill make a proposition to the Commission most likely by the next meeting which e:oui-i include the Marine Building portion of the Yacht Basin and they would (3) now J ( 4 ) MINUTES OF A I&AL CITY COMMISSION MEETING, DANIA, FLORIDI d on Oanuary 22nd, 1969. 6 INSTAL SOME GAS PUMPS, possibly in another building. Commissioner Kelly stated that the City Manager should write a letter to Bill Zelinski stating that it had been brought up and at this time the City did not want to take action until further notice, and that they are negotiating another deal. MAN HOLE Commissioner Kelly also brought up about the Man Hole at S.W. 2nd Ave. O and that he had been told at the meeting a few weeks ago that the condition of the Man Hole would be taken care of. Mayor Houston stated that he had contacted and talked to the men on the refinishing around the Man Hole. Commissioner Kelly also asked about the bids on the Junk Cars. Mayor Houston stated that he would have some more bids at a later date and that he has not had an opportunity to go over them as yet. ® There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. O Respectfully submitted O Mayor-Commissioner E. R. CLAYI City Clerk-Audito O Pi . O O (4) 1 .22.69. 9J