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HomeMy WebLinkAbout31063 - MINUTES - City Commission of lI•, L'.. NiIRITFS OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING DANIA, FLORIDA HELD ON JULY 22, 1-968. The City Commission of the City of Dania, Florida, held special The meeting in the City Commission Room at the Dania City Hall at 8:00 P.M. , July 22,1968 . The invocation was given by Mayor Kelly and the pledge of allegiance to the flag was recited . Mayor-Commissioner Kelly asked the Clerk to call the roll and the following Commissioners and city officials were present. yG _ Mayor-Commissioner - Robert Kelly s Commissioners - Robert E. Houston - Richard Marant - Boisy N. Waiters Absent: - Joseph Thornton (excuse,-i) 01 City Manager - Stanley Goldberg City Attorney - Clarke Walden t, Chief of Police - Donald Parton Building Inspector - Hubert Walker U"gCity-Clerk Auditor - E. R. Clay iX There being a quorum present, the meeting was called to order. Permit r City Attorney Walden submitted the application of Mr. Chris Kello for approval of plans for a 6-unit apartment to be constructed on N. E. 1st Avenue, tabled from the meeting of July 15, 1968. Building Inspector l Walker submitted Mr. Kello's plans and stated Mr. Kello's proposed apart- ment would be 30' from the alley. Commissioner Houston moved that t Mr. Kello's plans be approved for construction of a 6-unit apartment building and that he be issued a permit. Commissioners Waiters seconded the motion, and the Commissioners voted as follows: -' Houston Yes Marant Yes Waiters Yes Kelly Yes Motion passed. Permits City Attorney Walden submitted the following applications for Mr. Harry Hilliard: Application to erect three (3) motel rooms at the corner of Dixie Highway and S. W. 2nd Avenue, Dania, tabled from the meeting of July 15, 1968; and application for a permit to construct a 16-unit apartment in the 200 Block of North Federal Highway, Dania, tabled from the meeting of July 15, 1968, pending presentation of a legal agree- ment binding the lot across the street for parking purposes, Mr. Hilliard was not present, and Commissioner Houston moved that the applications be tabled. Commissioner Marant seconded the motion and the Commissioners voted as follows: Houston Yes e Marant Yes Waiters Yes Kelly Yes Notion passed. Public Hearing - R-Apartment Zoning Classification Ordinance - First Reading A The time now being . , the time advertised for a p is earing in the matter of Smith & Bellows for an application to rezone to R-Apartment ?oning Classification the Estate of Roxie Smith, to be purchased by Smith E- S ]lows , which legal description is: E'� of NEB of NEB of SEA of Section 34, g} _ Township 50 South, Range 42 East, said lands situate and lying and being in Broward County, Florida, and located generally on the south side of N. E. 2nd Street east of Fronton Blvd, and N. E. 5th Avenue extended, Dania, Florida; 7/22/68 -1- `l 1 M:PRITES OP SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING DANIA FLORIDA HELD ON JULY 22, 1968. -2- Smith E. Public Hearing - R-Apartment Zoning Ordinance - First Reading (Cont'd) Bellows . F. which zoning was approved by the Dania Planning and Zoning Board at their k meeting of July 9, 1968, with the stipulation that the builder dedicate an extra 5' so that 5th Avenue will be 70' wide, Mr, Dubow, Attorney, appeared before the Commission at this time and was recognized by the Mayor. He said the prospective purchaser was willing to go along with giving the city the east 35' of five (5) acres on N. E. 5th Avenue for right-of-way purposes . Mayor Kelly called for objections from the audience to the rezoning of this property due east of the Fronton Building on East Dania Beach Blvd . (the north side of the whole block directly east of the parking lot) . There being no objections, The City Attorney read the Ordinance changing the existing zoning on the above described property to R-Apartment Zoning x Classification. Commissioner Houston moved that the rezoning Ordinance creating an R-Apartment Zoning Classification for the above described property be adopted on First Reading subject to the owner tendering the City.of =` Dania a deed for the east 35' of the acreage for right-of-way purposes. Conunissioner Waiters seconded the motion and the Commissioners voted as a follows: Houston Yes Marant Yes Waiters Yes Kelly Yes Motion passed. Public Hearing - Swanson ✓; Parker (Miller) -R-Apartment Zoning Classification - e tune now being 8: 25 P.M. , the time advertised for a public hearing in the matter of Swanson 6 Parker (Miller) for an application to rezone the following described lands situate, lying and being in Dania, Broward County, Florida, to wit: E's of SE4 E4 of N of SEk of Section 34, Township 50 South, Range 42 East, less State Road right-of-way, and Ek of NWk of NWk of SWk of Section 35, Township 50 South, Range 42 East, less State Road right-of-way, and located generally between' Dania Beach Blvd. to the South, N. E . Second Street to the North and Dania Jai Alai Fronton to the West in Dania, Broward County, Florida; to R-Apartment Zoning Classification, which rezoning was approved by the Dania Planning and Zoning Board at its meeting of July 9, 1968, with the stipulation that the necessary 70' be dedicated so that N. E. 5th Avenue will be 70' wide. Mr. Melvin Muroff came before the Commission at this time and stated the entire advertisement was wrong. He said he had a survey made by Broome b Farina, Engineers, which would indicate where the road right-of-way would come in. He said he had reviewed the applica- tion for the first mentioned five acres, but the ten acre piece was not described in the advertisement, which description would be the: SW4 of the NWk of the SWk of Section 35, Township 50, Range 42 East. City Attorney Walden said the descriptions were prepared by Broome Farina, and Mr. Muroff said, that for some reason, there seemed to be an error and he had, in fact, withdrawn from before the Planning and Zoning Board the request of the first mentioned piece: E4 of SE4 of the NE4 of the SE4 Sec. 34, T50S, R42E, anci that he did not want any change on it and would like to leave that zoning as it is, which is the 5-acre piece closest to the Fronton. /:'2/68 -2- Z. 2 MINUTES OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING DANIA FLORIDA HELD ON JU —3— a a Public Hearing - Swanson & Parker (Miller) - R-Apartment Zoning Classification Cont d Mayor Kelly pointed out, that at the time Mr. Muroff wished to with- draw the request for the 5 acres, the advertisement already had been r advertised and that the city had tried to benefit Mr. Muroff. Mr. Muroff said there was still a 10 acre piece that had been omitted altogether, i . e. , the 10 acres immediately east of the 5 acres next to the Fronton. City Attorney Walden recommended that Mr. Muroff immediately re-adver- tise the acreage he wanted rezoned for a Public Hearing before the City Commission on August 19, 1968, 8:15 P. M. . Commissioner Houston suggested x that the owner of the property submit to the city a description of what he wants rezoned and let the city check it and see that it is proper. After further discussion, Mr. Muroff noted that the zoning ordinances read that in B-2 zoning you can have that which is in B-1 zoning, and zoning in B-1 says you can have everything there that is in R-3 zoning, and he was content with that. City Attorney Walden affirmed Mr. Muroff's remarks, if he com- plies with the R-3 zoning requirements, but that the parking in R-3 zoning and R-Apartment zoning has discrepancies in the parking space requirements. i t Again, after much further discussion, Commissioner Houston moved that Mr. Melvin Muroff re-advertise the acreage he wanted rezoned for a Public Hearing before the City Commission, August 19, 1968, at 8:15 P. M. . Com- missioner Marant seconded the motion and the Commissioners voted as follows: Houston Yes Marant Yes O Waiters Yes Kelly Yes Motion passed. Public Hearing - William E . Murawska - R-Apartment Zoning Ordinance -First Rea in-5' g-- --IFe time now being 8: 35 P. M., the time advertised for a public hearing in the Matter of William E. Murawska for an application to rezone the follow- ing described lands situate, lying and being in Dania, Broward County, Florida, to wit: A parcel of land in Section 34, Township 50 South, Range 42 East, Broward County, Florida, described as follows: West 181 feet of Blocks 1, 2, 3, and 4, together with all of Blocks 5, 6, 7, and 8 to the amended plat of Harbor Lawns No. 1, according to the plat thereof as Recorded in Plat Book 14, page 46, of the Public Records of Broward County, .Florida, and all streets and drives lying between and adjacent to such blocks, with said lands located generally on the North side of N. E. Second Street, to the East of N. E. Third Avenue and to the West of the Catholic Church, Dania, Broward County, Florida, to R-Apartment Zoning Classification, which was approved by the Planning and Zoning Board at its meeting of July 9, 1968. Commissioner Houston asked if there was a right-of-way on the east side of the property between the Catholic Church and the property. Mr. Dubow, representing Mr. Murawska, said they were only asking for rezoning at this time and that in August, 1968, there would be site development plans and proposed vacation of streets to be presented to the Planning and Zoning Board to show the proposed develop- mont. There was further discussion about drainage, and Mr. Dubow said there will be a pipe that will drain right into the proposed canal in that section, which will be put underground. Commissioner Houston said the city will re- quire deed for 30' on the east side of the property from N. E. 2nd Street back to the canal and the right-of-way or some arrangement made to take care //22/68 -3- O h1I1';UTES OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING DANIA FLORIDA dELD ON JU Y 22, 1968. -4- Public Hearing - William E. Murawska - R-Apartment Zoning Ordinance - First Reading. o tie water on the property and the storm sewer on the west side of the Fronton, which breakdown of unites is as follows: Right-of-way from N. E. 2nd Street to the Dania Cut-Off Canal. Right-of-way 5' on N. E. 2nd Street, which is on the south side of the property. Right-of-way 5' on the west side of the property along N. E. 3rd Avenue, and Right-of-Way or Easement for drainage from N. E. 2nd Street to the Dania Cut-Off Canal. At this time City Attorney Walden read' the Ordinance rezoning the above- described property to R-Apartment zoning classification, and Commissioner Marant moved that the Ordinance be adopted to rezone the Murawska property to R-Apartment Zoning Classification on First Reading, which motion was seconded by Commissioner Waiters . The Commissioners voted as follows: Houston Yes Marant Yes Waiters Yes Kelly Yes Motion passed. Public Hearing - Albino Vandrasco - R-Apartment Zoning Classification The now Bing , Fie�imewer�ise or a p is Bar- ing in the matter of rezoning to R-Apartment Zoning Classification the lands of Albino Vandrasco, represented by David H.Zirillo, attorney, City Attorney Walden advised the Commission, that at the Planning and Zoning Board meeting of July 9, 1968, there was no one present to represent Mr. Vandrasco . There- fore, he said, the recommendation of that Board was to table the application. Mr. Walden said, that because the matter had been advertised for a public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Board and the City Commission, ® and because the Planning and Zoning Board was an Advisory Board, the City Commission could legally go ahead with hearing objections to the application, or could table the matter and send the application back to the Planning and Zoning Board; that Mr. Zirillo had been in an accident and could not attend the July 9th public hearing, but that he was now at this meeting to represent Mr. Vandrasco . At this time, Mr. Zirillo appeared before the Commission and explained he had been in a boat accident, but now wished to discuss the R-Apartment Zoning Classification on behalf of his client. He said he had approached people living in the vicinity of the area he was requesting to be " rezoned and they had objections to the land being rezoned, but that his interests wanted to develop the land , that the sewers were paid for and that the property was up to date, and that there was $130,000.00 in the property, but that no income had been derived although the taxes were current. Commissioner Houston moved that the application be sent back to the Planning and Zoning Board, which application they had tabled at their meet- ing of July 9, 1968, until their next regular meeting, August 13, 1968, and that the City Clerk so advise the property owners of record in the area of the public hearing. Commissioner Marant seconded the motion. The Commissioners voted as follows: Houston Yes Marant Yes Waiters Yes Kelly Yes Motion passed. Mr. Donald H. Norman, Attorney, 650 S.E. 3rd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, appeared before the Commission and stated he represented people who wished to object to the above application for rezoning. He was advised by Commis- sioner Houston he would be notified by mail of the next public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Board. 7/22/68 -4- r MINUTES OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING DANIA FLORIDA HELD ON JULY 22, 1968. -5- City Manager's Report - Voting Machines City Manager ' dberg suBmitted e request of City Clerk Eugene Clay as to what to do about voting machines for this year's elections . Commis- sioner Houston said voting machines would be available, but that he did not care to discuss the matter; that the voting machines will come from the county. Commissioner Marant asked when the city would have something on record from the county that there would be machines available, and Commis- sioner Houston said he did not know. Commissioner Marant pointed out that the City Manager was in receipt of a letter from the county stating voting machines would not be available. Commissioner Houston reiterated voting machines would be available. Recreation - Dania Beach ity Manager o erg submitted the letter request of the Giant Amuse- ment Co. who proposes to lease a portion of Dania' Beach for the purpose of installing a giant slide, and the area required for such a slide is 50, x 200' in the sandy area north of Marine Life between the parking area and Dania Sound, which they believe would be suitable. The general terms of the lease are: they would pay the city $300.00 per month or 5% of the gross, whichever was greater, the company would pay all costs for the installation, the proper maintenance of the slide, and will pay taxes on the property and supply the city with insurance, and the lease would be for a period of five years . They further stated in their letter that slides of this type have been successful in their operation in California for two years . Mayor Kelly requested the City Manager to check into this proposal further and to come back to the Commission with his recommendations, including the price per ride. City Manager's Report - City Hall Facilities ity Manager Goldberg submitted t e request of Mrs. Frank Hill and her group to use the City Commission Room on July 31, 1968, Wednesday, sometime during the day or evening to discuss the proposed swimming pool to be constructed. Commissioner Marant moved that Mrs . Hill and her group be permitted to use the City Hall Commissioner Room July 31, 1968. Commis- sioner Waiters seconded the motion. The Commissioners voted as follows: N Houston Yes Marant Yes Waiters Yes Kelly Yes Motion passed. i 1968-1969 Budget - City Manager's Report City anager C3 erg sai , that or the record, he was presenting a balanced budget for the year 1968-69, which proposed budget amounts: to } $799,840.00 sith a slight reduction in the millage rate. He said the 1968 valuation this year has jumped up almost $3,000,000.00 as compared to the difference between the last two years of half a million dollars, and much of this was contributed to the new funds coming from the annexation the city had last year , which did not go onto the rolls until this year. The was the, annexation out by the port that has helped the financial picture considerably. Ile said he met with the Finance Chairman and went over the budget, and, discussed with Mr. Clarke Walden, if he would fill the Commission in with regard to the millage rate certification and advertisement requirements. Commissioner Houston said he would like to -go over the budget; that lie wanted to see capital improvements mentioned. Mr. Walden said, with regard to procedure, the Charter says that the meeting nearest August 1st as is practical the City Manager will present a recommended budget and the Commission, by resolution, will adopt a resolution approving the budget on a preliminary basis, and the advertisement of the budget will be advertised within five (5) days of that date for a public hearing just as soon after as may be convenient. Mr. Walden said they had recently discussed at a rneeting that the budget and millage rate would be presented by August 5th, a hearing August 9th and to consider it on August 12th. 7/22/68 -5- r: MINUTES OF SPECIAL CGMMISSION MEETING DANIA FLORIDA HELD D JU Y °.: Appreciation - Solicitations - Permit city Manager erg submitte3Tfor filing a letter from the Muscular r Dystrophy Association commending the citizens of Dania for their outstanding support in 1967-68. They also requested, at this time, they be allowed to renew their permit for allowing their volunteers to conduct a residential ?; collection division and allow the distribution of their "Jerry Lewis" can-sisters in places of business for donations during the months of October and November, 1968. They also enclosed a Citation of Merit to Dania. Conmii.ssioner Marant moved that the Muscular Dystrophy Association be allowed w s'- to place their cannisters in the City of Dania for donations .during the Erg ® months of October and November, 1968. Commissioner Waiters seconded the r motion and the Commissioners voted as follows: F Houston Yes Marant Yes €u Waiters Yes Fr; ® Kelly Yes 'r0 Motion passed. Commissioner Houston asked who handled the collections. He was advised by Fire Chief Lassiter that the collection (donations) were done on a block basis and the monies collected turned in at the fire station for tabulation. .^e City Manager's Report - Streets - Paving - Catch Basins ity Manager Go dberg reporter at De legal aving Co. was expected a ;t to have a final free estimate on the adjusting of State Road, Dixie High- way, on July 23rd, and a tentative estimate would be in the neighborhood ® of $1,100.00 to $1, 500.00. Mr. Goldberg asked the Commission if some action could be taken this date authorizing up to a certain amount to be spent on this paving. Commissioner Houston suggested the city wait a few days and perhaps get a couple of bids on the job concerning the three (3) catch basins and paving. A Sign Erection - Permit - Right-of-Wa r. Beaudry o=eaudry igns, -nc. and Mr. Jacobsen of Atlantic- Richfield Company appeared before the Commission to again discuss their application to erect a 40' high sign for Atlantic-Richfield Company at U . S . Highway No. 1 and AlA, Dania, as well as a smaller sign at the east corner of the Atlantic gas station property, which application was tabled • from the meeting of July 15, 1968. Commissioner Houston asked Mr. Jacobsen if he were in a position to honor the commitments of Mr. Carl Hanna which he had made to the Commission in connection with their gas station at U.S. Highway No. 1 and Sheridan Street, Dania, about four (4) years ago. Mr. Jacobsen said he was not, because he did not know what the commitments were; that Mr. Hanna was no longer with his company, and that he could find nothing in writing. Mayor Kelly said he believed what had been brought up previously was, that Atlantic-Richfield agreed to give Dania 25, on AlA adjacent to Dania Beach Blvd. , provided the city would move whatever was in the way. Mr. Jacobsen said he did not know how far this matter went back, but upon researching his company's files he discovered a file wherein there was a sketch showing a 15' setback on AlA. He said there was no cor- respondence between either the city and Mr.- .Hanna and/or his company.he could find. After discussing the right-of-way needed by the city for widen- ing AlA, Mr. Jacobsen said he was proposing to put a larger sign out where the existing sign was now. Mayor Kelly said, to start the matter off anew he would state the • city needed the right-of-way on AlA. Mayor Kelly said that everything from S . E . 1st Street eastward had been acquired, and the widening of ATA is proposed for March, 1969. Mr. Jacobsen asked if the city was sure it was asking for just 15' now. Commissioner Houston said this would have to be compared with the State map. Mr. Jacobsen said whatever was discussed would have to go back to his Board of Directors in Philadelphia for final i approval; that he could make no commitments for his company. 7/22/68 -6- rvrl ti. MINUTES OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING DANIA FLORIDA HELD ON JULY 22, 1968. -7- x , S:ign Erection - Permit - Right-of-Way (Cont'd) Mr Goldberg sa37 t oug t t e proper thing to do was to take -;, Mr. . Jacobsen's map to the State Road Department's office and see if the n,ap Atlantic-Richfield has coincides with their proposed construction, "> and then Mr . Jacobsen could notify his office just what the dedication needed would be in order to obtain the right-of-way. Mr. Jacobsen asked, if he was to understand the city would be willing to bear the expense of taking something out and moving it to the proper distance, if the property were deeded to the city? Mayor Kelly said this was the agreement made sometime ago, from what he understood. Mr. Jacobsen said this would entail moving the island, which was not a cheap process and moving the electricity, a' pumps, concrete slab, et cetera. Mayor Kelly asked, if the company would give the property without this agreement and Mr. Jacobsen said he could say they would give the property without such an agreement. Mayor Kelly said, "F?? that if Atlantic put the sign up, then at a later date they would have to move it. Commissioner Houston said he did not think there should be any discussion along these lines until the right-of-way was given. Mayor Kelly asked Mr. Goldberg to get together with Messrs. Beaudry and Jacobsen and make arrangements to go to the State Road Department and get some correspondence from the State Road Department, and the city, that Mr. Jacobsen could work on to give his company. Mr. Jacobsen asked, if he was to believe, that if they did not get the deed to this property, the city would not give permission to erect the signs and Mayor Kelly said. it had not been said, but that he thought the A1A project would benefit ¢^ the property. S Certificate of Occupancy - Bellows' Apartments ommissioner ouston said e had Feen requested by the electricians in Dania to find out why a Certificate of Occupancy had been granted Mr. Bellows, and why people were allowed to move in before final inspection. Mayor Kelly said he had spent a considerable amount of time talking with Mr. LaCroix about this, and he thought they had cleared any question in connection with Mr. Bellows' building. He said he would ask, at this time, ® that the City Commission give approval for the City Manager and City Building Inspector to contact the county building department to work out an agreement with them to have their inspector or inspectors inspect any building that is over a 4-unit building in Dania on a per call basis, or whatever arrangements that can be made with the county, because he felt this is something that would be very vital, especially in the area of electrical and plumbing work. At this time, Mr. Bob Palmer, said the City of Dania used a Mr. Bray who had not charged the city in the past for his services and who came from the City of Hollywood. Mr. LaCroix, at this time, said he had recom- mended to the City of Dania that Mr. Bellows discontinue the power he had • and not to energize the other half of the building, but that two days later the other half of the building was energized and all the meters were in place. He stated the Building Inspector sent Mr. Bellows a letter stating there were too many discrepancies there for a Certificate of Occupancy, but the Commission did not stand behind Mr.':Walker; that it would not do a bit of good to hire an outside inspector and have someone override him and say 'A go ahead. Mr. LaCroix said he wanted to see that a guarantee would be that the building would be fixed, and fixed in a safe manner for the safety of the public . Commissioner Houston asked if the building was dangerous, and Mr. LaCroix replied it was, and Commissioner Houston said, then the city could be liable for it and why does the city have this condition. Mr. LaCroix said a Qualify- ing Board should never have been brought into the inspection, and that they had requested an outside inspector: Mr. Bray or a county inspector. He further stated there was a long list of violations that should not have been there; there were two very dangerous violations wherein somebody could get killed, or the building could burn down, and a piece of paper that stated Mr. Bellows accepts full responsibility was not worth two hoots in hell, 7/22/68 -7- r : MINUTES OF SPECIAL C014MISSION MEETING DANIA FLORIDA HELD ON JULY 12, 1968. -B- Certificate of Occupancy- Bellows' Apartments (Cont'd) ii somebody lost t eir life. He said that was why t ey wanted an outside inspection, and nobody wanted it; they wanted to go by the Qualifying Board's recommendation. Mr . R. Palmer said he pays for a license to operate, here, but he did riot know what for; it appears that you don't need a license, but can just come in here and operate, and why did he pay a license. Commissioner Houston ;;aid he had been interested in this situation since it started, and he had brought out several times that the Commissioners were not to interfere with the inspectors, and he wanted to know who was interfering, and if someone was, he wanted to know why, and why the inspector pays any attention to that person or persons . Commissioner Marant said this was not the only instance where this had happened, whether it was totally Mr. Walker's fault or somebody else's fault, but this comes up from time to time. Possibly, he said, Mr. Walker needs help; and that it seems like some decisions are indecisive. Commis- sioner Marant said Mr. . LaCroix had talked to him this date and mentioned that politics were brought into these matters, and that Mr. Walker was told by certain Commissioners to hook it up. Commissioner Marant said the same enact thing happened to him last year and that he went through a great deal in getting his building approved. He said he was issued a temporary certif- icate of occupancy, or whatever they wanted to call it, because he had gotten one despite the fact there were still minor items to be complied with and, that if he were told he could not open up until he complied with all requirements, he would not have done so. He said, Mr. Walker had the power, and the law behind him to do what has to be done, and if Mr. .Walker ® says, no, you cannot open this building, then that was it. Commissioner Houston said Mr. Bellows had admitted his violations before the Commission; that he had a man who was supposed to correct the violations, and there was a question of whether the electrician was licensed in the City of Dania. He said Mr. Walker knew the violations were there, .d and two days earlier Mr. LaCroix had a meeting with these men and they agreed there would be no Certificate of Occupancy nor any families moved into the building; then the next thing he heard was that Mr. Bellows had permitted people to move into his apartments, and that some Commissioner had given him permission to do this . Commissioner Houston said he had never told an inspector around here to do anything; that he had never told the Chief of Police, the Fire Chief or anybody else what do do and he did not want anybody else doing this; that nobody had a right to do that, and that was just how simple it was. Mayor Kelly said he was not going to try and get Mr. Walker involved in this, but that he had never told Mr. Walker to issue Mr. Bellows a permit (certificate of occupancy) . Commissioner Houston said, then Mr. Walker should never have issued the permit (certificate of occupancy) . Mayor Kelly said there had been a problem between Mr. Bellows and the City and he said lie tried to be the means to work these things out. He said he would be the first one to admit he had never been in the building and he had never inspected it, but that the thing he was getting at, and he believed any one of the electricians would bear him out, that if they tried to do something like this in Hollywood, the job would be red-tagged and stopped right then. The question, he said, is why was it not, why was it allowed to get that far along. Mayor Kelly said the city had a poor inspection system, and suggested that everyone stop trying to put the blame on someone and try to gut it right. Mayor Kelly said he did not want anyone to get away with anything in this city, whether it be harmful or just shady. He said, that :;hether a man came from Dania or Miami Beach, work performed should be done pioperly and that the Building Department should say if you are not doing it correctly and to red-tag the job and stop the job. He further said, that in the case of Mr. Bellows he had intervened strictly as an intermediary 7/22/68 -8- MINUTES OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING DANIA, FLORIDA IIELD ON JU Y 22, 196 . -9- Certificate of Occupancy - Bellows' Apartments (Cont'd) trying to worksomething out; t at e a ca a in t e City Attorney on this, but that at no time did he tell anybody to do anything. He said he had asked, if this would be a solution and he seemed to get the idea this would be a solution that would suit everybody. After much further discussion, Mr. R. Palmer advised the Commission that Mr. Bellows had been given specific violations and he has yet to correct them. Mayor Kelly now asked the Building Inspector if Mr. Bellows was correcting the violations, and Mr. Walker said that the last time he O had talked with the contractor, he had made some progress. there were Commissioner Marant said he had been advised that/ two major cor- rections, and Mr. LaCroix itemized them: two metered services in the same conduit system going into the air-conditioning system; that someone could go into that building and have the meter completely out of the downstairs • apartment and those wires could short out in that one pipe going up to the air conditioners and energize the whole lower apartment; they could grab some wire there and they could get it, or vice versa, the upstairs apartment could get it the same way. He said another violation was that the original plans did not call for heat strips for the heating system. He said he found 5,000 Watt strip heaters buried in the ducts with no access for them; • that the strip heaters themselves pull 22 amps; the fan motor for the blower pulls 3' amps, which is 2511 amps and there is No. 12 wire going through it, which is good for 20 amps and you are only supposed to load it BO%, so he is overloaded on the wire. The strip heaters should have thermal protection, if they do not. • Commissioner Houston said they should take Mr. Walker off the spot; that lie was told to go ahead and pass this building temporarily. Commis- sioner Houston said that none of the Commissioner had any right to tell people around here what to do and to stop it cold, and that this job should be fixed up. After further discussion, it was agreed that the Building Inspector should keep on top of this matter and see that the • violations were corrected as soon as possible. Civil Service Commissioner Marant requested information from the City Attorney as to the status of the civil service resolution. Mr. Walden said, that now the city had a Personnel Director, the following should be done: • 1) Commission to review the regulations and see whether the Personnel Director had any recommended changes the Commis sion thinks it ought to consider before the program is finally gotten going, perhaps in a week or so. • 2) Request the Personnel Director to prepare for the Commis- sion a final report showing the steps he thinks should be followed to get the program in effect, and then with that report, the Commission could adopt a later resolution approving it and absolutely and finally placing it in effect. • Commissioner Marant requested the City Manager to contact Mr. R. Mase, Personnel Director, and give him the instructions Mr. Walden had just related, and also to request him to meet with the Civil Service Board n the ensuing two weeks so that he can be ready for passage of this program the first Commission meeting in August, 1968. ,® P:-rsonnel - Fire Department 7ommissioner Marant asked if the situation with the Fire Department had been taken care of and whether the new personnel had been finger- printed. City Manager Goldberg said he believed the new man had been fingerprinted, and Chief Lassiter confirmed this. • Commissioner Waiters said he would like to know about the possibility and consideration of hiring a Negro in the Fire Department; that he would like some expression from the Commission and Fire Chief as to that possibility. Mr . Milton Jones, 10B N.W. 6th Avenue, Dania, appeared before the Commission at this time and was recognized by the Mayor He said he was requesting , for the benefit of himself and the people in the audience, the 7/22/68 -9- PdINUTES OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING DANIA FLORIDA HELD ON JULY 221968. -10- Personnel - Fire Department ee ing of t e Commission as to hiring a Negro for employment in the Dania Fire Department, as well as the Chiefs feeling, and what actions the Chief has taken in the past and what actions he would take in the future to see that a Negro is placed in the Fire Department. Commissioner Houston said that sometime ago the Commission had approved hiring a Negro and asked the Fire Chief, if he had had any applications from Negroes. The Fire Chief responded he had had one application. He said that it did not make any difference whom he hired as long as the man was qualified and a citizen of the City of Dania. He said there were seven men in the Fire Department and that vacancies were few and far between; that it was a very exacting job, and that the only application he had on file this date was from a man that had come in about two weeks ago, and that Boisy Waiters had sent him over to get an application from the Fire Department. The Fire Chief said he asked the applicant about his background and was informed the man had had two years in trade school, had just finished an IBM course and had a diploma and the Fire Chief asked him with that type of background why did he want a job in the Fire Department. He said the man replied that he just wanted something until he could decide what he wanted to do. The Chief said he did not normally hire someone tuitil they could decide what they wanted to du; that they needed a man who wanted to make a carerr of the fire service, which was an exacting service and notan ordinary run-of-the- mill job. Fire Chief Lassiter said the answer was before the Commission right now, and that the City Attorney had just asked the Commission about civil service, if it passed. He said, that if civil service is passed, you will qualify every man that takes any job in the City 'of Dania by examination and qualification. It will take the hiring out of his hands, he said, and everybody else's; that civil service was, theoretically, to provide the best possible person for the job. Mr. Raymond Jones, Dania, came before the Commission and said he .had mailed two applications into the Fire Department and had never received a reply. Chief Lassiter said he had never received the applications. The Chief said you do not apply for a job by mail, that one talks with the prospective employer. Mr. Jones said he,gone to see the Fire Chief and the Chief had given him an application; he filled it out at home and mailed it back, and that wo weeks later he came to the Fire Department and got another application. He said he had talked to the Fire Chief last summer and the Chief denied he had ever talked to him. Commissioner Houston asked Mr. Jones why he did not again go and get another application, fill it out, and he was sure the application would be considered, but suggested Mr. Jones be sure he wanted to be a fireman. Fire Chief Lassiter said someone was trying to create a problem that did not exist; that if a person was looking for a job, the first thing one should do is sell someone the idea you need the job and that you can qualify for the job. Personnel - Public Works Depart,nent mmissioner ouston sai a wanted to know when the city began paint- ing and overhauling employee's cars in the city garage, and wish to know who had authorized such work by the city's mechanic and, possibly, with the city's parts . He said there were a lot of things going on and it was time to call a halt on it; a halt on everything. Commissioner Waiters asked Commissioner Houston if he was sure this was being done, and Commissioner Houston said he was sure this was done a week ago Friday and Saturday; that the employee in question had used a city mechanic; that even if it were not done during working hours, there was nobody who had any right to take a private car into the city garage and have work done on it. Commissioner Houston said Mr. Petrozella's car had a beautiful paint job done on it and 7/22/68 -10- � A MINUTES OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING DANIA PLORIDA HEE7 ON JULY 22, 1968. -11- Personnel - Public Works Department tTmotor ha3 een completely overhauled and everything else, and he wanted something done about it. Mayor Kelly said to send him the bill and Commis- sioner Houston said, that certainly, he was going to get a bill--that was not enough. Commissioner Houston said he wanted the City Manager to check into this and that a bill should be submitted to Mr. Petrozella for everything that had been done on his car: labor, paint, and everything else, and that the car was not to be inside the city garage any more. Mayor Kelly suggested that Mr. Petrozella should submit a bill for his overtime. Personnel - City Deputy Clerk - Resolution Adoptive and Effective Un recomme�tion o t e City Clerk-Auditor, commissioner marant moved that a resolution be drawn, adopted and effective July 22, 1968, that Miss Gloria D. Houghton be appointed the position of Deputy Clerk at an adjusted annual salary of $E4,907. 50, plus compensatory time off for night meetings. After much discussion, Commissioner Waiters seconded the motion. • The Commissioners voted as follows: Houston No Marant Yes Waiters Yes Kelly Yes ® Motion passed. Adjournment —� motion made, seconded and unanimously passed, the Commission adjourned its meeting at 11:00 P . M. , until August 5, 1968. • Respectfully submitted, yo ommissioner t e y City er - u ltorclay (gh) • 7/22/68 -10-