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Home My WebLink About31149 - MINUTES - City Commission 14r MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, CITY COMMISSION, CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA, HELD NOVEMBER 28, 1966. i i The City Commission of the City of Dania, Florida met in ® Special Session in the Commission Room at the City Hall. Present were: MAYOR-COMMISSIONER RICHARD MARANT COMMISSIONERS JAMES G. ADAMS GUS S. BRICE (Absent) • ROBERT KELLY BOISY N. WAITERS ' ® CITY ATTORNEY CLARKE WALDEN CITY MANAGER STANLEY GOLDBERG CHIEF OF POLICE ANTHONY CARACCI BUILDING INSPECTOR ARMAND WELLS CITY CLERK MARY THORNHILL ` The meeting was called to orderat 7:00 P.M. by Mayor Marant, ;& for the purpose of discussing the possibility of bringing• Urban "{ Renewal to the City of Dania. Mr. Jim Hibbets, Executive Director of Urban Renewal for the ® City of Fort Lauderdale, was present and explained what the City of Fort Lauderdale is attempting to do with Urban Renewal. He explained that if they are considering an approach of this kind, they must first secure basic enabling legislation. He explained the step by step process of urban renewal, and r stated that the urban renewal plan specifies which properties they will purchase and which properties will be excluded. It specifies what public improvements will go into the project area. They will make an estimate ahead of time as to what proceeds they estimate will be recaptured when they sell project land. Once the plan is approved, they then start execution of the plans, which is the purchase of real estate. For those familys who will be dis- placed the City must give those familys assistance in finding decent, safe and sanitary housing, in the form of counselling ser- vice. The moving expenses will be paid for, up to $200.00, by 100% Federal reimbursement. Then the area is offerred for sale to private enterprisers. • Mr. Hibbits stated that the City of Fort Lauderdale relied upon the city Planning & Zoning Department to do the project planning for them under a contractural relationship. He stated that the City of Dania would first have to have the enabling legislation, then provide a workable plan in order to apply for Federal aid in their Urban ® Renewal project. The Federal Government will contribute 3/4 of the net project cost. City Attorney Walden stated that, in his opinion, the Planning & Zoning Board of the City of Dania could do the preliminary work on the urban renewal, as to the feasibility, etc. A motion was made by Commissioner Waiters to turn this over to the Planning & Zoning Board for discussion, study and recommendation. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Adams, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Adams Yes Kelly Yes Waiters Yes Marant Yes Bob Houston stated that a few years ago the City tried to go into a' �p slum clearance program, but they could find no slums. He stated that there are a few homes that heed to be demolished and removed, but there is no actual slum area. -1- c 0 Commissioner Waiters stated that i:. the Northwest section, from per- haps H. W. 3rd Terrace down to perhaps Stirling Road would be the area in question, from the Railroad track West. Commissioner Kelly stated that he has seen a lot of homes on the West side that have been burned beyond repair, and he felt`that the City should be able to remove those houses. City Attorney Walden stated that the City does have the right to de- molish the houses that are burned or wrecked beyond repair, with the cost being assessed to the owner by special assessment. He stated that perhaps the Building Department has been lax in not furnishing a list of these structures to be removed. He stated that the Building Inspector should get a list and inform the owner to take care of them. Mr. Manning Taylor, Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Board of Urban Programming Corporation, St. Louis, Mo. , was present and presented his plan to the Commission. He stated that with his pro- gram he could offer the City urban renewal at no cost. He asked that he be allowed to bring the officials of this corporation from Saint Louis, at no expense to the City of Dania, and no expense for the study which the City does not have at this point, and let them present this program to the City. This corporation requires one thing. When they accept the right to do this, subject to approval, and at no cost to the City of Dania, until the product and the money is produced, that they then get paid the allowable fees under the Federal Government' programs. Mayor Marant suggested that this be given to the Planning & Zoning Board for discussion at their reorganizational meeting Saturday, Decem- ber 3 , 1966. Mayor Marant informed the audience that he, Commissioner Adams and the City Manager will be going to Las Vegas for the League of Municipalities ® convention and will be gone at the time of the next regular meeting. He suggested that this meeting be postponed until December 12. A motion was made.by Commissioner Waiters that the December S th meeting be held on December 12th. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Adams. Bob Houston stated that there was a meeting just recently that some of the City Officials attended, and they have not yet given a report on this meeting. He asked if they intended to give a report. Mayor Marant stated that that was before he was a Commissioner, but he will inform the citizens of the meetings that he attends. He stated that he will attend and decide whether or not it is beneficial to the City, and if he decides it is not, he will be glad to reimburse the City. The roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Adams Yes ® Kelly Yes Waiters Yes Marant Yes Mayor Marant presented a resignation from Leroy Crouch as a member of the Planning & Zoning Board. He suggested Harold W. Schaefer, 801 N.W. �. nth Avenue to replace him. A motion was made by Commissioner Adams to adopt and pass a resolu- tion appointing Harold W. Schaefer to the Planning & Zoning Board. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Waiters, and. the roll• being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Adams Yes Kelly Yes Waiters Yes Marant Yes 0 -2- 'I.xR q� V Gt1R v{ Charles DeMuzzio, member of the Planning & Zoning Board, asked Commissioner Waiters if he could furnish the board with some addresses of the houses that he suggests should be demolished, or should be looked at to decide if they should be demolished. ,y -_* ® City Attorney Walden, regarding the bid Dania Bank Building on the corner of Federal Highway and Beach Boulevard re µ' g Y , ported that the wishes to withdraw their offer to sell the building to the City for $17,500.00, and asked if the City wanted to make an offer PR, to the bank to buy the building, to set a price, authorize the City Ek ® Attorney to prepare the contract, then the bank could accept the 4t offer or reject it. City Attorney Walden further reported that as to the condition of the building it is in very poor condition. The roof is completely gone, and the building has been vacant for about 10 years. He suggested that if the City is serious about buying the building they ought to get @ local appraisers to look at it and tell s ® the City what it is worth. It was suggested that the City Manager get some appraisals on the building and report next meeting. It was also suggested that the ' r> City Manager get some price on what it would cost to repair the Wq building. `?` ® Bob Houston stated that he did not think that a piece property should be taken off the tax roll to be used for apublic building. City Manager Goldberg read a letter from Mr. Lou Haneles, P.O. Box 1230, Lake Park, Florida, requesting permission to operate a base- ® ball school in Dania,utilizing four baseball fields, for boys who would be coming from all over the United States, during the months of June, July & August. In return for using the fields they would give a free baseball clinic the last Saturday of each month for the local area boys . They will also advertise and publicize the City. •r ® Mayor Marant stated that he thought what Mr. Haneles had in mind was that he could use the facilities that are being planned for the Pittsburgh Pirates. City Manager Goldberg stated that he did inform Mr. Haneles that this was not an immediate construction thing as far as the Pittsburgh • Pirates is concerned, and yet he was still interested. City Attorney Walden stated that in his opinion, the City cannot lease out its recreational facilities to private enterprise. Mayor Marant suggested that City Manager Goldberg keep in touch with S Mr. Haneles, and if this works out with the Pittsburgh Pirates, they may be able to work in the baseball school also in conjunction with the Pirates . There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.. • r Mary IThornhill City Clerk-Auditor Richard Marant Mayor-Commissioner -3- i