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HomeMy WebLinkAbout31151 - MINUTES - City Commission 7MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, CITY COMMISSION, CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA, HELD NOVEMBER 8, 3.966. 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 JAMES G. ADAMS COMMISSIONERS GUS. S. BRICE FRANK SALVINO S. ELLIS YOUNG CARL ZENOBIA CITY ATTORNEY CLARKE WALDEN CITY MANAGER STANLEY GOLDBERG ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE WILLIAM JONES CITY CLERK MARY THORNHILL The meeting was called to order at 12:00 noon by Mayor Adams, after which Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance were held. MINUTES OF MEETINGS HELD OCTOBER 21 AND NOVEMBER 2 to be approved. A motion was made by Commissioner Zenobia that the minutes be ® approved as read. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Salvino, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Brice Yes Salvino Yes ® Young Yes Zenobia Yes Adams Yes City Manager Goldberg stated that he has has some inquiries in regards to the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball team. They have been in town in the past recent days and have expressed an in- terest in possibly having a baseball facility here in Dania. They are talking in terms of a stadium and four practice fields, which would involve approximately one million to one million and a half dollars. He felt that it would be appropriate for both the old and the new commission to act on this expressing the cities interest to look further into this matter. A motion was made by Commissioner Brice requesting the City Manager to write to the Pittsburgh Pirates stating that the City of Dania would be interested in their locating here, and is interested in looking further, into this matter. The motion was seconded by Com= ® missioner Zenobia, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Brice Yes Salvino Yes Young Yes Zenobia Yes Adams Yes The meeting was adjourned sine-die, at which time City Attorney Walden administered the Oath of Office to the newly elected Com- missioners: RICHARD MARANT ROBERT KELLY BOISY WAITERS Mayor Adams called the meeting back to order and asked for nomina- tions for Mayor. • A motion was made by Commissioner Brice to nominate Dick Mai-ant for ''ayor . The motion was seconded by Commissioner Kelly, and the roll -1- "r. d tt being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Brice ` , Yes - Kelly Yes k N .. ii Waiters Yes .S� Marant Yes to I � Adams Yes �, At this time Commissioner Adams vacated the seat, and Mayor MarantrV took the chair. 40 A motion was made by Commissioner Waiters to nominate Robert Kelly for Vice-Mayor. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Brice, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Adams Yes �o Brice Yes ; 7, z . 40 Kelly Yes Waiters Yes Marant Yes ^r ' ;. Mayor Marant stated that he did not feel that today they should go any further with this meeting. He stated that they would ,have v: - ® a meeting either this Saturday or Monday to go over the nomina- tions for Board members, Committees, and such business. City Manager Goldberg stated that he felt it would be appropriate if he could convey to the Pittsburgh Pirates that both the old a Commission and the new Commission have authorized him to contact ® them and express the cities interest in their locating in Dania. A motion was made by Commissioner Brice to authorize the City Manager to write to the Pittsburgh Pirates stating that the City of Dania would be interested in their locating here, and is inter- ested in looking further into this matter. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Kelly, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Adamsc Yes Brice Yes Kelly Yes ® Waiters Yes Marant Yes There being no further business, the meeting adjourned: e Mary ornhill City Clerk-Auditor ;L. Richard Marant f`Tv Mayor-Commissioner zwpit C -2-