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Home My WebLink About31187 - MINUTES - City Commission t 1 r of � . { 1 MINUTES DANIA CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING JULY 17 , 1990 i ROLL CALL: Present : Mayor: Charles; McElyea Vice Mayor : Bob Mikes Commissioners : Jean Cook Bobbie Grace John Bertino City Attorney : Frank Adler City Manager : Robert Flatley City Clerk : Wanda Mullikin 999, 6:00 p.m. Tour of the area recently annexed to the City of Dania. The City Commission, representatives of the j area' s civic groups and press toured the area using the City' s recreation van . * 1:30 p.m. Returned to City Hall to discuss the following: (approximately) * low- Upcoming referendum vote this fall regarding f residentially zoned property joining the City. Mr . Flatley welcomed comments from several_ civic group representatives from the newly annexed area west of the City. Jay Field , President of C .A.R E. (Citizens Against Runway Expansion) expressed appreciation to the Commission for touring their area and allowing them to speak at this meeting. ^]r . Field informed the Commission that residents in the j 1 newly annexed area would like to see Dania address the i following issues : 1 . the need for an immediate curfew on the south runway at the airport and from the cross diagonal runway 1331 ; i 2 . the need for Dania to reaffirm i.ts opposition to extending the south runway; 3 . the need to address the noise problem, due to the removal of trees , along the north runway and g diagonal runway; 4 , the need to address the construction of the incinerator at. the Port ; 5 . the need for strict radar enforcement of 45 ' ' MPH speed limit on Griffin Road; 6 . the need for concern for residents on 27th and 31st Avenue as these roads were added to the Q` 4 Broward County Trafficways Plan; 7 . the need for concern to prohibit trucks and re-route traffic from using SW 30th Avenue with the ° importing of garbage by the County from Monroe County; w„t -ems � * 8 . the need to landscape the medium strip onCs��T y Griffin Road . S ,4 ' WORKSHOP MEETING 1 JULY 17 , 1990 ILL 5 A� i cr 0 i Mr. Field suggested two Possihilities for the ! referendum; to either hold a Primary Election on September 1 or to hold a General Election on November i 6 . Mr. Field explained that the voter registration would close August 6 for the Primary and October 8 for the General . Mr . Field suggested the campaign for the referendum on annexation be called "Dania Now" and that Dania sl'roul.d emphasize the primary concern being protection for residents from the airport expansion . Mr. Fi-el.d stated that residents would like to see a tax { comparison between Dania and the County and mentioned that Dania should inform new residents that is not more expensive to live in Dania . Mr . Field stated that 1 residents should be aware that the commercial property on Griffin Road has already been annexed and that revenue from these businesses will not be used for the residential neighborhoods unless they aro annexed, Mr. Field also mentioned tile need to oppose the sludge plant project . Bunny Brahman , Vice President of CARE, expressed the need to get to know the business people in the annexation area prior to sanding out the;• notices for j them to take onl their ocCUPational licenses for Dania . f Bill Ffyde sugge ted G) yet peoplO interested on the i first referendum as Chere rs irss interest from people t:he longer the annexation rssuc. goes on . i City Manager Flatley mentioned that he felt it, would be better to hold the referendum in November to allow more, time for proper notification . Discu ;si-on continued will, the resident_:; in the area regarding the mjsconception that Dania has the highest d ta.x base. Mr . Plot tley confirmed that last year, Dania waS in fifth place and that Dania will be even lower this year. �• *Future strucLure of the City Commission ( five versus seven members, districting or not , no change, etc. ) i City Manager Flatley disru �sed the need to wail for the Census count: results in order to ohtain a more ! realistic percentage of regist:et'ed voters in order to determine the need for additional City Commission nrernherr . *infrastructure needs I City Manager Flatley mentioned the need to hear from the different civic groups in thr, aiuioNat-i-on area in order to determine infr,r:;t.rncl-are u� eds . f c *Service requirements City Manager Flatley un,ntionr�d that the pick up service in the annexation area for hard goods items will be. on . a monthly b3 , it; witlr Darn a instead of a r narte e Count I rly ba:,in with th y . n tr . Flatley mentioned that garbage ( pick-up will remain with the t'oiinly as Lhey just p._issed It 7 year co "tratt for garbage pick up in that area . Vice Mayor `tikes expressed hir• opinion that the annexation resident!, have more to gain by volunteering to come into the City for better reprrsentation on major couflrcts like the airport expansion. J f , WORKSHOP MEETTNG JUI,l' 17 , 1990 .= s L4 i r'f s to A I Commissioner Bertino suggested having an additional public hearing relating to the D. R . I . review on the airport expansion at a location in the newly annexation area . Commissioner Cook commended Mayor McElyea for his idea i of touring the annexation area and expressed appreciation to the residents from the annexation area ! for expressing their suggestions and encourage d continued involvement . The Commission generally agreed to schedule events and attend meetings in the annexation area to get better acquainted with residents and businesses prior to November . City Manager Flatley encouraged residents in the annexation area to become involved in the City Commission Meetings that take place on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month . This workshop meeting was then adjourned . t 1A1'OR-COh1M7SSION c 'CITY CLERK--AUDITOR 8 WORKSHOP MEETING 3 JULY 17 , 1990 Jxf� N5 N 14[ 'f fy�{YR ni a7"^d s = tau r �......�---.. _ .............. .,..... .:..... ._. ..,..........uw.arivic+d:a......w �'1 �e 5 J \ f y . ..: : ... ... emu. ...: ... ..n. WORKSHOP AGENDA DANIA CITY COMMISSION JULY 17, 1990 6:00 P.M. Tour of the area recently annexed to the City of Dania.The City Commission, representatives of the area 's civic groups and press will tour the area using the City's recreation van. I + 7:30 P.M. Return to City Hall to discuss the following: (approximately) * Upcoming referendum vote this fall regarding residentially zoned property joining the City. * Future structure of the City Commission (five versus seven members, districting or not, no change, etc. ) { * Infrastructure needs i M. * Service requirements t i :..OW I ; .\y*t Y ri: Ld , p Y� � .t