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Home My WebLink About1986-05-06 Special City Commission Meeting Minutes and Agenda i MINUTES DANIA CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING MAY 6, 1986 ROLL CALL : i i Present - Mayor : John Bertino Vice Mayor: Chester A . Byrd Commissioners : Jean Cook Howard Hirsch Charles McElyea City Attorney : Frank Adler City Manager : Eugene Jewell City Clerk : Wanda Mullikin Police Chief: Gilbert Thivener 1 . Rating and possible selection of Engineering Firm for the llth Year Block Grant Project . i City Manager Jewell recommended that a copy of an Agreement for Consulting Engineers executed in 1983 be updated and used as a guideline in this instance . City Attorney Adler approved the agreement as to form . The two proposals presented at the April 21st Workshop Meeting by Robert H . Miller & Assoc . and Berry and Calvin were compared by the Commission . It was noted that the engineering services proposed were similar but that Berry and Calvin ' s hourly price quotation was lower . City Manager Jewell stated that the agreement will set a maximum fee for the entire job once construction estimates have been made . A motion was made by Vice Mayor Byrd , seconded by Commissioner Cook to enter into an agreement selecting Berry and Calvin as the Engineering Firm for the 11th Year Block Grant Project . The motion passed on a 3-2 vote, Commissioners Hirsch and McElyea i opposing . 2. Consideration and possible action on the Block Grant Committee ' s recommendation for the 12th Year Block Grant funds . Project Coordinator, Michael Smith, stating that one of the primary goals of the Community Development Block Grant and 163 Redevelopment program is to strengthen community involvement in the redevelopment process, announced with pleasure that the amount of communityinvolvement this year was triple what it has been in the past . Mr . Smith presented the Community Development Block Grant Committee ' s recommendation of three projects to be submitted as 12th year proposals in the following order of priority : ) (1 ) Northwest First Street Improvements (Phase III ) - c N.W. 12th Ave . to Bryan Rd . Continuation of loth and llth year improvements . Elements will include curb and gutter, sidewalk, road resurfacing, landscaping, street lights where { necessary. (2 ) Northwest Fifth Avenue Improvements N.W . 1st St . to S .W . 1st St . Same elements as N .W . 1st St . 1 improvements . t ( 3 ) Project IMPAC - Continuing housing redevelopment , rehabilitation , site development and public improvements within concentrated areas for maximum effect . Grant request would be to set aside CDBG funds to pay for related housing costs, relocation costs and physical improvements within the following areas : (A ) Neighborhood bounded by N.W . 5th Ave . to N .W. 8th Ave . and N.W . 1st St . and N.W. 3rd St . ; (B ) Neighborhood bounded by N.W. 13th Ave . and N.W . 14th Way and N .W. 2nd St . and N.W . 3rd St . iE Special Meeting 1 May 6, 1986 r i s I j Once all possible structures have been redeveloped or C rehabilitated , then the IMPAC area will move southward to continue the neighborhood revitalization process . i Grant request will also include request for funding a full -time Code Enforcement officer . Mr . Smith then presented a summary of the current llth Year Program and also asked the Commission for authorization to request from Broward County a reallocation of approximately $26, 595 in loth Year funds to improve N .W . 5th Ave . from N.W . 2nd St . to N .W . 3rd Street . A motion was made by Commissioner Hirsch, seconded by Commissioner McElyea to accept the recommendation of the Community Development Block Grant Committee . The motion passed unanimously . A motion was made by Commissioner Cook , seconded by Commissioner Hirsch to authorize the request to the proper County Agencies to reallocate the remaining loth Year funds . The motion passed unanimously . I 3 . Recommendation and possible action regarding award of Garbage Contract bid for June 1, 1986 through May 31, 1989. i City Manager Jewell recommended that the bid be awarded to the low bidder, Seacoast Sanitation Ltd . , in the amount of $22, 464 ./month . Terms of the Contract providing recourse to the Contractor or City in the event of an increase or decrease of 25 or more in the number of units furnished were discussed . City Manager Jewell was asked to check into whether or not the two containers located at the Beach are sufficient and also to advise the Contractor to keep s to a regular pickup time schedule . i A motion was made by Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Hirsch to award the bid for collection and disposal of residential and small business solid wastes to Seacoast Sanitation Ltd . in the I amount of $22, 464 . per month per the Contract form as discussed . The motion passed unanimously . * (At this time, Police Sergeant Phil Johnson made an announcement on behalf of the American Cancer Society . ) x 4 . Discussion and possible action on six month financial report on the Fishing Pier and Restaurant . After analyzing the Fishing Pier and Restaurant Balance Sheet distributed by City Clerk Mullikin , it was agreed that the cost of f municipal operation of the restaurant was counterproductive to the positive operation of the Pier. j The parking problem at the Beach and the merits of leasing out the restaurant versus leasing out both the restaurant and pier were then discussed . A motion was made by Commissioner Hirsch, seconded by Commissioner McElyea to direct the City Manager to advertise for bids to lease out the restaurant and also to advertise for bids to lease out both the restaurant and pier at the discretion of the City i Commission . The motion passed unanimously . 1 Mayor Bertino commented on the status of having the City of Dania acknowledged on the Airport entrance sign per the 1982 Agreement with the County . This Special Meeting was then adjourned . I C MI SSIONER ` Special Meeting 2 May 6, 1986 r SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF DANIA DANIA CITY COMMISSION MAY 6, 1986 I 4:00 P.M. I 1 . Rating and possible selection Of Engineering Firm for Block Grant Project. the llth Year 2• Consideration and possible action on the Block Grant Committee' s recommendation for the 12th Year Block Grant .funds. i 3. Recommendation and possible action regardin bid for June 1 , 1986 through May 31 , 1989 g award of Garbage Contract 4 . Discussion and possible action on six month financial report on the Fishing Pier and Restaurant. i i E I i I w + r 4 F I a f+a � c