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MINUTES
DANIA CITY COMMISSION
WORKSHOP MEETING
APRIL 3 , 1985
j ROLL CALL:
i Present:
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j Mayor:
John Bertino Vice-Mayor:
Commissioners : Chester A. Byrd
Jean Cook
City Manager: Howard Hirsch
Richard Marant
City Clerk : Wanda Mullikin
Absent:
Commissioner: Charles McEl ea
City Attorney; Frank Adler y (out of town)
1 • DISCUSSION
1 . 1 Discussion of
to attend.to Procedures .
Cleveland Herring, Esq.
City Manager Marant updated the Commission on Dania' s current
annexation position. He read a letter received from Mr.
j Rosenbaum of Davie which
actively seeking annexationaofd that the Town of Davie . not
Marant suggested the Ravenswood area. Mr.
Davie as g the gested anofnterl cto agreement between the Town of
expand b y Dania s intention to
River Canal, nandtSouthorth to and Eastttoeitsad 84 , West to the New
i present boundaries .
Mr. Marant introduced
1 counsel on annexation Cleveland Herring, retained as special
will result who is currently preparing a bill that
in a double referendum.
Mr. Herring explained that since the deadline for submittal
of a bill to �
the Legislature was December, no bill considered this session. He outlined will he
procedures affecting the methods of annexationUtthe
e decisions
� that need
consider in to
be made by the Commissioners
g those decisions . and the factors to
The merits of courting the property owners by letters for
voluntary annexation were discussed. Mr. Herring advised
that an ordinance of annexation can be passed based on a
voluntary petition but the property must he contiguous to the
municipality' s present boundary.
After discussion, it was
generally agreed that Mr. Herring
will continue to
session of the prepare the annexation bill for the next
i format an athexat Legislaturre and City Manager Marant will
ion 1 will come back to the program per tonight 's discussion and
complete annexation Commission in the middle of
} program recommendation. May with a
jj 1 • 2 Walter Faulk and Mr. John E. Mullin l , Presiden
League of Cities to discuss the Cit Broward
y of sident, involve-
League of Cities
ment with the League.
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Vice-Mayor Byrd expressed his concerns that the Broward
consequential pos
is unfair re minority representation in
itions.
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Walter Faulk apologized for the fact that John F. Mullin
could not attend this meeting . Mr. Faulk defended the
League' s rules and the performance of the nominating
committee. He suggested that volunteering for League
committee work was a good way to gain recognition. After
discussion , Mr. Faulk promised to report Vice-Mayor Byrd' s
observations to the League Board .
The Workshop meeting was then adjourned . C
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AGENDA
CITY OF DANIA
WORKSHOP MEETING
APRIL 3 , 1985
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3 :00 P.M.
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THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETING REGARDING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: I
1 . DISCUSSION
1 .1 Discussion of Annexation Procedures . Mr. Cleveland Herring,
Esquire to attend .
1 .2 Walter Faulk and Mr. John E. Mullin , President , Broward
League of Cities to discuss the City of Dania' s involvement
with the League .
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