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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRegular Meeting (15) I , MINUTES DANIA CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING APRIL 14, 1981 Invocation by Richard Marant. Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call : Present: Mayor John Bertino Vice-Mayor Chester Byrd Commissioner: James Adams Jean Cook Robert Donly City Attorney Frank Adler City Manager Richard Marant City Clerk Wanda Mullikin Police Chief Rudolf Rigo Building Official Paul Maxwell Zoning Consultant Luther Sparkman 1. A motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Cook to approve the minutes of the organizational meeting of March 17, the,workshop meeting of March 17, and the regular meeting of March 24, 1981, as corrected. The motion passed unanimously. 2. Public Hearings: a) Mayor Bertino opened the public hearing on a request by Mr. B. A. Mulligan to rezone the property located on Stirling Road approximately 300 feet east of I-95 from R2 (duplex) to C-2 (commercial). The Planning and Zoning Board recommended denial of this request. A motion was made by Commissioner Byrd, seconded by Commissioner Donly to withdraw this petition without prejudice upon the request of Mr. B. A. Mulligan. The motion passed unanimously. b) Mayor Bertino opened the public hearing on a variance request by Denise M. Tremblay for the property located at 249 SW 15 Street to allow an addition to a single family residence with an insufficient side yard setback. Subject property is zoned RD-6000 (duplex). The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this request. After the public hearing, a motion was made by Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Byrd to grant this variance request. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams - yes Commissioner Donly - yes Commissioner Byrd - yes Mayor Bertino - yes Commissioner Cook - yes c) Mayor Bertino opened the public hearing on a variance request by Patrick Mascola for the property located at 1470 SW Second Avenue to allow the issuance of an occupational license for newspaper advertising, telephone use only, in an RD-6000 zone. The Planning and Zoning Board tabled this item because Mr. Mascola was not present to represent this petition. A motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Cook to continue this item until the next regularly scheduled Commission meeting after a Planning and Zoning Board meeting. The motion passed unanimously. d) Mayor Bertino opened the public hearing on a variance request by Builder's Property & Investments, Inc. for the property located at 333-339 SW 14 Street to allow the division of two lots into four separate lots for individual ownership with zero center lot line and thus creating lots of insufficient size. Subject property is zoned RD-6000. The Planning and • Zoning Board recommended denial of this request. Mr. William Hauser & Mr. Ray Lighter were present to present this petition. After the public hearing, a motion was made by Commissioner Cook to grant this request. The motion died for lack of a second. A motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Byrd to deny this request. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams - yes Commissioner Donly - yes Commissioner Byrd - yes Mayor Bertino - yes Commissioner Cook - no e) Mayor Bertino opened the public hearing on a variance request by Georgetown Manor, Inc. for the property located at 48 South Federal Highway to allow the construction of an addition with insufficient parking. Subject property is zoned C-2. The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this request. Mr. Paul Blough was *present to present this petition. After the public hearing, a motion was made by Commissioner Donly, .seconded by Commissioner Byrd to grant this request. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams - yes Commissioner Donly - yes Commissioner Byrd - yes Mayor Bertino - yes Commissioner Cook •- yes f) Mayor. Bertino opened the public hearing on a request by U.S. Lend Lease, Inc. for plat approval on the proposed plat of ' Lend Lease Plat No. 1" for the property located on Sheridan Street, east of Southeast Fifth Avenue and formerly known as "Pirates World". Subject property is zoned RM-2 (multi-family, 17 units per acre) and C-2. The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this request. Attorney Clarke Walden was present to present this petition. City Attorney Adler read the title of the ordinance approving the plat of "Lend Lease Plat No. 1". After the public hearing, a motion was made by Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Donly to adopt on. first reading an ordinance approving the plat of "Lend Lease Plat No. 111. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams - yes Commissioner Donly - yes Commissioner Byrd - yes Mayor Bertino - yes Commissioner Cook - yes g) Mayor Bertino opened the public hearing on a variance request by U.S. Lend Lease, Inc. for the property formerly known as "Pirates World" to allow a minimum dimension of five feet between buildings and parking lots; to allow minimum side yard dimensions of 25 feet for one side and 55 feet for both sides; to allow a maximum dimension of a structure of 250 feet; and to allow the distance between buildings a minimum dimension of 25 feet. The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this request. After the public hearing, a motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Byrd to adopt, in resolution form, recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Board. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams - yes Commissioner Donly - yes Commissioner Byrd - yes Mayor Bertino - yes Commissioner Cook - yes Regular Meeting -2- April 14, 1981 A motion was made by Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Byrd to adopt a resolution approving Site Plan Project N17080 known as Conceptional Planting upon conformation of all ordinances approved by the City. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams - yes Commissioner Donly - no Commissioner Byrd - yes Mayor Bertino - no Commissioner Cook - yes 3. John Wright of Florida Computer, Inc. was present to explain to the Commission a proposed agreement between Florida Computer and the City of Dania for a new computer system. A motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Cook to enter into an agreement with Florida Computer, Inc. as per the recommendation of the City Administration and under the terms .stipulated' in letter dated April 7, 1981, from Florida Computer, Inc. The motion passed with Commissioner Byrd voting no. 4. Request by Pirates Inn and Foremost Liquors located at 4 North Federal Highway to extend their lounge hours to 4:00 a.m. A motion was made by Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Donly to review Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale's ordinances regarding closing times for bars and lounges and then brought back to the Commission for discussion. The motion passed unanimously. 5. A motion was made by Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Donly to adopt a resolution appointing, John Lassiter, Robert Kaplan, Richard Eglinas, Michael Brown, and Michael Venezio to the Civil Service Board. The motion passed unanimously. 6. A motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Cook to adopt a resolution reappointing the City's existing Department Heads at their present salaries. L Richard Marant, City Manager - $34,000.98 Wanda Mullikin, City Clerk-Auditor - $26,640.64 May Jabalee, Deputy City Clerk-Auditor,- $14,123.20 Frank C. Adler, City Attorney - $16,799.00 Rudolf Rigo, Police Chief - $29,371.16 Eugene Jewell , Fire Chief - $29,371.16 Paul Maxwell , Building Official - $26,640.64 Amadeo Tomaini, Recreation Director - $26,640.64 Mark Novogroski , Personnel Director - $23,013.23 The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams - yes Commissioner Donly - yes Commissioner Byrd - yes Mayor Bertino - yes Commissioner Cook - yes A motion was made by Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Adams to adopt a resolution reappointing Luther Sparkman, Zoning Consultant at his present salary ($3,000.00). The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams - yes Commissioner Donly - yes Commissioner Byrd - yes Mayor Bertino - yes Commissioner Cook - yes 7. A motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Cook to endorse Mayor Bertino's recommendation and appoint Mr. William Winkelholtz to the Dania Housing Authority to replace Mrs. Helen Udell . The motion passed unanimously. s Regular Meeting -3- April 14, 1981 8. Appointment to the Unsafe Structures Board. No action was taken. 9. A motion was made by Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Donly to appoint Horace McCutcheon to the Code Enforcement Board to complete Chester Byrd's term. The motion passed unanimously. 10. A motion was made by Commissioner Adams, seconded by Commissioner Donly to approve the bills as paid for the month of March, 1981. The motion passed unanimously. 11. A motion was made by Commissioner Adams, seconded by Commissioner Donly to award the bid on Engineer's Project N80-234 to Broward Construction, Inc. in the amount of $32,545. The motion passed unanimously. 12. A motion was made by Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Byrd to accept the City Manager's recommendation to reject all bids on the repair of the bridge at NW 14th Avenue and to readvertise. The motion passed unanimously. ADDENDUM 0 motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Byrd to approve . the request by Diamond Tours to display grand opening sign and flags at 346 East Dania Beach Boulevard for a maximum of 30 days. The motion passed unanimously. 14. A motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Cook to adopt a resolution authorizing the purchase of a MKD 301OZ P.O.S. System (cash register) from Alpha Merics, Inc. in the amount of $4,932.00. The motion passed unanimously. 15. Mayor Bertino read a resolution declaring the week of April 13, 1981, Alpha Kappa Alpha Week within the City of Dania. A motion was made by Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Adams to declare the week of April 13, 1981, Alpha Kappa Alpha Week. The motion passed unanimously. 16. A motion was made by Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Donly to declare the first reading of an ordinance regarding billboards an emergency. because these billboards are causing eyesores and possible danger within the City. The motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Cook to adopt on first reading an ordinance prohibiting the erection of billboard signs with- in the City. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams - yes Commissioner Donly -yes Commissioner Byrd - yes Mayor Bertino - yes Commissioner Cook - yes 17. Citizens' comments. Several citizens expressed their concern to the Commission over the recent shooting death of a black youth, Rueben Rolle. 18. Administrative reports. None 19. Commission comments. Vice-Mayor Byrd expressed his concern over the crime in Dania. He requested that the Commission direct the City Manager not to hire another police officer until at least 3 black officers are hired with the total of -six-being hired at the end of the 1982 fiscal year. He also requested that funds be provided �3-sixeotherlunorthodoxr a cmet odstofrrecruitram ingnasude a we deemmnecessarycandter and appropriate. 8 u�rHe also requested that the Commission recommend to: the'Police Chief that K-9 patrols on foot be used in the business district and that permanent patrols be used in the Modello Park area. He also recommended that the Human Relations Board be reactivated to serve as a Police Advisory Board to take some of the weight off the Police Department and to spend the time and act as a buffer between the Police Department and the citizens. Commissioner Cook invited everyone to attend the Easter Sunrise Services on Sunday morning at 6 a.m. on Dania Beach. Regular Meeting -4- April 14, 1981 Commissioner Donly requested that Commissioner Byrd's requests be placed on the agenda of the next regular Commission meeting. The meeting adjourned. / MAYOR-COMMISSIONER ATTEST: CITY CLERK--AUDITOR Regular Meeting -5- April 14, 1981 � I1 AGENDA DANIA CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING APRIL 14, 1981 8:00 P.M. MEETING TO ADJOURN ON OR BEFORE 12:00 MIDNIGHT ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE DANIA CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING OR HEARING WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSE, MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. Invocation by Richard Marant. Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call . 1. Approval of the minutes of the organizational meeting of March 17, the workshop meeting of March 17, and the regular meeting of March 24, 1981. 2. Public Hearings: 41 a) Request is made by Mr. B. A. Mulligan to rezone the property located on Stirling Road approximately 300 feet east of I-95 from R2 (duplex) to C-2 (commercial). The Planning and Zoning Board recommended denial of this request. EXHIBIT: Notice of Hearing (PZ-13-81) b) Variance request is made by Denise M. Tremblay for the property located at 249 SW 15 Street to allow an addition to a single family residence with r: an insufficient side yard setback. Subject property is zoned RD-6000 (duplex). The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this request. EXHIBIT: Notice of Hearing (PZ-14-81) c) Variance request is made by Patrick Mascola for the property located at 1470 SW Second Avenue to allow the issuance of an occupational license for newspaper advertising, telephone use only, in an RD-6000 zone. The Planning and Zoning Board tabled this item because Mr. Mascola nor his representative was present. EXHIBIT: Notice of Hearing (PZ-16-81) d) Variance request is made by Builder's Property & Investments, Inc. for the property located at 333-339 SW 14 Street to allow the division of two lots into four separate lots for individual ownership with zero center lot line and thus creating lots of insufficient size. Subject property is zoned RD-6000. The Planning and Zoning Board recommended denial of this request. EXHIBIT: Notice of Hearing (PZ-17-81) e) Variance request is made by Georgetown Manor, Inc. for the property located at 48 South Federal Highway to allow the construction of an addition with insufficient parking. Subject property is zoned C-2. The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this request. EXHIBIT: Notice of Hearing (PZ-18-81) f) Request is made by U.S. Lend Lease, Inc. for plat approval on the proposed plat of "Lend Lease Plat No. 1" for the property generally located on Sheridan Street, east of SE Fifth Avenue and formerly known as "Pirates World" Subject property is zoned RM-2 (multi-family, 17 units per acre) and C-2. The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this request. EXHIBIT: Notice of Hearing (PZ-12-81) g) , Variance request is made by U.S. Lend Lease, Inc. for the property generally located on Sheridan Street, east of SE Fifth Avenue and formerly known as ' "Pirates World" to allow a minimum dimension of five feet between buildings and parking lots; to allow minimum side yard dimensions of 25 feet for one side and 55 feet for both sides; to allow a maximum dimension of a structure of 250 feet; and to allow the distance between buildings a minimum dimension of 25 feet. The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this request. EXHIBIT: Notice of Hearing (PZ-19-81) 3. Discussion and recommendation regarding agreement between Florida Computer, Inc. and the City of Dania. EXHIBIT: Contract and Agreement 4. Request is made by the Pirates Inn and Foremost Liquors located at 4 North Federal Highway to extend their lounge hours to 4:00 a.m. 5. Certification and formal appointment of Richard Eglinas, Michael Brown, and Michael Venezio to the Civil Service Board. 6. Appointment of Department Heads. 7. Appointment to the Dania Housing Authority. Mayor Bertino 8. Appointment to the Unsafe Structures Board. 9. Appointment to the Code Enforcement Board. i 10. Approval of the bills as paid for the month of March; 1981. 11. Awarding of bid on Engineer's Project N80-234, for installation of drainage and reconstruction and paving of various streets. s 12. Request to reject all bids on the repair of the NW 14 Avenue bridge and to readvertise. 13. Citizens' comments. Y: 14. Administrative reports. a City Manager b; City Attorney a: 15. Commission comments. a Mayor Adams b Vice-Mayor Byrd 7 c) Commissioner Adams d Commissioner Cook e Commissioner Donly ADDENDUM Request by Diamond Tours located at 346 East Dania Beach Boulevard, to display grand opening sign and flags. Purchase of MKD 301OZ P.O.S. System from Alpha Merics, Inc. , in the amount of $4,932.00. .(Emergency purchase due to the fact that the present equipment " cannot be repaired and is about to go out of service.) r•. 1' h7 .F r Regular Commission Agenda -2- April 14, 1981