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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpecial Meeting (10) MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING DANIA CITY COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 29, 1981 ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor: John Bertino Vice-Mayor: Chester A. Byrd Commissioners: Jean Cook James Adams Robert Donly City Attorney: Frank Adler City Manager; Richard.Marant City Clerk: Wanda Mullikin Public Hearings: (Item #lb on 1. agenda) a) Mayor Bertino informed the audience that item #lb on the agenda should actually be item la. City Attorney Adler then read the title of the ordinance approving the tentative annual General Fund Budget for the fiscal year 81-82 and stated that the final.public hearing will be held on October 5, 1981, at 8:00 P.M. Mayor Bertino then opened the public hearing. City Manager Marant presented a brief synopsis on the General Fund Budget for the fiscal year 81-82. Mr. Marant explained that there is an increase mostly in operating costs due to salary increases for union contracts which have been approved by the Commission. He also informed the Commission that the .General Employees Agreement is expected to be concluded shortly and that it has been placed in this budget as a salary contingent, . In addi- tion, there has been a 29% increase in-the advalorum base, but no increase in the millage. rate (6.3170). The increase cost to the City for outside services along with operating costs has been high. There is the addition -of three police officers, one additional fireman, and two part-time people in the administrative wing .of the Police Department. ' Several Dania residents stepped forward to express their disapproval of the increased tax assessments and asked questions concerning the budget. After further discussion, Mayor Bertino then closed the public hearing and opened it for action from the Commission. A motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Adams to adopt on first reading the resolution adopting the tentative annual General Fund Budget for the fiscal year 1981-82. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams-yes Mayor Bertino-no Commissioner Cook-yes 7, Commissioner Donly-yes _ Vice-Mayor Byrd left the meeting at this time due to illness. 1pv t Special Meeting -1- September 29, 1981 (Agenda item b) City Attorney Adler read the title of the resolution approving 41a) the proposed.millage rate necessary to be levied for the fiscal year 1981-82. City Attorney Adler also informed the audience that the County establishes the roll back rate which is 4.8287 and that our millage rate of 6.3170 exceeds the roll back rate by 1.4883 mills making a percentage increase of 30.82. and that this resolution provides that our millage be set at 6.3170. He added that a final public hearing has been set for October 5, 1981, at 8:00 P.M. to finalize the millage and the budget. Mayor Bertino then opened the public hearing. Hearing no one speak in favor or opposition, the Mayor then closed the public hearing and opened it to the Commission for action. A motion was made by Commissioner Adams, seconded by Commissioner Donly to adopt the resolution approving the proposed millage rate of 6.3170 for the fiscal year 1981-82. Mayor Bertino then requested that the Commission not adopt the millage rate of 6.3170 but adopt the millage rate of 4.8287 which would be the roll back millage to being in the same amount revenue according to the new assessment of properties and direct the City Manager to draw up a budget to come within those economic constraints. City Manager Marant reminded the Mayor that in order to do that he would have to circumvent the contracts that the Commission has already agreed to pay for. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams-yes Mayor Bertino-no Commissioner Cook-yes Commissioner Donly-yes c) City Attorney Adler read the title of the ordinance changing the sewer charges from $1.55 per thousand to $1.65 per thousand in excess of 4,000 gallons of water usage up to 36,000 gallons for second reading. Mayor Bertino then opened the public hearing. After hearing City Manager Marant explain why there has been.an increase in the sewer charges, the Mayor then closed the public hearing. A motion was made by Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Donly to adopt the ordinance .on second reading changing the sewer charges-from $1.55 per thousand to $1.65 per, thousand in excess of 4,000 gallons of water usage up to 36,000 gallons. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams-yes Mayor Bertino-yes Commissioner Cook-yes Commissioner Donly -yes d) City Attorney Adler read. the title of the ordinance changing the water charges from. 70¢ to 81Q per thousand gallons of water usage in excess of 4,000 gallons for second reading. Mayor Bertino then opened the public hearing. After hearing City Manager Marant explain that this is basically a cost related increase, Mayor6errtino then closed the public hearing. A motion was made by Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Donly to adopt on second reading the ordinance changing the water _ charges from 70¢ to 81¢.per thousand gallons of water usage in excess of 4,000 gallons. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams-yes Mayor Bertino-yes Commissioner Cook-yes Commissioner Donly-yes -2- ;�i e) City Attorney Adler read the title of the ordinance adopting the annual Sewer Fund Budget for the fiscal year 1981-82 for second reading. Mayor Bertino then opened the public hearing. After no one spoke in favor or opposition, the Mayor then closed the public hearing and opened it for action to the Commission. A motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Cook to adopt on second reading the .ordinance. adopting the annual Sewer Fund Budget for the fiscal year 1981-82. The motion passed on the following roll call vote. Commissioner Adams-yes Mayor Bertino-yes Commissioner Cook-yes Commissioner Donly-yes f) City Attorney Adler read the title of the ordinance adopting the annual Water Fund Budget for the fiscal year 1981-82 for second reading. Mayor Bertino then.opened the public hearing. After hearing no one speak in favor or opposition, the Mayor then closed the public hearing. A motion was made by Commissioner. Cook, seconded by Commissioner Adams to adopt on second reading the ordinance adopting the annual Water Fund Budget for the fiscal year 1981-82 The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams-yes Mayor Bertino-yes Commissioner Cook-yes Commissioner Donly-yes g) A motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Adams to declare an emergency the second reading of the ordinance adopting the annual Fishing Pier Budget for the fiscal year 1981-82 due to the fact there was not enough time to advertise. The motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Adler read the title of the ordinance adopting the annual Fishing Pier Budget for the fiscal year 1981-82. Mayor Bertino then opened the public hearing. Mayor Bertino ex- plained to the audience that the City of Dania is taking over the operation of the Fishing Pier as an enterprise for the City of Dania with the profits from that enterprise going into the General Fund or back into the enterprise in order to defray taxes for the City of Dania residents in the future. Mayor Bertino then closed the public hearing. Commssioner Cook questioned the procedure for advertising this ordinance. City Attorney Adler informed the Commission that ordinances that are approved as emergency items are then advertised. A motion was made by Commissioner Adams, seconded by Commissioner Donly to adopt the ordinance on second reading adopting the annual Fishing Pier Budget for the fiscal year 1981-82. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams-yes Mayor Bertino-yes Commissioner Cook-yes Commissioner Donly-yes 2. Addendum item was added regarding the purchasing of an ice machine at the Fishing Pier. -3- City Manager flarant explained that he needs permission to spend over $1,500.00 for any purchase, and requested that the Commission approve the purchase of a Manitowoc Series 600 Nominal 5801b. large cube Ice Machine model CRO-600 A, bin model C-610 from the Sherco Corp, 4718 Roosevelt Street, Hollywood, Florida and stated that that was the lowest estimate. A motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Cook to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to pur- chase this Ice Machine for the Fishing Pier without going out for bids in the amount of $2,158.00. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams-yes - Mayor Bertino-yes Commissioner Cook-yes . Commissioner Donly-yes 3. City Manager flarant requested at this time that the Commission consider to declare as an emergency repair of drainage problems to the area along Southeast 3rd. Avenue between Southeast 5th and 6th Street due to the road falling to worse repair everyday so that he may advertise for bids for repairs. A motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Adams to declare this item an emergency. The motion passed unani- mously. City Manager Marant then clarified this item by explaining that it is to pave Southeast 3rd. Avenue between Southeast 5th & 6th Street and to repair the drainage along Southeast 3rd. Avenue between Southeast 5th & 7th Street and rework the manhole rims on Southeast 3rd. Avenue between Southeast 3rd. Street and 6th Street. After further discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Donly, seconded by Commissioner Cook to authorize the City Manager to advertise for bids for paving of Southeast 3 rd. Avenue between Southeast 5th & 6th Street, `.to repair the drainage along Southeast 3rd. Avenue between Southeast 5th & 7th Street, and to rework the manhole rims on Southeast 3rd. Avenue between Southeast 3rd. Street and Southeast 6th Street and to have the item placed on the next regular commission meeting. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Commissioner Adams-yes Mayor Bertino-yes Commissioner Cook-yes Commissioner Donly-yes A'motion was made by'Commissioner -Cook; seconded by Commissioner Adams to adjourn this meeting. The motion passed unanimously. OR-COMMISSIONER ITY CLERK-AU ITOR Special Meeting -4- September 29, 1981 IN PURCHASE OF ICE MACHINE: ESTIMATES: SHERCO CORP 4718 ROOSEVELT STREET HOLLYWOOD, FL MANITOWOC SERIES 600 NOMINAL 580LB. LARGE CUBES MACHINE MODEL CRO-600A BIN MODEL C-610 $2,158.00 QUINN'S RESTAURANT SUPPLIES " $2,650.00 ENGINEERED AIR CORP " $3,000.00 PLUS`':TAX $ INSTALLATION r? � , AGENDA DANIA CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING SEPTEMBER 29, 1981 8:00 P.M. 1. Public Hearings: • a) Adoption of resolution approving the proposed millage rate necessary to be levied for the fiscal year 1981-82. b) Adoption of resolution approving the tentative annual General Fund budget for fiscal year 1981-82. • c) Second reading of ordinance changing the sewer charges from $1.55 per thousand to $1.65 per thousand in excess of 4,000 gallons of water usage up to 36,000 gallons. d) Second reading of ordinance changing the water charges from 70Q to 814 per thousand gallons of water usage in excess of 4,000 gallons. e) Second reading of ordinance adopting the annual Sewer Fund budget for fiscal year 1981-82. f) Second reading of ordinance adopting the annual Water Fund budget for fiscal year 1981-82. g) Emergency second reading of ordinance adopting the annual Fishing Pier budget for fiscal year 1981-82 due to the fact there was not enough time to advertise. ADDENDUM 2. Purchase of Ice Machine for Dania Pier. (see attachments) I is 1`