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HomeMy WebLinkAbout86179 - MINUTES - City Commission • MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, CITY COMMISSION, CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA, HELD SEPTEMBER 8, 1964. The City Commission of the City of Dania, Florida, met in Regular Session in the Commission Room at the City Hall. • Present were: MAYOR-COMMISSIONER VERA L. HILL COMMISSIONERS ROBERT L. GRAMMER VIRGIL L. TARPLEY JOSEPH D. THORNTON S. ELLIS YOUNG • CITY ATTORNEY CLARKE WALDEN CITY MANAGER LESTER E. CULVERSON CHIEF OF POLICE MONTIE F. SMITH BUILDING INSPECTOR CHARLES LINDEMAN CITY CLERK MARY THORNHILL • The meeting was called to order at 8:00 P.M. by Mayor Hill, after which Pledge of Allegiance to the flag and invocation was held. 1. Minutes of meetings held August 14, 17, 19, and 24, 1964. A motion was made by Commissioner Tarpley that the minutes be • adopted as- read. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Grammer, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer Yes Tarpley Yes • Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill Yes Mayor Hill: Let's bring Mr. DePadro in here now. He was left off the Agenda. • Michael DeFadro. Request for possession of land adjacent to DePadro Yacht Basin. Mr. DePadro presented his request to the Commissioners. City Attorney Walden: I will prepare a resolution declaring the property surplus for public sale to bring to the next meeting. , • 2. Victor Larson. Re: Lot 14, Block 22, Town of Dania. Removal of building. Mr. Larson: I am here on behalf of Jordan's Furniture. They are my clients in the new building we are doing for them. When they purchased the property they bought it on the appraised value. At . that time it was a clear lot until .we got down to the foundation. Now we find that this is where they had the City Water Works at one time. There had been a large tank there at that- point. Ordinarily when a tank like this is still underground and .abandoned, it is filled with sand, .but the wrecking crew that broke this down filled it full of concrete rubble and made it almost impossible to work over it. Consequently it was necessary 'to redesign the whole floor system and the foundation. We excavated enough of the rubble to get a column down to the bottom of the pit and put beams in there to suspend the floor. We then filled the balance of the hole with silica sand. All this has cost our client in the neighborhood of is $2,500.00 to $3,000.00. I am asking if the city could possibly see their way clear to making some adjustment with my client, inasmuch as he bought it for a building site. I talked to the appraiser, Mr. Ryan, and he said he appraised it on the assumption that it was ready for a building and didn't require all this extra work. I would like to ask the City_ Commission to consider this. s ® Commissioner Young: Tell me , Mr. Larson, on what do you base your request for, I believe you mean, monetary remuneration? When we sold it, we sold it as is. Mr. Larson: I don't question that the City sold it in good faith. But I do say this. . .if a private individual had sold a piece of A ground like this there might be some recourse that the buyer could take, because it couldn't be sold that way and meet the South Flo- rida Code. I don't believe that the City Commissioners or the City of Dania meant to do anything out of the way, but there is undoubt- edly a wrecking crew who did not comply with any ofthe local ordin- ances or building code in filling that in. City Attorney Walden: In my opinion there is nothing legally that the city can do. It was sold on the appraisal for a public bid. The city gave the regular warrenty deed, and this warrenty did not include the physical condition of the property. So you can suggest that the City make a gift to Jordan, but there is nothing legal that. 0 you can do: Commissioner Thornton: Does the City Manager or the City Clerk know if there was a contract between the wrecking firm that tore down the building and what the contract was? 0 City Clerk: All I know is what was in the minutes of the meeting, Mr. Thornton. I think we had 4 or 5 bids and they were the low bidder. And the contract was entered into just to remove the buildings on the lot. Commissioner Young: That was with Big Chief, and I think it was late in 1959 or early in 1960. Commissioner Thornton: Do you remember what the specifications were? Would you have a copy of these specifications for the bid, and what they had to do? 0 City Clerk: I couldn't find anything in the file. Mr. Peters was City Manager at the time, and I .looked through his files, but I couldn't find the bid. I went through the minutes of the Commis- sion meeting, and there were 4 or 5 bids received that night, and Big Chief was the low bidder. Commissioner Thornton: Did that ad say to tear down and bury a building or did that ad say to remove a building? City Clerk: . It said to remove=: Commissioner Thornton: If the contractor who did the job did not • live up to the specifications, then it is up to him to rectify the matter. Commissioner Tarpley: I think it will probably fall back on the City Manager and the Commissioners at that time for approving the payment of the job. City Clerk: What Mt. Larson is talking about is the water reser- voir on that particular location. Commissioner Thornton: If there is any recourse and he wants to pursue it, authorize him to go ahead and do it, at-his expense. City Attorney Walden: You might make a motion simply that the City Clerk furnish to Jordan whatever contracts or other agree- ments we have with Big Chief in the interest of Jordan, and then he would request that you would assign those rights to him to do so. Then if he has some cause of 'action against Big Chief he could pursue it. A motion was made by Commissioner Thornton to have the City Clerk furnish Jordan with a copy of the contract with Big Chief and give him permission to pursue it at his own expense, with the under- standing that there is no liability on behalf of the City of Dania. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Young, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: • Grammer Yes Thornton Yes Tarpley Yes Young Yes Hill Yes • 4. Bids: 8:15 P.M. - Hibiscus and Melaleuca trees. 8:15 P.M. - Equipment maintenance. 8:15 P.M. - Lease on Fishing Pier. Mayor Hill called for any other bids from the audience. There • were none. A motion was made by Commissioner Tarpley that the bids be closed. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Young, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follower • Grammer Yes Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill Yes • 3. Public Hearing: 8:10 P.M. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. Request 'to construct an addition to existing building without the construction of sidewalks. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Commission of the City of Dania, Florida, shall conduct a public hearing at 8:10 • p.m. , Tuesday, September 8, 1964, for the purpose of con- sidering the application of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company for s permit to build an addition to the existingg building at 1911 North Federal Highway, Dania, Florida, without con- structing sidewalks. In order to allow the construction of said improvement, without the construction of sidewalks, a • variance permit shall be required. All persons objecting to the granting of the aforesaid variance permit should appear at the aforesaid hearing to present their objections. Mayor Hill called for objections. • No objections. A motion was made by Commissioner Thornton that the request be granted. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Young. • Commissioner Grammer: I can see not putting sidewalks along Federal Highway, but why can't he put them along the front? Commissioner Thornton: But it will serve no purpose there. Commissioner Young: I will have to agree. I can't see whore it • will serve any purpose along the front eilther. The roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer No Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill Yes %f: -3- • • • O 4. Bide: 8:15 P.M. - Hibiscus and Melaleuca trees. 8:15 P.M. - Equipment maintenance. 8:15 P.M. - Lease on Fishing Pier. A motion was made by Commissioner Tarpley that the bids be opened, on the Hibiscus and Melaleuca trees , Equipment maintenance, and • Leasing of the Fishing Pier in that order. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Young, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer Yes Tarpley Yes • Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill You HIBISCUS AND MELALEUCA TREES: • Wyldwood Tropical Nursery: 72 Hibiscus and 858 Melaleucas. Tree and shrub planting on S. W. 4th Avenue according to plans and specifications on file at City Hall, Dania, including all materials and labor for the sum of $3 ,300.00. This price includes maintenance as per specifications. • Enclosed cashier check in the amount of $165.00 covering bid bond. /s/ William P. Brook, owner. A motion was made by Commissioner Young to award the contract to • Wyldwood Nursery. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Tarpley, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer Yes Tarpley Yes Thornton Pass • Young Yes Hill Yes EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE: Callahan Motor Company: • (1) Callahan Motor Company agrees for the sum of S400.00-: per month plus .parts to service and maintain all roll- ing stock (trucks , cars, tractors, mowers, etc. ). Maintenance to include welding, greasing, painting, and general mechanical repairs. (2) Contract will exclude radio work, tire work, and wreck • repairs in-excess of $50.00`!and manufacture. (3) Preventive maintenance will be instututed at times equipment is not in ,use thus avoiding delays when equip- ment is needed. (4) Road service will be included to be performed during reasonable working hours. (5) Contract is subject to adjustment in the event the City of Dania expands their inventory of afore mentioned i '. equipment to Any. great extant. (6) Payments will be made to Callahan Motor Company each month upon receipt of parts statement and contract bill. (7) This contract can be voided by the City of Dania at any •1 time the city can show that the holder of this contract, Calahan Motor Company, is not performing the afore, men- tioned service according to conditions of contract. (8) Contract holder will be given two weeks notice in the event of cancellation. • -4_ i l 11 • Mac's Auto and Truck Service: We wish to submit our bid to maintain the City Equipment. A. All parts discounted 50% of consumer's mark up. B. All sublet labor will be as their statement reads. C. Labor at $3.90 per hour. Flat rate prices quoted from the National Auto Dealers Association Flat Rate Manual. D. 'Towing will be done at a minimum of $5.00 per unit as straight tow. Insurance claims to be handled by normal procedure. Good references if necessary. • /s/ C. K. M,dElyea Commissioner Youngs Since we have two completely different methods of bidding I will make a motion that we refer those bids to the City Manager for his tabulation and recommendation. • A motion was made by Commissioner Young" to refer the bids to the City Manager for his tabulation and recommendation. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Tarpley; and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer Yes . Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yea Hill Yes LEASE ON FISHING PIER: • Carl McIntyre: Check for $500.00 bid bond. I, Carl McIntyre, would like to submit a bid for the lease of the Dania Fishing Pier. My bid would be as follows: Free rent of bait and tackle shop plus 13% of gross from the Pier register receipts per month, payable at the end of every month. I will maintain a clean bait and tackle shop, keep pier-as clean as possible, and will run a clean honest pier. Jack W. Harrison: Check for $300.00 bid bond. • Bid: 8 % of gross sales of tackle shop, payable monthly. A motion was made by Commissioner Thornton to refer the bidsto the City Manager for tabulation and recommendation. The motion was secondsd by Commissioner Young, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer Yes Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill Yes 5. Advertise for objections to the Assessment List for Local Improvements Nos. 3=63, 4-63 and 5-63. Paving and Sidewalks. A motion was made by Commissioner Young to advertise for objections • to the Assessment List for Local Improvements Nos. 3-63, 4-63 and 5-63, Paving and Sidewalks to be heard October 5, 1964 at 8:10 P.M. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Tarpley, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer Yes i Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill Yes • 0 • 6. Renewal of applications for Alcoholic Beverage License for 1964-1965. List of licenses to be approved are attached to and made a part of these minutes. • A motion was made by Commissioner Thornton that the applications be approved. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Tarpley, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as followst Grammer Yes Tarpley Yes • Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill Yes Transfer of 4-COP license from G. L. Tuttle to E. Arnett Wine of Walt's Tee-Off Lounge. (First Reading) • A motion was made by Commissioner Tarpley to pass on first read- ing. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Young, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer Yes • Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill Yes Attorney Walden: Mrs. Skoglund of the Dania Beach Hotel applied • for a Special or Exceptional Hotel License, and you basically approved that application subject to my getting an opinion as to the legality of the license from the Attorney General. His opin- ion is that he thinks the applicant should get a variance. 7. Resolution: Providing for the calling and holding of a • Primary Election for the purpose of nominating City Commis- sioners to be voted upon at the General Election to be held November 3, 1964. Attorney Walden: I suggest the following dates to you: • Primary Election, Tuesday, October 13, (Three weeks before General Election) Closing of the books, 500 P.M. October 5. (Seven days before the Primary) Qualifying deadline for candidates , 5:00 P.M. , Saturday, September 26, 1964. , • A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE CALLING AND HOLDING OF A PRIMARY ELECTION in the City of DANIA, FLORIDA, upon the 13th day of OCTOBER, A. D. 1964, for the purpose of-"ndm- inating City Commissioners to be voted upon at the Gen- eral Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3 , 1964; • and repealing all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith; and providing that this resolution shall become effective as of the date of its passage and adoption. A motion was made by Commissioner Young to adopt the resolution. • The motion was seconded by Commissioner Thornton, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer Yes Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes • Young Yes Hill Yes ® 8. Correspondence. No correspondence. 9. City Manager's Report: • (1) City. Manager Culverson read a letter as follows: Mr. Charles Lindeman; You gave me the above list a few months ago and we • have contacted most of the owners. If you think the Commission will still�.-question the removal of the old buildings from the above lots , I respectfully suggest that you examine each of the properties at this •time and that you write a new report to the City Manger. I am filing the above list as I know that it is pro- bably out of date. � /s/ Clarke Walden " City Manager Culverson: I checked with the Building Inspector and the Fire Chief and these buildings that are on this list are still fit to be condemned. • (2) Bills to be approved for payment: 1. C. F. Hill, clearing of the dump. $ 1,684.80 2. Florida Electric Service, installation of Parking Lot lights. 1,280.00 • 3. Water Conditioning Equipment Corporation. $ 16,065.00 A motion was made by, Commissioner Young to approve the payment of these bills. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Tarpley. Commissioner Grammer: I don't see how our lights could be inspected • and approved if they aren't even hooked up. I think if we have to wait a week to have them hooked up, then they can. wait a week to be paid. The roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: • Grammer No on Florida Electric Service Yes , on the others Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes . Hill _ Yea (3) City Manager Culverson read the proposed Glass Sliding Door Ordinance. A motion was made by Commissioner Thornton to pass on first reading. The motion was seconded ,by Commissioner Young, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer Yes Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes • Hill Yes (4) City Manager Culverson: I would like to have permission to recodify the Occupational Licenses. All Occupational License Fees will be raised 50%, and that will bring us up with other cities around us. • •: -7- • • • A motion was made by Commissioner Thornton to table this matter until the next regular meeting. The motion died £qr lack of a second. Mr. Robert Houston from the audience: I would like to ask the • City Attorney a question. . . .can you raise license for this coming year after the budget has been made up? Attorney Walden: I think you can. Mr. Houston: We have been advised before that you can't. • A motion was made by Commissioner Grammer to table this matter to a later date. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Thornton, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer Yes Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill Yes (5) Resolution setting up an Emergency Fund for restoring the city. • Attorney Walden: Actually it is just a matter of transferring funds from one account to another. If you h'ad. a fairly reasonable estimate of how much you need in that account you could set up a resolution tonight. Find out how much you need and I will draw up a resolution. • (4) Pay .,raises for 1964L;1965 budget. A motion was made by Commissioner Tarpley that a resolution be drawn and passed granting the pay raises. in the 1964-1965 budget, effective September 1, 1964. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Young, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: • Grammer Yes Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill Yes Attorney Walden: Mr. Henann, of Harcus , Kindred & Company, has re- quested that your Utility Tax Ordinance be amended so as to allow you to pledge the Utility Txx to obligations issued for the purpose of construction of the sewer system. Ordinance number 187, which was passed and adopted back in 1947, Section :8, provides that all • monies accruing from payment of the tax hereby levied shall be placed in the General Fund for such purposes. A request has been made amending Section 8 so that it reads "all monies accrued from the pay- ment of the tax hereby levied may be appropriated for the purpose of paying the cost of constructing sewer improvements and for the pur- pose of _piadging'. the proceeds of such collection for such purposes. If you wish to pass the ordinance you can do it on first reading. A motion was made by Commissioner Tarpley that Ordinance ameiidliij`T87 be passed on first reading. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Young, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: • Grammer Yes Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill Yes a 1 '^ r ,r • Mr. Houston: I would like to make it clear that I am not against sewers, but I am against the method as stated in the proposal. I don't know what you are going to do about it, that is entirely up to you, but you have a contract in existence for the financing of the sewer bonds at this time, if I am not mistaken. I think in all courtesy to those people who spent a lot of money here over a • period of several years , getting us information, working with the engineers and the City Commission, in all fairness you should re- scind their contract. We signed a contract with them, I believe, in 1959, and in my opinion it is still in force today. Commissioner Tarpley: That was killed by referendum vote. • Commissioner Youngs Counsel advised us that the contract we ne- gotiated with Barcus, Kindred & Company is perfectly legal. Mr. Houston: Is heraware that you had a contract previous to that? • Attorney Walden: Let me say. . .Mr. Houston mentioned this fact to me this afternoon, and I discussed it with Mrs. Thornhill. I frankly don't know. If we have one it ought to be rescinded. Mr. Houston says that we do have one, but frankly I don't recall one. Commissioner Young: The Federal Government has to have certain • monies allocated. Your contingency reserve with the Federal Gov- ernment you are not allowed to re-invest. In this proposal we made a recommendation to the man that while it was in process we wanted the right to use the money to invest in government bonds where we could get 4-1/4 percent interest. We will be getting 4-1/4 percent interest and paying 3-3/4 percent interest. When • you add everything up you are saving, without using a calculator I would say, easily $60,000.00 by financing it through this pri- vate enterprise. And there are other good things . For example, we have pledges of sewer assessments, net revenues , and the cigarette tax will be • pledged until roughly 3 years. The breakdown shows that the net revenue produced, that is over and above your maintenance cost, will more than liquidate the bonded indebtedness. Everyone knows that even when you gq to a bank to borrow money, you may borrow $500.00, but you have to put up a $3,000.00 car. It is the same thing with a bonding company. But if you start out at 3-5/4 per- cent interest when you owe the most on your bond, and then, after you have paid off quite a few of them, you can go to 4 percent, which is what the Federal Government requires. Plus the fact that there is a:.lot of extra red tape with the Federal Government. If it wasn't a sound financial dea1,• I assure you I would be very much opposed to it. • And I will say something else, there have been many people in the past few years that .have completely done an about-face where sani- tary sewers are concerned. I know that at. one time, not too many years back, people were confused; some of them were misguided by persons who frankly didn't know what they. were talking about. But • today I have had a number of people come to me and request that we have sanitary sewers, people who were vehemently opposed to it just a few years ago. They have done an about-face. And I think, as anyone knows, that all it would take in this town would be one small epidemic to make everyone say "Why didn't we have that project in?" The project-. isn't expensive. It isn't going to cost anybody a whole i lot of money. As far as any assessment is concerned, that is set up to be financed over a ten year period, which will cost about $30.00 a year. You retired people can afford it, and you young working people can afford it, and you wealthy people can afford it. Now, one big item is the fact that the Capital Reserve, by Capital • Reserve, I mean the unexpended money when the bond issue is validated -9- O and sold and returned to the City, under this program can be re- invested to give the City of Dania a profit to help curtail the expenses. And we don't have all the red tape to go through, be- cause it will be through private enterprise. There is no objec- tion to doing business with the Federal Government, but it is just practical to do business with this private enterprise. And with • this proposal, upon which we have already agreed, which I assume has already been signed by us , and I have been informed has been signed by the Chicago firm, it is just plain common sense to have a good deal. We are also looking into the future. We are also saying that with • this program the east side can be developed, which gives us equal citizens . With additional sewers there is also a chance that we might get additional light industry located within our City Limits. Without them, it is just plain "no dice". We have good recreation and we have good parks . There has been a lot of foresight in past years in things like that. We have everything but Sanitary Sewers • which we need, and we need desperately. Many people in this coun- try are under the impression that you get Typhoid Fever only from bad well water. All it takes is for a fly to light in the wrong place then come in and set down on your dining room table, and you are exposed to Typhoid Fever. With hurricanes and heavy rains there is no one in this room, and I would venture to say no one in • this town, that can say how many of these germs are driven to the surface in septic tanks . We don't know. I have been called out of my office in the daytime to the east side, in the south-east section, and I have been shown, by mothers with tears in their eyes, raw sewage floating down alleys. And anyone who gives a hoot about their citizens , anyone who gives a hoot about their own children, • their own•.flesh and blood, anyone who gives a hoot about the future of their community, the growth of their community, has got to under- stand that this is on:, that is necessary. We have spent many hours and many days in working on it. We have talked with a lot of people, not just one, and not just two. It has been discussed a lot of places . And we have a new proposal. We have something that is • good for the City, and I think that when the program gets into effect, if there isn't too much propaganda and smoke-screens thrown up to ' confuse the people, I think the entire town will realize that it is in the best interest to them and their children and their own future. • Commissioner Tarpley: To me, this is the only survival for the City. If this thing falls through, then we may as well let Hollywood go ahead`, and annex us, because we are dead ducks. I know there have been a lot of misconstrewed figures going around this town by certain ones, and they rather confuse people. And when they hear the wrong halve thing it turns them against the sewers. But we this thing going • and anyone who wants to put up a smoke-screen had better have a strong one, because he is going to have to back it up. Mr. Houston: I haven't had my question answered yet. My point is that you have a proposal here that, in my opinion, the interest rate is too high, and you haven't had anyone else submit to you a proposal. The only thing that I suggest, gentlemen, is that you should have another proposal or you should let these bonds go on the open market and get a bid on them. In my opinion; with the pledges you are making, you have a very good issue. Commissioner Tarpley: You have to get a rating on it, Bob, you know • how the bond market works. Mr. Houston: Certainly I know how it works, but I don't know what the interest rate will be until you call somebody else who is inter- ested to give a proposal. You are tying yourselves up with one man, you are giving nobody else a chance to buy these bonds. That is my point. -10_ • Commissioner Young: The firm will sell the bonds , and in my opinion it is a very good rate of interest. Commissioner Grammer: Let me remind you. . .we have already entered into a contract with these people. You can set here and talk all night, but we already have a contract with them. • From the audience: When are we going to get School Zone signs down on S.E. 2nd Avenue by the Dania Elementary School? Police Chief Smith: I have some coming. I am aware of that situation. Mr. Sam Moschella: I would like to make an agreement with the City of Dania as I have with the City of Hollywood. Mayor Hill: How long does your agreement with the City of Hollywood run? • Mr. Moschella: Four years. After much discussion, it was suggested by Commissioner Grammer to give Mr. Moschella a certain route through the city, but not to give him exclusive rights. • Commissioner Young: Why don't we give the City Attorney a chance to look over the agreement he has, and we will bring this up at our next meeting? Commissioner Tarpley: Supposing we Just grant you a designated route • through the City? Police Chief Smiths He has that. He has a designated route, but he doesn't have a franchise on it. A motion was made by Commissioner Grammer to deny Mr. Sam Moschella's • request for an exclusive franchise, but to give him permission to run as he has been running with the license he has. The motion was secon- ded by Commissioner Tarpley. Commissioner Young: I would still like to have the City Attorney look over this agreement and give us his opinion on it. • The roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer Yes Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young No • Hill Yes City Manager Culverson: This is about the Police Car. Do you want to report on it Chief Smith? • Police Chief Smith: It is Just to the point where we are constantly putting money in it. City Manager Culverson: We have three proposals on it, Mr. Smith . brought them in today, and with your permission I would like to read them. • City Attorney Walden: If the City Commission finds that a true emergency exists we can go ahead with this procedure. Commissioner Young: Chief, do you feel beyond a shadow of a doubt that a true emergency exists? • Police Chief Smith: Yes sir. It is an emergency as far as we are concerned. _ll • A motion was made by Commissioner Young that an emergency be declared, and the City Commission open the three proposals. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Tarpley, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer Yes • Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill Yes BIDS: Hollywood Ford Inc. : 1964 Galaxie 500 - 4 door sedan $2,547.00 Less trade in (1963 Ford - 4 door) $ - 450.00 Net Price 2, 7. Bill Kelly Chevrolet: 1964 Biscayne Chevrolet - 74 door $2,208.84 A Less trade in (196'S Ford - 4 door) $ 400.00 Net Price 817 .U • --- Sharron Motor Company: 1964 Plymouth Belvedere - 4, door sedan (Retail price) $2,970.95 Discount Price $2,162.00 • Less trade in (1963 Ford - 4 door) $ 650:00 Net Price A motion was made by Commissioner Grammer to award the bid to Sharron Motor Company for the 1964 Plymouth Belvedere. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Young, and the roll being • called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer Yes Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes • Hill Yes Commissioner Grammer: On the question of insurance. . .we have two policemen who are going to have babies in a few months. I talked with our ex-City Manager and our Insurance Representative. At the time that the insurance was taken out, the insurance didn't • cover pregnancy,, but there was an agreement made that the City would give each employee a certain amount to compensate, in the case of a pregnancy. If the City is going to live up to this agreement , I would like to see some action taken on it. There is one man, I know, who is going to need it most any day now. • Commissioner Young: At the time that the employees medical policy was taken out there was an agreement that, due to the excessive. cost of maternal benefits , and due to the fact that we had several employees who were, shall we say, beyond the .age of expecting, it was agreed by the commissioners that the city would give a lump sum in case of pregnancy. If my memory is correct, the flat sum • was $150 or $200. Mayor Hill: Would that hold true to this commission? Commissioner Young: Well , I think we should establish definite policy on it tonight. *_ -12- • • ® A motion was made by Commissioner Young ,that the City pay a flat fee of $150.00 to the employee, as a result of childbirth. To be taken out of the General Fund and charged to the Insurance Account. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Tarpley, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows : • Grammer Yes Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill Yes An amendment::.was made by Commissioner Young to clarify the prior motion to establish the legislative intent to pay $150.00 for childbirth if the employee has family coverage insurance. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Tarpley, and the roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer No Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill Yes • Commissioner Tarpley: It is costing the City a considerable amount of money to print these registration lists. I think we should give each qualifying candidate as many copies as he really needs and then charge him so much for each additional copy he wants. • Commissioner Thornton: What would we charge for those additional copies? City Attorney Walden: I would suggest 5 or 6 dollars. A motion was made by Commissioner Tarpley to give each qualifying candidate three complete sets of the registration list, and charge him $5.00 for each additional set. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Thornton, and the roll being called , the Commissioners voted as follows: Grammer Yes • Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill Yes Commissioner Young: We need a certificate from our auditors relat- ing to the fact that we have complied 100% with our 1946 and 1955 bond issues on the water plant. It has to do with the releasing of the Utility Tax Pledge, which is also covered in the ordinance. And in the ordinance we are supposed to obtain separate bank accounts , one for the 1946 bond issue, and another for the 1955 water bond issue for the sinking fund. Now, in addition to that, it calls for a depreciation reserve, a reserve that would be readily available for any repairs or maintenance. A motion was made by Commissioner Young to adopt and pass a resolu- tion setting up separate bank accounts, two separate bank accounts. One for each of the sinking funds on the water bond issue, and two • additional bank accounts,for the depreciation funds for each of the bond issues. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Tarpley. City Clerk, Mrs. Thornhill: We had .the bank accounts at one time for the 1946 and the 1955 sinking fund. It was in either 1957 or 1958 that the accounts were closed bn .the recommendation of the auditing firm of Lindfors & Waite. They said that it was not neces- sary to have that many bank accounts. But there has never been a depreciation fund. �: -13- ® Commissioner Young: These are the legalities of it so that we can have the certificate of performance. The roll being called, the Commissioners voted as follows: • Grammer Yes Tarpley Yes Thornton Yes Young Yes Hill Yes • Commissioner Young: I didn't put any stipulated amounts in on purpose. I would like for those to bra left blank until tomorrow. Tomorrow I will get in touch with Rodgers & Price and find out what the exact amounts are. There being no further business on the agenda, the meeting adjourned. Mary Thornhill City Clerk-Auditor • • • Vera L. Hill Mayor-Commissioner • L c;' -14- 1964 - 1965 September 8, 1964 APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE • 4 COP Jon's Liquor Store, A. L. S John Kotch Granada Restaurant 6 Cocktail Lounge, R. B. Marks Jimmy's Bolora Bar, Helen A. Bullen • Jackts Bar, Rosemary Verrecchio Walt's Tee Off Lounge, G. L. Tuttle Le Cordon Bleu, H. K. 6 A. V. Kaufman Johnnyts Tropical Steakhouse, Inc. , John Volpe The Banyan Club E Intimate Lounge, Martin, Inc. Hermants Wayside Inn, Herman Lassen Cozy Cove Cocktail Lounge & Restaurant, Cozy Cove Marina, Inca Dania Bar 6 Lounge, Elizabeth Sessa Paradise Club, Don H. Ray. New England Oyster House, Inc. Joe's Bar, Joseph Benlelman Winter Park, Inc. , Viking Restaurant E Ice Skating Club • Tallent Liquor Store #1, Willoughby M. Tallent The Open Door, M. S Sherman B. Triviconno Patio Pit, Dorothy C. Ihle 3 PS Sid's Package Store, Sidney Brandes 2 COP Bart Suiters, 601 South Federal Highway Steve's Shamrock Bar, M. 0. Stephens Di Caprio's Italian American Restaurant, Vincent V. Nucelli II Maestro Pizza, Frank Raimondi The Hut Bar, Edward F. Horton Busy Bee Tavern, Mary Wagner Dew Drop Inn, Cassie Simms Dunnts Place, Ozell Dunn Sunset Inn, Jueland McKinney 1 COP • DePadro Yacht Basin, Michael A. DePadro Dania Beach Grille, William G. Rhodes 1 APS Dania Marina Bait E Tackle, G. V. DeLozier 2 APS Southern Palm Farms, A. S. Chiacchera H & M Grocery, Horace 6 Margaret McCutcheon Pic-N-Pay Super Market, Inc. Biscayne Market, Harry A. Faer The Southland Corp. , 7-Eleven Stores -DWB . The West End Brewing Company of Utica, N. Y. Application for transfer of 4 COP License from G. L. Tuttle to E. Arnett Wine, Walt's Tee Off Lounge, 400 East Dania Beach Boulevard. (First Reading) 1 ;•fir, � . ' .. . tt. �.