HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-11-15 Marine Advisory Board Minutes • City of Dania Beach
Marine Advisory Board Meeting
November 15,2006
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Clive Taylor at 6:00 p.m.
Members present:
Clive Taylor Debby Bradford Ray Lair Mike Grady
Carol Stokrocki Louis Webb Billy Phipps William Wosenitz
Bernard Swindell Robert Schmidt Gary Rowe
Members absent:
Brian Carroll Craig McAdams John Kafouros
Others present:
Bob Anton,Vice Mayor
Ivan Pato, City Manager
Ken Land,Fire Chief
Hakeem Ismail,Marina Supervisor,Parks & Rec. Dept.
Deputy Jason Riddle,BSO
Jim &Kathy Lewis,boat owners at marina
Suzanne&Bud Witz
• Vice Mayor Bob Anton introduced Gary Rowe,who he recently appointed to serve
on to the Advisory Board,
Chairman Taylor welcomed the two new board members,Robert Schmidt& Gary
Rowe and all the members and guests in attendance at the meeting. He also thanked
Mike Grady for filling in for him for the last two board meetings.
Minutes of the October meeting were presented for approval.Motion to approve as
written made by Robert Schmidt,seconded by Mike Grady and approved.
Chief Land reported on the issue of residential refueling of boats. He said Mike
Grady had been working closely with him and a lot of research has been done on the
issue. He stated he felt that everyone is in agreement the ordinance that is in place
at present is not a good ordinance. He has met with the City Attorney and a
number of other people and an effort is presently being made to find out exactly
what is needed to arrive at the proper wording for a new ordinance that will meet
the needs and concerns of the citizens and the Commission. This is an issue that is
going to take time to correct. Vice Mayor Anton said he did not think any other city
has an ordinance in place so our city is probably breaking ground on the issue. The
most important thing to consider is safety.
• Chairman Taylor asked the board for a quick poll on the issue. All board members
present,with one exception,felt residential refueling of boats should be allowed as
long as the fuel providers are properly licensed,trained and controlled. Also boat
owners must be informed as to what is expected of them. Most of the board
members felt the ordinance should include not only gasoline and diesel but also
propane and fuel for generators.All agreed proper regulation is extremely
important. Mike Grady suggested that to prevent pirate fuel sales,fuel companies
should have something to display(possibly a sticker on their truck)proving they
have been approved by Dania Beach to distribute fuel in the area.
A motion was made by Mike Grady,that the present ordinance be changed to allow
gasoline,diesel and propane to be delivered to boat owners in the residential areas
of Dania Beach. Motion seconded by Robert Schmidt and carried by a vote of 11 to
1.Billy Phipps was the only member voting against. Chief Land said he will take
the recommendation of the board to the City Commission. Vice Mayor Anton said
if the Commission goes along with the board recommendation,it will go to the City
Attorney who will draft something with the Fire Chief to include the suggestions
made this evening. When completed,he will see that it comes back to the board to
look at and possibly make minor adjustments.
The next item discussed was a dock rental agreement. Mr.Ismail,the marina
supervisor,was asked if this agreement was already in place or proposed. Mr.
• Ismail said he wanted the board to look it over and possibly make suggestions.
Mr. Swindell said he felt the board should take a little more time and study the
agreement. One board member said she felt it appeared a little too general in some
areas. Chairman Taylor said he saw two areas that perhaps should be discussed.
The first being that boat owners could not take their dogs with them and the other
being nothing can be sanded. He asked the board to read the agreement carefully
and bring their suggestions and objections to the next board meeting. Chairman
Taylor said there were two guests present who presently rent dock space. They
have previously been concerned about the physical conditions that exist and also
about security. The guests,Mr. &Mrs.Lewis,said conditions are greatly improved
and commented that Mr. Ismail is doing a good job. Mr.Ismail said that the City is
now requiring all renters to have proper insurance. Many of the previous dock
tenants are presently leaving because of this requirement. As a result there is quite
a bit of turnover happening at present.
A general discussion followed. A umber of items the board had included in its
proposal which was submitted to the City were brought up. The proposal was never
acknowledged by the Commission and many improvement issues have been
overlooked. One issue is that of the handicapped area being used by a vessel
designated as an office.Also the presence of dive boatsueeds to be addressed
Everyone agreed further discussions needed. Chairman Taylor asked the board
members to review the agreement carefully and bring their suggestions to the next
. meeting.
. Deputy Riddle reported there have been two recent burglaries at the marina.
Electronics were stolen from one vessel and fishing equipment was taken from the
other, Some prints were obtained from the boats but as of the present date
no information is available. Both burglaries were on the floating docks.Mr. Ismail
was asked about security.He said security has been increased with inspection
rounds being made every forty five minutes. People arriving and leaving the area
are being signed in and out.
Invitations to the Volunteer AppreciationParty were distributed to the members of
the board The party will be held at the I. T. Parker Center on December 86.
Under New Business,Chairman Taylor said he had been contacted by Harbor Town
Marina. They were interested in meeting with the board regarding their plans for
constructing a Rack&Stack. However there was no opportunity for a meeting since
they are presently meeting with Building& Zoning.
It was suggested there would not be a meeting of the board in the month of
December unless a special meeting needs to be called at the request of the
Commission.A motion was made to that effect. Motion seconded and carried
(Idenity of person making motionand second not known) The board was in
unanimous agreement.
• Clive Taylor,Chairman
Respectfully submitted,
Suzanne Witz
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