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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-04-18 Marine Advisory Board Minutes • City of Dania Beach Advisory Board Meeting Wednesday,April 18n,2007 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Taylor at 6:02 p.m. Members present: Carol Stokrocki Billy Phipps Craig McAdams Gary Rowe Clive Taylor Mike Grady Raymond Lair Members absent: Debby Bradford(excused) Robert Schmid William Wosenitz Louis Webb (excused) John Kafouros Others present: Mayor Bob Anton City Manager Ivan Pato Dock Master Jay Jackson Deputy Jason Riddle BSO Suzanne& Bud Witz Minutes of the previous meeting were presented for approval. Motion to approve made by Gary Rowe,seconded by Mike Grady. Minutes approved as written. • Chairman Taylor announced he has been appointed as a member of the Broward County Marine Advisory Board. Then he called the Boards attention to the single sheet included with the agenda mail out,concerning the Broward Boating Improvement Program. He said some of the the items mentioned in Mr.Fiore's letter have been taken care of and others are in the process of being completed. The sail boat that was being used by the pier restaurant people has been moved away from the Marina. He talked about the grant money that has been set aside to fund various boating programs and stressed the goal of the BBIP is"reducing boating accidents through education". Item#2 in the letter concerning the I.T. Parker dock being used by Harbor Town for overnight and storage was briefly discussed and City Manager Pato said he was going to look into the situation. Mr. Pato said that dock requires City permission for use. Chairman Taylor next talked about the previous recommendation of the Board. That being the Marina should be self-supporting and no grant moneu requested. Also he said it should be able to give Dania residents preference for dockage. Mayor Anton explained that nothing comes without strings and there are a number of factors that enter into any agreement,one of them being liability Next Dock Master Jay Jackson distributed copies of his report to members of the Board. The report included that he had contacted the Fire Department and requested an 1. • Inspection of the fire water outlets. He has been working on preparing parking permits for Marina tenants. Also mentioned in the report was allowing fuel trucks to enter the Marina area. This issue was not discussed by the members. He was asked by Mr. McAdams if some type of dock parking lot permit could be granted to members of the board. He said he will look into it and will report back. There was a brief discussion on the new water restrictions. The Marina rules and regulations were discussed next.. A motion to approve the Marina rules and regulations was made by Mike Grady and seconded by Carol Stokrocki. Motion carried. Deputy Jason Riddle reported he is working on a grant of$88,558 for removal of derelict vessels. He also has been actively investigating ownership of the sunken barges and tug. Mr.McAdams asked Deputy Riddle if any action had occurred as yet in regard to the removal of tree branches growing out into the canal between Harbor Town and the US 1 bridge. Deputy Jason said the property owners had been given 60 days to comply. One of the board members inquired what action will be taken at the Marina to protect the boats in the event of a hurricane. Deputy Riddle reported he had been involved previously escorting a floatilla and stated it had worked smoothly. It seemed to be the consensus that the boats at the Marina would not be moved in the event of a hurricane • Agenda item E-5 "Ramp at Griffin Road&30a'Avenue"was not discussed because Louis Webb was not present. It will be discussed at a future meeting. There being no additional business to bring before the Board,the meeting was adjourned by Chairman Taylor at 7:25 p.m. Clive Taylor,Chairman Respectfully submitted, Suzanne Witz 2.