CITY OF NORTH
LAUDERDALE
COMMISSION MEETING
JANUARY 12, 2010
REGULAR MEETING –5:30
p.m.
NORTH LAUDERDALE
RECREATION FOUNDATION, INC.
(Cancelled)
MINUTES
The North Lauderdale City Commission met on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at the Municipal Complex. The meeting convened at 5:34 p.m.
1. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Brady called for a moment of silence in honor of the passing of Hamilton Forman who was a pioneer in Broward County. Commissioner Hilton gave the invocation.
2.
ROLL CALL – Clerk called roll; all present.
Mayor
Vice Mayor
Commissioner Gary
Frankel
Commissioner Rich Moyle
Commissioner David G.
Hilton
City Manager Ambreen
Bhatty
City Attorney Samuel S. Goren
City Clerk Patricia
Vancheri
3.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a.
July 14, 2009 – Commissioner Frankel moved to approve minutes as submitted. Vice Mayor Cangemi seconded. All yes.
b.
October 27, 2009 - Commissioner Frankel moved to approve minutes as submitted. Vice Mayor Cangemi seconded. All yes.
c.
December 8, 2009 - Commissioner Frankel moved to approve minutes as submitted. Vice Mayor Cangemi seconded. All yes.
MINUTES APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
4.
PROCLAMATIONS
a.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – Clerk read Proclamation into record.
5.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
6.
QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEMS
a.
SUBJECT: SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE: SEU
09-04
NAME OF APPLICANT: ALLIED
HEALTH ONLINE, INC.
PROJECT NAME: ALLIED
HEALTH INSTITUTE
PROJECT LOCATION: 1291 S STATE ROAD 7, Cypress Lakes Plaza
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Special
Exception Use permit to operate a post secondary education facility in a
General Business District (B-3) in accordance with Section 106-468 of the
City’s Code of Ordinances.
All interested parties present to speak on this item were duly sworn in by Attorney Goren. Attorney Goren read title.
Tammy Reed-Holguin, Community Development Director, presented the item based on the backup memorandum. She indicated that the Planning and Zoning Board met on December 9, 2009 and voted 4-0 to recommend approval, subject to 4 conditions listed in the staff memorandum. Ms. Reed-Holguin commented that should the City Commission concur with the Planning and Zoning Board’s recommendation, a motion would be in order to approve the SEU permit subject to the 4 conditions which include that if any problems should arise as a result of the establishment, such as noise, parking, traffic or other nuisances, the applicant shall make all improvements required to mitigate the nuisances so as not to negatively impact the adjacent commercial or residential areas. She said they will also be required to obtain a local business tax receipt and any approvals they need from any outside agencies such as the County Health Department, and also they must abide by applicable City and Florida building codes regarding the operation. Ms. Reed-Holguin stated that, for the record, there was a complaint about potentially work being done without an electrical permit and the electrical permit was still here to be issued and that situation will need to be resolved before a special exception use permit is actually issued, but that the special exception use can still be considered for approval tonight with that condition.
Nadine Thompson, Business Manager for Allied Health Institute; Sondra Gerhoff, Vice President of Allied Health and Gerald Rapola, Supervisor for CBJ Construction approached the Commission. Mayor Brady asked if the applicants were all willing to abide by the conditions requested by the City. Ms. Thompson responded yes. Mayor Brady asked if this was a pain management organization, and Ms. Thompson responded absolutely not. Attorney Goren reiterated that Ms. Thompson has the authority to bind representation and comply with the City’s conditions, and Ms. Thompson responded yes.
Public Hearing opened. No comments. Public Hearing closed.
Commissioner Moyle made a motion to approve the proposed
Special Exception Use permit. . No Commission discussion. Seconded by Vice Mayor Cangemi. Clerk polled Commission. All yes.
MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
b.
SUBJECT: SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE: SEU
09-05
NAME OF APPLICANT: VINNIE’S DISTRIBUTORS INC.
PROJECT NAME: TOP
CHEF RESTAURANT
PROJECT LOCATION: 1401 S STATE ROAD 7, BAYS A1, A2 and A3, Champions Square
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Special
Exception use request to permit the limited sale of beer, wine and liquor as an
accessory use in a restaurant with a freestanding bar in a General Business
District (B-3).
All interested parties present to speak on this item were duly sworn in by Attorney Goren. Attorney Goren read title.
Tammy Reed-Holguin, Community Development Director, presented the item based on the backup memorandum. She indicated that the Planning and Zoning Board met on December 9, 2009 and the board voted unanimously to recommend approval of the SEU permit to the City Commission with the condition that in the event problems arise as a result of the operation of the establishment, such as noise, parking, traffic and/or other nuisances, the applicant in coordination with the property owner makes all improvements required to mitigate these nuisances so as not to negatively impact adjacent commercial areas. Ms. Reed-Holguin stated that should the City Commission concur with the applicant’s request and the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Board, a motion is in order to approve the proposed SEU permit subject to the 8 conditions that are listed in the backup memorandum, including the one just outlined, and that the approval of the SEU is for the operation of a restaurant with an ancillary sale of beer, wine and liquor with meals at a free standing bar, and in no way constitutes approval of the operation of a private club, social club, hall for hire or nightclub which must meet other stringent criteria.
Public Hearing opened. No comments. Public Hearing closed.
Commissioner Moyle made a motion to approve the proposed
Special Exception Use permit.
Clifford Walker, Business Consultant/Accounting; Steve Mendes, Chef/Owner and Michael Donner, Night Manager, were present to represent applicant. Attorney Goren asked if the applicants could legally agree for the record to the conditions being asked for by the Commission. Applicants responded yes.
Commissioner Frankel seconded the motion to approve. Clerk polled Commission. All yes.
MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
At this point City Manager Bhatty asked permission to make an
announcement before going forward with the agenda. She announced that she had met with Sheriff
Lamberti this afternoon and reported that Chief Lou Cavallo would be leaving
North Lauderdale for a promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Chief Cavallo addressed the Commission and
reported that due to two retirements of BSO’s top command staff, the Sheriff
announced his new command staff. He said
he will be Lieutenant Colonel assigned to all patrol services and will be
overseeing all 14 contract cities. Chief
Cavallo said it will be tough for him to leave North Lauderdale after all these
years. He said the interim District
Chief will be Major Kim Tierney who is very familiar with North
Lauderdale. Everyone congratulated Chief
Cavallo.
7.
CONSENT AGENDA
No items were pulled from consent.
Commissioner Moyle moved to read.
Seconded by Vice Mayor Cangemi.
Attorney read:
a.
SUBJECT - North
Lauderdale Days 2010
i.
RESOLUTION - Establishing North Lauderdale Days 2010 as April 30th thru
May 2nd, 2010
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE,
FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING APRIL 30th THRU MAY 2nd AS NORTH
LAUDERDALE DAY (S) FOR THE YEAR 2010 IN THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE; PROVIDING
FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO.
81-3-409 WHICH DID CREATE AND ESTABLISH “NORTH LAUDERDALE DAY” AS A DAY TO
OCCUR AS A FESTIVE EVENT AND ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE CITY OF NORTH
LAUDERDALE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
RESOLUTION NO. 10-01-5520
ii.
RESOLUTION - Authorizing the City Manager to contract with Style Entertainment in an
amount not to exceed $10,000.00 for musical entertainment for North Lauderdale
Days 2010
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO CONTRACT WITH STYLE ENTERTAINMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $10,000.00 FOR MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT AS PART OF NORTH LAUDERDALE DAYS 2010;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
RESOLUTION NO. 10-01-5521
b. RESOLUTION
- Supporting Senate Bill 376
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 376, AMENDING FLORIDA
STATUTES TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO USE THEIR PUBLICLY
ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES FOR LEGALLY REQUIRED PUBLIC NOTICES AND ADVERTISEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
RESOLUTION NO. 10-01-5522
c.
RESOLUTION -
VAC 09-02 Vacation of Easement - 6849 Broadmoor
Formal request to vacate 10’ utility
easement, as recorded in Plat Book 69, Page 35, of the Public Records of
Broward County, Florida (BCR), within a Residential Single Family (R-5) Zoning
District.
APPLICANT: Bank of New York
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE,
FLORIDA ABANDONING AND OTHERWISE VACATING THAT CERTAIN 10’ UTILITY EASEMENT DEDICATED
BY PLAT BOOK 69, PAGE 35, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
(BCR) DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE EAST 40 FEET OF LOT 15 AND ALL OF LOT 14, LESS
THE EAST 30 FEET THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK NUMBER 69 AT PAGE 35 OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA; BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 14 IN BLOCK 9; THENCE
CONTINUE WEST A DISTANCE OF 30 FEET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID 10 FOOT
EASEMENT; THENCE CONTINUE WEST A DISTANCE OF 10 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST
LINE OF SAID 10 FOOT EASEMENT; THENCE NORTH FOR 100 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NEW
CORNER OF SAID 10 FEET EASEMENT; THENCE CONTINUE EAST A DISTANCE OF 10 FEET TO
THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID 10 FOOT EASEMENT; THENCE CONTINUE EAST A DISTANCE
OF 10 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID 10 FOOT EASEMENT; THENCE CONTINUE
SOUTH A DISTANCE OF 100 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING CONTAINING 100 SQ FT OR
0.0230 ACRES MORE OR LESS; AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO
EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
RESOLUTION NO. 10-01-5523
d. RESOLUTION
– U.S. Department of Homeland
Security Citizen Corps/CERT Program Subgrant
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERALE,
FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED $9,000 FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT, TRAINING AND MAINTENANCE OF A COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM
(CERT) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
CITIZEN CORPS/CERT PROGRAM SUBGRANT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABLITY AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
RESOLUTION NO. 10-01-5524
e.
SUBJECT -
Lending City Stage to City of Margate
MOTION - To approve the
waiver of all costs associated with the rental of the North Lauderdale Stage to
assist the City of Margate during their Street Festival on Sunday, February 21,
2010.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTED AND
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
8.
REPORTS
a.
Marquee Sign Consensus
Mike Shields, Public Work Director, reported that this item
relates to the marquee sign located across from the school, which was damaged
during Hurricane Wilma. He said they
have checked on getting it repaired, but that the technology is old and
costly. Mr. Shields said that through
the Community Development Department, there is a grant of approximately
$100,000 to replace the sign. He said a
City staff committee was put together to come up with some options on replacing
it. Mr. Shields presented a power-point
presentation on the options. (A copy of which is attached hereto). Mr. Shields explained the pros and cons based
on the presentation. Mr. Shields
commented that staff’s recommendation is to place the marquee outside City
Hall, but is looking for the consensus of the Commission. Also, he stated that a decision must be made
as they only have until June 30th to use the funds, and there may be
some bureaucratic requirements to follow, from a bid process to preparing specs
and all that goes with it, and they need to come up with a location. Mr. Shields commented that on Option 2, you
would be able to see the sign from the north and the south on Rock Island. He
said with Option 3, the County is saying that the mast arms are theirs and we
believe they are ours, and that federal or state law may preclude us from what
can be done with it. Commissioner Moyle
said he preferred the City Hall location because he thought the current location
was a distraction and the old sign was too far away from the intersection and
not too big. Commissioner Frankel said
he would like to make use of the mast arms if they could. Vice Mayor Cangemi said that if we can’t go
with Option 3, he would go with Option 2. Commissioner Hilton commented that he
like Option 2 because it is on City Hall property and it stays with the style
of the other tower designs in the City, and City Manager Bhatty commented that
it could be hard wired and wireless.
Mayor Brady commented that it would be at the northern end of the City
and would like to see it at Kimberly which has a lot of traffic, but there is
no place to put it there. It was
discussed that maybe later we could put a sign on the east side of the
city. Tammy Reed-Holquin commented that
she didn’t know how much flexibility they have in moving the sign, because the
funds were for replacement. Mr. Shields
commented that their hands may be tied on that and City Manager commented that
the funds are from a disaster recovery grant.
Mayor Brady said he would go for Option 2.
For the record, City Attorney
Goren reiterated that the consensus of the Commission was to support Option 2,
but that the Commission and City Administration was not conceding ownership of
the mast arms to Broward County by not choosing that option, but that in light
of other complications associated with signage not controlled by the County,
they are not conceding ownership, and the record would reflect that the
Commission has not abandoned that claim.
9.
COMMISSION COMMENTS - None
10.
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
City Manager Bhatty stated that there were two walk on items to be
discussed
a.
Walk on Item: Request for use of Sports Complex
A request was received by the Parks and Recreation Department on Friday,
after the agenda was prepared, for the use of the Sports Complex for a football
clinic as part of the pre-Super Bowl activities and a request to waive any
costs associated with the use of the complex.
Mike Sargis, Parks and Recreation Director, addressed the Commission and
said he was approached by an organization called “Esteem U”, and the
representative, who resides in North Lauderdale, also represents the “Catch 84
Chris Chambers Foundation”. He said Chris
Chambers used to play for the Miami Dolphins, and plays for Kansas City Chiefs
now. Mr. Sargis said they requested to
use the complex on Saturday, January 30, 2010, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for
a youth football clinic that would have about 200 participants. He said in speaking to them, he outlined that
the cost for the field is $100.00 per hour, plus a staff cost to get the fields
ready for their clinic, as well as cleanup after. Mr. Sargis said the cost estimate was about
$1,825.00. He said the applicant asked
if we would be able to waive the fees, and advised them that he did not have
the authority to do that, and was asked to bring it to the Commission. Mr. Sargis stated that there would be
conditions that the requestor would be asked to follow if the Commission chose
to waive the fees. He said both
organizations would be required to pull a permit and would need to provide
certificates of insurance naming the City as insured. Mr. Sargis also stated that no City staff
would be available for their clinic.
Further, he stated that if there was inclement weather, they would be on
their own to continue in the rain or cancel the activity. No private vendors would be allowed in the
complex. Mr. Sargis stated that if
Commission agreed, and waived fees, they would name the City as one of its
sponsors. Mayor Brady asked if this was
for underprivileged children and Mr. Sargis replied yes, but that they are
charging $20.00 to register.
Commissioner Moyle asked if the organizations were non-profits and Mr.
Sargis replied that one of them was and the other had a pending status as a
non-profit. Commissioner Moyle stated
that they want the City to waive fees, yet are charging underprivileged
children a fee. Mayor Brady asked if
they were going out for sponsors and Mr. Sargis said he hasn’t had that
conversation with them yet. Commissioner
Frankel asked if there was any benefit to the City for this event and why would
they ask for waiver of fees and then charge the children. Commission discussed
some concerns and issues regarding parking, police issues and unanswered
questions about City sponsorship and costs.
Also, they would have liked to have had someone from the organization
here to answer questions.
Vice Mayor Cangemi made a
motion to approve. Commissioner Moyle
seconded the motion. Clerk polled
Commission. Vice Mayor Cangemi –
No. Commissioner Moyle – No. Commissioner Frankel – No. Commissioner Hilton – No. Mayor Brady – Yes.
MOTION DISAPPROVED ON A 4-1
VOTE.
b.
Walk on Item: Improvements to Water Plant
City Manager Bhatty commented that we are in the process of making some
improvements to the water plant and one of the projects will be to build a room
next to the water plant to house equipment.
She said initially, the plan was to build small structure, but now we
have started to look into IT and business continuity issues and have realized
that another location would be needed to have a plan “b”. Mrs. Bhatty said if the structure was
expanded, they could also use it for IT equipment. Also, she said there may be a way for vendors
to lease some space to house additional equipment and that we have been
approached by interested parties, which could generate revenue. She also
mentioned that this additional space could be used for some of our records that
are currently housed offsite that we pay for and save money.
Mike Shields, Public Works Director, said they had a meeting with
engineers and consultants to try to get the water plant project underway. He said we are ready to roll on this and has
some dates in place for early March.
Mr. Shields mentioned that IT has been having some problems as well with
housing equipment and by expanding the concrete shell structure and making it a
Category 5 Hurricane shelter type design, it could house water plant equipment,
IT equipment, critical records and potentially have space to rent for a revenue
source. Mr. Shields said eventually they
could build walls and infrastructure to house tenants. He said now is the time to make decisions
because the contractor is getting ready to order the prefab building and we may
have to back off and apply the costs to building a bigger and more secure
structure. Mr. Shields said the
location would be in between the two control buildings, and are looking at maybe
a 40 x 40 or 50 x 50 structure. Mayor
Brady asked what is the cost and Mr. Shields answered approximately
$400,000. He also commented that this
would be for a shell, and if you brought a tenant on, they would foot the bill
for improvements, much like we do in leasing space for the cell tower.
Steve Chapman, Finance Director, answered Vice Mayor Cangemi’s question
about where the money would come from.
He said what he is asking from the Commission in the form of a motion is
to renegotiate the contract that is currently in place, to remove the modular
building and hopefully reduce the cost of the contract. Mr. Chapman said the 2 million dollars is
part of the 5 million dollar multiple year deal, and as these little projects
come up, they would come to the Commission and take it either out of current
revenues or look at additional loans from the general fund. He said in this particular case, the fund
does have enough money in its fund balance, so if the motion tonight were to
pass, then Mr. Shields would start with the architectural design and then at
the next meeting, they would bring a resolution confirming the motion with a
budget amendment, taking the money out of the utility fund balance to pay for
the building. Mr. Chapman commented that
for cost efficiency it would be better to build a bigger building now, because
the first order of business is to house water plant equipment, the second is to
house IT equipment for business continuity, and also the potential for renting
space for revenue. Commissioner Moyle
commented that we should build it bigger, because the space will always be
needed for something.
Commissioner Moyle made a
motion to proceed consistent with the discussion by the Public Works Director
and the Finance Director which is to renegotiate the contract and come back
with a resolution for a budget amendment.
Vice Mayor Cangemi seconded the motion.
Clerk polled Commission. All in
favor.
MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
c.
Reminder: City Manager Bhatty reminded the Commission that the Employee
Appreciation day has been scheduled for Saturday, February 27, 2010 from 11:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Sports Complex.
d.
Update: City Manager Bhatty gave an update on the Law
Enforcement Assessment Bill. She said
there was a local delegation meeting last Tuesday, which she attended with
Mayor Brady, Vice Mayor Cangemi, Finance Director, Steve Chapman and our
lobbyist. The local delegation approved
the bill unanimously, no questions asked, and no discussion, which means that
our bill is now on the track to Tallahassee.
Mrs. Bhatty commented that she will be doing a presentation to the local
City Managers at the next BCCMA meeting and will try to seek their
support. Also, she said we are still
looking at both options, the local bill option, as well as the general bill
option, and will keep the Commission informed and is looking for all the
support the Commission can get from other elected officials.
11.
CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS
a.
Request for
Proposals for Charter School Facility Memo – Attorney Goren referred to his
backup memorandum and said there are points of selection that require
Commission attention, with regard to the RFP format, and the evaluation and
selection process.
Vice Mayor Cangemi inquired as to an auction process. Attorney Goren replied that it could be
considered by the Commission even though it is not an option in the backup
memorandum. Commissioner Hilton asked if
there was a time frame and City Attorney answered that it would be brought back
timely, and would not be an open-ended time frame. City Manager said once they receive
Commission’s feedback, an RFP would be drafted and it will be presented at the
next meeting and will have a time frame from the day it goes out on the street
to the day the process closes, and then there will be a review process.
Vice Mayor Cangemi made a
motion to proceed with the RFP format as outlined in the backup memorandum and
to include an auction as the 4th option. Seconded by Commissioner Frankel. Clerk polled Commission. All yes.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
Discussion ensued with regard to the options for evaluation and selection
process.
Commissioner Frankel made a
motion to approve bullet number 3 outlined in the backup memorandum. Vice Mayor Cangemi seconded the motion. Clerk polled Commission. All yes.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
Discussion ensued with regard to the options for the Evaluation
Committee. City Manager said they are
proposing three in-house people, including the Finance Director, Public Works
Director and Parks and Recreation Director.
In addition to that, she said, they are proposing to bring two out-side
sources, perhaps from another city, who can help review or someone with real
estate background.
Commissioner Hilton moved to
use an Evaluation Committee of five members consisting of three in-house
persons and two out-side sources.
Seconded by Vice Mayor Cangemi.
All yes.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
b.
Discussion of Pain Management Clinics – Attorney Goren stated that at the Broward
League of Cities Board of Directors meeting this week, attended by Mayor Brady
and Commissioner Frankel, there was a resolution adopted by the League’s Board
to support the “medicine cabinet” proposal of Sheriff Lamberti with regard to
destruction of pain medication, which passed unanimously. He also commented that discussion ensued with
regard to pain clinics. He said several
cities which have pain clinics have either adopted a moratorium or ordinances
to regulate them, or are adopting resolutions to support state legislation
which has yet to be adopted. Attorney
Goren said there may be a countywide proposal to allow cities to accept a
county ordinance that will be uniform in application. He said Mayor Brady requested discussion of
this item this evening, but if the Commission directed to do so, he could bring
something back to the next meeting.
Consensus of Commission was
for City Attorney to bring back more information to the next meeting.
c.
Update – Attorney Goren commented that at the Board of Directors meeting of the
Broward League of Cities, the issue of the Broward Independent Fire District
was discussed, which is a bill filed by Representative Ari Porth as the Chair
of the Delegation. He said at the League
Board meeting, the Board voted unanimously to oppose the bill to the extent
that there are a host of issues about the bill, ranging from fiscal uncertainty
to factual unknowns, as well as operational concerns. Attorney Goren stated that he spoke at the
meeting and that the vote count was not supportive of killing the bill; the
bill was passed and would be sent to Tallahassee for further
consideration. He said the bill is a
serious document and is tilting toward the creation of a District that has
unknown authority. Attorney Goren said
some cities are adopting resolutions to reserve their right to object to the
bill between now and the time it gets to Tallahassee for review of the entire
legislature, so as to make sure there is a bookmark in Tallahassee which says
that there are concerns about the bill and want to reserve the right to comment
on the bill when the time comes; if you do nothing, the bill might pass, but if
you do something and raise an objection you may have a point of entry to have a
conversation with legislatures who otherwise would not know what you are
thinking. Attorney Goren stated that at
the Commission’s direction, he could prepare a resolution which would reserve
our right to object. He said that City
Manager is looking into what the options are and City Manager said the bill is
so vague that there are a lot of questions and a lot of items that need
clarification, but that they will be following this bill very carefully.
Commissioner Moyle made a
motion to direct City Attorney to prepare a resolution. Seconded by Vice Mayor Cangemi. All in favor.
12.
ADJOURNMENT – There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
NORTH LAUDERDALE RECREATION
FOUNDATION, INC. meeting was cancelled.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia Vancheri
City Clerk