Regular City Commission Meeting

5790 Margate Boulevard City of Margate Margate, FL 33063 954-972-6454 www.margatefl.com Meeting Minutes Regular City Commission Meeting Wednesday, October 15, 2014 7:00 PM Commission Chambers CALL TO ORDER Present: 4- Commissioner Joyce W. Bryan, Commissioner Tommy Ruzzano, Vice Mayor Joanne Simone and Mayor Lesa 'Le' Peerman Not Present: 1- Commissioner Frank B. Talerico In Attendance: City Manager Douglas E. Smith City Attorney Eugene M. Steinfeld City Clerk Joseph J. Kavanagh PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. ID 14-651 REBECCA RODRIGUES, 7TH GRADE, ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 1) PRESENTATION(S) A. ID 14-656 FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION PRESENTATION TO MARGATE POLICE DEPARTMENT D.A.R.E. PROGRAM (presented by Rick Riccardi) ATHLETES OF THE MONTH B. ID 14-655 SOFTBALL: KYLIE BROOKS, 12 YEARS OLD (Margate Pony Elite Baseball and Softball, Margate Lady Titans) SWIM TEAM: JACK BOOKER, 6 YEARS OLD (Margate Motion Swim Team) EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION FOR YEARS OF SERVICE C. ID 14-653 KEVIN STRANSKY, POLICE OFFICER - POLICE DEPARTMENT - 10 YEARS PROCLAMATION(S) D. ID 14-652 BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH - OCTOBER 2014 The meeting reconvened following a brief recess. 2) COMMISSION COMMENTS COMMISSIONER BRYAN commented on the tragic loss in Margate yesterday. She noted that she recently went to two conferences. She said that the professors and City of Margate Page 1 Printed on 1/8/2015 Regular City Commission Meeting Meeting Minutes October 15, 2014 teachers were very intelligent and provided a lot of information. She stated that the conference she attended in Miami allowed her to meet several people from around the State. She noted that the City Manager and the Mayor were also at the conferences attending different workshops. COMMISSIONER RUZZANO also mentioned yesterday’s tragic loss of a two year old and four year old missing. He said that he went to the Northwest Focal Point Senior Center (NWFPSC) for a resident’s birthday of 101 years. He stated that on Friday Night there would be a Trunk or Treat and a Fall Festival at Margate Elementary School. VICE MAYOR SIMONE said that she attended her first Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) meeting as the City’s representative. She looked forward to the City receiving and applying for money that could be used for landscaping, bus benches, bike lanes, lighting and different things throughout the City. She noted that there was $27 million dollars awarded to Cities just for asking with an application. She clarified that one award was available per City per year. She mentioned that Movies in the Park was scheduled for Saturday, November 15th, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. with the showing of Free Birds. She thanked the Parks and Recreation Department for the Pet Expo, which was a success. She noted that there were many dogs and cats adopted, which made the event a success. She said that in April 2012, Broward County Commissioners passed a No Kill Resolution for Broward County. She said that 30 months later another 30,000 dogs and cats have been killed because there was no money available for the programs; therefore, the City saving some lives through the Pet Expo was tremendous. MAYOR PEERMAN announced that there was an opening on the Board of Adjustment (BOA) due to a resignation. She said that the position was Commissioner Talerico’s pick and that applications were welcome. She added that there was also an opening on the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Board, which was Commissioner Ruzzano’s pick. She noted that there would be an Election on November 4th, 2014, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. She said that early voting started October 20, 2014, through November 2, 2014, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. She noted that the closest early voting sites to Margate were the Broward College and the Coral Springs Library. She added that others could be found at the Supervisor of Election’s website. She said that there would be banners regarding the election. She explained that at the last meeting, Robert’s Rules were incorrectly mentioned. She clarified that according to Robert’s Rules, the public was to address the Chair, not the City Staff or individual Commissioners. She noted that the Chair was the Mayor in Margate. She said that it was previously stated that the Board or Commission could speak at any time; however, she clarified that the Commissioners or Board could not speak until or if the Chair recognized them to speak. She noted that the rules had been changed to allow the public three minutes to speak. She said that any questions would be answered or would not be answered after the three minutes. She said that the Commission was asked if they want to answer a question, as it was their choice. She strongly recommended that if someone had questions on the Agenda, those individuals were encouraged to speak to the City Manager before and/or after the meeting. She asked that individuals try not to yell out from the audience, as the Commission was trying very hard to make the meetings respectful with everyone being treated fairly. She noted that it made her uncomfortable to ask people to leave the meeting; however, respect must be shown for the others at the meeting. She said that some people were not attending the meetings due to the behavior at the meetings. COMMISSIONER RUZZANO said that during review of Robert’s Rules of Order at the Ethics Class he attended he was told that the Mayor should never pass the gavel. CITY ATTORNEY EUGENE STEINFELD said that he had seen it either way depending on the rules of the organization. City of Margate Page 2 Printed on 1/8/2015 Regular City Commission Meeting Meeting Minutes October 15, 2014 COMMISSIOINER RUZZANO added that if there was no second on a motion the motion did not die. CITY ATTORNEY STEINFELD stated that if the item was on the Agenda, technically it did not need a second; however, if the motion was made from the Commission and was not on the Agenda it would need a second. COMMISSIONER RUZZANO said that the three minutes confused him with regard to someone asking a question and then having a follow up question. MAYOR PEERMAN explained that she had previously allowed a resident to ask a question and Staff to answer the question, which resulted in a 20 minute conversation back and forth. She said that she could allow more time if need be; however, there was nothing in the Charter or State Law indicating that the public had to speak or questions had to be answered. She noted that she kept a folder at home of what other Cities did. She added that there was always the alternative of calling the City Manager to ask questions. 3) PUBLIC DISCUSSION RICK RICCARDI, 4829 South Hemingway Circle, President of the Chamber of Commerce, introduced the Chamber of Commerce new Executive Director Becky Case. He said that the Chamber was considering doing a cartoon map with advertisements for all the businesses in the City. He noted that it was expensive to make the map and he asked whether the City along with the CRA, Parks and Recreation and the City Commission would combine finances to do the maps along with the Chamber. He said that the cost was $5,000 to get off the ground, and he asked that the City think about it. He stated that Fellowship Living was working with the Northwest Focal Point Senior Center (NWFPSC). He noted that the windows at the Senior Center needed washing; therefore, on Saturday there would be volunteers washing the windows. MAYOR PEERMAN asked that the City Manager look into any partnership that could be done with the Chamber of Commerce. MICHAEL LEVOR, 451 Banks Road, stated that yesterday someone had a heart attack and he wanted to thank the Paramedics, Police Officers and Detectives for their quick, caring and loving response. He said that anybody needing something should let Fellowship Living know, as part of what they did was to provide service. MAYOR PEERMAN asked that the City Manager redo the Volunteer application to make it easier to use people from Fellowship Living. RICH ALIANIELLO, 7631 NW 23 Street, said that he appreciated the Mayor’s comments and that respect must be given to everybody. He thanked the Mayor for the adjustments made because there were some people that got carried away. 4) CONSENT AGENDA A. ID 14-654 RESOLUTION - APPROVING RE-APPOINTMENT OF LAKDAS NANAYAKKARA TO THE UNSAFE STRUCTURES BOARD FOR A TERM COMMENCING OCTOBER 17, 2014, TO OCTOBER 16, 2017. Resolution 12-558 APPROVED City of Margate Page 3 Printed on 1/8/2015 Regular City Commission Meeting Meeting Minutes October 15, 2014 Approval of the Consent Agenda A motion was made by Vice Mayor Simone, seconded by Commissioner Bryan, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4- Commissioner Bryan, Commissioner Ruzzano, Vice Mayor Simone and Mayor Peerman Not Present: 1- Commissioner Talerico 5) CITY MANAGER'S REPORT CITY MANAGER DOUGLAS E. SMITH thanked the Emergency Response Staff for their work on the tragedy yesterday regarding two children. He noted that the Parks and Recreation Director Mike Jones wanted him to pass along information pertaining to the Water Safety classes available. He stated that 3,700 swim lessons were conducted over the past year with Broward County Swim Central, a Parent/Toddler Program with free lessons, Seasonal Group Swim lessons and private lessons. He added that Mr. Jones was also aggressively negotiating with Broward County to increase their swim lessons for the younger children under five, as well as increasing the Water Safety Programs to year round. He stated that the City was committed to offering Water Safety to all Margate families to reduce the risk of these tragedies. He mentioned the Pet Expo that was a success at having pets adopted on site. He said that the Movie in the Park Kickoff was held last week. He added that the Photo of the Month Contest was now on the City website to allow voting for the Photo of the Year. He said that the award for Photo of the Year would be presented at a Commission meeting, and that the voting was open until October 29, 2014. He announced that there was night work taking place on State Road 7 and NW 9th Street tomorrow night for Force Main work, and that the northbound right lane would be closed at 9:00 p.m. CITY MANAGER SMITH asked Police Chief Dana Watson to come forward for presentations he would be making for promotions. POLICE CHIEF DANA WATSON presented the two individuals selected to be the Deputy Chiefs of the Police Department. He noted that Larry Horak and Mike Borrelli were Captains for over five years. He said that effective Saturday, both would be made the Deputy Chiefs of Police for the Margate Police Department. He added that they both were tenured officers with the department over 25 years, and were very capable with the highest ethical standards. CITY MANAGER SMITH recognized Police Chief Dana Watson who was retiring at the end of October. He stated that Chief Watson did an exceptional job and was great to work with. He noted that the two Deputies would be assisting to fill the gap and Larry Horak would be appointed as Interim Police Chief. CITY MANAGER SMITH stated that Mayor Peerman previously asked for the City to bring forward requests for water projects to the State earlier. He noted that through the City Lobbyist Dave Sigerson a meeting was scheduled with Senator Jeremy Ring at the end of the month to present the water project requests. He added that he would follow up with the Commission with the full set of legislative priorities. He said he was now looking for the Commission’s general support of the Sewer Piping Rehabilitation Project. He added that other special projects would be brought back before the Commission. CITY MANAGER SMITH noted that the Commission granted by resolution the opportunity for Mr. Chess at 1700 Banks Road to install plastic slating in his chain link fence. He noted that some slating was installed; however, it was not enough to provide City of Margate Page 4 Printed on 1/8/2015 Regular City Commission Meeting Meeting Minutes October 15, 2014 an opaque view and was not installed around the entire fence. He said that at Staff level the resolution was considered to no longer be effective due to failure to comply. COMMISSIONER RUZZANO felt that the website had too many steps to the Agenda. CITY MANAGER SMITH said that he would look at it with the IT Department. He added that the Commission recently passed the agreement for the City to implement the new Margate App. He said that he was working with the company to get it into development in an effort to have it ready end of October or beginning of November. He said that promotion information would be provided in advance to inform everybody of what was coming. 6) RESOLUTION(S) A. ID 14-648 APPROVING SCOPE OF WORK AND SERVICES WITH ADVANTAGE NETWORKING, INC. NOT TO EXCEED $35,000. Resolution 12-559 A motion was made by Vice Mayor Simone, seconded by Commissioner Bryan, that this Resolution be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4- Commissioner Bryan, Commissioner Ruzzano, Vice Mayor Simone and Mayor Peerman Not Present: 1- Commissioner Talerico MAYOR PEERMAN announced that last week she lost a good friend, Shelly Solomon, who co-wrote the Anti-Bullying Policy in Broward County. She spoke about suicide and that people needed to have discussions. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:18 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Transcribed by Carol DiLorenzo _________________________ ______________ Joseph J. Kavanagh, City Clerk Date City of Margate Page 5 Printed on 1/8/2015