Notes from the Commission Meeting of November 24

On November 24 the City Commission had its regular meeting and the following are notes of interest (all items passed unaminiously unless otherwise indicated) (Mayor Kaplan was absent from meeting):

 

ELECTION - Election of Vice-Mayor

Hayward Benson


ORDINANCES & PUBLIC HEARINGS - FIRST READING

 

 

ORDINANCE NO. 14O-11-158:  AMENDING THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 9, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, SECTION 9-61, USER FEES TO UPDATE THE MEDICAL SERVICES TRANSPORT FEES.

RESOLUTIONS

 

RESOLUTION NO. 14R-11-251: APPROVING THE DONATIONS OF FUNDS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $4,800.00 AS RECOMMENDED BY THE LAUDERHILL EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD TO THE LIST OF DESIGNATED ENTITIES.

RESOLUTION NO. 14R-11-254:  WAIVING THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENT; APPROVING THE FIVE (5) YEAR EXTENSION OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL AND THE INTERNATIONAL DATA DEPOSITORY (IDD) OFF-SITE RECORD STORAGE SERVICES BASED UPON THE CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BY THE TOWN OF DAVIE (#TOW001); PROVIDING THAT PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS FROM BUDGET CODE NUMBER 001-112-3110.

RESOLUTION NO. 14R-11-260:  APPROVING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL AND THE LAUDERHILL REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS RETENTION SERVICES.

RESOLUTION NO. 14R-11-264:  APPROVING AND ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDING FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA CENTER FOR URBAN TRANSPORTATION FOR THE HIGH VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT FOR PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $101,291.40 TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR POLICE OFFICERS OVERTIME TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, WARNING AND ENFORCEMENT OF PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE RELATED TRAFFIC LAWS IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND TO ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST CRASHES.

RESOLUTION NO. 14R-11-266:  APPROVING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL AND THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS REGARDING THE UNITOWN PROGRAM FOR 2015; PROVIDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,000.00 FROM THE APPROPRIATE BUDGET CODE NUMBER.

RESOLUTION NO. 14R-11-267:  AMENDING THE ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL AND THE LAUDERHILL HOUSING AUTHORITY (LHA) TO ASSIGN ALL PROPERTIES PURCHASED BY THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL USING EITHER (NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM (NSP) , COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG), STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES  PARTNERSHIP (SHIP) OR HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (HOME) FUNDS FOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, REHABILITATION AND RESALE OF THE PROPERTIES AS REQUIRED BY THE VARIOUS PROGRAM GUIDELINES.

NEW BUSINESS

REQUEST TO RESCIND AND AMEND RESOLUTION NO. 14R-10-247 (AS TO VOTE ONLY).  Requested by Commissioner Berger, relating to his no vote opposing the Resolution to support Equal Pay for Women.  After discussion, Commissioner Bates and Thurston decided not support a Request to Rescind and the matter was dropped.  As a Note:  Motion to Rescind, according to Roberts Rules of Order, is not for the purpose of changing the vote, but to change the body of the item substantially or to strike the item as if it never existed.  Also, a Motion to Rescind cannot be done after the item has been executed upon, which had already happened in this case.  Therefore, the Motion was Out of Order and should not have been heard.  The appropriate procedure was a Motion to Reconsider which can only be done by someone in the majority and no one in the majority wished to put it forward.  Commission Berger was not in the majority and could not request the Motion.