Notes of the Commission Meeting on December 8

On December 8, the City Commission met in Regular Session, and the following are notes of interest (all items passed unanimously unless otherwise indicated):

ORDINANCES & PUBLIC HEARINGS - FIRST READING

ORDINANCE NO. 14O-12-162:  IMPOSING A SIX (6) MONTH MORATORIUM ON PRIVATE AND CHARTER PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE (REQUESTED BY MAYOR RICHARD KAPLAN).


RESOLUTIONS

RESOLUTION NO. 14R-12-268:  WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING; AUTHORIZING THE PIGGY BACK OF THE FLORIDA SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION BID AWARD (14-22-0904) FOR THE AWARD TO VARIOUS VEHICLE DEALERS TO ALLOW FOR THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLES ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.

RESOLUTION NO. 14R-12-278:  SUPPORTING THE HAITIAN FAMILY REUNIFICATION PAROLE PROGRAM (HFRPP) WHICH WILL ALLOW CERTAIN HAITIAN INDIVIDUALS TO BE PERMITTED TO COME TO THE UNITED STATES UP TO TWO YEARS BEFORE THEIR IMMIGRANT VISA PRIORITY DATES BECOME CURRENT TO BE REUNIFIED WITH THEIR FAMILY AND WHICH WILL HELP GROW HAITI’S ECONOMY AND PROMOTE SAFE AND LEGAL MIGRATION.

QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTERS, FIRST READING

ORDINANCE NO. 14O-12-163:  AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP IDENTIFIED IN LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (LDR), ARTICLE III.,  ADOPTION OF ZONING DISTRICT MAP, THE STATE ROAD 7 OVERLAY ZONE MAP IDENTIFIED IN LDR SCHEDULE S., SMARTCODE, ARTICLE 2.0., ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, SECTION 2.1., AND THE STATE ROAD 7 CONNECTIONS MAP IDENTIFIED IN ARTICLE 5.0., THOROUGHFARES, SECTION 5.4; CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICTS FROM 7.290+ ACRES OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND 3.057+ ACRES OF RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY AT FOUR DWELLING UNITS PER GROSS ACRE AND 1.302+ ACRES OF SR-7 OVERLAY ZONE AND CONNECTION PLAN MAPS TRANSECT 4 AND 9.045+ ACRES OF TRANSECT 5 TO 10.387+ ACRES OF RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOUSE AT 15 DWELLING UNITS PER GROSS ACRE AND REMOVING FROM THE SR-7 OVERLAY ZONE AND CONNECTIONS PLAN MAP 1.302+ ACRES OF TRANSECT 4 AND 9.045+ ACRES OF TRANSECT 5, FOR AN UNDEVELOPED SITE LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS THE FORMER MCARTHUR DAIRY SITE.

RESOLUTION NO. 14R-12-275:  GRANTING TO TAMARAC LAUNDRY, LLC A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE DEVELOPMENT ORDER WITH CONDITIONS TO ALLOW WITHIN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CG) ZONING DISTRICT AFTER HOURS OF OPERATION ASSOCIATED WITH A SELF-SERVICE LAUNDROMAT AT 5464 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE.