Notes of the CRA and Regular Commission Meeting of March 9

On March 9, the City Commission met as the CRA board and also held a Regular Commission Meeting:

The following are some points of interest from those meetings:

CRA MEETING:

1) NEILSON CLARITAS CIVIC IQ - Discussion on hiring this company to analyzes businesses that would fit best into Lauderhill, and we could recruit. Specifically targeted to retail. The program is to work with a level of property landlords to help them in their marketing and targeting. Estimated cost of $19095.

2) CDBG BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM Proposed creating a new small business startup assistance plan similar to first-time homebuyers programs. Could be allocated up to $50,000 from CDBG funds. There would be requirements to qualify for the grants. Discussion was to expand it to existing businesses, and possibly targeting particular business objective, i.e., creating jobs, and doing refunding specific targets after the business has completed the goal or objective.

3) NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT APPLICATION - Lauderhill is applying for it again this year. Though we scored well, it was considered too narrow, and we will be expanding our application in conjunction with other cities. There is $5 Billion assigned, with a new $1.5 Billion available. In 2010 it is increased to $7 Billion. Our application will be for $100 Million of credits.

4) DIRECTOR’S REPORT

A) SISTER CITIES - Working on trips to have representatives of our Sister Cities to come to Lauderhill for our 50th Anniversary celebration.

b) KNIGHT ARTS GRANTS - 8 applications submitted.


REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING:

ORDINANCES ----- FIRST READING:

1. Approved ORDINANCE NO. 09O-03-114: CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (CN) TO RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY AT FIVE DWELLING UNITS PER GROSS ACRE (RS-5) ZONING DISTRICT AND ALLOCATING 0.802+ NET ACRES/2.09+ GROSS ACRES OF COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL FLEXIBILITY ACREAGE FOR PROPERTY LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 15, 16, 17 AND 18, BLOCK 1, SUNSHINE VILLAS SECOND ADDITION.

2. Approved ORDINANCE NO. 09O-03-115: AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ADDRESSING BANQUET HALLS; ADDING THE TERM AND DEFINITION FOR BANQUET HALL; AMENDING SCHEDULE B, PERMITTED AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES, TO ALLOW WITHIN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CG) AND COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE (CW) ZONING DISTRICTS A BANQUET HALL AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE.

3. Approved on a 3 to 2 vote ORDINANCE NO. 09O-03-116: AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, SCHEDULE I, SIGN REQUIREMENTS, AMENDING PARAGRAPH C OF SUBSECTION 15.2 TO MODIFY THE FREQUENCY THAT THE DISPLAY ON A DYNAMIC DISPLAY SIGN MAY CHANGE OR MOVE. Mayor Kaplan and Commission Berger voting against because they felt that reducing the changes in display from 1 minute to every 8 seconds was too often and a danger to drivers.

4. Approved ORDINANCE NO. 09O-03-117: AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY ADDING “SEPARATION STANDARD OR REQUIREMENT OR DISTANCE REQUIREMENT" REPEALING HOW THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE USES IS MEASURED AND MAKING OTHER CHANGES; AMENDING PARAGRAPH B., AND REPEALING HOW THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE USES AND SCHOOLS IS MEASURED AND MAKING OTHER CHANGES.


ORDINANCES --- SECOND READING:

5. Approved ORDINANCE NO. 09O-02-112: TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO DEPUTY VICE MAYOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE NO. 08O-06-123 AND THE PASSAGE OF THE CORRESPONDING REFERENDUM BY VOTE OF THE ELECTORS ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008

6. Approved ORDINANCE NO. 09O-02-113: CREATING A NEW SECTION 2-169, PRESIDING OFFICER AND ALTERNATE PRESIDING OFFICER


RESOLUTIONS
COMMISSION

7. Approved RESOLUTION NO. 09R-03-54: APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD TO DISBURSE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000.00 TO THE LAUDERHILL MIDDLE SCHOOL – COLLEGE BOUND CLUB TO HELP DEFER THE COSTS OF AN END OF THE YEAR COLLEGE TOUR TO MAJOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

8. Approved RESOLUTION NO. 09R-03-55: APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD TO DISBURSE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500.00 TO THE LEARNING FOR SUCCESS, INC. “KIDS AND THE POWER OF WORK” (KAPOW) PROGRAM.

9. Approved RESOLUTION NO. 09R-03-56: A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD TO DISBURSE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500.00 TO THE “FAMILY LITERACY AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM."


QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTERS:

QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTERS, FIRST READING:

10. Approved RESOLUTION NO. 09R-03-60: APPROVING THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE DEVELOPMENT ORDER OF THE OWNER, THE CHABAD OF GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE, INC., SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS, TO ALLOW IN THE COMMUNITY FACILITY (CF) ZONING DISTRICT A PRESCHOOL ON AN APPROXIMATE ± 5.561 GROSS ACRE SITE DESCRIBED AS PARCEL “A”, ‘INVERRARY COMMERCIAL CENTER,’ MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF INVERRARY BOULEVARD AND N.W. 44TH STREET, LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE SYNAGOGUE OF INVERRARY CHABAD.


NEW BUSINESS

A. SCHEDULE COMMUNITY BUDGET WORKSHOP - April 15, 2009 starting at 6:30 PM

B. SCHEDULE DEPARTMENTAL/COMMISSION BUDGET WORKSHOP July 14, 2009 starting at 10 AM, and continuing onto July 15 at 10 AM if needed.