Notes of the Commission Meeting of November 29

On November 29, the City Commission held its Regular City Commission Meeting, and the following items of interest were discussed and voted upon (all items were passed unanimously unless otherwise indicated:

ELECTION OF VICE MAYOR - Commissioner Howard Berger, to serve one year until November 2011.

RESOLUTIONS
ADMINISTRATION

1. RESOLUTION NO. 10R-11-217: APPROVING THE NEW INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR THE RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEM IN BROWARD COUNTY AND FOR THE BROWARD SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR A TERM TO COMMENCE AUGUST 4, 2011 FOR A PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEARS WITH ONE (1) TEN YEAR RENEWAL OPTION; PROVIDING FOR THE DISTRICT TO BE AN INDEPENDENT DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR REPRESENTATION OF EACH SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL CONTRACT COMMUNITY ON THE RESOURCE RECOVERY BOARD. Tabled until the December 13 meeting for more information.

2. RESOLUTION NO. 10R-11-219: APPROVING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BROWARD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $22,500.00 PROVIDING FOR DISBURSEMENT FROM THE BROWARD COUNTY TREE PRESERVATION FUND; PROVIDING THAT BROWARD COUNTY WILL PAY GRANT DOLLARS REPRESENTING HALF THE COST OF THE INSTALLATION OF TREES FOR THE PROJECT ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY ALONG N.W. 44TH STREET; PROVIDING FOR THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL TO PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $22,500.00.

COMMISSION

3. RESOLUTION NO. 10R-11-221: APPOINTING RUBY LOBBAN BY MAYOR RICHARD J. KAPLAN AND APPOINTING NORBERT C. WILLIAMS BY COMMISSIONER M. MARGARET BATES AS MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD; APPROVING AND APPOINTING THE BOARD’S SELECTION OF PATRICIA A. TAYLOR AS THE FIRST ALTERNATE AND PAULA WOODBURN AS SECOND ALTERNATE TO THE BOARD FOR THE TWO YEAR TERMS EXPIRING NOVEMBER 2012.

4. RESOLUTION NO. 10R-11-222: APPOINTING JULIETTE PEDLAR BY MAYOR RICHARD J. KAPLAN; APPOINTING KIMBERLY COWARD BY COMMISSIONER HAYWARD J. BENSON, JR.; APPROVING AND APPOINTING THE BOARD’S SELECTION OF JANICE CARTER ALL TO THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.

5. RESOLUTION NO. 10R-11-224: APPOINTING GAILA ANDERSON BY COMMISSIONER HAYWARD J. BENSON, JR. AND APPOINTING DORIS JACOBIS BY COMMISSIONER KENNETH THURSTON, BOTH AS MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD; PROVIDING FOR TWO (2) YEAR TERMS.

6. RESOLUTION NO. 10R-11-226: APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT OF JOEL LESHINSKY TO SEAT 5 FOR A NEW 4 YEAR TERM, AND DOROTHY RICH TO SEAT 4 FOR THE REMAINING 2 YEAR TERM BY MAYOR RICHARD J. KAPLAN AS APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION AS A WHOLE TO THE LAUDERHILL HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTES, CHAPTER 421.
Passed 4-1 with Commissioner Benson voting against.

7. RESOLUTION NO. 10R-11-228: APPOINTING HENRY ROBINSON BY MAYOR RICHARD J. KAPLAN AND APPOINTING JACOB GREENE BY COMMISSIONER HAYWARD J. BENSON, JR. BOTH TO THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARD FOR A TWO (2) YEAR TERM.

8. RESOLUTION NO. 10R-11-229: APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD TO DISBURSE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000.00 TO THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF BROWARD COUNTY TO SUSTAIN AND IMPLEMENT THE “THUMBODY” PROGRAM AND TO FURTHER PROMOTE COMPETENCIES FOR FAMILIES; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT FROM BUDGET CODE NUMBER 001-101-8126.

9. RESOLUTION NO. 10R-11-230: ACCEPTING THE CERTIFIED RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 2, 2010 CITY OF LAUDERHILL GENERAL ELECTION FROM THE BROWARD COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD, BROWARD COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE.

FIRE

10. RESOLUTION NO. 10R-11-236: APPROVING THE WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING; APPROVING THE AGREEMENT WITH HALLMARK FIRE APPARATUS FOR THE LEASE/PURCHASE OF A 2011
HORTON, CUSTOM RESCUE TRANSPORT VEHICLE ON A 2011 INTERNATIONAL 4300 LP CHASSIS IN THE AMOUNT OF $218,155.00 BASED UPON THE AWARD OF CONTRACT BY THE FLORIDA SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION CONTRACT (#10-09-0907); PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT FROM THE APPROPRIATE BUDGET CODE NUMBER.

11. RESOLUTION NO. 10R-11-237: APPROVING THE WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING; APPROVING THE AGREEMENT WITH HALLMARK FIRE APPARATUS FOR THE LEASE/PURCHASE OF A 2011
EMERGENCY ONE, CUSTOM RESCUE PUMPER ON A TYPHOON CHASSIS IN THE AMOUNT OF $390,150.00 BASED UPON THE AWARD OF CONTRACT BY HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA.

12. RESOLUTION NO. 10R-11-238: AWARDING THE BID TO PLANTATION FORD IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $48,776.88 FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE FIRE PREVENTION VEHICLE AND ONE SUPPORT VEHICLE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONSISTING OF ONE FORD F250 AND ONE HYBRID ESCAPE; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT FROM BUDGET CODE NUMBER 305-311-6613.

13. RESOLUTION NO. 10R-11-239: OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL ACCEPTING THE FEDERAL GRANT AWARD (EMW-2009-FO-04824) IN THE AMOUNT OF $66,000.00 FOR FIRE STATION EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEMS THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $66,000.00 (70%) AND FOR THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL TO PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $16,000.00 (30%).