Notes of the Commission Meeting of April 25

On April 25, the City Commission held a Regular Commission Meeting, and the following were acted upon (all items passed unaminously unless otherwise provided):

ORDINANCES & PUBLIC HEARINGS ----- FIRST READING:

1. ORDINANCE NO. 11O-04-122: APPROVING THE FRANCHISE WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES OF FLORIDA, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP D/B/A ALL SERVICE REFUSE TO PROVIDE REFUSE COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR THE TERM JULY 1, 2011 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2016. Withdrawn from Agenda.

ORDINANCES & PUBLIC HEARINGS --- SECOND READING:

2. ORDINANCE NO. 11O-04-117: AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE IV, CITY COMMISSION, SECTION 2-169, PRESIDING OFFICER AND ALTERNATE PRESIDING OFFICER (REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER HAYWARD J. BENSON, JR.). Passed 4-1 with Mayor Kaplan voting against.

3. ORDINANCE NO. 11O-04-118: APPROVING THE SIX MONTH REVIEW BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS AND REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE AMENDMENTS, AND ROLL-FORWARDS FOR FUNDS; REFLECTING ADJUSTMENTS TO VARIOUS REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS; PROVIDING VARIOUS BUDGET CODE NUMBERS. Passed 4-1 with Mayor Kaplan voting against.

RESOLUTIONS
ADMINISTRATION

4. RESOLUTION NO. 11R-04-60: APPROVING THE 12th AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN BROWARD COUNTY AND CONTRACT COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, DATED NOVEMBER 25, 1986 FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES, PROVIDING FOR THE RESOURCE RECOVERY BOARD TO SET TIPPING FEES BASED UPON ACTUAL COST OF MAINTAINING AND FUNDING THE RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEM BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2011; PROVIDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

5. RESOLUTION NO. 11R-04-61: APPROVING THE ARTIST AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL AND MICHELLE GUTLOVE FOR SCULPTURAL DESIGN, FABRICATION, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION AT CITY HALL.


DEES

6. RESOLUTION NO. 11R-04-65: APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL FOR A THIRTY-FIVE FOOT (35’) WIDE ADDITION TO THE EXISTING FIFTEEN FOOT (15’) WIDE EASEMENT FOR AN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT TO BE FUNDED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GRANT TO REPLACE THE EXISTING PUBLIC PATHWAY WITH A LANDSCAPED AND LIGHTED MEANDERING PUBLIC PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY TO THE TURNPIKE OVERPASS; PROVIDING FOR A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $255,000.00 WITH NO MATCH REQUIREMENTS.


FINANCE

7. RESOLUTION NO. 11R-04-66: APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN BROWARD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL FOR BUSINESS RECOVERY CENTER(S) TO BE ACTIVATED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER; PROVIDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.

8. RESOLUTION NO. 11R-04-67: APPROVING THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN BROWARD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT (ESG) FUNDING FOR HOMELESS PREVENTION ASSISTANCE (CONTRACT NO. 11-FSAD-8154-1.

9. RESOLUTION NO. 11R-04-68: APPROVING A LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $380,000.00 TO THE WINDERMERE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION TO FURTHER THE HEALTH AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COMMON AREAS WITHIN THE WINDERMERE COMMUNITY; PROVIDING THAT THIS FUNDING IS CURRENTLY PROVIDED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM.


PALS

10. RESOLUTION NO. 11R-04-71: APPROVING THE SITE AGREEMENT FOR NUTRITIONAL SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL AND BROWARD MEALS-ON- WHEELS FOR ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS OF THE SADKIN COMMUNITY/SENIOR CENTER; PROVIDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.


HR

11. RESOLUTION NO. 11R-04-73: APPROVING AND RATIFYING THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE FLORIDA STATE LODGE, FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE, #161 IN EFFECT FROM OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2013; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.


QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTERS:
QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTERS, FIRST READING:

12. RESOLUTION NO. 11R-04-74: GRANTING TO THE OWNER, BALKANI REALTY, INC., A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE DEVELOPMENT ORDER WITH CONDITIONS TO ALLOW IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CG) ZONING DISTRICT AN AUTOMOTIVE BODY REPAIR USE AT 6440-6464 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA. Fails 0-5.


NEW BUSINESS:

A Special Commission Meeting was agreed upon for May 23, 2011 at 5:30 PM to act upon Ordinance No. 11O-04-122 listed above.