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.

4th Annual YMCA College Tour 2015

Dear community members and friends,

Join us for the 4^th Annual YMCA College Tour - March 23-27, 2015

Register your student today!  Seats fill fast!

2015 Youth Basketball Registration

Registration Open Until January 31, 2015

 

Registration Fees:  Lauderhill Residents $75; Non-Residents $100

 

Practice and Game Location:  Sadkin Community Center, 1176 NW 42nd Way

 

Ages:  7 to 16

 

Bring:  Copy of Birth Certificate, Proof of Medical Insurance, Proof of Residency

 

For More Information Call 954-321-2450

Track & Field Registration

When:  December, 2014

 

Where:  West Ken Lark Park, 1321 NW 33rd Ave

 

Fees:  Lauderhill Residents $75; Non-Residents $100

(includes uniforms, meet fees and practice equipment)

 

Ages:  5 to 17

 

Bring:  Copy of Birth Certificate, Proof of Medical Insurance; Proof of Residency

 

For More Information Call:  954-791-1034

Lauderhill’s Holiday Food and Toy Drive in Full Swing! Donate a Toy Today!

Lauderhill’s Parks and Leisure Services Department with the help of the Fire Department and the Police Department continue the tradition of raising money and seeking donations to help Lauderhill families in need during the holiday season.

The “We Care Fund” accepts donations year round to supply the City of Lauderhill’s Food Pantry.  It also supplements the Thanksgiving Baskets and the Holiday Baskets to be distributed on December 17, 2014.   

If you would like to donate to the We Care Fund, you can call 954-746-9050, and someone will come to your home to pick up your contribution.

If you would like to donate a new unwrapped toy or a nonperishable food item, please stop by the following locations:

BB&T Bank  - 5995 West Oakland Park Blvd. Lauderhill

BB&T Bank - 1771 N.441 Lauderhill

Wells Fargo Bank - 5699 West Oakland Park Blvd. Lauderhill

TD Bank - 7345 West Oakland Park Blvd. Lauderhill

Starbucks - 3551 N. University Drive (Springtree plaza)

Toys and non-perishable food donations can also be dropped off at any City of Lauderhill Park or Building. (City Hall, Veterans Park, St George Park, Sadkin Community Center, West Wind Park, West Ken Lark Park and the Lauderhill Golf Course)

For more information, please contact event organizer Annette Jones-Bunion at 954-746-9050, or email her at ajones@lauderhill-fl.gov.

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.

Lauderhill’s Mayor and Commission to Hold a Ribbon Cutting and Park Dedication - James D. Bradley, Jr. Park

On June 30, 2014, a Resolution was passed by the City of Lauderhill’s Mayor and Commission to name a parcel of undeveloped park land in the West Ken Lark Community after a longtime Community Activist – then President of the West Ken Lark Homeowners’ Association James D. Bradley, Jr.

The four acre parcel of land located at 3100 NW 16 Street on the west side of NW 31 Avenue was pursued by President Bradley with hopes of it becoming a park for the residents of his community to enjoy.  City leaders agreed and sought Community Development Block Grant and Land Preservation Bond dollars for the land acquisition as well as enhancements.

Vice Mayor Hayward J. Benson, Jr., sponsored the resolution to name the park after Mr. Bradley explained, “Mr. Bradley was an extraordinary man. He served his community ardently and never took no for an answer. So many people benefited from his perseverance.  Creating a park in his honor is a small token we can offer for a man who provided leadership to a community he revered.”

The Ribbon Cutting and Dedication of the James D. Bradley, Jr. Park is going to be on Thursday, December 4 at 3:30 pm. The park is located at 3100 NW 16 Street. 

After the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Dedication, refreshments will be served at Fortunes Bar and Grill located at 1451 NW 31 Avenue.