01-12-99SpMtg SUMMARY MINUTES
CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING
JANUARY 12, 1999
FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
Mayor Alperin called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Present: Commissioner Patricia Archer
Commissioner Ken Ellingsworth
Commissioner David Randolph
Commissioner David Schmidt
Mayor Jay Alperin
Also present were City Manager David T. Harden and City Attorney
Susan A. Ruby.
(1) Discussion concerninq proposed in-lieu of parkinq fee
provisions.
Consensus: Keep in-lieu of fee option available for now in
the following four (4) areas:
CBD - East of Intracoastal
CBD - West of Intracoastal (to Swinton)
Pineapple Grove and OSSHAD
West Atlantic Avenue
The fees, by area, to be as follows:
CBD - East of Intracoastal $14,000/space
CBD - West of Intracoastal $12,000/space
Pineapple Grove and OSSHAD $ 6,000/space
West Atlantic Avenue $ 4,000/space
In-lieu of fees approved in the CBD, both east and west of
the ICW, must be paid all up front. In Pineapple Grove and
OSSHAD and West Atlantic Avenue, OK with 3-year payment plan
(50% at signing, 25% on second anniversary date & final 25%
on third anniversary date), with no interest.
Further consensus to include a sunset provision (i.e. in
lieu of parking fee provision will sunset two years from
adoption of ordinance, to be reviewed by the City
Commission. If reinstated, will have to be by ordinance/
formal action of the Commission.
Concur with recommendation to delete proposed changes in
parking regulations for restaurants from the proposed
ordinance for additional study. If determined to be
warranted, a separate, comprehensive ordinance dealing with
restaurant parking requirements for the downtown and
adjacent redevelopment areas will be developed for
consideration separately at a later date.
(2) Discussion concerninq the downtown area valet parkinq.
Consensus: Proceed with PMAB and staff recommendation to
abandon efforts to try to secure a central, single valet
service in the downtown area, and proceed with individual
agreements with changes and conditions as outlined in RAB's
backup memorandum dated January 7, 1999.
(3) Discussion and input reqardinq the installation of 2 hour
limit parkinq meters in Veterans Park.
Consensus: Concur with City Manager's recommendation to try
the posted two-hour limit first to see what the impact of
that is with vigorous enforcement, before we start buying
the meters and installing them which is a major investment.
Also include issuing date and time stamped window passes to
patrons of the Adult Center and the customers of the
Ramblin' Rose II so that they would not have to pay to park.
Two-hour limit to be applicable between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 8:00 p.m. This proposal will require a code
amendment; schedule 1st Reading for 1/19/99, with second
reading and a public hearing on February 2, 1999. Six month
trial period from the effective date of the ordinance.
(4) Conceptual review of proposed ordinance revisions related to
qarbaqe and nuisance abatement (i.e. clamshell truck).
Lula Butler, Director of Community Improvement, reviewed
proposed changes to the Code of Ordinances related to the
implementation and use of the new BFI clamshell truck by the
Code Enforcement Division. Recommended changes to Chapter
51, "Garbage and Trash", include:
** Clarifying language that all vegetation, bulk trash,
garbage and recycling materials must be placed at
curbside no earlier than 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to
the regular scheduled collection day. The same must be
at curbside ready for pickup by 6:00 a.m. on the
scheduled pickup day.
** Establishment of a fee as a penalty for having to use
the clamshell truck for the collection of materials
placed at curbside at unauthorized times and/or at
unauthorized locations. The minimum charge will be
$11.50 per cubic yard as this is consistent with
existing language in BFI's contract for other services.
Proposal is to bill the customers via water bills;
vacant lots will be billed directly to the property
owner by invoice and will be handled through the
Finance Department.
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Ms. Butler noted an internal process, including forms, has
been worked out which she feels will giYe Code Enforcement
the control needed to review and bill under these
circumstances. It will require a lot of dissemination of
information to the public prior to implementing, and a grace
period is also proposed for probably 30 to 60 days before
beginning to assess the penalty.
Discussion on the need to clarify the language about when
garbage/trash can be put out and when it has to be removed
from curbside if it is put out too late, etc.; City Attorney
to review.
Mr. Schmidt suggested modifying the proposed ordinance to
provide that if a homeowner wants a special pickup, it
should go through Code Enforcement rather than calling BFI
directory. That way everything is coordinated by the City.
It was the consensus to accept this change.
Mr. Schmidt also noted the discrepancy that if a homeowner
calls for a special pickup, the charge is $22 per yard; with
the proposed ordinance, if somebody just puts a bunch of
trash out and the truck is called in to pick it up, the
charge is $11.50 per yard. He suggested that just one rate
be considered.
Mr. Randolph expressed concern about a property owner having
to pay for trash that is illegally dumped, especially on
vacant lots. Ms. Butler noted that her staff is very aware
of this problem. In many cases, it is obvious that a trash
pile has been dumped illegally so the City will abate
without assessing the property owner.
Consensus: Basically OK with concept; proceed to redraft the
ordinance with direction as above
Concerning the proposed changes to Chapter 100 governing how
we notice property owners for nuisance abatement issues.
Right now the procedure requires that we give a notice to
the property owner (PICK UP FROM MEMO) ...Desired to
address repeat violators; staff feels will allow us to
mitigate nuisance situations much more quickly and will also
discourage repeat violators from having the same type of
violations occur on their properties; the remainder of the
process will not be affected.
Consensus - OK with this noticing change
Both changes will come back to the Commission as ordinances at a
later date.
(5) Presentation by Dee CarDer from the Florida Leaque of Cities
reqardinq effective lobb¥inq (scheduled for 7:00 p.m.).
NOTE: THIS ITEM POSTPONED AS FLC REPRESENTATIVE UNABLE TO
ATTEND.
(6) Commission comments.
There were no City Commission comments.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
7:05 p.m.
Prepared by: AMH
1/19/99