Meeting No. 2005-23
Time: 7:00 p.m.
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City of Coconut Creek City Commission Minutes Meeting No. 2005-23 |
| Date: July 19 , 2005 Time: 7:00 p.m. |
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| Kind: Regular | |
| 4800 West Copans Road, Coconut Creek, Florida, 33063 |
Tape 1
1. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Gerber at 5:30 p.m.
2. Present upon roll call:
Mayor Marilyn Gerber
Vice Mayor Jim Waldman
Commissioner Becky Tooley
Commissioner Lou Sarbone
Commissioner Len Freund
Deputy City Manager Dave Rivera
City Attorney Paul Stuart
City Clerk Barbara Price
Also present Assistant City Manager Mary Blasi, Director of Development Services Sheila Rose and Public Information Officer Yvonne Lopez.
3. MOTION TO ADOPT a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Letter Addendum No. 2 to the Corporate Sponsorship Agreement between the City and the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Fort Lauderdale-Palm Beach, Inc., for a one (1) year extension of said Agreement. (RESOLUTION NO. 2005-57) (Public Works) (Tabled from June 23rd Meeting)
MOTION: Tooley/Freund – To adopt Resolution No. 2005-57.
Commissioner Sarbone noted that he had discussed a potential conflict on this item with the City Attorney, and he would not vote on the item.
Commissioner Tooley questioned the drop in revenue from $12,000 to $5,700. Mr. Rivera explained that it pertained to the scoreboard in the package.
Commissioner Sarbone was not in favor of extending contracts, which he felt should go out for bid. He also noted that the current vendor for the snack portion was a registered minority vendor, and he felt this was a case of the “big guy pushing the little guy out.”
Art Martin, on behalf of J&S Vending, addressed the Commission. Mr. Martin stated that the company was a State of Florida registered minority company currently holding the snack portion of the contract. He acknowledged that he was an ex-employee of Pepsi-Cola and, therefore known to Pepsi, and he felt that Pepsi was trying to push J&S out of the contract.
Commissioner Tooley, who resides across the street from Hosford Park, spoke of prior problems with the Pepsi Cola vending machines at Hosford Park, including Pepsi’s slow response to problems. Mr. Rivera indicated he would look into that issue.
Vice Mayor Waldman questioned if the extension was for one or two years and stated that he was in agreement with Commissioner Sarbone that this should go out to bid. Mr. Rivera responded that it was a one-year extension and explained that it was a five-year agreement with a one-year extension, or, in essence, a total of seven years. There was continued discussion regarding the snack and soda contracts.
Vice Mayor Waldman reiterated his preference to go out to bid. During discussion, Mr. Martin indicated his willingness to match whatever Pepsi offered. Following further discussion, there was agreement to table the item to the August 11th meeting pending receipt of information from staff.
MOTION: Waldman/Tooley – To table Resolution No. 2005-57 to the meeting of August 11th.
Upon roll call, the motion was passed on a 4-0 vote with Commissioner Sarbone abstaining.
4. MOTION TO ADOPT a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement between the City and Broward County for emergency debris management related to all hazard/hurricane event(s) from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006. (RESOLUTION NO. 2005-64) (Public Works)
MOTION: Freund/Tooley – To adopt Resolution No. 2005-64.
Upon roll call, the motion was passed on a 5-0 vote.
5. MOTION TO ADOPT a resolution approving the Site Plan request of the Seminole Tribe of Florida for a 28,989 square foot addition to the existing Seminole Casino Facility. (Development Services) (PUBLIC HEARING) (QUASI-JUDICIAL) (RESOLUTION NO. 2005-65)
MOTION: Sarbone/Tooley – To adopt Resolution No. 2005-65.
Noting that this was a public hearing, Mayor Gerber opened the public hearing.
All speakers intending to provide testimony were sworn in by Mr. Stuart.
Director of Development Services Sheila Rose provided staff input and stated that this was the first site plan of a much larger project related to the development of the Seminole property. Ms. Rose stated that this site plan was for interim use and would allow the Tribe to begin construction of a restaurant on the existing site while working through the details of the much larger development plan. She related that staff’s concern was to fit this into the Creek Commons sustainable design concept and anticipated that in the very near future there would be a master plan under the Creek Commons Guidelines for the entire property. Ms. Rose provided a clarification that the actual square footage being developed was just over 34,000; that is 28,989 on the ground with second floor office space.
Jim Allen, CEO of Seminole Tribe Gaming Operations, thanked the City and the Commissioners for the opportunity for this exciting project. He agreed with Ms. Rose that this would be an interim step in developing the Seminole Creek gaming area, and he displayed renderings of the Phase 1 Overview and the footprint to show the existing structure with a 34,900 square-foot addition. He also related that Ms. Rose and her staff had been very supportive of the current process. For the record, Mr. Allen advised that the Tribal Council had not approved the overall Master Plan. Presentations to the Tribe have been made, and the Tribal Council is very interested in the potential expansion.
Commissioner Tooley asked whether the Marketplace had been approved and was advised affirmatively by Mr. Allen. The Commissioner then asked if this would eventually evolve from a restaurant to a marketplace similar to the Hollywood Seminole Hard Rock, and Mr. Allen related that he anticipated this restaurant would be a step above those in the Hollywood facility and from a marketing standpoint would be designed to attract a different type of customer.
Vice Mayor Waldman, noting that smoking was an issue, asked if there would be a hard wall separating the restaurant and the existing casino. Mr. Allen stated that some renovations in the Casino have been done and an expansion of the current HVAC system should address the smoking issue.
Mayor Gerber closed the public hearing.
In response to Commissioner Freund’s question if there was a maximum height in the walls for Creek Commons, Ms. Rose noted that the Creek Commons overall height was 10 stories; however, additional height in the area of the State Road 7/Sample Road flyover was provided in the Design Guidelines. Therefore, Ms. Rose staff was suggesting a building height of 15 stories in that area to accomplish more of an urban environment.
Upon roll call, the motion was passed on a 5-0 vote.
Mr. Stuart requested permission to file a lawsuit against the Catalina Square, LLC, property, which is Parcel A of the Amoroso Plat and provided explanation that the City has a contract to purchase this property, and the closing has been delayed for several weeks. He indicated that there seemed to be some family issues and delays in the closing for several weeks. Also, he noted that the Commission was aware of the contract for resale of the property to Mr. Elster at a substantial profit. He asked for this permission to provide leverage in this situation and asked that he be able to notify the seller that the City Attorney’s office has been authorized to file suit. He emphasized that this was a request only for authorization and he hoped that a suit would not have to be filed.
MOTION: Tooley/Sarbone – To authorize the City Attorney’s office to file suit to enforce the performance of the Catalina Square, LC contract.
Upon roll call, the motion was passed on a 5-0 vote.
Mayor Gerber noted that the Commission had received the resolutions from the Florida League of Cities. After discussion it was agreed to discuss this issue at the August 11th meeting.
Mayor Gerber stated that she had met with Dr. Bob Parks of Broward County School Board, and he seemed to understand that the School Resource Officer funding is inequitable. Dr. Parks has said he will push for a fair share of the funding, and the Mayor indicated to him that City would be willing to have a five-year plan in order to receive better funding. The Mayor advised that she had distributed pages from the School Board Budget relating to SRO funding pages to the Commissioners and during the conversation with Dr. Parks, she also learned that the School Board has not exceeded its maximum millage rate.
Vice Mayor Waldman requested an update on the Coral Lake Mobile Home Park issue. Mr. Stuart stated that he had received confirmation yesterday that it appeared a lawsuit would be filed by Janet Riley of Legal Aid to negotiate for more money, and he had advised Ms. Riley that the City could not spend taxpayer money in this way. Additionally, his only contact to negotiate this issue with is the developer’s attorney, Barbara Hall, but she has been out of town and not available.
Mayor Gerber announced that there would be some type of talent show held at Bru’s Room on July 27th and, as she would be out of town, she requested that someone attend to represent the City.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
Barbara S. Price, CMC
City Clerk