BSO APPREHENDED THEIR GUY…3/26/09

Wrapping it up at 10:02 pm…the man holed up in his LBTS apartment building…just south of the LBTS Chamber was apprehended and taken away……

According to BSO Sgt. Palmer…the BSO was called on the cell phone number and not 911…

Readers…BSO wants it known that any call that demands a quick response…call 911…it’s imperative to enlist fast action from the department…

The call came to Sgt. Palmer concerning a man causing a disturbance….He was armed with knives…. Prior to BSO getting involved they heard a loud crash …The suspect had rammed a Lamborghini….. LBTS-VFD arrived on the scene of this accident and remained throughout the event……. The man then fled the area ….The BSO tried to stop him as he drove at a high rate of speed around the town….He then ran from his car and went into his own apartment located just south of the LBTS Chamber of Commerce…The scene grew larger with more police and a swat team called in surrounding the area for blocks…It ending with the suspect being apprehended approximately 3 hours later…with no injuries sustained by the suspect, residents or any of the public safety department officers involved….The suspect was brought to the hospital…cleared and then transported to jail….

The incident report will be posted when received…

A big thanks to all agencies involved in protecting our town!….

more to come….

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REMEMBER THIS?…………

Trucker wrecks construction site Dec.2008……..

‘Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Police said the disoriented man ran a red light along Commercial Boulevard and Ocean Drive, drove onto the beach and smashed into the fence of a pavilion construction crews had been working on.

A tow truck removed the semi, which had been trapped by the beach’s sand.’

It looks like the truck left a lasting reminder……and thanks to the Marchelos brothers who have been keeping an eye on the progress and process of the pavilion…a big part of the drainage problem may have been found.

Yesterday Commissioner Dodd, business owners, town staff  and the pavilion engineer all came together to view the problem…and found the pipe was badly damaged during the event either by the truck itself or the efforts to get it removed…It will now be addressed…

Further it was pointed out the drainage is improper coming from the shower areas…and the pavers are already caving due to the water run off!…

Also, we hear the specified area for the bike racks…will leave part of the bike in the walkway…

This won’t change the required changes coming from the town and the DEP to Aruba and whomever else has improper run off that heads to the state roadway (Commercial Blvd.)…

Also quite interesting the Engineering company hired for this project…Holland Engineering of Hollywood…is said to have been the engineers for the Oriana. development…..HMMM…Did McIntee know?….

Once more these ongoing “messes” say loud and clear …there was absolutely no reason for this project not to have been brought back monthly to the Commission…..rather than to have been dealt with behind closed doors independently by certain Town staff!

The Town Manager has 2 times a month to report to the Commission and the town…she should be using this time to update regularly on town projects…such as this one…and the sale of the warehouse…which is long past the 90 day contract with the real estate company  …as well as following the direction of Commissioner Dodd with providing a calendar of upcoming dates for major bids and RFPs…for pre-planning and input from the Commission and the residents…

more to come…….

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Earlier this evening a car chase took place… even going up Imperial Lane with 4 police cars in pursuit…

Later the car hit a sports car…and the driver ran from the car to enter a building near the Chamber …

The man is holed up inside…

The amount of police has increased with a swat team along with police cars everywhere and helicopters overhead…

The LBTS BSO and the LBTS VFD  are on scene….

Thanks for all the calls from faithful readers …who witnessed some of it…

more to come….

Update…Sentinel online….

LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA – A man armed with two knives who authorities say ran a Broward Sheriff’s vehicle off the road with his car may have barricaded himself inside an apartment.

A SWAT team is currently circling that apartment building, located in the 4100 block of Bougainvilla Drive, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

Officials say they received tips that the man was holed up in the residence, but the SWAT team had still not been able to verify that.

full text link below…

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/sfl-bn-0327barricade,0,4578659.story

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THE CALLS……..THE QUESTIONS……THE INFERENCES….THE FACTS……

It’s been an ongoing drumbeat from Commissioner Clottey with an assist from Vice Mayor McIntee…the “fear” of calling the BSO…the “retaliation”…the absurd assertions from these two have many scratching their heads wondering what’s up with these two…and do they and their  pals have any idea how off the wall they sound?…

It began at the CIC Town Hall meeting …small in attendance …only CIC…(previous post…civic organization category)…with Comm. Clottey making this weird assertion…and McIntee making ridiculous claims…”standard” McIntee fare that BSO was letting the “bad guys” go and going after the wrong ones…Bad “testing ground” for this line of battle with the BSO…and possible pre-election platform for 2010 ….Of course the “kool-aid” drinkers would buy whatever was thrown out at them…but to take it “on the road” to the 3/24-25/09 commission meeting…didn’t pass the “smell test”…and made Commissioner Clottey look off the wall!…

She brought it up at BSO reports the evening of the 24th…and BSO Chief Gooding set her straight…

Commissioner Clottey asked for the Chief to come to the podium…where she said “you and I have spoken several times about there’s no problem unless somebody calls the police, um repeatedly people have called me and said they’re afraid to call the police.”…She said they had gone back and forth about this and again said “people are afraid to call”…Chief Gooding said “I’m not sure, afraid of what? Afraid of the police, afraid of retaliation?”….Comm.Clottey  answered back that the ones that will tell her say it’s “retaliation”…Chief Gooding  said they had spoken about this and gave an example of of calling in a noise complaint…not giving your name …a domestic dispute…not giving your name…it is not required and is common practice no matter what city or state…the BSO just wants the calls “By not calling or calling you (Clottey) three days later does not help that situation, doesn’t help us respond.”…He spoke of the previous month when they had the same discussion and said he didn’t know what else he could say to assure her…going on to say they they receive anonymous calls everyday, all day…for suspicious people….water restrictions not being observed by neighbors that are done anonymously…The Chief said the “retaliation part must be from the person or the business they’re calling on”…saying the operators are used to taking calls from people who do not want to leave their names…Comm.Clottey ” Well Chief my concern is my constituents seem to be uneasy, this is a problem we have to solve.”…adding it was going nowhere for her to continue to discuss it with him…she went on to two other questions…”There were some comments made the last time about no police reports for Silver Shores the southern part and you said you had no reports.” Chief Gooding responded that was not what he said that it was said (to him) there were five or six car burglaries …”and even as I stand here today there wasn’t five or six car burglaries”…Comm.Clottey “Because I had gotten some e-mails from people who beg to differ with what you had said.” The Chief ” Let me tell you the fact, the fact is there were two and then there was a third one reported ten days after that, so there were three.”…He went on to say that at the previous report he gave to the Commission last month there were two reported “not five or six ,that’s a big difference.”….”So that’s the fact, Now you know rumors abound and I hear things around town that we’re getting killed in a certain area and if people would call me as opposed to you or another commissioner maybe they can get the facts.”…He told her he can only tell her what the reports that they take say….Comm. Clottey had one more question…She asked about the businesses who hire BSO police for events…she said ” I was kind of surprised to see the police chief directing pedestrian traffic while the three hired cops were enjoying themselves. I was surprised at that.” She wasn’t sure what to call them (Detail Deputies)…and she went on to say this ” I asked him (the detail deputy) um, are you going to do anything about everybody, the people running around with these open containers and he said where, and I said right there, he said no. If these guys see the law being broken whatever it is, do they just sit there and do nothing? I don’t know what their job is. If you could enlighten me as to what their job is?”…The Chief clarified the difference between on duty for the BSO and detail duty…and who does what…basically detail while being paid by the businesses is to keep the peace…no fights, no “blatant violations”…adding the detail for Jazz on the Square is usually two deputies…and for Tuesday (St. Patty’s Day) there were 5 deputies…any big occurrence they contact on duty BSO officers…and as far as open container “It’s basic standard blanket direction from me, from the Lieutenant on down.” saying they know people will be walking between the bars and restaurants during certain nights….adding that maybe the detail deputies need some extra reinforcement to deal with it …and it could be easily done….Comm. Clottey said it went beyond the bars…she had seen “spring breakers” walking with three or four open containers on El Mar and in parking lots…The Chief responded ” I got to tell you Commission you see much more than me, I’m out a lot during the day and I haven’t seen that.”…again reiterating that she and others need to call then…not bring it up in this forum…after the fact…so they are prevented from acting on it…

The Commission meeting continued the next day at 3:30 pm …and first up was Commissioner Comments…

Comm. Clottey- ” You probably heard the exchange between me and the Chief, ah by this I mean the Chief of police. Ah, ladies and gentlemen as you know we do have a problem and I feel like I kinda caught right there in the middle at times. I have heard you loud and clear, many, many people have called me and sent me an e-mail and I know I’m not the only one it’s everybody up here too. (Mayor Minnet /Comm. Dodd have not had the same calls or e-mails)..And they give me, they keep telling me that they are afraid to call the police for various reasons, they say reprisal. I, I believe it’s not that they’re afraid of the policemen but is afraid they’ll be going on public record saying they filed a complaint and when a lot of people tell you this story you have to put some credence in it. If it’s one or two, but when a lot of people tell you this, I wonder what happened in the past that makes people afraid.”…She again said all of the Commissioners received complaints last weekend..and spoke of a restaurant that was playing music until 2 am (101 Ocean)…saying people have the right to be angry…saying it was long past the 10 pm cut off…and then saying ” Ah, we get the complaints, for some reason I do not know and I can’t fathom, the police will not do anything, unless they have a complaint. Now if people are afraid to call the police what are we supposed to do?”…The Commissioner went on to explain her noise item agenda entry was to change the current ordinance to allow our code personnel to do “decibel” tests which they cannot at this present time….and her “take” on LBTS…”You know we are not a honky tonk town, we’re not supposed to be a destination for late night entertainment, that’s not what Lauderdale By The Sea is all about. We’re not an amusement park on the ocean. Most people who bought into this community thought there would be a certain amount of peace and quiet.We all like to go down to the square and have a good time. But that has to be limited to a certain time frame. It cannot be going on all day and all night into the wee hours of the morning.That is not what most people want.”…continuing on about the need to change who does the decibel monitoring ” It’s something the police are not going to do. If they wanted to do it they would have done it.”….

BC-  As one observer said after the meeting can the you imagine what the “Vigilante” will do with a decibel monitor at his disposal?…YIKES!

Later under New Business, Commissioner Silverstone was discussing the BSO and lack of beach patrol by the Sheriff’s office ( another CIC Town Hall kick-off vs the BSO police)…Lt. Angelo Cedeno took the opportunity after the initial subject matter was addressed and answered to set the record straight…Speaking to Comm. Clottey he said ” I just want to reiterate, I know Commissioner Clottey brought up the fact about the residents calling for complaints and issues. This in my twenty one years, this is the first town that I come to where residents do not call 911 and do not call the non emergency number. So this is, I can’t understand how, the town doesn’t take advantage of that service, not only the documentation of the call, the response times. It’s proper protocol to receive police service, emergency service. I know that cell phone is a luxury or initially started as a luxury to the town for supervisors to make contact with the supervisor. But I can’t stress any further the need to call those emergency numbers. And it kind of offends me to hear that the residents are scared to call the police because when I hear that it’s perceived to be either there’s a public corruption issue, there’s a use of force issue, there’s some kind of cover up issue. We are not, I have twenty one years of exceptional service. I bled for this state agency and it somewhat offends me to think that my residents can’t call me for service, because of some sort of retribution, the retribution is not on behalf of the Sheriff’s office or members of my staff or my troops. I would like to dispel that concern, and I hope it is taken as seriously as I take it, really strikes a nerve with me to hear that.”…The Lt. continued on speaking about the fact that the noise complaints should not usurp the positive things the BSO does and offered to brief any members of staff and the dais in the proper forum away from the camera at anytime about what is really being done by BSO in this town…Comm. Silverstone lamely tried to say he put his Beach Patrol item on to allow the Lt. to come up and say what he did..(according to the Lt. after the meeting, he waited for the right opportunity on his own)…The Vice Mayor tried to back peddle as well repeating the “it’s not the police they’re afraid of”…saying everyone respects the Sheriff’s Dept. (not the same story as at the CIC Town Hall meeting)…

The Lt answered ” Believe me I understand that, but perception is everything and for you to hear that in an open forum, it drives a stake through my heart.”

The Vice Mayor tried to have the last word saying the citizens support the police…the police are honest, but that in this town there is a history of retaliation for making a complaint…HMMMM….YEP…HE SAID IT…and he ought to know!

BC- The drumbeat is getting louder…the CIC seems to have their election issues…33 feet and the BSO Police…

Now unfortunately for this Town…the “2-Hats” have a “guaranteed” ” 3rd vote from Comm. Clottey……( seen with the removal later at the meeting of Louis Marchelos from the hall) who  in the end…never offered the Lt. her apologies…In this writer’s opinion that apology should have been forthcoming ….She did exactly what he (Lt. Cedeno)  said…in giving the public the perception that LBTS residents are afraid of the police…feared retribution from the police…despite the few and far between slight clarifications to say that wasn’t what she or the Vice Mayor meant …those  statements were lost below the glaring headlines they have made each and every time she went after the BSO….. apparently their intent!

more to come…..

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Commissioner Dodd…”IS THE PAVILION SINKING BEFORE WE GET IT OPEN?”

Finishing up yet another 2- day Commission meeting …we got hit with a news from the Town Manager that we not only have a new Beach Pavilion…we have a new Beach Sinkhole….

It’s developed next to the catch basin on the south side of the Pavilion….and the cost to repair…$3,815…

According to Holland Engineering the properties to the north and the south are “impacting the drainage system”…Also included in a memo today handed out to the Commission…the Environmental Protection and Growth Manage Department are now in the mix…meaning…the funds need to be approved and the problems need to be addressed with the property owners…because DEP is involved…

BC- which means the previous post about run-off from Aruba…appears to be correct…just as it was shown in the previous memo sent to the Commission…received after Comm. Dodd sent in the pictures of the flooded area…So now this corrects the correction…OOPS!…

The letter from the Engineer…to Ocampo & Assoc…

I would like to bring to your attention the presence of exiting conditions that are impacting the drainage design of the pavilion currently under construction on Commercial Blvd. A portion of commercial Blvd. drains toward the pavilion & included in the drainage system for the pavilion., which will accommodate most normal rain events that are 2-inches of rain or less ( The drainage system for the pavilion was upsized to account for this drainage.)

However, there is another existing condition that is impacting the drainage system for the pavilion. The contractor for the pavilion informed me that the properties to the north and the south of the pavilion also discharge drainage from their parking areas to commercial Boulevard. This was evident during the extreme storm event that occurred the week of March 16th, 2009. The water from the neighboring properties eventually ends up flowing toward the pavilion, resulting in flooding during intense rain events. Broward county code states that properties are to retain their storm water within their own property limits.This discharge of water from these properties into Commercial Boulevard will negatively impact the pavilion during certain rain events. Please review these findings with your client & inform me how to proceed, as this is not part of the original scope of work.

Included in the memo was a letter to Municipal Director Don Prince with the DEP requirements “for holding water for 72 hours retention area”..pointing out numbers 4 & %…

4. Retention basins shall again provide the capacity for the given volume of stormwater within 72 hours following the storm event. The additional storage volume must be provided by a decrease of stored water caused only by percolation through soil, evaporation or evapotranspiration.

5. Swales shall be designed to percolate 80% of the runoff resulting from a three-year, one-hour design storm within 72 hours after a storm event,assuming average antecedent conditions.

Following that was the request for change order from Ocampo and Coastal Construction…

BC- One observor looking at the  “sinkhole” believes that there may be “voids” by the new drains…

Another glaring reason why the plans for this pavilion should have been brought to this Commission every step of the way!

And as for the properties addressed in the memo …be prepared…the Town will be calling you….

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony…April 6, 2009…7 pm….

more to come…

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WE HAD A CHOICE THIS TIME AROUND….

Initially the Mayor tried to do the right thing…to move around the agenda…and allow the 5 waste companies to make their presentations during presentations…limiting them to 5 minutes…while also attempting  to prevail upon the Commission to have 2 five minute time slots for discussion …BUT…the Vice Mayor wasn’t having any…he and his “Bro” Jimmy only wanted public comments first…and….although the Mayor pointed out the obvious…that the public may well want to reserve their time to speak after the presentations….Nope…the Vice Mayor acting as if he suddenly woke up…(later when the RFP did get moved up…after the break…we saw he was still asleep at the wheel)…McIntee said 5 minutes was not nearly long enough…using  Comm. Dodd’s assertion..(that he (McIntee) had previously “reamed” him for)……that after all this was the most important decision the dais would make for years!…Does this guy ever come up with anything on his own?…Rounding out the new 3-2 on the dais…”gal pal” Comm. Clottey said they should “stick with the agenda as is”…Sadly her “slippery slope” is continuing……becoming increasingly magnified as the evening wore on….

After a 10 minute break….the Commission paid heed to a motion brought forth this time by Comm. Dodd…to move up the RFP….more amiable (maybe they had a cup of “Joe”)…to the Mayor’s original time limits…offered up again with leniency if need be….they began…each company came to the podium to do their final “sell” …to close the deal…in the order the RFPs were received by the Town…

Our new Town Atty. said our Town law firm had a conflict of interest…and in “an abundance of caution”…she brought in the Town Atty. from Lauderhill to take her place…Mr. Earl Hall…who had expertise in this area…and was up to snuff  with the “packet” on the RFPs before us….

1. Waste Management- Our current and longtime contractor…a familiar face at the podium …showing his comfort in this position…the gentleman spoke of the years of experience his company offered…the consistency ,hard work and continuity…he spoke from the letter sent to all LBTS residents the week prior (previous post….scoops category)…That Waste Management makes 13,000 collections each week …3 times a week (2 pickup/1 recycle)…and with the years of service…”How many calls” were received …for a problem…( insinuating few)….His company spent time on safety training their drivers…with a simulator…they screen their employees …and their customer service…their people are their “best assets”…He spoke of their recycling…that we (LBTS) were not buying “widgets” here…Waste Management asked for no “bail out money”…there was no “bait and switch”…when fuel costs climbed they held their rates…we ( LBTS and WM) have a good relationship…He spoke of the RFPs having “costly additions” included that did not apply to our town which  skewed the numbers as a result…( previous post…the 1st bid meeting)…Ending with the “earned trust” and “confidence of your residency”…”no transition” was required…Waste Management was “ready to serve”….

2. All Service-First this company wanted to clear up an assertion made at public comments…”Republic does not own any landfills”…He spoke that All Service was  on the  public stock exchange…located recently to Phoenix Arizona…staffing was the same as Waste management…good people there for 20-25 years…their “employees are the greatest”…and they service Westin,Coconut Creek and Miramar…their references stand for themselves…They spent 2 weeks”surveying” the city…not hearing many complaints…bulk was an issue…and agreed with Waste Management that the RFP “matrix scale” had some “valid concerns”…They should be judged on consistency and references…with recycling “education” required…offering up legislation to come…2010- 30% mandated recycling/2020 could increase to 75%…In the end he said “the bid was put together good”…it “mirrored other cities.”…

3. Waste Pro-The gentleman apologized …saying he didn’t know they would be giving a presentation…proceeding to speak of what their proposal offers…”the best combination service”…serving 85 municipalities…with excellent references…Regaling in their previous experiences of coming into cities after Waste Management…such as Tallahassee and Port St. Lucie…”we do things differently”…with commercial business…different cans…..that do not corrode and unlimited bulk pick-ups…loaded on with 1 truck..with 3 men to service it…not 1…saying their “bid package stands on its own”…

4. Choice Environmental-The President came forward…saying in no uncertain terms…Choice “was the lowest price qualified bidder”….they attended the pre- bid (previous post…scoops category)…had done “extensive surveys”…that the city staff had made themselves available…to “save the residents and businesses money” the commission “should award to the lowest responsible  bidder pricing”…they “can’t touch our pricing”…that Choice “deserves to get the contract”…They are headquartered in Broward County…and ” based on what Choice has done we will save in excess of $2 million dollars”…They will work with the city…they have experience…they are business owners that formed a company…not nationwide…that every container size is ready…and LBTS “fill in” with their service to Fort Lauderdale…They are “comfortable with the bid”…from the pricing perspective…and a full term (5 year contract)…will bring us a 35% reduction…large savings…compared to other bidders saying they are all good companies…They are ready to go…the transition in Fort Lauderdale came with fewer complaints than there were before they took over…offering us an “economic stimulus”….

5. Southern Waste Systems- The V.P. Of Municipal Marketing stepped up to say their company was privately held…with 11 transfer stations…being the largest recycler…with 200 years of “collective” experience….A state of the art processing location 5-8 miles from the city…invaluable during catastrophic times…as well as offering toilets for events….the bid process documents were front and center with this company …asserting a myriad of problems in the RFP materials that should be re-addressed for the opportunity to come back with lower pricing…He told the Vice Mayor he was correct this was the “most important decision (again…it was said by Comm. Dodd…who was lambasted for micro-managing the staff…looks like they all owe him an apology….don’t hold your breath)…He ended with imploring the dais to think about a re-bid…saying the “city owes the residents a lower bid”…

Attorney Earl Hall took the time to explain the difference between a bid and an RFP ( Request for proposal)…A bid is like buying paper..and looking for the best price…an RFP is asking for proposals…the actual document was “very clear”…it says the “award of the agreement”…is at the “sole discretion to best accommodate the Town’s needs”…and perhaps the proposers have concerns over the “matrix”…but the Town can choose to reject any and all proposals…included in the RFP general instructions….

Public Comments were opened up…with one north end resident asking for specifics..how many times a week…for pick-ups and for bulk…How much percentage to get to the ceiling…and an ongoing “humanitarian response” offered to us as well…A business owner spoke of using Choice for his home in Fort lauderdale.. giving them kudos…Yann Brandt spoke again about the process to be competitive…and to remember single stream recycling as an addendum…A woman from Tradewinds…spoke of recycling..wanting an increase in use…and awareness…as well as relating she had been denied an extra recycling bin form Waste Management…Spiro Marchelos owner of Athena spoke of rising costs and mishaps to property…saying it was time for a change…This writer spoke of the bid process…the RFP problems…and my preference for Choice Environmental …Louis Marchelos spoke of recycling …problems with the Pier and Waste Management…with no help from the company…requests for a recycling program “fell on deaf ears”…

The Commission…as previously posted …3/24/09 meeting #1…the Vice Mayor was up 1st…with his “dog and pony” show…Here’s the responses…from the “five” at the podium…(Think Simon Cowell interviewing the Idols)…

Choice- average age of trucks-3.2 years…to less than 1 year…size 32 cubic yards….will hold 96 totes with it…biggest city servicing- Fort Lauderdale-recycling…23,000+ homes…terminal in Pompano…35 trucks…dumps are interlocal as required to be in Broward County…1 toter for every resident…would go for a shorter contract…915 res. trash toters…1830 recycling bins…

Southern Waste- Avg. age of trucks 2 yrs…compact 28 yards…largest town serviced Pahokee (Palm Beach County)…7000….2 brand new trucks…terminal sin Pompano and dDnia Beach…72 trucks…providing 955 96 gal. toters…multi-family unclear ..1000-2000..stating “each one gets one”…would accept a shorter contract…

Waste Management- avg. age 3-7 years…150 trucks…biggest town serviced Coral Springs…terminal located on Powerline…provides toilets…clarified his presentation 3 day pick-ups after the VM said they picked up 2 days a week.. He said 2 pick-up days /1 recycle day…….then spoke about the “supplemental requirements”…would accept a shorter contract…

Waste Pro- Largest serviced city Jacksonville…a portion= 75,000 and Port St. Lucie…truck size can hole 129 cubic yards…new trucks…have 30 trucks…terminal in Pembroke Pines…

All Service- 250 employees …avg. age of  employees is 29 ….turnover 5 out of a 100…no toilets…but could get them from Waste Management!…(producing a large laugh)….would take a shorter contract…3 years…

Commissioner Clottey asked about tree limbs…explaining how they needed to be bundled and sized for pick-up presently…all agreed the pick-up would remain the same…no offers of  a “claw”…

This was the point where Silverstone hopped the McIntee de-rail the process train…asking the bidders if they had a problem re-bidding….Choice stepped up to the microphone to say they would indeed have a problem with it…it would now become “OK…see if you can beat the Choice price!”…Waste Management and Southern said  it should be done…

Commissioner Dodd inquired on the “weighting system”…the percentages for arriving at the totals…offering up a fairer evaluation…would these bidders change it all…the response was a collective “no”….replying it would add to more confusion…saying residents should keep the larger percentage as it is shown…

The Mayor asked about any major changes to the RFP and what that would entail…the Atty. said the Commission would have to reject all and start over…

This is where what certainly sounded like a  “threat” came to light… when the Vice Mayor…said he wanted time…(2 weeks) to go to each company’s office…where they would provide registrations for their trucks…and if they lied…you all know the rest of his spiel……He said “everybody loves Waste Management”…and the residents…(non-kool-aid drinkers) just cringed and shook their heads saying “speak for yourself”…

The Town Manager explained again as she had at prior meetings  to the “2-Hats” the extension they were working on and the schedule…The Atty. explained it was not correct for the VM to do what he proposed asserting that the proposers should only be dealing with “one source” from the Town…

Then to add to the fray…Commissioner Clottey hot off some weird assertions previously made before at the CIC Town Hall meeting…insisting  “people feared retaliation” for calling BSO…now spoke to the the companies telling them of her disappointment with them…calling them “used car salesman”…quickly producing an audible groan among her constituents and a grumble among the companies sitting in the seats…Continuing  on she said to those wanting to re-bid “It’s a little late to sing that song”…HUH?…

Commissioner Silverstone offered up a difference of opinion and wanted to choose 3!….

The Town Manager clearly losing her patience..explained the scoring system…. the grid and the option to throw it out!…

The Mayor made her statement..thanking them all…the proposers and the staff…speaking of the criteria…and LBTS being unique…explaining further the scoring and how it would work….Each Commissioner was given a sheet…with the names of the 5…and asked to number them 1 to5…1 being the 1st choice…

The percentages…. where each company stood prior to the  Commissioner’s 30% added in for the final  total…

The numbers …lowest score is 1st place…next lowest 2nd place…and so on to the highest which it the “biggest loser”…

In order of received RFPs…by the Town…

Company……………………….Before the Vote…………………After the Vote……Commissioner’s score-(Mayor Abstained)…….Total-(Comm score)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………(CD-Dodd/CC-Clottey/VM-McIntee/CS Silverstone)

Waste Management……………….16…………………………………19.25……………CD-4/CC-5/VM-2/CS-2……………………………………….3.25

All Service…………………………….11…………………………………14.75…………….CD-3/CC-3/VM-5/CS-4………………………………………3.75

Waste Pro…………………………….10…………………………………13.25…………….CD-2/CC-4/VM-4/CS-3………………………………………3.25

Choice…………………………………..8………………………………………9………………CD-1/CC-1/VM-1/CS-1……………………………………….1

Southern Waste…………………….15………………………………..18.75……………….CD-5/CC-2/VM-3/CS-5……………………………………..3.75

Choice won….Commissioner Dodd made the motion for the Town Manager to start negotiations…1st with Choice..if that fails…the with 2nd place winner -Waste Pro…and in the unlikely occurance of that negotiation failing…. the 3rd place winner All Service…

This is where the Vice Mayor “flexed his muscle” one more time after the Manager said she would like input from the Commission for negotiations….starting today…McIntee said he wanted new trucks…he was serious….Comm. Clottey wanted toilets for special events…and the Town Manager said she had “mandates” from the Mayor..(no word on what those were)….Commissioner Dodd sent his in today….including asking for smaller toters (96 gallon) if possible for those that don’t want or need them that big…and to redefine how many per multi-family home…rather the newly proposed (by the Town)…of one 96 gallon toter and recycle bin per unit!…

more to come………

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A “BROMANTIC COMEDY”….

So Monday night this writer got roped into going along to one of those godawful bathroom humor comedies as the BCbythesea #1 daughter and son-in-law were in town….A new low…in which 30- something guys have friendships that make “metrosexuals” look like construction workers!….These “friends” have “man-dates”…and talked to each other in ways this 50-something gal…who grew up with 2 brothers and lots of “guy pals”  with loads of testosterone …. had never witnessed before in straight guys……(How about those Cubs…it’s not!)

The paper said it was a “Bromantic” Comedy…about  a guy that puts his “guy-pal” above his gal….YIKES…

Flash forward…24 hours later I witnessed it up close and personal…on the LBTS dais…the “2-Hats”…a LBTS “Bromantic” Comedy…starring Vice Mayor McIntee and his “Bro”-Jimmy Silverstone…Whether it was moving up the public comments…(Are Commission meetings really meant to listen to the public first?)..or giving stereo convoluted doublespeak for cutting the price of beach parking permits back down yet again to a paltry $20 from $50 annually…just to appease their shrinking base of fellow CIC supporters…

They completed their final 360 on the vessels in the north end of town…coming back to where they started …after putting their “re-election fingers in the wind”…It remains to be seen if they earned any votes…for their upcoming “sweep”…The “Broom Boy”-Bro’s McIntee …Silverstone…and don’t call me “Peanuts”anymore……it’s “Lawrence Wick”…the  CIC re-endorsed Mayoral candidate ….sweeping your way…in 2010…running on 33 feet and getting rid of the BSO police platform!….

These “2-Hats” went all out in their “slap-stick” shtick with their utterly ridiculous attempts to stop the Waste Haulers RFP…The Vice Mayor brought one representative from each company up to the podium to ask each a rat- ta…tat…tat  litany of questions…including the age of the trucks…the size of the trucks…how many yards they hold…the biggest city they service…their terminal location….where they dump……the age of their truck drivers…their turnover……and asking if they would accept a shorter contract…Trying mighty hard to stop the process in its tracks…The “investigator” would go to each of the 5 companies to see if they  had just lied to him about their trucks…threatening to check the registration year of their trucks…..and telling them…if it did not pan out….it would  take away his vote…WOW!….A resident in the hall said…. “He’s not a paid  investigator…he’s a commissioner”…His “Bro” was ready to play along…piling on….wanting to put on the brakes as well…Watching this unnerving display of ineptness was worth the price of admission though……especially as the “2-Hats” caused the Town Manager some grief…( She certainly gave her share earlier in the evening)… Guess she wasn’t privy to their “Bro-feelings”….when she pulled the plug on their plot…. along with the temporary Town Attorney…who explained to these two “comedians”…. they were here tonight to choose a contractor and keep to the schedule to hire the Waste Hauler…OOPS!…The VM  always quick to “bounce back”…added that these guys (waste reps) had all done their homework…and it was “our job to pick one”…(Atta Bro!) for Esther to negotiate…saying it didn’t matter how many garbage men or trucks they had!…(Wasn’t that his opening monologue?)…They did get one last “assist” from their new “Gal Pal” Commissioner Clottey…playing the 3rd wheel by telling the “bidders” at the podium…she was “a little disappointed in them”…likening them to “used car salesmen”……The reps sitting throughout the audience grumbled…saying they had never sat through anything like this…This was a new one for them……It’s a  “Bromance”… guys…It’s “Bro-mance!”….. The Commission votes were being tallied…and the Mayor read a statement…She recused herself…citing a business conflict…saying she would file the paperwork required…Bro-Jimmy Silverstone…asked “if that was proper?”….His pal the VM said “you( the Mayor) asked questions”…(She did not…she only made some statements)….Recusal…conflict of interest…to these “man-friends”…this was something of a “mystery”…. The numbers were finally  tabulated with the lowest bidder winning …Choice Environmental…But the Vice Mayor…wasn’t done yet…the credits hadn’t rolled…He wants new trucks… (Flip-flop again!)..and told the Manager he was serious…She said she wrote it down….And for his final “bow”…this scene stealer…McIntee came off the podium to give a big handshake to the highest bidder …and now former service provider Waste Management…leaving many observers in the audience shaking their heads in disbelief….but leaving the door open for the Bro’s to attend year 3 of  $500,000. “Waste Management Gala” in Orlando!…

Ahh…those silly “2-Hat-Bro’s” they couldn’t stop the garbage..(pun intended)….despite all their  pratfalls…But never fear…they had more “stunts” up their sleeves…….We call this one….”SAVE THE TOWN FROM LIABILITY”……a “Fairy Tale” to keep us out of a “crisis” when it comes to the Anglin Pier Fishing sign…standing in the same “historic spot” since the 1960’s ( 40+ years is old enough to be considered historic) It’s time to get a title search….”Will the real owner please stand up”……..It’s “preventative”…. We need to “clear it up”…We could have an “aggressive lawsuit” on our hands…the “plot” thickens….

The final Bro- “trailer”……”It’s not a breakaway sign”…you know like in the movies!….

More “stunts” to come this afternoon………

“I Love You, man!”….

More to come…

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-movie-review-i-love-you-man,0,3253167.story

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2ND REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING OF THE MONTH…

7 pm JARVIS HALL….

ON TONIGHT’S AGENDA…..

2-PRESENTATIONS

6-MONTHLY REPORTS

3- ITEMS ON THE TOWN MANAGER REPORT

2- REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TO APPROVE

1- PUBLIC COMMENTS…MAY BE MOVED UP…NEXT TIME….

1- ORDINANCES- 1ST READING

3- ORDINANCES- 2ND READING

5- COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

10- CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

1- RESOLUTION

2- OLD BUSINESS ITEMS

5- NEW BUSINESS ITEMS

FINGER POINTING…HAND SIGNALS…2 HATS…..GRANDSTANDING….DISCONNECTS….REPEATS….LEFT SIDE/RIGHT SIDE ….YEP…THE LBTS REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING…

channel 78…online ….http://www.lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov/

more to come after the meeting(s)…will there be one…or will they be meeting again 2 times……to finish up?…

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COPIES RECEIVED…..

Previous post…LBTS agenda/meeting category 3/23/09….check for full agenda…

Here’s some updates from the materials ….received today….thanks to Nikki (Assist.LBTS  Town Clerk)……

5.    REPORTS

a.    Finance and Budget Monthly Report – February 2009 (Manager Colon)

Just a few highlights…expenditures…

Town Atty…Orig. Budget…$235,400.00….YTD actual….$38,018.42…Current month…-1,126.13…HUH?…

Recycling costs….Orig. budget….$34,621.00…….YTD actual…..$10,028.85….Current month…..$2,261.43….

Beach ….Orig. budget…. $184.088.00……YTD actual….$68,847.77….Current month….$13,559.23

Sidewalks- N Seagrape Drive….Orig. budget….$387,835.00….YTD actual….$243,989.68….Current month….$0….encumbered YTD….$41,078.19….unenc. balance…$102,767.13

Seagrape Drive (report spelling)-”cultasac”..(correct sp.-culdesac)…amended budget….$56,715.00….YTD actual….$4,500.00…encumbered YTD….$51,214.98….unenc. balance….$1,000.02

Sidewalks- Washingtonia….Orig. budget….$15,000.00….YTD actual….2,037.25……Current month….$0….encumbered YTD….$10,000.00…unenc. balance….$2,962.75

Bus stops……Orig. budget….$85,000.00…..amended budget…..$28,285.00…..unenc. balance….$28,285.00

Town entryways….Orig. budget….$160,000.00….encumbered YTD….$16,479.00…unenc. balance….$143,521.00

A1A streetscape project……Orig. budget….$58,300.00……..unenc. balance….$58,300.00

Fish- Reef habitat….Orig. budget….$64,500.00….YTD actual….$250.00….encumbered YTD….$64,480.00….unenc. balance….$-230.10

Melvin Anglin Square Grant (pavilion)…Orig. budget…$176,548.00….YTD actual…$176,548.00…Current month…$19,297.00….encumbered YTD….$0…unenc. balance…$0

Melvin town portion (pavilion)….Orig. budget….$203,012.00….YTD actual….$48,614.19….Current month….$39,672.00….encumbered YTD….$112,688.00….unenc. balance….$41,709.81

Terra Mar Bridge…..Orig budget….$125,000.00….unenc. balance….$125,000.00

b.    Development Services Monthly Report – February 2009 (Assistant Town Manager Olinzock)

Totals for the month…

Visitors-645 /informational Calls received -825 /verbal warnings-34/notices of violation- 93/ citations issued-0/special master cases-6/complaints investigated- 20 (How many came from McIntee?)/re-inspections conducted- 169/lien searched-29/zoning reviews-37/final inspections- 16/ Business tax license inspection-7/public records requests-6

BC- unfortunately since I was unable to get my requests done last Friday…and wrote down pages 1 & 2…I received the cover page and page 1…ARGHHHH…Will be more specific next month!…

c.    Municipal Services Monthly Report – February 2009 (Assistant Town Manager Olinzock)

telephone calls received-152/service requests/complaints- current mo. 16/closed 16 /pending 0

Projects/accomplishments- monitor cleaning of beaches by Beach Raker/monitor town-wide street sweeping by Southern Street Sweepers ( don’t we own 2 sweepers?)/monitor the maintenance repairs of AC units throughout the Town by Advanced Roofing/monitor the electrical work by Al Siefert/monitor the streetlight repair by lighting maintenance/working with FPL on street light issues and outages

Maintenance…includes the pool maintenance for the Mc- public safety town pool…just wait Lifeguard contract coming soon!….

d.    BSO Police Monthly Report – February 2009 (Chief Gooding)

Cases Reported………….YTD 08…………..YTD 09………increase/decrease

auto theft……………………2………………………2…………….0.0%

burg business…………….1……………………….0……………..-100%

burg. convey………………6……………………….8………………33.3%

burg residence…………..6……………………….2……………..-66.7%

burg structure……………2……………………….0………………o%

forcible sex……………….0………………………..0………………0%

homicide…………………..0……………………….0……………….0%

robbery……………………..0………………………0……………..200%

theft- grand……………….8……………………….5………………-37.5%

theft petit…………………..2………………………7………………250%

Totals………………………27………………………26…………….-3.7%

e.    VFD Fire Monthly Report – February 2009 (Chief Perkins)

Activity Report List… Featuring CAR VS CAR….DROWNINGS…where there were none….

Fire/Rescue calls- kayak in distress/2nd false alarm/false fire alarm/vehicle fire/arson/accident, motor vehicle/scooter with injuries/false fire alarm,set over by workers 1st floor/( the previously posted “Working Fire”) working fire, kitchen stove was left on prior to power cut, FPL restored power/elevator rescue, canceled/false fire alarm-testing E212 canceled/motor vehicle accident, Ford 150 vs wall/smoke alarm, set off by cooking/( previously posted fire -smoke damage LBTS station) Commercial structure fire,police station/dog locked in vehicle,canceled/ vehicle accident with injuries/ Accident with injuries SUV vs Honda Accord/false fire alarm contractor pulled alarm-canceled/drowning, no body found/ Painter created dust which set off fire alarm/false alarm,canceled by C212 (McIntee)/ Accident with injuries/ accident with injuries/drowning @ pier/Fire alarm malfunctioned

# of FF…each call- 15/16/14/14/14/10/14/10/9/15/22/13/8/8/16/14/10/17/13/16/15/14/17

Medical calls-as written up-

medical-22/medical canceled-4/medical other-1//medical fall & or with injuries -1o/ medical DOA-2/ medical seizure-2/medical faint-unconscious-4/ medical standby-1/medical patient “unfound”-1/medical, cleared upon arrival/medical trouble breathing-4/medical, patient  bleeding heavy-1/ medical heart attack, chest pains-4/medical choking-1/ medical abdominal pain-2/medical 911 error-1/ medical-police matter-BSO-2/ medical patient refused care-1/medical first aid-3/ medical canceled by M12-5/medical assist M12-6/canceled by C12 (Chief Perkins)-1

# of FF each call- 9/12/12/16/13/8/8/11/13/7/6/6/6/8/9/11/8/14/10/7/9/8/13/13/11/11/3/3/6/9/7/7/11/9/10/8/16/17/12/18/16/10/7/15/8/20/14/8/9/10/8/9/8/9/11/19/19/16/10/8/12/9/11/9/11/13/12/8/9/9/7/11/13/8/9/6/7/9/10/8/12/12

Drills-

LDH hose lay, speed lay deployment (timed)/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, non paid drill (drill time to attend grand McIntee public safety complex opening)/Moving drill/pump operations,ladder operations,attack line operations & generator operations/stokes basket,air pack, search & rescue,and ropes & knots/flowing distributor-foam/foam drill from squirt 12 on ladder, supplying from E212. Foam inductor from E12 booster line/Driver Engineer Training/speed lay drills “know your truck” drills & stoke basket

# of FF- 17/24/33/23/17/15/17/7/22

Firefighter 1 Class- FF 1 testing

# of FF 1

Beach patrol-

Event descriptions including this on….” beach wind out of NE SLIGHT UNDER TOE, overcast, light chop”…HMMMM… anybody else thinking Dan Quayle…otherwise what stands out…the numerous references to “unpaid volunteer hours towards town”…Isn’t that what we were promised?…

Unit Response Times Average-

BC- we now know from the ISO meeting …(previous post VFD/scoops category)…the ISO rates response time on an average of 35 mph to go 1.5  road miles…should be 3.2 minutes…

BUT- TAKE A LOOK AT THE CHIEF/DEPUTY CHIEF RESPONSE TIMES….

Feb-

apparatus………………..call count……..response time

Engine-12…………………………….63………………..00:08:41

Engine 212……………………………52………………..00:03:19

Squirt 12………………………………16…………………00:02:05

Chief 12 (Perkins)…………………29…………………00:00:18….18 SECONDS!…

Chief 212 (McIntee)………………60…………………00:01:05…..1 MINUTE and 5 SECONDS!….

Utility 12……………………………….3…………………00:05:12

STA 12………………………………..93………………….00:03:53

f.    AMR Fire Rescue Monthly Report – February 2009 (Operations Manager Liddle)

105 medical calls…overall avg.time =0:03:31/less than 6 minutes=99%

10.    ORDINANCES

1.    Ordinances 1st Reading – “Public Comments”

a.    Ordinance 2009-18:  AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 19-26 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO CREATE A BEACH PARKING PERMIT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; CODIFICATION; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

annual permits- “A”employee $200/Resident $50/non-resident $300/senior $27.50/hardship $200/”B” -beach $50 /”C” El Mar/Bougainvilla Drive #300/beach hrly meter rate…. $1.25/townwide- Town hall-El Prado-Bougainvilla lot- El Mar lot….$1/Comm. Blvd…..$0.25/Bougainvilla Dr…..$o.50

2.    Ordinances 2nd Reading – “PUBLIC HEARING”

b.    Ordinance 2009-08 for 2nd Reading:  AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LAUDERDALE-BY- THE- SEA, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 19-21 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO AMEND THE VESSEL PARKING AND STORAGE REGULATIONS FOR THOSE PROPERTIES THAT WERE ANNEXED INTO THE TOWN IN 2001, FOR SO LONG AS OWNERSHIP OF SAID PROPERTIES DOES NOT CHANGE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; CODIFICATION; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE (Approved 1st reading at the January 27, 2009 Commission meeting as amended) Amended and Approved 1st reading at the February 24, 2009 Commission meeting

BC- latest one…

“Whereas, the Town commission has determined that, for those owners of registered vessels in the North Beach Annexation Area who owned their vessels at the time of annexation, the less stringent regulations from the County Code regarding the parking and storage of those vessels should be applied for so long as they continue to own their properties and their vessels, if those owners can demonstrate that a practical difficulty prevents them from complying with the requirements of the Town Code.”…

In other words you all walked through the “fire” with hours of sitting in Jarvis Hall…waiting to speak…collecting signatures…both pro and con…only to end up back where you all started…No boats in the front…unless you can prove you cannot keep it on the side…in back or off the property…”demonstrating a practical difficulty that prevents them from complying”…..Good luck with that…….Let the new round of citations begin…YIKES!

12.    CONSENT AGENDA

h.    Commission approval to Transfer Procat 26” Boat and Trailer from BSO Police to VFD Fire (Manager Colon)

DA BOAT…for the VFD…..to store wherever they want!….( “no demonstrating a practical difficulty that prevents them from complying” applies to the Mc-Vollies)… . A BSO 26 ft. 1998 Procat with boat trailer…to be transferred from BSO police to the VFD…included in the Manager back-up a draft agreement to lease it to the VFD from 4/1/09-9/30/09 for $1….For use it says will be limited to training  and start-up activities of volunteer fire service…The VFD will pay the insurance…maintenance….HMMM…”VIGILANTE’S FUN DAY ON A BOAT”…….

more to come….

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS…..

Dear Readers…a few weeks ago Michael Mayo wrote an article about the March Municipal elections…and the cities and towns who will either change to November  only or retain March……He included LBTS among those making the switch to November after our  2010 March elections….

This writer gave him a call and left a message that the new commission had repealed that move on May  27, 2008 with Ordinance 2008-12 …which passed 5-0 at 2nd reading…

Mr. Mayo called me back and informed me the Supervisor of Elections still had us going to November elections…He said he was going to call the Town Clerk before he moved forward with a correction in the paper….I have seen no correction (may have missed it?)…so I decided to check with the Town Clerk…

From: Barbara Cole
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 11:25 AM
To: June White
Subject: March elections

Dear Town Manager White;
Recently I spoke to Sun Sentinel columnist Michael Mayo after he wrote an article including LBTS among those to have only Nov. elections after March 2010. I informed him this was overturned in May of 2008 and gave him the date and the ordinance number.
He called me to say the SOE office still had the Town going to Nov. He said he would call you before calling the SOE or doing a correction in the paper.
Could you please tell me if you heard from Mr. Mayo? If the ordinance was sent into the SOE? If the Town cleared it up with the SOE, if you did receive his inquiry?
I thank you for your time.
Barbara Cole

— On Mon, 3/23/09, June White <junew@lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov> wrote:

From: June White <junew@lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov>
Subject: RE: March elections
To: barbarafcole@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, March 23, 2009, 11:55 AM

The Supervisor of Elections site does not list Lauderdale-by-the Sea for election in November.  Please check their web site.

June White
Town Clerk
Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea

BC- My response….

I checked  (link below…scroll down) and it shows elections for LBTS March 2010/ Nov. 2012..but not  March 2012
which should be the next municipal elections…Please let me know if you did receive a call from Mr. Mayo and what you find out.
Thank you.Barbara Cole
http://www.browardsoe.org/content.aspx?id=212

BC-Response from June….

Please look again….

3/9/10 and 3/13/12

BC-My response….

Thank you for your time…I think I looked too quickly at the 11/6/12…right below LBTS in the column…instead of the header…..Was that always there or did it need to be fixed as Mr. Mayo said?…again, thank you for your response…Barbara Cole

BC-I sent a quick e-mail to Michael Mayo…and received a fast response…

From: Barbara Cole [mailto:barbarafcole@yahoo.com]
Sent: Mon 3/23/2009 12:08 PM
To: Mayo,
Michael
Subject: lbts election dates

Hello, I was looking for an update on the LBTS return to March elections after
the May 2008 repeal…We spoke a few weeks ago. Did you speak to the Town Clerk?
I saw the Municipal election dates were correct on the SOE site and wondered if
that was changed after your call? Was a correction put in the Sentinel?…Thank
You, Barbara Cole

On Mon, 3/23/09, Mayo, Michael <MMayo@sun-sentinel.com> wrote:

From: Mayo, Michael <MMayo@sun-sentinel.com>
Subject: RE: lbts election dates
To: barbarafcole@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, March 23, 2009, 1:13 PM

hi barbara –

yes, thanks to your alert eyes, i called the town and the SOE office (which was
unaware of the rescinding of the november switch)…The SOE updated its list
after we got confirmation that elections will remain in march, and a correction
ran in the sun-sentinel on march 13…

take care and thanks
mm

BC-My response back to Mr. Mayo….

Thank You!

BC-Response to Town Clerk…..

No need to reply, heard from Michael Mayo who gave me the answers…Thanks again, Barbara Cole

BC-Yep…. looks like we are set…March 2012…That is…. Unless we repeal the  2008 repeal after March 2010!….

more to come…

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