WHIPPING RIGHT THROUGH IT …

Dear Readers…The new Commission and this new administration whipped right through jam-packed agenda in record time …in one hour and fifty-nine seconds…This agenda that included once again a myriad of minutes to approve (7) and inordinate number of new or amended Ordinances …both first (2) and second readings (4) …as well as Resolutions (3)…along with approval of some uber-important choices that impact the Town going forth…(the Annual Audit Services vendor and Town Manager along with direction on renegotiating with the Town Atty. and the VFD)….Some on the dais that had been undoubtedly unprepared in the previous few months appeared to have gotten the hint that although this writer may still disagree on the subject matter… and will state that fact…criticism will be on the topic not on the lack of being prepared …Same goes for the staff’s /contractors presentations… That being said this meeting and the previous meeting at 5 pm (prev. post) prove the Commission is ready in October to make the anticipated change to Adventura style model presented to them when they first came together by Town Atty. Richard Weiss…One Commission meeting and One Roundtable meeting each month…This writer’s preference Commission Meeting the 2nd Tues. of the month followed by the Roundtable the 4th Tues. of the month…

The meeting began a few minutes late due to the previous Budget Workshop running long …After the pledge there was a moment of reflection due to the Town Chaplain not being in attendance…With no presentations…up first was Public Comments….At first the mayor thought there were none… but there were although limited in number…

MPSC Co-Chair Edmund Malkoon came to the podium as “resident” and commended both the Commission and Town Manager stating he purposely left off the interim from her title (she had not yet been voted on) for the Budget Workshop meeting and trying to retain the 3.999 but stated if they could not get there the 4.09 was really commendable when other communities are really increasing theirs…He again addressed the desire of having the Town purchase the Demko House due to it being a historic structure…

BC- Ms. Demko came before the Commission a few years back offering the same… It was a approx. a million …It fell on deaf ears and should do the same now as the Commission was just told they were looking for $153,000+ to keep the millage down and we are faced with major infrastructure issues …Ms. Demko and her family should donate the house if they want it to stay protected…. in this writer’s opinion, otherwise take a pass…

Joyce Murray came to speak about the St Vincent DePaul “Walk A Mile In My Shoes” for the poor and needy on Sept. 25, 2010 from 7-10 am … https://www.svdpusa.net/pledgathon/public/index.php?action=pledgathon.addteam&campaignid=11 …..She stated the Community Church Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Community Church located on 4433 Bougainvilla Drive also had a Disability Awareness Fair from 9-noon the same day and recommended attending both events… Interested participants can call 954-943-9717 …

Diane Boutin came to speak about the previous budget meeting stating it was excellent and addressed as she has in the past the role the businesses and the residents play in big picture…

The Public Safety Reports were done as this was the sole meeting for August …

BSO was passed 5-0 with no discussion..

VFD was the first time up to the podium for newly elected Fire Chief Steve Paine (prev. posts) …The Mayor welcomed him and stated she knew he had been with the Town for a while and congratulated him on his new position …Vice Mayor Dodd  also gave his congratulations …and stated “Let me repeat myself publicly that I am 100% committed to having the most professional Volunteer Department serving the needs of the town. I have been patient with my requests for responsible cut backs which I’m happy to learn are no longer falling on deaf ears and I would like to thank the whole volunteer fire department for their dedication.” He added a question about the medical calls being marked cancelled and asked if that meant the VFD is still paying the staff but not adding the wear and tear on the vehicles?…Chief Paine answered that was correct…The VM also found a computer glitch with the times on pages 9-14 and Chief Paine will correct it…

Chief Paine went on to inform the VM and the Commission of some changed being made.. He said on Monday (8/29/10) there would be a conference call with Broward County to have the call cards adjusted and the software had been ordered to change the pagers…There is a station pager that will be reprogrammed and his pager, the Dep. Chief’s, one Batallion Chief and the Chief on-duty will be reprogrammed as well so that medical calls will come to them only…Then it will be up to the Chief on-duty’s decision to decide if the medical call needs to have VFD …as they will no longer go on those sick calls where as person was ill for 3 days since it is obvious the med unit (AMR) can take care of it…unless AMR needed assistance for an unusually large patient (as was done in the past …with a less than steller performance on the details from the dais from former Dep. Chief McIntee …prev. post)….. He went on to state a letter would go to AMR stating the VFD  would be automatically involved for certain criteria such as heart attack, strokes, drownings, respiratory failure and any child..He said it would be a trial and error with the software done after ordering overnight it should be up in the next month…He was congratulated by the VM…The report was passed 5-0

BC- This writer has heard a few additional questions that need answering…by the new Fire Chief… We heard the VFD went into Sea Ranch Plaza a few weeks back and did a drill without their consent, using their water and making the Mayor and SR Police furious…If true…How come?…. Second on the new medical calls… As the VM stated in the past the decision on VFD going on medical calls should fall under AMR to decide…Perhaps there was a disconnect in the exchange above or it was not stated correctly …but Chief Paine’s criteria takes much of what is still unnecessary med calls for VFD still in play… We also hear that a few nights ago only 5 VFD members showed up for a call and there was no backup truck that would have been available due to the no-shows…Again, if true what’s up within the department?… Are there some behind the scenes pre-negotiating for perks coming from the new Chief?… We hear he may be asking for a personal vehicle and other “leaders” want to follow suit… If this one is true…WOW!… Is this why Comm. Clottey (via Marc Furth?) declared the new lower $700,000 cost if the contract is renegotiated too high still without apparatus inclusion?…Hmmmm….

One person in the know suggests the following… Note to the new Administration…You may want to get the VFD consultant to take a look-see…. The Sunbiz.org site … http://sunbiz.org/ … has the department listed as LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC. ….The department until annexation we are told was the Town’s fire department which changed with the contracting in of BSO to becoming a contractor as well …The question now is…Should the Town once again take back the VFD and forgo it as a contracted vendor?… It would lead to the oversight needed to get this VFD in order under the Town’s direction…with a yearly budget and a say in how the leadership is decided as well as where the taxpayers money is spent beyond the apparatus now headed into a Town controlled account… It might bring back the VFD of old where calls were voluntary and not income boosters …It might also further address the Pension issue…that got a little better with the following info passed along by the new Acting Finance Director and Town Manager Hoffmann (see below) by finding out why for so few members we pay $10,000 for an actuarial analysis for any year… This writer recommends the consultant and the Administration seek out and confer with the many old-timers (VFD) who are still in town and most critical of the current 2008 resurrected VFD ….
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From: Finance Director
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 10:03 AM
To: Connie Hoffmann
Subject: VFD Board of Trustees Meeting – Thursday, August 19, 2010

Connie – I just wanted to give you a brief update re: I attended the above meeting last week. Three of the five members were present. The two not in attendance were the VFD representatives. The town’s request to have the actuarial report done ever two years was approved and the actuary from Gabriel Roeder Smith was there to support our request. Also, apparently this was the first time a representative from the town attended one of the board meetings.

FYI on another VFD topic. We received the payment from the state for the retirement plan in the amount of $73,507.15 and I notified Miguel and he picked it up this morning.

Doug Haag
Acting Finance Director
Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea

From: Connie Hoffmann
Sent: Fri 8/27/2010 7:23 PM
To: Birute Ann Clottey; Chris Vincent; Roseann Minnet; Scot Sasser; Stuart Dodd
Subject: FW: VFD Board of Trustees Meeting – Thursday, August 19, 2010
Wanted to let you know that Acting Finance Director Doug Haag found out that the Fire Pension Plan does not have to have an actuarial analysis done every year, we can go to every other year. The pension plan is a small one, yet the actuarial analysis was costing the Town $10,000 each year (paid by Fire Assessment Fees). So, as you can see from the email below, he asked the Pension Board to consider going to an every other year schedule and they approved it. So we’ll save $10k next year, then will have to budget for it again in the following fiscal year. Connie
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AMR was represented by a member and Comm. Clottey stated she went to the FLOCities conference and was informed that EMS is used as a substitute for primary physicians …The AMR medic responded he did not understand her question (welcome to the club) …Clottey went on to describe the use of Emergency Rooms for regular medical care and she wanted to know if EMS was used in the same capacity…The AMR medic stated no ..that was not the case …with the exception of tourists …(of course)… The report then was passed 5-0….

The 7 sets of minutes from June 23, 2010-July 28, 2010 were approved in two votes…5 passed 5-0  after VM Dodd pulled a. & f. and instructed the Town Clerk of the changes including this funny…The VM informed June White that on page 12 of the June 23, 2010 minutes she had the word moral and it’s actually morale …”It’s not talking about the morals of the Town, it’s talking about the morale!”… Afterward those minutes were also passed 5-0…

The Consent Agenda was also passed with two votes… The Mayor pulled items a. & d. …leaving b. (budget amendment for projected unemployment costs FY 2009-10 $16,517) and c. (Budget amendment for Esther Colon payout- $74,611) both put on by Acting Finance Director Haag passed with no discussion 5-0… The Mayor wanted to make it clear she did not approve  the Audit Company (Grau &Assoc.) chosen for one-year at the prior meeting…(prev. post)….Comm. Sasser had recused himself at the prior meeting and did so again…When they voted Town Clerk White could not count and stated it was 4-1 Mayor Minnet voted no…She needed to be corrected due to Comm. Sasser’s recusal…Ms. White still could not process the vote for a moment …ARGHHH…….Item d. was pulled by Mayor Minnet to address for the public it was discussed prior and the laptops being replaced would be going to the Community Center…and it was necessary to upgrade the Commission’s laptops to work with the new system…The Town Manager stated it was not only the laptops for the amount being asked for…The Mayor stated she was not sure she would have approved this expenditure until she learned they would not work with the new system…Vice Mayor Dodd stated he wanted to make two comments …First that it is very refreshing to see the agenda forms being used correctly with the  financial impact filled out for the very first time and secondly he thought it was great to use for the town’s pre-owned lap tops and he was sure the Community center will be able to make good use of them…. These items passed 5-0..

On to the Ordinances …Development Director Jeff Bowman was at the podium ( a surprise after hearing he was at a FEMA conference all week) …He spoke after the item was read by the Mayor and the TAtty… Ord. 2010-11 (1st reading) went in front of the P & Z  Jan. 26,2010 and June 16, 2010 …was tabled until the July meeting and was approved (prev. posts) … He stated it made the mortgagee responsible for “abandoned real property” and staff concurs… There was no public comment and no Comm. discussion..It passed 5-0… Ord. 2010-13 (1st reading) was to change the code to allow one Comm.Mtg/one Roundtable Mtg. by amending the prior ord. for 2 each month…The TAtty. added also the clause to allow for not holding a meeting as was done in August …Public comment was made by Diane Boutin who commended them and supported the new technology …No Comm. discussion …passes 5-0…

Ordinances 2nd readings… Ord. 2010-03 was to allow the Town Manager to update the departments…The TAtty. stated the history and the versions that were considered by the prior administration and the current one …excess wording was removed and the Commission will approve any changes that impact the budget…Also the Town Clerk will assist in election matters per Comm. Sasser’s request (Ms. White dropped the ball at the last election in any substantive assistance to candidates …(and the one before that in this writer’s opinion)…as well as being found the “culprit” ie the responsible ( or irresponsible) person for UOT not being properly registered with the state. as a PAC .(prev. posts) … after former VM Mcintee’s wife, Maureen while serving as Vice- Chair of the CIC filed a complaint against the opposing organization)…There was no public comment and no Comm. discussion…passed 5-0…Ord. 2010-10 was the amended Choice Environmental changes made after some successful negotiations on mixed-use and suspension of service made with the “players” Choice…Int. Asst. TM Bud Bentley…TAtty. Trevarthen and liaison Comm. Scot Sasser …Asst. TM Bentley did want one minor change made to remove the word “single” which would make it less restrictive and asked for Sept. 13th date to give Choice time to get ready for the changes…The Mayor thanked staff and Comm. Sasser for getting this done…There was no public comment…Good thing the Mayor thanked Comm. Sasser…because he was unable to make the motion or the 2nd…which should have been the case…OOPS!… passed 5-0….Ord. 2010-12 was the fire hydrants…Again Bowman read the backup only and stated staff recommends this…There was no public comment…One snafu came as Comm. Sasser asked about the header including automated sprinkler systems and why…The Int. TM stated it the sprinkler system was not included and the header was not in it and they needed to find out why… Comm. Sasser began to make a motion without the sprinkler system in the header …Ms. Hoffmann stated she was wrong it was included in line 30…and Mr. Bowman stated it was for above ground sprinkler heads …Due to the confusion it was deferred to Sept. 14th…

BC- another question…we hear the fire code already has this in place and a Reader wonders why it will be done on top of that?…

Ord. 2009-35 was the pools and fencing of them…it began in 2009 went to 2nd reading ..but had to go back after coming in front of the both prior and present Commissions and P &Z boards due to the lack of information from Mr. Bowman or the prior administration that the P & Z did not want the pools in the front yards of any properties but corner lots…thus version 2 was the P & Z’s approved version and the one now being recommended by staff and up for 2nd reading…(all were prev. posted)…There was no public comment or Comm. comment and it passed 5-0…

Resolutions…2010-20 was the Comprehensive Plan Amendments …It was again explained by the TAtty. (see prev. P & Z  board cat. June/July meetings)…Public comment was made by Diane Boutin who asked if it was something cities regularly went through with no impact on construction…purely administrative…The TAtty. explained in more depth the procedure …but added it would impact those in process …as well as future construction… No Comm. discussion passed 5-0…Resolution 2010-22 was the retirement benefits for the Int. TM due to State Statute …The TAtty explained the necessity and Ms. Hoffmann again stated they looked into not taking it…Acting Finance Director Haag concurred it was required …The Mayor asked if it could be negotiated and he stated not for the Town Manager position ..it was a legislative act…No discussion 5-0 …Resolution 2010-24 was the fire fees for less than 800 sq. ft.   …This was brought to the dais some time back from then-Comm. Dodd …and now there will be some relief from $144 to $75 for inspections…No public comment..No Comm. comment…passed 5-0….

Commissioner Comments…

Commissioner Clottey thanked the Town for the FLOCities conference she attended but stated she would not speak of that this evening and would use her time for the Artificial Reef Project…She read off a list of names of those who came forward to donate to Global Coral Reef Alliance  the vendor …(501(c)(3) non-profit organization)…(prev. post-Pompano Pelican article)…. Included in the names were former CIC Chair Bob Roberts for $6,000 in memory of his wife as well as Aruba, Ocean Reverie…Comm. Clottey and  the Int. Town Manager…($100 )…She said they donated to the vendor and would receive a tax deduction…

BC- Although Clottey stated she could not take the money herself…she did spearhead these donations and was asking people to contact her…While it may not be an ethics violation it is on its face disconcerting for her to be in this position after voting on this project and being in the position of voting on any re-negotiated contract due to the vendor presently being in breach of the current contract with the Town…Also it seems wrong for her to enlist and aid in the vendor going forth after three fellow dais members asked the Town to go back and renegotiate the contract as well as the Int.Town Manager /TAtty. questioning the permits…the Town’s liability for the project and the costs in the next 5 years for this research project…not to mention VM Dodd’s position that the vendor go ahead with the 1st buoy before building any others…as they now have stated they have done!…

The Mayor also stated she enjoyed the FLOCities conference and thanked staff and Buster Celestino for the newly installed Bocce Ball court (prev. post0..She spoke of the Trim Notices received and again stated it was advisable for taxpayers to see what other entities make up the costs…She recommended they contact those entities…She answered comments made earlier about the businesses vs. residents and the Chamber and stated information was required before committing taxpayer monies…

Commissioner Sasser … “Well, I agree with the Town Manager comments on her report that state it has been a very busy August. I am very grateful that we agreed to have this meeting rather than bypassing all the meetings this month. Updates, Halloween, we have made great strides with some great volunteers. I want to thank all of you who have worked thus far and thank you in advance for your efforts in the future. I want to give a quick shout out to Marie, Wayne, Ken, Bill and of course my wife Teresa who have worked very hard at creating from scratch the decorations for this years’ event. It is a daunting task when you start with nothing and I thank you very much. Choice, it has taken a while and August has been full of people vacationing but we finally have the data we need to make some determinations and propose solutions. I should have something for you by our next meeting, hopefully to accompany the Ordinance solution voted on tonight. Chamber of Commerce contract and funding request. After a couple of false starts we are moving forward with their vision and I have proposed their request to the Commissioners and staff tonight during our Workshop. Finally, We, as your Commission and Staff, seem to keep running across issues that have been long forgotten, ignored or plainly mismanaged. While we cannot sweep the past under the rug I, for one, want to personally assure you that my intentions are to get to the bottom of the issues while remaining fixed on moving forward. I will be searching for answers to these issues that are truthful, transparent, ethical and legal. You elected me to make the tough decisions that were the best for the town. Many of you told me often during my campaign, just be fair ,That is what I intend to do. While seeking our future we must sometimes be confronted with the past. I endeavor to confront the past and quickly move to solutions that get us on track for our future. I ask that you support the activity filled future of this sitting Commission and assist us with the same forward progression that I eagerly want to pursue. We have a wonderful town that we all want to preserve. In order to do this we must accept and agree on our plan, infrastructure, drainage, funding and, if we are honest with ourselves, change. Yes, sometimes change is needed to maintain and preserve that which we hold dear. All of this in a tough revenue season will bring about tough decisions. The Town Manager has proposed several public workshops to assist us in making some of these tough decisions. I urge you to participate. I urge you to keep an open mind to what is needed. I urge you to voice strongly your opinion. Finally, I urge you to, in the end, help move us forward in unity.”

Commissioner Vincent stated he too attended the FLOC conference, his first …that it was rewarding and interesting  and what it focused on …with the open roundtables…and discussion on revenue shortfalls and public comments… He spoke of finding in a budget meeting last month with staff a big mess-up with special events in the previous 2 years o8-09 of $125,000 & $140,000 …He stated it raised his concern due to it being half in the current year and next year being budgeted for $64,000 …While he was happy the cost was significantly less he wanted to know why…He asked Ms. Hoffmann to investigate the amended budgets and explain …He stated it was not $141,000 but was actually $47,000 and that there was a $93,000 overage in that General Account…He believed it could not be explained earlier when the budget review process started and that’s when they found it… He added this was just another one of the many things this Commission and staff is dealing with and thanked Hoffmann and Bentley …He also made a personal note of thanking all that volunteer and then made mention of BTSFuture Editor Mark Brown’s recent award from the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors …(see BTSFuture July edition)… http://www.uky.edu/CommInfoStudies/IRJCI/ISWNE2010.htm ….http://www.bytheseafuture.org/about.html …

BC- I have sent a PRR for the information on Comm. Vincent’s comments concerning the special events in 08 & 09 due to no backup included and no further explanation from the dais at the meeting…

Vice Mayor Dodd stated “I attended the Florida League of cities this past week and found it a very informative series of lectures. All sorts of topics were available but the most comforting feeling came from the realization we are not alone sitting up here. All 410 cities that make up the league are facing similar budget problems, how to cut costs without cutting essential services. I am waiting for a reply from the league on another statewide issue,  how can municipalities bring pressure to bear on the FPL monopoly to start charging a realistic price per pole for LED lighting. FPL would like to be considered Green with Biomass power stations and solar arrays when it suits them. LED street lighting is so much more efficient yet there is not a separate price per pole or any incentive for a municipality to install a cost effective lighting fixture with a true payback under five years. The second topic I brought back from the league of cities is recycling.  I have taken steps to obtain a copy of an Ordinance from Madeira beach where they have just introduced a recycling ordinance to allow them to let me euphemistically call it “encourage people” to get with the program. Governor Christ signed into law that the state has to achieve 75% recycling by 2020. The first step is 40 % by 2012. Currently Broward recycles 25%, Palm Beach 33%. We get a rebate from the recycling plant based on our tonnage. We need to start now and stop through money out with the trash. I will bring this back at the next round table for further discussion.
Hillsboro Inlet took over their two new work boats which have finally arrived. They will be put into service immediately.
Apologies to staff for the extra workload of an August meeting but I personally think we should aggressively work towards one Commission meeting and one round table per month and possibly consider only one December meeting if the workload will allow us the time off.”

Old Business was to be on the qualifications for a search firm to be enlisted to help with the search and the choice of a new Town Manager…It was not needed as the Commission made their choice as previously posted to retain and negotiate an agreement with Int. TM Connie Hoffmann …

New Business dealt first with the Town Commission approval of processing Proposed Regulatory Charges… Dev. Dir. Bowman came to the podium and stated it was 2010-16 Chapter 30 in the Code of Ord. … It included the changing of zoning for the Pet Groomers in the business district …accessory buildings and signs …All had been addressed prior at meetings…Comm. Clottey for unforeseen reason wanted it deferred until season and the return of residents…HUH?… She was ready to bend on the pet grooming portion (after Dir.Bowman stated the pet groomer would be stopped from opening his business)…but not the rest…until it was made clear once again by TAtty. Trevarthern the process of going to the P & Z on 9/15/10 and then to 1st & 2nd reading for public comment 3 times …. Comm. Clottey should know the process after 2+ years on the dais…She then withdrew her motion seeing no backing from the other Commissioners…Comm. Vincent asked if the pet groomer still wanted to come in and reiterated his stance on being diligent and expedient to move forward to help business… Comm. Sasser wanted to know if there “was a better way to build a mousetrap” when dealing with zoning items by making them more inclusive and wide ranging rather than having to add individual additions…TAtty. Trevarthen stated she had long asked for this and that is what is happening now…A motion was made to approve it….passing 5-0…Diane Boutin made the only public comment supporting it and stating we already had a dog groomer next to LaSpada’s… TAtty. Trevarthen stated it was a non-conforming business…

BC- Sorry but the Peter Principal still applies to our current Director of Development…in this writer’s opinion, as evidenced each time he is at the podium …I am hoping n the future for a Dir. who will be as qualified and fully able to apprise the Commission at the mike as we have had in the past…especially with an abundance of changes that will take place over the next year +….

Up next was LETF fund approval for an ATV and other equipment…Questions of LBTS-BSO Chief Llerena came from the Vice Mayor on what funds were available in the LETF and the Chief spoke of the $70,000 to come back from the questionable use last year by the former administration for the BSO’s new space in the public safety building leaving them with over $100,000 Comm. Vincent saw the justification and joked he wanted a ride after hearing the Inrt. TM state her nephew took a ride in a golf cart over July 4ht… Comm. Sasser asked about the security cameras …a line item and the company…Chief Llerena said they could add the cameras and he would go through the proper channels of BSO legal affairs first…It passed 5-0

BC- We have heard the security cameras at the entries of the Town are not as up to par as they could be…This writer suggests …replace them with the ones that can zone in on license plates…and use the old ones in the downtown area…

The next NB item was to schedule a September Roundtable…after some calendar juggling…it was decided Sept. 20th at 5 pm…so that VM Dodd could make his Hillsboro meeting at 7:30 pm…Meetings will be Sept. 13th Budget Mtg. millage/Fire assessment /Sept 14th Reg. Comm. Mtg./Sept 20th/Sept. 21st MPSC updates on A1A FDOT project with drawings/ Sept. 22 P & Z… codes etc…/Sept. 27th final Budget Mtg…Agendas will be posted as well as posts after each meeting …All are open to the public…on Comcast Ch. 78/ on Town website live-streamed and archived…

The final item of NB was to have a member of the Commission appointed as a liaison for renegotiating the current Town Law firm Weiss, Serota to be on retainer…They are currently on an hourly basis ….left over from there Special Meeting in 2008 (prev. post)… After discussion from the Mayor and Comm. Clottey on a retainer vs. hourly comparison …the Int. TM stated she would do some comparisons…TAtty. Trevarthen reminded them the firm used prior to them was on retainer for a portion of the work they did with additional charges as well…

The Town Manager report dealt primarily with the Artificial Reef Project …(prev. post) …The total disconnect in what was directed and desired by the majority on the Commission and what the vendor with the aid of Clottey and some donations went forward to do… There was quite a divide up there between the Mayor/Comm. Sasser and VM Dodd vs. Comm. Clottey and Comm. Vincent… It ended with a vote of 3-2 to send a letter and a new contract to the vendor, Global Coral Reef Alliance for being in breach and the need to address the contract as well as the viability of the first buoy ….A more in depth post will follow on the exchange and some additional info…Although most on the dais stated they did not need to see the contract and letter before it went out from the Town…we have been told Comm. Sasser “The Contract Guy” quickly informed the Town he definitely wants to see them…We have also heard VM Dodd has further looked into solar buoys and has requested from the Town a test of the buoy ASAP!….

One last piece of business was the approval of the Community Theater agreement.. With no discussion the vote was 4-1 …Mayor Minnet voted no…She did so due to covering the liability insurance to be done by the Town… as represented by the Int. Tm… The backup does not show that as the reason for the monies… From agreement in backup …. http://www.lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov/town/backup2010WORK.htm

“3.0 Services and Responsibilities of the Town
3.1 The Town agrees to provide funding for the term of this agreement in the
amount not to exceed ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1000) annually to
assist in the funding of the performances payable in three 3 increments
of THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE DOLLARS AND THIRTY
THREE CENTS ($333.33). Each payment will be made after the
performance series for each play is completed.”

“5.0 Liability Insurance
5.1 CPAC shall not commence work under this Agreement until it has
obtained all insurance required by the Town and evidence of such insurance has been
provided to and approved by the TOWN All subcontractors of CPAC must also
provide evidence of insurance to the Town before providing any services. No
subcontractors may provide any services hereunder unless approved in advance by
Town.
5.2 Certificates of insurance reflecting evidence of the required insurance listed
below shall be filed with the TOWN prior to the commencement of services
hereunder .These certificates shall contain a provision that coverage afforded under
these policies will not be canceled until at least thirty 30 days prior written notice has
been given to the TOWN Policies shall be issued by companies authorized to do.”

BC- as much ass I am a proponent of the Community Theater…I agree with the Mayor, and cannot see how the TAtty. in the final recommendation will go along with the Town covering taxpayer’s monies for liability insurance…as it will lead to a precedent that could come back to bite us as Ms. Minnet stated at the 5 pm Budget Meeting (prev. post.)…

The Town Atty. had no report…Hmmm… seems she should have…updates would be nice on BJ Harris etc…

They were adjourned ….

Link to Town website backup …. http://www.lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov/town/backup2009.htm

more to come….

Tags: Lauderdal e By The Sea August 25 2010 Regular Commission Meeting, Scoops
Posted in LBTS Agendas/Meetings, Local News, Local Politics, Public Safety, Scoops, VFD, local government

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In This Issue…

SEA TURTLES AT RISK IN GULF

LBTS BUDGET CUTS COMING

COLON’S TENURE EXAMINED

ADVICE ABOUT HURRICANES

MAYOR MINNET TO MARRY

FAMOUS LOCAL BABIES BORN

HIGH DRAMA AT THE SEA WATCH

JEWISH HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES

HISTORIC HOME FOR SALE IN LBTS

LIFESTYLE COLUMNS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

AND MUCH MORE…

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Tags: Lauderdale By The Sea By The Sea Future August Edition Is Out, Scoops
Posted in Local News, Scoops

GUESS THEY LIKED THIS BETTER THAN A MONUMENT FOR COMMISSIONERS …

In an interview with Pompano Pelican (now online …see below) …in the Aug. 13, 2010 edition in an article written by Judy Vik about  the Artificial Reef Workshop (prev. posts)… “Meanwhile, since the commission workshop, nearly $9,000 has been donated toward completion of the project, according to Commissioner Birute Ann Clottey. Bob Roberts , a LBTS resident, donated $6,000 in memory of his wife Adrienne, who recently died. He is the former chair of the Citizens Initiative Committee.” (BC-and former Editor of the Furth -owned-now defunct BTSTimes) “Many  others have stepped forward with donations, Clottey said this week.”…

BC- What is not stated and we wonder if the donors are aware …are the requirements per the permits of this project…It is a research project with strict ongoing criteria to be met with the Town being held liable for any problems…(prev. post…backup to the A. R.workshop on Town website)… We could not take a “hatchet” and take it down at the end of the first year as Dr. Goreau so flippantly stated at the podium during that workshop…It is not just a “feelgood” project that will have Cry of the Water and Furth going out monthly to see that the buoy is floating…secured and powered up…They or whomever the Town employs over the next 5 years will need to do studies and reports using 4 control sites and taking video to turn over to the Army Corp. of Engineers and others… The Mayor and the other Commissioners correctly put the brakes on this long stagnant project which is now in breech on the part of GCRA per the contract…to ensure the Town is properly covered…and the permit from the Army Corp of Engineers was done properly due to a 200 ft. requirement that is not even possible to do…and last but not least…is the alternative going on right next door in Fort Lauderdale…while according to the Army Corp permit and Dr. Goreau himself (at the podium on July 28th) the Town owned buoy sits in the Furth’s parking space outside their motel on El Mar Drive…

The Monument reference came from the granite monument the Commission wanted erected for themselves…The idea for a monument  popped up the first time around the same time the Artificial Reef Project did and came to the forefront once again before the last election with a call for donations…It was on the Town’s website to the right of the homepage for quite a while …It’s gone now…It was also covered in the Sentinel and in Town Topics…in the Aug/Sept. 09 edition also available on the Town’s website…(see below)…
“Town seeks donations
for granite monument
The Town of Lauderdale-By-
The-Sea is seeking donations
from residents to help defray the
cost of building a granite monument
to honor all of the elected
officials who have served on the
Town Commission since 1947,
when the Town was incorporated.
The Commission said it wanted
to first ask residents in the
community for donations to help
defray the total cost of the project
to taxpayers
If you would like to make a
donation to this project, please
make out a check to the Town of
Lauderdale-By-The-Sea and mail
to Town Hall, 4501 Ocean
Drive, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea,
FL 33308.
Please be sure to specify that
you want your contribution to go
toward the construction of the
granite monument honoring all
past and Town commissioners”

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BC- Pretty funny…in looking for the monument info…in the same Aug/Sept 09 issue on pg. 3 was this…
“U.S. Corps of Army Engineers
approves fish habitat project

The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers recently awarded the
Town of Lauderdale-By-The-
Sea a federal permit to proceed
with its fish habitat project off
Commercial Boulevard.
The Broward County Environmental
Protection Department
is expected to award the
Town the final permit it needs (to
proceed) in September.
The construction of the
artificial reef, which was initially
discussed by the Town Commission
in July 2005 and approved
in June 2006, is expected
to start sometime in September.
The Town plans to construct
the artificial reef off Commercial
Boulevard south of the pier to
help boost local fish populations.
The Town approved a $64,500
contract with the Global Coral
Reef Alliance, a non-profit
organization, to build an artificial
reef with a solar-powered, lowlevel
electric current to help
stimulate coral growth.
The newest artificial reef will
be located near the Town’s
Snorkel Trail off Datura Avenue.
Dr. Thomas J. Goreau,
president of Global Coral Reef
Alliance in Cambridge, Mass.,
said scuba divers with Cry of the
Water, a local non-profit environmental
group, were responsible
for mapping the ocean bottom
where the reef will be located.
Goreau said the the goal of
the project is to restore the coral
reef fish habitat, which has
declined severely over the years.
The coral reefs off the Town’s
shores are extremely popular
with snorkelers and scuba divers.
The reason is simple: their close
proximity to the beach. A
snorkeler can be swimming over
a reef before he or she reaches
the end of the pier.

IN BIG BOLD LETTERS…IT STATES…

“Construction
of the fish
habitat
project is
expected to
start in Town
sometime in
September”

BC- September of what year?….That is the question….and of course we now know that pricetag was $76,000+ not the oft-touted $64,000 …OOPS!…

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POMPANO PELICAN ISSUES NOW ONLINE….

http://pompanopelican.webs.com/

The Pelican comes out weekly and is delivered to a limited area of our town …making a consistent online edition a must for LBTS …Our area is covered by Reporter Judy Vik…The coverage of LBTS in the paper has been expanded in the last year…and Readers will recall the Pelican Special Edition coverage helped secure the 65% landslide last March…

It joins the By The Sea Future …the sole LBTS newspaper left standing after the last election….which now comes out the 3rd Friday of each month …It will be out this Fri. Aug. 20, 2010 in print throughout the town and always online …

http://www.bytheseafuture.org/

They join the newly expanded Town website …which is still undergoing some major improvements …in providing background …archived background…minutes…videos….and updated as well as the archived budget and justification sheets…

http://www.lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov/

Don’t forget the LBTS Chamber of Commerce that now posts its monthly newsletter online as well as other pertinent info…such as the Hurricane Seminar on Wednesday in Jarvis Hall…a combined program for the 1st time for the Chamber and the Town…

http://www.lbts.com/chamber.html

LBTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/TOWN OF LBTS….

EVERYONE IS INVITED!
HURRICANE SEMINAR
Wednesday, August 18
9:00 – 11:00am
Jarvis Hall, 4501 Ocean, LBTS

Special Guest Speakers
Jeff Beraradelli
WFOR/CBS4 Meteorologist

Chief Oscar Llerena
Broward Sherrif’s Office

Chief Steve Paine
LBTS Volunteer Fire Department

Seminar Brought To You By
The Lauderdale-By-The-Sea
Chamber of Commerce
and
The Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea

Complimentary refreshments courtesy of
Aruba Beach Café,Sandra K. Booth
and the LBTS Chamber
Call 954-776-1000 for more information.

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EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH?…

The Int. TM sent a memo to LBTS-BSO Chief Llerena on Aug. 5, 2010

“Chief,

Please share the attached letter with Officer Melbourne and advise him that the Commission and I are very appreciative of the excellent customer service he & BSO provided this resident.”

The Letter..

7/28/2010

Dear Connie,

I am a longtime resident of our beautiful Lauderdale-By-The Sea. For the past few years I have been using my home as a vacation rental when I am up North. I have always had fabulous renters that left my home in excellent condition.

On May 31, 2010, I rented my home to XXXX XXXX. I didn’t have any indicattion that things would turn out as they did…

My housekeeper informed me that they were trashing my house–broken furniture, using furniture for ashtrays, running AC at 60 with doors open, plumbing issues etc.

After a frustrating run of phone call with XXX (and reports from my neighbors) I knew she needed to leave. The reports from the neighbors were concerning–cars coming and going at all hours, garbage issues, and suspicious behavior.

I spoke to the Town Manager and she referred me to the Sheriff’s office. I had the good fortune of meeting with Officer Melbourne. He took down all the information and said he would look into it.

He was fabulous–went to the house, interviewed the tenants, looked around inside. Turns out there were warrants for their arrest. With his encouragement they have now left my house. I am currently restoring it to its original prisitne condition. I do not have any plans on renting again!

Officer Melbourne could not have been any better. I truly felt like I had a big brother helping me get this unpleasant group of Gypsies out of my home.

He was kind, effective, and communicated with me along the way. I feel such comfort knowing that we have such outstanding, quality people protecting our homes and town.

Sincerely, Carolyn Zaumeyer”

BC- Readers …have seen Deputy Melbourne’s name posted often on this site over the last few years… as he offered the same quality service in other situations throughout the town… Kudos to Officer Melbourne and the BSO!…

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YEAH, SURE SHE WAS THE BEST FINANCE DIRECTOR WE EVER HAD!…

We were made aware of a memo to the Commission last week which included a series of exchanges between the new Acting Finance Director Doug Haag and Int. TM Hoffmann concerning a disturbing find made by Mr. Haag in mid July…The Town’s Emergency Reserve Account…a checking account with $1.9 million in it…was a non-interest bearing account… He had SunTrust Bank review their files to see why this was not changed to an interest bearing account… Ms. Hoffmann asked if there was anything in the Code that required this to be a special kind of account and that could be the reason why it was a non-interest bearing account…Mr. Haag had June White search of the finance policies and they came across one that required the funds be set aside in a separate bank account but made no mention that would be construed as to putting them in a non-interest bearing account … Ms. Hoffmann notified the Commission that they were converted into an interest-bearing account in July and that at today’s interest rates for public funds which are 100% insured as opposed to the normal $250,000 coverage while not earning much 0.22% at least it’s something…She also stated she asked Mr. Haag to either negotiate a better rate with the bank or find a better one elsewhere… We also hear VM Dodd gave the TM some input on the penalty paid without negotiating for the line of credit repaid last year along with other banking concerns he had including the many different accounts and the rates and encouraged changes being made… We are sure there will be more to come on the bank accounts…

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HAPPY “SEWER” YEAR …. THE BIG BAD “WOLF” IS COMING … IN JANUARY …

The Interim Town Manager updated the Commission concerning the sewer rate increase from Pompano Beach …(prev. posts)…The north end of town who pay Pompano directly have already been hit with an increase that began Aug. 1st…They received a letter to that effect…The Town determined that Pompano put an ad in the newspaper advising of their rate increase but was not required to sent it to customers… (Sorry to say , since arriving in Chicago…looking at the local page and public notices stopped for this writer…with long hours of babysitting…researching and writing into the wee hours…something had to give… perhaps the Pelican will start publishing them?)…The Town received a copy of the letter sent to the north end residents and also spoke to the Utilities Director for Pompano who indicated they had not yet done their calculations on how this will effect the Town’s master sewer agreement and he anticipated they will assign that work to their consultant in Oct. leaving it to appear that rates will not increase to the south until Jan. but when they come they will be substantial!… OUCH!…

BC-As previously posted this writer made PRR for the master sewer agreement and will post upon receipt…It is also imperative that the Town look into what we provided to Pompano by way of the new sewers in the north and if that should have brought the Town any relief in charges as well as the SRC debacle…

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JUST WHO WILL BE THE LBTS-VFD “BIG KAHUNA” FOR ONE YEAR OR TWO?….

We hear that the VFD will elect their new Chief in September as previously posted…. The other news is the VFD is considering changing its bylaws to make it a 2 yr position…Hmmm….there’s a lot of other bylaws and SOPs that need changing as well!… Newly elected Chief Steve Paine went on vacation this month right after his win…It is said it was planned…and his opponent for the Chief’s job Dep. Chief Padden will cover for him… Hmmm….. Will that lead to a shift when the vote come up again next month?… We also hear Paine has indicated he will significantly curtail the medical calls with a protocol change that will have no negative impact on resident safety and medical outcomes…

The Int. TM advised the Commission she has been meeting with the VFD Pres., acting treasurer (who is that? Silverstone?) and VFD Board …(prev. post) …discussing a variety of issues…those concerning the budget and the contract…along with audit results on qualifications…apparatus etc… The VFD is going to have to come to some changes in terms and so far seems to be concerned most with the funds kept for future apparatus in a Town only account…They are concerned a future change in the Commission could divert the monies elsewhere and want the funds only spent by mutual consent… The Town will confer with the Town’s attorney…Ms. Hoffmann is also having the Town Atty. look into the proper use of fire inspection funds…per a further inquiry from VM Dodd….He was informed as this writer was and has posted that State Statute does not allow for profits on fire inspections …more to come on this one as well on Aug. 25th at the 5 pm budget workshop before the only Regular Comm. mtg. in Aug…..

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MPSC MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT ….TUES. AUG. 17, 2010 7 pm JARVIS HALL….

Unfortunately no agenda or backup is on the Town’s website as of this afternoon… We are told the Int. Asst. TM will again present the CIP …and perhaps there will be discussion on the 2005 Master Plan revisions and El Mar Drive (say it ain’t so!)… This writer sure hopes the meeting will be cancelled…due to the fact the Commission upon advice from the Int. TM did not direct the MPSC to begin the revisions until after the budgeted “Vision” is done…We are also told that a re-instituted CRA would require a broader input before the MPSC does any revisions… Therefore save the time and the money for the video and transcriber until September and further instructions…The CIP can be watched on the Town’s website on the archived video from the July 28, 2010 Comm. Roundtable and in the archived backup…Below are the links to the Peter J. Smith Co. website and the LBTS Master Plan…

http://www.pjscompany.com/home.html

LBTS Master Plan PDF  sheet with an interesting pic of just how many came to be involved ….

http://www.pjscompany.com/Urban_Design.html
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BC- From Town Topics…April 2005 …(on Town Website…link above)…
“The Town’s Master Plan Steering Committee has worked hard during the past year reviewing proposals and recommendations that will
affect the future of our Town. The Town Commission first held a workshop with members of the original Master Plan Steering Committee on April 20, 2004.

The Commission agreed that the “T” — basically Commercial Boulevard from the Intracoastal Waterway to the ocean, including Basin Drive, and from State Road A1A to the ocean — should be a priority for study and recommendations.
Since that time, the committee has held 18 public meetings. It has also met jointly with the Planning and Zoning Board and three times with the Commission. The committee has discussed each of the proposed projects recommended by the Master Planners, prioritizing them as high, medium and low. The committee concentrated on El Mar Drive, primarily because of the impact of three redevelopment projects. After much discussion of various alternatives, it was decided to ask the Commission to consider:
• Placing overhead utilities underground.
• Installing a new drainage system.
• Reducing the two lanes of traffic
on each side of the median to one.
This would allow for construction
of 8-foot sidewalks, 4-feet of landscaping,
2-feet of curb and gutter, a
4-foot bicycle lane and a 12-foot
driving lane.

The Commission agreed to this concept and a Master Utility Plan is currently underway. Developers will be responsible for making these improvements to their properties fronting El Mar Drive Several meetings, including ones with the Town Commission and the Planning and Zoning Board, were devoted to discussing the Goodkin Report, an evaluation of the socioeconomic and land use issues facing the Town, particularly in light of the replacement of hospitality units with condominiums and townhouses. Goodkin Consulting’s recommendations are still part of an ongoing discussion among Town officials and residents. The Master Plan Steering Committee approved a design that was forwarded to the Commission by the Gateways Committee for placing 14-to 18-foot high pelican “totems” at entrances into Lauderdale-By-The-Sea on Commercial Boulevard and A1A. The concept was informally approved by the Commission. A conceptual plan for a pavilion at the end of Commercial Boulevard was also approved by the Master Plan Steering Committee and the Town Commission; it is currently in the design phase. The Committee was asked to make a recommendation on the location for a new public safety building for police and fire services. The Committee recommended this building be placed on the south side of Town Hall where the current Public Works Complex is located. The Town Commission placed a 180-day moratorium on a block between A1A and El Mar Drive, bordered by the alley south of Commercial Boulevard and Datura Avenue. the Committee indicated to town Planner Walter Keller, who’s preparing a study of three alternatives for this area, that retail on El Mar Drive would not be an appropriate use. ”

Time once again to fill up Jarvis Hall with those who attended last time and those who want to participate once more…..

more to come…

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Posted in Boards, LBTS Agendas/Meetings, Local News, Local Politics, Public Safety, Scoops, VFD, local government

Read the Future!

and answer this month’s poll question about public restrooms!

In This Issue…

COLON AFTERSHOCKS ROCK TOWN

BUDGET IS TRUE TEST FOR COMMISSION

BERT J. HARRIS REARS ITS UGLY HEAD

RESIDENTS UNITE AGAINST OIL DRILLING

MILITARY MEN & WOMEN WELCOMED TO LBTS

UNSUNG HEROES OF LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA

FUTURE WINS TWO NEW NATIONAL AWARDS

FOURTH OF JULY COVERAGE WITH PHOTOS

BSO REMOVES BOMBS FROM BEACH

KAYAKER DROWNS IN RIPTIDE

VERA PUNKE TURNS 95

BETTY PAGANO TURNS 104

PJ ROSSI SILVER SALON SPARKLES

DEEP BLUE DIVERS TURNS 15

KARAOKE COMES TO LBTS

BEAT THE SUMMER HEAT

LIFESTYLE COLUMNS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

AND MUCH MORE…

Read It!

http://www.bytheseafuture.org/

Tags: By The Sea Future July Edition Is Out, Scoops
Posted in Local News, Scoops

Read the Future!

In This Issue…

LAWSUITS LOOM IN LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA

LBTS IS ONE OF THE SAFEST PLACES TO LIVE

LBTS BSO DEPUTY RECENTLY HONORED

THE STORMWATER ASSESSMENT FEE

MO MCINTEE’S POLITICAL CHARGE DISMISSED

TOO MANY PARKING TICKETS IN TOWN

PLEASE STOP FLAGGING MY FLAG

POA HOMETOWN HERO NOMINATIONS

BROWARD COUNTY PREPARED FOR OIL SPILL

4TH OF JULY SCHEDULE OF TOWN FESTIVITIES

ARUBA MEMORIAL DAY BEACH BASH SUCCESS

SILVER SALON OPENS AT PJ ROSSI JEWELERS

BY THE SEA LIFESTYLE COLUMNS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

AND MUCH MORE…

Read It!

http://www.bytheseafuture.org/

Tags: Lauderdale By The Sea By The Sea Future June Edition, Scoops
Posted in Local News, Scoops

LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS …

Dear Readers…  this writer posted on May 5, 2010 that former Town Manager Bob Baldwin and Esther Colon’s pal, boss and mentor in the minutes for the Jan 17, 2009  Dania Beach Town Manager Interview Workshop……

“Mr. Baldwin would like to see a community work together, and the only thing you can do is to reach out and make them feel like part of the community.”

“He said code compliance officers are going to customer service training because they need to put a better face on code compliance and how they enforce the code”

BC- Too bad his former employee Development Director Jeff Bowman and his Code Enforcement Officers didn’t get the memo if he had the same criteria while serving as Town Manager in LBTS…As previously posted it appears from the accounts this writer is receiving Code Enforcement is turning the screws to those who were supportive of the new Commissioners and the ouster of Colon-Olinzock and Kathy O’Brien ..who by the way is still listed on the Town website as the HR/Risk Management Manager ..OOPS!…

We are told that Code Office Kim Williams is making waves by going to businesses to stir things up while patrons are around..Hmmm…not quite high on the list of customer service to the community!… She struck twice this last week at 2 separate locations…Unfortunately it did not go unnoticed by the press…

An “Avid Reader” sent the following from an article in a local publication that can be found in stores and restaurants.. Around Town (?) is the name…The writer, Rick Scweitzer wrote ….

“Lauderdale by the Sea Lauderdale by the Sea continues to harass Anglin’s beach cafe’. The code enforcer was seen taking pictures of both sides of the cafe’. It seems that either this code enforcer has a vendetta against Anglins or she just doesn’t have enough to do around the city. IE: flooding streets, at the end of the street between Aruba’s and Anglin’s and I’m sure there are more pressing areas of the city. This code enforcer only has time to harass local businesses. Maybe the city would like all businesses to close down or move to another city and take their tax dollars with them. I will say it again the city, who is among the most popular beach area attractions in the county, needs to relax their code enforcement on minor infractions during these rough economic times.”

BC- Yesterday we were told Code Enforcer Williams did the same at another business as well as carrying out some unwanted visits to a third party uninvited and unwanted by that recipient… YIKES!…

The Int. Town Manager and the Int. Asst. Town Manager need to get their leftover Baldwin-Colon personnel in line or give them their pink slips sooner rather than later… Code Enforcement could be contracted out along with the building department etc…… just as many towns are doing to keep their budgets in check ….

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LAKE COLON AFTER A 10 MINUTE RAIN …6/4/10…

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MARJORIE OTT CHILDREN’S CLOTHING-  GONE/ LILACS & LILIES -CLOSING IN AUGUST/FRAME N’ART TO BE CLOSING WITH GARDEN OF LOVE MOVING INTO THEIR LOCATION…

BC- We heard during the campaign the frustrations the owner of Lilacs & Lilies had with code …not being allowed to put a mannequin out front in order to attract some new customers…That, we were also told was after she had to deal with a rather nasty former Vice Mayor who was occupying the space with the VFD during the transition…between the VFD ending their lease …The store is moving to the Galleria…Marjorie Ott’s demise is sad news for this new “Nana” … I will miss being able to shop for Lilly as I did for her mom and her aunt… This is why code needs to be dealt with asap…

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LONGTIME LBTS VOLUNTEER ….

“Lauderdale-by-the-Sea resident Ron Piersante has become a staple at the town’s monthly commission meetings. He has spent the past 10 years volunteering in various capacities around the town. (Photo by Sean / June 4, 2010)

SEAN D’OLIVEIRA

“If his friends can’t get in touch with Lauderdale-by-the-Sea resident Ron Piersante, they at least know they’ll be able to catch him at just about every City Commission meeting and city event.”

“I’ve probably attended more commission meetings, outside of the commissioners, than anyone else in the town,” Piersante said. “If you don’t know what’s going on, how can you properly make a decision when it comes [time] to vote? I feel it’s my civic duty to be involved.”

A retired auditor from Detroit, Piersante began living in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea with his wife, Irene, 30 years ago after purchasing a home. The couple moved to the city permanently 13 years ago.

What attracted them to the seaside locale was its small-town atmosphere, which Piersante said has endured even though the population has doubled since his initial visit.

“It’s a nice, little, quaint town,” he said. “You can walk anywhere, and that’s what we really love. We really have everything you want here and everything you would need if you couldn’t drive an automobile, and that’s the main reason we bought down here.”

Community involvement has always been part of Piersante’s life, so when he began living in the city year-round, he started volunteering at the Chamber of Commerce. He was once named volunteer of the year.

“You can’t survive without volunteers, and Ron’s one of the best,” said Judy Swaggerty, executive director of the chamber. “If you ask him, he’ll do it.”

Eager to improve the chamber, Piersante has been volunteering for more than 10 years in various capacities.

“I always felt the chamber was good for businesses,” he said. “If the businesses don’t survive, the town will not survive. I truly believe the chamber is good for the businesses, and that’s why I do what I do.”

These days, Piersante spends about 30 hours a week delivering 40,000 of the chamber’s visitor’s guides to people and places around town.

In addition to attending City Commission meetings, he helps manage the volunteers who are responsible for helping organize city events such as the annual Fish Fry, Easter Egg Hunt and Halloween and Christmas functions.

Piersante is quick to point out he’s not the only volunteer at the chamber and that it takes a team effort to improve the community.

“I don’t have a problem getting volunteers,” he said. “The only problem is trying to expand the volunteer base.”

Piersante said he enjoys volunteering not only because it helps the community but because of the people he gets to meet and interact with on a daily basis.

“They all know me,” he said, “and I know them.”

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/lauderdale-by-the-sea/fl-hrb-piersante-0603-20100604,0,7842038.story

BC- Nice!…The article which also appeared in the Hi-Riser was written by PIO Steve D’Oliveira’s son…

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Thanks to the “Roving Photog” for the pics above….

more to come…

Tags: Lauderdale By The Sea Beach Pavilion Sees Lake Colon Yet Again, Lauderdale By The Sea Code Enforcement Needs Customer Service Training?, Lauderdale By The Sea Says Goddbye To Some Businesses, Lauderdale By The Sea Volunteer Ron Piersante, Scoops
Posted in Local News, Local Politics, Scoops, local government

THE ONLY LOCAL NEWSPAPER IN LBTS …

Read the Future!

In This Issue…

OLINZOCK TRANSFERS $296,000 TO COLON

ESTHER COLON OWES THE TOWN $69,308

COMMISSION DEMANDS RETURN OF MONEY

OUTRAGE OVER COLON PAYOUT SCANDAL

LBTS PREPARES STORMWATER MASTER PLAN

BSO NABS MURDER SUSPECTS IN LBTS

RESIDENTS DROP OFF DRUGS AT TOWN HALL

CRIME STATS: BSO LBTS POLICE BLOTTER

JOIN POA, VOTE FOR HOMETOWN HERO

TROOPS SOON RETURNING TO TOWN

4TH OF JULY SCHEDULE OF FESTIVITIES

BY THE SEA LIFESTYLE COLUMNS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

AND MUCH MORE…

http://www.bytheseafuture.org/

BC- A special thanks for the story on the BCbythesea daughter’s published research paper … one minor correction…interviews on radio worldwide and web/print news…..and yep we are the proud parents!…

more to come…

Tags: Lauderdale By The Sea Local Newspaper By The Sea Future, Scoops
Posted in Local News, Scoops

WAS THIS WHERE THE MOTEL ROOM WAS?…….

Did the former Town Manager have a room at the Public Safety Complex?… We have long heard rumors that there was one…Anyone taken a tour of the entire “Motel”?…. If so, did she also reimburse herself for staying there?…

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THE SENIOR CENTER DIRECTOR IS SMILING BIG THESE DAYS ….

We hear Armilio  (Senior Center Director) is one “Happy Camper”…He had his annual Broward County Audit this week…Turns out no only did he pass with flying colors (just as he has every year prior)…It was the regular annual audit and turns out  (no surprise to this writer) the county were never contacted by the former Town Manager as she and “Clottey” and the “gang” made accusations on the dais and put this man and Senior Center participants through hell!… We also hear that the contract was misread by both Clottey and Colon and correctly by Comm. Sasser… there was never a fear of any county retribution for funds!…

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WHERE’S THE PAVILION CLOCK?….

What happened to the $1000 clock that former Comm. Silverstone and former Town Photog Marc Furth were making for the Beach pavilion?…We awaited some sort of campaign unveiling ..It never happened…The clock was shown over a year ago at a meeting…displayed in front of the dais…While it looked like a mail away for the kit project…it was paid for by us taxpayers and Comm. Silverstone said the 2nd component was in the works for the accompanying wind or some sort of measurement device…So where’s the clock and what was already paid for?…

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COMING OUT OF THE WOODWORK ….

Former Employees of LBTS are coming forward and contacting this writer (as many have before them) and other key players with a big “Thanks” …. for the terminations of Colon/Olinzock… and more than a willingness to provide information … in the aftermath…

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AUDIT …

Are we in need of an audit?…YEP!… But not a full-blown $200,000 Forensic one!…With the new TM on board and the audits going on in neighboring municipalities (see link below)…we can get to the bottom of things w/out the big buck$….

http://www.investigation.com/claims_auditing.htm

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WHERE’S THE PARK?….

We hear the “Off-Site” warehouse may hold the park benches that were briefly used for the Minto Park some years back… Code needs to get the new vacant Minto property into compliance with sod and pull out those benches ASAP!…

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BSO PROVING THEY ARE THE “ONE” FOR LBTS …..

We are told there was a burglary this week at the home a former elected official…and it was done during daytime hours…Before any blame is laid on the BSO from the uninformed …the specifics we are hearing put the onus elsewhere…The BSO has been on a roll with busting crime in town…The problem in the stats it is said come from unlocked doors …on cars and on properties whether intentional or unknown …Check ALL your doors people…before you exit ….the car or the premises…and if you see something that makes you think twice call 911!… As previously posted the BSO submitted their numbers to the municipalities and County yesterday… Don’t skimp on police protection in LBTS!…

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2 LANES ON EL MAR DRIVE …..

The MPSC took a walk last week and looked at the A1A project… (still needs to be canned)…The El Mar Drive Project will be addressed as well…1 lane or 2 lanes…Members may want to go the the Town website and take a look at the 2007 special meeting…2 lanes must remain…Those that go to make a change in the lanes ….. will see a lot of bark with the bites of the walkers on El Mar Drive!…

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CHANGING OF THE “GUARDS” … 2 “BOBS” STEPPING DOWN….

The 2 PAC Presidents are stepping down in Town…UOT Pres. Bob Fleishman sent an e-mail saying he was done May with the UOT “blasts” being done today May 1st!..and CIC Chair Bob Roberts sent an e-mail a few weeks back looking for new board members…to possibly follow his counterpart in stepping down from the top position…. Any takers?….

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LOOKING TO SERVE THE TOWN?….

Residents who want to serve the Town on a Town Board…Board of Adjustments…Those who advise the Commission on plans that think “outside the box”…will now be a night time job!… Meeting the 1st Wed. on each month at 6:30…Applications for the appointment need to be in for consideration on May 11, 2010…

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VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT.?….

Are they or aren’t they the LBTS “Volunteer” Fire Dept.?… Questions are being asked about the lack of “Volunteer” on some apparatus these days …(outgoing VM McIntee brought it up on his last day on the dais)…along with the # of full- time employees?… Growing pains?..Or changes ahead?… The new Town Manager needs to be informed she is a non-voting member of the VFD and she has the right for oversight…It is clear the Townspeople want to keep the VFD …What is not so clear ….does the VFD want to keep the volunteer in the LBTS Fire Dept. emblem?…. The VFD website has been updated!…. 2 items of interest …the “knox box” …which we were told should have been in place for the gas leak situation last month…and “Fire Marshal Steve Paine”….(why not listed as VFD not Fire Inspector?)…

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WANT THE LOCAL NEWS AND THE CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS … #1 NEWS SOURCE …”THE” LBTS LOCAL NEWSPAPER LEFT STANDING AFTER MARCH 9th, 2010 …

http://www.bytheseafuture.org/

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SHE KNOWS!……

It appears Town Clerk White and other members of staff do know how to e-mail after all…The memos coming out of town hall have rapidly declined as the #1 communication …Town Hall has now begun to enter the 21st century with the ousting of the last 2 Town Managers!….

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JUDGE OLIVER PARKER?

“JAABlog published a new entry entitled “NO SO FAST …” on 4/28/2010 12:31:32 PM, written by JAABLOG.
NO SO FAST …

Buddy Nevins reports that Judge Lee Seidman has filed against Judge Susan Lebow. The article is here.

The announcement, however, is premature. Seidman did, in fact, redesignate his county court filing to Lebow’s race with Brenda Snipes’ Office, but that was strictly for campaign account reasons. He is still free to qualify in any race he chooses.

Seidman is currently en route to Tallahassee, with, we’re told, four circuit court qualifying packets. He may file against Lebow, or any other candidate, so long as the Friday at noon filing deadline is met. This one is coming down to the wire.

In other news, we’re hearing that candidate Oliver Parker may be jumping too. Possibly something to do with the Aleman/Perlman race” …

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HE’S GOT COMPANY!… BEVERLY KENNEDY COUNTY COMMISSIONER CANDIDATE…

“She needs your support to become the new County Commissioner for Dist.4 to
represent the people of Broward. Beverly would like to finish the strategic plan
which she began in 2008 to solve Broward County Courthouse problems when
she proposed a plan to reform the Broward County Clerk of the Courts office,
Nov. 4, 2008 . Although she received over 148,000 votes, yet lost the
election, her plan and purpose for running has been over 70%
implemented !
Unlike the County Commissioner incumbent for Dist 4 , Bev
Kennedy’s plan would not raise taxes , nor waste our valuable financial
resources that should be used for other necessary Broward County Services.
Stay posted for weekly updates to: www.Beverly4Broward.com
Officially Beverly Kennedy is filed to be eligible as a Democratic
candidate for the Dist. 4 of the Broward County Commission Primary
Election Aug. 24,2010. She has chosen an excellent Deputy Treasurer
and Asst. Campaign Manager Randell (Randy) L. Pelham, who
professionally has over 17 years Law Enforcement experience, and
serves as Detective Sergeant of a Economic Crimes Unit.”

http://beverly4broward.com/

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more to come……

Tags: Lauderdale By The Sea Scene And Heard Around Town, Scoops
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DONE DEAL?….

Dear Readers … When ..Where …Who…and How are the questions being asked 24 hours after the termination of Town Manager Esther Colon …a 4-1 decision made the evening before by the Town Commission… We hear a check was already cut to the Town Manager for her full compensation per her contract upon her termination…Readers …especially “Avid Readers” know this was a large part of the reason for her demise … the way the contract was drawn up..(it was the 2nd contract version that we know of…the first asking for a 5 year severance if terminated)…and the how it was approved with at least 2 former commissioners adamant about never seeing the contract on May 22, 2007…voting for it under the guise represented for well over 2 years by the Town Manager herself with a large assist from her pals Silverstone/McIntee who either knew and lied or also were left in the dark …unable to own up to her “slight of hand”….When it came time that the Manager could no longer assert that her contract was the same as her predecessor Bob Baldwin in any way shape or form  literally…she did her “as you can recall” routine and fell back on its approval from 5 commissioners and it being drawn up by the former Town Attorney…Thar former Town Attorney we hear was in Jarvis Hall for the termination of Town Manager Colon…That former Town Attorney was the one who turned down her initial 5 year request and asked her to run by the 5 commissioners what she was presenting in her revised contract after the 5 year one was a no go…We believe she never did that…at least with 2 of the 5…and the Town Attorney who signed her 1 year severance with the 2 pensions and other benefits signed on the dotted line on the last page “as to form”…and remained mute about the content on the dais as the vote was taken…A copy of that contract was first requested from this writer a few years back…after hearing the 2 commissioners state it was not in their backup I made another request for it …and received it with an agenda cover page.. Recently I requested the contract a 3rd time after statements were made on the dais by administration and the Town Clerk that the date stamp of showing backup was valid was on the back of the items and did not appear in copies requested …I asked for the back of the page to prove it had been included May 22, 2007…The response I received they did not do it at that time… Why was the former Town Attorney in the audience Tuesday night?…Guess unless someone privy wants to fill me in…we will never know…if he was curious…asked to be there by TM Colon or there to defend his own actions…

By the end of the 45 minutes it was known and verified that TM Colon would indeed walk away with her severance and all other compensation spelled out in her 2007 agreement…She made sure to make a “point of personal privilege” to get this on the record …and it was verified… What happened before the meeting …in the hours…days…weeks …or perhaps months…as well as within the hours after is what is now being questioned!…Let me clarify …the questions now is not honoring her contract…but again, it is one of transparency and the process followed within out Town government…

We have been told that a check was cut the very next day to Esther Colon for the full compensation by the Town…paid by payroll… How’s that even possible in such a short span of time?…The new Interim Town Manager Olinzock was told in no uncertain terms when he stood at the podium to accept the short pre-interim to the interim Town Manager position…not to make a substantive changes ..such as hiring and firing and we would presume signing off on a check this large without giving the heads up to his new bosses…the 5 commissioners and allowing them to see the breakdown of the payment being made…It’s not the severance …that amount was known …approx. $160,000+ …it is the unpaid leave for the past 10 + years and other such monies that would be included …or not!…The other question is was this what was done previously for the former Town Manager…We are told it was not…a next day payout…That was the $150,000+ that the former TM and former Comm.Silverstone tried to pass off as proof he had the same contract…that is until then-Comm. Dodd asked for a breakdown to find it was unpaid leave (sick/vacation) and unpaid hours..no severance…OOPS!…. This is another big “housecleaning” item for this new commission to address to get to the bottom of this…make sure the former TM was correctly compensated and to put into place … In any case either we have a proper procedure in place for this situation that includes a “reconciliation” of dispersed funds due to an outgoing Administrator are distributed to the commission prior to  cutting the check…and  Acting Interim Town Manager Olinzock blew it right out of the gate in his temporary top position…or we need one ASAP!…

Speaking of Acting Interim Town Manager Olinzock…while the above looks like grounds for his demise as well…at some point …In this writer’s opinion he blew it  45 minutes after being newly  elevated while watching the MPSC meeting …however brief it was for those of us no longer to hear it  close to the start…(blown out 10 year old speakers…was the cause we were informed)… In that time before the speakers went south…JohnO who should have slinked out the door after the infamous “Harry” from PBS&J (Harry was the responder on the e-mails back and forth with JohnO found during questioning of PBS&J and any relationship to the Town…prev. post)…stated to the new MPSC (minus a no show …with Clueless Clottey’s MPSC appointee, former Comm. candidate Marjorie Evans,)…he thought they would have been far along on the A1A project by this point in time!…JohnO did everything but keep the bridge up over the intercoastal to keep the committee out of the process…The only reason for any interaction this evening was due to the insistence of Comm. Sasser… FDOT was there as well and between the two and a short exchange the flow information cast a pall over what we were told prior to this meeting from former TM Colon and JohnO himself…The numbers…We were originally told this was a matching grant project at a cost approx. $600,000 each…The other night we were told $800,000 for the state …$300,000 for the Town…At this meeting FDOT said it was a $650,000 project with the state paying 2/3 and the Town 1/3!…WOW!…JohnO at the previous commission told the commission maybe he could get us some more signalization…FDOT was quick to state signalization would not be reimbursable! …Harry’s response when asked what kind of ideas he had for the project was no better…and further give this writer pause as to why we are doing this at all…Harry said our lights are good… are signals (not covered anyhow) are upgraded…and much is precluded due to the road itself…(tell me something we don’t know)…so he is talking trees, canopy…landscaping…I say he is talking out of both sides of his mouth…and stretching to find a way to come up with something…I was told after the sound went of the MPSC are going to walk that stretch to see what can be done..and not tear up what the condos have already done at great expense…This seems to me to be just as ridiculous as the idea that the El Mar Drive Project is shovel ready and meets the criteria of pedestrian friendly …and  jobs producing …phooey!…

It’s too bad ..if it’s too late to stop participating in the A1A project…and as for the El Mar Drive project …we were told after the sound was only in the hall…the MPSC were planning on starting over on a whole new plan for he whole of El Mar Drive… An “Avid Reader” suggested and this writer concurs…this new committee is also to revise the 2005 Master Plan this year…perhaps now that all are supposed have received a copy of it…they can take a look at El Mar Drive…the concept for the whole of El Mar Drive and work from that…Much has already been implemented… just keep it 2 lanes…

Just a quick one on our new pre- Interim Town Manager Olinzock… a look back…from Town Topics in 2007…

“TOWN HIRES TWO NEW TOWN EMPLOYEES”

“SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR JOHN OLINZOCK”

“Olinzock , as the Town’s special projects coordinator, oversees capital improvement projects, grant projects,safety issues and the Citizen Contact Center. He will also be the Town liaison for Broward County roadway projects and Florida Department of Transportation. Olinzock started in January after working two years for the city of Tamarac as its projects manager. Prior to that, he worked for the City of Key West for five years.”…

BC- First he was a special projects manager …and according to his job description he should know a hell of alot more than he seems to be able to bring to the table 3 years and 2 job promotions later ..in this writer’s opinion!

On May 19, 2007 JohnO was offered and took a “promotion” to Assistant to the Town Manager  from Esther Colon for a salary of $65,884.52 plus benefits…as an “at will” employee…ON July 2, 2008 JohnO was given another “promotion” and accepted it to become Assistant Town Manager  at a salary of $75,154.22 plus benefits…again as an “at will” employee …neither included any severance….

BC- It would be this writer’s opinion that the next Town Manager make sure to use that “at will” status …and terminate JohnO ASAP!…

The aftermath of the termination of Town Manager Colon has been relatively quiet…a few hold-outs from the CIC made some attempts we hear after the deed was done by asking a few commissioners  to espouse “cause” for her dismissal…We hear the “Newbie” had no takers to her “bait” and neither did another guy who is no stranger to trying to do a “gotcha”…It was disingenuous and just more of the dirty tactics that caused their side and their candidates such a landslide loss…that these 2 would ask for cause is a joke!…

One “Avid Reader” like my “Casey At Bat”….and asked to remain anonymous when giving the ok to print another way to look at the termination….

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“THE WICKED WITCH IS DEAD”
Ding Dong! The Witch is gone. Which old Witch? The Town’s Ruling Witch!
Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is gone.
Wake up – sleepy head, rub your eyes, get out of bed.
Wake up, the Wicked Witch is gone. She’s gone where the evil go,
Her severance pay worth the show. Yo-ho, let’s open up and sing and let ring the bells out.

Ding Dong’ the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low.
Let them now and at dawn know,
The Wicked Witch is gone!
Mayor
As Mayor of LBTS City, In the Land of the Free, I congratulate you all most regally.
Commissioner
But we’ve got to verify it legally, to see
Mayor
To see?
Commissioner
If she
Mayor
If she?
Commissioner
Is morally, ethic’lly
Vice Mayor
Spiritually, physically
Town Employees
Positively, absolutely
Citizens
Undeniably and reliably Gone,

Vice Mayor
As Vice Mayor I must aver, We’re finally got rid of her.
And she’s not only merely gone, she’s really most sincerely gone.

Mayor
Let joyous news be spread now and dawn, The wicked Old Town Witch at last is gone!

Ding Dong the Evil Witch is gone!

Ding Dong! The Witch is gone. Which old Witch? The Town’s Ruling Witch!
Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is gone.

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Thanks…Avid Reader…anyone else…send em’ in…

The Sentinel did a follow-up online to the termination …interviewed were the Mayor…and Clueless Clottey…showing her “Clueless” moniker is here to stay…. for the remainder of her 1st and last term….
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SENTINEL W/COMMENTS ….
“LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA

Town Manager Esther Colon was fired late Tuesday night with a 4-1 vote.

“I think that this was a foolish time to fire her,” Commissioner Birute Clottey said Wednesday. She cast the lone vote in support of Colon.

BC- The foolishness was all commentary from Clottey herself…

Commissioners gave no explanation Tuesday night for the dismissal.

BC- There was no need the voters knew the myriad of reasons…No cause was required for her dismissal..and after the TM said she would appear with her own counsel the commission was doing their due diligence by not giving cause that could open the door to the veiled (or so it appeared) threat of a suit against the Town…..Seems the Sentinel is sorely lacking in being up on LBTS politics!…

But on Wednesday, Mayor Roseann Minnet said, “We fired her because the town is going in a new direction, and she wasn’t a part of that direction. We have a new commission and she served at the pleasure of the dais. We’re seeking unity, bringing the town together, working cohesively and respecting each other.”

BC- Nice quote …sums it up perfectly!

Assistant Town Manager John Olinzock was appointed interim town manager, though commissioners said a different interim manager may be chosen to take his place. The town is accepting resumes until close of business Friday, and commissioners will meet Monday to discuss the position.

The town will soon begin budget planning and is negotiating with the Broward Sheriff’s Office over its $3 million police services contract that expires in September 2011. Colon is a former Sheriff’s Office executive.

“We needed her until August, and now it will be tough,” Clottey said. “She was a tough negotiator … and knew the system and how to get things done for us. We are now at a distinct disadvantage. I think this will result in higher taxes for our taxpayers.”

BC- Clueless….is maddening…Colon according to sources was no “insider” in the BSO…especially the post-Jenne BSO…She was no friend of Sheriff Lamberti and when Clottey said on the dais Esther Colon even called Sheriff Lamberti by his first name…the response quickly came to this writer that was due to Esther Colon refusing to show him the proper respect by calling him Sheriff!… As far as Esther being the only one that could negotiate with BSO …If she was really the “insider” that Clottey claimed she was…that would have been cause for concern…and perhaps a conflict …This negotiation without the acid tongued TM who refused to attend a Town Manager conference with BSO should be a plus … Threats of higher taxes…Clottey herself has long moaned about the taxes going up due to the economy…and as for Esther Colon’s record of keeping out taxes low…we could have lowered the millage as this writer and then-Comm. Dodd asked for and Clottey voted against…along with former Comm. Silverstone who then used a lower millage as a campaign promise!… Clottey should know no one is irreplaceable!

Colon’s departure was immediate. When the meeting ended, she turned in her cell phone and the keys to town hall and her municipal car, Town Spokesman Steve d’Oliveira said.

BC- One weird remark from the TM on the dais Tuesday was to state per her contract the Town Clerk and 2 employees would watch her as she cleared her personal items…Nowhere in her contract does it state such a procedure…OOPS!…Seems though a few employees “helped” walk with a very big check…before the ink on her termination was even dry!….

She worked for a decade for the town. Before she left, Colon thanked the residents who supported her.

BC- We hear there was no clapping in Jarvis Hall after she made her brief comments of thanks…the “supporters” numbered 6!….

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/lauderdale-by-the-sea/fl-lauderdale-by-the-sea-town-manager-fir20100421,0,4112683.story

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Next week will be a busy one…Monday is a 5 pm meeting for a new Interim Town Manager…and we hear resumes are coming in…Capital Improvement Workshop afterward…Did JohnO gleen anything to present?…Tues. Reg Commission Meeting 7 pm ….with perhaps the new Interim TM on the dais?…Wed. the newly placed Round Table..#3 which until the new commission is all caught up will meet the 2nd and 4th Weds. at 7 pm in Jarvis Hall….

More to come…….

Tags: A Big Check For Former Lauderdale By The Sea Town Manager Esther Colon, Interim Town Manager of Lauderdale By The Sea John Olinzock Has Some Explaining To Do, Scoops
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TOWN HALL OR BUST….

Dear Readers… The locks have been changed at Town Hall and the Commissioner’s keys do not work!… The backup that so many including  this writer counted on being online before the Commission meetings is not on this week! ….. We are back to the days of not so long ago that if I did not got into Town Hall during normal business hours on the Friday afternoon, Monday or Tuesday  before the meeting ..there was no info !… It’s incomprehensible and antiquated … We hear the Commissioners have it…so it was made available …but the transparency to all has been thrown a curve once again …from this current administration ….One month after the landslide election and still the Colon- led staff are busy still swimming against the tide of what the voters said they wanted…change!….

The Round Table Meeting is on Mon. night at 6 pm in Jarvis Hall…(Finally)… The 4/12/10 backup agenda for that is online…(although it does not match up with  the lineup of the 4/12/10 Round Table Agenda above it)..It was previously posted and most was commented on (LBTS Agendas/Meetings Cat. for the 3/23/10 agenda/after the meeting)….

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COMMISSION ROUND TABLE BACKUP AGENDA- APRIL 12, 2010……
TOWN OF LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA

TOWN COMMISSION ROUND TABLE MEETING

MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2010

6 PM – JARVIS HALL

AGENDA BACKUP DOCUMENTS

1. CALL TO ORDER, MAYOR

2. DISCUSSION ITEMS:

a. Bocce Ball Court Expansion (Town Engineer James Barton) Deferred from

the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting -Vice Mayor Dodd

BC- at the 3/23/10 meeting Resident Buster Celestino came to speak on his own “study” for the 2nd  Bocce Ball Court at a sliver of the price in the backup from the “pricey” study done ….

b. Chamber of Commerce Roof Repair (Town Engineer James Barton) -

Deferred from the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting -Vice Mayor

Dodd

BC- another “project”…another expensive study …and another overlooked “fix” because of the “messenger” perhaps?.. Then-Comm. Dodd brought word to the Town Manager last year via the Chamber Pres. Paul Novak that Novak’s longtime roofer could do the job for $3000 with a guarantee.. ..Did not fly with Colon …and she originally tacked a $30,000 roof onto the Chambers justification budget sheet (somehow it is now at $15,000)….

c. Tennis Court Lighting (Town Engineer James Barton) Deferred from the

March 23, 2010 Commission meeting -Vice Mayor Dodd

BC- Another one…a three-fer for the pricey study…and upgrading lights on the only recreational program that is closed to most…The lights are definitely worth putting on the back burner…and the courts should be open to all as the other programs are…the taxpayers foot the largest portion of the 2 court bill…not the small group that uses it now… Funny…when the TM needed to “use”her for her comments to bolster he “special meetings” the TM put on for the street closures/music …Diane Boutin was front and center…But…Ms. Boutin has asked more than once the real cost of the courts…and as far as we know… there has been silence in return…

d. Schedule Capital Improvement Project Workshop (Town Manager Esther

Colon) -Deferred from the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting -Vice

Mayor Dodd

e. Minute Procedure (Town Clerk June White) -Deferred from the March 23,

2010 Commission meeting -Vice Mayor Dodd

BC- This Readers will remember was one of the highlights of the 3/23/10 meeting ..when no one but Clottey would attempt to approve the substandard minutes…We were aghast to hear the “Minutes for Dummies” procedure followed in Town Hall to get such an inadequate record of the meetings…Town Clerk White spends hours…then has at least 4 people review them for mistakes and then reviews them again… Town Clerk White was given “cover” by the Town Manager and Town Atty. on minutes and when they are available for a Commission to vote yea or nay… Further Town Clerk White took it upon herself to doe a “survey” of other towns to see their response time…No word on that “study” including the content of the minutes…Resident Edmund Malkoon sent in a find …that the Town Clerk was supposed to be trained on the Granicus for minutes when we purchased the system!….Not done yet ..Town Clerk White had her dander up…and took to the podium to ask that the minutes to be required to be turned into her ASAP from the boards!…The only board that does not have a Town employee taking them is the MPSC… A look at the backup online…under this item…shows a blank page!..HA!..

f. Discussion and/or action to have the Town Engineer research the traffic flow

on Imperial Lane to see if signage or a barrier is needed to prevent through

traffic from A1A from entering this street (Commissioner Birute Clottey)

Direction given at the January 26, 2010 meeting for additional information

(Town Engineer James Barton) -Deferred from the March 23, 2010

Commission meeting -Vice Mayor Dodd

BC- This one has been “armed” pun intended …for a while now…with differing ideas…an arm…vs using some “slowing” by way of adding a barrier at one side…The Town has used a temporary barrier before …and maybe this is the time to try a temporary barrier to see if the cause is from strangers or residents…as some in the BSO have seen careening down the street…. The cost and the maintenance of an arm… either the residents do as Terra Mar does and pay…or the Town pays for both…and any other neighborhood who presents a need…

g. Discussion and/or action for the Commission to give its final approval to the

final construction drawings for the EI Mar Drive beautification before

construction begins (Commissioner Stuart Dodd) Direction given at the

January 26, 2010 meeting to go before the Master Plan Steering

Committee -Deferred from the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting

Vice Mayor Dodd

BC- New MPSC meets next Tuesday at 6:30 pm (used to be 7pm) in Jarvis Hall…let them take it and run… By the way…this year..unlock the doors…welcome the new board with refreshments and treat them right for volunteering their time…public is welcome…Ch. 78/online…and it is time to keep the recordings!….

h. Discussion and/or action by Town Commission regarding Enforcement of

Parking Spaces surrounding Town Municipal Park (Assistant Town Manager

John Olinzock) Deferred from the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting -

Vice Mayor Dodd

BC- This one came from LBTS’ own CIC- pot-stirrer Liliana Pomerada ..in a back-up letter to the Town… we hear another resident has a good idea and it should be presented by a Commissioner…

i. Discussion and/or action regarding House Bill 561 and Senate Bill 1222

(Mayor Roseann Minnet) -Deferred from the March 23, 2010 Commission

meeting -Commissioner Sasser

BC- The Mayor added this one on the 3/23/10 meeting…it’s the retrofitting of sprinkler in condos…The bill is to push it back to 2019…This is a costly repair and it is not new …It is being pushed by the fire sprinkler assoc. and some fire marshals…The TM asked to hold off as stated some people were against the extension (HUH?) …The TM sent a memo that said she had done a “cursory review” of the bill and pointed out that it would stop some condos from moving forward on fire alarms…some from moving forward on elevator replacement and some from moving forward on the retro-fitting their sprinklers …WOW!… She said she was going to confer with Chief Perkins as well…The Galt Ocean residents did more than a “cursory review”…http://www.galtmile.com/ …it’s a must read! …If the Town Manager thought the condo residents were upset about Choice and the increased cost…wait til they see the cost for this!…

j. Discussion and/or action regarding selection of a Chairperson for the July 4th

2010 event (Mayor Roseann Minnet) Deferred from the March 23, 2010

Commission meeting -Vice Mayor Dodd

BC- With the success of Easter By The Sea (we hear Chair Christine Vincent was way under budget and has decorations stored and ready for use next year …unlike the Furths ) …The overwhelming thumbs -up to a return of that small town feel…July 4th should be the same!… Get the businesses and the Chamber involved…A return back to the parade…and perhaps the VFD hotdogs/hamburgers and bed races…Then let the businesses do something downtown…Leave the beach for the residents and tourists…Fireworks…if money allows….but the Town is already behind on that RFP…after seeing RFPs for other municipalities in Jan/Feb. public notices ….

k. Commission Selection of Bus Shelter Design for the Two eligible locations

within Town for the Broward County Transit Shelters and Amenities Program

(Town Engineer James Barton) Deferred at the February 23, 2010

Commission meeting -Deferred from the March 23, 2010 Commission

meeting -Vice Mayor Dodd

BC-Defer once again…throw it over to the MPSC…to look and make a suggestion…..

l. Stormwater Master Plan Final Report – (Town Engineer James Barton)

Deferred at the February 23, 2010 Commission meeting -Scheduled for the

April 27, 2010 Commission meeting -Deferred from the March 23, 2010

Commission meeting -Vice Mayor Dodd

BC- VM Dodd wanted this on before he knew it was on the 4/27/10 Reg Comm. Agenda…due to the staff making the decision in the past (such verbage is inferred in the proposal) if it would go to staff and/or Commission for updates …This new Commission wants the Commission to make that choice…

m. Ordinance 2009-35: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LAUDERDALE-

BY-THE-SEA, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 30 “UNIFIED LAND

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE V “ZONING,” DIVISION 2

“DISTRICTS,” SUBDIVISION L “SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS,”

SECTION 30-313 “GENERAL PROVISIONS” OF THE CODE OF

ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN

EFFECTIVE DATE -Approved 1St reading on January 12, 2010 -Scheduled

for the June 22, 2010 Commission Meeting -Deferred from the March

23, 2010 Commission meeting -Vice Mayor Dodd

BC- This was one of those that was botched due to the old way of conducting business as usual on the dais…No one reviewed the Commissions final direction …and the Comm. voted to allow pools in front yards…the ordinance went to the P&Z (prev. posts)…The P &Z caught that and voted it down…. The Director of Development and Asst. TM JohnO saidfnothing to that effect tot the unknowing Comm. who voted for it a second time with pools in the front yard…thinking they were following the advise of the board…Once they were informed…it was set aside and here it is again…It need to be redone..no pools in front yards…

3. ADJOURNMENT

full backup link …. http://www.lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov/town/backup2010R.htm

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REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING ….APRIL 13, 2010….. (Still no backup online)

1. CALL TO ORDER, MAYOR ROSEANN MINNET

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

3. INVOCATION – Reverend George Hunsaker

4. PRESENTATIONS

a. Employee of the Quarter – Development Services Director Jeff Bowman

BC-? NO BACKUP!….

b. Presentation by School Board Staff regarding Second ILA (Interlocal Agreement) (Thomas Coates, Executive Director of Facility Management Planning and Site Acquisition)

BC-? NO BACKUP! …It was on before…the TM said they wanted it back on and moved on…but who is doing the calling for this?…

5. PUBLIC COMMENTS

6. REPORTS

a. Chen & Associates update on storm water study (Town Engineer James Barton)

BC-? NO BACKUP! ….updating the costly study…were they out a few weeks ago to paddle a canoe down Bougainvilla and the Pavilion?…

b. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Local Agency Program (LAP) SR-A1A Enhancement Project FM-418022-1, Pine Ave to Terra Mar Drive, Project Schedule (Assistant Town Manager John Olinzock)

BC-? NO BACKUP! ….Any chance we get to see what we are paying over a half a million dollars for?…They call it “landscaping”..This writer calls it a mistake if they are tearing up existing landscaping…but again…BC-? NO BACKUP!

7. PUBLIC SAFETY DISCUSSION

BC-? NO BACKUP!…There must be questions asked and answered for the Gas Leak on Apr. 6 & 7 th…at the old Damons (prev. posts)…of VFD/BSO/ The Fire Inspector-Marshal  and Administration

8. TOWN MANAGER REPORT

a. Project Status Report

BC-? NO BACKUP!…It’s about time!…. and it contains?…again…BC-? NO BACKUP!

9. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Meeting Minutes are pending Roundtable Decision

a. February 23, 2010 Regular Meeting
b. March 4, 2010 Regular Meeting
c. March 15, 2010 Special Meeting
d. March 17, 2010 Special Organizational Meeting
e. March 29, 2010 Roundtable

BC-? NO BACKUP!….really wanted to see these….again…BC-? NO BACKUP!

10. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC COMMENTS

1. Ordinances 1st Reading

2. Ordinances 2nd Reading
11. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

12. CONSENT AGENDA

a. Town Commission approval of (1) year extension to Tree Trimming Services Agreement with Lawn Logic, LLC per existing agreement, paragraph 8 – Deferred at the February 23, 2010 Commission meeting by Commissioner Clottey (Assistant Town Manager John Olinzock)

BC-? NO BACKUP! ….

b. Installation of (5) additional Turtle Shields on El Mar Drive $3,018 (Assistant Town Manager John Olinzock)

BC-? NO BACKUP!…What happened to the campaign statements made by former Comm. Silverstone…and the dais statements made by TM Colon…(prev. posts)….now we are back where we started last year about this time….Staff asking the Commissioners to pay for shields that might not be acceptable next year?…

13. RESOLUTION – “Public Comments”

a. Resolution 2010-05: A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, FLORIDA, OPPOSING THE LOCAL BILL PROPOSING TO CREATE THE BROWARD INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT

BC-? NO BACKUP! …but it’s already known it’s a 5-0 vote…

b. Resolution 2010-07: A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, FLORIDA, ADOPTING COMMISSION MEETING AND AGENDA PROCEDURES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE – Changes and/or additions to be applied at meeting per Town Attorney

BC-? NO BACKUP!…This one was in need of some tweaking and additions…especially after the month this new Commission has had with the old administration and staff… Memos …surveys…Windows 2000….OH MY!….

c. Resolution 2010-08: A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TOWN’S MASTER PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE – Changes and/or additions to be applied at meeting per Town Attorney

BC-? NO BACKUP!…Do not know if they got it right..Comm. directed 9 members…no alternates…they are appointed by a Comm. at the first meeting after the organizational meeting…and the Comm. appointing them is the Comm. replacing them if the appointee cannot serve…That should happen later on under new business….

14. QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS

15. OLD BUSINESS FROM APRIL 12, 2010 ROUNDTABLE

BC- Old business should go fast…the Commission will be able to move quickly based on the Round Table consensus the night before… for most of it….(comments above /backup link above)….The public may still comment on any topic at public comments or on item…If there is still more required the item will be deferred…if there is not enough votes…it will die…

The lineup on this Old Bus. agenda does not match the backup Rdtable agenda..it matches the the Rdtable agenda… Really!…

a. Bocce Ball Court Expansion (Town Engineer James Barton) Deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting – Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd

b. Chamber of Commerce Roof Repair (Town Engineer James Barton) – Deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting – Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd

c. Tennis Court Lighting (Town Engineer James Barton) Deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting – Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd

d. Schedule Capital Improvement Project Workshop (Town Manager Esther Colon) – Deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting – Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd

e. Minute Procedure (Town Clerk June White) – Deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting – Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd

f. Discussion and/or action to have the Town Engineer research the traffic flow on Imperial Lane to see if signage or a barrier is needed to prevent through traffic from A1A from entering this street (Commissioner Birute Clottey) Direction given at the January 26, 2010 meeting for additional information (Town Engineer James Barton) – Deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting – Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd

g. Discussion and/or action for the Commission to give its final approval to the final construction drawings for the El Mar Drive beautification before construction begins (Commissioner Stuart Dodd) Direction given at the January 26, 2010 meeting to go before the Master Plan Steering Committee – Deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd

h. Discussion and/or action by Town Commission regarding Enforcement of Parking Spaces surrounding Town Municipal Park (Assistant Town Manager John Olinzock) Deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting – Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd

i. Discussion and/or action regarding House Bill 561 and Senate Bill 1222 (Mayor Roseann Minnet) – Deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting – Commissioner Scot Sasser

j. Discussion and/or action regarding selection of a Chairperson for the July 4th, 2010 event (Mayor Roseann Minnet) Deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting – Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd

k. Discussion and/or action regarding a contest for a new slogan (Commissioner Clottey) – Deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting – Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd

BC-New Slogan for Clottey’s item (A Furth idea)…”Put a sock in it…and let it die for lack of a second”….

l. Commission Selection of Bus Shelter Design for the Two eligible locations within Town for the Broward County Transit Shelters and Amenities Program (Town Engineer James Barton) Deferred at the February 23, 2010 Commission meeting – Deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting – Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd

m. Resolution 2010-03: A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, FLORIDA SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RENEWABLE OCEAN ENERGY GENERATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE – Deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission Meeting – Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd

BC-This was a Silverstone program…that came with a presentation…Defer to Round Table for the new Commissioners to look at and discuss….

n. Stormwater Master Plan Final Report – (Town Engineer James Barton) Deferred at the February 23, 2010 Commission meeting – Scheduled for the April 27, 2010 Commission meeting – Pulled and deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting – Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd

BC- ….update…..

o. Ordinance 2009-35: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 30 “UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE V “ZONING,” DIVISION 2 “DISTRICTS,” SUBDIVISION L “SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS,” SECTION 30-313 “GENERAL PROVISIONS” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE – Approved 1st reading on January 12, 2010 – Scheduled for the June 22, 2010 Commission Meeting for P&Z review – Pulled and deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting – Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd

16. OLD BUSINESS FOR APRIL 13, 2010

a. Discussion and/or action – Hillsboro Inlet – Applications attached (Commissioner Birute Ann Clottey) – Deferred at the January 12, 2010 and the January 26, 2010 Commission meeting by Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd

BC-? NO BACKUP!…Again…New Slogan for Clottey’s item (A Furth idea)…”Put a sock in it…and let it die for lack of a second”…. Keep VM Dodd in the position…….

b. Jarvis Hall Interior Lighting Replacement (Assistant Town Manager John Olinzock) Deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission meeting by Mayor Roseann Minnet

BC- this was on …the bids were not comparable… should have been deferred to the Round Table…

c. Discussion to approve the Second ILA (Interlocal Agreement) for the Public School Facility Planning of Broward County – Back up attached
(Assistant Town Manager Olinzock) Deferred at the February 23, 2010 Commission meeting by Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd -

BC- again…who wants this?….

d. Commission Approval of Execution of Agreement for Maintenance of Bus Shelters (Assistant Town Manager John Olinzock)

BC- NO BACKUP! This is for maintenance …. defer until after MPSC….

17. NEW BUSINESS

a. Discussion regarding Ordinance 2010-02 amending Chapter 2, “Administration”, Section 2-18, “Special Meetings”, to revise the notice period for a special meeting of the Town Commission – Deferred at the March 23, 2010 Commission Meeting by Vice Mayor Dodd for discussion and/or action under New Business

BC- NO BACKUP!…this was an ordinance put on by the Town Atty. and needs to be procedurally done differently…One Commissioner or Mayor instead of 2 Commissioners  vs 1 Mayor. …equal for all…shortest allowed time for a special meeting…

b. Commission approval to proceed with RFP 10-03-01 for Audit Services (Town Manager Esther Colon)

BC- NO BACKUP!…. according to the Town Purchasing Manual an Auditing Committee is required before the Comm. is presented ….Who was the Audit Committee? … Defer to Round Table for discussion ….

c. Commission approval to proceed with RFP 10-03-02 for Realtor (Town Manager Esther Colon)

BC- NO BACKUP! …. Why did TM pull a “Dodd” … on Comm. Vincent?… He has an item below…She should not be on first…

d. Re-appointment of member to the Master Plan Steering Committee (Vice Mayor Stuart Dodd)

BC- Former Comm.Wessels had a conflict…According to new procedures VM Dodd may appoint replacement of his appointee….

e. Code of Conduct for Commission. This will be in addition to a Code of Ethics. Attached backup is simply a draft for discussion and consideration. I would like to have the Town Attorney, after discussion from the Commission, begin drafting the Code of Conduct for the Commission. I expect this to be pushed to Roundtable discussion but wanted To get this in front of the Commission for immediate attention (Commissioner Scot Sasser)

BC- Comm. Sasser keeping his campaign promise….

f. Discussion and/or action regarding changing the time for the Board of Adjustment Meeting to an evening hour. I believe this will generate more interest and applications for this Board. I expect a motion to make the meeting time to 6:00 PM or 7:00 PM on a date specified by the Board (Commissioner Scot Sasser)

BC- Comm. Sasser….great idea for changing time to evening…It will be a big relief to those Variance applicants who pay the big bucks to be heard by more qualified board members!…

g. Discussion: concern has been expressed about speeding cars on Seagrape south of Commercial. Some drivers are using this street to bypass the Commercial and A1A intersection. A resident has requested the installation of speed bumps on this stretch of Seagrape in order to slow down traffic. Proposed outcome: Have the Town Engineer look into traffic flow and speed on this street (Commissioner Clottey)

BC- Another year…another speedbump!…

h. Request update on Warehouse Located at: 5423 NE 14th Avenue (Commissioner Chris Vincent)

BC- This was one of Comm.Vincent’s campaign promises to find out what happened and what to do about the offsite west warehouse….

i. Discussion regarding Ordinance 2010-03 amending Chapter 2 “Administration,” Article III “Departments,” and Article IV, “Officers And Employees,” of the Town Code of Ordinances, in order to update Town departments and duties (Town Attorney Susan Trevarthen)

BC- NO BACKUP!….Again, need different procedure for this …such as at Round Tables…or TAtty. Report….

j. Discussion regarding Ordinance 2010-04 amending Chapter 2 “Administration”, Article II “Town Commission” and Chapter 7 “Elections” of the Town Code of Ordinances, in order to address conflicts with the Town Charter and within the code regarding election procedures (Town Attorney Susan Trevarthen)

BC- NO BACKUP!…Ditto!….

k. Discussion regarding Ordinance 2010-05 amending Chapter 30, Unified Land Development Regulations of the Code of Ordinances by amending the provisions applicable to the Planning and Zoning Board and the Board of Adjustment (Town Attorney Susan Trevarthen)

BC- NO BACKUP!…Ditto!….

18. TOWN ATTORNEY REPORT

BC- NO BACKUP!…Time for the TA to give “progress reports”…as the TM is now required to do….

19. ADJOURNMENT

If and when the backup comes on the Town website before the meeting on Tues…this post will be updated…

more to come….

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