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HomeMy Public PortalAbout09-September 1, 2018 Special Commission Meetinig Minutes CITY OF OPA-LOCKA "The Great City" CLERK'S ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday, September 18, 2018 1:00 P.M. Sherbondy Village Auditorium 215 Perviz Avenue Opa-locka,FL 33054 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Myra L. Taylor called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. p.m. on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 in the Auditorium at Sherbondy Village, 215 President Barack Obama (Perviz) Avenue, Opa-locka, Florida. 2. ROLL CALL: The following members of the City Commission were present: Mayor Myra L. Taylor, Vice Mayor Joseph L. Kelley, and Commissioner John Riley. Also in attendance were: Acting City Manager Newall Daughtrey, City Attorney Vincent Brown, and City Clerk Joanna Flores. Commissioner Matthew Pigatt was not in attendance. Commissioner Timothy Holmes arrived at 1:02 p.m. 3. INVOCATION: The invocation was delivered by Mayor Myra L. Taylor. 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison. This portion of the minutes was transcribed in verbatim: City Clerk Flores: The following statement is for the record at the request and on behalf of Commissioner Matthew Pigatt. This special commission meeting was scheduled irrespective of my availability. I like everyone else on the dais would like to do my duty as a representative of the people. It does not sit well with me that this meeting was scheduled knowing that I could not attend. The city clerk has access to my schedule and availability. Please respect my seat on the commission by considering my availability when scheduling special commission meetings. Also make sure this statement is entered verbatim in the minutes. This is a statement is for the record at the request and on behalf of Commissioner Matthew Pigatt and it was received via e-mail today at 11:19 a.m. This ends the verbatim portion of the minutes. Commissioner Holmes stated that the charges that were brought against him as a result of the termination of Ed Brown were dismissed; there was no cause for it and his name has been cleared. Special Commission Meeting Minutes-09/18/2018 1 5. PUBLIC INPUT: Agenda Items Only Dorothy Johnson, 13724 NW 24`h Place, Opa-locka, FL, said she is coming to apologize for something she questioned at a previous meeting; it was a misunderstanding and she is sorry. With that being said, there has to be a five year recovery plan submitted with the budget. Orlando Torres, American Traffic Solutions, 1920 Ocean Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, provided a report about the program and said that the company is willing to negotiate with the city to keep the program because it is beneficial to the community. Audrey Dominguez, 1147 Jann Avenue, Opa-locka, FL, said that people cannot afford these camera light tickets and the City should do away with especially when it only receives a small portion of it. 6. RESOLUTIONS: a) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA- LOCKA, FLORIDA, RESCINDING RESOLUTION 18-9537 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND THE RED LIGHT CAMERA PROGRAM CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS (ATS); PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.Sponsored by Commissioner Riley The above resolution was read by Attorney Brown. It was moved by Commissioner Riley, seconded by Commissioner Holmes for discussion. Commissioner Riley said the company is not going to give the City the revenue they claim is coming in and agreed with the citizen that said the people cannot afford it; this is not what is best for the City. Commissioner Holmes said that he has never agreed with the red light cameras. Vice Mayor Kelley agreed, but said the City is almost three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) in debt and the money has to be paid. If the program is not extended, then where will the money come from? Commissioner Riley said that the City can find other revenue sources to pay the debt. Vice Mayor Kelley said that the commission is always talking about "finding" money when there is no money to find. The City does not have the funds. There being no further discussion,the motion on the resolution passed by a 3-1 vote. Vice Mayor Kelley No Commissioner Pigatt Not Present Commissioner Riley Yes Commissioner Holmes Yes Mayor Taylor Yes Special Commission Meeting Minutes—09/18/2018 2 b) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA- LOCKA, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL RECOVERY PLAN; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.Sponsored by Commissioner Riley The above resolution was read by Attorney Brown. It was moved by Commissioner Riley, seconded by Commissioner Holmes for discussion. Commissioner Riley said that he wants to strike the third(3`d) whereas in the body of the resolution. Vice Mayor Kelley said that he cannot understand how the City has no money, but everyone still insists on spending money. There is no line item budgeted and the City does not have it. He thinks the commission is jumping the gun by trying to put this item out for an RFP when there is no money. Mayor Taylor said that there is a lot going on with the manager and she thinks he can use the help. That person(s) will solely work on the recovery plan. There being no further discussion, the motion on the resolution passed by a 3-1 vote. Vice Mayor Kelley No Commissioner Pigatt Not Present Commissioner Riley Yes Commissioner Holmes Yes Mayor Taylor Yes 7. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission, it was moved by Vice Mayor Kelley, seconded by Commissioner Holmes to adjou the meetin: : •44 p.m. ,W� ' I� YOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK Special Commission Meeting Minutes—09/18/2018 3