Minutes 08-01-94MINUTES OF THE CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING HELD IN COMMISSION
CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ON
MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1994, AT 6:00 P. M.
PRESENT
Edward Harmening, Mayor
Lynne Matson, Vice Mayor.
Matthew Bradley, Mayor Pro Tem
Jose Aguila, Commissioner
David Katz, Commissioner
Carrie Parker, City Manager
James Cherof, City Attorney
Sue Kruse, City Clerk
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Harmening called the meeting to order at 6:00 P. M.
REVIEW OF CHAPTER 2,5, ALARM SYSTEMS
City Manager Parker distributed Fire Prevention Memorandum No. 94-260 and Fire
Department Memorandum No. 94-158, which contain Fire Chief Floyd Jordan's
suggestions for amending Chapter 2.5.
The Commission agreed with the Code Enforcement Unit Supervisor's suggestion to
delete the $50.00 penalty from Section 2.5-3 since all violations of this provi-
sion are processed through the Code Enforcement Board. Commissioner Aguila won-
dered if the penalty should also be deleted from Section 2.5-8(c). However,
through discussions with Steve Campbell of the Fire Department, it was decided
that this should not be a Code Enforcement issue.
Commissioner Aguila referred to the following comment contained in Fire
Prevention Memorandum No. 94-260:
Sec. 2.5-11 - Failure to notify the communications division a minimum of
one (1) hour prior to the alarm system test shall result in a fine of
$25.00.
He said 95 percent of. the people who have alarms do not know that this ordinance
exists. Fewer of those people know that they need to contact communications or
even how to contact communications. He was not in favor of charging someone $25
because they do not know the Code. Mayor Harmening agreed with him.
As recommended in Fire Prevention Memorandum No. 94-260, the City Commission
agreed to include the Fire Chief or his designees in Sec. 2.5-16.
At this point in the meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Bradley arrived.
Mr. Campbell referred to Sec. 2.512 which states that all new fire alarm systems
shall be exempt from the application of this section for the first three (3)
months from the date of initial installation. He explained that the Fire
Department had responded to thirty false alarms at the Spring House due to
ongoing construction.
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BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
AUGUST 1, 1994
Mayor Harmening suggested they be told to notify the Fire Department when they
are working and that the Fire Department should ignore the alarm. He stated
that this is customary operation. Mr. Campbell advised that they have been told
to cover the dust and smoke detectors with plastic. Mayor Harmening stated that
the owners, operators and/or contractors are not getting the message and that
they need to be told that they will start to be charged $100 for false alarms.
REVIEW OF CHAPTER 3, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Mayor Harmening referred to Planning and Zoning Department Memorandum No.
94-239, in which Tambri Heyden comments that there has been confusion in the
past regarding which department signs off license applications. It seemed to
Mayor Harmening that the Building Department normally handles this.
With regard to meeting the zoning, Mayor Harmening felt that is covered.
Mayor Harmening did not know if it is necessary, but he wondered if the Police
Department should perform an investigation to see whether or not a person has a
criminal (felonious) record before a license is issued. City Attorney Cherof
advised that the State does this type of investigation. Mayor Harmening said
they do, but they want a certificate from the City stating that we have no
objections and it meets all of our criteria. City Attorney Cherof pointed out
that the City's criteria deals with zoning and hours of operation.
SET MEETING DATE FOR SEPTEMBER
Since September 5, 1994 is a holiday, the next meeting was scheduled for Monday,
September 12, 1994.
The City Manager is going to revisit the schedule to encompass more material at
each meeting. The Commission will start to review the Land Development
Regulations at the next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Commission, the meeting
properly adjourned at 6:25 P. M.
ATTEST:
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