CLFCA

July 14, 2009
Tuesday
GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
City Hall 8th Floor Commission Chamber

1. CALL TO ORDER at 7:32 PM
2. PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL BY 1st Vice President (Marilyn Mammano) 18 of 33 members present (quorum present).
4. REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE: MEETING MINUTES of June 9, 2009* – Motion by Genia Ellis and second by Betty Shelley to approve minutes; motion passed.
5. TREASURERS REPORT Tom Welch* – Motion by David Marshall and second by Betty Shelley to approve Treasurers report; motion passed.
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS/GUEST INTRODUCTIONS
a. Valerie Bohlander, Michael Maloney, Deborah Hernandez, and Chris Augustin of the Fort Lauderdale Building Department led a discussion of code enforcement priorities and AT&T utility boxes. The department can use a new nuisance ordinance to address hazards and nuisances more quickly than before.
7. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Committee Chair Recruiting Members to serve Gabriel Ocasio-Davila (No update)
b. Neighborhood Updates Hal Barnes and Sheri Roberts noted that NCIP applications are due by Sept. 25.
c. City Budget Questions and Concerns Genia Ellis noted that the City zero-based budgeting differed from the conventional practice of zero-based budgeting.
d. Vacancy €œ District II Representative €œ The vacancy was announced for a vote at a future meeting.

8. OLD BUSINESS:
a. Centennial Committee Report €œ Donna Mergenhagen requested responses to the Centennial Survey no later than Sept. 7.
b. Ad Hoc Code Reform €œ Richard Mancuso reported that findings from consultant are due out this week (the week of July 13).
c. Membership no update.

9. FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY
a. AT&T Box Proliferation€œ Brief discussion of AT&T plans to install additional utility boxes in public right of way; a copy of the “AT&T Cabinet Checklist and related information was provided to the Recording Secretary.
b. Parks Goals Report No update.
c. CVC events were announced for Sat. July 25, Sat. Aug. 15, and Fri. Sept. 25 (Crime Walk).

10. ADJOURNED at 9:15.

*Indicates voting items or may be a voting item
Board Meeting 5:30 pm, 8th Floor Conference Room, Monday, August, 24, 2009
General Meeting – Sept. 8, 2009 PM 8th Floor City Hall

June 09, 2009
GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
City Hall €œ 8th Floor Commission Chamber

CALL TO ORDER at 7:30 PM

1. PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL BY 1st Vice President Marilyn Mammano – 17 of 33 members present (quorum present).
3. REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE: MEETING MINUTES of May 12, 2009* – Motion by Genia Ellis and second by Betty Shelley to approve minutes; motion passed.
4. TREASURERS REPORT Tom Welch* – Motion by David Marshall and second by Ron Centamore to approve Treasurers report; motion passed.
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS/GUEST INTRODUCTIONS
a. Historical Preservation €œ Alysa Plummer, VP Sailboat Bend & Diane Smart, Broward Trust for Historical Preservation€œ Spoke about historic preservation in Fort Lauderdale
b. County Vice Mayor Ken Keechl €œ County Update “ 8:00 PM (Time Certain) Spoke about County issues, including the County budget and the ongoing budget discussion with Sheriff Lamberti; answered member questions.

6. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Committee Chair Recruiting Members to serve €œ Gabriel Ocasio-Davila (No update)
b. Florida Neighborhood Conference (NUSA) €œ Council Reports St. Petersburg, Fl. Hal Barnes and Sheri Roberts noted additional details are available at StPete.org.
c. City Budget Questions and Concerns (no update)

7. OLD BUSINESS:
a. Centennial Committee Report Donna Mergenhagen noted that the City Commission has added a Council seat to the City Cent„ennial Committee.
b. Ad Hoc Code Reform €œ Richard Mancuso reported that the minutes from the Planning Workshop are not yet posted; he will update the Council when they are.
c. Membership €œ Has increased from 28 to 33 in the last month.

8. FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY
a. AT&T Box Proliferation €œ Brief discussion of AT&T plans to install additional utility boxes in public right of way.
b. Library Openings €œ Support to retain €œ Members are encouraged to raise the issue with their county Commissioners in light of current budget issues.
c. BARC Facility Expansion Report €œ Doug Sterner updated the membership re. the issue raised by Edgewater Civic Association and the letter he sent to the Mayor regarding the issue.
d. Parks Goals Report €œ July discussion and vote
e. Andy Ziffer €œ spoke regarding construction site code enforcement concerns.

9. ADJOURNED at 9:20.

*Indicates voting items or may be a voting item
Board Meeting 5:30 pm, 8th Floor Conference Room, Monday, June, 22, 2009
General Meeting – July 14, 2009 PM 8th Floor City Hall

Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
GENERAL MEETING

City Hall, 8TH Floor Commission Chamber

1. CALL TO ORDER        at 7:30 PM

2. PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE

3. ROLL CALL BY 1st Vice President (Marilyn Mammano) –19 members plus 1 late arrival present; quorum met.  (See Attachment B.)

4. REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE:
a. MEETING MINUTES of April 14, 2009* – Motion to approve by Genia Ellis and seconded by Ron Centamore.  Motion passed.  (See Attachment D,)
b. TREASURER’S REPORT –
i. April 2009 Report –  Motion to approve (with amended date) by Genia Ellis,seconded by Betty Shelley.  Motion passed. (See Attachment E)
ii. Annual (Apr. 2008-Mar. 2009) Final Audited Report – Audit committee reported that the year-end treasurer’s report passed their review. (See Attachment F)

5. ANNOUNCEMENTS/GUEST INTRODUCTIONS (None)

6. Hal Barnes/Sheri Roberts – NUSA – Florida Conference – Mr. Barnes announced the Neighborhoods USA (NUSA) conference to be held in Spokane, WA May 20-23 and the Florida Neighborhoods Conference to be held in St. Petersburg FL July 9-11. (See Attachment I.)  A motion by Genia Ellis, seconded by Betty Shelley, for the Council to sponsor all registration fees for 5 members to the Florida Neighborhoods Conference passed unanimously.

7. Downtown Development Authority – Chris Wren & Elizabeth van Sant – Mr. Wren and Ms. van Sant made a presentation to the membership regarding the activities of the DDA, and invited members to attend their May 27 event at the Performing Arts Center.

8. Historical Preservation – Alysa Plummer, VP Sailboat Bend & Diane Smart, Broward Trust for Historical Preservation  ** This item was rescheduled for the June 09, 2009 meeting.

9. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Membership – District Representatives will send out 2nd notices to those civic associations which have not renewed their memberships.  The Council currently has 31 members, out of 63 city-recognized and 23 non-recognized associations city-wide.
b. Refreshment Assignment & Sign Up – Refreshments are assigned through December 2009.
c. Committees for the Upcoming year – Standing & Ad Hoc – A list of Regular/Standing, Ad Hoc, and Goals committees was circulated.  (See Attachment G.)  A motion by Marilyn Mammano, seconded by Genia Ellis, to sunset all Goals Committees, passed. A second motion,by Betty Shelley, seconded by Bijon Fayyaz, to keep the following (9 + 4) standing and ad hoc committees, carried.

Regular/ Standing Committees
Arbitration
Audit
Bylaws
Membership
Nominating
Social
Code/Zoning
Crime/Public Safety/Emergency Preparedness
Parks

Ad hoc Committees:
Centennial
Code Reform
Process Reform
Vision

10. OLD BUSINESS:
a. Centennial Committee – The committee passed out a draft form (see Attachment H) and requested feedback regarding the form, and also asked members to respond with information by September.
b. Ad Hoc Code Reform Committee Report – Richard Mancuso noted that the City’s monthly Civic Packet indicates that the City will be holding Neighborhood Development Criteria Community Workshops from May 11 – 14 (Mon. – Thu.), at 6:00 p.m. in locations to be announced.  Also, with respect to the “Process” Ad Hoc Code Reform committee, committee member Courtney Crush and Planning Director Greg Brewton are leading an effort to streamline administrative procedures for development projects.
c. Centennial Committee Report – The Council’s committee meets the 1st Tues. of each month and members are invited to join.  The committee is looking for suggestions re.possible take-aways.
d. EAB Report – Available on the Council website.

11. FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY
a. The Community Appearance Board will give its awards May 27.
b. The City is holding neighborhood development workshops May 11-14.  (See Attachment J.)
c. Margaret Haney-Birch and JoAnne Simmonds  of  Lake Aire Civic Association were recognized.

12. ADJOURN – Marilyn Mammano moved to adjourn; Richard Mancuso seconded.  Meeting adjourned at 9PM.

*Indicates voting items
Next Board Meeting 5:30 pm, 8th Floor Conference Room, Thursday, May 28, 2009
June General Meeting – June 9, 2009 PM 8th Floor City Hall

Attachment A – Agenda, May 12, 2009
Attachment B – Attendance Record, May 12, 2009
Attachment C – Sign-in Sheet, May 12, 2009
Attachment D – Minutes of General Meeting, April 14, 2009.
Attachment E – Treasurer’s Report for April 2009
Attachment F – Treasurer’s Report for April 2008-March 2009
Attachment G – List of Committees
Attachment H – Centennial Committee Form
Attachment I – Florida Neighborhoods Conference flyer
Attachment J – Neighborhood Development Workshop schedule flyer.

March 09, 2009
MONDAY
GENERAL MEETING
Meeting Minutes
8TH FLOOR Cafeteria

CALL TO ORDER 7:10 PM
PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL BY 2nd Vice President €œ Tom Welch, indicating 25 member associations present thereby exceeding the required number to make a quorum.
REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE:
MEETING MINUTES of February 10, 2009 were approved unanimously by the membership
TREASURERS REPORT €œ Provided by Treasurer Ron Centamore indicating a balance of $7,515.97 as of 28 February 2009. Report was approved and unanimously accepted by the membership.

ANNOUNCEMENTS/GUEST INTRODUCTIONS
Mayor Jim Naugle was unable to attend and his plaque was provided to his secretary for delivery.

Commissioner Cindi Hutchinson, District IV, accepted her plaque on behalf of the Council Membership and spoke about her time spent learning civics through the Council and her neighborhood association. She encouraged all neighborhoods to continue to work together and speak with the large voice that they hold.

NEW BUSINESS:
1. The description of each job was read prior to the voting of each office. All members were advised that we accept nominations from the floor for anyone interested in service in any position.

President had two candidates, David Marshall and Doug Sterner. Each spoke about their history and expectations. The Council then provided a secret ballot in accordance with the by-laws and Doug Sterner was elected as the incoming president.

1st Vice President had one candidate, Marilyn Mammano. She was asked to give a brief summary of her history. Seeing that there was no other candidate and by a unanimous vote of the membership, the requirement for secret ballot was waived and Ms. Mammano was elected by a show of hands.

2nd Vice President had one candidate, Betty Shelley. She was asked to give a brief summary of her history. Seeing that there was no other candidate and by a unanimous vote of the membership, the requirement for secret ballot was waived and Ms. Shelley was elected by a show of hands.

Recording Secretary had one candidate, David Marshall. Mr. Marshall had previously given a summary of his history. Seeing that there was no other candidate and by a unanimous vote of the membership, the requirement for secret ballot was waived and Mr. Marshall was elected by a show of hands.

Corresponding Secretary had one candidate, Donna Mergenhagen. She was asked to give a brief summary of her history. Seeing that there was no other candidate and by a unanimous vote of the membership, the requirement for secret ballot was waived and Ms. Mergenhagen was elected by a show of hands.

Treasurer had one candidate, Tom Welch. He was asked to give a brief summary of his history. Seeing that there was no other candidate and by a unanimous vote of the membership, the requirement for secret ballot was waived and Mr. Welch was elected by a show of hands.

Chairmen of Committees had one candidate, Gabriel Ocasio. He was asked to give a brief summary of his history. Seeing that there was no other candidate and by a unanimous vote of the membership, the requirement for secret ballot was waived and Mr. Ocasio was elected by a show of hands.

District I Representative had one candidate, Drew Pickens. He was unable to attend the meeting. Seeing that there was no other candidate and by a unanimous vote of the membership, the requirement for secret ballot was waived and Mr. Pickens was elected by a show of hands.

District II Representative had one candidate, Mike Vonder Mullen. He was unable to attend the meeting. Seeing that there was no other candidate and by a unanimous vote of the membership, the requirement for secret ballot was waived and Mr. Vonder Mullen was elected by a show of hands.

District III Representative had one candidate, Juanita Gray. She was asked to give a brief summary of her history. Seeing that there was not other candidate and by a unanimous vote of the membership, the requirement for secret ballot was waived and Ms. Gray was elected by a show of hands.

District IV Representative had two candidates, Rudy Herman and David Parker. Each spoke about their history and expectations. The Council then provided a secret ballot in accordance with the by-laws and David Parker was elected.
Nominating Committee Report

2. Middle River Terrace Representative Tim Smith made a motion to appoint Genia Ellis as a life member of the Council with the of Emeritus to continue to work with the Council and its Board of Directors. His motion was further amended and seconded stating that the By-Laws committee would meet and make a recommendation on the proposed change and how it could be addressed. It will be presented at the upcoming General Meeting for further discussion.

OLD BUSINESS:
1. Ad Hoc Code Reform Committee Report €œ Richard Mancuso reported that Winter and Company is continuing to prepare for public input however no dates have been identified by the Planning Department. The Council will continue to follow this contract and the proposed changes to insure implementation.
2. Re-Cap of February 23, 2009 Candidate Forum indicated that there were approximately 140 people present as opposed to 330 for the 1st Forum. It was deemed a success, the board was thanked for the participation and help and the gift certificate for $100 delivered to Christopher Pollock for acting as moderator for both events.
3. President Ellis introduced the current board of directors and thanked them for their service. She made note of the many times that they stepped up to the plate to assist in projects and to insure that the Council was moving forward.

FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY

1. All members were reminded that the City General Election is March 10, 2009 and that each eligible member should make time to cast a vote.
2. Current board members and incoming board members were advised that there will be a meeting on March 23, 2009 with all attending to start the transition. It was also noted that the incoming board does not become effective until April 1, 2009 and will be serving a two year term in accordance with the by-laws.

ADJOURN
*Indicates voting items
Board Meeting 5:30 pm, 8th Floor Conference Room, Monday, March 23, 2009
April General Meeting €œ April 14, 2009 PM 8th Floor City Hall * in discussion
NOTE: Two of more Commissioners or advisory board members may be present at this meeting.

Meeting Minutes posted to the web March 10, 2009
Eugenia Duncan Ellis, President
Reid Morgan, Recording Secretary

February 10, 2009
GENERAL MEETING Minutes
8TH FLOOR Commission Chamber

CALL TO ORDER by President, Genia Ellis at 7:30 PM followed by the
PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE.

ROLL CALL BY 2nd VP Tom Welch with 17 present, indicating a quorum of members present.
MEETING MINUTES of January 13,2009 moved by Tom Welch and accepted as submitted.
TREASURERS REPORT was provided by Treasurer, Ron Centamore and it was moved by Richard Mancuso and accepted.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/GUEST INTRODUCTIONS
1. Marilyn Mamamano from the Community appearance Board and the WOW Awards made a short presentation urging civic associations to get more active in the nominating of more properties. She said it would help their volunteers find better selections as they have to drive around ask for nominations. They would feel better if they could develop a better partnership with the neighborhood associations.

New Business:
1. The next general meeting for March is on the same day as the elections and a motion was made by Ron Centamore and approved that the general meeting be moved to March 9th, Monday.

2. The next candidates forum Feb 26th, 2009 in the City Commission chamber at 7PM. There are only three Districts (I, II & IV) left to decide and all will be present.

3. Nominating Committee has found at least one candidate for each position. However due to Dr Hayes health, she will not be able to fulfill that position. Anyone interested in the Recording Secretary position please contact any BOD member. The current list is attached as D.

4. The Centennial Committee has suggested commemorative pins for distribution by the Council.

Old Business:
1. Ad hoc Committee Richard Mancuso gave a brief description of the latest series of meetings attempts, but no reported outcomes.
2. Re-cap the January 29th, 2009 Candidates Forum was a great turn out by the citizens. It was standing room only. Genia thanked all who helped and said it went like very well and finished ahead of schedule.
3. There were no committee reports as there no new meetings to report action.

For the good of the Community:
1. The next CVC is Feb 21st in Poinsettia Heights. See attached flier
2. The next CVC after that is February 28th in Shady Banks
3. Waterway Cleanup is scheduled for March 7th, 2009, this also a CVC Project

Meeting was adjourned at 8:51pm

Next Board Meeting is February 23, 2009 at 5:30 pm on the 8th floor of City Hall.
Next General Meeting is March 9th, 2009 at 7pm at the 8th floor of City Hall