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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 07-21-1983 Workshop0 06 M, CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING JULY 21, 1983 0 e THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, HELD A BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING ON JULY 21, 1983 AT CITY HALL, 105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:OOPM BY MAYOR WAYNE RUTHERFORD. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT WERE: L. HARRIS, L. NICHOLAS AND J. WINCHESTER. COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT WERE: J. CALVERT. ALSO PRESENT WERE CITY MANAGER/ATTORNEY J. SCOTT AND CITY CLERK P. BEAULIEU. OTHER PERSONNELPRESENT WERE ELFY QUINN, KEN BORING, NANCY HANSON, LYLE. WALTEMIRE AND JACK BURNS. COUNCIL REVIEWED THE FOLLOWING BUDGETS: RECREATION AND SPECIAL RECREATION PROGRAMS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT STREET DEPARTMENT PARKS 6 PLAYGROUNDS, COUNCIL REVIEWED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET WITH JACK BURNS. IT WAS SUGGESTED BY COUNCIL THAT FIRE CHIEF PAT LEE ATTEND THE NEXT BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING REGARDING SOME QUESTIONS COUNCIL HAD ABOUT THE PORT'S CONTRIBUTION. MR. SCOTT SUGGESTED CURRENT YEAR PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE OF 1.208, THE FIGURE RECEIVED FROM THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE. MR. SCOTT SUGGESTED THAT THE FIRST PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING BE SET FOR SEPTEMBER 7, 1983 AT 7:30PM. COUNCIL SET THE NEXT BUDGET WORKSHOP FOR AUGUST 4, 1983. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:25PM. CITY CLERK ® ® al CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING MAY 12, 1983 THE CITY COUNCIL MET IN A WORKSHOP SESSION AT CITY HALL ON THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1983 AT 7:31PM. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT WERE: MAYOR WAYNE RUTHERFORD, J. CALVERT AND J. WINCHESTER. OTHERS PRESENT WERE CITY MANAGER/ATTORNEY J. SCOTT AND CITY CLERK P. BEAULIEU. MRS. HARRIS AND MR. NICHOLAS WERE ABSENT DUE TO OUT OF TOWN BUSINESS. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM 1. ORDINANCE NO. 13-83 RE: REGULATIONS OF ALCOHOLIC CONSUMPTION IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS FIRST READING POSTPONED ON MAY IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THIS ORDINANCE WAS DEALING SPECIFICALLY WITH THE HOURS OF BOTTLE CLUBS. MR. AND MRS. CURTIS, OWNERS OF ONE OF THE BOTTLE CLUBS IN THE CITY WERE IN ATTANDANCE AND SPOKE TO COUNCIL. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE HOURS IN THE ORDINANCE CALL FOR 10:00AM TO 7:00AM AND THAT. AN AMENDMENT FOR HOURS FROM 4:OOPM TO 7:OOAM HAD BEEN CONSIDERED AT THE LAST MEETING BEFORE THE ORDINANCE HAD BEEN POSTPONED. MR. CURTIS MENTIONED THAT THE 4:OOPM TO 7:OOAM HOURS COULD POSE A PROBLEM FOR HIM SINCE HE WAS PLANNING BARBECUES IN THE SUMMER AND WOULD WANT TO OPEN EARLIER THAN 4:OOPM. THIS ORDINANCE TO BE PLACED ON TUESDAY'S AGENDA. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 1. DISCUSSION RE: REGULATING USE OF BALLFIELD DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM CENTERED ON THE HOURS THAT WOULD BE SET FOR CLOSING THE BALLFIELD. SUGGESTION WAS MADE THAT 10:00PM OR 10:30PM BE SET AS THE CLOSING HOURS. THE FINAL SUGGESTED HOURS CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES MAY 12, 1983, PAGE 1 OF 5 0 ® ® ®1 WERE THAT THE FIELD BE CLOSED FROM 10:30PM TO 8:00AM. THE PROBLEMS OF FOUL BALLS BEING TROUBLESOME FOR THE RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE VICINITY OF THE PARK WERE DISCUSSED. CITY MANAGER SCOTT INFORMED COUNCIL THAT ONE OF THE BACK STOPS WAS BEING REMOVED IN THE HOPES THAT IT WOULD ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WITH BALLS BEING HIT OUT OF THE PARK AREA. SUGGESTION WAS MADE THAT BASEBALL PLAYING BE CONFINED TO DESIGNATED FIELDS ONLY. FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE WILL BE ON TUESDAY'S AGENDA. ITEM 2. SHERIFF'S DEPUTY GEORGE WILSON RE: RESOLUTION NO. 83-17 CAPTAIN GEORGE WILSON OF BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND. SPOKE TO COUNCIL REGARDING THE EXTRA DEPUTY THAT WAS AUTHORIZED UNDER RESOLUTION NO. 83-17. CAPTAIN WILSON EXPLAINED THAT DUE TO ATTRITION IN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT THE THREE DAY DEPUTY HAD NOT COMMENCED WORKING IN THE CITY. THE SHERIFF HAS NOW AGREED TO PLACE A DEPUTY IN THE CITY FOR FIVE DAYS A WEEK, FULL TIME, FOR FOUR MONTHS, (JUNE THRU SEPTEMBER) AT THE SAME PRICE AS ORIGINALLY AGREED TO FOR A THREE DAY A WEEK DEPUTY. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. THIS ITEM TO BE PLACED ON TUESDAY'S AGENDA. ITEM 3. DISCUSSION RE: FIVE-YEAR RECREATION PLAN MAYOR RUTHERFORD EXPLAINED THAT COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES HAD SPOKEN TO HIM REGARDING SETTING UP A FIVE YEAR RECREATION PLAN. ON THE FUNDING, THE MAYOR EXPLAINED. THAT THE COUNTY HAD A HALF -MIL TAX TO BE USED SOLELY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR RECREATION PURPOSES WHICH THEY HAD STOPPED COLLECTING. HOWEVER, IT COULD BE REINSTATED. THE COUNTY HAD SPOKEN TO MAYOR RUTHERFORD AND THEY WOULD BE SPEAKING TO COCOA BEACH PRIOR TO ANY ACTION ON REINSTATING THIS HALF -MIL FOR RECREATIONAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES MAY 12, 1983, PAGE 2 OF 5 DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE TAX. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CITY WOULD NOT PURSUE THIS ITEM ANY FURTHER. MAYOR RUTHERFORD INFORMED COUNCIL THAT HE WOULD REPORT BACK TO THE COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES WITH A NEGATIVE RESPONSE. ITEM 4. DISCUSSION RE: V.F.W. REQUESTS MAYOR RUTHERFORD EXPLAINED THAT THE LOCAL V.F.W. POST WAS PLAN- NING A MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SHOOT OFF BLANKS IN RIFLES AT 11:00AM AND BLOCK OFF THE EASTERN PORTION OF LONGPOINT ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR FOR THESE EVENTS. ATTORNEY SCOTT SUGGESTED COUNCIL PLACE RESOLUTION ON TUESDAY'S AGENDA COVERING THE ABOVE SUBJECT. ITEM 5. RESOLUTION RE: DEEP WELL INJECTION. IT WAS NOTED THE CITY HAD RECEIVED A RESOLUTION FROM SATELLITE BEACH WHICH PROTESTED DEEP WELL INJECTION OF SEWAGE EFFLUENT INTO THE FLORIDA AQUIFER. DURING DISCUSSION A SUGGESTION WAS MADE THAT THE CITY ADOPT A RESOLUTION COVERING THIS SUBJECT AND ATTEMPT TO WORK THROUGH THE LEAGUE OF CITIES IN ORDER TO UNIFY THE PROTEST. A RESOLUTION TO BE PLACED ON TUESDAY'S AGENDA AND AFTER PASSAGE THE RESOLUTION WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE LEAGUE'S ATTENTION. ITEM 6. DISCUSSION RE: RESURFACING CITY MANAGER SCOTT EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD REQUESTED THAT THIS ITEM BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA DUE TO THE FACT THAT INTEREST IN RESURFACING AREAS IMMEDIATELY SOUTH AND NORTH OF THE PRESENT PROJECT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION. MR. SCOTT SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY INFORM THE RESIDENTS TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL AVENUE RESURFACING PROJECT THAT THEIR AREAS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR PAVING. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY WAIT UNTIL THE PRESENT PROJECT IN THE CENTRAL AVENUE AREA BE COMPLETED AND THEN LET THE CITIZENS APPROACH THE COUNCIL AND REQUEST THE RESURFACING PROJECT FOR THEIR AREAS. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES MAY 12, 1983, PAGE 3 OF 5 DISCUSSION MRS. CALVERT NOTED A RESIGNATION FROM THE LIBRARY BOARD DUE TO A MEMBER MOVING FROM THE AREA. MRS. CALVERT ALSO INFORMED COUNCIL THAT BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEMBER BARBARA ROSE HAD INFORMED HER SHE WOULD BE MOVING FROM THE CITY AND THEREFORE, TENDERING HER RESIGNATION. MAYOR RUTHERFORD MENTIONED A LETTER FROM THE U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY REQUESTING A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK FROM JUNE 5 TO JUNE 11, 1983. PROCLAMATION TO BE PREPARED. MAYOR RUTHERFORD ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE FIRST BANKERS WHICH WAS ASKING THE CITY FOR RELIEF FOR EXCESSIVE SEWER CHARGES DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LAWN SPRINKLER SYSTEM WAS ERRONEOUSLY HOOKED UP. DURING DISCUSSION IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE COMPANY INVOLVED IN THE INSTALLATION OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXCESSIVE CHARGES. CITY MANAGER SCOTT TO WRITE A LETTER TO FIRST BANKERS INFORMING THEM THAT COUNCIL WILL NOT TAKE ACTION ON THEIR REQUEST. MAYOR RUTHERFORD ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY HAD RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES TO CONTACT LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES TO OPPOSE THE VOTE ON SENATE BILL 558 WHICH COVERS THE SUBJECT OF STATE MANDATED CERTIFICATION FOR BUILDING INSPECTORS. A SUGGESTION WAS MADE THAT THIS SUBJECT BE PLACED ON THE NEXT WORKSHOP. MAYOR RUTHERFORD ALSO BROUGHT UP THE SUBJECT OF A LETTER FROM WINTER PARK WHICH CLAIMED THAT THEIR CITY WAS BEING SUED FOR VIOLATING CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS BEFORE THE LAW WAS ON THE BOOKS AND REQUESTING THAT CAPE CANAVERAL TAKE ACTION ON SENATE BILL 141., MR. SCOTT IS TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND REPORT TO COUNCIL ON TUESDAY. _ CITY MANAGER SCOTT REPORTED THAT MITCH OWENS, OF HOUGH 6 COMPANY, HAD REPORTED THAT HE HAD SPOKEN TO FIRST BANKERS AND HE REPORTED A FAVORABLE RESPONSE ON THE FINANCING. IN ADDITION, OTHER BANKS HAD EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE FINANCING. MR. OWENS WILL BE ABLE TO DO SOME CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES MAY 12, 1983, PAGE 4 OF 5 COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON THE REFINANCING. THE TREASURER'S REPORTS WERE IN COUNCIL'S FOLDERS. MR. SCOTT REPORTED THAT BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR THE SURPLUS SHOULD BE IN EXCESS OF $100,000. THE SURPLUS WAS FROM ADDITIONAL REVENUE AND DECREASED EXPENDITURES. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, MEETING ADJOURNED AT 0:20PM.