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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 09-16-1982 WorkshopCITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING SEPTEMBER 16, 1982 THE CITY COUNCIL MET IN WORKSHOP SESSION AT CITY HALL ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1982 AT 7:30 P.M. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT WERE: MAYOR J.L. MURPHY, JR., J. CALVERT, WAYNE RUTHERFORD; CITY MANAGER/ATTORNEY J. SCOTT AND CITY CLERIC P. BEAULIEU. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM 1. ORDINANCE NO. 17-82 REFERENDUM QUESTION RE: PROPOSED ND NT TO CHAPTER ZONING REGULATIONS PER- TAINING TO MAXIMUM HEIGHT LIMITATION SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING .DURING DISCUSSION BETWEEN COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITIZENS IN THE AUDIENCE,IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE COVER HEIGHT LIMITATIONS IN OTHER ZONING DISTRICTS. ATTORNEY SCOTT WAS REQUESTED TO LOOK INTO RE-WORDING OF THE ORDINANCE FOR TUESDAY'S MEETING. ITEM 2. ORDINANCE N0. 18-82 RE: REDUCTION IN UTILITY TAX RATE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 21 MEETING NEW BUSINESS ITEM 1. BEAUTIFICATION BOARD DISCUSSION BEAUTIFICATION BOARD MEMBER MARTHA LAMORETTE WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND REQUESTED THAT THE CITY PLACE TRASH RECEPTACLES ON THE BEACH AND THE CITY'S MAINTENANCE CREW BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVING THE PLASTIC LINERS FROM THE RECEPTACLES AND PLACE THE LINERS ON STREET ENDS FOR FLECKINGER TO PICK UP. MR. SCOTT SAID THAT THE CITY WOULD ATTEMPT TO DO THIS ONCE A WEEK. • ® • ITEM 2. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE REQUEST FOR FOOD VENDER SUSAN DE ROSA WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND REQUESTED THAT COUNCIL CONSIDER HER REQUEST TO PLACE A UNIT VENDING HOT DOGS IN THE CITY. SHE EXPLAINED THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME SHE HAD ONLY ONE UNIT EQUIPPED FOR THIS OPERATION AND WAS CHECKING WITH THE CITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT SHE COULD RECEIVE PERMISSION TO OPERATE AS A VENDER IN THE EVENT SHE PURCHASES A SECOND UNIT. MS. DE ROSA WAS ADVISED TO ATTEND THE SEPTEMBER 21 COUNCIL MEETING AT WHICH TIME A DECISION WILL BE MADE ON THIS REQUEST. ITEM 3. BUDGET TRANSFERS MAYOR MURPHY REVIEWED THE BUDGET TRANSFERS WHICH COUNCIL HAD BEFORE THEM AT THIS MEETING. A COPY OF THE AUGUST TREASURER'S REPORT HAD BEEN PLACED IN. COUNCIL'S FOLDERS FOR THIS MEETING. BUDGET TRANSFERS TO BE ON SEPTEMBER 21 AGENDA. ITEM 4. DISCUSSION RE: SEWER SERVICE TO PORT MAYOR MURPHY EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD ATTENDED A RECENT MEETING WITH A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF PORT MANAGER ROWLAND, PORT COMMISSIONER MCCLOUTH AND A PORT ENGINEERING REPRESENTATIVE. THE MEETING COVERED A DISCUSSION OF THE SEWER AND FIRE PROTECTION THAT THE CITY WAS PROVIDING FOR THE PORT. REGARDING THE PORT'S ASSISTANCE TO THE CITY FOR SEWER SERVICE, THE PORT AGREED TO PLACE ON THEIR UPCOMING AGENDA AN ITEM WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO COLLECT $1,400 FOR EACH NEW PORT TENANT HOOKING UP TO THE CITY'S SEWER SYSTEM. MAYOR MURPHY ALSO REPORTED THAT HE HAD REQUESTED THAT THE PORT GIVE THE CITY $120,000 TOWARDS TO THE NEW SEWER PLANT. THIS REQUEST WAS DENIED. THIS ITEM TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA. ATTORNEY SCOTT WAS REQUESTED TO WORK ON AN AMENDMENT TO EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH PORT. PREECIILOPOPSM 6MJ�UTES ® ® 9 ITEM 4. (CONTINUED) SEWER LIFT STATION MAINTENANCE AT THE PORT WAS DISCUSSED. A SUGGESTION WAS MADE TO COLLECT DATA ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT ON THE REPAIR OF PORT LIFT STATIONS. ITEM 5. RESOLUTION NO. 82-54 FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENT WITH PORT AT MAYOR MURPHY REPORTED THATATHE PORT MEETING MENTIONED. IN ITEM 4, THE PORT INFORMED HIM THAT THEY HAD THOUGHT OF HAVING THEIR OWN FIRE DEPARTMENT PERHAPS 10 YEARS FROM THE PRESENT TIME. MAYOR ALSO MENTIONED THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME THE COAST GUARD WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIP!SFIRES AND NOT THE CITY'S FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE INFORMED COUNCIL THAT THE PORT AGREED TO CONTRACT WITH THE CITY FOR $24,000 FOR. THE UPCOMING YEAR. AT THIS TIME MR. RUTHERFORD EXPLAINED THAT THE FIRE DEPART- MENT HAD AGREED TO THE $24,000 AT THEIR LAST NIGHT'S MEETING. HE ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSURED HIM THAT THEY COULD HANDLE THE PORT'S FIRES DUE TO THE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS. THIS ITEM TO BE PLACED ON SEPTEMBER 21 AGENDA. ITEM 6. RESOLUTION NO. 82-55 APPOINTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEMBERS. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THIS RESOLUTION WAS RATIFYING THE COUNCIL'S ACTION OF THE SEPTEMBER 7 MEETING WHICH APPOINTED TWO MEMBERS TO THE BOARD BY MOTION. RESOLUTION TO BE ON SEPTEMBER 21 AGENDA. ITEM 7. RESOLUTION NO. 82-56 FIXED ASSETS CITY MANAGER SCOTT EXPLAINED THAT THIS RESOLUTION WOULD BE READY FOR COUNCIL FOR THE TUESDAY MEETING IF THE AUDITORS HAD A DEFINITE FIGURE TO PLACE IN THE RESOLUTION. COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES 9-16-82 PAGE 3 OF 4 0 ITEM 8. RESOLUTION NO. 82-57 APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEMBERS THIS ITEM TO BE PLACED ON SEPTEMBER 21 AGENDA. CITY MANAGER SCOTT INFORMED COUNCIL THAT HE WOULD HAVE THE EXACT SURPLUS FIGURE FOR THEM AFTER THE CLOSE OF FISCAL YEAR, PERHAPS BY FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:48 P.M.