HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 01-28-1988 WorkshopCITY COUNCIL
WORKSHOP MEETING
JANUARY 28, 1988
A WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE CAPE CANAVERAL CITY COUNCIL WAS
HELD ON JANUARY 28, 1988, AT THE CITY HALL ANNEX, 111 POLK AVENUE,
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA. MAYOR LEE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT
7:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT
PATRICK LEE MAYOR
BOB HOOD MAYOR PRO TEM
JEFF KIDD COUNCIL MEMBER
STEVE MILLER COUNCIL MEMBER
ROCKY RANDELS COUNCIL MEMBER
OTHERS PRESENT
LEO NICHOLAS 'CITY MANAGER
JIM THERIAC CITY, ATTORNEY
JAN LESSER CITY CLERK
AGENDA
ITEM 1. DISCUSSION WITH LITTLE LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVES
MR. JIM CARBANOUGH, VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE SPACE COAST LITTLE
LEAGUE, ADDRESSED THE CITY, COUNCIL. HE VOICED CONCERN THAT THE
OPERATORS OF THE CONCESSION STAND MAY CANCEL THE CONTRACT WITH THE
CITY AFTER THE LITTLE LEAGUE SEASON. MR. CARBANOUGH ASKED IF THE
CITY COULD GIVE THEM THE $1,200 DONATION PROM THE CONCESSION STAND
CONTRACT ($100.00 PER MONTH) UP -FRONT, AS THE LITTLE LEAGUE NEEDED
THE MONEY FOR OPERATING EXPENSES. MAYOR LEE REINTERATED THE
CITY'S POSITION REGARDING THE CONCESSION STAND OPERATION: THE
REASON THE CITY CONTRACTED FOR THE OPERATION OF THE STAND WAS
BECAUSE THE LITTLE LEAGUE HAD INDICATED THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED
IN OPERATING THE STAND. MAYOR LEE FURTHER STATED THAT THE CITY
WOULD ALLOW THE LITTLE LEAGUE TO OPERATE THE STAND DURING LITTLE
LEAGUE SEASON ONLY NEXT YEAR, IF THE CURRENT OPERATORS NO LONGER
HELD THE CONTRACT.
DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE EQUIPMENT IN THE CONCESSION STAND.
THE LITTLE. LEAGUE OFFICERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT MR. NICHOLAS
REGARDING THEIR EQUIPMENT.
SINCE MS. KATHRYN STEWART, BREVARD COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICES
COORDINATOR, AND MS. MIDGE STONEBROOK, CAPE CANAVERAL LIBRARY
CITY COUNCM WORKSHOP MEETING
JANUARY 28, 1988
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DIRECTOR, WERE IN ATTENDANCE, MAYOR LEE REQUESTED THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS BE DISCUSSED AT THIS TIME.
ITEM 6. DISCUSSION RE: CONTRACT WITH BREVARD COUNTY FOR
LIBRARY SERVICES
ITEM 7. DISCUSSION RE: POLICY FOR USE OF MEETING/CONFERENCE
ROOM AT NEW LIBRARY
MRS. STEWART EXPLAINED THAT THE COUNTY'S CONTENTION REGARDING
THE USE OF THE MEETING ROOM WAS TO KEEP STATE AND CHURCH SEPERATE;
THAT THE COUNTY IS ENTITLED TO DENY USE OF THE MEETING ROOM TO
POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS.
DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE PROPOSED CONTRACT. THESE ITEMS
WILL BE PLACED ON TUESDAY'S AGENDA.
ITEM 3. DISCUSSION RE: AUTHORIZING BRILEY, WBIAILAND_
ASSOCIATES TO DO DESIGN WORK FOR COCOLUMDRIVE
STREET REPAIR PROJECT
MR. NICHOLAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE THE DOLLAR FIGURE ON
TUESDAY. THIS ITEM WILL BE PLACED ON TUESDAY'S AGENDA.
ITEM 4. DISCUSSION RE: ACCEPTANCE OF 1986-87 ANNUAL AUDIT
REPORT
MAYOR LEE RAISED QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN
THE AUDIT: (1) NOTE 3 - INVESTMENTS; PAGES 13-141 (2) NOTE 5 -
GENERAL FIXED ASSETS, PAGE 151 AND, (3) NOTE 6, ACCRUED VACATION
AND SICK PAY, PAGE 16. MR. NICHOLAS AND FINANCE DIRECTOR, BENNETT
BOUCHER, WERE DIRECTED TO OBTAIN CLARIFICATION OF THESE ITEMS FROM
THE AUDITORS. THIS ITEM WILL BE ,PLACED ON TUESDAY'S AGENDA.
ITEM 5. DISCUSSION RE: JAMIESON MEMORIAL
SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF MR. JAMIESON,
THE CITY'S FIRST MAYOR, WERE: RENAMING OAK LANE TO JAMIESON LANE;
NAMING A WING IN THE NEW LIBRARY IN HIS HONOR; A PLAQUE IN CITY
HALL WITH THE NAMES OF ALL MAYORS ON IT; DEDICATING THE CITY HALL
BUILDING IN HIS HONOR AND ADDING A BRONZE PLAQUE OUTSIDE TO MATCH
THE PLAQUE ALREADY IN PLACE. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. IT WAS THE
CONSENSUS OF COUNCIL THAT IT WOULD BE MOST APPROPRIATE TO EITHER
DEDICATE THE CITY HALL BUILDING IN HIS MEMORY OR TO PLACE A PLAQUE
IN CITY HALL. LOBBY WITH THE NAMES OF ALL MAYORS ON IT. MR.
NICHOLAS WAS DIRECTED TO LOOK INTO THE COST OF BOTH SUGGESTIONS
AND REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT WORKSHOP MEETING.
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ITEM 6 AND 7 WERE DISCUSSED EARLIER IN THE MEETING.
ITEM 8. DISCUSSION RE: ESTABLISHING DATE AND LOCATION OF
FIREWORKS DISPLAY FOR 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION
CITY CLERK JAN LESSER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A NEW FEDERAL
PERMIT REQUIRED FOR FIREWORKS AND SAID PERMIT CALLED FOR THIS
INFORMATION. MR. HOOG REPORTED THAT THE CAPE CANAVERAL VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD NOT YET DETERMINED THE EXACT LOCATION. AGENDA
THIS ITEM FOR NEXT WORKSHOP MEETING.
ITEM 9. DISCUSSION RE: APPOINTING REPRESENTATIVE TO BANANA
RIVER LAGOON ACTION COMMITTEE
MR. RANDELS INDICATED A DESIRE TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE.
AGENDA THIS ITEM FOR TUESDAY.
ITEM 10. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
MR. NICHOLAS ADVISED THAT HE HAD ASKED REPRESENTATIVE DIXIE
SAMSON TO LOOK INTO THE CITY'S REQUEST FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT FUND PROPERTY. MS. SAMSON ADVISED THAT THE
CANAVERAL PORT AUTHORITY HAD ALSO ASKED HER TO LOOK INTO THEIR
REQUEST FOR THE SAME PROPERTY. MAYOR LEE EXPLAINED THAT BECAUSE
OF THE CITY'S REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY, THE PORT HAS BEEN UNABLE
TO SECURE THE PROPERTY. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE POSSIBILITY OF
A COMPROMISE, WITH THE PORT RECEIVING THE PROPERTY AND LEASING THE
PORTION LOCATED WEST OF AlA BACK TO THE CITY FOR $1.00 A YEAR.
DISCUSSION CONTINUED. NO CONSENSUS WAS REACHED BY THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
MR. NICHOLAS NOTED THAT WHEN HE APPOINTED MR. BOUCHER AS
ACTING SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS HE HAD GIVEN HIM AN
ADDITIONAL $125.00 A WEEK. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT COUNCIL WOULD
NEED TO AUTHORIZE THIS AT ,THE TIME OF THE BUDGET TRANSFERS.
DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON WHETHER OR NOT THIS WOULD BE A PERMANENT
POSITION.
MAYOR LEE EXPLAINED THAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SPECIAL
MEETING REGARDING THE SISTER CITY, THE EXPORT COMPANY HAD
CONTACTED HIM AND EXPLAINED THAT THEY WERE FINANCING NOT ONLY THE
OFFICIALS OF GUIDONIA, ITALY'S TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES, BUT THEY
WOULD FINANCE THE RETURN TRIP BY THE CAPE CANAVERAL OFFICIALS. HE
FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND INTERPRETOR, WERE
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FLYING INTO ORLANDO ON FEBRUARY 8TH. THEY REQUESTED TO BE PICKED
UP ON FEBRUARY 9TH TO SPEND THAT DAY TOURING THE CITY AND KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE ACTIVITIES THAT SHOULD
BE PLANNED DURING THEIR VISIT. THE POSSIBILITY OF A SPECIAL
MEETING TO BE HELD AT THE PIER HOUSE WAS DISCUSSED. .MAYOR LEE WAS
TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ON THEIR VISIT.
MR. THERIAC ADVISED. THE COUNCIL THAT THE CITY OF COCOA HAD
RECENTLY SETTLED A LAWSUIT FILED BY THEIR FORMER POLICE CHIEF FOR
$80,000, WITH ATTORNEY'S FEES OF BETWEEN $75.000 - $100,000. HE
NOTED THE CITY WAS WISE TO SETTLE THE LAWSUIT OF ARTIS GUNN IN THE
MATTER THAT THEY DID.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT
9135 P.M.
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