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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 03-15-1990 Workshop o CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING MARCH 15, 1990 A Workshop Meeting of the Cape Canaveral City Council was held on March 15, 1990 at the City Hall Annex, 111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The meeting was called to order at 7: 30 P.M. by Mayor Joy Salamone. Members Present Joy Salamone Mayor Ann Thurm Mayor Pro Tem Don Arabian Council Member John Porter Council Member Rocky Randels Council Member Others Present Leo Nicholas City Manager Jim Theriac City Attorney Jan Leeser City Clerk 1 . Interview of Prospective Board Members Mr. Theriac conducted interviews of prospective Board Members; Mary Wheeler, Helen Kirchofer, Regina Mead and Patricia Szapor. At the conclusion of the interviews Mrs. Leeser was directed to place the Board appointments on the agenda. She pointed out that there were also vacancies on the Board of Adjustment and Code Enforcement Board for regular members. ' These items also to be placed on the agenda for action on Tuesday. 2. Ordinance No. 14-90 Amending Chapter 654, Alarm Systems, Regarding Fees Charged (First Reading and Public Hearing on 3-20 Mr. Porter explained that this Ordinance was a result of con- cerns of- the owners of the alarm companies. Fire Chief, Dave Sargeant- addressed the Council and requested that the Ordinance not be amended because of the empathy of the alarm companies. Mr. Theriac advised that the Ordinance should not be amended at this time. Mr. Randels and Mrs. Thurm spoke against amending the Ordinance. Mr. Porter spoke in favor of amending the Ordinance and requested that this item be4placed on the agenda. 3. Ordinance No. 15-90: Amending Chapter 671 , Sewer Service, by Prohibiting Septic Tanks (First Reading and Public Hearing on 3-20) Mr. Nicholas explained that the Comprehensive Plan prohibits septic tanks in the City. He noted that this proposed Ordinance was an attempt to bring the City Code in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan. Discussion followed. Mrs. Thurm voiced concern regarding requiring property owners to connect to the sewer system when no lines are available. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 4. Resolution No. 90-12 Adopting Safety Policy for City Employees Mr. Nicholas explained that this Resolution was at the recommen- dation of the Florida League of Cities who the City has their Workers Compensation Insurance with. He noted that the City was City Council Workshop Meeting March 15, 1990 Page 1 of 4 0 O . implementing a new safety program called System Seven in an effort to reduce on the job injuries. Discussion followed. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 5. Discussion Re: Requesting Brevard County Tourist Develop- ment Tax Revenue be Utilized for the Construction of a New Zoological Park 6. Discussion Re: Requesting Brevard County Tourist Develop- ment Tax Revenue be Utilized for Improvements to- Beaches Mr. Jim Beattle from Satellite Beach addressed the Council and requested their support on using the Tourist Development Tax for the construction of a new zoological park. Mrs. Thu.rm and Mr. Arabian spoke in favor of utilizing the funds for this purpose. Mr. Randels noted that although he was not opposed to the new zoo, he felt the funds should be utilized for the beaches. Discussion continued. Both these items will be on the agenda for Tuesday. 7. Discussion Re: Contract with Brevard County for Lifeguard Services - Mr. Nicholas noted that the price in the contract presented by the Council was not correct because they had used incorrect salary figures. The requested amount from Brevard County should be $7, 892. 09. Mr. Nicholas further explained that there was only $5, 400.00 budgeted for this item. Discussion followed. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 8. Discussion Re: Approval of Recreation Complex Rules and Regulations Mrs. Hanson, Recreation Director, addressed the Council on this issue and noted that the current rules on the books were adopted ,in 1978.- She requested that the new rules be adopted. Discus- sion followed. Agenda a Resolution for this item for Tuesday. 9. Discussion Re: Adoption of Revised Wage and Salary Plan Mr. Nicholas explained that surveys had been taken of other cities of comparable size, not only in Brevard County, but State wide and that is how the new salary ranges were determined. Mayor Salamone requested information regarding the current salaries being paid to employees in each classification. Discussion followed. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 10. Discussion Re: City Manager 's Annual _: Performance Evaluation - Mayor Salamone explained that she felt there should be some guidelines established regarding an annual evaluation of the City Manager conducted on .his anniversary date. She -further noted that the same procedure should be followed each year. Discussion followed. It was suggested that Council members meet with the City Manager individually to discuss the evaluation using the forms provided -as- guidelines. Furthermore, each Council Member should do a summary statement to be presented to the City Manager for placement in his personnel file. It was noted that the summary statement should address the following nine areas: - 1 . Organizational Management 2. Fiscal Management 3. Physical Plant Management 4 . Policy Development -&Execution 5. Intergovernmental Relations City Council Workshop Meeting March 15, 1990 Page 2 of 4 0 0 6. Relationship With The Public 7. Long Range Planning 8. Personal 9. Relationship with Elected Officials Mayor Salamone requested that the evaluations be completed and the summary statements submitted prior to the Workshop meeting on March 29, 1990, with any action regarding a merit increase for the City Manager being placed on the agenda for action on April 3, 1990. Mr. Nicholas presented a proposed amendment to the Personnel Policy which would require the yearly evaluation of the City Manager . Agenda this Ordinance change for first reading for Tuesday. 11 . Discussion Re: Hosting Brevard County League of Cities April Meeting Mr. Nicholas explained that in the past years the Administrative Staff, Department Heads and Volunteer Board Member Chairmen were invited to attend the Brevard League of Cities Meeting when the City was Host. It was the consensus of Council that this should continue. Agenda a motion for Tuesday. 12 . City Manager 's Report Mr. Nicholas reported on the following: 1 . The City had received " notification from the Department of Community Affairs that the Comprehensive Plan was in Compliance. 2. A sewer line had ruptured across the canal from Treasure Island Club. DER has been notified. 3. The City' s membership fee to join the East Central Florida Regional- Planning Agency would be $1 , 186.00. 4. Due to a complaint by CableVision, Mr . Nicholas requested clarification on the intent. of Section 652. 15 of the Aesthetic Ordinance regarding outside cables to be placed in conduits . Discussion followed. Mr. Theriac advised that the way the Ordi- nance was written the Building Official could use his discretion on a case by case basis; that all cables do not need to be placed in conduit. Mr . Bill Suggs from CableVision addressed the Council and apologized for the troubles recently encountered with the cable installation at Jefferson Arms Condominium. Discussion followed. Mr. Suggs was requested to attend the next workshop meeting to discuss the new FCC regulations regarding signal leakage. DISCUSSION Mr. Arabian noted he would like to explain his theory of the use of land in respect to concurrency management and requested that this item be placed on thenextworkshop agenda. Mr. Mather addressed the Council regarding his building permit for a single family home being denied. Mr. Theriac advised that under the Concurrency Management Ordinance the City could not issue a permit at this time. He further advised Mr. Mather that neither the City Manager nor the City Council could overrule a decision of the Building Official. City Council Workshop Meeting March 15, 1990 Page 3 of 4 V V There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11 : 17 P.M. 411L0- J= et S. Leeser ity Clerk City Council Workshop Meeting March 15, 1990 Page 4 of 4