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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 07-02-1992 Workshop 0 0 CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING July 2, 1992 A Workshop Meeting of the Cape Canaveral City Council was held on July 2, 1992, at the City Hall Annex, 111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The meeting was called to order at 7 : 32 P.M. by Mayor Salamone. ROLL CALL: Mayor Joy Salamone Present Mayor Pro Tem John Porter Absent Councilmember Andy Kedzierski Present Councilmember Rocky Randels Present Councilmember Ann Thurm Present Acting City Manager Bennett Boucher Present City Attorney John Kancilia Present City Clerk Faith Miller Present PRESENTATION: 1 . Presentation of plaque from Keep Brevard Beautiful (July 7, 1992. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 2. Mr. Art Mobley, Straight, Inc. - Drug Awareness Program. Mr. Mobley was not present at the meeting. 3. Mr. Dean Richardson, 8200G Canaveral Boulevard - Request to erect an 8 ' x 10 ' shed. Mr. Richardson presented his request to Council to erect a moveable shed on his property located at 8200G Canaveral Boulevard. Mr. Kancilia advised that if the structure was temporary Council could grant a license agreement to allow the location of the shed within the utility easement. Discussion followed. Mayor Salamone asked that Mr. Kancilia and Mr. Richardson work out the details of the license agreement. Agenda this item for Tuesday. BUSINESS : 1 . Interview of Code Enforcement Board applicant. Mr. John Kancilia, City Attorney, interviewed the applicant for Code Enforcement Board: Mr. Hans K. Saurenmann. 2. Discussion Re : Advisory Board alternate members. Mayor Salamone began a discussion relative to whether or not alternate Boardmembers should be required to attend all Board meetings or only when called upon during a regular member's absence. Mr. Randels felt that the alternates needed to attend all the meetings in order to be familiar with the pertinent issues and the procedures followed by each Board. He felt that an alternate 's attendance should be as regular as the other Boardmembers. Mrs. Thurm agreed with Mr. Randels. Mayor Salamone stated that she was concerned because she felt the alternates did not know that they had to attend all meetings. She felt that a policy statement was needed and all the alternates needed to be notified of same. She suggested notifying the alternates that the City Council would require them to attend Board meetings and that they would be treated under the same rules of procedure as the regular Boardmembers. Mayor Salamone stated that if there was no attendance by the two Recreation Board alternate members mentioned in Mrs. Hanson's memo at the next meeting, then the matter would be readdressed by the City Council. All alternates of all Boards need 0 0 City of Cape Canaveral, Florida Workshop Meeting - July 2, 1992 Page 2 to be notified of the policy statement concerning attendance. Council concurred. 4. Discussion Re : Christ Lutheran Church of Cape Canaveral ' s request for a permit to conduct a door-to-door outreach program. Mr. Boucher stated that Florida State Statutes (Section 205. 192) provided that no occupational license was required of any charitable, religious, fraternal, youth, civic, service , or other such organization when the organization makes occasional sales or engages in fundraising projects' when the proceeds are used exclusively for the activities of such organizations. Mr. Kancilia felt that a notification procedure was needed to advise the City that such door-to-door programs were being conducted, but no permit or fee could be required of such organizations. 5. Discussion Re : Study of City facilities for compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines. Mr. Boucher stated that he needed a consensus of Council to proceed with the study for compliance with ADA guidelines. Discussion followed. Mr. Randels distributed information to Council from a seminar he had attended on Workers ' Compensation in the 1990 's which addressed the Americans With Disabilities Act and Drugs/Alcohol Testing. He felt that cities were exempted from the provisions of Title III of the ADA Act. Council concurred to conduct this study in-house. 6. Discussion Re : Ordinance No. 07-92, Revising Chapter 624, Flood Damage Prevention, Cape Canaveral Code of Ordinances (First Reading on July 7, 1992) . Agenda this item for Tuesday. 7. Discussion Re : Removing communication restrictions between elected officials and their constituents (Jennings vs. Dade County) . Mr. Kancilia briefed Council on the background of the Jennings vs . Dade County, ex-parte communications, and the implications of the court ruling on other governmental entities (cities and counties) . Council concurred to prepare a resolution on this matter for Tuesday night's meeting. 8 . Explanation of authorization for reuse feasibility study. Mr. Kancilia advised that Mrs. Thurm had brought to his attention a situation which ultimately led to the selection of Post, Buckley, Schuh, & Jernigan, Inc. to complete the water reuse study. He briefed Council on the steps taken since November, 1991 to select Post, Buckley as the engineering firm to prepare the wetlands and water reuse study. Mrs. Thurm had questioned whether or not the City had adhered to the guidelines of Florida Statutes, Chapter 287, Consultants ' Competitive Negotiations Act. Mr. Kancilia stated that he had not completed his study of the selection process and he would inform Council of his findings at a later date. Mrs. Thurm felt that the five ( 5) engineering firms interviewed in January were interviewed for a completely different proposal . She felt that the Wetlands/Reuse Feasibility Study was not included in the original request for proposals in January and she explained the reasons for her concerns. 9. Discussion Re : Offers received from landowners regarding the wetlands areas (City Attorney) . Mr. Kancilia advised that the Council had selected a committee (Mr. 0 0 City of Cape Canaveral, Florida Workshop Meeting - July 2, 1992 Page 3 Abbott, Mr. Kancilia, Mr. Arabian, and Mr. Click) to negotiate the acquisition of land to construct the wetlands for the sewer reuse. He stated that the committee had met on separate occasions with representatives from Cevesco and Mr. Terzel. The two landowners owned the land which was most favorable for the construction of the wetlands project. Offers had been received from Cevesco of $98,000 per acre and Mr. Terzel was $90,000 per acre. Mr. Kancilia requested that Council authorize the procurement of two ( 2) appraisals as Florida Statutes required. Mrs. Thurm advised that an appraisal had been done on the Cevesco land within the past six ( 6) months. Mr. Kancilia explained that the Florida Statutes required that two ( 2) appraisals be completed. Discussion followed. Council concurred to schedule this item for Tuesday' s agenda. DISCUSSION: 1. Mr. Leo Nicholas questioned the status of the wetlands project and Mr. Kancilia briefed him on the current status of the wetlands approach and the reuse program. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8 : 25 P.M. _14 ‘- /71igi Faith G. Miller CMC City Clerk