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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 03-12-1992 Workshop 0 0 CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING MARCH 12, 1992 A Workshop Meeting of the Cape Canaveral City Council was held on March 12, 1992 , at the City Hall Annex, 111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The meeting was called to order at 7: 30 P.M. by Mayor Pro Tem, John Porter. Members Present Joy Salamone Mayor John Porter Mayor Protem Andy Kedzierski Council Member Rocky Randels Council Member Ann Thurm Council Member Others Present Ed Spenik City Manager John Kancilia City Attorney Evelyn Hutcherson Deputy City Clerk 1. Personal Appearance by Madge Mumford, Re: Request for Passive Park on Columbia Drive Ms. Mumford was not in attendance. Mayor Salamone noted that this was the third time this item had been on the agenda. It was the consensus of opinion that the request should be referred to the Parks and Recreation Board and Beautification Board for their input. 2 . Presentation: Hybrid Alternatives for the Treatment of Sewage Mr. Kedzierski stated that both Briley, Wild and Associates and Dyer, Riddle, Mills and Precourt, Inc. had addressed conservative and conventional alternatives. He explained the Arabian alternative of transporting the clean effluent to the wetland area owned by the State. He noted that Cocoa Beach has an excess capacity and the City should contact them to determine if a joint effort could be arranged. Discussion followed. It was the consensus of opinion that the City should have better direction before contacting the Department of Environmental Regulations. The possibility of contracting with another engineering firm was explored. Attorney Kancilia agreed to determine if the City could allocate up to $3 , 000 without advertising for a request for a proposal. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 3 . Discussion Re: Vacancy on Planning and Zoning Board Mayor Salamone stated that the vacancy of Second Alternate on the Planning and Zoning Board needed to be filled. She requested that Carolynn Swenke Mouat, Mark Hassee and Steve Roney be requested to attend the April 2 , 1992 , Council Workshop for an interview. 4. Discussion Re: Briley, Wild and Associated Final Draft on Wastewater Treatment Plant; Selection of Special Meeting Mayor Salamone called a Special Workshop Meeting for April 16, 1992 , for Briley, Wild's presentation and requested that Dyer, Riddle, Mills and Precourt, Inc. , be notified of the meeting. This item was also scheduled for the Regular Meeting of April 17, 1992 . 5. Amendment to Wage and Salary Plan and Personnel Procedures Agenda this item for Tuesday. City Council Workshop Meeting March 12, 1992 Page 1 of 5 Pages O O 6. Discussion Re: Kita-Kyushu Sister City Relationship Request Mr. Porter reported on the meeting regarding the Sister City request from Kita-Kyushu, Japan. He cited the cultural and economic ties, especially in aerospace and education. He recommended that the City enter into a simple Sister City relationship which could be a part of a streamline program for all of the Sister Cities whereby we can assist them in making contact with the Chamber of Commerce, governmental or other agencies. Agenda this item for Tuesday. Mr. Randels stated that he had obtained a video tape from A T & T on language specialists. He noted that there was a toll free number that can be called from anywhere in the world which will patch you in to one of their 142 specialists for a three way conversation. 7. Selection of "City Employee of the Quarter" Agenda this item for Tuesday. "Volunteer of the Quarter" was discussed. The Clerk was requested to determine who was to make the selection this quarter. 8. Update on Paving of AlA from S.R. 520 to S.R. 528 Mr. Spenik stated that the paving was scheduled to start in approximately 90 days and was expected to be complete in about 30 days. It will be a night construction job because of heavy traffic during the day. He noted that once the road was paved, DOT would not allow any pavement cuts for five years. The Jackson Avenue light will be reworked in conjunction with the paving project. Mr. Spenik outlined the steps that had been taken through MPO and DOT for a traffic signal at AlA and Central Boulevard which were not approved. He noted that he had discussed the light with Terry Corkery, Consultant Transportation Group, and Mr. Corkery was of the opinion that they could probably go in with a team to fight the case for $1, 500. It will take 15 to 20 days to get a ruling. He added that if the light were not approved DOT would probably approve a caution light, and at least the loops would be buried and they could fish in the lines if it became apparent within the next five years that the City qualified for a light, the loops would be buried and they could fish in the lines. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 9. Space Coast League of Cities - Cape Sierra Selected for April 13 Meeting - Permission for City Council, Department Heads and Guests to Attend Mayor Salamone reported that arrangements had been made at Cape Sierra for the League of Cities Meeting. Discussion followed. Permission for City Council, City Attorney, Department Heads to attend to be placed on the agenda for Tuesday. The speaker for the meeting was discussed. Mayor Salamone suggested that the cities report on "What they are doing to get their water out of the river by 1995. " 10. Discussion Re: Florida League of Cities, Inc. - 1991 Annual Report Sponsored Trust Funds Mr. Randels spoke on the Pension Trust Fund noting that this past quarter, the retirement money of the municipal employees had a 7.2% return with a year to date amount of 21. 6%. He added that from its inception in 1985, the fund has had 14 . 0% annual increase. City Council Workshop Meeting March 12, 1992 Page 2 of 5 Pages 0 0 11. Approval for Employee Training and Education Agenda this item for Tuesday. 12 . Discussion Re: Time Warner Entertainment Corporation Franchise Renewal Mr. Spenik noted that under the terms of the franchise agreement, the cable company was required to give notice that they want to renew their contract 30 to 36 months prior to the expiration of their contract. A copy of the Ordinance from 1979 along with a Cable Television Task Force Report from the Florida League of Cities was included in the agenda packet. He stated that if the City wanted to go into the cable television business there was a way to do it. He outlined the information available. In response to a question from Attorney Kancilia, Mr. Spenik replied that it had been challenged and a ruling had been made by Attorney General Butterworth. Mr. Kancilia remarked that there was a general pro- hibition against municipalities engaging in "private businesses, " and what constitutes a private business and what constitutes a public utility was sometimes hard to distinguish. Discussion followed. Mayor Salamone requested that this item be explored. 13 . City Manager's Report Mr. Spenik stated that the City has been mowing vacant properties since 1988 for the same fees which were not cost-effective. He asked that the fees be increased and requested permission to give the property owner a choice of an annual fee, three mowings per year, or if they prefer to be billed each time the lot needs to be mowed, a five percent (5%) administrative cost would be assessed. Agenda this item for Tuesday. Mr. Spenik reported that, through the combined efforts of Public Works and Code Enforcement, Braswell had paid $1, 593 . 55 for unauthorized disposal in the sanitary sewer system. Mr. Spenik stated that the City of Rockledge had questioned the City of Cocoa's use of water service revenues to partially fund its reuse program and requested a meeting to discuss the possibility of equal opportunity to this funding for all sewer service providers. Agenda the item for Tuesday. Permission to agenda the PPO Quarterly Report and Wastewater monthly report by Joseph Abbott was granted. Mr. Randels explained the request for $40 from the Beautification Board for prizes their Patriot's Day Booth. Discussion followed. Since funds from the Beautification account cannot be used for this purpose, it was suggested that donations may be obtained from local florists or nurseries. If not, members of Council agreed to help pay for prizes. Mr. Spenik reported that nothing more had been done in the negotiations for the historical house by the post office. Mr. Spenik stated that everything was going as planned for the Patriot's Day Parade. Nancy Hanson, Recreation Director, will make her report at the March 17th meeting. Mr. Spenik noted that he had received a request from Mr. Hans Saurenman, President of the Canaveral Bay Condominium Association, requesting that the City take over the maintenance and operation of the pump station. He explained that there were several private lines and pump stations in the City. He suggested that the City look at the systems and evaluate what they would have to do to bring the systems up to our Codes. He noted that when a sewer system has been maintained by inexperienced personnel it creates all kinds of problems. He recommended the adoption of an Ordinance to establish a $150 fee for a cursory inspection, every four or City Council Workshop Meeting March 12, 1992 Page 3 of 5 Pages o a five years, to determine if there was infiltration into our system. Any necessary repairs would be made at the owners expense. Mayor Salamone recommended that Mr. Spenik and the City Attorney work out the legalities and bring it back for a workshop. Discussion followed. Mr. Spenik noted that he had met with Western Waste and the County on recycling. The County has established the date of July 1st to enforce the green waste legislation and has established a fee of eighty-five cents per customer. Western Waste will honor this fee in the City. He added that Western Waste would like to set up a meeting with Council regarding curb-side pickup and green waste. Mr. Spenik reported that in order to stay within the guidelines of the Recycling Grant with the County, a mail-out has been planned. He noted that the entire County has adopted April 20th through May 2nd for the recycling of phone books. Agenda this item for Tuesday. Mr. Spenik explained that Mr. Richardson had purchased a residence on Canaveral Boulevard and was concerned about the manhole located under the patio stones. Mr. Spenik stated that he has been in contact with the title insurance company and there was an error. The Richardson's want the manhole removed. The City's research and field inspections revealed that there are three houses which are not connected to the sewer system at this time. These three houses will have to connect into our system. The property owners are emotional about this issue. Mr noted that the City had received a check in the amount of $10, 650 from a sub tender as a result of our Ordinance regulating discharge of waters and waste. Mr. Spenik stated that a planning application submitted by April 1 to the Department of Environmental Regulations to be eligible in their revolving loan plan. Agenda this item for Tuesday. Mr. Spenik stated that the air conditioner control had been relocated so the temperature could be controlled in the meeting room. Mr. Spenik noted that Public Works employees had installed the screen in the back of the room was obtained from items confiscated by the Sheriff's Department. Mr. Spenik read a memo from Lisa Troner, Assistant County Attorney, regarding the guidelines for elected officials and lobbyist. Discussion followed. Mayor Salamone asked that Members of Council be checked out to make certain the necessary applications are on file. Mr. Randels reported that Cape Canaveral was participating in the Trash Bash on April 4th from 9: 00 until 11: 00 A.M. at Jackson and Orange Avenue in front of the new playground. A large map will be posted and participants will be given a map of their assigned area, plastic bags and rubber gloves. Volunteers will be instructed to leave the filled bags on the street where they will be picked up by City employees. Mr. Spenik has arranged to have the banner painted. Lockheed contributed $1, 000 so they could name the slogan "Don't Launch Your Trash In Our Space. " St. Johns River Water Management provided the posters. The Trash Bash has been combined with Environmental Children's Week and most of the funds are being used for education and a show at Merritt Square Mall on April 11 and 12th. . Mr. Spenik stated that he had received a letter from Harold Nance, Project Manager, Dyer, Ridle, Mills & Precount, regarding projected wastewater flows from the Port and the City and he makes recommendations based on their observations and offered to answer questions or appear before Council. City Council Workshop Meeting March 12, 1992 Page 4 of 5 Pages O 0 Mr. Randels stated that he had received a complaint from citizens regarding the vacant lot at Buchanan and Ridgewood, the vacant lot has become a parking lot since people have discovered that they can park there and go to the beach without paying $1.00 per day at Cherie Down Park. Agenda this item for Tuesday. Mayor Salamone advised Council that she need pictures immediately after the Parade for the Capeview year book. Discussion: Mr. James Camp, 251 Cherie Down Lane, addressed Council regarding a sewer problem they were experiencing on Cherie Down Lane. He noted that the clean-outs were located in the private road and raw sewage had backed into the road on two occasions, last September and again on March 3rd. Mr. Spenik noted that Mr. Abbott, Public Works Director, had recommended that the clean-out be recessed below grade and encompassed in a concrete enclosure. Mr. Spenik was asked to send a letter to Leon Newman outlining the work to be done. The requirements which must be met before a private road could be accepted by the City was discussed. Attorney Kancilia was requested to prepare an opinion, in writing to Mr. Camp with a copy to Council. Mrs. Sarah Hodge stated that she understood that the Port would be seated on the MPO. Mr. Porter noted that the ruling stated that Ports and Airports could be included. Mr. Spenik was asked to call and find out. Mrs. Hodge noted that Phoenix World City was once again looking favorably at the Port. Mr. Arabian addressed Council regarding the wetlands ordinance. He stated that one of the biggest problems that the City had was that the Building Official uses the Comprehensive Plan as the guide to determine the location of the wetlands. He stated that the Comprehensive Plan was in gross error, since only one area was designated as wetlands. He outlined the various agencies that are involved in permitting construction in wetland areas and requested a moratorium on land clearing and building permits west of North Atlantic Avenue until the ordinance can be reworked. Discussion followed. It was suggested that the City work with St. Johns Water Management District and have them sign off wetlands. Agenda for workshop meeting. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9: 50 P.M. Evelyn Hutcherson Deputy City Clerk City Council Workshop Meeting March 12, 1992 Page 5 of 5 Pages