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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 02-02-1982REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 2, 1982 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OP THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 2, 1982 AT CITY HALL, 105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR J. L. MURPHY, JR. AT 7:30 P.M. THE ROLL WAS CALLED BY THE CITY CLERK. OFFICIALS PRESENT WERE: 'MAYOR J. L. MURPHY, JR.,. COUNCIL MEMBERS J. CALVERT, L. HARRIS, L. C. NICHOLAS AND W. RUTHERFORD; CITY ATTORNEY J. SCOTT AND CITY CLERK P. BEAULIEU. MR. RUTHERFORD MOVED TO WAIVE THE READING. OF THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 19, 1982. MRS. HARRIS SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM 1. OADINANCENO. 1-82 AE: AMEND SEWER COIJNECTI OI7 ASSCSSMEN'P FEB AATE STRUCTURE BFOR pCO UBL PROVIDING RAT65 FOR tdODIFIED UI : AMEND CIIAP'I'ER SECOND READING AND PUBLIC ❑FARING)_ MRS. CALVERT MOVED TO POSTPONE ORDINANCE NO. 1-82 UNTIL THE NEXT WORKSHOP,- MRS. IIARRIS SECONDED MOTION'. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT COUNCIL WOULD HAVE SECOND READING ON THIS ORDINANCE IN POSSIBLY TWO WEEKS. ITEM 2. ORDINANCE NO. 2-82 RE: REOUIREMENT FOR SERGEANT— AT—ARt1S AT COUNCIL MEETINGS: AMEND CHAPTER 271 SECOt1D READING. AND PURL[__ C NEARING. t1AYOR MURPHY READ THE ORDINANCE IN FULL ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CODE CHAPTER 271 "COUNCIL. PROCEDURE" OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING SECTION 271.12 SERGEANT—AT—ARIIS; BY REPEALING ALL PORTIONS OF THE CODE IN CONFLICT IIEREWITH: DY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE .DATE. MRS. CALVERT MOVED FOR ADOPTION. NIRS. HARRIS SECONDED MOTION. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN, FAVOR, MRS. CALVERT, MRS. IIARRIS AND MR. RUTIICRFORD: OPPOSED, MAYOR MURPHY AND MR. NICHOLAS. MOTION CARRIED.. ORDINANCE NO. 2-82 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING. COUNCIL MINUTES 2-2-82 PAGE 1 OF 4 AND ATTACHMENT NEN BUSINESS ITEM 1. RESOLUTION NO. 82-7 RE: APPOINTING MEMBER 'TO. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL APPOINTING CHARLES MC CONNELL TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. THE TITLE or THE RESOLUTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MRS. CALVERT MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 2. MOTION RE: RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR FIRE EQUIPMENT MR. RUTHERFORD MOVED TO RESERVE THE $28,464 THAT HAD BEEN ACCUMULATED TIIRU FISCAL YEAR 1980-81 IN A SUITABLE ACCOUNT. MRS. CALVERT SECONDED MOTION. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON TIIIS SUBJECT AND ON THE FORMER CITY MANAGER'S MEMO WHICH REQUESTED THE RESERVATION OF THESE FUNDS. MR. WITSCIIEN HAD RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL FORMALLY DEDICATE THE RESERVATION OF THE $28,464 FUND BALANCE. MAYOR MURPHY MOVED TO POSTPONE TIIIS ITEM UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. MRS. CALVERT SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THE CITY CLERK WAS ASKED TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE THE NEXT. MEETING. ITEM 3. MOTION RE: ADJUSTMENT FOR SEWER ACCOUNT NO. 63—GU63-GU DUE TO BREAK IN WATER LINE MAYOR MURPHY EXPLAINED THAT THE COUNCIL HAD FROM TIME TO TIME APPROVED AN ADJUSTMENT TO SEWER BILLING WHEN. THERE HAD BEEN A BREAK IN A CUSTOMER'S WATER 'LINE. COUNCIL HAD BEFORE THESE A MEMO FRO:d THE DEPUTY TREASURER RECOMMENDING AN ADJUSTMENT ICI TUE AMOUNT OF $85.03 FOR SEWER ACCOUNT NO. 65644. THE BREAK HAD BEEN CONFIRCIED BY THE CITY OF COCOA. MR. NICHOLAS MOVED TO APPROVE THE ADJUSTMENT ON SEWER ACCOUNT NO. 65644 PER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DEPUTY CITY TREASURER. MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED NOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 4. MOTION RE: AUTHORIZE CUT TIIRU MEDIAN STRIP ON CANAVERAL BEACH BOULEVARD FOR PALM PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER — REQUESTED BY ROLLAND FRANZEN MR. FRANZEN HAD REQUESTED A CUT THRU THE MEDIAN ON, CANAVERAL BEACH BOULEVARD. SUBJECT REQUEST HAD BEEN REVIEWED BY THE CITY ENGINEER'S„ BRILEY, WILD AND ASSOCIATES. COUNCIL MINUTES 2-2-82 PAGE 2 OF 4 AND ATTACHMENT 'MAYOR MURPHY MOVED TO GRANT, THE REQUEST CONTINGENT UPON ,THE FIVE CONDITIONS RECO21MENDED DY BRILEY, {AILD AND THAT MR. FRANZEN PAY THE ,FINANCIAL COSTS INVOLVED. MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. '(BRILEY,WILD LETTER DATED DECEMBER 15, 1982 IS ATTACHED. FOR RECORD). ITEM 5. MOTION RE: AUTHORIZE BUDGET TRANSFERS FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL REPAIRS AND PURCHASE Or CONTROLLER IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT AIA AND OLD 401 HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY A RECENT ACCIDENT AND REIMBURSEMENT FROMIN- SURANCE APPEARED UNLIKELY.. AT WORKSHOP COUNCIL HAD DISCUSSED THE PURCHASE OF A NEW CONTROLLER FROM THE STATE BID LIST. RECENT, CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE STATE CONFRIMED, THAT SIGNAL HEADS WOULD BE SUPPLIED BY ,THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.THE CITY WOULD BE. ADVERTISING FOR BIDS FOR INSTALLATION OF THE ,CONTROLLER AND AFEW MINOR PARTS. .PAYOR MURPHY EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS AN UNBUDGETED EXPENSE, THEREFORE, NECESSITATED BUDGET TRANSFERS. MAYOR MURPHY MOVED TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING TRANSFERS:. FROM: PUBLIC SAFETY UTILITIES $ 3,173.00 001-521-431 FROM: UNEMPLOYMENT COMP. INS 3,000.00 001-513-25 FROM: CONTINGENCY ,1,027.00 001-584-99 TO: TRAFFIC. LIGHTS 8,000.00 001-541-485 MRS. HARRIS SECONDED MOTION.. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM G. MOTION RE: AUTHORIZE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS FOR TRAFFIC SICNAL LABOR AND PARTS 'NIR. NICHOLAS MOVED, TO AUTHORIZE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND REPAIRS.' MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. .ITEM, 7. MOTION RE AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF CONTROLLER ON STATE BID MR. RUTHERFORD MOVED TO. APPROVE .THE PURCHASE OF THE CON- TROLLER FROM THE STATE DID LIST. MRS. HARRIS SECONDED MOTION. MOTION. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR MURPHY MOVED TO ADD AN ITEM TO THE AGENDA. MRS. CALVERT SECONDED MOTION. ,MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCIL MINUTES 2-2-82 PAGE 3 OF 4 AND ATTACHMENT MAYOR MURPHY EXPLAINED THAT THE COUNCIL HAD MET IN WORKSHOP SESSION ON SATURDAY AND INTERVIEWED SEVERAL APPLICANTS FOR CITY MANAGER AND BUILDING OFFICIAL POSITIONS. THE .PURPOSE. OF. THE ADD'. ON ITEM WAS TO HIRE ONE OF THE APPLICANTS WHO HAD BEEN INTERVIEWED AT THE. SATURDAY WORKSHOP. MAYOR MURPHY READ RESOLUTION NO. 82-8 WHICH APPOINTED JIM HINES AS BUILDING OFFICIAL., THE TITLE or THE RESOLUTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: ARESOLUTION APPOINTING THE BUILDING OFFICIAL: PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, MAYOR MURPHY MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. NICHOLAS SECONDED MOTION. 'MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. DISCUSSION IT WAS AGREED THAT THE CITY CLERK NOTIFY MR. KELLER AS TO WHEN THE NEW BUILDING OFFICIAL WOULD BE STARTING AND IT WAS, SUGGESTED THAT THE PRESENT BUILDING OFFICIAL AND NEWLY HIRED BUILDING OFFICIAL OVERLAP THEIR WORK BY TWO WEEKS. BREVARD. LEAGUE MEETING WAS ANNOUNCED FOR MONDAY EVENING. IT WAS NOTED THAT CAPE CANAVERAL WOULD BE THE HOST CITY FOR TUE MONTH OF APRIL. SUGGESTION WAS MADE TO HOLD THE APRIL MEETING AT GEORGE'S STEAKHOUSE. COUNCIL AGREED TO PLACE THE APPLICANTS FOR CITY MANAGER ON THE NEXT WORKSHOP AGENDA. IT WAS DECIDED TO SET UP A SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETTNG ON FEBRUARY 24 WITH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF CARRYING THE MEETING OVER TO COUNCIL WORKSHOP ON .FEBRUARY. 25. .SUBJECT MEETINGS WOULD BE FOR DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:29 P:M. APPROVED THIS 16 DAY OF. pE, 1982. CITY CLERK - COUNCIL MINUTES 2-2-82 PAGE 4 OF 4 AND ATTACHMENT . M I. m /`,? 7, Burly, 11-121d December 15, 1981 CC81011-9 CE Ms. Patricia J. Beaulieu a"e, Acting City .Manager City of Cape Canaveral P.O. Box 326 Cape Canaveral, Florida 32920 Re: R. A. Franzen's Request - Canaveral Beach ,Beach Median Cut Dear Pat: In response to your letter of December 7, 1981, we have no objection to the proposed median cut and make the following recommendations: 1. That the median cut be widened to aminimum of 28 feet on the centerline, to accommodate 2 automobiles in the median at the same time; 2. that the area be paved for radial turning with an edge of pavement radius equal to one-half the median width; 3. that pavement and curb, if applicable,match the existing; 4. that the median landscaping.. be altered to the. City's satisfaction and to preclude any traffic hazards due to impeded vision; 5. that appropriate yield and warning signs be posted., We returning enclosed your sketch as requested. If any questions arise, please do not hesitate to call. Very truly yours, BRILEY, WILD 8 ASSOCIATES, INC. CONSUL/TING ENGINEERS 8 PLANNERS Matthew J. Partyka, Jr., P.E. MJP/ras Enclosure ATTACHMENT TO COUNCIL cc: Mr. Harry .Keller MINUTES OF 2-2-82. I. 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