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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 08-01-1985 SpecialCITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AUGUST 1, 1985 A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, WAS HELD ON AUGUST 1, ,1985, AT:CITY. HALL, 105 POLK AVENUE,-CAPE-CANAVERAL, FLORIDA; THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO.ORDER .AT 7:00 P.M.BYMAYOR WAYNE RUTHERFORD.INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WERE LED BY ' '-0AYOR RUTHERFORD; THE. ROLL WAS CALLED BY THE CITY CLERK. OFFICIALS PRESENT WERE MAYOR W. RUTHERFORD, MAYOR PRO TEM J. WINCHESTER,.'COUNCIL' `:EMBERS J. 'FISCHETTI,, M. MARCHETTI, AND L. NICHOLAS, ALSO PRESENT WERE CITY MANAGER P. NUTT., CITY ATTORNEY J. SCOTT AND CITY CLERK J. LEESER. NEW BUSINESS I 'ITEM 1.MOTION RE: ESTABLISHING THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS BEING MADE BY CITIZENS AND VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS IN THEIR PURSUIT OF SIGNATURES.. IN SIR PETITION DRIVE MAYOR RUTHERFORD EXPLAINED. THAT AT A SPECIAL MEETING THE DISCUSSION MUST BE LIMITED TO ONLY THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT BE FEELS THE CITY NEEDS TO RESPOND TO THE ALLEGATIONS BEING MADE 'BY,CITILENS AND VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS IN THEIR PURSUIT OF SIGNATURES FOR THEIR PETITION DRIVE. MAYOR RUTHERFORD MOVED TO ADOPT ALETTER TO INCLUDE WITH THE SEWER BILLS, MR; MARCHETTI SECONDED MOTION. MAYOR RUTHERFORD EXPLAINED HE HAD DRAFTED TWO DIFFERENT, FORMATS OF THE LETTER, MR. FISCHETTI READ THE TWO LETTERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS IN ATTENDANCE, DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.. ' MR. WINCHESTER MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION TO NAIL THE QUESTION AND ANSWER FORMAT (LETTER A) WITH THE UTILITY BILLS. MR, MARCHETTI SECONDED MOTION. VOTE ON THE NOTION WAS UNANIMOUS. IN RESPONSE FROM AQUESTION BY MR. TON DOLAN, CITY ATTORNEY' SCOTT EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS HIS ..OPINION .THAT THE ORDINANCE PROPOSED BY THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE KNOWN AS THE CAPE CANAVERAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. FRIENDS IS INVIOLATION OF THE ANTI-TRUST LAW CITY Comm SPECIAL MEETING AUGUST 1. 1985 PAGE 1 OF 2 MICROFILMED AUG 87 AND HE WOULD RECOMMEND THE CITY SEEK INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FROM IT IF IT IS PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. MR. MARCHETTI MOVED TO INCLUDE A STATEMENT IN THE LETTER REGARDING THE CITY' S VARIOUS SOURCES OF REVENUE. MR. WINCHESTER SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MRS . ANN THURM SUGGESTED THE LETTER CONTAIN A STATEMENT ABOUT HOW MANY MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD TRYING TO SETTLE THE , ill DIFFICULTIES BETWEEN THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE CITY. IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF COUNCIL TO ADD THE STATEMENT TO THE LETTER. Y , DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE EXPANSION OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE STATION AND THE ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING TO HOUSE THE CITY' S FIRE EQUIPMENT. MR. WINCHESTER MOVED TO ADD A STATEMENT TO THE LETTER ABOUT P THE FACILITIES TO HOUSE FIRE EQUIPMENT. MR. MARCHETTI SECONDED 4 MOTION. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. MR. BOB HOOG, CHAIRMAN OF THE CAPE CANAVERAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FRIENDS COMMITTEE, SPOKE TO THE COUNCIL AND GAVE HIS OPINION ON THE BUILDINGS AND OTHER FIRE RELATED ISSUES. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MR. FISCHETTI , MR. MARCHETTI, MR. NICHOLAS AND MR. WINCHESTER; OPPOSED, MAYOR , RUTHERFORD. MOTION CARRIED. VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION, TO MAIL OUT THE LETTER WITH THE 1 SEWER BILLS, WAS UNANIMOUS. A COPY OF THE FINAL LETTER IS ATTACHED HERETO. THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8 : 00 P.M. , APPROVED THIS 20th DAY OF August , 1985. `` r------44 / su I/ r ' is 0 NIL,yor , V i ATTEST: / • 10:0,- CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING 164.441 / AUGUST 1, 1985 PAGE 2 OF 2 ty Clerk AND RE WOULD RECOMMEND THE CITY SEEK INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FROM IT IF IT IS PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL.. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. MR. MARCHETTI MOVED TO INCLUDE A STATEMENT IN THE LETTER REGARDING THE CITY'S VARIOUS SOURCES OF REVENUE,.- MR. WINCHESTER SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED. UNANIMOUSLY. MRS. ANN THURM SUGGESTED THE LETTERCONTAIN'A STATEMENT ABOUT HOW MANY MEETINGS .HAVE BEEN HELD TRYING TO SETTLE THE, , DIFFICULTIES BETWEEN THE. VOLUNTEERS AND THE CITY, IT WAS THE ' CONSENSUS OF COUNCIL TO ADD THE .STATEMENT. TO THE LETTER. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE EXPANSION OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE STATION AND THE ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING TO HOUSE THE CITY'S FIRE EQUIPMENT. MR. WINCHESTER MOVED TO ADD A STATEMENT TO THE LETTER ABOUT THE FACILITIES. TO HOUSE FIRE I EQUIPMENT. MR- MARCHETTI SECONDED -0OTION. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. MR. 'BOB HOOG. CHAIRMAN OF THE CAPE CANAVERAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FRIENDS COMMITTEE.. SPOKE TO THE. COUNCILI AND GAVE "HIS OPINION ON THE BUILDINGS AND OTHER FIRE RELATED ISSUES. VOTE ON THE. MOTION WAS AS FOLLOWSt IN FAVOR,'MR.. FISCHETTI. MR. MARCHETTI, MR. NICHOLAS AND MR. WINCHESTER$. OPPOSED.' MAYOR RUTHERFORD. MOTION CARRIED. VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION. TO MAIL OUT THE LETTER WITH THE SEWER BILLS. WAS UNANIMOUS. ACOPYOF THE FINAL LETTER IS ATTACHED HERETO. THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8,00 P,N. ' ,APPROVED THIS 2Dth DAY OF Aug— „ 1985.. '. yor ` — ATTEST: CITY OXICIL SPECIAL MEETING AUMPAGE 2 1, 1985 PACE �cu...i' rscw cau..i 3 OF 2 £tycer August 1, 1985 P.- citizens of Cape Canaveral, ter Canaveral Volunteer i.,1 may be aware, a petition is being circulated by the Cafe the Cit Council .,f ighters and sore citizenawhich would draastticallyed their al over over this petition and ,:•erns our City. Ment eyed around with this it is apparent that there is much misinformation being passed with gate ,etition. Below are some questions and answers to help provideYw information on vhichto base Your decision. ti1AT DOES 718; PEfMCN CALL FOR which, (11. requires the The petition requires the City Camail to I— an ordinance City Council to contract solely with the Cape Canaveral Volunteer Fire Department, inc. or hold an expensive and time consuming speolal election every time a decision has to be mads concerning fire prptectioni and (2) terminates a PiraiepeperlmenG a to acquire oor action by the City Ommcil to establish or cP°ra b,iild a fire station. Such an ordinance would grant an exei�vr �t to t.liat letvel Cape Canaveral volunteer Fire Department, Inc. without any W of service the volunteers weld have to maintain or haw muds the service would cost. q, the exclusvie holder oE. a rightCitivalY far the COa Gritty, Buchan ordinance make dwands rather than barge oompe does not restrict the CCVFDfrom contractinithout g City Port �CAnnaverali or any other entity and to use .the city egcLpeen WILL THE Dt. PLMU2n TION OF MM C M-8 PAID FIRS DMkR= if RAIBB W 77JD'S7 7•he per city of Cape Canaveral has no so be levied without ltxw a vote ixes that athe citizens. ss. T e onlfor general y tax th C itxy haasssis for debt reduction for the atom drainage and that tax is proposed to L` r.cduceI from 1.203 mills to .423 mills for next year. Funds to operate the City ,•ane from various revenue sources, such as cigarette, gasoline and sales taxes, f_hise fees, licenses and permits. WIAT DCBS THE CITY'S PAID DEPAR'II4eff OOR!?City Next. year'a projected cost fforthe�s SuiteF reDs gnLticantlyrtoment is 220,The�City s budget i—,n Financially supporting honest was $163,757for 1982-83 and $168,377 for 1983-84. for the volunteer fairto pay Volunteers fon attending fires, training sessions Part of this money and business meetings. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE CITY'S FIRS C�ARII'IDNf AND ia111T IEVSI+ OF 8SRV/IC8 - 4183Y PROJIDt7 The city of Cape Canaveral has a paid fire chief and . Thessen selafirefighters. rossio al nahimun of two firefighters are onffie u8tna2 �ou oriaa 280 tour certification course. t firefighters who have completed St a volunteer suniliary which provides backup. Ton paid firefighters are complementedtime, averaging under The paid firtoorapproximatment tely fseven minutes for the CCM - minutes compared WHAT IS 70 •DISPVit;s WEAM 'a CM AND 7HS VCU*n13ffii84 ion to Port CaMveral. The dispute with the voluntsera has .centered around protect lbe City Council has determined that it is not in the best interest of the City tCouncil nd ,,toff ide fire protection to Port Canaverato l. re�u Both ed to agree Eo he termination. Le terminate the contracts hoover, the CCVPD ion to Port..�averaluntil January, Consequently, the City is still providing Protect 1x06. The City Council has met and ,discussed its difference* to fire protection numerous meetings in an attempt to come to an understanding services. in addition* the Cit�staffto anhag iamicable agreement.t with the officers of the CCVPD an several occasions in an attempt COti31J8I0N service with p,rofesaianal xafire- 1n conclusion, the City's Policy provides enhanced The qty is aessicatiag an righters on duty 24 txs a day with a volunteer backup.Ci fire equipsent, addition to the existing public safety buildingtoh ct �u � present fire including a new aerial tcuctt (to be P�onssed to house both Port Canaveral and City station owned by the 0CYPD is not large eanu9h d wdiiLe costing more, it is equipment. ibis service does not result in roe taxes anto dD is to tie the harxls of not a large increase. What the petition o �u that. o a City tract with the Council, and cansequent3Y Ycunsel t they f appropriate. the Cape Canaveral Volunteer Firefighters at any , ,A7r,*,O 4mr TO CITY COMIL SPZ=.MCMMV 14n . Yor e' ,,LkXSSr 1, 1985 City of Canaveral