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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 10-01-1985CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 1, 1985 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA. ,WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 1, 1985,,AT CITY HALL, 105 POLX AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA.' THE. MEETING .WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7130 P.M. BY MAYOR WAYNE RUTHERFORD. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WERE LED BY MAYOR RUTHERFORD. THE ROLL WAS CALLED BY THE CITY CLERK.OFFICIALS PRESENT WERE MAYOR W. RUTHERFORD, MAYOR PRO TEM J. WINCHESTER, COUNCIL MEMBERS J. FISCHETTI,'AND L. NICHOLAS. ALSO PRESENT WERE CITY MANAGER F'. NUTT, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY S. STEVENS. AND CITY CLERK J. LESSER. MR. MARCHETTI WAS ABSENT DUE TO AWORK COMMITTMENT. MR. FISCHETTI.. MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 17, 1985. MR. WINCHESTER SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 1. ORDINANCE NO. 44-85 AMENDING�CHAPTER6RA 23 SPECIAL INSPECTOR.- THRESHOLD BUILDINGS RE- INSUNCE REQUIREMENTS FIRSTREADING ND PUBLIC HEARING) MAYOR RUTHERFORD READ THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE. AS FOLLOWS, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CODE CHAPTER 623, "SPECIAL INSPECTOR -THRESHOLD BUILDINGS", OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING INSURANCE REQUIREMENTSi REPEALING ALL PORTIONS OF THE CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, - PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. NICHOLAS MOVED TO APPROVE FIRST READING. MR. FISCHETTI SECONDED' MOTION. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE ERRORS AND OMMISSIONSI. COVERAGE WHICH THE CITY PRESENTLY,REQUIRES IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE WOULD REQUIRE A PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY POLICY IN THE. AMOUNT OF $500,000 PER INCIDENT AND $1,000,000 AGGREGATE.. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS. ORDINANCE NO. 44-85 APPROVED FIRST READING.. ITEM 2. RESOLUTION NO. 85-53 APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEMBERS CITY OM CIL HECIRAR MEETING OCIORER 1. 1985 PACE I OF 5 %AYOR, RUTHERFORD READ THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS: A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING REGULAR MEMBERS. TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. FISCHETTI MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR.. WINCHESTER SECONDED NOTION. MOTION, CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MR. RUSS. LLOYD. AND MRS. ANN THUR" WERE REAPPOINTED TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. ITEM 3. RESOLUTION NO, 8555 APPOINTMENT OF RECREATION BOARD MEMBERS—�_ MAYOR RUTHERFORD READ THE TITLE OF. THE RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS: 'A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING REGULAR AND ALTERNATE MEMBERS TO THE RECREATION BOARD;. PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 'dR. FISCHETTTI MOVED. FOR ADOPTION. MR. NICHOLAS SECONDED NOTION. NR. WINCHESTER EXPRESSED HIS OPINION THAT NON -CITY RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT BE APPOINTED TO CITY BOARDS. `:OTE ON THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS. MRS.: SANDY BUTLER, MR. NATE JONES, MR. TOM ROCCO AND MS. MARIANNE RULACWERE REAPPOINTED TO THE RECREATION BOARD, ITEM 4. RESOLUTION NO. 85-56 APPOINTMENT, OF LIBRARY BOARD MAYOR RUTHERFORDREAD THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION' AS FOLLOWS: A RESOLUTION APPOINTING REGULAR MEMBER TO THE LIBRARY BOARD OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL. FLORIDA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. FISCHETTI MOVED FOR ADOPTION, MR. NICHOLAS SECONDED MOTION. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS.' MR. JOHN GRADY WAS APPOINTED AS A REGULAR MEMBER OF THE LIBRARY BOARD,. ITEM 5. RESOLUTION NO. 85-57 APPOINTING CITY ATTORNEY MAYOR RUTHERFORD. READ THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS: 'A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND. CITY. CLERK TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE' DATE.. DUE TO THERE NOT BEING A PULL COUNCIL, MR. NICHOLAS MOVED TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. MR. FISCHETTI SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. CITY NUMCIL REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 1, 1985 PAGE OF 5 ITEM 6. .MOTION REs INITIATIVE PETITION BALLOT WORDING CITY CLERK J. LEESER PRESENTED COUNCIL WITH THE WORDING FOR THE BALLOTWHICH WAS GIVEN TO HER PRIOR TO THE MEETING BY I PATRICK LEE, A MEMBER OF THE CAPE CANAVERAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FRIENDS COMMITTEE. MR. NICHOLAS MOVED TO DIRECT THE CLERK To FORWARD THE QUESTIO`: TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS. MR. FISCHETTI SECONDED MOTION.. IT WAS POINTED OUT' THAT THE WORDING PREVIOUSLY. SUBMITTED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS WAS TOO LENGTHY BECAUSE OF.A STATE STATUTE LIMITATION OF 75 WORDS. MRS. LEESER EXPLAINED SHE NEEDED THE WORDINGBECAUSE OF STATE ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS AND ALSO 12: ORDER TO. HAVE THE BALLOTS PRINTED.. MR. WINCHESTER QUESTIONED THE RATIONALE FOR PLACING THE ITEM ON THE BALLOT WHEN THERE, ARE INSUFFICIENT. NUMBER OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION.,. DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY STEVENS'EXPLAINED THAT THE COURT WILL DECIDE WHICH TAKES PRECEDENCE,' THE CITY CHARTER'S.REQUIREMENT OF 256 SIGNATURES OR THE STATE'S' REQUIREMENT OF 101. ATTORNEY STEVENS FURTHER' POINTED OUT THAT THE COURT WILL ALSO DECIDE IF THE PETITION IS. VALIDI OR THEY WILL STRIKE THE PORTION THEY CONSIDER INVALID. DISCUSSION. CONTINUED. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS AS FOLLOWS2 IN FAVOR, MR.. FISCHETTI, MR. NICHOLAS, AND. MR. WINCHESTER$ AGAINST, MAYOR RUTHERFORD. MOTION CARRIED. ITEM 7. MOTION REe AWARD OF BID FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT DECHLORINATION FACILITIES MAYOR RUTHERFORD MOVED To AWARD THE BID IN THE AMOUNT OF $33,800 TO WED CONTRACTORS. MR. NICHOLAS SECONDED MOTION. ' MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 8, MOTION REs AWARD OF BID FOR STUCCOING CITY HALL COMPLE MAYOR RUTHERFORD MOVED TO AWARD THE BID, IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,381, TO PAUL SPILLMAN CONSTRUCTION. MR. FISCHETTI SECONDED MOTION. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON.. THE TYPE OF FINISH ON THE STUCCO. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS- CITY COUNCIL RD3ULAR MEETING OCR)BER 1, 1985 PAGE 3 OF 5 ITLM 9. DISCUSSION REI CAPE CANAVERAL PUBLIC LIBRARY DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON THE PROBLEM OF THE COUNTY NOT HLLEASING FUNDS FOR THE HIRE OF NEW LIBRARY EMPLOYEES AND .THE DESIRE TO MAINTAIN THE. PRESENT HOURS OF OPERATION AT THE CAPE CANAVERAL LIBRARY. MR. NICHOLAS MOVED TO ALLOCATE $1.000 TO THE LIBRARY IN )RPER TO MAINTAIN THE PRESENT LEVEL OF STAFF THROUGH DECEMBER. .';AYOR RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 10. DISCUSSION RES BEACH CLEAN UP DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON THE VARIOUS METHODS OF PROVIDING ,110RE EFFICIENT BEACH CLEAN UP AND THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE JOB. CITY MANAGER P. NUTT EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS WAITING FOR GUIDANCE FROM COUNCIL REGARDING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE DESIRED AND NOW THAT HE HADA BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEY WANTED HE WOULD HAVE FIGURES ON THE PROJECT AT THE NEXT WORKSHOP MLETING.' MR. WINCHESTER REQUESTED THE PERSON PRESENTLY DOING BEACH CLEAN UP BE ASSIGNED TO THE BEACH FULL TIME UNTIL ADECISION REGARDING THE LONGTERM SOLUTION IS REACHED. DISCUSSION MR. NUTT ASKED THE COUNCIL IF THEY WANTED TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY PRESENT AT THE LPA MEETING THE FOLLOWING NIGHT, IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF COUNCIL THAT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY To HAVE AN ATTORNEY PRESENT AT.LPA MEETINGS. MR.FISCHETTI SUGGESTED THE FIREMEN HOLD AN OPEN HOUSE TO SHOW OFF THEIR NEW FACILITY.: MR. WINCHESTER QUESTIONED IF THE CITY WAS GOING TO PROCEED ' WITH .PLACING STOP. SIGNS ON RIDGEWOOD.. MR. NUTT EXPLAINED THERE WOULD BE THREE STOP SIGNS ONRIDGEWOOD AT WASHINGTON' HARRISON AND MONROE AND THEY WOULD BE PLACED AS SOON AS. THE CITY RECEIVED, "STOP AHEAD" SIGNS WHICH ARE ON ORDER. MR. FISCHETTI REQUESTED, THE CITY :MANAGER LOOK INTO A COMPLAINT HE HAD RECEIVED REGARDING A BREAK IN THE DUNES IN THE PROPOSED CLUB ATLANTIS AREA. CITY COUNCIL ROQIIAR MEETING OCDO m 1. 1985 PAGE4 OF 5 MICROFILMED AUG 87 THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8 : 50 P.M. APPROVED THIS 15th DAY OF October , 1985. 4f, ayor ATTEST: J X.Lexa,../ ty Clerk CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 1, 1985 PAGE 5 OF 5