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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 03-03-1987CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 3, 1987 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, WAS HELD ON MARCH 3, 1987 AT CITY HALL, 105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. BY MAYOR PATRICK LEE. INVOCATION WAS LED BY MR. MARCHETTI, WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE ROLL WAS CALLED BY THE CITY CLERK. OFFICIALS PRESENT WERE MAYOR PATRICK LEE, COUNCIL MEMBERS ROBERT MOOG, JEFF KIDD AND MICHAEL MARCHETTI. ALSO PRESENT WERE CITY MANAGER LEO NICHOLAS, CITY ATTORNEY JIM THERIAC AND CITY CLERK JAN LESSER. MR. KIDD MOVED TO FOREGO THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 17, 1987. MR. MOOG SECONDED MOTION. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS. AT THIS TIME, MAYOR LEE RECOGNIZED DONALD ARABIAN AS THE "VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH" FOR HIS SERVICE ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD AND AS FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THAT BOARD. MAYOR LEE PRESENTED MR. ARABIAN WITH.A PROCLAMATION AND A PLAQUE. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM 1. ORDINANCE N0.5-87 AMENDING ZONING REGULATIONS SECTION 639.47 BY ESTABLISHING NEW REGULATIONS FOR SWIMMING POOLS AND ENCLOSURES (SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING) MAYOR LEE READ THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING REGULATIONS OF .THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, BY REPEALING SECTION 639.47 IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REPLACING WITH A NEW SECTION 639.47, "SWIMMING POOLS, ENCLOSURES AND ACCESSORIES"J REPEALING ALL PORTIONS OF THE CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH) PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. MARCHETTI MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. MOOG SECONDED MOTION. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. MR. MARCHETTI MOVED TO AMEND BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING SUBPARARAPH: "8. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, NEITHER POOLS NOR SCREENED ENCLOSURES ARE CONSIDERED STRUCTURES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING LOT COVERAGE. POOLS AND SCREENED ENCLOSURES ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE SETBACK AREA." CITY COUNCII. REGULAR MEETING MARCH 3, 1987 PAGE 1 OF 4 MR. RIDD SECONDED MOTION. VOTE ON THE MOTION TO AMEND WAS UNANIMOUS. VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS. ORDINANCE NO. 5-87, AS AMENDED, WAS ADOPTED. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 1. ORDINANCE NO. 6-87 AMENDING CHAPTER624 FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION BY ADOPTING 1986 MODEL STATE CODE (FIRST READING AND PUBLIC HEARING) MAYOR LEE READ THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 624, FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, BY REPEALING THE CHAPTER IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER; PROVIDING PENALITIES FOR VIOLATION; PROVIDING FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ALL PORTIONS OF THE CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. MARCHETTI MOVED TO APPROVE FIRST READING. MR. HOOG SECONDED MOTION. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS. ITEM 2. RESOLUTION NO. 87-12 APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATE MEMBER TO PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MAYOR LEE READ .THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS: A RESOLUTION APPOINTING AN ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD OF THE CITY - OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE. DATE. MR. HOOG MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. 14ARCHETTI SECONDED MOTION. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS. MR. ARTHUR BERGER WAS APPOINTED AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. ITEM 3. RESOLUTION NO. 87-13 AUTHORIZING LOAN FROM GENERAL FUND TO BEAUTIFICATION FUND: SAID LOAN AND INTEREST I TO BE REIMBURSED FROM AD VALOREM TAX REVENUE MAYOR LEE READ THE .TITLE OF THE RESOLULTION AS FOLLOWS: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A LOAN FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE BEAUTIFICATION FUND; ESTABLISHING AD VALOREM TAX. REVENUE BE USED FOR REPAYMENT; ESTABLISHING INTEREST; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. MARCHETTI MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. EIDD SECONDED MOTION. MAYOR LEE EXPLAINED THAT ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO START ON THEIR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS. MR. NICHOLAS NOTED THAT THE RESOLUTION SPECIFIED A LOAN OF CITY COUNCIL REGU m MEETING MARCH 3, 1987 PAGE 2 OF 4 $120,000.00; HOWEVER, THE CITY CAN BORROW ADDITIONAL FUNDS BY ADOPTING ANOTHER RESOLUTION AND COMMITTING AD VALOREM TAX REVENUE FROM FUTURE YEARS. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS. RESOLUTION NO. 87-13 WAS ADOPTED. ITEM 4. MOTION RE: AUTHORIZING POSITION OF LANDSCAPE/ GARDNER MR. MARCHETTI MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE POSITION OF LANDSCAPE/ GARDNER WITH A SALARY RANGE OF $13,560.00 — $18,258.00. MR. KIDD ' SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 5. MOTION REs AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISING FOR EMT FIREFIGHTERS MR. HOOG SO MOVED. MR. RIDD SECONDED MOTION. MAYOR LEE EXPLAINED THAT HAVING PAID EMT/FIREFIGHTERS ON DUTY AT THE VOLUNTEER FIRE STATION WOULD ENTICE THE COUNTY TO KEEP THE AMBULANCE STATIONED IN THE CITY. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT EVEN IF THE COUNTY WOULD PULL THE AMBULANCE OUT OF THE CITY, THE PAID PERSONNEL WERE STILL NEEDED TO ASSIST THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS. MR. NICHOLAS POINTED OUT THAT THIS MOTION AUTHORIZED THE ADVERTISING OF THESE POSITIONS ONLY. ITEM 6. 'MOTION REs AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR LIBRARY ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES MR. NICHOLAS NOTED THAT HE HAD CHECKED MR. JEROME JEFFERS REFERENCES, BOTH IN BREVARD AND BROWARD COUNTY, AND HE WAS GIVEN A GOOD RECOMMENDATION. MR. 14ARCHETTI MOVED TO AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR THE LIBRARY ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES TO JEROME JEFFERS, FOR THE AMOUNT ' OF $24,885.25. MR. MOOG SECONDED MOTION. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS. DISCUSSION MR. NICHOLAS PRESENTED, COUNCIL WITH A WRITTEN CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Mmm 3, 1987 PAGE 3 OF 4 MAYOR LEE SUGGESTED THE CITY CONTACT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT NOW REGARDING NEXT YEARS PROPOSED CONTRACT. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:07 P.M. APPROVED THIS 17th DAY OF Martis , 1987. MAYOR ATTESTS TY CLERIC I CITY On CIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 3, 1987 PAGE 4 OF 4