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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 01-19-1988CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 19, 1988 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE. CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, WAS HELD ON JANUARY 19, 1988 AT THE CITY HALL ANNEX, 111 POLK. AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA., THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 700 P.M. BY MAYOR PATRICK LEE. INVOCATION WAS LED BY ROCKY RANDELS WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE ROLL WAS CALLED BY THE CITY CLERK. OFFICIALS PRESENT WERE MAYOR PATRICK LEE, MAYOR PRO TEM ROBERT HOOG, COUNCIL MEMBERS STEVE MILLER AND ROCKY RANDELS. ALSO PRESENT WERE CITY MANAGER, LEO NICHOLAS; CITY ATTORNEY, JIM THERIAC AND CITY CLERK, JAN LEESER. MR. KIDD WAS OUT-OF-TOWN. MR. RANDELS. MOVED TO FOREGO THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE COMBINED WORKSHOP AND REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 5, 1988 AND TO APPROVE THEM AS WRITTEN. MR. MILLER SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM 1. RESOLUTION N0. 88-1 APPOINTING AN ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MAYOR LEE READ THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS: APPOINTINGA RESOLUTION MEMBER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING ALTERNATE OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA; PRO- VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. RANDELS MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 88-1 WITH THE NAME OF SHARON LARD INSERTED IN SECTION 1. MR. MILLER SECONDED MOTION. MR. HOOG NOTED THAT HE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION, FROM THE DISCUSSION HELD AT THE WORKSHOP MEETING, THAT THE ITEM WOULD BE POSTPONED AT THE REQUEST OF MR. KIDD, WHO WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE. MR. MILLER AND MR. RANDELS SPOKE IN FAVOR ON APPOINTING M5. LARD TO THE BOARD BECAUSE THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD HAD RECOMMENDED THE APPOINTMENT. MR. MOOG SPOKE AGAINST THE APPOINTMENT BECAUSE OF ALLEGED REMARKS MADE BY MRS. LARD DURING HER INTERVIEW WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD, OPPOSING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. MRS. LARD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 19, 1988 PAGE 1 OF 4 ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND CLARIFIED HER VIEWS ON THE ISSUE. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. VOTE ON THE .MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS. MRS. LARD WAS APPOINTED SECOND ALTERNATE MEMBER ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 1. RESOLUTION NO. 88-2 INITIATING COLUMBIA DRIVE STREET REPAIR PROJECT MAYOR LEE READ THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS, A RESOLUTION INITIATING A PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING CERTAIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, PLORIDA) DESIGNATING THE AREAS TO BE IMPROVED= INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE AN ASSESSMENT PLAT WITH PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE COST OF SUCH PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS) PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. HOOG MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. MILLER SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 2. MOTION REt AUTHORIZING BAILEY WILD AND ASSOCIATES TO D0 DESIGN WORK FOR COLUMBIA DRIVE STREET REPAIR PROJECT MR. RANDELS SO MOVED.. MR. MOOG SECONDED MOTION. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. MR. NICHOLAS ADVISED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THE EXACT COST OF THE DESIGN WORK. MR. MILLER MOVED TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. MR. MOOG SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 3. MOTION REt ACCEPTANCE OF 1986-87 ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT MAYOR LEE ASKED THAT THIS ITEM BE POSTPONED SINCE MR. KIDD HAD NOT REVIEWED THE AUDIT. MR. RANDELS MOVED TO POSTPONE UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. MR. MILLER SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ' ITEM 4. MOTION IE: BID NO. 87-16 CONSTRUCTION OF LIBRARY BUILDING MR. NICHOLAS ADVISED THAT SOUTHERN COMFORT BUILDERS, WHO HAD BEEN AWARDED THE BID, LESS THE AMOUNT OF THE SALES TAX ON SERVICES THAT HAD BEEN REPEALED, WERE CONTENDING THAT THEY HAD A 48 INCREASE IN COST BY THEIR SUBCONTRACTORS AND THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE BID AT THE LOWER AMOUNT (BID PRICE LESS THE SERVICE TAX). DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEE m JANUARY 19, 1988 PAGE 2 OF 4 MR. THERIAC ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE CITY WAS IN A UNIQUE POSITION WITH THIS BID BECAUSE OF THE SALES TAX ON SERVICES BEING REPEALED AFTER THE BID WAS LET AND THE ONE PERCENT INCREASE IN SALES TAX, WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT ON FEBRUARY 1ST. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT THE BID PRICE COULD BE ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THESE TWO ISSUES ONLY. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE POSSIBILITY OF AWARDING THE BID TO THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER. MR. THERIAC ADVISED THAT BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUENESS OF THE SITUATION, IT WAS HIS OPINION THE ITEM SHOULD BE REBID. MR. NICHOLAS NOTED THAT BY REBIDDING THE ITEM, THERE WOULD BE A FOUR TO SIX WEEK DELAY IN THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION. MR. BODO MOVED TO REBID CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIBRARY BUILDING. MR. MILLER SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM S. RESTATE THE CITY HEMPLOYEE PENSION PLANTO AMEND AND MR. MOOG SO MOVED. MR. MILLER SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE COST WOULD BE $600.00. DISCUSSION MR. NICHOLAS ADVISED THAT HE WAS PROCEEDING UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE CONCESSION STAND CONTRACT WAS VALID. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL DONATE THE $100.00 PER MONTH IT WOULD RECEIVE FROM THE CONTRACT TO THE LITTLE LEAGUE. MRS. AKERY, WHO HOLDS THE CONTRACT WITH THE CITY FOR OPERATION OF THE CONCESSION STAND, WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND ASKED FOR SOME DIRECTION IN THAT SHE DID NOT WANT TO EXPEND MONEY ON THE CONCESSION STAND OPERATION AND THEN HAVE THE COUNCIL CANCEL HER CONTRACT IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE LITTLE LEAGUE TO OPERATE THE STAND. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. e MR. HOOG MOVED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING ITEM TO THE AGENDA. MR. RANDELS SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ADD-ONITEMi CONCESSION STAND CONTRACTCTO THEFLDITTLEE LEAGUE MR. HOOG SD MOVED. MR. MILLER SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 19, 1988 PAGE 3 OF 4 DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON THE SAND TRANSFER PLANT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION AT THE PORT, MR. NICHOLAS NOTED IT WOULD BE AT LEAST TWO YEARS BEFORE THE PLANT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:25 P.M. , 1988. APPROVED THIS 2nd DAY OF February AYOR ATTEST: TY CLERK CITY COUNCIL F--- 8- MEET' JANUARY 19, PAGE 4 OF 4