HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 07-09-1988 SpecialCAPE CANAVERAL CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
JULY 9, 1988
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, was held on July 9, 1988, at the City Hall Annex, 111 Polk
Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The meeting was called to order at
10:05 A.M. by Mayor Patrick Lee. Pledge of Allegiance was led by
Mayor Lee.
The roll was called by the City Clerk. Officials present were Mayor
Patrick Lee, Mayor Pro Tem Robert Hong, and Council Member Rocky
Randels. Also present were City Manager, Leo Nicholas; City
Attorney, Jim Theriac; and City Clerk, Jan Lesser. Council Members
Jeff Kidd and Steve Miller were out-of-town.
1. Discussion Res Beach Erosion Interim Relief
Mayor Lee introduced Mr. Bob Day and Mr. Derek Busby from Brevard
County Department of Natural Resources. They gave a brief history
of the erosion problem explaining that it was caused by the building
of the Canaveral Jetties in 1967. They further noted that the Corp
of Engineers had a Beach Restoration Project in 1974 in which
Canaveral's beaches were renourished and utilized as a feeder beach.
This restoration project had an estimated life -span of ten years and
it has lasted for 14 years, with a large portion of the sand still
in place. It was noted that although the erosion is bad, it is not
an emergency situation at this time.
Mr. Joe Lapolla, Chief Engineer and Deputy Director from Port
Canaveral, explained that there are plans to construct a Sand
Transfer Plant on the north side of the jetties. He noted that the
project is number one priority on the State of Florida Department of
Natural Resource's (DNR) list. He further noted that congress has
not released these funds and construction will begin approximately
two years after the funds are released. He suggested lobbying the
congress and the State legislative delegation to release the funds.
Discussion followed and it was pointed out that the Corp of
Engineers (COE) has an emergency fund of two million dollars set
aside for renourishment. Mr. Lapolla suggested the Council
authorize the Mayor to lobby for release of these funds.
Discussion followed with several members of the audience offering
comments and suggesting solutions. The City Council. was encouraged
to seek some avenue of relief.
It was suggested that an interim solution may be to request the COE
to pump sand onto Canaveral's beaches from the north side of the
Jetties. Discussion followed on the necessity of a sand source
study. Another suggestion was to do beach scraping. Discussion
followed on whether or not the beach scraping was successful in
' Cocoa Beach. Mr. Nicholas suggested the City apply for an
open-ended permit for beach scraping, to be used in the case an
emergency situation arises.
County Commissioner, Mr. Roger Dobson, advised that he planned to
request the County prepare an emergency plan in case there is
another "Thanksgiving Day" storm this fall.
Mr. Randels offered the following motions
1) Authorize the expenditure of funds necessary for the Mayor to
travel to Jacksonville, and Washington (if necessary) to apply
for a permit to do beach scraping, if the beach erosion reaches
an emergency situation;
2)authorize the Mayor to lobby the Legislative Delegation in
Tallahasse for relief by using the two million dollar emergency
money set aside by the Corp of Engineers.
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Mr. Hong seconded motion. Motion carried unanimiously.
Mayor Lee called for a five -minutes recess. The meeting was
reconvened at 10:50 A.M.
2. Discussion Re: Brevard Count -s Proposal to Privatize Ambulance
Service
Mr. Dobson advised that he was going to request the County delay
implemntation of the change until next fiscal year to allow for
further study of the issue. .Discussion followed. Mr. Dobson
explained that the reasoning behind the proposal was funding= it is
estimated the County can save $700,000 to $900,000 by privatizing
theservice. He further noted that if the County continues to
provide ambulance service it would be the
to increase the ad
valorem taxes.
3. Discussion Re: Sister City Visitation
Mr. Nicholas introduced Mr. Franco Iraci and his family who were
visiting from the Sister City of Guidonia, Italy.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m.
Approved this 19th day of July 1988.
Mayor Pro Tem
CityC rk (Deputy) -
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