HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 07-18-2017 Budget WorkshopCITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING
CAPE CANAVERAL LIBRARY MEETING ROOM
201 Polk Avenue,Cape Canaveral,Florida
TUESDAY
July 18,2017
4:00 PM
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the Meeting to Order at 3:57 P.M.
ROLL CALL:
Council Members Present:
Council Member Mike Brown
Mayor Bob Hoog
Mayor Pro Tem Brendan McMillin
Council Member Rocky Randels
Council Member Betty Walsh
Others Present:
City Manager David Greene
City Clerk Mia Goforth
Administrative/Financial Services Director John DeLeo
Capital Projects Director Jeff Ratliff
Community Development Director David Dickey
Economic Development Director Todd Morley
Human Resources/Risk Management Director Jane Ross
Culture and Leisure Services Director Gustavo Vergara
Public Works Services Director Ralph Lotspeich
Community Engagement/Deputy Public Works Services Director Joshua Surprenant
Brevard County Sheriffs Office Commander Linda Moros
Cape Canaveral Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief John Cunningham
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: None.
DISCUSSION:
1. Proposed Fiscal Year 2017/2018 Budget and Five (5) Year Capital Improvement Plan:
Mayor Hoog invited Council Members to ask questions or make comments. City Manager Greene
summarized the Proposed Budget including: the proposed slight millage increase, the opportunity
to reduce the millage rate for fiscal year 2017/2018, positive feedback with most Brevard County
Commissioners regarding Community Redevelopment Agencies (CRA) and the City CRA, going
forward with projects located within the CRA, fulfillment of remaining Strategic Planning
Retreat/Visioning items to include City infrastructure projects.
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City Council Budget Workshop Meeting
July 18, 2017
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Discussion ensued and included employee benefits, family health insurance coverage costs,
salaries, contingency funds,no funds received yet from Federal Emergency Management Agency,
a mixed use project coming to North Atlantic Avenue, Capital Improvement Projects, State
legislature actions negatively affecting municipalities, the City continues to self-finance when
possible, City continues to have the third lowest tax rate in Brevard County, City Hall Project will
come under budget, moving forward with road paving program, Central Boulevard, increased
value of homes, substantially completed property not being taxed as a complete structure because
Certificates of Occupancy cannot yet be issued, possible policy ordinance to be brought forward
by Staff to deal with those issues, facility improvements and added amenities in the City since
2010, Fire Rescue workers compensation line items and the need to revise some language in the
Canaveral Fire Rescue services contract. Council reached consensus there would be no need
for budget workshop meeting in August.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, the Meeting adjourned at 5:02 P.M. / ,,
Mia Goforth, CMC, City Clerk Bob Hoog, Mayor
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