HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 02-20-2018CAPE CANAVERAL CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
CAPE CANAVERAL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
100 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida
TUESDAY
February 20, 2018
6:00 PM
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the Meeting to Order at 6:00 PM. Mayor Pro Tem Brown
led the pledge of allegiance.
ROLL CALL:
Council Members Present:
Mayor Pro Tem Mike Brown
Mayor Bob Hoog
Council Member Wes Morrison
Council Member Rocky Randels
Council Member Angela Raymond
Others Present:
City Attorney Anthony Garganese
City Clerk Mia Goforth
Deputy City Clerk Daniel LeFever
Community Development Director David Dickey
Community Engagement/Deputy Public Works Services Director Joshua Surprenant
Administrative/Financial Services Director John DeLeo
Culture and Leisure Services Director Gustavo Vergara
Capital Projects Director Jeff Ratliff
Economic Development Director Todd Morley
Public Works Services Director Ralph Lotspeich
Cultural Programs Manager Molly Thomas
Executive Assistant to the City Manager Lisa Day
Brevard County Sheriffs Office Commander Linda Moros
Cape Canaveral Fire Department Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal John Cunningham
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: James Rao,property owner of 313, 315 and 317 Jefferson Avenue,
commended Staff and City Attorney Garganese for working on issues regarding his property and
thanked the City Council and Staff.
Shannon Roberts, 703 Solana Shores Drive,encouraged Council to consider a 2050 visioning plan,
to plant a green tree border along the North-West side of the City Hall parking lot, to consider the
strategic vision of the residents several years ago to manage growth regarding hotels and the
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distance between them. She voiced concern over accidents on State Road A1A and urged for safe
crosswalks along the road.
CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Hoog inquired if items should be removed from the Consent
Agenda for discussion. No items were removed.
1. Approve Minutes for January 16, 2018 City Council Regular Meeting.
2. Resolution No. 2018-01; modifying and updating the City's list of State Road A1A
Improvement Priorities; requesting the Florida Department of Transportation provide an updated
traffic study for the portion of State Road A1A located within the City of Cape Canaveral:,
providing for the repeal of prior inconsistent resolutions, severability and an effective date.
A motion was made by Council Member Randels, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Brown, to
approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried 5-0.
PUBLIC HEARING:
3. Ordinance No. 01-2018; amending Section 110-296 of the Land Development Code to
increase the maximum height for public or recreational buildings and structures located on
properties with a Future Land Use designation of Public/Recreation to 35 Feet; providing for the
repeal of prior inconsistent ordinances and resolutions, incorporation into the Code, severability
and an effective date, second reading: City Attorney Garganese read the title into the record and
explained the item. Discussion ensued and included the City's R2 District; Multigenerational
Center Project; Council Member reasons for support and non-support of the Ordinance as written;
revising the Ordinance to allow the same maximum height increase for private property in the R2
District; Cape Canaveral being one of the only Cities in Brevard County without a
multigenerational facility and citizen desire for the Project; ad valorem taxes in the City are the
third lowest in the County and encouragement to attend Advisory Board and Council Meetings to
learn how business gets done in the City. Community Development Director Dickey discussed a
more appropriate way to determine the desires and goals, to include height regulations, of the R2
zoned neighborhoods is to utilize a neighborhood planning process; suggested not all
neighborhoods may want to allow 35 feet, while others may; this would involve meetings and
workshops with the Planning and Zoning Board as well as the City Council. Discussion continued
regarding absentee owners of rental units on Presidential streets; concerns over district planning
in the City; architectural renderings of the Multicultural Center Project Facility and details of the
process going forward with the Project; the R2 District existing within the Community
Redevelopment Area (CRA); the CRA process; the Multigenerational Center Project site is CRA
eligible and a large part of the City meets the State requirement for blighted areas. Community
Development Director Dickey suggested starting the process of a neighborhood plan with fact-
finding charrettes to see what residents want and help Staff shape a plan; it will be similar to a
Zoning Code but focused down into the neighborhood and desires of the community;
responsibilities of the City regarding public infrastructure and will be a long comprehensive
process. Discussion continued regarding how similar matters came up in the past prompting the
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City's Visioning; the difference Visioning made regarding how the City looks now as compared
to fifteen or twenty years ago; different ways to fund projects; the possibility of sending the
Ordinance back to the Planning and Zoning Board and the purpose and reasoning behind passing
Ordinance No. 01-2018 at second reading. Community Development Director Dickey promised
Council Member Morrison that passing the Ordinance would not be used as leverage against
proposing amendments in the future; suggested getting more people involved in the decision;
gathering more information and allowing residents to have more say. Council reached consensus
to direct Staff to take the issue under advisement of allowing a 35-foot maximum height
increase for private properties in the R2 District discussed at tonight's meeting and present
it to the Planning and Zoning Board. Mayor Hoog called for a motion to pass the Ordinance. A
motion was made by Council Member Randels, seconded by Council Member Raymond,to
adopt Ordinance No. 01-2018, on second reading. The Public Hearing was opened. Lamar
Russell, 376 Harbor Drive and a Member of the Planning and Zoning Board,explained the benefit
of passing the motion on the floor and suggested how Council, a Council Member or a citizen can
add a request for discussion of an amendment to a Planning and Zoning Board agenda. He
encouraged Council to go ahead and pass the motion on the floor. Andrea Shea King, 7017 Orange
Avenue, stated she worked on the Planning and Zoning Board with Mr. Russell and encouraged
Council to pass the Ordinance, noting it would be a test to see if Mr. Morrison can trust Council
and Staff. The Public Hearing was closed. The motion carried 4-1 with Council Member
Morrison voting against.
REPORTS:
Council Member Raymond reported attendance at the Space Coast League of Cities meeting;
joining the Scholarship Committee and will participate in the 2018 Candidate Forum. She
expressed desire for a poet laureate program in the City and read aloud an original poem to mark
the first meeting in the new facility.
Council Member Randels reported most of the beach renourishment project was finished, thanked
various agencies involved for improvement of the buffer zone from storm impacts on the City; and
attendance at the annual Lighthouse Festival on February 10th. He mentioned Senator Dorothy
Hukill, who was at the Festival, was the only Senator in the State to vote against a bill, in
committee, giving the State power to regulate vacation rentals; shared details of the Bike, Bus,
Beach+Brevard (B4) Transportation Summit at the Radisson Resort.
Council Member Morrison shared details of the Bike, Bus, Beach + Brevard (B4) Transportation
Summit; met with Staff regarding sign ordinance issues; and mentioned he will be meeting with
Commander Moros regarding safety of the City's school children in the wake of the tragedy in
Parkland, Florida.
Mayor Pro Tem Brown stated the he and Council mourn with Brevard County Sheriffs Office for
the loss of Deputy Stanton over the weekend.
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Mayor Hoog reported attendance at the Space Coast League of Cities meeting; the Central Brevard
Art Association's annual show in the Library was a success; reported he and other Community
members planted 7,200 sea oats in a restricted area this year due to beach re-nourishment and sea
turtle habitats;encouraged logging exercise minutes and participation in the 2018 Mayors' Fitness
Challenge; and announced the Mayor's Walk will be at Manatee Sanctuary Park on April 14, 2018.
Commander Moros specified Cape Canaveral is the only City in Brevard County with a full-time
School Resource Officer to its school; and having the Officer in the school has been a priority of
City Council, the City Manager and the Sheriff's Office for many years; shared details of the rules
and procedures for visitors to the School and the Program is fully funded by the City. Mayor Hoog
pointed out the City and the City of Cocoa Beach share a full-time School Resource Officer at the
High School. Commander Moros thanked the City for its condolences.
Mary Russell, resident and Member of the Code Enforcement Board,thanked the City for posting
information on the City marquee regarding the 45th Space Congress to take place at the Radisson
Resort February 27—March 1, 2018.
City Attorney Garganese stated the City's initiative regarding the Vested Rights Certificates for
all condominium units have been recorded and completed.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, the Meeting adjourned at 7:21 PM.
Mia Goforth, CMC , City Clerk Bob Hoog, Mayor
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