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BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
100 Polk Avenue,Cape Canaveral,Florida
TUESDAY
July 17, 2018
5:00 PM
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the Meeting to Order at 5:00 PM Council Member Randels
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 Manager David L. Greene
City Attorney(arrived 5:50 p.m.) Anthony Garganese
City Clerk Mia Goforth
Administrative/Financial Services Director John DeLeo
Community Development Director David Dickey
Community Engagement/Deputy Public Works Services Director Joshua Surprenant
Culture & Leisure Services Director Gustavo Vergara
Economic Development Director Todd Morley
Public Works Services Director Debra Holliday
Financial Services Deputy Director Melinda Huser
Human Resources/Risk Management Director Jane Ross
Deputy City Clerk Daniel LeFever
Brevard County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Ross Torquato
Brevard County Sheriff's Office Chief Financial Officer Greg Pelham
Canaveral Fire Rescue Chief Dave Sargeant
Canaveral Fire Rescue Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal John Cunningham
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:None.
DISCUSSION:
1. Proposed Fiscal Year 2018/2019 Budget and Five(5)Year Capital Improvement Plan: City
Manager Greene provided a brief summary and general points of the balanced Proposed Budget
of $36,402,866 which includes all of the financial activities of the City, reflects a reduced millage
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rate of 3.85, adds additional employees to the City as well as two police officers. Council
discussion ensued and included connectivity of bike paths, sidewalks and Capital Improvement
Projects, Stormwater Master Plan,Wastewater Enterprise Fund, State Revolving Loan obligations,
the process required to authorize the debt, borrowing funds now in order to avoid paying for
improvement projects at higher rates and costs in the future, Fire Rescue and Community
Development Department ratings improvements and impacts on insurance rates, moving forward
with the Visioning, impacts on property values due to recent hurricanes, Indian River Lagoon,
pedestrian safety, Code enforcement and blight issues,communications, approximate debt the City
would take on is twenty-eight million dollars with the eight million dollar loan included, revenue
generated from commercial projects and Brevard County impact fees, improvements to Central
Boulevard and Thurm Boulevard west of State Road A1A, Code Enforcement positions and due
process for the owner of a property in foreclosure in the City. Mayor Hoog opened discussion to
public participation. Pennie Zuercher, 8657 Villanova Drive, commended Staff on the Proposed
Budget, expressed support for and provided financial advice as to why Council should go forward
with the State Revolving Loan,pointed to the City of Cocoa system failures during Hurricane Irma
as an example of what could happen when facilities are under-maintained and advocated for hotels
in the City.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, the Meeting adjourned at 6:07 PM.
Mia Goforth, CMC, City Clerk Bob Hoog, Mayor