HomeMy WebLinkAboutRE 7640 Ridgewood Ave (7)Wes, I am aware of the exchange of multiple emails between you, the
Community Development Director and Code Enforcement Staff regarding the
possible Code Violation at your residence. As a City Council Member you
are well aware that the City’s goal is compliance. Code Enforcement is a
significant concern in Cape Canaveral as expressed by the citizenry and
City Council, as a body. No one is above the law: a violation is a
violation. If there is a violation, the focus should be on its
resolution, not who complained. There will be no further emails on this
matter. You are again invited to a face-to-face meeting to further
discuss this matter. Please reach out to Lisa to arrange the meeting.
Staff attendees will include; David Dickey, Joshua Surprenant, Brian
Palmer and me. May we hear from you soon, as Staff would prefer to
address Council and Community priorities, rather than exchange
unproductive emails. The best! David Greene
From: Wes Morrison
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2019 11:14 AM
To: David Greene <D.Greene@cityofcapecanaveral.org>
Subject: Re: 7640 Ridgewood Ave.
David,
Please see that my questions are answered in writing from the April 23,
2019 12:45 PM email below or let me know how you plan on handling my
unanswered questions.
Thank you,
Wes Morrison
City Council Member
City of Cape Canaveral
Mobile: 321-593-2335
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communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral
officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or
media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email
addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address
released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic
email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing
________________________________
From: David Dickey <D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org
<mailto:D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 5:53 PM
To: Wes Morrison
Cc: Bob Hoog; Mike Brown; Rocky Randels; Angela Raymond; Anthony
Garganese; David Greene; Joshua Surprenant; Mia Goforth; Michael German;
Brian Palmer
Subject: 7640 Ridgewood Ave.
Good afternoon Wes. The following is in response to several
questions/assertions/statements in your latest email (see below)
regarding the parking space issue for your residence at 7640 Ridgewood
Avenue.
It was my decision to copy the City Council. As we have discussed on
numerous occasions, transparency is critical to maintain the public’s
trust and to demonstrate that everyone is treated fairly and
consistently. This transparency is particularly important with matters
pertaining to the City Council. My practice has always been to
over-communicate when an issue has the potential of further escalation.
Actions by one member of the City Council can affect how the entire
Council or Staff is viewed.
You stated in your email from last night that: “I also find it very
interesting that we use the community survey results to argue that our
citizens prefer electronic communications, but we are continuing to ask
for in-person meetings.” The record is very clear in this situation that
Staff made attempts with you to handle this item via email (electronic
communication). The request for a face-to-face meeting didn’t come until
Staff’s fourth email with you regarding this item. The bottom line is
that trying to hold a conversation through email can cause
misunderstandings and recipients can misread subtext.By their very
nature, emails tend to generate more emails. This can result in creating
more problems than they actually solve.
In an email you sent to me yesterday regarding this item, you stated
that having your questions answered in emails will “ensure personal
accountability and leave less room for error on my part.” If you agree
to meet, a written summary of the conversation will be prepared to avoid
any confusion.
This is Staff’s fifth email communication with you on this topic. This
issue should be solved by now and we should be moving on to other
Council priorities. My recommendation is that you contact Code
Enforcement Officer Brian Palmer to address the question posed in his
initial email to you, is it your intent to create an additional parking
space? Should you decide not to respond, a Notice of Violation will be
issued to the property owner. That is obviously not the preferred way to
handle this item, particularly with a seated Council Member.
Also, my invitation still stands to meet with you (at City Hall, your
residence, or whatever is most conveinient). Staff is here to assist you
with brigning this matter to closure. Thanks. Dave
David Dickey
Community Development Director
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321-868-1220 Ext 118 321-868-1248fax
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From: Wes Morrison
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 7:38 PM
To: David Greene <D.Greene@cityofcapecanaveral.org
<mailto:D.Greene@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >
Cc: David Dickey <D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org
<mailto:D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >
Subject: Re: Parking Space
David,
Could you help me understand why the decision was made by David Dickey
(assuming it was him since he sent it) to copy in the entire Cape
Canaveral City Council, Mayor, City Attorney on a parking complaint at
my personal residence? In this capacity, I am a peaceful city resident,
and I do not believe that the Council and the Mayor would be copied on
an issue that is in this early of a stage.
I believe I should be able to gather information in a lawful and
respectful manner on what appears to be a confusing matter to want to
meet in person. Instead of getting an answer, I am given a suggestion
to "refocus" by the Department Director and answer his departments
requestthat was never provided.
Yes, I may ask questions, but I am not being unreasonable and certainly
not focused. I hope you see that my questions are answered and this is
handled in a professional manner for other residents. It would also help
to leave out the "one option to meet" closing with the assumptive "pick
a time" approach below.
"Code Enforcement Officer Palmer and I would be happy to meet with you
to further discuss this item. Let me know a convenient time for you.
Thanks." Dave
If residents were offered some flexibility it would help. As an
example, "We are happy to answer your questions, but I would prefer to
meet face to face. Is this something you would consider? If so please
give me a time and date, and if not, please let me know and I will be
right back with you as soon as I can and we ask for your patience." I'm
sure your communications guide covers this in full.
I also find it very interesting that we use the community survey
results to argue that our citizens prefer electronic communications, but
we are continuing to ask for in-person meetings.
Looking forward to getting this put behind us.
Thank you,
<http://www.cityofcapecanaveral.org/>
Wes Morrison
City Council Member
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From: David Dickey
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 3:36 PM
To: Wes Morrison
Cc: Bob Hoog; Mike Brown; Rocky Randels; Angela Raymond; Anthony
Garganese; David Greene; Joshua Surprenant; Michael German; Brian Palmer
Subject: RE: Parking Space
Wes, I respectfully suggest that we refocus this back-and-forth to the
question of how you want to respond to Code Enforcement Staff’s request
(see email below). Code Enforcement Officer Palmer and I would be happy
to meet with you to further discuss this item. Let me know a convenient
time for you. Thanks.
Dave
David Dickey
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321-868-1220 Ext 118 321-868-1248fax
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From: Wes Morrison
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 12:45 PM
To: David Dickey <D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org
<mailto:D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >
Cc: Brian Palmer <B.Palmer@cityofcapecanaveral.org
<mailto:B.Palmer@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >; Michael German
<M.German@cityofcapecanaveral.org
<mailto:M.German@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >
Subject: Re: Parking Space
David,
I am going to repeat back the sequence of events as I understand them.
Also, to ensure we are on the same page I believe you can provide more
information which I am requesting. Thank you for answering what you
have already and I look forward to taking the next best step.
* Josh S. received a complaint from someone/something.
* Date and Time?
* Josh's notes from the complaint?
* How was he notified? In Person, Email, Text, etc.
* Josh S. drove to the site and took a photograph of the complaint
property?
* Date and Time?
* How far did he travel to get to the complaint property?
* Josh S. forwarded the photo to you.
* Would you please forward me the message/email he sent
you with the date and time?
* April 11, 2019: David D. forwarded an email photo to Mike G.
and Bryan P. to investigate the complaint.
* Would you please forward me the email you sent them and
any other people relating to this with times and dates?
* Would you please email me any replies that you received
from anyone who was involved in this?
* What process did Byan and Mike follow to investigate my
property and what stage are they in now?
* What criteria have been satisfied to make it to this
stage?
Thank you,
<http://www.cityofcapecanaveral.org/>
Wes Morrison
City Council Member
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From: David Dickey
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 11:38 AM
To: Wes Morrison
Cc: Brian Palmer; Michael German
Subject: RE: Parking Space
Hi Wes. I wanted to respond to your latest email on the parking issue
for property located at 7640 Ridgewood Avenue.
The complaint, which was anonymous, was initially provided to Josh
Surprenant. Josh who was in the field at the time he received the
complaint, was able to take a photo of the property and forward it to my
attention. On April 11th, I emailed the photo, to Mike German and Brian
Palmer in the City Building Division and asked them to investigate.
Brian nor I am aware of additional complaints regarding this situation.
As you know, our code enforcement effort is focused on working with
property owners to gain compliance with City Code. If you have questions
or want to discuss how to move forward, please let me know. Thanks. Dave
David Dickey
Community Development Director
d.dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org
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321-868-1220 Ext 118 321-868-1248fax
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From: Brian Palmer
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2019 2:34 PM
To: David Dickey <D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org
<mailto:D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >
Subject: FW: Parking Space
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From: Wes Morrison
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2019 12:20 PM
To: Brian Palmer <B.Palmer@cityofcapecanaveral.org
<mailto:B.Palmer@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >
Cc: Michael German <M.German@cityofcapecanaveral.org
<mailto:M.German@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >
Subject: Re: Parking Space
Thank you. I certainly respect anonymous rights to complain. If they
had provided their name and not requested anonymous privacy, I believe I
believe I would have the right to know. Thank you for getting back to
me.
I am looking for additional information while maintaining and
respecting the anonymous complaint. Could you please see the following
questions below. If any question is not allowed to be answered by you
for legal reasons please omit.
1.) Date the complaint came in to you?
2.) Was there more than one complaint? If so, how many?
3.) How was the complaint submitted? (Email, Call, In Person, Report a
Concern,etc)
4.) If it was a call or in person format could you please provide your
notes or best recalled transcript on what was said and or written to
you?
Thank you,
Wes Morrison
Wes Morrison
City Council Member
City of Cape Canaveral
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From: Brian Palmer
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2019 11:50:00 AM
To: Wes Morrison
Cc: Michael German
Subject: RE: Parking Space
Mr. Morrison,
It was an anonymous report.
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From: Wes Morrison
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2019 10:56 AM
To: Brian Palmer <B.Palmer@cityofcapecanaveral.org
<mailto:B.Palmer@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >
Cc: Michael German <M.German@cityofcapecanaveral.org
<mailto:M.German@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >
Subject: Re: Parking Space
Hi Brian,
May I ask, who brought this to your attention? I would appreciate as
much detail as possible.
Thank you,
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From: Brian Palmer
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2019 10:04 AM
To: Wes Morrison
Cc: Michael German
Subject: Parking Space
Mr. Morrison,
It was brought to my attention that you may have created an additional
parking space at your residence (see attachment). If this was your
intention, parking spaces must meet certain criteria in accordance with
City Code.
Sec. 110-494. - Dimensions.
Off street parking spaces shall consist of a minimum paved area of 180
square feet for parking an automobile, exclusive of access drives or
aisles thereto. The minimum width of each space shall be 10 feet and
minimum length shall be 18 feet.
Sec. 110-1. - Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Paving may consist of the following materials: macadam, asphalt,
concrete, pervious concrete, permeable paving, bricks, tile, pavestone,
tilestone, flags, flagstone, flagging, cobblestone, curb, kerb,
curbstone, kerbstone, edgestone and curbing. All paving material shall
have a finished surface and must be contained by a permanent border and
properly maintained.
Paving also requires a permit.
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Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written
communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral
officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or
media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email
addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address
released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic
email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing
Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written
communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral
officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or
media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email
addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address
released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic
email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing
Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written
communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral
officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or
media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email
addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address
released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic
email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing
Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written
communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral
officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or
media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email
addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address
released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic
email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing
Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written
communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral
officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or
media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email
addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address
released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic
email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing
Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written
communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral
officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or
media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email
addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address
released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic
email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing
Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written
communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral
officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or
media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email
addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address
released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic
email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing
Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written
communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral
officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or
media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email
addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address
released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic
email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing
Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written
communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral
officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or
media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email
addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address
released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic
email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing
Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written
communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral
officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or
media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email
addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address
released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic
email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing
Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written
communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral
officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or
media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email
addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address
released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic
email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing
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