HomeMy WebLinkAboutcocc_council_mtg_minutes_20190806_regular_qualifyingCAPE CANAVERAL CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
100 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida
TUESDAY
August 6, 2019
6:00 PM
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the Meeting to Order at 6:00 PM. Council Member
Raymond led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL:
Council Members Present:
Mayor Pro Tem Mike Brown
Mayor Bob Hoog
Council Member Wes Morrison (via FaceTime)
Council Member Rocky Randels
Council Member Angela Raymond
Others Present:
City Manager
City Attorney
City Clerk
Community Services Director
Executive Assistant to the City Manager
Brevard County Sheriffs Office Lieutenant
David L. Greene
Anthony Garganese
Mia Goforth
Joshua Surprenant
Lisa Day
Quincy Hines
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Ray Osborne, 209 Holman Road, stating he would forward a copy
to the City later, read a letter to the Council proposing a study be conducted on the benefits of
historic districting and suggested the Holman Road and Oak Lane areas of the City.
PUBLIC HEARING:
1. Ordinance No. 14-2019; an Emergency Ordinance amending Chapter 26, Elections, of the
Code of Ordinances; changing the qualifying period for candidates for the office of the City
Council for the 2019 City Regular Election to be consistent with the requirements established by
the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections to provide Spanish language ballots pursuant to a
preliminary injunction issued by the Federal District Court in Madera v. Lee, No. 1:18-cv-152-
MW/GRJ (N.D. Fla. May 10, 2019) and a related directive issued to the Supervisor of Elections
by the Florida Secretary of State; providing an effective date and repealer provision: City Attorney
Garganese read the title into the record and explained the Item. Discussion ensued and included
how Council can take immediate action on the Ordinance with no second reading required, the
need to adopt another ordinance to ensure City compliance by March 2020, the State mandate for
bilingual ballots in English and Spanish and pressure on the Supervisors of Election. The Public
Hearing was opened. Thomas Cienciera, 807 Mystic Drive, and Mr. Osborne both requested and
received clarification regarding the State mandate which prompted shortening the 2019 Qualifying
Period in order to help the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections Office meet its deadline. The
Public Hearing was closed. A motion was made by Council Member Randels, seconded by
Council Member Raymond to adopt Ordinance No. 14-2019. The motion carried 5-0.
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City Council Regular Meeting
August 6, 2019
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ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, the Meeting adjourned at 6:17 PM.
Bob Hoog, Mayor