HomeMy WebLinkAboutcocc_council_mtg_minutes_20210817_budget_workshopCAPE CANAVERAL CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING
City Hall Council Chambers
100 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida 32920
Tuesday
August 17, 2021
5:00 p.m.
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the Meeting to Order at 5:00 p.m. Council Member Morrison
led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL:
Council Members Present:
Council Member
Mayor
Council Member
Council Member
Mayor Pro Tem
Mike Brown
Bob Hoog
Mickie Kellum
Wes Morrison
Angela Raymond
Others Present:
City Manager
City Attorney
City Clerk
Administrative/Financial Services Director
Capital Projects Director
Community & Economic Development Director
Cultural + Community Affairs Director
Leisure Services Director
Public Works Services Director
Deputy City Clerk
Deputy Finance Director
Accountant
Dep. Community & Economic Dev. Dir./Sustain. Mgr.
Brevard County Sheriff's Office Commander
Brevard County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant
Canaveral Fire Rescue Chief
Canaveral Fire Rescue Deputy Chief
Todd Morley
Anthony Garganese
Mia Goforth
John DeLeo
Jeff Ratliff
David Dickey
Molly Thomas
Gustavo Vergara
James Moore
Daniel LeFever
Candice Blake
Jenny Coldiron
Zachary Eichholz
Andrew Walters
Chris Cardinal
Dave Sargeant
Derek Yossifon
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: None
AGENDA ITEMS:
1. Proposed Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Budget and Five (5) Year Capital Improvement Plan:
Discussion ensued and included Oak Lane preliminary design, engineering and construction,
FIND Grant funding of the Estuary Park project at Long Point Road, Canaveral Fire Rescue
replacement of a twenty-five year old Air/Light Truck for $350,000, current City census
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population numbers not available yet, Cherie Down Park acquisition/transfer document
forthcoming from Brevard County, American Rescue Act funds distribution schedule and
Staff spending proposal to be presented to Council soon, addition of operating and
maintenance costs for new facilities to the proposed Budget, removal of clerical errors
and mistakes in the proposed Budget, prioritization of State Road A1A, costs for finishing
sidewalks in the City, costs for getting all City lights working, flooding priorities and Center
Street Basin project, and funding for amenities versus fixing infrastructure. City Manager
Morley discussed the forthcoming Presidential Streets Master Plan, focusing on other
areas with regard to flooding issues, the Council -approved five (5) year solar Tight
replacement plan could be accelerated should Council desire and construction of an open
retention pond. Discussion ensued and included agreement to prioritize issues including
flooding, lighting, sidewalks, paving Oak Lane, negative impacts of stormwater runoff to
the Lagoon, upcoming Marine Resources Council Low Impact Development Conference,
American Rescue Act funding will be available soon, use of contingency funds as directed
by Council, Staff's Budget detailed and organized process, and the City's membership in
the American Flood Coalition. City Manager Morley discussed the Deep Well Injection
Study, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection requirement that no effluent
be discharged into the river, the deadline to meet that mandate and how the City could
spend American Rescue Act funds for that project. Deputy Finance. Director Blake clarified
how the 5.2M dollars in American Rescue Act funds cannot be used for infrastructure
based items such as sidewalks or solar lights but focuses on stormwater and sewer
investments. Discussion ensued regarding the need for further discussion and the
upcoming Budget Hearing meeting. Council reached consensus to begin the September
7, 2021, Budget Hearing Meeting thirty minutes earlier. A motion was made by Mayor
Hoog, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Raymond, to start the City Council Budget Hearing
Meeting on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 5:01 p.m. The Motion carried 5-0.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the Meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m.
Bob Hoog, Mayor
Mia Goforth, City Clerk
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