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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcocc_cc_reg_mtg_minutes_041525CAPE CANAVERAL CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING City Hall Council Chambers 100 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida 32920 Tuesday, April 15, 2025 6:00 p.m. MINUTES Council Members Present: Kim Davis Council Member Council Member Mayor Pro Tern Mayor Council Member Kay Jackson Mickie Kellum Wes Morrison Don Willis Others Present: City Attorney Interim City Manager/Administrative/Financial Services (AFS) Director Interim AFS Director/Finance Manager AFS IT Manager AFS IT Support Specialist Parks, Recreation and Community Affairs (PRCA) Director PRCA Deputy Director and Projects and Events Manager Community and Economic Development (C+ED) Chief Resilience Manager Public Works Services Director Public Works Services Deputy Director Capital Projects Coordinator Brevard County Sheriff's Office (BSO) Commander BSO Deputy City Clerk 1. CALL TO ORDER Anthony Garganese John Deleo Cheryl Puleo Michael Schaffer Duncan Grant Molly Thomas John Mayberry Zachary Eichholz June Clark Jessica Erdman Tim Carlisle Bryon Keck Joseph Schulze Esther Coulson Mayor Morrison called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Davis led in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Regular Meeting -April 15, 2025 Minutes · Page 2 of 8 3. ROLL CALL Mayor Morrison requested that the city clerk call the roll where a quorum was present. 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS WRITTEN OR WITH AMENDMENTS The city council considered its action to approve the agenda as submitted. At Mayor Morrison's request and upon the city attorney's recommendation, the city council accepted the change on this evening's agenda to remove item 7.a.i., January 28, 2025 special meeting minutes and verbatim excerpt. A motion was made by Council Member Willis and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Kellum that the city council approve this evening's regular agenda as written with deletions as previously cited. Mayor Morrison called for a roll call vote on the motion and declared it carried unanimously. 5. PRESENTATIONS a. Arbor Day Proclamation On behalf of the city council, Mayor Morrison read into the record a proclamation declaring Friday, April 25, 2025, as Arbor Day in the City of Cape Canaveral and urged all citizens to support to celebrate Arbor Day, support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands and plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the wellbeing of this and future generations. Ms. Dana Sussman, Florida Forest Service, accepted the proclamation with appreciation, recognized that every day is Arbor Day, and congratulated the city for its 36 years commitment as the Tree City USA with the importance of taking care of the existing trees and the planting of future trees for the benefit of forthcoming generations. b. National Pickleball Month Proclamation On behalf of the city council, Mayor Morrison read into the record a Proclamation declaring the month of April as National Pickleball Month in the City of Cape Canaveral to recognize the community building capacity of the sport and promote healthy-lifestyle activities in the city and expressed appreciation to the dedicated volunteers whose efforts have strengthened and expanded the pickleball community in Cape Canaveral, making it a thriving and enjoyable activity for all. On behalf of the members of the Cape Canaveral Pickleball Club, Ms. Jane McDonald, accepted the proclamation with gratitude; expressed appreciation to the growing community and staff's support for the volunteer efforts and various events. City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Regular Meeting -April 15, 2025 Minutes · Page 3 of 8 c. Water Conservation Month Proclamation On behalf of the city council, Mayor Morrison presented a proclamation declaring April 2025 as Water Conservation Month and called upon each resident and business to help protect our precious resource by practicing water saving measures and becoming more aware of the need to save water. For this, the 27th year of Water Conservation Month, there will be a special focus on irrigation system evaluations. After Mr. James Cannon 111, St. Johns River Water Management District, thanked the city for the proclamation recognizing the importance of water conservation, Mr. Eichholz recognized the city's Adopt-A-Rain Barrel Program; revealed the display showing an example of a food-grade 55-gallon drum, and announced how residents with approved installations would be eligible to receive a $50 rebate from the City of Cocoa Water Utility. 6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Mr. John Benton, City of Cape Canaveral resident, expressed concerns relating to a previous Code Reduction Hearing and the inability for him to defend himself relating to code enforcement issues. Ms. Mary Sci bona, Florida resident, appeared before the council recollecting events of the November 14, 2024 alleged dog attack she encountered on Cape Canaveral Beach and the traumatic experience she suffered as a result; addressed the council members' awareness of same which was broadcasted on the media and her unsuccessful attempts in reaching out to Mayor Morrison for a meeting. She requested the council's assistance to prevent a similar situation from happening to other people and addressed the possibility of passing a law to increase and enforce fines for off-lease dogs on the beach as suggested resolution to the problem. On behalf of the city council, Mayor Morrison thanked Ms. Scibona for appearing where he relayed apologies and recalled the city council's actions, at its December 17, 2024 regular meeting, for a draft ordinance to make the penalties for animal code violations consistent with Brevard County's penalty matrix. Ms. Scibona affirmed by gesturing in agreement to Mayor Morrison's suggestion to provide ideas and input along with the city council's previous actions on the issue in question prior to the next regular meeting, By unanimous consent and upon Mayor Morrison's suggestion, the city council recessed its meeting at 7:44 p.m. and reconvened at 8:00 p.m. City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Regular Meeting -April 15, 2025 Minutes · Page 4 of 8 7. CONSENT AGENDA The city council considered its action on the following consent agenda items: a. Approval of Meeting Minutes 1. January 28, 2025 Special Meeting 11. February 26, 2025 Special Meeting 111. March 18, 2025 Regular Meeting b. Verbatim Excerpt Accept and file the January 28, 2025 special meeting verbatim excerpt. A motion was made by Council Member Willis and seconded by Council Member Davis that the city council approve consent agenda items 7.a. ii. and iii. Mayor Morrison called for a roll call vote on the motion and declared it carried unanimously. 8. ITEMS FOR ACTION a. City Hall Office Build-Out Project (1TB 2024-05) -JCKC Construction LLC The city council considered its action to approve the City Hall Office Build- Out Project Invitation to Bid No. 2024-05 to the most responsive and responsible bidder in the amount of $53,731 .00 to JCKC Construction LLC. and authorize Interim City Manager to execute same. Following much discussion and after Mr. Carlisle relayed staff's recommendations to select JCKC Construction Inc. and the process involved leading up to the project's completion, he distributed the office build-out project/contractor justification; a copy of which is filed with the supplemental papers to the minutes of this meeting. After discussion, a motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Kellum and seconded by Council Member Jackson that the city council accept staff's recommendations to award the City Hall Office Build-Out Project Invitation to Bid No. 2024-05 to the most responsive and responsible bidder in the amount of $53,731.00 to JCKC Construction LLC. and authorize the interim city manager to execute the construction agreement. Mayor Morrison called for a roll call vote on the motion and declared it carried unanimously. City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Regular Meeting -April 15, 2025 Minutes · Page 5 of 8 b. Rocket Launch Impact (Monitoring) Study -Florida Institute of Technology The city council considered its action to approve an agreement between the City of Cape Canaveral and the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) to begin actively monitoring rocket launch impacts to the built environment. Ms. Lilian Myers, City of Cape Canaveral resident, addressed the seismic monitoring of launches, which has increased; noted the radar of susceptible changes in the environment, and voiced concerns on the potential increase in structural damage and deteriorating conditions in the area resulting from vibration and noise caused by starship launches; thus, monitor future launches. By unanimous consent, Mayor Morrison closed the public pa rtici pat ion. In recognizing the city's identity through space travel and the economy and the increases in rocket launches, Mr. Eichholz described plans to mitigate risk to old infrastructure; reviewed the Federal Administration Aviation's recent draft environmental assessment on same, and recommended expediting the implementation of data collection at several locations around the city. Following extensive discussion and by unanimous consent, Mayor Morrison reopened public participation. Once the baseline data is available, Ms. Myers inquired about the opportunity for Mr. Garganese to address whether SpaceX, with the help of municipalities, could establish a fund in each of the domain and areas that would be down by local municipality to assist with property claims so that they are the insurer of record as opposed to insurance companies. By unanimous consent, Mayor Morrison reopened public participation. After much discussion, a motion was made by Council Member Jackson and seconded by Council Member Willis that the city council approve an agreement between the City of Cape Canaveral and the Florida Institute of Technology (FITI to begin actively monitoring rocket launch impacts to the built environment. City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Regular Meeting -April 15, 2025 Minutes · Page 6 of 8 Following further discussion, the city council supported staff's suggestion to publicize the citywide rocket launch impact study with FIT; earmark funding towards analyzing the air quality as a result of the launches, and work on receiving concessions on the installation of devices near the launch sites and affected areas. After much discussion, Mayor Morrison called for a roll call vote on the motion and declared it carried unanimously. c. Six Solar Light Fixtures -Graybar/First Light Technologies Proposal The city council considered its action to approve a proposal from Graybar/First Light Technologies in the amount of $34,203.56 for the purchase of six solar light fixtures to replace the existing lights in the parking lot at Manatee Sanctuary Park. After much discussion, a motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Kellum and seconded by Council Member Davis that the city council approve the proposal from Graybar/First Light Technologies as previously cited. Mayor Morrison called for a roll call vote on the motion and declared it carried unanimously. d. Records Management Software -Laserfiche Cloud Upgrade -Quote The city council considered its action to approve MCCi's quote dated March 25, 2025 in the amount of $28,489 .29 to upgrade the current Laserfiche Avante System to the Laserfiche Cloud (Records Management Software). Following extensive discussion, a motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Kellum and seconded by Council Member Davis that the city council approve MCCi's quote as previously cited. Mayor Morrison called for a roll call vote on the motion and declared it carried unanimously. 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS There were no unfinished business items to address at this time. 10. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION There were no items to discuss at this time. 11. REPORTS City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Regular Meeting -April 15, 2025 Minutes · Page 7 of 8 a. Monthly Financial Report -February 2025 The city council reviewed the February 2025 monthly financial report. b. Quarterly (04 2024) Public EV Charging Station Program Report City of Cape Canaveral Quarterly (Q1 2025) Public EV Charging Station Program Report. The city council took no action on the above-captioned items; however, Mr. Deleo acknowledged, in response to Mayor Morrison's remarks on the change to this evening's agenda, that in future the subject items, where no action will be taken, would be included under informational. 12. INFORMATIONAL a. Council Member Willis Council Member Willis gave a report on the following: -The Race to Resilience on America's Space Coast Presentation The city's hosting of the April 4, 2025 Florida Department of Transportation Central Florida Safety Steering Committee meeting held at the city's community center CS where he commended Mr. Eichholz on the presentation he gave on The Race to Resilience on America's Space Coast. -Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization Projects The Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization Governing Board at its April 10, 2025 meeting approved the funding of the Cape Canaveral Crosswalk/Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon and other safety improvements along A-1-A with an approximate cost savings of $500,000. b. Council Member Jackson Council Member Jackson gave a report on the following: -EOG DOGE Council Member Jackson referred to the March 18, 2025 Florida League of Cities' letter regarding the Governor's establishment of an EOG DOGE Team on its efforts and inquiry regarding local governments' financial condition (Financial Matters Pertaining to Political Subdivisions) under subsection 218.503, Florida Statutes and the city's March 19, 2025 response to same to which Mayor Morrison voiced his concurrence to monitor the issue. Copies of the respective documents are filed with the supplemental papers to the minutes of this meeting. City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Regular Meeting -April 15, 2025 Minutes · Page 8 of 8 -Space Coast League of Cities After Council Member Jackson recognized the April 14, 2025 Space Coast League of Cities' Board of Directors meeting hosted at the City of Cape Canaveral's Radisson Conference Center, Mayor Morrison acknowledged the attendance of the city council and staff. 13. ADJOURNMENT After further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 8:39 p.m.