HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 09-01-2004 Emergency CITY COUNCIL EMERGENCY MEETING
CITY HALL ANNEX
111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida
WEDNESDAY
September 1, 2004
5:00 P.M.
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
Council Members Present:
} Mayor Pro Tem Bob Hoog
Council Member Steve Miller
Mayor Rocky Randels
Council Member Richard Treverton
Council Members Absent:
Council Member Jim Morgan
Others Present:
City Manager Bennett Boucher
City Clerk Susan Stills
Building Official Todd Morley
DISCUSSION:
1. Emergency Management Procedures Due to Hurricane Frances.
The City Manager reported that:
• He met with CERT volunteers at 9 A.M. These volunteers will assist in recovery
efforts and will also act as tour guides during the debris removal process.
• The Fire Department has the City's chain saws in order to open the way for the
recovery efforts.
• The causeway and bridge conditions will regulate resident's retum.
• Communications would remain open and two Satellite telephones were on order.
• City staff and their families are scheduled to relocate to the Amerisuites Hotel
in Lakeland. Reservations are in progress. Employees who do not choose to go to
this location need to contact their Supervisors as soon as possible following the
C f hurricane.
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• Employees will be on Administrative Leave the reminder of the week and
subject to return only if the evacuation is called off.
• The local State of Emergency regulations will prevail with a dusk to dawn curfew.
• A Public Information Hotline is available by calling 321 - 637 -4070.
• He met with staff periodically throughout the day to provide updates and staff
was directed to proceed in preparedness mode.
Building Official
• Mr. Morley reported that the Puerto Del Rio construction would proceed with a
roof pouring on Thursday morning. He noted the action as a safety conscious
move.
Mr. Boucher replied to Mayor Randels that it is the State Troopers' goal to prevent
congestion on State Road 1-4 by the time of Tropical Force winds.
• City Manager reported that paychecks were distributed today and key personnel
received their retum passes.
• Fire rescue would return to the City first, then cleanup and assessment would
begin. Residents and business owners would retum last.
• He announced that the Tuesday night City Council Regular Meeting on
September 7 was tentative and the Annexation Town Meeting scheduled for
C re September 2 was cancelled.
In closing, any and all future decisions would depend on the Governor's executive
order.
ADJOURNMENT:
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