HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 09-04-2012 Special BudgetCITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
CAPE CANAVERAL LIBRARY MEETING ROOM
201 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida
TUESDAY
September 4, 2012
5:30 PM
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the Meeting to Order at 5:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL:
Council Members Present:
Council Member
Council Member
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
John Bond
Bob Hoog
Rocky Randels
Betty Walsh
Council Members Absent:
Council Member
Buzz Petsos
Others Present:
City Manager
Assistant City Manager/City Clerk
Finance Director
Building Official
Leisure Services Director
Public Works Services Director
Brevard County Sheriff Commander
Cape Canaveral Volunteer Fire Dept. Assistant Chief
PUBLIC HEARING:
David L. Greene
Angela Apperson
John McGinnis
Todd Morley
Robert Lefever
Jeff Ratliff
Alan Moros
John Cunningham
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2012-18; adopting a Proposed Millage Rate for the levy of
Ad Valorem Taxes for Fiscal Year 2012/2013 on all taxable property located within the
City Of Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida: Mayor Randels read Resolution No.
2012-18 into the record and explained how the Council will proceed. A motion was
made by Council Member Hoog, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Walsh, to approve
Resolution No. 2012-28. The Public Hearing was opened. No comments were
received. Mayor Randels noted the tentative proposed millage rate was adopted on
August 21, 2012. He explained the budget provides $3,180,186.00 in revenue from
property taxes at a 95% collection rate. The Public Hearing was closed. The motion
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carried 4-0 with voting as follows: Council Member Bond, For; Council Member
Hoog, For; Council Member Petsos, Absent; Mayor Randels, For; and Mayor Pro
Tem Walsh, For.
2. Adopt Ordinance No. 15-2012; adopting the Annual General Fund, Wastewater
Treatment Fund, Stormwater Enterprise Fund, Special Revenue Funds, and
Expendable Trust Funds Budgets for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2012, and
ending September 30, 2013: Mayor Randels read the Ordinance into the record. A
motion was made by Mayor Randels, seconded by Council Member Hoog, to
approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 15-2012. The Public Hearing was
opened. No comments were received and the Public Hearing was closed. Discussion
centered on the proposed Water Utility Tax; the proposed Fire Hydrant Fee, and how
these items spread the costs among tax payers and residents who do not pay taxes. It
also included the 50% reduction in taxable value since 2007/2008; the taxes in the City
are among the lowest in the County; use of fund balance/reserves; Council goals, which
are 1. Build a new Fire Station, 2. Implement the Envision Cape Canaveral Report, 3.
Provide for the automation of City Processes, 4. Maintain a fiscally sound financial
structure, 5. Maintain City facilities and infrastructure; the Special Revenue Funds; the
capital improvements for the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and the Stormwater
Fund are separate from the General Fund; if Amendment #4 passes, the City will face
further reductions in revenue to provide necessary/required services; it will take eight to
ten years before the property values return; how the General Fund will be affected by
the creation of the Community Redevelopment Agency; without an Ad Valorem tax
increase, the City only has the fire hydrant fee, Utility Tax and Franchise Fee on
garbage/trash collection, which at most will generate a half million dollars; the continued
legislative changes which reduce the City's ability to secure operating revenue which is
not Ad Valorem based; the continued increases in goods/services; the former practice
of deferring maintenance; and whether the Parking Meter Program should be re-
instituted. The motion carried 4-0 with voting as follows: Council Member Bond,
For; Council Member Hoog, For; Council Member Petsos, Absent; Mayor Randels,
For; and Mayor Pro Tem Walsh, For. Mayor Randels noted the next public hearing is
September 18, 2012.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further the Meeting adjourned at 6:42 P.M.
Rocky Randels, Mayor
Angela M.Apperson, MMC,
Assistant bty Manager/City Clerk
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