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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 05-20-2009 Workshop11 [A CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING CITY HALL ANNEX 111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida WEDNESDAY May 20, 2009 4:00 PM MINUTES CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the Meeting to order at 4:09 P.M. ROLL CALL: Council Members Present: Mayor Pro Tem Council Member Mayor Council Member Council Member Others Present: City Manager City Attorney Planning and Development Director Recording Secretary DISCUSSION: Bob Hoog Buzz Petsos Rocky Randels Shannon Roberts Betty Walsh Bennett Boucher Anthony Garganese Barry Brown Mia Goforth 1. Review and Prioritize the Goals and Objectives for the Redevelopment Plan; Starting with page 29, Objective 2.3 — Public Facilities. Mayor Randels explained the main goal is to review the objectives and attempt to determine whether the item is: desirable, doable, affordable and fundable. Discussion ensued on how to prioritize the rest of the items in the Redevelopment Plan, the Business and Cultural Development Board's analysis on how to fulfill the requirements of the Plan, the first reading of the tax abatement Ordinance on May 19 and the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) cost benefit analysis. Council agreed to continue prioritizing the items using the quadrant analysis. Barry Brown, Planning and Development Director, proceeded to the "white board" to notate the priorities at the Council's request. Ms. Roberts pointed out, for clarification and with the Chair's agreement, to begin at the top of Page 29, under Policy 2.2.1. City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Redevelopment Plan Workshop Meeting Minutes May 20, 2009 Page 2 of 5 Objective 2.2 — Traffic Circulation Discussion ensued on Policy 2.2.2 as a high priority and how eliminating some of the access points would reduce some of the traffic problems on State Road AIA, where to eliminate these access points and the cost of such. Mr. Brown explained how this action should occur: • Engage the developers proactively; • Negotiations would occur to find out what works best; • Full-time Planner needed for this engagement; • Florida Department of Transportation [FDOT] will work with the Local Government; • Local Government must engage FDOT and/or Brevard County to pursue what is needed. More discussion took place regarding traffic difficulties related to recent commercial construction, difficulties in obtaining access over developed property and losing access at Ridgewood Avenue for a thoroughfare, revising the Planning ordinance as a way to implement Policy 2.2.2, the 2007 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) which identifies compatible policies, crosswalks and crossovers on State Road Al A and the difficulty of the west side of the City traversing to the east side and vice versa, reducing the speed limit on SR A1A, blocking off some of the streets and blending policies 2.2.1 and 2.2.2. Mayor Randels called for a point of order to bring discussion back to the main objective: Traffic Circulation — Bike and Pedestrian. Council agreed only to prioritize the Policies at this time. Policy 2.2.3 Discussion continued around developing a master pedestrian/ bike path system, obtaining bike racks, working with the County and utilizing impact fees for funding, surveying and drainage control performed by the FDOT, the lack of connectivity to the west side of the City. Council agreed to prioritize this as low cost/high time. Policy 2.2.4 Discussion continued with respect to how local businesses, specifically along Al A, disrupt through traffic when receiving delivery of goods. Mr. Brown confirmed the issue could be addressed by revising the City's land development code but the Revised Planning Ordinance deals primarily with new development Council agreed to prioritize this as low cost/low time. NJ City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Redevelopment Plan Workshop Meeting Minutes May 20, 2009 Page 3 of 5 Policy 2.2.5 Discussion continued regarding whether the intent of this policy was for centralized off-street, off-site parking and if the City was requiring new development to have more parking on site or for various locations around the City, the walk -able community concept and the possibility of parking garage construction. Ms. Joanne Muncey, Business and Cultural Development Board Chair, responded to Council that her Board's concept of a walk -able community includes parking accommodations behind businesses, not like strip malls. Council agreed there was no need to categorize this policy and to include it in the Visioning process. Policy 2.2.6 Discussion included elimination of cul-de-sacs, providing greater interconnectivity in the City, resolving truck traffic along N. Atlantic Avenue, the City's recent ownership of N. Atlantic and the need for additional stop signs, the possibility of requiring weight limits and allowing local traffic only for N. Atlantic. Council prioritized this as low cost/ low time. Policy 2.2.7 Discussion included reducing the speed limit along AIA, the possibility of gaining right-of-way extensions, road development to improve traffic circulation, coordination of willing property owners within the designated areas for redevelopment, speed bumps/humps. Council determined this item should be combined with Policy 2.2.1. Objective 2.3 — Public Facilities Policy 2.3.1 Discussion involved sewerage facility checklists for planners/ developers and a comprehensive map detailing such. Council agreed this Policy has been met. Policy 2.3.2 Council determined the Policy has been met. Policy 2.3.3 Council determined the Policy has been met. C; Policy 2.3.4 11 City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Redevelopment Plan Workshop Meeting Minutes May 20, 2009 Page 4 of 5 Discussion included the fact that solar energy is currently being utilized at Manatee Sanctuary Park and at the south entrance "Welcome to Cape Canaveral" sign, researching the possibility of using municipal wastewater sludge to tum a turbine to generate electricity, the flex -fuel cars used by the Sheriff's Department and hybrid vehicles used by the solid waste company, the State Legislature mandate that all new municipal buildings be "green", the fact that Florida Power and Light will not voluntarily replace existing street lights with energy efficient lighting. Council determined this Policy will be met. Policy 2.3.5 Discussion ensued regarding the City of Satellite Beach plan for implementation of underground utilities, the requirement for underground utilities of all new development in the City already exists and has been implemented, the need to add language in the Planning Ordinance that addresses underground utilities for any redevelopment if feasible, the existing requirement to put all utilities underground for all residential rebuilds, how the City required the Portside Villas project to put utilities underground, the possibility of floating a bond issue to clean up the power lines along Al A, the City possibly taking over the power lines, consideration of the policy during the Visioning process. Council agreed this Policy to be prioritized under high cost/high time. Obiective 2.4 — Beautification Discussion ensued about possibilities such as creating mini -parks and giving neighborhoods the responsibility to maintain them, buying foreclosed residential and commercial properties to create more green space, putting solar panels on top of the bus shelters to power fans and lighting. Policy 2.4.1 Discussion ensued regarding uniform lighting along A1A and the impact the Visioning process will have on the theme along Al A, creating a laundry list for Al corridor improvement, the need to look at various funding, recouping investment through ad valorem taxes, increasing the tax base, creating a focal point for community events and signage. Council agreed this Priority should be handled during the Visioning process. Policy 2.4.2 No discussion or action on this item took place. City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Redevelopment Plan Workshop Meeting Minutes May 20, 2009 Page 5 of 5 C] Policy 2.4.3 Council agreed to have the Beautification Board update the Beautification Plan and the Priority should be low cost/low time. Mayor Randels noted the duration of the meeting had reached 2 hours. Discussion turned to scheduling of Council Action Items, Ridgewood Avenue Improvements, and the Sheriffs Department as workshops or including them in a regular City Council Meeting along with discussion regarding the Sign Code, the Platting Code and the Tree Ordinance. Council came to consensus to try coordinating a Sheriffs Department Workshop and a Ridgewood Avenue Improvements Workshop within the next three weeks and to start the Regular City Council Meeting at 6 p.m. on June 2"d, starting with Council Action Items on the agenda. Council consensus and result of the workshop is illustrated below: LOW COST/LOW TIME HIGH COST/LOW TIME 2.2.2 Reduce access points along AIA 2.2.4 Require on site turning movements 2.2.6 Minimize truck traffic on N. Atlantic 2.2.1 Request 35 mph on AIA from FDOT 2.4.3 Beautification Board update Beautification Plan LOW COST/HIGH TIME HIGH COST/HIGH TIME 2.2.2 Reduce access points along AIA Bury utility lines underground — 2.2.3 Complete bike/pedestrian path system Redevelopment AIA Corridor improvement plan ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the Chair adjourned the Meeting at 6:19 P.M. "z Mia4oforth, Recor Secretary C?