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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 06-18-2013CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CAPE CANAVERAL LIBRARY MEETING ROOM 201 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida TUESDAY June 18, 2013 6:00 PM MINUTES CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the Meeting to Order at 6:00 P.M. and led the pledge of allegiance. Mayor Randels reminded everyone to speak into the microphone. ROLL CALL: Council Members Present: Mayor Pro Tem John Bond Council Member Bob Hoog Council Member Buzz Petsos Mayor Rocky Randels Council Member Betty Walsh Others Present: City Manager David L. Greene City Attorney Anthony Garganese Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Angela Apperson Finance Director John DeLeo Community & Economic Development Director Todd Morley Planning & Zoning Director Barry Brown Leisure Services Director Gustavo Vergara Public Works Services Director Jeff Ratliff Public Works Services Deputy Director Lonnie Dunn Brevard County Sheriff Major Mike DeMorat CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT: None AUDIENCE TO BE HEARD: None CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Randels inquired if any items are to be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion. No items were removed. 1. Approve Minutes for City Council Meeting of May 21, 2013: City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Regular Meeting June 18, 2013 Page 2 of 5 2. Approve Agreement for Consulting Services in the amount of $60,000 to The Berryhill Group, LLC for providing consulting services related to City wastewater/stormwater improvement projects in the State Revolving Fund Loan Program as administered by Florida Department of Environmental Protection and authorize the City Manager to execute same: 3. Approve Task Order No 3, in the amount of $98,785, to Quentin L. Hampton Associates, Inc. for engineering design services for the Sludge Belt Press System Improvements Project at the Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility and authorize the City Manager to execute same: 4. Approve Task Order No. 4, in the amount of $87,997 to Quentin L. Hampton Associates, Inc. for bidding and construction monitoring services for the North Atlantic Avenue Streetscape Project and authorize the City Manager to execute same: 5. Approve Interlocal Agreement for Building Inspection & Plan Review Services between the City of Cape Canaveral and the Canaveral Port Authority and authorize execution of same: A motion was made by Council Member Hoog, seconded by Council Member Walsh, to approve the five items on the Consent Agenda. The motion carried 5-0 with voting as follows: Mayor Pro Tern Bond, For; Council Member Hoog, For; Council Member Petsos, For; Mayor Randels, For; and Council Member Walsh, For. PUBLIC HEARING: 6. Ordinance No. 06-2013; amending Chapter 110, Zoning, of the City Code related to parking and paving requirements; amending definitions; providing for temporary parking on unpaved areas; providing for the repeal of prior inconsistent ordinances and resolutions; incorporation into the Code; severability; and an effective date, second reading: City Attorney Garganese read the Ordinance title into the record and provided a brief explanation of same. A motion was made by Council Member Petsos, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Bond, for approval of Ordinance No. 06-2013 on second reading. The Public Hearing was opened. No comments were received and the Public Hearing was closed. The motion carried 5-0 with voting as follows: Mayor Pro Tem Bond, For; Council Member Hoog, For; Council Member Petsos, For; Mayor Randels, For; and Council Member Walsh, For. 7. Ordinance No. 07-2013; amending Chapter 78, Utilities, of the Code of Ordinances related to illicit discharges and connections to the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4); providing for the repeal of prior inconsistent ordinances and resolutions; incorporation into the Code; severability; and an effective date, second reading: City Attorney Garganese read the Ordinance title into the record and provided a brief overview of same. A motion was made by Council Member Hoog, seconded City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Regular Meeting June 18, 2013 Page 3 of 5 by Council Member Walsh, to approve Ordinance No 07-2013 on second reading. The Public Hearing was opened. No comments were received and the Public Hearing was closed. The motion carried 5-0 with voting as follows: Mayor Pro Tem Bond, For; Council Member Hoog, For; Council Member Petsos, For; Mayor Randels, For; and Council Member Walsh, For. 8. Ordinance No. 08-2013; amending Chapter 90, Floods, of the Code of Ordinances related to construction site stormwater runoff control; making conforming amendments to Chapter 2, Administration; providing for the repeal of prior inconsistent ordinances and resolutions; incorporation into the Code; severability; and an effective date, first reading: City Attorney Garganese read the Ordinance title into the record and provided an explanation of same. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Bond, seconded by Council Member Petsos, for approval. Discussion ensued and included: that the Ordinance only applies to parcels over 1 acre; how the Ordinance will impact development; that fees will be considered by Resolution on second reading; fees will be set to recover the costs to enforce the Ordinance requirements; the proposed flat fee is to be a percentage of the cost for the site work; possibly creating a tiered/laddered approach to the fee, and that the percentage fee should be below that of Brevard County. The Public Hearing was opened. No comments were received and the Public Hearing was closed. The motion carried 5-0 with voting as follows: Mayor Pro Tem Bond, For; Council Member Hoog, For; Council Member Petsos, For; Mayor Randels, For; and Council Member Walsh, For 9. Ordinance No 10-2013; amending Chapter 110, Zoning, of the Cape Canaveral Code of O rdinances related to Vacation Resort Campuses; providing requirements for Vacation Resort Campuses; excluding Vacation Resort Campuses from the rental Irestrictions on dwelling units set forth in Section 110-487; providing for the repeal of prior inconsistent ordinances and resolutions; incorporation into the Code; severabilityi and an effective date, first reading: Attorney Garganese read the Ordinance title into the record, suggested a change to the third "Whereas" to read: "The City recognizes that a vacation resort campus, as defined herein, can help to promote economic development and tourism in the City of Cape Canaveral;" and provided a detailed explanation of the Ordinance. Ken Ward, representing Cape Caribe Resort, explained the events which lead to the creation of the Resort, how the Resort operates and advocated for passage of the Ordinance. Council Comments included: the current need to house prospective tenants at hotels outside the City; that the passage of this Ordinance may allow the next building to be built sooner; and the facility is well landscaped. A motion was made by Council Member Petsos, seconded by Council Member Walsh, for approval of Ordinance No. 10-2013. The Public Hearing was opened. Pat Walden asked if the seven day limitation to rental will be removed; to which City Manager Greene and Mr. Ward responded the limitation will only be removed for the resort and will remain in the rest of the City. Attorney Garganese recapped the proposed amendment. The Public Hearing was closed. The motion carried 5-0 with voting as follows: Mayor Pro Tern Bond, For; Council Member Hoog, For; Council Member Petsos, For; Mayor Randels, For; and Council Member Walsh, For. City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Regular Meeting June 18, 2013 Page 4 of 5 ITEMS FOR ACTION: 10. Designate one (1) City Official to be the Voting Delegate at the 87th Annual Florida League of Cities Conference scheduled for August 15-17, 2013 — World Center Marriott, Orlando, Florida: Council Member Hoog, seconded by Council Member Walsh, nominate John Bond. The nomination carried 5-0 with voting as follows: Mayor Pro Tem Bond, For; Council Member Hoog, For; Council Member Petsos, For; Mayor Randels, For; and Council Member Walsh, For. 11. Ratify the Composite City Manager Performance Evaluation and discuss/determine how to proceed with the provisions of Section 2, Salary, and Evaluation, of the Employment Agreement between the City of Cape Canaveral and City Manager David L. Greene: Mayor Randels provided an overview of the process, the areas that were evaluated, the scoring system; and the need to decide on an amount of salary increase, if any. The amount/percentage of the salary increase was discussed. A motion was made by Council Member Hoog, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Bond, for a five (5) percent increase. The motion carried 5-0 with voting as follows: Mayor Pro Tem Bond, For; Council Member Hoog, For; Council Member Petsos, For; Mayor Randels, For; and Council Member Walsh, For. City Manager Greene thanked the City Council and indicated this is a team effort. REPORTS: 12. Council Council Member Walsh noted the work of Todd Morley, Jeff Ratliff and Duree Alexander with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reduce the City's classification from an eight to a seven, which will save residents money on their flood insurance premiums. She relayed positive comments received related to the performance of Leisure Services Director Gustavo Vergara. Mayor Pro Tem Bond thanked Major DeMorat for allowing him to ride along with Corporal Ziebel. He indicated it was an interesting experience. He noted the need for improvements/upgrades to the radio system; the need for signage on the beach, near the crossovers, which is visible from the beach, so individuals will be able to tell emergency services where they are located; and the need to make improvements at certain properties to be able to see the address from the street. He also thanked City Manager Greene for the outstanding performance. Mayor Randels noted his attendance at the Governor's Mansion for dinner where he shared items of interest in the City; he also met with Department of Economic Opportunity Representatives and secured funding for training for the certain workers at the Assisted Living Facility; the settlement between the National Fair Housing Alliance, Fair Housing Continuum and Wells Fargo related to Real Estate Owned homes; and a I 1 City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Regular Meeting June 18, 2013 Page 5 of 5 new law which may speed up the eviction process for a landlord who is not receiving rental payments. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the Meeting adjourned at 7:20 P.M. Rocky Randels, Mayor Angela M. Apperson, MMC, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk SEAL of Cape Canaveral, Florida