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Home My WebLink About06-10-1993 Workshop• • CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING June 10, 1993 A Workshop Meeting of the Cape Canaveral City Council was held on June 10, 1993, at the City Hall Annex, 111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The meeting was called to order at 7:32 P.M. by Mayor Salamone. ROLL CALL: Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember City Manager City Attorney City Clerk BUSINESS: Joy Salamone John Porter Arthur Berger Joan Calvert Rocky Randels Bennett Boucher John Kancilia Faith Miller Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present 1. Interview of prospective Boardmember. Mr. John Kancilia, City Attorney, interviewed John C. Thomas for a possible appointment to the Commercial Development Board. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 2. Ordinance No. 22 -93, Amending City's Code of Ordinances by Repealing and Reenacting Chapter 503, Subdivision of Land (first reading on June 15, 1993). Agenda this item for Tuesday. 3. Discussion Re: Proposal from Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt to prepare State Revolving Loan Program Application. Mr. Boucher explained the proposal received from Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt to prepare the City's application to the State Revolving Loan Fund Program. He stated that the current interest rate was 2.78 %. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 4. Discussion Re: 1993 Revisions to Standard Building Codes (Jim Morgan) . Mr. Jim Morgan, Building Official, stated that the 1993 revisions included many upgrades to the industry standards. Mayor $alamone questioned if the Codes included provisions for a Deputy Building Official. She felt that if Mr. Morgan was on vacation that it was in the City's best interest to completely follow the procedures and utilize a Deputy Building Official for review of building permits. Mr. Morgan stated that the City had a working relationship with Cocoa Beach to utilize their Building Official during Mr. Morgan's absence. There was discussion relative to "insignificant" building permits /inspections for minor jobs and the changes included in the 1993 revisions to the Codes. Mr. Morgan explained that he was confident with Mr. Kleving's abilities even though technically Mr. Kleving did not yet meet the qualifications of a Deputy Building Official. Mr. Boucher stated that when Mr. Morgan was absent, the Cocoa Beach Building Official would sign for building permits as needed. Mayor Salamone requested a copy of the S.B.C.C.I. codes. There was additional discussion regarding eliminating the use of staples on roofs. Mr. Porter described procedures used by Brevard County whereby specific checklists /handouts for permits were set out and available to all contractors and /or homeowners regarding building projects, i.e., pools, fences, sheds, etc. Mr. Morgan stated that Chapters 32 and 1205 contained the most significant changes and Council • • City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Workshop Meeting June 14, 1993 Page 2 requested copies of both chapters. 5. Ordinance No. 10 -93, Amending City's Code of Ordinances. Chapter 668, Floodplain Protection (second reading on June 15, 1993) Mr. Kancilia explained the amendments as recommended by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) which were added to page 3 since the first reading of the ordinance. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 6. Ordinance No. 11 -93, Repealing and Reenacting Section 2 of the Charter of the City of Cape Canaveral to Revise and Restate the Description of the City Boundaries (second reading on June 15, 1992. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 7. Ordinance No. 12 -93, Amending City's Code of Ordinances. Chapter 611, Building Code, by adopting the 1993 revision of the Standard Building Code (second reading on June 15, 1993). The ordinance would be amended to add the changes to the roofing regulations and change the "Chief Building Inspector" to "Deputy Building Official ". Agenda this item for Tuesday. 8. Ordinance No. 13 -93, Amending City's Code of Ordinances. Chapter 613, Standard Plumbing Code, by adopting the 1993 revision of the Standard Plumbing Code (second reading on June 15, 1993). Agenda this item for Tuesday. 9. Ordinance No. 14 -93, Amending City's Code of Ordinances. Chapter 614, Standard Mechanical Code, by adopting the 1993 revision of the Standard Mechanical Code (second reading on June 15, 1993). Agenda this item for Tuesday. 10. Ordinance No. 15 -93, Amending City's Code of Ordinances, Chapter 615, Standard Gas Code, by adopting the 1993 revision of the Standard Gas Code (second reading on June 15, 1993). Agenda this item for Tuesday. 11. Ordinance No. 16 -93, Amending City's Code of Ordinances, Chapter 617, National Electrical Code. by adopting the 1993 edition of the National Electrical Code (second reading on June 15, 1993). Agenda this item for Tuesday. 12. Ordinance No. 17 -93, Amending Citv's Code of Ordinances. Chapter 621, Fire Prevention Code, by adopting the 1993 revision of the Fire Prevention Code (second reading on June 15, 1993). Agenda this item for Tuesday. 13. Ordinance No. 18 -93, Amending Citv's Code of Ordinances. Chapter 627, Standard Swimming Pool Code, by adopting the 1993 revision of the Standard Swimming Pool Code (second reading on June 15. 1993). Agenda this item for Tuesday. City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Workshop Meeting June 14, 1993 Page 3 14. Ordinances No. 19 -93, establishing Chapter 616, adopting the 1988 edition (second reading on June 15 Amending City's Code of Ordinances, by Standard Existing Building Code, by of the Standard Existing Building Code , 1993). Agenda this item for Tuesday. 15. Ordinance No. 21 -93, Amending City's Code of Ordinances, Chapter 624, Flood Damage Prevention (first reading on June 15, 1993) . Agenda this item for Tuesday. 16. Discussion Re: Vacancy on Planning and Zoning Board. Mayor Salamone advised that Council's practice in the past to move alternates up to regular board members when regular positions became available and she suggested moving Mr. Petsos to a regular member and Mrs. McNeely up to first alternate. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 17. Discussion Re: Status of Alternates on Code Enforcement Board. Mayor Salamone stated that Council had enacted a policy whereby alternates who had missed three (3) consecutive Board meetings without advising the Board chairperson or Secretary were subject to removal from the Board. Agenda this item as a resolution for Tuesday. 18. Discussion Re: Authorization to send City representative to attend House Appropriations Sub - Committee meeting in Washington on June 30, 1993, re: Sand Transfer Facility. Mr. Porter advised that he wanted to speak to Congressman Bacchus prior to scheduling attendance at the Sub - Committee meeting. Agenda this as a cost -item on Tuesday. 19. Discussion Re: Status of Wholesale Agreement with Canaveral Port Authority. Mr. Boucher advised that the Port had two main concerns in the wholesale agreement including the up -front fee for capacity and the proposed wholesale rate. 20. Discussion Re: Wastewater Project Update. Mr. Boucher advised that he had received the capacity analysis report from Hartman & Associates. He stated that Burton & Associates was reviewing two ways to structure the rates, either consumption or flat rate. Mr. Boucher explained that the City of Cocoa wanted to take over all the City's billing for sewer and garbage and this would be negotiated further for a reasonable fee. 21. Monthly Activity Reports. No comments. 22. City Manager's Report. Mr. Kancilia briefed Council on the status of the buffer zone located at Ocean Woods. He advised that landowners adjoining Ocean Woods have complained that the present occupants of Ocean Woods had removed the "natural growth" and had replaced it with lawn and sparse vegetation which did not provide a visual screen between City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Workshop Meeting June 14, 1993 Page 4 Ocean Woods and adjoining property owners, and individuals were parking in the area where "natural growth" had previously existed. He stated that the Code Enforcement Board was no longer an appropriate forum in which to enforce a violation of a condition attached to a special exception. The City would have to initiate a lawsuit seeking injunctive relief if it wanted to enforce any violation of a condition attached to the grant of the special exception for the development of Ocean Woods. Mayor Salamone suggested that both parties involved in the dispute get together and discuss alternatives to actual lawsuits. There was extensive discussion regarding the buffer zone, conditions of the special exception, enforcement abilities, the natural vegetation of the subject area, and the costs involved in enforcing the development order through litigation. Mayor Salamone asked that the item be placed on the next Council workshop for further discussion. 22. City Manager's Report. Agenda this item for Tuesday. DISCUSSION: 1. Mr. Nicholas questioned whether or not the City Council had decided to proceed with the wholesale agreement with the Port. Mayor Salamone stated that Council had approved the concept of the wholesale agreement by motion. Council concurred to agenda discussion of the proposed Port agreement at the next Council workshop meeting. 2 . Mr. Nicholas questioned if copies of the recodified City Code of Ordinances would be available for the public to review during the course of the special workshops scheduled for later in the month. Mayor Salamone asked that copies of the proposed Code be provided at the special workshop meeting for the public's review. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:58 P.M. • /_ . Faith G. Miller, 77. /AAE City Clerk 1 • t � i 'r2 A