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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-29-1993 Workshop• • CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING July 29, 1993 A Workshop Meeting of the Cape Canaveral City Council was held on July 29, 1993, at the City Hall Annex, 111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Pro Tem Porter. 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 Absent Present Present Absent Present Present Present Present 1. Interview of prospective Boardmember. Mr. Kancilia interviewed Mrs. Joanna Atwood for a possible Boardmember position on the Library Board. 2. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 23 -93, Repealing and Re- enacting Section 271.04 of the City Code of Ordinances to amend the commencement of workshop meetings of the City Council. Mr. Randels stated that the change in meeting times would be difficult for him due to his work schedule. He also explained several reasons why he was against the time changes. Mrs. Mary Winchester stated her preference for the 7:30 meeting time. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 3. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 24 -93, Repealing and Re- enacting Section 271.02 of the City Code of Ordinances to amend the commencement of regular meetings of the City Council. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 4. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 25 -93, Amending Section 659.13E of the City's Code of Ordinances, by providing the Board of Adjustment with the authority to exempt any lighting or activities from the provisions of Chapter 659, Sea Turtle Protection. Mr. Kancilia explained that the proposed ordinance provided that the Board of Adjustment, rather than the administrator, would be granted the authority to allow exemptions to the lighting restrictions included in Chapter 659, Sea Turtle Protection. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 5. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 26 -93, Amending Section 641.33B of the City's Code of Ordinances, by prohibiting the parking of commercial vessels in residential areas of the City and amending the length of recreational vehicles which may be parked in residential areas. Mr. Randels spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance and Mr. Kancilia explained the provisions included in the ordinance. He stated that since the issue dealt with a land use matter, the ordinance would need to be referred to the Planning and Zoning Board for review and comment prior to its adoption. 6. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 27 -93, Amending Chapter 653, Sign Code, of the City's Code of Ordinances, providing requirements and City Council approval of temporary on- premises signs, and amending political sign regulations. • • City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Workshop Meeting July 29, 1993 Page 2 Mr. Randels questioned the elimination of cardboard signs and other provisions for temporary off - premises signs included in the proposed ordinance and Mr. Kancilia explained same. Mr. Kancilia advised that this ordinance would also require Planning & Zoning Board review. 7. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 28 -93, Amending Chapter 703, Lot Clearing, of the Citv's Code of Ordinances to grant the Code Enforcement Board jurisdiction to hear and decide cases relating to lot clearing. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 8. Discussion Re: Wastewater Project Update. Mr. Cliff Devor, Ecotech, Inc., explained the basics of the wetlands concept. He advised that if the Port was included in the wetlands project, the flow projection would be 1.8 mgd which would require an effective treatment area of 33 acres with an additional five (5) acres for the berms and the ditch around the property (total - 38 acres). He stated that if the Port did not continue to have its wastewater treated at the City's plant, the flow projection would decrease to 1.5 mgd with 28 acres of effective treatment area and five (5) acres for the berms and ditch (total - 33 acres). Discussion followed regarding the amount of land needed for both options of the wetlands project. Mr. Boucher explained that it would be more cost effective for the City to remove the utilities on the north side of Tower Boulevard. He asked Mr. Devor to request that Chip Swindell and Wendy Masteller attend the Council workshop meeting scheduled for August 12th to further explain the scenario of removing the utilities from the north side of Tower Boulevard. 9. City Manager's Report. Mr. Boucher reported that the Port Commission had voted 4 to 1 on an offer to the City for a 30 -year agreement to purchase 250,000 mgd at $1,672,000. Discussion was held regarding the following three options presented by Mr. Boucher: accepting the Port's offer; adhering to the City's offer of selling 250,000 mgd for $2,370,000; or terminating negotiations with the Port, giving them notice that the City intends not to renew the present agreement, and then the City would plan and construct its project without the Port being on the system. Mr. Don Arabian expressed his opinion that the City should not compromise with the Port and that the City only needed a plant capacity of 1.5 mgd without the Port which would require only 32 acres rather than 38 acres. Mr. Kancilia advised that he did not feel that the City had grounds to terminate its contract with the Port prior to the year 2000. Mrs. Mary Winchester agreed with Mr. Porter and Mr. Arabian regarding adhering to the City's original offer to the Port. Mr. Arabian stated that the build out of the Port would be close to the build out of the City. Mr. Berger felt that it was to the citizens' advantage to continue negotiations with the Port and that economically there was a way to turn the Port's profits into the City's advantage through the sewage system. Mr. Ali Tezel expressed his opinion that the Port was being projected as the third largest Port in the United States and that the City should continue to work with the Port. • City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Workshop Meeting July 29, 1993 Page 3 Mr. Randels advised that there were pros and cons to both issues. He stated that without the Port the City's rates to its users would increase by 34% and that with the Port the rates would increase by 15 %. Mr. Leo Nicholas stated that the Port's industrial sewage had a much higher treatment factor. He stated that the City needed to look out for its own best interests. He spoke in favor of not accepting the Port's offer of $1.67 million for the 250,000 mgd. Mr. Randels stated that the Port had agreed that it would pay for and construct any lines, pumps, and storage tanks as necessary to obtain the reuse water from the City's plant for irrigation purposes. Mr. Berger stated that he was not pleased with the Port's counteroffer and that there was room for negotiations. He suggested that the City could allow the Port to pay the $1.67 million up front and then the impact fees charged to the Port's customers revert to the City rather than the Port which would net the City a total of $4.1 million. Mr. Boucher stated that the public hearing on the purchase of the land was scheduled for August 24th and prior to that date a decision had to be reached as to the purchase of 33 acres for 1.5 mgd capacity or 38 acres for 1.8 mgd capacity. Mr. Berger stated that the difference in the land acquisition cost needed to be determined. Council concurred to have the representatives from Ecotech attend the workshop meeting scheduled for August 12th to further discuss and reach a decision regarding the amount of acres to be purchased. Mr. Arabian advised that he would be unable to attend the meeting on the 12th. Mr. Porter suggested that Mr. Arabian provide Council with his position in writing. DISCUSSION: 1. Ms. Miller distributed revised budget adoption schedules to Council. 2. Mr. Kancilia stated that he had requested an Attorney General opinion regarding the degenderization of the City Charter by the adoption of an ordinance. The Attorney General had requested a memorandum of law on the issue and Mr. Kancilia would prepare and submit same. 3. Mr. Boucher stated that he had provided Council with an update on the State revolving loan application process. He advised that a draft copy of the facilities plan for the application had been submitted by Ron Ferland of Dyer, Riddle. He stated that the legal advertisement would be publicized on Saturday, July 31st. He stated that a thirty -day notice was required for the facilities and dedicated revenue hearing scheduled for September 2nd at 6:30 P.M. Mr. Boucher stated that the interest rate for the State funds was 2.7% for twenty years. Mr. Boucher stated that Mr. Ferland had indicated that if the funding was received this fall, the first repayment would not be due until March, 1996. 4. Mr. Boucher suggested that Council review the copies of the Quarterly Operations Review Report prepared by Professional Plant Operations (PPO) and the Quarterly Concurrency Management Report which were contained in their agenda packets and he would address any questions regarding same on Tuesday. 5. Mr. Randels expressed his appreciation to Mr. Tezel for holding his land off the market until Council had made its decision for the wetland land acquisition. Mr. Tezel questioned if he would be issued a permit the next day for the relocation of the sewer line. Mr. Boucher advised that Mr. Young needed to coordinate the project with the City's Public Works Director, Michael Gluskin. • City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Workshop Meeting July 29, 1993 Page 4 Mr. Kancilia stated that Mr. Tezel had expressed his intention to comply with the conditions of the site plan and one of the conditions included the relocation of the utility lines. He stated that at this point he could not verify that all of the other conditions had been met. Mr. Porter asked for an update on the project at Tuesday night's meeting. Mr. Kancilia stated that the site plan approval that Mr. Tezel had received was valid until June 1993. Mr. Tezel stated that Council had agreed that the site plan would be held for as long as negotiations continued. Mr. Kancilia stated that there was a question as to whether or not the site plan approval had expired in June and whether the Council did agree to extend it. There was a procedure for extending site plans for a period of six months and he was not prepared to state whether or not the site plan approval had been extended. Mr. Tezel spoke at length regarding the Discovery Bay project and the necessary permits needed from the City to begin construction of the project. Mr. Kancilia stated that the matter required further research and could not be resolved that evening. There being_ no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M. Faith G. Miller, cyu /AAE City, _Clerk