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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-30-1993 Workshop• • CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING SEPTEMBER 30, 1993 A Workshop Meeting of the Cape Canaveral City Council was held on September 30, 1993, at the City Hall Annex, 111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Mayor Salamone. ROLL CALL: Mayor Joy Salamone Present Mayor Pro Tenn John Porter Present Councilmember Arthur Berger Present Councilmember Joan Calvert Absent Councilmember Rocky Randels Present City Manager Bennett Boucher Present City Attorney John Kancilia Present Deputy City Clerk Susan Chapman Present Agenda Item Nos. 10 and 12 were moved to the beginning of the agenda since the engineers were not ready to give their presentations. BUSINESS: 10. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 40 -93. Amending City's Code of Ordinances, Chapter 685, Parkins Regulations. to Provide Fines for Illegally Parking in Fire Lanes. Mr. Boucher, City Manager, advised that the enactment of this ordinance would allow the City to issue citations for parking in fire lanes. Mr. Kancilia advised that an ordinance would be distributed at the next Regular Council meeting authorizing the City's legal authority to issue the citations. Chief Sargeant agreed with the enactment of this ordinance. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 12. Discussion Re: Endorsement of the Water Supply and Water Service Advisory_ Board and Appointment of a City representative to said Board (tabled on September 21, 1993). Mayor Salamone advised that City Council would only consider designating a City representative and remain out of the organizational planning. Mr. Randels concurred and encouraged the City to follow the City of Cocoa's lead in this matter since the City's water was supplied by Cocoa. Mr. Randels endorsed the appointment of Michael Gluskin, Public Works Director, as the City's representative. Brief discussion followed. Agenda this item for Tuesday. • • City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Workshop Meeting September 30, 1993 Page 2 PRESENTATIONS: 1. Presentation by Hartman & Associates rewarding Design Engineers Status Report for the wastewater treatment plant expansion /modification. Mr. Boucher explained that housekeeping items needed to be addressed at this time regarding the wastewater treatment plant expansion and the wetlands project. Mr. Hal Schmidt, Hartman & Associates, advised that the firm was 90% complete with the wastewater treatment expansion plan design and specifications and that the wetlands project designs and specifications were approximately 50% complete. Mr. Schmidt explained the various time frame schedules. He gave his opinion that the Department of Environmental Protection would consider the City in compliance with the Indian River Lagoon Act if the project was under construction and near completion prior to January 1, 1995. Mr. Schmidt outlined a cost estimate of the ultra - violet Tight wastewater system. Discussion was held regarding project construction bidding. Mr. Schmidt compared types A and B sludge lime stabilization processes and compared the costs of each type. He stated that the Duda Ranch would take the sludge if the City purchased a spreader for the Duda Ranch. He explained that the City currently transported the sludge to the Brevard County Landfill. Mr. Michael Gluskin, Public Works Director, advised that Class A sludge was 95% solid and Class B sludge was 85% water. He preferred and recommended the Class A sludge because it would be a long -term solution and would cut operation costs over 50 %. Mr. Arabian also agreed with the Class A sludge process. It was noted that the Mayor and City Council had previously agreed to Class B type sludge. Discussion was held regarding the different types of sludge and the costs incurred for each process. At this time, the Mayor called a five minute break. The meeting reconvened at 7:50 P.M. Mayor Salamone requested that a value engineering plan be performed on the two sludge systems to include operations management costs and capital costs to be presented to City Council on Tuesday. Mr. Schmidt concurred with the request. • • City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Workshop Meeting September 30, 1993 Page 3 Mr. Chip Swindell advised that the permit application had been submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection. He anticipated that the engineering report would be completed within two weeks if the soils report was received the day after this meeting. He advised that the soils report would include a soils compaction and settlement analysis. He briefly outlined the wetlands project plan. Mr. Swindell advised that the Department of Environmental Regulation had promised to certify the wetlands project based on the information already provided. Discussion was held regarding the birms, pond depth, and fencing the perimeter of the wetlands due to the attractive nuisance. 2. Presentation by Burton & Associates regarding results of Impact Fee Study. Mr. Michael Burton, Burton & Associates, advised that the preliminary impact fee study analysis and fee schedule had been completed. Mr. Burton summarized and explained the schedule of impact fees report. Mr. Kancilia requested that the report be entered into the record. Mr. Boucher asked Mr. Burton to provide a summary fee schedule of funds needed to complete the financial management services to be presented for approval Tuesday. Mr. Burton concurred with the request. BUSINESS: 1. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 41 -93, Enacting Chapter 710 of the City's Code of Ordinances to be entitled "Impact Fees ". Agenda this item for Tuesday. 2. Discussion Re: Resolution No. 93 -37, Appointing a regular member to the Planning & Zoning Board. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 3. Discussion Re: Agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 673, for FY 93/94. Agenda this item for Tuesday. • • City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Workshop Meeting September 30, 1993 Page 4 4. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 32 -93, Repealing and Re- enacting Chapter 541 of the City Code of Ordinances, Renaming the Chapter to "Public Utility Tax ", Increasing the Utility Tax from 8.53% to 10% (second and final reading on October 5, 1993). Agenda this item for Tuesday. 5. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 35 -93, Amending City's Code of Ordinances, to Provide a Procedure for Filling Council Positions Where the Number of Candidates does not Exceed the Number of Positions to be Filled. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 6. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 36 -93, Enacting Chapter 726 of the City's Code of Ordinances to be entitled "Human Rights Law ". Agenda this item for Tuesday. 7. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 37 -93, Amending Zoning Regulations, Section 645.05. Site Plan Submittal and Review Procedures. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 8. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 38 -93, Amending City Charter of the City of Cape Canaveral. to Provide Gender Neutral Terminology in References to Members of the City Council. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 9. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 39 -93, Amending City's Code of Ordinances, Chapter 271, to Provide Gender Neutral Terminology in References to Members of the City Council. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 0 4 City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Workshop Meeting September 30, 1993 Page 5 DISCUSSION: Mayor Salamone advised that a letter had been received from a former volunteer with the Cape_canaver41,yolunteer Fire Department (CCVFD) indicating that he had been injured-:'..he`'M y✓ox hgd City Council members agreed that the CCVFD was a private 1 corporation and--that`th'e City did not get involved with private company matters. Mayo] Salamone requested that the City Manager write a letter to the individual explaining same. "° There being no furthef-business, the meeting adjourned at 10:07 P.M. cat fF r 14,4 t Susan L. Chapman Deputy City Clerk f �