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Home My WebLink About09-16-1997 Regular Meeting1 1 1 CALL TO ORDER: CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY HALL ANNEX 111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida TUESDAY September 16, 1997 7:00 P.M. MINUTES Council Members Present Burt Bruns Tony Hernandez Buzz Petsos Mayor John Porter Mayor Pro Tem Rocky Randels Others Present City Manager, Bennett Boucher City Attorney, Kohn Bennett City Clerk, Sandra Sims City Treasurer, Andrea Bowers Public Works Director, Edward Gardulski PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: ROLL CALL: PRESENTATION: Mayor Porter and Mayor Pro Tem Randels presented Mr. William Eppley with a Mayor's Award for his distinguished volunteer service to the community. CONSIDERATIONS: d. A motion was made by Mr. Hernandez and seconded by Mr. Bruns to approve the Minutes of August 5, 1997, September 2, 1997 and September 9, 1997. The motion passed 5 -0, with voting as follows: Mr. Bruns, For, Mr. Hernandez, For; Mr. Petsos, For, Mayor Porter, For, and Mayor Pro Tem Randels, For. (Tape 1, 337) 2. A motion was made by Mr. Petsos and seconded by Mr. Hernandez to approve the CCVFD Contract for Fire and Emergency Medical Services. The motion passed 5 -0, with voting as follows: Mr. Bruns, For, Mr. Hernandez, For, Mr. Petsos, For, Mayor Porter, For, and Mayor Pro Tem Randels, For. (Tape 1, 364) 1l cape- nticape- nHcilYdeds\ citycllAminu tea\reguliel997109- 1697.doc 1 1 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 16, 1997 Page 2 3. A motion was made by Mr. Bruns and seconded by Mr. Hernandez to approve the Equipment Lease Agreement with the Cape Canaveral Volunteer Fire Department (CCVFD). The motion passed 5-0, with voting as follows: Mr. Bruns, For, Mr. Hernandez, For, Mr. Petsos, For; Mayor Porter, For, and Mayor Pro Tem Randels, For. (Tape 1, 420) 4. (rape 1, 446) Reclaimed Water Installation Policy (Commercial & Multi- Family) City Manager, Bennett Boucher, reiterated Public Works Director, Ed Gardulski's background information that the average per unit cost for reclaimed water for Multi Family and Commercial services are less than the per unit cost for single family residential service. The city could set a fixed application fee such as $100, $500, $1,000 or based on backflow device size. Mr. Petsos queried if it is known the percentage of greenspace available for irrigation relative to the number of households, which should be considered as criteria. He also opined that there should be differences in fees of residential and commercial because commercial entities are profit making. He also suggested that a cap for multi- family and commercial installations be developed. Mayor Porter queried if residential property installations could absorb all the grant funding? Mr. Gardulski stated that it would not. He related that it might be appropriate to allocate the grant funding proportionately to residential, multi- family and commercial hookups. Consensus was to defer consideration for discussion at workshop scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on September 23, 1997. RESOLUTIONS: 5. (Tape 1, 1292) Resolution No. 97 -29, Board of Adjustment Re- Appointments A motion was made by Mr. Randels and seconded by Mr. Petsos to approve Resolution No. 97 -29, inserting the names Ronnie Farmer as a regular member and Marilyn Rigerman as an alternate member, with terms to expire October 1, 2000. Council concurred that in the future, all board re- appointments should have an attendance record submitted to Council and that they should be requested to appear before Council. The motion passed 5 -0, with voting as follows: Mr. Bruns, For, Mr. Hernandez, For, Mr. Petsos, For; Mayor Porter, For, and Mayor Pro Tem Randels, For. 6. (Tape 1, 1386) Resolution No. 97 -30, Library Board: Re- Appointment A motion was made by Mr. Randels and seconded by Mr. Petsos to approve Resolution No. 97 -30, inserting the name Geraldine Vavrek, with a term to expire on October 1, 1999. The motion passed 5 -0, with voting as follows: Mr. Bruns, For, Mr. Hernandez, For, Mr. Petsos, For, Mayor Porter, For, and Mayor Pro Tem Randels, For. 7. (Tape 1, 1440) Resolution No. 97 -31, Code Enforcement Board Re- Appointments \\ CAPE- Nllcape- nt\cityclerk \CityClk\ MINUTES \REGULAR \1997109- 16- 97.doc 1 1 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 16, 1997 Page 3 A motion was made by Mr. Hernandez and seconded by Mr. Petsos to approve Resolution No. 97 -31, inserting the names Walter Godfrey, Jr., Karen Hartley and Mary Russell, with terms to expire on October 1, 2000. The motion passed 5 -0, with voting as follows: Mr. Bruns, For, Mr. Hernandez, For; Mr. Petsos, For, Mayor Porter, For, and Mayor Pro Tem Randels, For. 8. (Tape 1, 1495) Resolution No. 97 -32, Recreation Board Re- Appointments Recreation Director, Nancy Hanson, submitted a letter requesting that the Recreation Board have an opportunity to review the re- appointments before Council consideration. Council concurred to postpone the matter until the next meeting. 9. (Tape 1, 1517) Resolution No. 97 -33, Community Appearance Board, Appointment from Alternate to Regular Member A motion was made by Mr. Randels and seconded by Mr. Petsos to approve Resolution No. 97 -31, advancing alternate member, Delores Stribling to regular membership, with a term to expire on May 1, 1998. The motion passed 5 -0, with voting as follows: Mr. Bruns, For, Mr. Hernandez, For Mr. Petsos, For; Mayor Porter, For; and Mayor Pro Tem Randels, For. DISCUSSION: 10. (Tape 1, 1548) Contract Extension for Garbage Collection and Recycling Services. City Manager, Bennett Boucher, reported that he, Mr. Randels and Mr. Fadul of USA Waste have not had an opportunity to meet and requested postponement. Mr. Petsos suggested that they address the issue of consistent pickup scheduling the day after all holidays. Mayor Porter requested that dumpsters and enclosure configurations be considered as a priority goal. 11. (Tape 1, 1739) 1997/98 Law Enforcement Contract. Council concurred that Mr. Michael Abel, Sheriff s Department, should attend to explain his letter to Council. They agreed that the Sheriff's contract has to be scrutinized thoroughly, in that is by far the fastest growing budget in the city. There was extensive discussion regarding officers taking vehicles home and do not live in the city (Indianapolis Plan). Major George McGee explained the rationale for the plan. Council concurred to defer further discussion until the October 7, 1997 meeting. 12. (Tape 1, 3286) Reclaimed Water Service Agreement with the Canaveral Port Authority. Mark Reining, Hartman & Associates representing the Canaveral Port Authority, explained that he had developed the first draft agreement simply as a starting point for discussion. Mr. \\ CAPE- NTlcape- nt\cityclerk \CityClk\ MINUTES \REGUL.AIt\1997\09- 16- 97.doc 1 1 1 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 16, 1997 Page 4 Hernandez related his concern that there were no gallons stipulated in the verbiage for capacity need. Mr. Reining stated that he would revise the agreement for later submittal to Council. 13. (Tape 1, 3617 — Tape 2) SSA Fee Proposal for pavement Testing and Design of Commerce Street John Pekar, Stottler, Stagg & Associates presented soil- boring samples taken from Commerce Street down to five -feet. He explained that the entire roadway is dredged material, stating that the entire area from the Banana River to the tree line was dredged in. He related that it would cost approximately $92,818 to reconstruct the road properly. Council concurred to have the City Manager, Bennett Boucher, talk with the three property owners in an effort to avoid special assessment costs if the city agrees to take ownership of the road. Mayor Porter queried if the city could patch the street on an emergency basis. City Attorney, Kohn Bennett, related that because it is a private street, it could become a code enforcement issue. REPORTS: City Manager — Bennett Boucher • Mr. Boucher reported that Time Warner Cable has new channels available with converter boxes. • Mr. Boucher reported that he rode with the Citizens Observer Patrol and was very impressed. • Mr. Boucher reported that the survey on the Canaveral Port Authority land lease has been received. Audience • Joanne Anderson, resident, queried how many handicapped access crossovers there are to the beach. She related that the one on Jackson is constructed in a maze that is difficult to maneuver through and has a large drop off at the beach end. She related that there is no way a wheelchair or a lark can make the passage. Public Works Director, Edward Gardulski, related that there is another handicapped ramp on Taylor Avenue and concurred that they do need to be rebuilt and will try to make an adjustment to prevent drop -offs. City Clerk — Sandra Sims • Ms. Sims reported that Mayoral Candidate qualifying ended today and that there are two candidates, Rocky Randels and Richard Treverton. City Attorney — Kohn Bennett No report. Mayor Pro Tem — Rocky Randels \\CAPE -N \cape- nt\cityclerlc \CityClk\ MINUTES \REGULAR\1997\09- 16 -974oc 1 1 1 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 16, 1997 Page 5 • Mr. Randels reported that he attended a meeting at the Port with Charlie Bronson and Randy O'Brien regarding the Banana River clamming issue. • Mr. Randels related a magazine article reporting on a Mayor who was suing his city for a sidewalk accident. Council Member — Buzz Petsos • Mr. Petsos related that he saw a city bumper sticker for the city ofNiceville and suggested that the City of Cape Canaveral consider having some printed. He related that he would research the cost. Council Member — Tony Hernandez No report. Council Member — Burt Bruns • Mr. Bruns reported that the Washington Avenue house demolition is progressing, even though slowly. He expressed concern about the concrete buttresses that will be exposed with erosion. • Mr. Bruns reported that he attended his fast regional water meeting and was impressed by the heavy issues presented. He also took a tour of the Cocoa water facilities. Mayor — John Porter • Mayor Porter proposed the next volunteer project for eliminating curb cuts, planting and installing sidewalks along North Atlantic from the Amoco station and beyond the VFW. Council concurred. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:04 p.m. \\ CAPE- Nllcape nt\ cityclerk \CityClk\MINUTES\REGULAR \199'7\09- 16- 97.doc Rocky Randels, MAYOR