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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 02-10-1994 Workshop• • CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING February 10, 1994 A Workshop Meeting of the Cape Canaveral City Council was held on February 10, 1994, 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 Tem John Porter Present Councilmember Arthur Berger Present Councilmember Leo Nicholas Present Councilmember Rocky Randels Absent City Manager Bennett Boucher Present City Attorney John Kancilia Present City Clerk Faith Miller Present BUSINESS: 1. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 10-94 Request to vacate former 60' roadway easement for Tower Boulevard. Mr. Boucher stated that Jim Morgan, Building Official, had advised that the conditions specified on the preliminary plat for Discovery Bay had been satisfied. He explained that the City had done a vacation of the right -of -way for Tower Boulevard by resolution in 1990 and it was questioned whether or not the resolution was legally sufficient. Mr. Kancilia advised that when Resolution No. 90 -54 was adopted a public notice was not filed in the newspaper within 30 days of the adoption of the resolution as required. He explained that if no evidence was found regarding the publication of the required legal ad, then the resolution would need to be re- adopted and advertised as required. Agenda this item for the February 24th workshop meeting if needed. 2. Discussion Re: Stabilization of Tower Boulevard. Mr. Boucher stated that before Mr. Tezel could pull a building permit for the Discovery Bay project a stabilized access roadway to the development would need to be provided as per Section 602.6 of the Standard Fire Prevention Code. He explained that to cut and balance the existing road with a 6" stabilized sub -base (1800' of roadway, 20' wide) would cost approximately $6,500; to cut and balance the existing road with a 4" limerock sub -base would cost $16,750. There was further discussion among Council regarding stabilizing or paving Tower Boulevard. Mayor Salamone stated that Mr. Tezel understood the City's budgeting process and Mr. Morgan had assured that if the City stabilized Tower Boulevard it was in conjunction with the City's building codes and that if the roadway was not stabilized Mr. Tezel could not move forward with his development. She stated that the funds would have to come out of the Contingency Fund. • • City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Workshop Meeting February 10, 1994 Page 2 Mayor Salamone stated that Council's direction appeared to be going with the $6,500 to stabilize the roadway to allow Mr. Tezel to start his development. Agenda this item for Tuesday. Mayor Salamone explained that it was her understanding that once the road stabilization was approved that Mr. Tezel would be able to obtain the necessary permits to start construction once the Planning & Zoning Board approved the final plat for the project. Mr. Boucher concurred. Mr. Porter questioned the landscaping plans for the project and Mr. Tezel explained same. Mr. Nicholas suggested the possibility of running reuse lines to the project while it was under construction to provide reuse water to the development once the City's upgrade of the wastewater treatment plant was completed. There was further discussion regarding the reuse possibility, 3. Discussion Re: Presentation of Annual Audit for FY 92/93 by Hoyman, Dobson & Company (February 15, 1994). Agenda this item for Tuesday. 4. Discussion Re: Authorization for purchase of a command vehicle for the Cape Canaveral Volunteer Fire Department. Dave Sargeant, Fire Chief, explained that the State bids had just opened for vehicles and the order must be placed by Monday, February 14, 1994. Mayor Salamone called for a special Council meeting for Friday, February 11, 1994, at 7:26 p.m. Mr. Nicholas and Mr. Porter agreed to schedule the special meeting for February 11, 1994. Chief Sargeant explained that $12,000 had been budgeted from each entity, the City and the Port, to cover the cost of the vehicle including a police package of accessories. He explained that the Jeep was the vehicle which won the State bid and it was very adequate to meet the Fire Department's needs. He stated that he would also purchase the 7 -year standard warranty which included no deductible and coverage up to 100,000 miles. Agenda this item for Friday. 5. Discussion Re: Authorization for purchase of a pick -up truck for the Street Division. Mr. Boucher stated that the Street Department had budgeted for the purchase of a pick -up truck to replace a 1982 Ford pick -up. He stated that $8,500 had been budgeted which had been the State bid price, but the State price had increased to $9,155. Mayor Salamone stated that the additional funds would not be taken from the Contingency Fund. Mr. Gluskin stated that the purchase of a mobile radio had come in at $400 less than anticipated and he could locate the additional $255 within the Street Department budget to purchase the vehicle. He further explained several items that had been expended that were unanticipated which had impacted the Street Department budget. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 6. Discussion Re: Authorization for purchase of a vehicle for the Wastewater Treatment Plant. City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Workshop Meeting February 10, 1994 Page 3 Mr. Boucher stated that the wastewater treatment plant had originally budgeted $15,000 for a replacement for a one ton pick -up truck, and had received a price of $14,494. Mr. Gluskin had then looked at an alternative vehicle that had similar uses and a Jeep was found at $13,800. He further explained the uses of a Jeep as a utility vehicle as compared to a pick -up truck. He stated that the wastewater treatment plant had purchased a one -ton pick-up which had been used by several individuals for travel purposes and to accomplish work and that the pick-up would be transferred to the collections department. He explained that 1986 Ford LTD would no longer be used. Mayor Salamone stated that she did not understand the concept of purchasing a Jeep for the wastewater treatment plant. Mr. Berger spoke in favor of the purchase. Mayor Salamone commented that no funds were to be taken from the Contingency Fund to pay for the purchase of the Jeep. Agenda this item for Friday. 7. Discussion Re: Full -time Code Enforcement Officer position. Mayor Salamone stated that the recommendation was for a part-time Code Enforcement Officer position. Ms. Deborah Haggerty explained the figures presented to Council regarding a part- time vs. full-time Code Enforcement Officer including expenses for the remainder of the fiscal year. Mayor Salamone recommended that Council proceed with the recommendation of the City Manager to hire a part-time Code Enforcement Officer. Agenda this item for Tuesday. 8. Discussion Re: Resolution No. 94 -04. Appointing a member to the Planning and Zoning Board. Mayor Salamone questioned what Mr. Hoog's request to be considered for appointment to the Planning & Zoning Board instead of the Zoning Board of Adjustment would do to the membership of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Ms. Miller advised that the Board would have one alternate member vacancy if Mr. Hoog resigned from the Board. Mayor Salamone asked that Mr. Hoog submit his resignation from the Zoning Board of Adjustment by letter to the City by Tuesday in order to be appointed to the Planning & Zoning Board. Agenda this item for Tuesday. Mr. Porter stated that John Murphy may be interested in serving on the Planning & Zoning Board. Mayor Salamone asked that a letter be sent to Mr. Murphy on behalf of the City Council to ask him to serve on the Planning & Zoning Board as his history and background as a past member was sorely needed as the City proceeded into its growth management plan this summer. 9. Discussion Re: Changing hours for Sunday liquor sales. Mayor Salamone stated that there was strong support within the community to change the serving of liquor on Sundays at times equal to the hours of sale during the remainder of the week. Agenda this item as an ordinance for Tuesday. City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Workshop Meeting February 10, 1994 Page 4 10. Discussion Re: Appointment of alternate member to the Metropolitan Planning Organization's Technical Advisory Committee (MPO /TAC). Mr. Boucher recommended the appointment of Michael Gluskir}, Public Works Director, as the alternate member to the Metropolitan Planning Or g anization's Technical Advisory Committee. 11. Monthly Activity Reports. No comments. 12. City Manager's Report. Mr. Boucher stated that City staff would be attending a meeting in Orlando on February 16, 1994, at 2:00 p.m., with representatives from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Cocoa Beach officials to discuss the joint reuse Venture and he invited a member of Council to attend the meeting as well. Mr. Berger or Mr. Porter would attend the meeting with the City Manager and staff. Mr. Boucher stated that he had received a letter from Attorney General Butterworth regarding the cable rate regulation and he questioned if Council wanted to reconsider the regulation of basic cable service rates. Council concurred not to reconsider the matter. Mr. Boucher stated that Robert Abbott had filed a motion for appeal. He advised that Michael Roper had stated that it would be approximately 6 - 8 months before the appeal was heard. Mr. Kancilia explained that the issues would not be identified until the first briefs were filed on the appeal. Mr. Boucher commented that the only taxable costs the City could recover from the original lawsuit were in the amount of $2,600. Mr. Kancilia briefly explained the appeal process at the Circuit Court of Appeals' and Supreme Court levels. Mr. Boucher stated that on the previous day he had conducted a City -wide employee meeting to present employees with safety awards. He stated that representatives of the Florida Municipal Health Trust Fund had also presented an award to the City in recognition of the City's reduced loss ratio. Group photographs were taken and would be included in the League's newsletter. DISCUSSION: 1. Mr. Porter stated that he had attended Cocoa Beach's Town Forum the previous evening. He briefly mentioned a Cocoa Beach directive whereby all department heads involved in a particular significant project held meetings to discuss strategies. He commented that Cocoa Beach was very excited about the reuse concept. 2. Mr. Porter briefed Council on the Economic Coalitio meeting he had attended. He stated that the Coalition had asked each member to present a One-page description of the City • • City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Workshop Meeting February 10, 1994 Page 5 businesses and economic trends. He explained that the Council would need to discuss what the City could do to help stimulate economic growth. 3. Mr. Porter stated that the Tree Planting Program grant application was being pursued aggressively, but that a concern had developed regarding a potential cut by Governor Chiles to the Urban Forestry Program. There was general discussion regarding the City's appearance and economic development. Mr. Porter stated that he would be asking Council to consider a special workshop meeting to discuss the A1A corridor and classification as a redevelopment empowerment zone. Council concurred to schedule the workshop as needed upon Mr. Porter's recommendation. There was discussion regarding empowerment zones, visioning concepts, and the need for quality economic growth. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:17 P.M. Faith G. Miller, CMCI City; :Clerk