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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 08-15-1994 Special Workshop• • CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETING August 15, 1994 A Special Workshop Meeting of the Cape Canaveral City Council was held on August 15, 1994, at the City Hall Annex, 111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 P.M. by Mayor Salamone. ROLL CALL: Mayor Joy Salamone Present Mayor Pro Tem John Porter Absent Councilmember Arthur Berger Present Councilmember Leo Nicholas Present Councilmember Rocky Randels Absent City Manager Bennett Boucher Present City Clerk Faith Miller Present BUSINESS: 1. Discussion Re: Proposed Annual Budget for FY 1994 -95. Special Revenue Funds Sewer Enterprise Funds Capital Improvement Fund Expendable Trust Funds Comments on overall budget Police Education Fund: No changes. Fire Protection Fund: No changes. 800 MHz Radio Communication Fund: No changes. Capital Expansion Municipal Services Fund: Mr. Boucher stated that the revenue projections included in the fund were based on projections from the Building Department regarding the potential amount of permits to be issued over the next fiscal year. Library Fund: Mr. Boucher commented that the library millage had been tentatively increased by 10% to .0425 mils. He stated that Council would have the option to decrease the millage at the last public hearing on the budget scheduled for mid- September. Mayor Salamone expressed her support of maintaining the library millage at the same rate as the previous year. Mr. Berger • • City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Special Workshop Meeting August 15, 1994 Page 2 stated that the increase had been suggested due to the library expansion and potential increased costs for maintenance of a larger facility. There was further discussion regarding the library millage. Ms. Haggerty, City Treasurer, advised that the increased millage provided an additional revenue of $1,200. There was also discussion regarding the amount of funds allocated to library facility improvements. Beautification Fund: Mr. Boucher stated that the beautification millage had also been tentatively increased by 10% to .4843 mils (additional revenue $13,973). The extra funds were to be utilized to address beautification needs at both entrances to the City and for possible matching grant funds. Mayor Salamone stated that she was also against increasing the beautification millage. Mr. Boucher stated that he had left the line item "Aid to Private Organizations" blank to allow Council to make the determination as to what it wanted to donate to Keep Brevard Beautiful. He explained that historically the City had donated funds to Keep Brevard Beautiful which coordinated the annual Trash Bash activities, Adopt -a -Road program, and Prisoner Work Program. Mayor Salamone suggested placing $1,000 in holding until further discussion. Councilmembers present at the meeting concurred to budget $750 as the donation to Keep Brevard Beautiful. Mr. Nicholas asked for a breakdown of the expenses included in line item, .3400, Contract Services. There was discussion regarding the various contracts utilized by the Street Department for mowing, pesticide /herbicide, etc. Mayor Salamone stated that Council had been told that a City employee was certified to do herbicide spraying, yet the City continued to contract out pesticide spraying. Mr. Boucher would re- evaluate the situation and report back to Council. There was general discussion regarding the lawn maintenance contract with Nick's Lawn Service and the subject renewal options. Council directed the City Manager to review the existing contract, renewal options, and ability to keep the contract price stable. Storm Drainage Debt Service: Mr. Boucher stated that he had recommended that the millage rate be lowered from .1821 mils to .1102 mils. There were two (2) years remaining for repayment of the debt. Sewer Enterprise Fund: Mr. Boucher stated that there were no expenditures for the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant included in the upcoming fiscal year's budget. Mr. Nicholas agreed as there were provisions available throughout the year to amend the budget as needed. Mr. Boucher stated that the estimated revenue did not factor in a rate increase and he felt that it was prudent to wait until after the construction bid was awarded to seriously consider any potential sewer rate increases. • • City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Special Workshop Meeting August 15, 1994 Page 3 Discussion followed regarding the sewer expansion project. There were no comments related to general sewer fund expenditures or non - departmental expenditures included in the sewer enterprise fund. Capital Improvement Fund: No comments. Five -Year Capital Improvements: Mr. Boucher stated that Council had requested that staff research ways to locate a neighborhood park on the west side of A1A. He stated that Brevard County was also researching whether or not any of the Long Point property could be utilized for a park. Mr. Nicholas stated that Steve Roney, during a recent LPA meeting, had commented on what he felt were the recreation needs in the City which included an additional basketball court and soccer fields. He suggested the possibility of utilizing Port land in a joint venture for use of land for recreational needs such as soccer. There was further discussion regarding recreation needs including soccer fields. Mrs. Hanson advised that Mr. Roney would be working through his soccer league to research the potential of a joint Port/City venture for soccer fields. Library Expendable Trust Fund: No comments. Law Enforcement Trust Fund: No comments. Mayor Salamone commended department heads for their excellent job in submittal and preparation of the proposed FY 94/95 budget. Mr. Nicholas stated that the City engineers should be included on the City's organizational chart. He suggested that the City go out for bid for engineering services. Council concurred. Mayor Salamone directed the City Manager to give Council at least four (4) months notice on any contract expiration. Mr. Nicholas stated that the garbage contract did not expire until 1999. Mr. Berger commented that the contract could be terminated for cause. Mr. Boucher stated that there was a remedy in the garbage contract which provided that Western Waste satisfied the terms of its contract with the City if complaints were corrected within 24 hours. Mr. Nicholas stated that the enabling ordinance on utility taxes included water as one of the utilities that could be subject to a utility tax. He suggested that either the City implement the tax on water or remove the enabling clause from the ordinance. He suggested reducing all of the other utility tax rates and imposing a utility tax on water that together would equal the same amount of revenue. Ms. Haggerty stated that the projected revenue from a 10% utility tax on • • City of Cape Canaveral, Florida City Council Special Workshop Meeting August 15, 1994 Page 4 water was $60,000 and that the total amount of the current utility taxes equaled $562,000. Discussion followed regarding the possibility of imposing a utility tax on water and making the tax "revenue neutral" by decreasing the other utility tax rates. Council concurred that the proposed special Council workshop meeting scheduled for August 22, 1994, regarding the budget be canceled. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6 :35 P.M. aith G. Miller, CMC /AAE City Clerk