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WORKSHOP MEETING
October 27, 1994
A Workshop Meeting of the Cape Canaveral City Council was held on October 27, 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 Present
City Manager Bennett Boucher Present
Interim City Attorney William Potter Present
City Clerk Faith Miller Present
BUSINESS:
1. Interview of prospective Boardmembers.
Mr. Potter, City Attorney, conducted brief interviews with two (2) prospective Board member
applicants, Earl McMillin and Russell Ward. Agenda two (2) resolutions for Board member
appointments for Tuesday's meeting.
2. Public Hearing re: the City of Cape Canaveral's Amended Wastewater Facilities Plan.
Amended Capital Financing Plan. and Dedicated Revenue requirements (scheduled for November
1, 1994. at 6:30 p.m.).
Agenda this item for Tuesday.
3. Resolution No. 94 -57. Adopting the Amended Wastewater System Facilities Plan for the
City of Cape Canaveral.
Agenda this item for Tuesday.
4. Discussion Re: Ordinance No. 38 -94. Granting a Franchise to Time Warner Entertainment
Company. L.P., to construct. operate and maintain a cable television system in the City (second
and final reading on November 1. 1994).
Mr. Boucher stated that he was in agreement with Time Warner on the franchise agreement as
presented to Council. He advised that the agreement was for a term of ten (10) years and it
included a $30,000 surety bond and accountability assurances for customer service standards
were addressed in Section 9. Mr. Randels requested clarification on several items included
within the agreement and Mr. Boucher provided same. Agenda this item for Tuesday.
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5. Discussion Re: Quarterly budget transfers.
Ms. Deborah Haggerty, City Treasurer, stated that the City closed the year in a very
comfortable financial position. She advised that there was an additional revenue of $58,000 in
the General Fund and an overall decrease in General Fund expenditures of $18,000. She stated
that at the close of the year the City had approximately $106,000 in contingency.
Mr. Randels commented on the additional charges imposed by the City of Cocoa for fire
hydrants. He stated that with regard to the 800 MHz Radio Communication Fund, he was
concerned about the statement in the transfers which read: "Brevard County informed the City
that we would not be receiving these funds as previously expected". Mr. Boucher explained that
the City had thought that the funds were being allocated through the Tax Collector's office, but
then when the books were closed it became apparent that the funds were not being received and
had been held by the County. He stated that the funds had been sent to the County EMS
division. He stated that the funds were supposed to return through the system to the Cape
Canaveral Sheriff's precinct and he would follow up on the matter to ensure that the funds were
indeed funneled to the Canaveral precinct.
Agenda this item for Tuesday.
6. Discussion Re: Scheduling of interviews of City Attorney position.
Mayor Salamone suggested that the interviews of the six (6) City Attorney applicants be
scheduled for November 10, 1994, and that the workshop meeting originally scheduled for
November 10th be rescheduled as a combined workshop and regular meeting on November 15,
1994. She suggested 15 -20 minutes for each interview and that the meeting include ranking of
the applicants. Council concurred.
7. Discussion Re: Developing a Master Plan for City Complex area.
Mayor Salamone stated that she would like to combine the City buildings and land within the
City Hall annex to provide a campus -type effect. She also wanted to suggest that the City plan
include within the complex area a marker recognizing the individuals who had served the City
as volunteers for seven (7) years or longer.
Mr. Nicholas stated that in 1975, the City could have purchased the United Agencies building
for $130,000, but the citizens had rejected a tax millage to purchase the property. He wondered
if there might still be a way for the City to procure the property possibly for the expansion of
City Hall facilities. He felt that a Master Plan was a worthwhile concept to pursue.
Mr. Nicholas also commented that since the City would be looking at proposals for City
engineers later in November, that it would be a good idea to select engineers with experience
in land use planning and concepts similar to a Master Plan for the City. Mr. Boucher
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summarized that Council wanted to wait until after completion of the selection process for the
engineers in order to more adequately determine the costs involved in such planning efforts.
8. City Manager's Report.
Mr. Boucher stated that Mr. Nicholas had questioned an item on a County Commission agenda
about several beach communities being designated with an urban County designations and he
stated that the process was related to the Community Development Block Grant Program
(CDBG) which Cape Canaveral had already completed.
Mr. Boucher distributed a recap of funds available within the sewer fund to Council. He stated
that there was a sewer expansion fund balance of $800,000 which could also be utilized for the
costs associated with the wastewater treatment plant expansion thus reducing the amount of State
loan funds needed. Mayor Salamone stated that she would hope that Council would look at
available expansion funds prior to requesting funds from the State Revolving Loan funds.
Mr. Boucher stated that the City had been presented a plaque from the Sheriff's Department for
the City's participation in the D.A.R.E. program.
Mr. Boucher stated that he had spoken to the Port staff and determined that the Port would begin
pumping sand onto Cape Canaveral beaches in early January 1995.
Mr. Boucher stated that Cape Canaveral completed a traffic study each year on the impacts of
A1A and that the Local Planning Agency had questioned if the City could get figures from
Cocoa Beach relative to A1A traffic since Cocoa Beach had adopted a service level of "F" for
A1A. He explained that he had contacted Cocoa Beach and their engineer stated that Cocoa
Beach did not allocate any funding for traffic studies within their City and they relied solely on
the Department of Transportation (DOT) for that type of information.
DISCUSSION:
1. Mr. Nicholas questioned the priority placed on the development of a park on Long Point
Road. Mr. Boucher stated that the grant writer was researching potential grants for the
development of such a park. He explained that the City had five (5) acres of property off of
Long Point Road and that aerial photographs of the area had been sent to the Army Corps of
Engineers and the Corps were receptive to such an idea with a playground closer to the homes
and an elevated boardwalk going out to the river. Mayor Salamone spoke against development
of a park on Long Point Road due to the egress /ingress complications. She asked that staff look
more thoroughly at developing a park closer to Columbia Drive. Mr. Boucher stated that the
proposed park was only in the planning stages to determine whether or not it would be feasible.
There was further discussion regarding the need for a park on the west side of A1A.
2. Mr. Nicholas suggested sending 50 copies of the insert included in the Port Canaveral
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Journal highlighting the City to each of the City's sister cities.
3. Mr. Nicholas commented briefly on the painting of the Tobin's home and a subsequent
newspaper article relative to same. He suggested sending a letter to the Code Enforcement
Board thanking the Board for its efforts in working with the property owner. Council
concurred.
4. Mr. Randels announced that he had been appointed as a member of the FY 94/95
Legislative Committee of the Florida League of Cities.
5. Mr. Randels distributed several handouts to Council and staff that had been prepared by the
Indian River Lagoon Steering Committee for the National Estuary Program. He stated that he
would be attending a two (2) day planning conference on coastal planning.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:03 P.M.
aith G. Miller, CMC/
City Clerk