HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 04-20-2010 WkshpCITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING
CITY HALL ANNEX
111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida
TUESDAY
April 20, 2010
5:30 PM
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the Meeting to order at 5:37 P.M.
ROLL CALL:
Council Members Present:
Council Member Bob Hoog
Mayor Pro Tem Buzz Petsos
Mayor Rocky Randels
Council Member Shannon Roberts
Council Member Betty Walsh
Others Present:
Acting City Manager Angela Apperson
City Treasurer Andrea Bowers
Planning & Development Director Barry Brown
Building Official Todd Morley
Sheriffs Precinct Commander Alan Moros
Acting City Clerk Mia Goforth
DISCUSSION:
1. Strategic Planning (AKA Goals and Objectives)
Acting City Manager Angela Apperson reviewed the last Strategic Planning (AKA Goals
and Objectives) City Council Workshop Meeting's directives and how the overall
Strategic Plan will look. Discussion ensued regarding Business section, page 6 of 6 of
the Strategic Planning Handout: facade improvement, how to establish a CRA
(Community Redevelopment Agency) and achieving facade changes without a CRA.
Council reached consensus to move those items up to Action Items under the CRA.
Discussion continued and included CRA; establishing brownfield areas and what
strategy that would fall under. Council reached consensus for Ms. Apperson and
Planning & Development Director Barry Brown to draft language for same.
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Discussion moved to the Business section, page 5 of 6. Council reached consensus to
move "Recruit and Provide Incentives..." as an Action Item under Strategy - Attract new
businesses and investments; and to move "Consider new uses such as farmers
markets" as an Action Item under Strategy - Attract new businesses and investments.
Discussion moved to the Streets section and included: how Streets and Quality of Life
need further work, refinement of wording; strategy regarding traffic and parking is to
provide safe streets; identifying parking as driving behavior and parking being an issue
to residents. Council reached consensus to rename "Provide safe streets" as the
second strategy and change the wording to "Identify specific actions" and move
"Perform an analysis" to an Action Item under that Discussion continued regarding a
note from Council Member Walsh relating to Complete Streets and how that is being
met as a Goal; Master Planning regarding sidewalks, streets, lighting, Sections City
Services and Organizational Structure and Organizational Effectiveness, infrastructure
and maintaining what we have, future plan as being one document. Ms. Apperson
suggested wording: "Using a master Plan, establish maintenance/replacement
schedules and future infrastructure needs".
Ms. Apperson requested Council to please look at section Quality of Life, page 2 of 3,
third item down "Investigate public/private partnerships to continue current operations at
current level'. Discussion ensued and included: striving to do more and better, the focus
of this meeting, get into the agreements and priorities and not necessarily the wording
of the Plan; pet friendly park/beach, Strategy of using/not using beach front for pets.
Council reached consensus to remove the Strategy "Consider identifying a small section
of beach front where pets are allowed."
Discussion moved to page 3 of 3 of Quality of Life section: revising the Strategy "Revise
Code to meet Vision" to "With voter approval, revise Code to meet Vision"; under the
Goal, defining of what a "story" is and making the Strategy define what it is in feet,
referendum on building height in the City, letting voters decide; what the Strategy
document accomplishes re this issue. Council reached consensus to reword the
Strategy "Study, define and revise Code to meet Vision".
Ms. Apperson stated that, other than a few minor changes, Council previously agreed to
all of the items in section City Services. Discussion moved to section Organizational
Structure, Strategies and included automation of the Code, business process mapping,
refinement of ordinances, equipment needs of Staff, and business capabilities of the
City. Council reached consensus to leave the first two Strategies as written and to add
the language "Provide for modern business practices, systems, capabilities and
techniques" to the Action portion of the Plan.
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Ms. Apperson requested Council consider the last sheet of "Council Priorities" handout
and stated the Library appeared to be on every list. Discussion ensued and included:
the fact that an effective strategic plan cannot have this many goals/strategies
accomplished in one year; items that need to be addressed right away such as deciding
what properties to consider before creating a CRA; how Mayor and Council ranked their
choices; creating an effective and efficient organization, including the Cape Canaveral
Public Library; create a CRA; mixed-use; historic preservation; best business practices.
Ms. Apperson stated Council needs to establish five to six priority goals for next year's
budget and explained how she came up with the list. Council reached consensus to
study the priorities and get back to Ms. Apperson at another City Council Workshop
Meeting on May 4, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, the Meeting adjourned at 6:54 P.M.
Mia Gorth, Acting City Clerk
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