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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-19-1972 Regular Meeting! A . MICROFILMED 4 -24 -80 REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 19, 1972 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1972 AT THE CITY HALL, 105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA AT 7:30 P.M. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR GEORGE H.'FIRKINS; JR. ROLL WAS CALLED BY THE CITY CLERK. OFFICIALS PRESENT WERE MAYOR FIRKINS; COUNCILMEN E. H. RHAME, A. M. RUTKOWSKI, G. J. SALVAGGIO AND MRS. ANN THURM; CITY MANAGER A. J. FRANCIS; CITY ATTORNEY STANLEY WOLFMAN; CITY CLERK ANITA OSTROM AND SGT. AT ARMS WILLARD WINNETT. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 5, 1972 WERE APPROVED AFTER CORRECTION OF TYPING ERROR NOTED BY MR. RUTKOWSKI. TREASURY REPORT FOR AUGUST 1972 WAS APPROVED AS SUBMITTED. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ITEM 1. ORDINANCE 12 -72 - INCREASING SEWER RATES (2ND READING) MAYOR FIRKINS READ THE ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6 -66 AS AMENDED RELATING TO SANITARY SEWER SERVICE AND PRESCRIBING RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR USE OF MUNICIPAL SEWER SERVICE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." MRS. THURM MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. RHAME SECONDED. MUCH DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE PROPOSED INCREASES. THE CITY ENGINEER EXPLAINED THE REASON FOR ADDITIONAL REVENUE BEING NEEDED TO UPGRADE AND OPERATE THE SYSTEM. MR. RHAME MOVED TO AMEND BY PLACING A FLAT 20% INCREASE ON ALL PRESENT RATES EXCEPT THE 100% OF WATER ACCOUNTS. THE MOTION WAS LOST FOR LACK OF A SECOND. MRS. THURM MOVED TO AMEND BY CHARGING ONE DOLLAR ($1.00)'FOR EXTRA BATHS IN SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS. MOTION LOST FOR LACK OF SECOND. MR: RHAME, MR.-SALVAGGIO, MRS. THURM AND THE CHAIR VOTED AGAINST THE MOTION FOR ADOPTION, MR. RUTKOWSKI ABSTAINED AND THE MOTION WAS LOST. THE CITY ENGINEER WAS ASKED TO MAKE A SURVEY' OF WATER RATES FOR POSSIBLE NEW SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR SEWER, BASED ON PERCENTAGE OF WATER } BILLING. MR. RUTKOWSKI MOVED TO RECONSIDER THE ACTION ON ORDINANCE 12 -72. MRS. THURM SECONDED AND THE MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. MR. RUTKOWSKI MOVED TO POSTPONE THE ITEM TO THE NEXT MEETING. MRS. THURM SECONDED AND THE MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. PAGE l' OF 3 MICROFILMED 4 -24 -80 ITEM 2. ORDINANCE 14 -72 - PROTECTION OF DUNE AREAS,(2ND READING) MAYOR FIRKINS READ THE ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF THE DUNE AREA; SETTING FORTH AUTHORITY, PURPOSE AND RELATED REGULATION; DEFINING TERMS; PROHIBITING SOIL - REMOVAL FROM DUNE AREA; PROTECTING CERTAIN VEGETATION IN DUNE AREA; PROVIDING FOR REMEDY FOR PRESENT DAMAGE; AUTHORIZING PENALTY OF FINE OR IMPRISONMENT.OR BOTH FOR VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED TO POSTPONE THIS ORDINANCE TO THE NEXT MEETING. MAYOR FIRKINS SECONDED. MR. SALVAGGIO AND MAYOR FIRKINS VOTED IN FAVOR; MR. RUTKOWSKI, MR. RHAME AND MRS. THURM OPPOSED AND THE MOTION WAS LOST. MR. RUTKOWSKI MOVED TO AMEND BY CHANGING THE WORD "CROSS" TO "TRAVEL WITHIN" IN SECTION 8; TO DELETE SECTION 10 AND TO RENUMBER THE SECTIONS. MRS. THURM SECONDED THE MOTION. MR. RHAME MOVED TO.FU.RTHER AMEND BY DELETING SECTION 8; DELETING FROM THE TITLE "CONTROLLING PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC OVER DUNE AREA ", AND BY RENUMBERING SECTIONS ACCORDINGLY. MR. SALVAGGIO SECONDED. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. RHAME, MR. SALVAGGIO AND THE CHAIR IN FAVOR; MR. RUTKOWSKI AND MRS. THURM OPPOSED AND THE MOTION CARRIED. THE FIRST AMENDMENT PASSED BY AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF MAYOR FIRKINS, MR. SALVAGGIO, MR. RHAME AND MRS. THURM. MR. RUTKOWSKI ABSTAINED. THE ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED, WAS ADOPTED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF COUNCILI ITEM 3. RESOLUTION 72 -39 - PORT FIRE FIGHTING AGREEMENT MAYOR FIRKINS READ THE RESOLUTION ENTITLED "A RESOLUTION AUTHOR= IZING THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA AND THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO A RENEWAL OF THE FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENT WITH THE CANAVERAL PORT AUTHORITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.11 BY MOTION OF MR. SALVAGGIO, SECONDED BY MRS. THURM AND A UNANIMOUS ; VOTE OF COUNCIL, THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED, RENEWING THE AGREEMENT FOR ONE YEAR. NEW BUSINESS: ITEM 1. RESOLUTION 72 -40 - SETTING PENSION PLAN BY MOTION OF MR. RHAME, SECONDED BY MR. SALVAGGIO AND A UNANIMOUS VOTE, THIS RESOLUTION WAS POSTPONED TO THE NEXT MEETING. ITEM 2. ORDINANCE 16 -72 - REPEALING CERTAIN CITY ORDINANCES NO LONGER IN EFFECT (1ST READING) MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF FIRST READING. MAYOR FIRKINS SECONDED. PAGE 2 OF3 , ,.,.. MICROFILMED 4 -24 -80 MR. RUTKOWSKI MOVED TO AMEND BY ADDING ORDINANCES 16 -63 AND 4 -68 IN THE PREAMBLE, IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH AND IN SECTION 1; AND BY CROSSING OUT OF THE SECOND PARAGRAPH THE WORDS "HAS BEEN SUPERCEDED BY ORDINANCE 16 -62" AND ADDING "HAVE BEEN MADE A NULLITY BY SECTION 210.03 FLORIDA STATUTES." MRS. THURM SECONDED THE MOTION AND IT CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF COUNCIL. FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED, WAS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. ITEM 3. MR. RUTKOWSKI MOVED TO TAKE ITEM 3 FROM THE AGENDA. MR. SALVAGGIO SECONDED AND THE MOTION CARRIED WITH MAYOR FIRKINS, MR. RHAME, MR. SALVAGGIO AND MRS. THURM IN FAVOR AND MR. RUTKOWSKI ABSTAINING. ITEM 4. ORDINANCE 17 -72 - ESTABLISHING LAW ENFORCEMENT PLAN 01ST READING) MAYOR FIRKINS READ THE TITLE "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A LAW ENFORCEMENT PLAN; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 15 -63 AS AMENDED BY 15 -A -63; PRESENT POLICE STATUS UNAFFECTED; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." FIRST READING WAS APPROVED BY MOTION OF MR. SALVAGGIO,,SECONDED BY MR. RHAME AND UNANIMOUS VOTE OF COUNCIL. ITEM 5. ORDINANCE 18 -72 - AMENDING SIGN ORDINANCE (1ST READING) MAYOR FIRKINS READ THE TITLE "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE LOCATION, CONSTRUCTION, SIZE AND MAINTENANCE OF SIGN.S,ETC., ADOPTED MARCH 30, 196.5, BY QUALIFYING THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN SIGNS; BY PROHIBITING SIGNS ON ROAD RIGHT -OF -WAY; BY MAKING PROVISION FOR POLITICAL SIGNS ON VACANT LOTS WITH CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS; PROVIDING•AN EFFECTIVE DATE." FIRST READING WAS APPROVED BY MOTION OF MR. SALVAGGIO, SECONDED BY MAYOR FIRKINS AND UNANIMOUS VOTE OF COUNCIL. MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED TO DISPENSE WITH THE DISCUSSION PERIOD AND TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. MAYOR FIRKINS SECONDED AND THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 9:15 P.M. APPROVED THIS 3RD DAY OF CITY CLERK PAGE 3 0E-3