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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-19-1972 Regular MeetingO REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 19, 1972 MICROFILMED 4 -24 -80 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL WAS HELD ON DECEMBER 19, 1972 AT THE CITY HALL, 105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA AT 7:30 P.M. FIRKINS, JR. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR GEORGE H. 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; SGT. AT ARMS OFFICER HILL. THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 5, 1972 WERE APPROVED BY MOTION OF MR. RUTKOWSKI, SECONDED BY MR RHAME AND UNANIMOUS VOTE OF COUNCIL. SUBMITTED. TREASURY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 1972 WAS APPROVED AS MAYOR FIRKINS READ A PROCLAMATION NAMING DECEMBER 20, 1972, AS WILLARD E. CONYERS APPRECIATION DAY. HE ALSO PRESENTED MR. CONYERS WITH A PLAQUE OF APPRECIATION FOR OUTSTANDING,WORK ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $300 AS A SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND A SPECIAL NARCOTICS COURSE. CAPTAIN ROLLIE ZIMMERMAN AND THE CAPE VIEW ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL LEROY M. BERRY WERE IN ATTENDANCE AND CONGRATULATED MR. CONYERS. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ITEM 1. ORDINANCE 24 -72 MAPPED STREETS ACT. FIRST READINGT BY MOTION OF MR. RHAME, SECONDED BY MRS. THURM AND UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE COUNCIL, THIS ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE TABLE. MAYOR FIRKINS READ THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, AUTH- ORIZING THE ZONING AND PLANNING BOARD TO FORMULATE AND PROPOSE THE RESERVATION OF LOCATIONS FOR PROPOSED FUTURE STREETS; PROVIDING FOR RESERVATION OF LOCATIONS OF MAPPED STREETS FOR FUTURE PUBLIC ACQUISI- TION AND PROVIDING FOR RESTRICTIONS IN CONSTRUCTING BUILDINGS IN RE- SERVED STREET LOCATIONS; PROVIDING FOR A SEPARABILITY CLAUSE AND PRO- VIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BY MOTION OF MR. RHAME, SECONDED BY MRS. THURM AND UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE COUNCIL, FIRST READING WAS APPROVED. NEW BUSINESS: ITEM 1. ORDINANCE 25 -72 - GENERAL FUND AD VALOREM TAX. (FIRST R ADING MAYOR FIRKINS READ THE ORDINANCE BY TITLE AS FOLLOWS: MICROFILMED 4 -24 -80 "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND IMPOSING AN AD VALOREM TAX ON REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA; PROVIDING SAID TAX REVENUE SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE GENERAL FUND; PROVIDING THAT THE BREVARD COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR COLLECT SAID TAX; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED TO APPROVE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE, MRS. THURM SECONDED THE MOTION. MRS. THURM EXPLAINED TO THOSE IN ATTENDANCE THE NEED OF THIS ORDINANCE AND THAT THE REASON FOR THE PROPOSED TAX WAS TO FUND THE GARBAGE COLLECTION OF THE CITY. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION AS FOLLOWS: MR. SALVAGGIO, MRS. THURM, ME. RHAME AND MAYOR FIRKINS VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION. MR. RUTKOWSKI ABSTAINED, HIS REASON BEING THAT HE IS NOT A PROPERTY OWNER. THE MOTION CARRIED AND FIRST READING WAS APPROVED. ITEM 2. RESOLUTION 72 -51 REGARDING COMMUNICABLE TV FRANCHISE. MAYOR FIRKINS READ THE RESOLUTION ENTITLED "A RESOLUTION RELATING TO ACCESS TO CABLE TELEVISION UTILITY RECORDS; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF RULE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE ". MR. RUTKOWSKI MOVED FOR PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION. MRS. THURM SECONDED THE MOTION. MR. RUTKOWSKI EXPLAINED THE REASON * TO ADOPT REASONABLE REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO FOR THE RESOLUTION, INCLUDING THE CITY'S RIGHT / RRQ9 R£— HERTA!f_N COMMUNICABLE FRANCHISE OPERATIONS. H�PdGS- 6Frt�E€t$ DNS. MR. WALTER ROSE, ATTORNEY FOR COMMUN- ICABLE, INC. WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND SPOKE FOR THEM. ALSO IN ATTEN- DANCE WAS MR. RALPH HATCHER AND MR. LES ROBERSON OF COMMUNICABLE, INC. AFTER LENGTHLY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, VOTE WAS CALLED ON THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MR. RHAME, MAYOR FIRKINS, MR. SALVAGGIO AND MRS. THURM VOTED AGAINST THE MOTION, MR. RUTKOWSKI VOTED FOR. THE MOTION FAILED TO CARRY, AND THE RESOLUTION WAS NOT ADOPTED. ITEM 3. MOTION TO APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE DISTRICT 2, RECREATION BOARD. MRS. THURM PRESENTED A MEMO TO THE MAYOR FROM THE RECREATION BOARD. MAYOR FIRKINS READ THE MEMO AND INFORMATION ON OTHER CANDIDATES INCLUDING BEVERLY ALSDORF, STEVE BESLEY, DEAN SCHREIDER AND JOHN MCEACHRAN. MR. RHAME MOVED TO NAME MR. BESLEY AS REPRESENTATIVE TO THE RECREATION BOARD, MR. SALVAGGIO SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE COUNCIL. -ITEM 4. MOTION REGARDING DONATION TO COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY. * AMENDED 1 -2 -1973 PACE 2 OF3 b MICROFILMED 4 -24 -80 MAYOR FIRKINS EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY HAD BEEN ASKED TO DONATE THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS TO THE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY TO HELP CONTINUE THE PROGRAM OF "MEALS ON WHEELS" TO THE AGED. MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED THAT THE CITY APPROVE A TWO HUNDRED DOLLAR DONATION. MRS. THURM SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED TO ADD ITEM 5 TO THE AGENDA, MR. RHAME SECONDED. MR. SALVAGGIO, MR. RHAME, MAYOR FIRKINS, MRS. THURM VOTED INFAVOR OF THE MOTION, MR. RUTKOWSKI OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIED. MR. RUTKOWSKI ASKED FOR A REVOTE ON THIS MOTION. AND THE REVOTE SHOWED UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THE ADD -ON ITEM. MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED TO NAME THE ITEM "MOTION TO EX- TEND TIME LIMITATION TO COMMUNICABLE TO SELL ADVERTISING FOR SIXTY DAYS." MAYOR FIRKINS SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: MR. SALVAGGIO, MAYOR FIRKINS, MR. RHAME, MRS. THURM IN FAVOR, MR. RUTKOWSKI OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIED. MR. RHAME MOVED TO EXTEND THE ADVERTISING PRIVILEGES AS SET -OUT IN RESOLUTION 69 -24 FOR A PERIOD OF SIXTY DAYS. MR. SALVAGGIO, MAYOR FIRKINS, MR. RHAME, MRS. THURM IN FAVOR, MR. RUT- KOWSKI OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIED. MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED TO ADD ITEM 6.TO THE AGENDA, MRS. THURM SECONDED. THE MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED TO NAME THE ITEM "EMPLOYEE BONUSES ". MRS. THURM SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED TO APPROVE THE AMOUNT OF THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS FOR ALL BONUSES FOR THE CITY EMPLOYEES. MRS. THURM SECONDED THE MOTION. MR. RHAME MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION BY DE- LETING BONUSES FOR THE JUDGE AND CITY PROSECUTER, AND APPROVING $1250 FOR BONUSES. MR. SALVAGGIO SECONDED THE MOTION. MR. RHAME, MR. SAL - VAGGIO, VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO AMEND, MRS. THURM, MAYOR FIR- KINS OPPOSED, MR. RUTKOWSKI ABSTAINED. MR. RUTKOWSKI ASKED FOR A NEW VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT. THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR OF THE AMEN- DMENT, MR. RUTKOWSKI, MR. SALVAGGIO, MR. RHAME; AGAINST - MRS. THURM, MAYOR FIRKINS. THE MOTION CARRIED. VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED WAS UNANIMOUS AND THE MOTION CARRIED. BY MOTION OF MR. SALVAGGIO, SECONDED BY MR. RHAME THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 10:20 P.M. APPROVED THE-�XdDAY 1973. I A CITY / h