HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-21-1974 Special MeetingSPECIAL MEETING
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CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 21, 1974
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CAPE CANAVERAL WAS HELD ON OCOTBER 21, 1974 AT THE. CITY HALL
105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA AT 5:05 P.M.
MACLAY.
THE MEETING WAS, CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR FRANKLYN P.
THE ROLL WAS CALLED BY THE CITY CLERK. OFFICIALS
PRESENT WERE: MAYOR F.P. MACLAY, COUNCILMEN L. NICHOLAS,
E.H. RHAME, G.J. SALVAGGIO, AND.MRS. ANN THURM, CITY MANAGER
A.J. FRANCIS, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY RICHARD SCOTT., CITY CLERK
ANITA 'J'. " OSTROM.
ITEM 1. TO TAKE ACTION PERTAINING TO.POSSIBLE
ACQUISITION OF BE - L IN
.MAYOR MACLAY READ A LETTER FROM HEN -KORI REALTY OFFERING
THE CITY PURCHASE OR LEASE OF A BUILDING LOCATED AT 7410 NORTH
ATLANTIC AVENUE. THIS BUILDING BEING IN THE SAME BLOCK-AS CITY
HALL AND THE NEW POLICE BUILDING. DISCUSSION WAS REGARDING THE
POSSIBILITY OF USING THE BUILDING FOR LIBRARY FACILITIES. MR. BEN -KORI
WAS ASKED HOW MUCH TIME THE CITY HAD TO ACCEPT OR REJECT HIS OFFER.
MR. RHAME BROUGHT OUT THAT IT WOULD TAKE PROBABLY TWO MONTHS FOR
A FULL INVESTIGATION AND APPRAISAL OF THE BUILDING TO DETERMINE
IF THE BUILDING WAS WORTH THE PRICE, COULD THE CITY AFFORD IT, AND
COULD THE CITY MANAGE FINANCING. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION
NEEDED ON A PROJECT LIKE THIS, MR. RHAME MOVED THAT THE MAYOR APPOINT
A COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALL POINTS AND REPORT BACK TO COUNCIL:
MAYOR MACLAY SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR
MACLAY APPOINTED A COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF MR. RHAME AS CHAIRMAN,
MR. MAHONEY, MR. NICHOLAS, MR. SCOTT, MR. FRANCIS AND MR. ROGER DOBSON.
MR. RHAME ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WOULD -BE A COMMITTEE MEETING ON TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 29, AT 5:00 P.M. AT CITY HALL.
BY MOTION OF MAYOR MACLAY, SECONDED BY MR. RHAME THE
MEETING ADJOURNED AT.5:40 P.M.
APPROVED THIS 5 THDAY OF NQMEMBER , 1974.
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