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SPECIAL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 30, 1976
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CAPE CANAVERAL WAS HELD ON MARCH 30, 1976 AT CITY HALL,
105 POLK AVENUE., CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA AT 7:30 P.M.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR FRANKLYN P.
MACLAY .
THE ROLL WAS CALLED BY THE CITY CLERK. OFFICIALS
PRESENT WERE: MAYOR FRANKLYN P. MACLAY, COUNCILMEN L.C.
NICHOLAS, E.H. RHAME , - O . J . ' SALVAGGIO AND MRS. ANN THURM;
CITY MANAGER ALBERT J.. FRANCIS, CITY ATTORNEY RICHARD F.,
SCOTT, CITY CLERK ANITA J. OSTROM.
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 1. RESOLUTION 76 -13 RATE INCREASE T.V. CABLE
MAYOR MACLAY'READ THE RESOLUTION ENTITLED:
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A NEW SCHEDULE OF RATES
FOR T.V. CABLE SERVICE AND INSTALLATION WITHIN THE
CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
MR. RHAME MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MRS. THURM SECONDED
MOTION. Mkt. RHAME GAVE.A HISTORY OF WHAT HAD TRANSPIRED TO
DATE REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION AND REQUESTED RATE INCREASE.
HE ALSO BROUGHT-OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A LAWSUIT DUE TO.THE
RESCINDING ACTION BY THE COUNCIL WHICH COULD COST THE CITY
CONSIDERABLE MONEY. MR. ROSE, ATTORNEY FOR COMMUNICABLE,`
AND MR. BEVIS WERE IN ATTENDANCE URGING COUNCIL TO APPROVE
THEIR RATE INCREASE IN CONFORMANCE WITH NEW RATE SCHEDULES
ALREADY APPROVED IN THE COUNTY AND COCOA BEACH. THERE WAS
MUCH DISCUSSION REGARDING WHETHER OR NOT THE RATES WERE
EQUITABLE AND JUSTIFIED. MR. RHAME MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION
TO INCLUDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF MARCH.1, 1976. MRS. THURM
SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MAYOR
MACLAY, MR. RHAME, MR. SALVAGGIO AND MRS. THURM, OPPOSED,
MR. NICHOLAS. MOTION CARRIED. AFTER.MORE DISCUSSION�VOTE
ON THE MAIN MOTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MR.RHAME,
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MR. SALVAGGIO AND MRS. THURM, OPPOSED, MAYOR MACLAY
AND.MR. NICHOLAS. MOTION PASSED,RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
MR. SALVAGGIO REQUESTED THAT THE RECORDS
SHOW THAT HE CHANGED HIS VOTE TO KEEP THE CITY OUT OF
A LAWSUIT.
BY MOTION OF MR. RHAME, SECONDED BY MRS. THURM,
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8 :20 P.M.
APPROVED THIS 13 DAY OF APRIL , 1976.
SPECIAL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
3- 30 -76.
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