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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-01-1977 Regular Meeting� r MICROFILMED 4.24 -80 REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 1-; 1977 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 1, 1977 AT CITY HALL, 105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. BY MAYOR NICHOLAS. THE ROLL WAS CALLED BY THE CITY CLERK. OFFICIALS ;PRESENT WERE: COUNCILMAN J.L. MURPHY, MAYOR L.C. NICHOLAS, COUNCILMAN G.J. SALVAGGIO, COUNCILWOMAN ANN THURM. CITY ATTORNEY RICHARD F. SCOTT, CITY CLERK ANITA J. OSTROM, SGT. AT ARMS CHIEF TWEED. COUNCILMAN F.M. HOOG WAS ABSENT.DUE TO A DEATH IN THE FAMILY. THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 13.AND JANUARY 18 WERE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED. THE TREASURER'S REPORT FOR DECEMBER WAS FILED FOR AUDIT. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM 1. ORDINANCE NO. 1 -77 GARBAGE COLLECTION FEES 2ND READING MAYOR NICHOLAS READ THE ORDINANCE IN FULL. ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5 -74, AS AMENDED, PERTAINING TO GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION, BY PROVIDING FOR A SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION; BY PROVIDING METHOD OF COLLECTION OF GARBAGE FEES; BY IMPOSING A LIEN UPON REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR NON - PAYMENT OF GARBAGE FEES; BY PROVIDING PENALTIES; BY DELETING SCHEDULE OF MECHANICAL CONTAINER RENTAL RATES.; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF AND ALL SECTIONS OF CITY CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;.PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. MURPHY SECONDED MOTION. MAYOR NICHOLAS READ AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 12 WHICH WAS PREPARED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. MAYOR NICHOLAS MOVED TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT. MR. SALVAGGIO-SECONDED MOTION. MAYOR NICHOLAS EXPLAINED BRIEFLY THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND OPENED THE FLOOR FOR COMI*IENTS AND QUESTIONS. SOME OF THE QUESTIONS POSED TO COUNCIL WERE AS FOLLOWS: HOW WERE THE PROPOSED FEES DETERMINED, WAS THE AD VALOREM TAX TO BE REPEALED OR WOULD THE CITIZENS BE PAYING DUPLICATE, WHY THE DIFFERENCE IN CONDOMINIUM RATES AS OPPOSED TO APARTMENTS, WILL.THE CITY L0SE ITS $.02 CIGARETTE TAX IF ALL THE GENERAL FUND MILLAGE IS REPEALED, WOULD MICROFILMED 4 -24 -80 . THE NEW ORDINANCE GENERATE EXCESS REVENUES FOR THE CITY OVER THE COST OF GARBAGE, ETC. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION, MRS. THURM MOVED TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM AND.AMENDMENT FOR TWO WEEKS. MR. MURPHY SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR NICHOLAS CALLED A RECESS AT 9:22 P.M. MEETING RE- CONVENED AT 9:38 P.M. _ ITEM 2, RESOLUTION NO. 77 -2 1976 -77 AUDIT CONTRACT MAYOR NICHOLAS READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR AUDITING SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA AND DOBSON, JONES & BJERNING, P.A.; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. MURPHY SECONDED MOTION. MAYOR NICHOLAS QUESTIONED.WHETHER OR NOT THE AUDITOR'S CONTRACT COVERED AUDIT OF THE GARBAGE CONTRACT. IT WAS FELT THAT THIS SHOULD BE MORE SPECIFICALLY STATED. MAYOR NICHOLAS MOVED . J • TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. MR. MURPHY SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, NEW BUSINESS ITEM 1. RESOLUTION N0. 77 -5 APP©INTMENT_OF MEMBER TO MAYOR_NICHOLAS READ THE RESOLUTION INSERTING THE NAME OF JOAN-HUDEPOHL_AS BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBER. -THE TITLE,OF T9E RESOLU- TION.WAS AS.- FOLLOWS: A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CAPE CANAVERAL POLICE OFFICERS, RETIREMENT TRUST FUND; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MRS. THURM SECONDED MOTION. MRS. THURM MOVED TO AMEND SECTION 1, SECOND LINE TO READ, "POLICE OFFICER" INSTEAD OF "POLICEMAN ". MAYOR NICHOLAS SECONDED MOTION. AMENDMENT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. RESOLUTION ADOPTED. RESOLUTION 77 -8 REMOVING MEMBER FROM BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND APPOINTMENT RE LACEME T ME ER TO POLICE.OFFICERS RETIREMENT TRUST FUND MAYOR NICHOLAS READ THE RESOLUTION INSERTING THE NAME OF NANCY GOODWIN AS THE CITIZEN MEMBER OF THE BOARD. THE TITLE OF.THE RESOLUTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: A RESOLUTION REMOVING MEMBER FROM THE BOARD OF COUNCIL MINUTE_ 2 -1 -77 i PAGE 2 OF 4 MICROFILMED 4 -24 -80 TRUSTEES OF THE CAPE CANAVERAL POLICE OFFICERS' RETIREMENT TRUST FUND; APPOINTING REPLACEMENT MEMBER TO SAID BOARD; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BY MOTION OF MAYOR NICHOLAS, SECONDED BY MRS. THURM AND UNANIMOUS VOTE, RESOLUTION 77 -8 WAS ADOPTED. ITEM 2. RESOLUTION 77 -6 RE: AD VALOREM TAXES MAYOR NICHOLAS READ THE RESOLUTION ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION REPEALING THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL AD VALOREM TAX FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR BEGINNING. JANUARY 1, 1978; REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS IN s CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BY MOTION OF MR. MURPHY, SECONDED BY MR. SALVAGGIO AND UNANIMOUS.VOTE, RESOLUTION 77 -6 WAS ADOPTED. ITEM 3. RESOLUTION NO. 77 -7 CONTRACT WITH TENNIS PRO MAYOR NICHOLAS READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH PHYLLIS ROACH TO PROVIDE TENNIS INSTRUCTTON.AT THE RECREATION COMPLEX; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. SCOTT POINTED OUT CHANGES IN THIS CONTRACT AS COMPARED TO THE OLD CONTRACT WHICH INVOLVED CHANGE OF RATES AND METHOD OF COLLECTION. BY MOTION OF MRS. THURM,.SECONDED BY MR. SALVAGGIO AN UNANIMOUS VOTE, RESOLUTION 77 -7 WAS ADOPTED APPROVING THE NEW TENNIS PRO'S CONTRACT. ITEM 4. AWARDING OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT BID MAYOR NICHOLAS REVIEWED THE TWO BIDS RECEIVED FOR ITEMS OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. JACK PICCALO, RECREATION DIRECTOR, TOLD COUNCIL THAT THE RECREATION BOARD RECOMMENDED HUNTER— KNEPSHIELD COMPANY BE AWARDED A BID FOR ITEMS 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 AND 10 FROM THE BID LIST AND THAT K —R INDUSTRIES, INC. BE AWARDED THE BID FOR ITEM 2. THESE BIDS TOTALED $2,225. MRS. THURM MOVED THAT THE RECREATION BOARDS RECOMMENDATIONS BE APPROVED. MR. SALVAGGIO SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED TO ADD AN ITEM TO THE AGENDA — RESOLUTION NO. 77 -9 AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR GRANTS MRS. THURM SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR NICHOLAS READ THE RESOLUTION ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA. AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO FILE APPLICATIONS IN BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL FOR GRANTS TO BE MADE TO THE CITY UNDER PUBLIC LAW 90 -351 AS AMENDED, AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION. COUNCIL MINUTES 2 -1 -77 PAGE 3 OF 4 MikolRO MED 4 -24 -80 MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MRS. THURM SECONDED MOTION. POLICE CHIEF TWEED TOLD COUNCIL WHY HE FELT HE NEEDED THIS RESOLUTION TO APPLY FOR A GRANT TO COVER AN EMERGENCY GENERATOR FOR THE POLICE BUILDING. IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT THE RESOLUTION WOULD GIVE THE CHIEF AUTHORITY TO APPLY FOR FUTURE GRANTS AT HIS DISCRETION. MR. SCOTT PREPARED AND READ AN AMENDED VERSION OF THE RESOLUTION TO LIMIT IT TO THIS ONE GRANT APPLICATION. AMENDED VERSION OF THE RESOLUTION WAS TITLED AS FOLLOWS: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA TO FILE AN APPLICATION IN BEHALF OF SAID CITY FOR A GRANT TO BE USED FOR AN EMERGENCY GENERATOR, TO BE MADE TO THE CITY UNDER PUBLIC LAW 90 -351 AS AMENDED, AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS READ BY MR. SCOTT. MR.-'MURPHY SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. DISCUSSION ITEMS: MR. JIM KING, OF THE COCOA BEACH.OPTIMISTS CLUB, SPOKE M � . TO COUNCIL ABOUT THEIR CLUB SPONSORING FUND RAISING AFFAIRS OUCH AS PANCAKE BREAKFASTS, CIRCUSES ETC. FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING FUNDS FOR ADDITIONAL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR THE CITY. IT WOULD BE THEIR INTENTION TO ADO THE WORK AND SELL 'TICKETS WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY. MR. KING'S PROPOSAL WAS ACCEPTED FAVOR- ABLY BY THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR NICHOLAS WILL WRITE A LETTER . ASSURING THE CLUB OF THE CITY'S BACKING IN ANY FUND`PAISING EN- DEAVOR. MRS. THURM REMINDED THE COUNCIL OF THE BREVARD LEAGUE MEETING ON FEBRUARY 14 AT 6:30 P. M. AT THE PHOENIX RESTAURANT IN CAPE CANAVERAL - GUEST SPEAKER WILL BE MR. VINCE SPEZZANO. BY MOTION OF MRS. THURM,'SECONDED BY MR. MURPHY, MEETING ADJOURNED AT 11:07 P.M. APPROVED THIS 15 DAY OF FFMRUABX� , 1977. zg MAYOR COUNCIL MINUTES (',4 _ 6 2 =1 -77 PAGE 4 OF 4 C TY CL ER