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CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 15, 1977
A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CAPE CANAVERAL WAS HELD ON MARCH 15, 1977 AT CITY HALL
105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:34 P.M. BY
MAYOR NICHOLAS.
THE ROLL WAS .CALLED BY THE CITY CLERK. OFFICIALS
PRESENT WERE: COUNCILMEN F.M. HOOG, J.L. MURPHY, MAYOR
L.C. NICHOLAS, COUNCILMAN G.J. SALVAGGIO; CITY ATTORNEY
RICHARD F. SCOTT, CITY CLERK ANITA J. OSTROM, SGT. AT ARMS
NORMAN KLEIN. COUNCILWOMAN ANN THURM ARRIVED AT THE MEETING
AT $:14 P.M.
THE MINUTES OF:MARCH 1, 1977 WERE APPROVED AS CORRECTED.
THE TREASURER'S REPORT FOR FEBRUARY WAS APPROVED FOR
AUDIT.
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 1. ORDINANCE NO. 3 -77 RE: GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION
.COON'TAINER_ REGULATIONS (1ST READING)
MAYOR NICHOLAS READ THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE ENTITLED AS
FOLLOWS:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5 -74, AS AMENDED,
PERTAINING TO GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION; BY
ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF MECHANICAL
GARBAGE CONTAINERS; BY REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS THEREOF JN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
MR. MURPHY MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. HOOG SECONDED MOTION.
MR. MURPHY MOVED TO AMEND BY INSERTING "10" IN THE
ORDINANCE IN SUB-- SECTION (b) OF SECTION 2 LINE 7. MR. SALVAGGIO
SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. VOTE ON THE
MAIN MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS. FIRST READING WAS APPROVED.
ITEM 2. CONSIDERATION OF PURCHASE OF BEN -KORI BUILDING
MAYOR NICHOLAS READ A LETTER FROM MR. BEN -KORI OFFERING
HIS BUILDING,ADJACENT TO CITY HALL, FOR SALE AT A PRICE OF
$130,000.00. AFTER DISCUSSION ON POSSIBLE METHODS OF FINANCING
AND POTENTIAL USES OF THE BUILDING, MAYOR NICHOLAS MOVED THAT
THE CITY GO ON RECORD AS DESIRING TO PURCHASE THE BEN -KORI
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BUILDING AND THAT THIS MATTER BE PRESENTED ON THE JUNE BALLOT
FOR APPROVAL OF THE VOTERS. MR. HOOG SECONDED THE MOTION.
MRS, THURM ARRIVED AT THE MEETING AT THIS TIME.
MAYOR NICHOLAS MOVED TO AMEND HIS MOTION TO INCLUDE THAT
THE CITY LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF ACQUIRING THE REMAINDER
OF THE CITY HALL BLOCK. MRS. THURM SECONDED. AMENDMENT CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY. VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS.
ITEM 3. REPORT FROM ATTORNEY ON DELINQUENT GARBAGE FEES
MAYOR.NICHOLAS READ A MEMORANDUM.FROM MR. SCOTT. MR. SCOTT
WILL BE FILING SUIT AGAINST THE DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS WITHIN THE
NEXT WEEK OR TWO. NO ACTION BY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM.
ITEM 4. AUTHORIZATION FOR BEAUTIFICATION BOARD TO PURCHASE
BENCHES
MR. MURPHY TOLD COUNCIL THAT THE BEAUTIFICATION BOARD HAD
$300.00 IN THEIR BUDGET FOR BENCHES BUT THIS WAS INSUFFICIENT.
HE STATED THAT K.S.C. HAS BICENTENNIAL BENCHES AT $50.00 EACH.
SINCE THE CITY COULD USE TWENTY -FIVE, MR. MURPHY ASKED THAT
$900.00 TO $950.00 BE TAKEN FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND FOR THIS
PURPOSE. IT WAS FELT THAT'THE CITY COULD PERHAPS GET A BETTER
PRICE AND MAYOR NICHOLAS IS TO ATTEMPT TO DO SO. THIS ITEM TO
BE ON THE NEXT WORKSHOP.
ITEM 5. PROPOSED BUDGET OF ANTI - RECESSION FUNDS
THE CITY HAS ON HAND $15,869.00 ANTI - RECESSION FUNDS TO DATE..
THE LAW REQUIRES THAT COUNCIL OFFER A PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THESE
FUNDS AT A PUBLIC HEARING AFTER ADVERTISING IN THE SAME MANNER.
AS ADOPTION OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET. MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED
THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET SHOW .$101000.00 FOR STREET REPAIRS AND
$5,869.00 FOR A•POLICE VEHICLE. MR. MURPHY SECONDED MOTION.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON APRIL S.
ITEM 6. AUTHORIZATION TO HIRE POLICE OFFICER
MAYOR NICHOLAS MOVED THAT THE CHIEF OF POLICE BE AUTHORIZED
TO HIRE A REPLACEMENT POLICE OFFICER. MR. SALVAGGIO SECONDED
MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
ITEM 7. POLICE CHIEF CONTRACT
MR. HOOG STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN CHECKING OUT THE SITUATION
AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HAD FOUND MANY EMBARRASSING- SITUATION-c!,
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MR. HOOG MOVED TO TERMINATE CHIEF TWEED'S CONTRACT IMMEDIATELY AND
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THAT HE NOT' BE ALLOWED BACK INTO THE POLICE BUILDING WITHOUT
THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE ACTING CITY MANAGER WITH HIM. MAYOR
NICHOLAS SECONDED MOTION. MR. SCOTT TOLD COUNCIL THAT THE CITY
COULD WAIVE THE WRITTEN NOTICE PROVISION IN THE CONTRACT.
MR. SALVAGGIO MOVED TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM UNTIL AFTER THE
UPCOMING MEETING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THERE WAS NO
SECOND TO THIS MOTION. MOTION FAILED.
ATTORNEY ROSE, REPRESENTING CHIEF TWEED, QUESTIONED THE
CITY'S REASONS FOR TERMINATING HIM. MR. HOOG MOVED TO AMEND
THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE 15 DAY WRITTEN NOTICE. MAYOR NICHOLAS
SECONDED MOTION. VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN
FAVOR, MR. HOOG, MR. MURPHY, MR. NICHOLAS AND MRS. THURM,
OPPOSED, MR. SALVAGGIO. MOTION.CARRIED. VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION
WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MR. HOOG, MR. MURPHY, MR. NICHOLAS
AND MRS. THURM, OPPOSED, MR. SALVAGGIO. MOTION CARRIED..
DISCUSSION ITEMS
MR. HOOG BROUGHT UP THE PROBLEM OF BOMB SCARES IN THE CITY
AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY OFFER $1,000.00 REWARD FOR ANYONE
GIVING INFORMATION THAT WOULD LEAD TO THE APPREHENSION OF THE
PARTY OR PARTIES RESPONSIBLE. MAYOR NICHOLAS MENTIONED THE
POSSIBILITY OF CALLING IN THE F.B.I.
BY MOTION OF MRS. THURM, SECONDED BY MR. HOOG, MEETING
ADJOURNED AT 9:20 P.M.
APPROVED THIS 5 DAY OF APRIL , 1977.
MAYOR
COUNCIL MINUTES
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