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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-05-1977 Regular Meetingi MICROFILMED 4 -24 -80 REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL JULY 5, 1977 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL WAS HELD ON JULY 5, 1977 AT CITY HALL, 105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR L.C. NICHOLAS AT 7:34 P.M. THE ROLL WAS CALLED BY THE DEPUTY CLERK. OFFICIALS PRESENT WERE: COUNCILWOMAN L.C. BOYD, COUNCILMAN J.L. MURPHY, MAYOR L.C. NICHOLAS, COUNCILWOMAN M.A. RIGERMAN, ATTORNEY JAMES S. THERIAC, DEPUTY CLERK PATRICIA J. BEAULIEU, SGT, AT ARMS POLICE CHIEF JESSE CARVER. COUNCILWOMAN ANN H. THURM WAS ABSENT DUE TO VACATION. THE MINUTES OF JUNE 21 MEETING WERE APPROVED AS READ. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM 1. ORDINANCE NO. 11 -77 FLOOD MAP MODIFICATION AMENDING ORDINANCE MAYOR NICHOLAS READ THE ORDINANCE ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 48 -73 PERTAINING TO THE FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, BY REVISING THE FLOOD HAZARD BOUNDARY MAP AND FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS ATTACHED TO SAID ORDINANCE; BY REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF.IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE bib DATE. MR. MURPHY MOVED FOR ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE. MRS. BOYD SECONDED MOTION. VOTE WAS UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOR OF ADOPTION.. ORT�I -NANCE 11 -77 ADOPTED ON SECOND READING, ITEM 2. ORDINANCE NO. 12 -77 RE: ADOPTION OF MECHANICAL CODE 2ND READING MR. MURPHY MOVED TO POSTPONE SECOND READING UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. MAYOR NICHOLAS SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ORDINANCE NO. 12 -77 POSTPONED FOR TWO WEEKS. MICROFILMED 4 -24 -80 NEW BUSINESS ITEM 1. RESOLUTION NO. 77 -24 -ALTERNATE MEMBER AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF P: MAYOR NICHOLAS EXPLAINED THAT LUTION , WAS.. TO RE- APPOINT SOME OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SECOND RESETTING TERMS OF 4ANNING AND ZONING BOARD. THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESO- PRESENT BOARD MEMBERS AND ALSO APPOINT A NEW SECOND ALTERNATE. THE.PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD HAD :RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MRS. INGEBORG BAIN OFFERING TO SERVE ON THE BOARD. MRS. BOYD MOVED THAT INGEBORG'BAIN BE APPOINTED AS SECOND, ALTERNATE WITH A TERM TO EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1978. MR. MURPHY SECONDED MOTION. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR NICHOLAS READ RESOLUTION 77 -24 INSERTING MRS. BAIN'S NAME AS SECOND ALTERNATE FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1978 AND INSERTING THE NAMES OF PRESENT MEMBERS MR. RICHARD CALE,. MR-. LEO GRUMBLATT AND MR. WAYNE RUTHERFORD FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 151.1979. THE TITLE-OF THE RESOLUTION WAS AS FOLLOWS; A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A SECOND ALTERNATE MEMBER TO PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AND RE- _ SETTING TERMS OF PRESENT BOARD MEMBERS.OF PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MAYOR NICHOLAS MOVED.FOR ADOPTION. MRS. RIGERMAN SECONDED MOTION. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM.2. COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO FILL TWO VACANCIES IN POLICE DEPARTMENT MAYOR NICHOLAS EXPLAINED BRIEFLY THAT IT HAS BEEN NECESSARY FOR COUNCIL TO APPROVE VACANT POSITIONS IN THE CITY DEPARTMENTS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CITY HAD BEEN OPERATING UNDER A RATHER TIGHT BUDGET SITUATION, THEREFORE, THESE TWO VACANCIES AT THE POLICE DE MENT NEEDED COUNCIL'S AUTHORIZATION. MRS. BOYD MOVED THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE ACTING POLICE CHIEF TO FILL THE TWO VACANCIES AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE BEST QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ACCORDING TO HIS JUDGMENT. MR. MURPHY SECONDED MOTION. AFTER.SOME DISCUSSION, MR. MURPHY MOVED TO AMEND MOTION BY AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CHIEF TO FILL ONE VACANCY RATHER THAN TWO. VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT WAS UNANIMOUS. AMENDED, WAS UNANIMOUS. MAYOR NICHOLAS SECONDED MOTION. VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION, AS COUNCIL MINUTES 7 -5 -77 PAGE 2 OF 4 ITEM 3. DISCUSSION OF CAR 23 MAYOR NICHOLAS EXPLAINED THAT CAR 23 HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A VEHICLE PURCHASED WITH ANTI- RECESSION FUNDS AND CAR 23 WAS.NOW AVAILABLE FOR OTHER USE. MAYOR NICHOLAS MOVED THAT CAR 23 BE TRANSFERRED TO CITY HALL TO BE USED BY BY BUILDING OFFICIAL AND ANY OTHER CITY EMPLOYEES AS REQUIRED IN THE COURSE OF THEIR CITY DUTIES. MR. MURPHY SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED - UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 4. AWARDING OF BID RE: POLICE CAR EQUIPMENT MAYOR NICHOLAS EXPLAINED THAT THE -CITY HAD RECEIVED THREE BIDS REGARDING POLICE CAR EQUIPMENT. HE FURTHER.EXPLAINED THIS EQUIPMENT WAS BEING PURCHASED WITH THE BALANCE OF MONEY LEFT FROM THE ANTI- RECESSION FUND. BIDS WERE AS FOLLOWS: NATIONAL POLICE SUPPLY $1,564.22 STANDARD LAW ENFORCEMENT $1,708.00 PUBLIC SAFETY DEVICES $1,253.42 POLICE CHIEF CARVER EXPLAINED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A MISUNDERSTANDING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY DEVICES IN THE PRICING OF ITEM 3 IN THEIR BID. THIS ITEM HAD BEEN LISTED AS $180.00 AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN LISTED AS $200.00. SINCE THERE.WERE THREE. ORDERED, THIS WOULD MARE A DIFFERENCE IN THE.BID PRICE OF $60.00 BRINGING THE TOTAL OF PUBLIC SAFETY DEVICE'S BID TO $1,313.42. MAYOR NICHOLAS MOVED THAT THE CITY ACCEPT PUBLIC SAFETY DEVICE'S BID IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,313.42. MR. MURPHY SECONDED MOTION.' MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 5. AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR PAVING AND/OR CURBING MR. MURPHY BRIEFLY EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY CREWS HAD BEEN WORKING ON SOME STREET REPAIRS IN THE AVON -BY -THE -- SEA AREA AND IT WAS NOW NECESSARY FOR PAVING AND CURBING TO BE PLACED ON TOP OF THE BASE. MR. MURPHY MOVED THAT THE CITY ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 600 YARDS OF ASPHALT INSTALLED AND APPROXIMATELY 300 LINEAL FEET OF CURBING INSTALLED WITH THE BIDDERS BEING ALLOWED TO BID ON EITHER ONE OR BOTH ITEMS AND ALSO BIDDERS TO KNOW THAT THE CITY MIGHT AWARD ONE OR BOTH BIDS. MAYOR NICHOLAS SECONDED MOTION. MOUSLY . MOTION CARRIED UNANI- COUNCIL MINUTES 7 -5 -77 PAGE 3 OF 4 jAIGROFILMED 4-24-80 DISCUSSION ITEMS: .MR. BARRY SIMPSON, PRESIDENT OF THE JAYCEES,. EXPLAINED TO COUNCIL THE JAYCEES UPCOMING. PROJECT FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND WHICH WILL BE A FUND RAISING AFFAIR FOR MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. MR. SIMPSON EXPLAINED THAT THE JAYCEES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SECURING THE PERMISSION OF OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY NEXT TO THE CAMELOT ON AlA TO STAGE THE EVENT. THIS ITEM TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WORKSHOP MEETING. MR. RICHARD HAUGHTON, A CAPE CANAVERAL CITIZEN LIVING ON THE CORNER OF ORANGE AND HARRISON AVENUES, SPOKE TO COUNCIL REGARDING CARS TRAVELLING AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS ON HARRISON AVENUE, CARS RUNNING THE STOP SIGN AT THE CORNER OF HARRISON AND ORANGE AND NEIGHBORS PLAYING THEIR STERIO UNREASONABLY LOUD. MRS. ALICE SYKES SPOKE COMPLAINING OF GARBAGE CHARGES, A RECENT RENT INCREASE AT THE TRAILER PARK IN WHICH SHE LIVED AND REQUESTED COUNCIL CONSIDER AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF DISPOSING OF GARBAGE AND TRASH. MAYOR NICHOLAS EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS AT THE PRESENT TIME A COMMITTEE STUDYING THE GARBAGE AND TRASH SITUATION. BY MOTION OF MAYOR NICHOLAS SECONDED BY MR. MURPHY, MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:03 P.M. APPROVED THIS 19 DAY OF July , 1977. C Y CLERW � yl MAYOR COUNCIL MINUTES 7 -5 -77 PAGE 4 OF 4