HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-30-1977 Special MeetingSPECIAL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 30, 1977
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL`OF THE CITY
OF CAPE CANAVERAL WAS HELD ON AUGUST 30, 1977 AT CITY HALL,
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105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR L.C.NICHOLAS
AT 7:35 P.M.
THE ROLL WAS CALLED BY .THE CITY CLERK. OFFICIALS
PRESENT WERE: MAYOR L.C. NICHOLAS, COUNCIL MEMBERS L.C.BOYD,
J.L. MURPHY, M.A. RIGERMAN AND ANN THURM; ATTORNEY JAMES S.
THERIAC AND CITY CLERK ANITA J. OSTROM.
ITEM 1. PROPOSED USE HEARING ON GENERAL REVENUE
SHARING FUNDS 1977 -78 BUDGET
MAYOR NICHOLAS EXPLAINED TO THOSE IN ATTENDANCE
THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS REQUIRED BY LAW AND THAT THE CITY
PROPOSED TO USE THE FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS FOR THM
1977 -78 FISCAL YEAR FOR PUBLIC'SAFETY OPERATIONS. ANTICIPATED
FUNDS FOR 1977 -78 WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $49,000.00. THERE WERE
NO OBJECTIONS FROM ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE. MR. MURPHY MOVED
THAT THE CITY SPEND THE REVENUE SHARING MONEY AS PROPOSED FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONS. MRS. THURM SECONDED MOTION. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
ITEM 2. ORDINANCE RE: FREESTANDING SURGICAL
OUT- PATIENT FACILITY
ATTORNEY THERIAC EXPLAINED TO COUNCIL THAT HE HAD
RESEARCHED THE POSSIBLE PROBLEMS OR ILLEGALITIES REGARDING
SUCH AN ORDINANCE. HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT THIS ORDINANCE
NOT.BE PASSED. ONE REASON BEING THAT THE STATE HAD PREEMPTED
ANY CITY ORDINANCE BY A STATE STATUTE WHICH WOULD BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON OCTOBER 1, 1977 REGARDING AMBULATORY SURGICAL
CENTERS. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT PAPERS HAD BEEN FILED REGARDING
A SUIT AGAINST THE COCOA BEACH COMMISSION MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY
FOR $150,000..00 PER PERSON. MR. THERIAC FELT THAT THE ORDINANCE
BEFORE OUR COUNCIL THAS ALMOST WORD FOR WORD'THE SAME AS THE
COCOA BEACH ORDINANCE BEING CHALLENGED.
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DR. PAUL JAHN WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AND SPOKE
REGARDING THIS MATTER AND READ PROPOSED REGULATIONS TO
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BE PASSED BY THE BREVARD COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY, INC..
_`' °AFTER LENGTHY DISCUSSION, MAYOR NICHOLAS READ
THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL,
FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 625 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL,,
FLORIDA, BY PROVIDING PROVISIONS OF HEALTH
CARE AND SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR A FREESTANDING
SURGICAL OUT- PATIENT FACILITY.
MRS. BOYD MOVED TO APPROVE FIRST READING. MAYOR
NICHOLAS SECONDED MOTION. VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR,
MRS. BOYD AND MAYOR NICHOLAS,,OPPOSED, MR. MURPHY, MRS.
RIGERMAN AND MRS. THURM. MOTION FAILED TO'CARRY. ORDINANCE FAILED:I
BY MOTION OF MRS. THURM, SECONDED BY MRS. RIGERMAN,
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:55 P.M.
APPROVED THIS 6 DAY OF SEPTEMBER , 1977.
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