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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MAY 15, 1979
A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CAPE CANAVERAL WAS HELD ON MAY 15, 1979 AT CITY HALL, 105
POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR ANN H. THURM
AT 7:35 P.M.
THE ROLL WAS CALLED BY THE CITY CLERK. OFFICIALS
PRESENT WERE: MAYOR ANN H. THURM, COUNCIL MEMBERS L.C. BOYD,
M.A. RIGERMAN; CITY ATTORNEY RICHARD F. SCOTT, CITY MANAGER
ANITA J. OSTROM, CITY CLERK PATRICIA J. BEAULIEU AND SGT. AT
ARMS JOAN HUDEPOHL. COUNCILMAN LEE WAS NOT PRESENT AT THIS
, MEETING.
THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 1, 1979 MEETING WERE APPROVED AS
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE, MAYOR THURM READ AN
ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 30
ON THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 1. RESOLUTION NO. 79 -19 RE: FILLING VACANT COUNCIL
SEAT
MAYOR THURM READ LETTERS FROM JOAN CALVERT, DONALD GRAINGER
AND WAYNE RUTHERFORD REQUESTING APPOINTMENT TO THE COUNCIL.
MAYOR THURM OPENED THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS AND PLACED
ALL THREE NAMES IN NOMINATION. MRS. RIGERMAN MOVED TO CLOSE
NOMINATIONS. MAYOR THURM SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNCIL WAS POLLED FOR THEIR CHOICE. MRS. BOYD VOTED FOR
MRS. CALVERT, MRS. RIGERMAN VOTED FOR MR. GRAINGER AND MAYOR
THURM VOTED FOR MRS. CALVERT.
MAYOR THURM READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL INSERTING THE NAME
OF JOAN CALVERT FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE ON JUNE 16, 1981. THE
TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION WAS AS FOLLOWS:
A RESOLUTION ELECTING A SUCCESSOR COUNCIL MEMBER
TO SERVE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM OF OFFICE
OF JOHNSON L. MURPHY, JR.; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
MAYOR THURM MOVED FOR ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. MRS.
BOYD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
AT THIS TIME, THE OATH OF OFFICE WAS ADMINISTERED TO
THE NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER AND MRS. CALVERT ASSUMED
HER COUNCIL SEAT.
ITEM 2. MOTION RE: AUTHORIZATION FOR CITY ATTORNEY
TO REPRESENT CITY IN P'INDZIAK VS. CITY CASK
MRS. RIGERMAN MOVED TO AUTHORIZE CITY ATTORNEY SCOTT
TO PREPARE THE DEFENSE IN THE PINDZIAK VS. CITY CASE.
MAYOR THURM SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
ITEM 3. MOTION RE: AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR
BIDS FOR CLEAN OUT OF DIGESTER
MAYOR THURM MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE
FOR BIDS FOR THE CLEANING OF THE DIGESTOR AND SET THE BID
OPENING FOR 2:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, MAY 31. MRS. BOYD SECONDED
MOTION MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR THURM REQUESTED
THAT ATTORNEY SCOTT REVIEW THE BID BOND PROVISIONS AND INSURANCE
CLAUSE THAT WAS PART OF THE BID PACKAGE PREPARED BY BRILEY,
WILD AND ASSOCIATES.
DISCUSSION
AT THIS TIME, MAYOR THURM REQUESTED THAT THE TWO APPLICANTS
FOR COUNCIL SEAT WHO WERE IN ATTENDANCE, MR. GRAINGER AND MR.
RUTHERFORD, SPEAK TO COUNCIL AND THE AUDIENCE. MAYOR THURM ALSO
EXPLAINED THAT THESE TWO NAMES WOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THE
UPCOMING SEAT WHICH WOULD BE VACANT ON JUNE 6, 1979. BOTH
CANDIDATES SPOKE BRIEFLY.
CITY MANAGER OSTROM REPORTED TO COUNCIL THAT SHE HAD
CONTACTED BRILEY, WILD REGARDING ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICES WHICH
MIGHT BE REQUIRED REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. BRILEY,
WILD HAS STATED THAT THEIR SERVICES WOULD BE ON A CALL BASIS UNDER
THE TERMS OF THE CITY'S INITIAL CONTRACT WITH THEM.
MRS. BOYD MOVED TO ADJOURN AT 8:10 P.M. MRS. CALVERT
SECONDED MOTION. MEETING ADJOURNED.
APPROVED THIS 5th DAY OF JUNE 1979.
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