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JANUARY 15,. 1980
A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CAPE CANAVERAL WAS HELD ON JANUARY 15, 1980 AT CITY HALL,
105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7.32 P.M. BY MAYOR
JOHNSON L. MURPHY, JR,
THE ROLL WAS CALLED BY THE CITY CLERK. OFFICIALS
PRESENT WERE; MAYOR J.L, MURPHY, JR., COUNCIL�MEMBERS L.C.
BOYD, J., CALVERT, P.T. LEE AND W. RUTHERFORD; ASSISTANT CITY
.ATTORNEY JOSEPH SCOTT, CITY MANAGER ANITA J. OSTROM, CITY
CLERK PATRICIA J. BEAULIEU AND SGT. AT ARMS JOAN HUDEPOHL.
THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 18, 1979
WERE APPROVED AS CORRECTED,
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ITEM 1, ORDINANCE N®, 1 -80 RE, ADOPTION OF TRAFFIC
ELEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FIRST READING
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MAYOR MURPHY READ THE TITLE.OF THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE TRAFFIC ELEMENT OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF CAPE
CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ACT
OF 1975; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MR.. RUTHERFORD MOVED TO APPROVE FIRST READING. IMS. BOYD
SECONDED MOTION.
MAYOR MURPHY EXPLAINED THAT THE TRAFFIC ELEMENT WAS THE
FIRST ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENST PLATS THAT COUNCIL WAS
CONSIDERING AND POINTED OUT THE 14AP ON EXHIBIT AT THIS MEETING,
HE FURTHER INFORMED THE AUDIENCE THAT.BRILEY, WILD & ASSOCIATES
PLANNERS HAD RECOMMENDED EXTENDING= RIDGEWOOD FROM THE POINT OF
THE PRESENT TERMINATION TO THE NORTH CITY LIMITS AND ALSO AN
EAST -WEST STREET FOR ACCESS FROM RTDGEWOOD TO HIGHWAY 401 AND
HIGHWAY AlA.
MR. RUTHERFORD EXPLAINED THAT THIS TRAFFIC ELE14ENT WAS
BEING CONSIDERED FIRST DUE TO THE FACE' THAT THE CITY WAS
ANTICIPATING DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH END. HE STATED THAT THE
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY TOOK THE PLANNER'S LONG RANGE STREET PLANS
AND MADE THEM SHORT RANGE SO THAT ACTION COULD BE TAKEN ON THIS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT BY MAKING THIS
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PORTION SHORT RANGE AND SETTING
OUT STREET
RIGHT- OF- WAYS.PRIOR
TO ANY DEVELOPMENT, FUTURE PROBLEMS COULD BE AVOIDED.
MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR APPROVAL OF FIRST READING OF
ORDINANCE NO. 1 -80 CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
ITEM 2. ORDINANCE' NO.- 2- -80 RE AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE
MAYOR MURPHY READ THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:
AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF THE
CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, A PROPOSAL FOR
AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XXI, SECTION 2A OF THE
CITY CHARTER CHANGING THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL
ELECTION FROM THE FIRST TUESDAY IN JUNE EACH YEAR
TO THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN
NOVEMBER EACH YEAR: BY SUBMITTING A REFERENDUM
TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSAL FOR THE PAYMENT OF
STREET RESURFACING BY EITHER THE IMPOSITION OF A
ONE MILL AD VALOREM TAX ON ALL REAL PROPERTY
WITHIN THE CITY OR BY A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF ALL
PROPERTY AFFECTED BY STREET RESURFACING PROJECTS:
BY PROVIDING THAT SAID REFERENDUM ELECTION SHALL
BE HELD AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION IN-THE CITY ON
MARCH 11, 1980; BY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MAYOR MURPHY PROCEEDED TO READ THE PROPOSED QUESTION ON
THE BALLOT REGARDING THE ELECTION DATE CHANGE AND EXPLAINED
THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR THE CITY TO USE COUNTY EQUIPMENT
FOR ELECTIONS WHEN THE,COUNTY REACHES A POPULATION OF 260,000.
COUNCIL WAS CONSIDEIZNG THIS ELECTION DATE CHANGE TO NOVEMBER
IN ORDER TO REDUCE ELECTION COSTS BY SHARING EXPENSES WITH THE
COUNTY.
MAYOR MURPHY THEN PROCEEDED TO READ THE PROPOSED QUESTION
FOR THE BALLOT REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF STREET RESURFACING.
DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE AMOUNT OF MILLAGE NECESSARY TO RAISE
REVENUE FOR STREET RESURFACING.
MR. LEE MOVED TO APPROVE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2 -80.
MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED NOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
ITEM 3,'
MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN 7ULL ENTITLED:
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A REGULAR MEMBER AND A
FIRST ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE PLANNING AND
ZONING BOARD; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
ITEM 4. 'MOTION RE:AUARTERLY BUDGET REVISIONS
MR. LEE MOVED TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.
MAYOR MURPHY SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION TOPICS INCLUDED THE BREVARZD LEAGUE'S FEBRUARY
MEETING WHICH IS TO BE HOSTED BY CAPE CANAVERAL; BREVARD COUNTY
SHERIFF'S RECENT CRIME REPORT; CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT THE
DUNE CROSSOVER GRANT HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE CABINET AND THAT
THE SEWER PLANT SUPERVISOR HAD REQUESTED AN INCREASE OF $10.00
PER WEEK FOR THE CHIEF OPERATOR. MRS. OSTROM INFORMED COUNCIL
THAT, IF THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS, SHE WOULD PLAN FOR THIS
SALARY INCREASE IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET REVISIONS.
.THERE BEING NO FURTHER.BUST.NESS, MAYOR MURPHY MOVED TO
ADJOURN AT 8:25 P.M.
APPROVED THIS 5 DAY OF FEBRUARY , 1980.
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CITY CLERK
COUNCIL MINUTES
JANUARY 15, 1980
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