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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MAY 20, 1980
A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA WAS HELD ON MAY 20, 1980 AT CITY
HALL, 105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA,
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR JOHNSON L,
MURPHY, JR. AT 7 :33 P.M.
THE ROLL WAS CALLED BY THE CITY CLERK, OFFICIALS
PRESENT WERE: MAYOR JOHNSON L. MURPHY, JR,,'COUNCIL MEMBERS
L.C. BOYD, J. CALVERT, P.T, LEE AND W. RUTHERFORD, CITY
ATTORNEY JOSEPH SCOTT, CITY MANAGER ANITA J, OSTROM, CITY
CLERK PATRICIA J. BEAULIEU AND SGT, AT ARMS JOAN H13DEPOHL,
MR. LEE MOVED TO WAIVE READING THE MINUTES OF MAY 6.
MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
ITEM 1.
CHAPTER
MAYOR MURPHY SUMMARIZED BRIEFLY THE RESULTS OF HIS
RECENT SEWER PLANT DATA FINDINGS WHICH INDICATED THAT THE
PLANT WAS CLOSE TO CAPACITY AND OVER CAPACITY AT CERTAIN TIMES,
HE POINTED OUT THAT HIS FIGURES INDICATED THAT THERE WAS SOME
INFILTRATION IN THE SYSTEM AND HE INTENDED TO HAVE THE CITY
ENGINEERS EXAMINE THE INFILTRATION PROBLEM, THE MAYOR ALSO
EXPLAINED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THAT THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE
WAS NECESSARY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD BE COMING
UP WITHAA COURSE OF ACTION THAT WOULD SOLVE THE SEWER PLANT
CAPACITY PROBLEM.
NO ACTION TAKEN ON THIS ORDINANCE,
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 1. MOTION RK :'OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE: FOR MOBILE
OO D UNIT
MAYOR MURPHY EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY CODE CHAPTER 721
REQUIRED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE
FOR STREET 'VENDERS. COUNCIL HAD BEFORE THEM AN APPLICATION FOR
LICENSE FROM NATURE'S OASIS WHICH INTENDED TO SELL SANDWICHES
AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, BUSINESS SITES, AND BEACHES TO THE
GENERAL PUBLIC. MAYOR MURPHY MOVED TO APPROVE APPLICATION.
MR. LEE SECONDED MOTION.
MR. DON WERNER, OWNER OF WILMA'S CATERING,SPOKE IN
OPPOSITION TO THE GRANTING OF A LICENSE TO THIS MOBILE UNIT.
MR. BERT FRANCIS SPOKE REGARDING THE UNFAIR COMPETITION FROM
A PERSON ALLOWED TO SELL FROM A SITE OTHER THAN A REGULAR
BUSINESS LOCATION. MR. JAMES, OWNER OF VINNYtS DELI,ALSO
SPOKE OBJECTING TO THE MOBILE UNIT ACQUIRING A LICENSE,
OBJECTIONS RAISED WERE REGARDING THE FACT THAT A BUSINESS
IN A PERMANENT LOCATION HAD COSTS TO MEET THAT A MOBILE VENDER
WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY.
MRS. CALVERT INFORMED COUNCIL THAT THE BUSINESSMEN'S
ASSOCIATION SAID THAT THEY WOULD BRING THIS SUBJECT UP AT
THEIR NEXT MEETING AND HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR COUNCIL ON THE
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE ORDINANCE, MR, FRANCIS REQUESTED THAT
COUNCIL REVIEW THIS ORDINANCE.
VOTE ON THE LOTION ON THE FLOOR WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN
FAVOR: MRS. BOYD, MR. LEE, MR. RUTHERFORD AND MAYOR MURPHY,
OPPOSED, MRS. CALVERT. MOTION CARRIED,
ITEM 2. RESOLUTION NO'. ' 84' -1/+ RK; LOAN FOR RA C21E1BALL
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MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL ENTITLED;
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CAPE
CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, TO BORROW FUNDS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF TWO RACQUETBALL COURTS FROM
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CAPE CANAVERAL; BY
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO
EXECUTE THE NECESSARY LOAN DOCUMENTS TO
PERFECT THAT LOAN; BY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
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MR. LEE MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED
MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
ITEM 3. ' RESOLUTION NO'. '8'0* -15 RE: 'GARBAGE RATE INCREASE
TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION WAS AS FOLLOWS:
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A NEW SCHEDULE OF
RATES FOR GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION WITH-
IN THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MAYOR MURPHY MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. RUTHERFORD
SECONDED MOTION.
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MAYOR MURPHY EXPLAINED THAT TWO YEARS AGO THE CITY HAD
SIGNED A NEW GARBAGE CONTRACT WHICH PROVIDED THAT IN TWO
YEARS THE CITY WOULD BE OBLIGED TO PAY A RATE INCREASE TO
THE CONTRACTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE.CONSUNIER PRICE INDEX.
MRS. OSTROM NOTED THAT THE CONTRACT ALSO ALLOWS FOR AN INCREASE
IN WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION IN ADDITION TO THE INDEX INCREASE.
MRS. OSTROM FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT AT A RECENT MEETING WITH
THE CITY'S AUDITOR AND MR. FLECKINGER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT
IN ORDER TO COVER THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INCREASE AND
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX THEY HAD ARRIVED AT A TWENTY -SIX PERCENT
INCREASE. OF THIS TWENTY -SIX PERCENT, 25,5 WAS FOR THE INDEX
INCREASE. MRS. OSTROM ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE FIGURES TO
COVER WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COSTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AS YET
FROM MR. FLECKINGER, HOWEVER, THE AUDITORS WERE GOING TO
REQUIRE THAT HE PROVIDE SEPARATE RECORDS OF COST AND EXPENSES
INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY,
UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THESE RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY,
THE MONIES FOR WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION WILL BE HELD IN ESCROW,
MAYOR MURPHY REVIEWED THE INCREASED AMOUNTS FOR ALL THE
CATEGORIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE AND POINTED
OUT THAT THIS INCREASE WOULD REFLECT ON THE JUNE 1 BILLING
WHICH WOULD COVER THE CONTRACTUAL INCREASE WHICH WENT INTO
EFFECT ON MAY 1.
THE SUBJECT OF CURBSIDE PICKUP WAS DISCUSSED AT THIS TIME,
MAYOR MURPHY REQUESTED THAT THE CITY 'MANAGER APPROACH MR,
FLECKINGER REGARDING CURBSIDE PICKUP SERVICE. THE QUESTION OF
PAYING THE GARBAGE FEE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WITH A DISCOUNT
PASSED ON TO CUSTOMER WAS ALSO DISCUSSED, MRS, OSTROM WAS
REQUESTED TO BRING THIS QUESTION UP TO MR. FLECKINGER,
VOTE ON THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOP, ADOPTION, CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
ITEM 4.
AS A RESULT OF A SURVEY COMPLETED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND
THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 23 STREET LIGHTS
WOULD BE NECESSARY TO LIGHT UP AREAS IN THE CITY, OUT OF THE
TWENTY -THREE NEW STREET LIGHTS, 12 WOODEN POLES WOULD HAVE TO BE
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INSTALLED. THE TOTAL COST FOR THE TWENTY - THREE, 7,000 LUMEN
LIGHTS WITH 12 POLES WOULD AMOUNT TO $1,267 PER MONTH FROM
$1,124 PER MONTH, THE PRESENT MONTHLY CHARGE,
MR. LEE MOVED TO APPROVE INSTALLATION OF THE STREET
LIGHTS WITH THE MONEY TO BE TAKEN FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND,
MRS. BOYD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY,
DISCUSSION:
MAYOR MURPHY REVIEWED LETTERS FROM THE FOLLOWING:
MR. GRIFFIN, DISTRICT TRAFFIC OPERATION ENGINEER REGARDING
THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT AIA AND BUCHANAN; RESPONSE FROM SENATOR
STONE REGARDING THE MAYOR'S LETTER TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY AND LIBRARY BOARD CHAIRMAN MRS, BUTTE WITH
REQUEST THAT COUNCIL PROCEED WITH APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL
GRANT.
MR. LEE MOVED TO ADD AN ITEM TO THE AGENDA TO CONSIDER
THE PURCHASE OF A TYPEWRITER FOR THE SHERIFF "S DEPARTMENT,
MRS. CALVERT SECONDED MOTION, MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY,
MR. LEE -MOVED 'TO AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT TO
PURCHASE A TYPEWRITER WITH THE MONEY TO COME FROM THEIR
CONTINGENCY FUND. MRS. CALVERT SECONDED MOTION, MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY,
CITY MANAGER REPORTED ON THE DUNE PROJECT AND CITY
ATTORNEY REPORTED ON THE TWEED CASE.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, MEETING ADJOURNED AT
8:42 P, M.
APPROVED THIS 3 DAY OF JUNE 1, 1980,
COUNCIL MINUTES
MAY 20, 1980
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