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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-18-1980 Regular Meeting.. y MICROFILMED 4 -I5 -85 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 18, 1980 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 18, 1980 AT CITY HALL, 105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR JOHNSON L, MURPHY, JR. AT 7:31 P.M. OFFICIALS PRESENT WERE: MAYOR J,L. MURPHY, JR,, COUNCIL MEMBERS L.C. BOYD, J. CALVERT, P.T. LEE AND W. RUTHERFORD; ACTING CITY MANAGER ANITA J. OSTROM, CITY ATTORNEY JOSEPH SCOTT, DEPUTY CITY CLERK BARBARA MERCILLIOTT AND SGT, AT ARMS JOAN HUDEPOHL. MR. LEE MOVED TO WAIVE THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETINGS OF OCTOBER 21 AND NOVEMBER 4 AND SPECIAL MEETING OF NOVEMBER. 6, 1980. MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. NEW BUSINESS THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK ADMINISTERED OATHS OF OFFICE TO LAVERNE BOYD AND WAYNE RUTHERFORD AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, AT THIS TIME, THE MEMBERS TOOK THEIR SEATS, ITEM 1. ' RESOLUTION NO'.' 80',4:5' RE s * DE'STGNATINC COUNCIL AREAS OF INTEREST MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING AREAS OF PRIMARY INTEREST OF INDIVIDUAL COUNCILMEN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE MR. LEE MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MRS. BOYD SECONDED MOTION. MRS. CALVERT REQUESTED THAT CERTAIN AREAS OF INTEREST, REGARDING CITY HALL, REMAIN WITH THE MAYOR AS MRS. CALVERT FELT THAT SHE COULD NOT EFFECTIVELY ACT AS LIASON BETWEEN CITY HALL AND COUNCIL, MAYOR MURPHY STATED THAT HE WOULD KEEP THE AREAS OF INTEREST, HOWEVER, HE FELT THAT ONE OF THE NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD BE ASSIGNED THESE AREAS. MRS. BOYD MOVED TO AMEND RESOLUTION TO INCLUDE THAT FINANCE, BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATION INCLUDING CITY MANAGER, CITY CLERK, CITY TREASURER AND CITY HALL BE ASSIGNED AS MAYOR MURPHY'S AREA OF INTEREST. MRS. CALVERT SECONDED MOTION. MOTION TO AMEND AND MAIN MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 2. RESOLUTION NO. 80 -44 RE: AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY FOR ANIMAL CONTROL "SERVICES MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CAFE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, FOR THE PROVISION OF ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MRS. CALVERT MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MRS. BOYD SECONDED MOTION. MAYOR MURPHY EXPLAINED THAT THE AGREEMENT IS THE SAME AS LAST YEARS WITH ONE MINOR CHANGE TO MAKE THE EXPIRATION DATE INDEFINITE WITH PROVISION THAT EITHER PARTY CAN TERMINATE AGREEMENT WITH SEVEN DAY'S NOTICES VOTE ON THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR ADOPTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 3. RESOLUTION NO. 80 -46 RE': ELECTING NATOR FRO' TEN MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION ELECTING A MAYOR PRO-"TEM OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE MRS. BOYD MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS AS FOLLOWS; IN FAVOR, MRS. BOYD, MRS. CALVERT, MR. LEE.AND MR. RUTHERFORD, OPPOSED, MAYOR MURPHY, BECAUSE SECTION 1 OF RESOLUTION NO, 80,46 READS THAT JOAN CALVERT WAS ELECTED 14AYOR PRO -TEM BY UNANIMOUS 'VOTE OF COUNCIL AND BECAUSE COUNCIL DID NOT VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO ELECT MRS, CALVERT, ATTORNEY SCOTT STATED THAT THE RESOLUTION WOULD HAVE TO BE AMENDED BY OMITTING THE WORD UNANIMOUS. MAYOR MURPHY MOVED TO AMEND RESOLUTION NO. 80 -•46. MR. LEE SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, ITEM 4. RESOLUTION NO. 80 -47 RE: APPOINTING' ' E- AIFICATION BOARD! ARD! " RS MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN PULL INSERTING THE NAMES OF MARTHA LAMORETTE AND JOYCE "MCCONNELL WITH TERMS TO EXPIRE ON NOVEMBER 3, 1981 AND MAY MERTZ, PAT PHILLIPS AND GERALDINE MCGRAW WITH TERMS TO EXPIRE ON NOVEMBER 2, 1982. TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION WAS AS FOLLOWS A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE CITY BEAUTIFICATION BOARD; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE 'MRS. CALVERT MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MRS, BOYD SECONDED MOTION, MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. DEPUTY CITY CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO WRITE LETTERS TO XMERS COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 18, 1980 PAGE 2 OF 6 PAGES 0 INFORMING THEM THAT BOARD MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 1:00 P.M. AT THE CAPE CANAVERAL LIBRARY, 211 CAROLINE STREET, CAPE CANAVERAL. DEPUTY CITY CLERK WAS ALSO INSTRUCTED TO POST NOTICES OF SAID MEETINGS ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AT CITY HALL. ITEM 5. MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION TO ABANDON AND VACATE A DEDICATED SEWER LINE EASEMENT LOCATED IN THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA ON PROPERTY OWNED BY ITT, ACCEPTING A NEW DEDICATED EASEMENT ON THE SAME PROPERTY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE ITT MR. RUTHERFORD MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 80 -48, MRS, BOYD SECONDED NOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 6. MOTION RE: AWARD OF BID FOR STREET DEMT- MENT .S TIMW 'SWEEPE MAYOR MURPHY EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY HAD ADVERTISED FOR BIDS FOR A STREET SWEEPER FOR THE STREET DEPARTMENT AND THAT TWO BIAS WERE RECEIVED, HOWEVER, ONLY ONE BID MET THE SPECIFICATIONS, WHICH WAS CLARKLIFT CENTRAL, INC.: THE BIDS WERE AS FOLLOWS: CLARKLIFT MODEL 300-D SWEEPER 19,100 FREIGHT 592 (1) 56" X 14" DIAMETER POLY -WIRE MAIN BROOM 198 (1) 21" DIAMETER POLY -WIRE CURB BROOM 125 (1) COMPLETE SET OF DUST FLAPS FOR MAIN BROOM CHAMBER (2) FRONT (2) REAR (2) SIDES' 216 TOTAL PRICE �r_ ADVANCE 5600 RETRIEVER, OR EQUAL $13,227 MAYOR MURPHY MOVED TO ACCEPT THE BID FROM CLARKLIFT IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,231.00. MR, RUTHERFORD SECONDED'MOT30N. 'MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 7. ' MOTION RE': AWARD OF' BID FOR 'SEWER PLANT' 'STILL MAYOR MURPHY READ THE ONLY BID THE CITY HAD RECEIVED FROM AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS FOR A CORNING STILL IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,570.00. MAYOR MURPHY MOVED TO AWARD THE BID TO AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS FOR $2,570.00, "M, RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION, COUNCIL *MINUTES NOVEMBER 18, 1980 PAGE 3 OF 6 WAGES MR. WALTEMIRE WAS ASKED IF HE HAD CONTACTED THE COUNTS REGARDING THESE TESTS. HE STATED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE PRACTICAL TO HAVE THE COUNTY MAKE THE TESTS AND THAT THE COUNTY PREFERRED NOT TO MAKE TESTS FOR OTHER CITIES. VOTE ON THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, ITEM 8. OF FUNDS TO REMOVE ROOF MAYOR MURPHY MOVED TO ACCEPT FLORIDA RENTALS QUOTATION OF $1,500 FOR REMOVING ROOF SECTIONS AT SEWER PLANT. MRS. BOYD SECONDED MOTION. 'MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 9. MOTION RE': MAYOR MURPHY EXPLAINED THAT THE SHERWIN PROPERTY IS THE TWO VACANT LOTS IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF CITY HALL, MAYOR MURPHY FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY HAD INITIATED CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AND THE OWNERS WANT TO NEGOTIATE A SELLING PRICE MR. RUTHERFORD MOVED TO AUTHORIZE ATTORNEY SCOTT TO NEGOTIATE FOR,$23,500. MAYOR MURPHY SECONDED MOTION. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS AS FOLLOWS; IN FAVOR, MRS. BOYD, MR. LEE, MAYOR MURPHY AND MR. RUTHERFORD; OPPOSED; MRS. CALVERT, MOTION CARRIED. ITEM 10. MOTION RE: RESCHEDULING NOVEMBER 27' WORK MAYOR MURPHY EXPLAINED THAT COUNCIL'S NEXT WORKSHOP WOULD HAVE TO BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO NOVEMBER 27TH BEING THANKSGIVING DAY. MAYOR MURPHY `MOVED TO RESCHEDULE NEXT COUNCIL WORKSHOP 'MEETING FOR NOVEMBER 25. MR. LEE SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 11. MOTION RE': AAUTHOR:I ZAT ION TO HIRE ACCOUNTANT AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION, MAYOR MURPH ROVED THAT CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO SOLICIT DOBSON, JONES, BJERNING & HOYMAN IN SELECTING AN ACCOUNTANT. MR. LEE SECONDED MOTION REQUESTING THAT CITY AUDITOR'S WRITE THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THIS POSITION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 18, 1980 PAGE 4 OF 6 PAGES I MICROFILi' E® 4 -15 -85 ITEM 12. MOTION RE: AUTHORIZE OVER -TIME PAY FOR DEPUTY CITY CLERK MRS. BOYD MOVED TO AUTHORIZE OVER -TIME PAY FOR DEPUTY CITY CLERK. MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS AS FOLLOWS; IN FAVOR, MRS, BOYD, MRS, CALVERT AND MR. RUTHERFORD; OPPOSED, MR. LEE AND MAYOR MURPHY, MOTION CARRIED. DISCUSSION MRS. BOYD MOVED FOR AN ADD ON ITEM TO APPOINT A DEPUTY CITY TREASURER. MRS. CALVERT SECONDED MOTION, 'VOTE. ON THE MOTION FOR AN ADD ON ITEM WAS AS FOLLOWS; IN FAVOR,-MRS. BOYD, MRS. CALVERT, MR. LEE AND MR. RUTHERFORD,; OPPOSED, MAYOR MURPHY. MOTION CARRIED. MRS. BOYD MOVED TO APPOINT ELFY QUINN AS TEMPORARY DEPUTY CITY TREASURER.- MRS. CALVERT SECONDED MOTION. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AND MRS. QUINN STATED THAT SHE WILL ACCEPT THE POSITION AS TEMPORARY DEPUTY CITY TREASURER FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF BEING IN A POSITION TO SIGN CHECKS WHEN NECESSARY AND ACCEPTS NO ADDITIONAL DUTIES. VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPOINT MRS. QUINN AS TEMPORARY DEPUTY CITY TREASURER WAS AS FOLLOWS; IN FAVOR, MRS..BOYD, MRS. CALVERT, MR. LEE AND MR. RUTHERFORD; OPPOSED, MAYOR MURPHY. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR MURPHY EXPLAINED THAT A RESOLUTION IS NECESSARY BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES CAN REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR MONIES EXPENDED FOR THE DUNE CROSSOVER PROJECT. MAYOR MURPHY MOVED FOR AN ADD ON ITEM TO THE AGENDA'.TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 80 -49. MR, RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION FOR AN ADD ON ITEM CARRIED-UNANIMOUSLY. - MAYOR 1KURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL ENTITLED; A.RESOLUTION REQUESTING STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO REIMBURSE THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA FOR.EXPENDITURES.NlADE FOR THE DUNE CROSSOVER PROJECT BY THE CITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MRS. CALVERT MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MRS, BOYD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 18, 1980 PAGE 5 OF 6 PAGES DISCUSSION ITEMS INCLUDED; LETTER FROM ERNESTINE BUTTE, CHAIRMAN OF LIBRARY BOARD RECOMMENDING THAT METHOD OF FUNDING FOR NEW LIBRARY BE PUT ON NEXT BALLOT; LETTER FROM BREVARD COUNTY TECHNICAL ADIVSORY COMMITTEE; APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE TO BREVARD COUNTY LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES TO BE DISCUSSED AT NOVEMBER 25 WORKSHOP; LETTERS OF COMMENDATION TO NICK BILLIAS AND KEN BORING; STATUS OF OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY OWNED BY BREVARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND V.F.W.'S REQUEST REGARDING DISPOSITION OF OLD POLICE UNIFORMS TO BE DISCUSSED AT NOVEMBER 25 WORKSHOP, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:45 P.M. APPROVED THIS 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER - , 1980. . - .- i - I I la#� � I MAY7 DEPUTY CITY CLERK