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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-06-1981 Regular MeetingCITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 6, 1981 M lCR0F!f..f.TD 4.15 -55 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA WAS HELD ON JANUARY 6, 1981 AT CITY HALL, 105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR JOHNSON L. MURPHY, JR. AT 7:30 P.M. OFFICIALS PRESENT WERE: MAYOR J.L. MURPHY, JR., COUNCIL MEMBERS L.C. BOYD, J. CALVERT, P.T. LEE AND W. RUTHERFORD; CITY ATTORNEY JOSEPH SCOTT, ACTING CITY CLERK PATRICIA J. BEAULIEU AND SGT. AT ARMS JOAN HUDEPOHL. MR. RUTHERFORD MOVED TO WAIVE READING OF THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 16. MRS. BOYD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM 1. NO. 80-57 R.E : GARBAGE' 'CONTRACT MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA TO. ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH FLECKINGER REFUSE, INC. TO AMEND THE GARBAGE AND RUBBISH COLLECTION AGREEMENT DATED APRIL 21,'1978; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MRS. CALVERT MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MRS. BOYD SECONDED MOTION. ATTORNEY SCOTT EXPLAINED THAT HE AND CITY AUDITOR MR. BJERNING HAD WORKED ON THIS AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR MR. FLECKINGER TO KEEP SEPARATE RECORDS AND WHICH ALSO PROVIDED FOR A COST OF LIVING INCREASE NOT TO EXCEED 10 PERCENT PER ANNUM BASED ON THE BASE YEAR CONTRACT PRICE. IN ADDITION, MR, FLECKINGER WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO PETITION THE COUNCIL FOR A RATE INCREASE IN THE CASE OF EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES. VOTE ON THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 1. RESOLUTION NO. 81 -1 RE: APPOINTMENT OF 'CITY TREASURER MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION ENTITLED: fi MICROFILMED 4.15 -E5 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A CITY TREASURER; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE MRS. BOYD MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MR. PAUL V. SMITH WAS APPOINTED AS CITY TREASURER. ITEM 2. RESOLUTION NO'.' 81 -2 RE: APPOINTMENT' OF TEMPORARY PART TIME CITY MANAGER MRS. CALVERT INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT SHE HAD SPOKEN WITH MR. FRANCIS AND HE HAD OFFERED TO ASSIST THE CITY IN THE TRANSITION PERIOD AS A TEMPORARY PART TIME ACTING CITY MANAGER. MRS. CALVERT REQUESTED THAT THE NAME OF ALBERT J. FRANCIS BE PLACED IN THE RESOLUTION. MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A TEMPORARY ACTING PART TIME CITY MANAGER; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 5.. MRS. CALVERT MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR.. LEE SECONDED MOTION. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE QUESTION OF COMPENSATION FOR MR. FRANCIS. MRS. CALVERT INFORMED COUNCIL THAT MR. FRANCIS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR 4 HOURS A DAY AND COMPENSATION WOULD BE $10.00 AN HOUR. AT THIS TIME MR. FRANCIS SPOKE TO COUNCIL EXPLAINING HIS REASON FOR OFFERING HIS SERVICES. VOTE ON THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MRS. BOYD, MRS. CALVERT, MR. LEE AND MR. RUTHER.FORD, OPPOSED, MAYOR MURPHY. MOTION CARRIED. ITEM 3. MOTION RE: AWARDING OF BID FOR SEWER JET MAYOR MURPHY EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY HAD ADVERTISED FOR A SEWER JET AND HAD RECEIVED TWO BIDS, HOWEVER, DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SPECS WERE NOT MET THE EQUIPMENT WAS RE-ADVERTISED. IN ANSWER TO THE RE- ADVERTISEMENT, THE CITY HAD RECEIVED ONE BID. THE NEW BID WAS LESS THAN THE PREVIOUS BID AND COMPLIED WITH THE SPECS. MAYOR MURPHY MOVED TO AWARD THE BID TO INTERSTATE EQUIPMENT SALES FOR A SEWER JET WITH ACCESSORIES FOR $17,187.33. MRS. BOYD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 4. DISCUSSION RE: IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BUILDING OFFICIAL KELLER HAD PRESENTED A MEMO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS REGARDING PROBLEMS HE HAD ENCOUNTERED RELATING TO THE LAND USE PLAN, TRAFFIC CIRCULATION PLAN AND THE ZONING ORDINANCE. COUNCIL MINUTES 1 -6 -81 PAGE 2%. OF 4 MICR®FIUVE® 4.15 -85 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WAS ADVISED TO FOLLOW THE CURRENT ZONING CODE AND ZONING MAP IN ISSUING BUILDING PERMITS AND INFORM INTERESTED PARTIES THAT THE CITY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING TOWARDS REVISING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP TO COMPLY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AT THIS TIME, IT WAS DECIDED TO WORKSHOP THE SUBJECT OF SURVEYS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MAPPED STREETS ACT AND TO OBTAIN AN UPDATED COST OF ENGINEERING FEES PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP. DISCUSSION: MAYOR MURPHY REPORTED THAT ATTORNEY CHARLES HARRIS HAD INFORMED HIM THAT THE CITY'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THE TWEED CASE HAD BEEN DENIED. MR. HARRIS HAD ASKED FOR AUTHORITY TO SETTLE THIS CASE FOR $20,000. COUNCIL REQUESTED THAT MR. FRANCIS CONTACT MR. HARRIS AND INVITE HIM TO THE NEXT WORKSHOP OR COUNCIL MEETING TO DISCUSS THIS SUBJECT FURTHER. MAYOR MURPHY READ A LETTER. FROM PAj_'MOND JAMIESON WHICH REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT OF $492.94 FOR COSTS INCURRED BY HIM IN ATTEMPTING TO MANUFACTURE AND ERECT A SIGN UNDER BUILDING PERMIT 3029. SUBJECT PARTIALLY-CONSTRUCTED SIGN WAS ORDERED REMOVED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS BEING ERECTED ON AN EASEMENT AND MR. JAMIESON WAS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR HIS COSTS. MR. FRANCIS AND THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WERE REQUESTED TO LOOK INTO THIS TO ASCERTAIN THE ACTUAL COSTS MR. JAMIESON HAD INCURRED. MAYOR MURPHY ALSO INFORMED COUNCIL THAT THE CITY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR A NEW PERMIT TO OPERATE ITS WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. MAYOR MURPHY READ A LETTER FROM THE BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REQUESTING PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,884.20 WHICH WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S BUDGET TO PAY FOR PAY INCREASES THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GRANTED IN AUGUST. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CITY AUDITOR WAS LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. COUNCIL MINUTES 1 -6 -81 PAGE 3 OF 4 �uv yr + 8�j STATUS OF THE DUNE CROSSOVERS AND DUNE CONSTRUCTION ITEMS TO BE CORRECTED WAS DISCUSSED. MAYOR MURPHY REQUESTED THAT MR. FRANCIS LOOK INTO THIS SUBJECT. MR. FRANCIS WAS ALSO +ASKED TO LOOK INTO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON THE PROJECT. MR. RUTHERFORD INFORMED COUNCIL THAT THE CITY WOULD BE THE HOST CITY IN APRIL FOR THE BREVARD LEAGUE MEETING. MR. RUTHERFORD WILL REPORT ON LEAGUE MATTERS AT NEXT WORKSHOP. ATTORNEY SCOTT INFORMED COUNCIL THAT MR. ANTOON WOULD HAVE HIS REPORT THE FOLLOWING WEEK. IT WAS DECIDED TO PLACE MR. ANTOON'S REPORT ON NEXT WORKSHOP. MAYOR MURPHY INFORMED COUNCIL THAT MR. BRIAN BUSSEN HAD HANDED IN HIS RESIGNATION AS PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD lu1 ul: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE 201 TASK I,II, III AND IV REPORTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR COUNCIL TO REVIEW AND A MEETING WAS UPCOMING WITH COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE ON FRIDAY. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, MAYOR MURPHY ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 9:00 P.M. APPROVED THIS 20 PA RICIA AULIEU ACTING CITi CLERK DAY OF V O O .. I° O . COUNCIL MINUTE$ 1-6k-81 PAGE PAGE 4 OF 4