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Home My WebLink About02-03-1981 Regular MeetingCITY COUNCIL . MICR®FILIN ED 4.15 -85 REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 3, 1981 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 3, 1981 AT CITY HALL, 105 POLK AVENUE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA. ii THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR J.L. MURPHY JR., AT 7:30 P.M. i THE ROLL WAS CALLED BY THE ACTING CITY CLERK. OFFICIALS PRESENT WERE: MAYOR J.L. MURPHY, JR., COUNCIL MEMBERS L.C. BOYD, J. CALVERT, P.T. LEE, AND W. RUTHERFORD; ACTING CITY MANAGER A.J. FRANCIS, CITY ATTORNEY JOSEPH SCOTT, ACTING CITY CLERK P.J. BEAULIEU AND SGT. AT ARMS JOAN HUDEPOHL. MR. RUTHERFORD MOVED TO WAIVE THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR. MEETING OF JANUARY 20, AND THE EMERGENCY MEETING OF JANUARY 29. MRS. BOYD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM 1. MOTION RE: TWEED LAWSUIT (P0'S.TPONED' 'AT 1-20-MEETING) MRS. CALVERT INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT ATTORNEY HARRIS HAD ORDERED THE TRANSCRIPTS OF THE DEPOSITIONS REGARDING THE ii TWEED CASE AND WOULD BE REVIEWING SAME. MRS. CALVERT MOVED >'1 TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM FOR TWO WEEKS UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING.-MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 1. RESOLUTION 81 -5 RE: APPOINTMENT OF BEAUTIFICATION �I BOARD MEMBER MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL APPOINTING MARY WINCHESTER TO THE BEAUTIFICATION BOARD. THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE CITY BEAUTIFICATION BOARD; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MRS. CALVERT MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MRS. BOYD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MICR- OFILIV F® 4.15 -85 ITEM 2. RESOLUTION NO. 81'-'6 RE: REQUESTING BREVARD LEGI'SL'ATE - DELEGATI'ON TO RE' D- ANY ADDITIONAL SALES' TAX LEVIED BY LEGISLATURE* TO' T CITIES . MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BREVARD LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO APPROVE LEGISLATION IN THE 1981 LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WOULD REFUND ANY INCREASED %j SALES TAX TO THE VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES OF THE STATE; 4 REQUESTING THE BREVARD LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES TO SUPPORT SUCH LEGISLATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. RUTHERFORD MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MRS. BOYD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 3. RESOLUTION NO. 81 -7 RE: DOUBLE TAXAT'TON MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION TO END DOUBLE TAXATION BY REQUIRING THAT ALL UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF ALL COUNTIES BE ESTABLISHED AS MUNICIPAL SERVICES TAXING DISTRICTS, AND ANY MUNICIPAL SERVICES THEREIN BE FUNDED SOLELY FROM DISTRICT LEVIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. RUTHERFORD MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MRS. BOYD SECONDED.MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 4. RESOLUTION NO. 81 -8 RE: AGREEMENT'FOR MUTUAL MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AN AGREEMENT FOR MUTUAL AID IN FIRE PROTECTION BETWEEN THE CITY OF COCOA BEACH AND THE CAPE CANAVERAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING AN'EFFECTIVE DATE. MRS. CALVERT MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 5. RESOLUTION NO. 81--9 RE: AGREEMENT WITH PORT FOR FIRE ROTECTION MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION APPROVING EIGHTH RENEWAL OF THE F�12RE PROTECTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF CAPE CANA RAL AND CANAVERAL PORT AUTHORITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE MR. LEE MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. MR. RUTHERFORD EXPLAINED THAT THIS CONTRACT WAS THE START OF RENEGOTIATING THE PRICE OF THE CONTRACT EVERY YEAR BASED ON THE PERCENT OF CALLS THAT THE CITY PROVIDES it TO THE PORT. COUNCIL MINUTES 2-3a-81 PAGE 2 OF 5 PLUS ATTACHMENT {'I r i. i F !I 1111011 _ MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR ADOPTION M IO �►5 CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, ITEM 6. RESOLUTION NO. 81 -10 RE: GRANT FOR IMPLEMENTING HE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAYOR MURPHY READ THE RESOLUTION IN FULL ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS TO INCLUDE THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA IN THEIR APPLICATION TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR LOCAL PLANNING ASSISTANCE FUNDS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. LEE MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MRS. BOYD SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 7. MOTION RE-: JAMIESON SIGN MAYOR MURPHY MOVED TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM FOR TWO WEEKS. MR. LEE SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 8. MOTION RE: WAGE INCREASES COUNCIL HAD BEFORE THEM A WAGE INCREASE LIST WHICH HAD BEEN PREPARED BY THE CITY MANAGER. SUBJECT LIST HAD WAGE INCREASES IN VARYING AMOUNTS FOR EMPLOYEES WITH A TOTAL COST TO THE CITY OF $8,739.40. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE AMOUNT OF INCREASE SUGGESTED FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. , MR. RUTHERFORD MOVED TO ACCEPT THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATIONS AS PRESENTED. MR. LEE SECONDED MOTION. COUNCIL AGREED TO PLACE THE WAGE INCREASE SUBJECT ON THE NEXT WORKSHOP AGENDA TO FURTHER REVIEW THE SALARIES OF C. AKERY, K. BORING AND E. QUINN; YEARS OF SERVICE BY EMPLOYEES AND THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES UNDER EACH SUPERVISOR. MOTION ON THE FLOOR ACCEPTING THE SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS, CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THE APPROVED SALARY INCREASE LIST IS ATTACHED TO THESE MINUTES. ITEM 9. MOTION RE: AUTHORIZATION FOR STREET LIGHT AT SURF DRIVE MAYOR MURPHY MOVED TO AUTHORIZE INSTALLATION OF A STREET LIGHT AT SURF DRIVE. MRS. CALVERT SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 10. AUTHORIZATION TO HIRE TEMPORARY RECORDS CLERK MAYOR MURPHY MOVED TO AUTHORIZE HIRING A TEMPORARY RECORDS CLERK TO CONTINUE MICROFILMING AND DISPOSAL OF THE RECORDS. COUNCIL MINUTES 2 -3 -81 PAGE 3 OF 5 PLUS ATTACHMENT i, MICROE11 A 'ED A_I!;_85 G MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. MAYOR MURPHY INFORMED COUNCIL THAT THIS POSITION WOULD BE FROM SIX TO TEN MONTHS. MOTION ON THE FLOOR CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE SALARY. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY MANAGER ATTEMPT TO HIRE A CLERK AT $3.75 AN HOUR, IF POSSIBLE, IF NOT, THE CITY MANAGER COULD GO TO �i $4.00. AN ADDITIONAL SUGGESTION WAS MADE THAT THE EMPLOYEE START AT $3.75 AND INfA FEW MONTHS BE GRANTED AN INCREASE IF THE WORK WAS SATISFACTORY. ITEM 11.' MOTION RE:' APPOINTMENT OF CITY MANAGER MR. LEE MOVED TO APPOINT MR. FRANCIS AS A PART —TIME CITY MANAGER. MAYOR MURPHY.SECONDED MOTION. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON I THE SUBJECT OF PART --TIME CITY MANAGER AND FULL —TIME MANAGER AND THE POSSIBILITY OF COMBINING THE MANAGER'S POSITION WITH ANOTHER POSITION IN CITY HALL IN THE FUTURE. gl MRS, BOYD MOVED TO TABLE THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR. MRS. CALVERT it SECONDED MOTION. VOTE TO TABLE WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOR, MRS.BOYD, MRS. CALVERT, MR. LEE AND MR. RUTHERFORD, OPPOSED MAYOR MURPHY. MOTION TO TABLE CARRIED. {, MRS. BOYD MOVED TO OFFER MR. ROBERTS THE FULL —TIME CITY MANAGER'S POSITION AT $22,000 PER YEAR TO START. MR. RUTHERFORD SECONDED MOTION. VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN FAVOpt, MRS. BOYD, MRS. CALVERT, MR. RUTHERFORD, OPPOSED, MR. LEE AND MAYOR MURPHY. MOTION CARRIED. MRS. BOYD MOVED TO ADD AN ITEM TO THE AGENDA IN THE FORM OF A RESOLUTION PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE VIETNAM VETERANS AND WELCOMING HOME THE HOSTAGES. MRS. CALVERT SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR MURPHY READ RESOLUTION 81 -11 IN FULL ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION TO.REAFFIRM OUR APPRECIATION, RECOGNIZE AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THE VIETNAM WAR VETERANS INCLUDING THOSE PRISONERS OF WA,R.AND THOSE MISSING OR KILLED IN ACTION; HONORING THOSE EIGHT BRAVE AMERICAN SOLDIERS WHO SACRAFICED THEIR LIVES IN AN IRAN DESERT ON .A MISSION OF FREEDOM; WELCOMING HOME; OUR FIFTY --TWO FELLOW AMERICANS, THE LIBERATED HOSTAGES. a MRS. BOYD MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. LEE SECONDED MOTION. MOTION r CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. BUILDING OFFICIAL KELLER WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND INFORMED COUNCIL �I THAT HE WOULD LIKE APPROVAL FOR A LETTER HE MUST SEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 2 -3 -81� PAGE 4 OF 5 PLUS ATTACHMENT IC OF iLov9ED 4.15 -85 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN ORDER TO APPROVE A BUILDER'S REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT A PRIVATE DUNE CROSSOVER TO ACCOMMODATE A CONDOMINIUM ABOUT TO BE CONSTRUCTED. COUNCIL SUGGESTED THAT MR. KELLER INFORM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES THAT THE PRIVATE CROSSOVER WOULD NOT VIOLATE CITY ORDINANCES AND REQUESTED THAT THE BUILDING OFFICIAL SPECIFY THAT THE PRIVATE CROSSOVER BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE CITY'S NEWLY CONSTRUCTED CROSSOVERS. MRS. BOYD NOTED ANOTHER INCIDENT OF VANDALISM AT THE RECREATION COMPLEX, "MR. RUTHERFORD REMINDED COUNCIL OF THE UPCOMING BREVARD LEAGUE i MEETING. MRS. CALVERT REQUESTED THAT A RESOLUTION BE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT MEETING, APPOINTING MARY HOLLANDER TO THE BEAUTIFICA.T'ION BOARD. 1 MR. FRANCIS DISCUSSED THE TREASURER'S REPORT WITH COUNCIL POINTING OUT AREAS WHERE THE INCOME WAS LESS THAN HAD BEEN ANTICIPATED. THERE BEING NO RUTHER BUSINESS, MAYOR MURPHY ADJOURNED THE it MEETING AT 9s20 P.M. APPROVED THIS .... 17' DAY OF FEBRUARY , 1981. y 1 r COUNCIL MINUTES 2 -3 -81 PAGE 5 OF 5 PLUS ATTACHMENT