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CITY COUNCIL
EMERGENCY MEETING
APRIL 7, 1981
AN EMERGENCY MEETING CONVENED AT 9:31 P.M. AT CITY
HALL IN CAPE CANAVERAL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE REGULAR
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA.
COUNCIL MEMBERS DISCUSSED THE NEED FOR HOLDING THE
EMERGENCY MEETING. THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS STATED THAT THEY
FELT THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO HOLD THIS MEETING DUE TO THE
RAPID APPROACH OF THE SHUTTLE LAUNCH DATE AND THE NECESSITY
TO ADOPT AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO GRANT THE BAR
OWNERS ADDITIONAL OPERATING HOURS ON THE NIGHT OF THE DAY OF
THE LAUNCH. IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THIS ORDINANCE WOULD
EXPIRE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER ENACTMENT.
ATTORNEY SCOTT PREPARED AND READ ORDINANCE NO. 5 -81
IN FULL ENTITLED:
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE PERMITTING ESTABLISHMENTS
HOLDING STATE BEVERAGE LICENSES TO REMAIN OPEN ALL
NIGHT, THE NIGHT OF THE DAY OF THE SHUTTLE LAUNCH.
MR. RUTHERFORD MOVED FOR ADOPTION. MR. LEE SECONDED
MOTION. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE WORDS "SHUTTLE LAUNCH" BE
CHANGED TO "STS l.LAUNCH ". DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING
THE ORDINANCE. COUNCIL MEMBERS AGREED THAT THE EXTRA OPENING
HOURS WOULD AFFECT ONLY THE NIGHT AFTER THE LAUNCH. MR. SCOTT
READ THE ORDINANCE AGAIN. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE WORDS
"SHALL EXPIRE 24 HOURS AFTER THE LAUNCH" BE CHANGED'iTO READ
"SHALL EXPIRE 36 HOURS AFTER THE LAUNCH ". IT WAS POINTED OUT
THAT THIS ORDINANCE WOULD NOT COVER EARLY MORNING HOURS.
THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR ADOPTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:39 P.M.
APPROVED THIS 1 DAY OF , 1981.
CITY CLERK