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08-25-1976 - Regular \. Q o CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA REGULAR MEETING HELD August 25, 1976 Mayor Armstrong called the regular Council meeting of the City Council of the City of Edgewater to order August 25, 1976. ROLL CALL: Mayor Dana T. Armstrong Councilwoman Ryta F. Webber Councilman William H. Cairnie Councilman Walter B. Sikes Councilman Calvin R. Dietz City Attorney Judson I. Woods City Clerk Sue Blackwell Police Chief Earl Baugh Present Present Present Present Present Excused Present Present ,"-, r':~ {'.,' .~\ ~;~j3 '~r \~~ ~..""~\\, \.;'.:.:';~':;:; ~'fi(;? tu" HOi,~ , \" ~'\IJ'~, . ~ ,;".W~ Mayor Armstrong explained that at our previous meeting we had instructed the City Attorney to draw up a Resolution in regard to the priority list to be presented to VCATS. The City Clerk read this Resolution in full. RES. NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA TO APPROVE A TENTATIVE TOP PRIORITY PROJECT LIST FOR THE VOLUSIA COASTAL AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY, REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THEREFORE. Mayor Armstrong explained that the study board will take all the priority lists from the eighteen participants of the County. and they will be com- puted to make up one list. There were some questions about the wording of the Resolution. T~e City Clerk read from the Resolution again. She also read from the priority list which was originally sent out by VCATS. There was some confusion as to whether we were to make up our own list or whether we were to take their list and rearrange it the way we feel it should be. The members agreed as to how the wording of the Resolution should be changed and told the City Clerk.exactly what wording to put in this Resolution. The City Clerk read the Resolution back to the Council with the changes as directed. and the Council agreed with the wording. She suggested that since there is confusion about what we are suppose to be doing, that we can make our own list and also rearrange their list and send both in. . There was more discussion about the priority list that was sent to us and how the items should be numbered. The entire Council went over each project and put them in the order that they feel is best. . u u r The City Clerk read from the Resolution again reading in the changes as they were stated, explaining that the list will be attached to this Resolution. Councilman Sikes made a motion to adopt this Resolution, being seconded by Councilwoman Webber. Upon roll call vote said motion CARRIED, 5-0. The City Clerk read a letter concerning the clean up campaign of the Inter-Coastal Waterway within the water front area of Edgewater. It was explained that they will clean up the water front for us and we have to dispose of the debris from there. The Council discussed this, and it was mutually agreed that this is a good idea. Councilman Cairnie made a motion that we give the Corp of Engineers permission to clean up our waterway and the Mayor to sign the necessary papers, being seconded by Councilman Dietz. Councilman Sikes stated that we should also give the Mayor the authority to do whatever he needs to do to carry this out without having to come to the Council. Upon roll call vote said motion CARRIED, 5-0. The City Clerk explained that she has a letter from VCOG and from Briley, Wild in regard to the Public Works Act. She read the letter from VCOG asking that the City prepare a coordinative list of public facility improvement projects that are eligible for funding under the Public Works Act of 1976. She read the letter from Briley, Wild in regard to the regulations set under the Public Works Act of 1976. She also read a copy of the suggested letter to Mr. John R. Jones, Coordinator of the Economic Development Administration. After discussion about this, Councilman Sikes made a motion that upon the advice of our engineers, we will submit a letter to the Coordinator of the Economic Development Administration making application for a grant to implement the Water improvement program as already planned and approved, being seconded by Councilman Cairnie. Upon roll call vote said motion CARRIED, 5-0. Councilman Cairnie stated that since we have been talking about a new Police Station, why don't we throw this in as one of our projects? He said that he talked with the Building Officials about this, and as a location it was suggested that it would be up near the Fire Station on the highway. He said the second suggestion was an addition to City Hall for the Police Station, however he prefers the highway location, and he feels that the cost will be close to $40,000. Councilwoman Webber stated that she feels it would be better if we made the addition to City Hall, because then we could be handling two problems at the same time, adding some more space for City Hall, and the Police Station. Mayor Armstrong stated that there is no need to discuss the location at this time, we would ask for grant money in the amount of $40,000 to build a new Police Station and if we get the money, then we can decide where to put it. -2- .. '.. (J o ~ There was more discussion about the two locations and which one would be best. Councilman Cairnie stated that although time is of the essence on this, we should not forget the Planning Board; we should get their recommendation. It was suggested that we list our projects, the Water expansion number one, the Police Station number two and an addition to City Hall number three. Mayor Armstrong stated that he would want to build a brand new building for City Hall instead of an addition because there are a lot of flaws in the present building. After much discussion it was agreed to just list the new Police Station under the Water expansion program at a cost of $40,000 plus $5,000 for architectural fees. Councilman Dietz asked permission from the Council to extend the line to the Florida Shores Home Owners Association building. Mayor Armstrong stated that only as long as they pay the bill. Councilman Sikes stated that we are talking about approximately $150 costs plus labor, and we will be picking up more monies than we will be spending, because as homes are built they will have to hook up to that line. There was more discussion about extending the water line and whether the City or the organization should pay for it. There was also controversy about how Ordinance 400 is worded in regard to th is. ADJOURNMENT: Councilman Cairnie made a motion to adjourn, being seconded by Council- woman Webber. Said motion CARRIED. MINUTES TAKEN BY: Sue Bl ackwell Debbie Sigler ATTEST: i~rk ~ Approved this ~D~ay of Council man , 1976 ~.?- ~ -3-