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08-01-1966 - Regular I (J ~=. (.) u REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA HELD AUGUST 1st, 1966. The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida was called to order by Acting Mayor Jacob Lodico on August 1st, 1966 at 7:30 P.M. ROLL CALL Acting Mayor Jacob Lodico Councilman W. H. Cairnie Councilman Paul F. Walls Councilman Philip H. Bebbington City Attorney Charles A. Hall City Clerk Helen W. Jones Deputy City Clerk Marie Robinson Police Chief Herman Witmeyer I <J Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City Council held July 18th, 19ti6 and the Minutes of the Special Meeting of the City Council held July 22nd, 1966 were presented to each Councilman for his approval. Motion duly made by Councilman Walls these minutes stand approved as submitted, seconded by Councilman Bebbington and by vote CARRIED. The roll call votewas unanimous with the exception of Councilman Cairnie who abstained on the minutes of July 22nd, 1966. BILLS & ACCOUNTS General Fund Gordon's Printing & Duplicating Service City of Edgewater - Waterworks & Sewer System City of Edgewater General Fund Edgewater Library Petty Cash Kenneth G. Cooper Ruth Drltske1 New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Humane Society Central Electric Supply, Inc. Florida Traffic Signals, Inc. Electric Service of N.S.B., Inc. George Stuart, Inc. Rossner's News-Journal Corp. L1 oyd Cox Co. Gulf Oil Products Nieburger Chevrolet Co. International Business Machines Shafer Electric Co. Elsie Ward Laing's Sunoco Station City Auto Supply Southern-Aire Chemical Co. Edgewater Motors C & C Tractor, Inc. Lloyd Cox Co. Mussons New Smyrna Builders Supply Co. City of Edgewater Petty Cash Charles A. Hall Fire Department Page 1 of 6 pages 25.00 2.50 .94 4.79 9.00 10.00 35.00 1. 29 14.28 7.60 19.38 10.00 2.80 5.15 14.80 95.00 Corp.36.90 7.50 5.00 10.00 48. 18 10.20 1 .90 8.20 5.15 11.75 72.00 4.61 82.36 18.54 6 o o Water & Sewer System City of Edgewater - Waterworks & Sewer System Jones Chemicals, Inc. Addressograph Mu1tigraph Corp. Electric Service of N.S.B., Inc. Briley, Wild & Associates Hughes Supply, Inc. Chemical Equipment Service Shafer Electric Co. City Auto Supply Co. Renta 1 Center, I nc. National Chemsearch Corp. u 7.50 207.00 2.71 1.40 981.63 86.14 63.00 15.00 9.47 36.05 42.60 Motion duly made by Councilman Walls these bills be paid and be made a part of the minutes, seconded by .Counci1man Cairnie and by vote CARRIED. The roll call vote was unanimous. OFFICERS REPORTS The Building Official IS Report for the month of July, 1966, was read. Certification of Posting dated July 19th, 1966, was read. Certification of Posting dated July 25th, 1966, was read. Certification of Bids dated August 1st, 1966, was read. COMMUNICATIONS A letter was read from E. W. Gautier, Attorney, expressing his appreciation for the fine cooperation rendered by Chief of Police, Herman M. Witmeyer, in connection with the Estate of John Thompson Forsythe, deceased. A letter was read from David L. Wiggins, Sr., Chairman, Edgewater Zoning and Planning Board, dated July 29th, 1966, recommending the variance requested by Mrs. Ryta F. Webber be granted for the ~rpose mentioned in the application. (Operating a Kindergarten) A letter was read from Charles Whitlock, President, Tri- City Little League, dated July 21st, 1966, requesting the City consider a Senior Division League starting in the Spring for boys who will be too old to play little league baseball. Also, they would like to move their activities to City owned land, whereby they would be glad to help with the maintenance. A letter was read from Garner Fugate, Police Officer, dated August 1st, 1966, resigning as Police Officer of the City of Edgewater effective on August 15th, 1966. A Letter was read from Helen W. Jones, City Clerk of the City of Edgewater, dated July 28th, 1966 submitting her resignation effective August 15th, 1966. Page 2 of 6 pages . u o o 6 Councilman Bebbington said in reference to the letter from Attorney Gautier that the Chief of Police had worked very hard on this particular case. When someone dies and has no relatives or has no address where you can reach relatives the Chief does a very good job. It is a duty he performs very well. Motion duly made by Councilman Cairnie a copy of this letter from Attorney Gautier be given to the Chief of Police for his personal file, seconded by Councilman Walls. Acting Mayor Lodico said it is very nice to receive a letter of appreciation. The Chief has done a good job. We sincerely appreciate the letter. Concerning the letter from the Zoning and Planning Board, Acting Mayor Lodico said there will be a resolution on this later on in the meeting. Concerning the letter from the Tri-City Little Leage, Councilman Bebbington said the City at the present time does not own any land which would be big enough for a Ball Park. We should table this and if we do in the future have any land we can then discuss it. Councilman Walls said this is a very worthwhile program. Due to the fact that we will eventually lose the Little League Ball Park to the School, the City should keep this in mind. Councilman Cairnie said the help from the Department of said he will check on this. this way. Motion duly made by Councilman Walls we accept with regrets the resignation of Garner Fugate as Police Officer of the City of Edgewater, Florida, seconded by Councilman Bebbington and by vote CARRIED. The roll call vote was unanimous. City might be able to get some Housing and Urban Renewal. He Maybe we can obtain some help Councilman Walls said concerning the letter of resignation of Helen W. Jones as City Clerk of the City of Edgewater, this is going to leave a big void in the City Government. that will be hard to fill. I really reg~et this one. I don't know what the City Government can do to keep this valuable employee with the City. We have discussed it to no avail. We can't force the most efficient employee of the City to remain with us. Motion duly made by Councilman Walls we accept with sincere regrets the resignation of Helen W. Jones, as City Clerk of the City of Edgewater, Florida, seconded by Councilman Cairnie. Councilman Bebbington thanked Mrs. Jones for her services to the City of Edgewater. She has helped the new City Council very much. We regret she is leaving and going on to greener pastures. We wish her good health. Councilman Cairnie said he regretted losing Mrs. Jones. By losing her the City is losing its right hand. She has done so much good for the City of Edgewater. Acting Mayor Lodi~o expressed his sincere regrets on her leaving the office of City Clerk but wished her good luck and good health in the future. The roll call vote on the motion to accept the resignation was unanimous. Page 3 of 6 pages , I U Q o I U ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NUMBER 498 EMPLOYING SHELLY DECKER AS PATROLMAN FOR THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA. The above Ordinance was read in full by City Attorney Hall and motion duly made by Councilman Walls this ordinance be adopted, seconded by Councilman Cairnie and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, at the regular meeting of said Council held August 1st, 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. Upon motion duly made by Councilman Walls, seconded by Councilman Bebbington the requirement of reading Ordinance upon second reading was waived and the Ordinance was ordered put into effect immediately at the regular meeting of said Council held August 1st, 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NUMBER 136 APPROVING THE ACTION OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA ZONING AND PLANNING BOARD. The above Resolution was read in full by City Attorney Hall and motion duly made by Councilman Cairnie this resolution be adopted, seconded by Councilman Bebbington and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at the regular meeting of the said Council held on August 1st, 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. RESOLUTION NUMBER 137 AUTHORIZING AND INSTRUCTING THE ACTING MAYOR AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A CONTRAC~ WITH SANITARY ENGINEERING, INC. OF ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA PURSUANT TO THE 1966 WATER AND SEWER LINE EXTENSION PROGRAM. The above Resolution was read in full by City Attorney Hall and motion duly made by Councilman Bebbington this resolution be adopted, seconded by Councilman Walls and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at the regular meeting of the said Council held on August 1st, 1966. Former Mayor DananT. Armstrong said the former extension program resulted in considerable trouble and it was done by the same contractor. It was not put in according to specifications. He said the Inspector was not on the job. He suggested the City hire a full time inspector to check the job and see that it meets specifications. Councilman Bebbington said this question has been raised with the Engineers and with Sanitary Engineering. We have had several complaints. We will have the inspector we want, and I will personally check it myself. Acting Mayor Lodico said that any mistakes that were made will be paid for by the Company that did the work. The roll call vote on the above resolution was unanimous. Page 4 of 6 pages n () " .. ' Q Q " u OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS Bids on Spray Machine Southern Mill Creek Products Company, Inc. Brevard-Volusia Tractor Co., Inc. $1,197.90 1,325.00 Motion duly made by Councilman Walls we accept the bid of Southern Mill Creek Products Company, Inc., in the amount of $1 ,197~90 and reject the bid of Brevard Volusia Tractor Co. Inc., seconded by Councilman Bebbington and by vote CARiIED. Mr. David L. Wiggins, Sr. asked if the City had considered renting one of these machines. Councilman Walls said there would be constant use for the mac~ine and renting a machine would not be sufficient. Acting Mayor Lodico said this is a machine to spray lakes and ditches in Florida Shores. This will be a great help in the drainage problem. The roll call vote on the motion to accept the low bid was unanimous. , Councilman Walls said the Library has moved to 410 N. Ridgewood Avenue until the new Library is built. The Librarian and the Library Board have done an excellent job in moving and making this building into a Library. Motion duly made by Councilman Walls the City Clerk be authorized to advertise for bids to remove the old library, clear and grade lots. The work to be done no later than September 10th, 1966 and bids to be turned in by 4:30 P.M. on August 15th, 1966, seconded by Councilman Bebbington and by vote CARRIED. Councilman Cairnie suggested waiting to tear down the old building until we have received bids on the new one. He asked what would happen if the bids exceeded what we have to spend. Councilman Walls said if that happened the Council would have to reduce the architects plan to the minimum and get the building down to what we would be able to afford. Our architect has stated he is sure the bids will be reasonable. Councilman Cairnie said he would like to see the bids in before we start tearing down the old building. Then we will know what we are (J d 0 i n g . Councilman Walls said construction will probably start the first of October. IDhe ~tbrary bids in Holly Hill were opened and they were reasonable. Acting Mayor Lodicociaid ~his should have been talked about months ago. Our architect has assured us the bids will be within reason. The roll call vote was unanimous. Page 5 of 6 pages h U . o R U o MISCELLANEOUS Former Councilman Carl Siller ~equested the City consider the hiring of an attorney to act as Judge. He said it could be done for less money than you now have to pay the Mayor. An attorney would be more qualified. Councilman Walls said this was voted on before and the people voted it down. The people weren't briefed on thisl He said this council will try and get the charter amended. Acting Mayor Lodico agreed that a change should be made. The Council was invited to a P.T.A. meeting on Thursday, at 7:30 P.M.. Some of the parents have some questions to be answered by the City Officials. Councilman Cairnie asked that the City Clerk be given a standing vote of thanks for the wonderful work she has done for the City. Motion duly made by Councilman Walls, seconded by Councilman Bebbington we recess this meeting until 7:00 P.M. on Friday, August 5th, 1966. Minutes taken by Marie Robinson. Time 2:30 P.M. r ~ ~ ~ ~X~ Y CLERK Page 6 of 6 pages