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03-07-1966 - Regular I""" 6 u u REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA HELD MARCH 7TH, 1966 II U The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida vIas called to order by Mayor Dana T.Armstrong at 7:30 P.M. on March 7th, 1966. ROLL CALL Mayor Dana T. Armstrong Councilman Jacob Lodico Councilman W. H. Cairnie Councilman Paul F. Walls Councilman Philip H. Bebbington City Attorney W. D. Mathas City Clerk Helen W. Jones Deputy City Clerk Marie Robinson Police Chief Herman Witmeyer Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City Council held February 21st. 1966! the Minutes of the Special Meeting of the City Council held February 25th, 1966. and the Minutes of the Special Meeting of the City Council held March 2nd, 1966 ldere presented to each Councilman for his approval. Motion duly made by Councilman Cairnie these minutes stand approved as submitted, seconded by Councilman Bebbington and by vote CARRIED. The roll call vote was unanimous with the exception of Councilman Walls ~ho abstained on the Minutes of March 2nd. 1966 as he ~as absent from the meeting. BILLS & ACCOUNTS ---------.- General Fund J. E. Tumblin Ins. Co. Howard Snell City of New Smyrna Beach Ruthe Driskel Edgewater Library Herdon Corp. Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. Ortho Chevron Chemical Co. Mid .Florida Supply, Inc. George Stuart, Inc. Bank of New Smyrna Kenneth G. Cooper Laing's Sunoco Volusia Tractor & Implement Co., Inc. Dwight's Charley's Welding Shop City Auto Supply Edgewater Motors Tuxedo Feed Store Prentiss Hard1.,1are Co. The H. & W. Drew Co. New Smyr na Beach Police Dept. The Baker & Taylor Co. Nathaniel Dame & Co. Bro'Dart Industries Edge1.,1ater Motors Coronado Paint Co. Smokey's Electric South Florida Natural Gas Co. Ne,.1 Smyrna Beach "Edgewa ter Humane Soc. City of Edgewater Petty Cash Page 1 of 5 pages 140.95 15.50 655.82 10.00 3.10 18.73 8.90 186.50 7.56 4.95 10.00 9.00 20.50 12.57 5.34 16.00 26.95 85.21 5.45 22.01 96.31 6.00 7.04 10.55 31. 96 36.12 112 . 38 25.00 10.00 35.00 6.84 I (J o o 6 Water and Sewer Department City of New Smyrna Beach 174.44 Fox Sperry, Inc. 48.94 City of Edgewater 7.50 Magnolia Motor Co. 18.25 Bobls Automotive Service 28.98 City Auto Supply 7.09 Prentiss Hardware Co. 12.11 Water & Sewer Works 2.00 Mid Florida Supply, Inc. 3.60 Coronado Paint Co. 41.60 Dobbs Electric Motor Service 69.00 All State Pipe Supply Co.,Inc14.07 Neptune MeterCo. 380.64 City of Edgewater Petty Cash 1.15 Motion duly made by Councilman Cairnie these bills be paid and be made a part of the minutes, seconded by Councilman Walls and by vote CARRIED. The roll call vote was unanimous. Mayor Armstrong said the South Florida Natural Gas bill is a deposit for the Library. OFFICERS REPORTS The Clerk's Cash Statement for February, 1966, was read. The Budget Report for February, 1966, was read. The Librarian's Report for February, 1966, was read. Certification of Posting dated February 22nd, 1966, was read. Certification of Posting dated March 2nd, 1966, was read. The Building Official IS Report for February, 1966, was read. Mayor Armstrong thanked the City Clerk and her staff, the Librarian and the Building Official for the above reports. COMMUNICATIONS A letter was read from Myrtle Fay, Secretary, Edgewater Library Board, dated March 3rd, 1966, stating the Nathaniel Dame & Co. is having an assorted book sale. The Board requests authorization from the City Council to use $50.00 of equipment budget money for purchase of books at great saving during this sale. A letter was read from Myrtle Fay, Secretary, Edgewater Library Board, dated March 3rd, 1966 requesting authorization to engage the services of Mr. Harry Brinton as a Library Consultant with regards to a Federal Grant. Motion duly made by Councilman Walls the request of the Library Board to use $50.00 of equipment budget money for purchase of books from Nathaniel Dame & Co. be granted, seconded by Councilman Bebbington and by vote CARRIED. The roll call vote was unanimous. Motion duly made by Councilman Walls the request of the Library Board to engage the services of a Library Consultant for approximately one to one and a half days work at a cost of $60.00 per day plus 7~ a mile for traveling be granted, seconded by Councilman Bebbington and by vote CARRIED. The roll call wte was unanimous. Page 2 of 5 pages 6 o o JI o ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NUMBER 477 DESIGNATING AND APPOINTING A SANITARY SEWER OPERATOR FOR THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA AND SETTING FORTH COMPENSATION FOR SUCH OFFICE. The above ordinance was read in full by City Attorney W. D. Mathas and motion duly made by Councilman Walls this ordinance 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 said Council held March 7th, 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. Upon motion duly made by Councilman Walls, seconded by Councilman Cairnie, the requirement of reading Ordinance upon second reading was waived and the ordinanc~ was ordered put into effect immediately at the regular meeting of the said council held on the 7th day of March, A.D. 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. ORDINANCE NUMBER 478 SUPPLEMENTING SECTION 10.1 OF THE CITY CODE BY ADDING THERETO SECTION 10.1 - A, SETTING FORTH PREREQUISITE FOR SANITATION PERMITS, ITS ISSUANCE, POSTING AND REVOCATION. The above ordinance was read in full by City Attorney W. D. Mathas and motion duly made by Councilman Cairnie this ordinance 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 said Council held March 7th, 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. Upon motion duly made by Councilman Walls, seconded by Councilman Cairnie the requirement of reading Ordinance upon second reading was waived and the ordinance was ordered put into effect immediately at the regular meeting of the said Council held on the 7th day of March, A.D. 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. Mayor Armstrong said that Mr. LaBonde, the Building Official, the City Attorney and the County Health Officers have worked very hard on this ordinance. The Mayor said the reason for this ordinance is that there has been some confusion as to who was responsible for inspecting food handling establishments and a question as to what court violators should be taken to. ORDINANCE NUMBER 479 OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE CLEARING OF TRASH AND OTHER DEBRIS AND GENERALLY RELIEVING UNSIGHTLY CONDITIONS WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; JL~ PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Armstrong said the purpose of the above ordinance is to try and find an ordinance that can be enforced. The above ordinance was read in full by City Attorney W. D. Mathas 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 on the /th day of March, A.D. 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. Before the roll call vote there was some discussion. Mayor Armstrong asked the City Attorney if this Ordinance is retroactive to pre-existing conditions with regards to Lot Cleaning. Attorney Mathas said summer is coming and grass will grow. Page 3 of 5 pages ~ II U o ~, u o Councilman Walls said Florida Shores is a pretty piled up area. Are we going to be criticized if we only clear certain areas? What areas do we clear? Mayor Arms'trong said some of the old warranty deeds in Florida Shores have certain restrictions. Some deeds specify you do not have to clear lots until you are ready to build. At the time these deeds were recorded Florida Shores wasn't in the corporate limits of Edgewater. All deeds after May 1957 were on property within the corporate limits. The people accepted Florida Shores May 14th, 1957. We are going to have to use common sense and try and have the people cooperate. He said he believed any deed recorded after May 14th, 1957 would come under this Ordinance. The roll call vote was unanimous. Upon motion duly made by Councilman Walls, seconded by Councilman Cairnie the requirement of reading Ordinance upon second reading was waived and the ordinance was ordered put into effect immediately at the regular meeting of the said Council held on the 7th day of March, A.D. 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NUMBER 108 PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF MAIL RECEIVED BY THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA. The above Resolution was read in full by City Attorney W. D. Mathas and motion duly made by Councilman Walls this resolution be adopted, seconded by Councilman Bebbington and passed by vote of the City Council of the City o.f Edgewater, Florida at the Regular Meeting of the said Council held this 7th day of March, A.D. 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. RESOLUTION NUMBER 109 REGARDING THE REAPPRAISAL OF ALL TAXABLE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN EDGEWATER. The above Resolution was read in full by City Attorney W. D. Mathas and motion duly made by Councilman Walls this resolution be adopted, seconded by Councilman Lodico and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at the Regular Meeting of the said Council held this 7th day of March, A.D. 1966. The roll call vote was unanimous. Mayor Armstrong said this is a Resolution providing the City of Edgewater will abide by the letter of the Law. We are showing that we are going to roll back the tax millage as soon as the re-appraisal is made. The City therefore may be late in setting the millage this year. OLD BUSINESS Motion duly made by Councilman Cairnie we turn over to the Zon~ng and Planning Board for their comments and recommendations the two letters we received offering to sell the City property. The motion died for lack of a second Councilman Walls questioned as to who was doing the planning for the city expansion, the Zoning Board or the City Council. Councilman Cairnie said he wanted the Zoning and Planning Board to give some suggestions and recommendations. Mr. David L. Wiggins, Sr., Chairman of the Zoning and Planning Board, said he has read the ordinance on Zoning but doesn't know much about the planning end of it. Councilman Lodico said he saw no need tQ'purChase the property when we can leave the money in the Bank and collect over $9,000 in interest which we could not gain if we bought the property. Page 4 of 5 pages .... II U o o J Councilman Cairnie said a few years from now we may need property. We only have one piece of property and that is out on the Park and Pier. Mayor Armstrong appointed a committee of three, Councilman Walls, Councilman Bebbington and Councilman Cairnie to make a check on the property and give a recommendation. Councilman Walls is to be chiarman of the committee. Mrs. Robert Maxwell, from the audience, said she thought the City would be wise in buying the property as the value in ten years could be twice what it is now. Motion duly made by Councilman Bebbington the Fire Department be authorized to use the Fire Room as their official meeting place, seconded by Councilman Cairnie and by vote CARRIED. The roll call vote was unanimous. A!ter discussion with Mrs. Paul Wasserott of the Board of Governors, it was suggested that Mr. Herb Boreck, President of the Volunteer Fire Department, keep a log on when the firemen need the room and the fire room is not to be rented unless the Board of Governors checks with Mr. Boreck. The Mayor said a letter would be sent to the Fire Department concerning this matter with a carbon copy to the Board of Governors. NEW BUSINESS Mayor Armstrong said on March 25th, 1966 at 8:00 P.M. the Zonirigvand Planning Board of the City is holding a public hearing on four different matters. There will be a short recess between each one. MISCELUANEOUS Councilman Bebbington said most of the Water Hook-ups are connected in Florida Shores. He commended Mr. Paul Ream and his partner for a good job on these hookups. There has been a little trouble with the sulphur in the water and we are trying to remedy it as soon as possible. Mayor Armstrong said we had this trouble once before and it did not take too long to remedy. At that time we were over pumping one of the we 11s . There being no further business, motion duly made by Councilman Cairnie we now adjourn, seconded by Councilman Bebbington and there were no objections. Minutes taken by Marie Robinson. ....... j& ATTEST: ._f~~ /C'I TY ~CLE.- - Page 5 of 5 pages