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05-06-1968 - Regular ., v , ~ t o o r U REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA HELD ON MAY 6, 1968 The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida was called to order by Mayor William H. Cairnie at 7:30 P.M. on May 6, 1968. ROLL CALL Mayor William H. Cairnie Councilman Francis H. Norman Councilman David C. Ledbetter Councilman George M. Dimm Councilman Calvin R. Dietz City Attorney Charles A. Hall City Clerk Elsie L. Ward Deputy Clerk Gertrude B. Dunn Police Chief Clyde W. Heath APPROVAL OF MINUTES Present Absent Present Present Present Present Present Present Present The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City Council held on April 15, 1968, and the Minutes of the Special Meeting held on April 26, 1968 were presented to each Councilman for his approv- al. Motion was duly made by Councilman Dietz these Minutes stand approved as submitted, seconded by Councilman Dimm and by vote CARRIED. The roll call vote was unanimous. BILLS & ACCOUNTS General Government: Florida Power & Light Co. City of Edgewater, Waterworks & Sewer Prentiss Hardware Co. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. Library Petty Cash Fund City of Edgewater Petty Cash Fund Leona Carden, Library Maintenance Gulf Oil Products Goodyear Service Stores Edgewater Motors Sentinel Star Co. Lynch & Chanfrau Court Reporters Radiation Service Co. Watkins Ford Will i am I s Garage Telephone Answering Service New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Humane Society W. & W. Janitorial Service Momar, Inc. Vo1usia County Public Libraries Board of County Commissioners Xerox Corp. News-Journal Corp. R. L. Williams Dwight's Calvin R. Dietz Charles A. Hall 730.16 27.55 11.79 123.19 5.20 9.49 10.00 262.27 135.36 59.85 9.30 17.50 138.27 1. 50 133.70 20.00 100.00 93.00' 37.50 40.19 33.00 37.50 9.90 8.52 3.15 10.00 152.08 $2,219.97 Page One (; , > ~ Q o . . u Water & Sewer Department: Dobbs Electric Motor Service Mercury Motor Express, Inc. Ace Hardware Davis Meter & Supply Co. Hall Machine Works Jones Chemicals, Inc. City of Edgewater Petty Cash Fund Shafer Electric Co. Hughes Supply, Inc. - Orlando Hughes Supply, Inc. - Daytona Beach Certified Laboratories, Inc. Economy Electric Co. City of Edgewater - Waterworks & Sewer Florida Power & Light Co. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. Prentiss Hardware Co. All State Pipe Supply Co. Betz Laboratories, Inc. 8.80 17.16 1. 58 ..80 '.94 8.30 351 .00 2.01 96.08 3.88 77.83 251.28 157.24 12.00 271.36 16.22 36.86 296.61 94.60 $1,783.75 Motion was duly made by Councilman Dimm that these bills be ~c- cepted for payment, seconded by Councilman Dietz and by roll call vote CARRIED. The roll call vote was unanimous. OFFICERS REPORTS Certification of POSTING Dated April 16, 1968 was read. Library Report for April was read. Building Report for January, February, March & April, 1968 was read. COMMUNICATIONS A letter was read from Dr. J. F. Robertson in which he thanked the Edgewater Police Department for looking after his home while he was away. Mayor Cairnie noted that the letter showed that our Police Department is certainly;doing their job. A letter from Mrs. Robert Redding was read requesting the City Council make a donation toward the School Patrol trip to Nassau. Motion duly made by Councilman Dietz to set aside $75.00 for the project, seconded by Councilman Ledbetter and by roll call vote CARRIED. Councilman Dietz, IIWe have discussed this previously, and have arranged for the donation.1I Mrs. Redding publicly gave her thanks on behalf of the School Patrol to the Council. A letter of Petition from the residents of Palm Breeze Drive re- questing the City extend water to their area was read. Mayor Cairnie~ IIWe are waiting for specifications from our engineers to see what the total cost of supplying water to the area will amount toll. Motion duly made this request be tabled until the information is obtained from our engineers by Councilman Ledbet- ter, seconded by Councilman Dimm and there were no objections. A letter was re~d from Mr. Herbert W. Knowlton requesting he be permitted to purchase a narrow strip of land from the City. Motion duly made by Councilman Ledbetter we deny this request, seconded by Councilman Dimm and by roll call vote CARRIED. At this time, Councilman Dimm asked for the floor, liThe City is in the process of building a fishing pier right in this area, and frankly, we just do not have the available ground to give Up.1I Mr. D. Wiggins, IIWhere is this property Mr. Knowlton is interes- ted in purchasing?1I Mayor Cairnie, IIJust north of the Beech house.1I Page Two 'f U (.) o I r U A letter was read from The American Legion, Edgewater Post No. 285, requesting the City Council purchase a wreath to be used in their Memorial Day exercises. Motion duly made by Council- man Ledbetter we purchase the wreath, seconded by Councilman Dimm and by rollcall vote CARRIED. The roll call vote was un- animous. Mr. Robert Maxwell, liOn behalf of the Legion, I want to thank the Council.1I RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO. 235 HIRING CLYDE HEATH AS CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, SETTING HIS TENURE AND HIS COMPENSA- TION, SETTING FORTH THE CONDITION OF HIS CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The above Resolution was read in full by City Attorney Hall and upon motion duly made by Councilman Dietz this Resolution be adopted, and seconded by Councilman Dimm, and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at the reg- ular meeting of said Council held May 6, 1968. Mr. J. Lodico from the floor, IIMr. Hall, what is the difference between a Resolution and an Ordinance?1I Mr. Hall, IINot a great deal; however, a Resolution eliminates the necessity for a sec- ond reading.1I Mayor Cairnie introduced our new Police Chief, Clyde W. Heath. At the request of the Mayor, Chief Heath gave a short resume of his background and experience. He received an ovation of welcome from the people in the audience. RESOLUTION NO. 236 ACCEPTING THE BID OF SIEG AND AMBACHTSHEER, INC. OF DELAND, FLORIDA FOR THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE OF THE TWO ELEVATED WATER TANKS OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER FOR A TOTAL OF $ 1 , 5 0 0 PER YEA R, $ 6 2 5 0 F W H I CHI S FOR M A I NT E NAN CEO F THE 1 00 {J 000 GALLON TANK AND $875 OF WHICH IS FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE 150,000 TANK, REJECTING ALL OTHER BIDS AND CANCELING AND SUPERSEDING ANY PRIOR CONTRACTS WITH THE SAID SIEG AND AMBACHTSHEER, INC. AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS RESOLUTION, WITHOUT IMPAIRING THE VALIDITY OF THE SAID CONTRACT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH SIEG AND AMBACHTSHEER, INC., AND PRO- VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The above Resolution was read in full by City Attorney Hall and upon motion duly made by Councilman Dietz this Resolution be adopted, and seconded by Councilman Dimm, and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at the regu- lar meeting of said Council held May 6, 1968. Councilman Ledbetter, IIWhy are we having a new contract on the first tank; don't we have two or three years to go on the present contract?1I Mayor Cairnie, liThe company wants to be relieved of the old contract.1I Councilman Dietz, "It is still cheaper with this new contract than under the old contract.1I Mr. D. Armstrong, IIWasn't the old contract for $500.00 a year?1I Councilman Dietz, IINo, the old contract was for $600.00.11 OLD BUSINESS Councilman Dimm, IIWe still have not received any bids on the pav- ing of Monroe Circle. Mrs. Ward, do you think we will have them by the next Council meeting?1I Mrs. Ward, III would believe SO.II Page Three 'F U o o Jr U NEW BUSINESS Attorney Hall took the floor and explained the new Ordinance changing section 13 of Ordinance #219. Mayor Cairnie then made a call for order and the hearing on the ordinance to begin. Councilman Dimm, "ls this to be the public hearing?" Mayor Cairnie, "Yes, this is it. Right now." Councilman Dimm, "Well, I don't like this at all, it seems a poor way to have a public hearing. Why, there isn't hardly anyone here." The Mayor then asked if there were any questions or discussions from the floor. Mr. J. Lodico, "I think it is a good idea. I even think one year is too short a time. It should be maybe two years.1I Councilman Dimm, IIWell, right now we have a party asking for a variance who submitted the same petition just thirty days ago. This Ordi~ance will eliminate that; of course, this Ordinance, if adopted, will not affect their current petition." ORDINANCE NO. 599 AMENDING SECTION 13 6F ORDINANCE NO. 219, HERETOFORE ENACTED ON JANUARY 19, 1959, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 1. OF ORDINANCE NO. 346, HERETOFORE ENACTED ON MARCH 18, 1963, RELATING TO PETITIONS FOR CHANGE IN ZONING CLASSIFICATION BY PROVIDING A FEE OR CHARGE FOR THE COST OF PROCESSING THEREFOR AND BY PROVIDING THAT PETITIONS FOR CHANGE IN ZONING CLASSIFI- CATION SHALL NOT BE RE-SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL OR ZONING BOARD OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA UNLESS AND UNTIL ONE YEAR HAS ELAPSED FROM THE DATE OF FILING THE ORIGINAL OR PRIOR PETITION FOR CHANGE IN ZONING CLASSIFICATIIDN UNLESS THE RE- PETITION IS BASED UPON A CLEAR CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND PROVIDING THAT THE ZONING BOARD SHALL BE THE JUDGE AS TO WHETHER A CLEAR CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES EXISTS UPON A RE-PETITION WITHIN ONE YEAR; AND PROVIDING THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ZONING BOARD THAT A CLEAR CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES DOES NOT EXIST CAN BE OVERRIDDEN ONLY BY THE VOTE OFTHREE COUNCILMAN; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THEREFOR. The foregoing Ordinance was read in full by City Attorney Hall and upon motion duly made by Councilman Dietz this Ordinance be adopted, seconded by Councilman Ledbetter, and by roll call vote CARRIED. Councilman Ledbetter, IIThat Ordinance should read that the appli- cant should bear full cost, including advertising etc.1I Attorney Hall, II T hat i s all w r i t ten i n t 0 the 0 r din a n c e . " Mo t i on to wa i ve a second reading duly made by Councilman Ledbetter, seconded by Councilman Dietz. MISCELLANEOUS Councilman Ledbetter, "Whi1e everyone else is getting a raise, how about the boys in the garbage and street department?" Councilman Dietz,"Where do you think we wiJ1 get the money?" Councilman Led- better, "You can always pull it out of your hat 1 i ke you did before. II "I want to make a motion to give the boys in the garbage department a twenty-five cent an hour raise." As there was no second, the motion was denied. Councilman Dimm, "I would like a Special Meet- ing to discuss all of our problems with the garbage and street de- partments. I would like Mr. Shippe to be present at this Special Meeting.1I Mayor Cairnie, "Why a Special Meeting; why can't this be discussed at our regular Thursday morning workshop?" Council- man D i mm, II I don I t 1 i k e tho sew 0 r k s hop s . The t r 0 u b 1 e wit h the m is that what comes out of them is usually different from the de- cisions arrived at in the workshop." "S0, I don't want a work- shop for these problems; I want a Special Meeting." Mayor Cairnie, "We11, it takes three councilmen to call a special meeting." Page Four u (.) o , I U liThe purpose of the workshop meeting is to formulate plans and work up an agenda to be used at the Regular Meeting.1I Council- man Ledbetter, 1100 you think the men in the garbage department should get a raise?1I Mayor Cairnie, 111 cannot say yes and I cannot say no; it would have to be analysed.1I Councilman Dietz, liThe situation in these departments is certainly inequitable, and it should be analysed. Some of the men should get a raise, but then some of them are getting more than they are worth. The de- partment needs re-organization.1I Councilman Dimm, IIlf I had my way, workshop meetings would be open to the public and the press. So many things are misinter- preted, I have felt the council should purchase a tape recorder. With a tape recorder, there would be no mistakes about what was decided or who made the decision.1I Councilman Ledbetter, IIWhat would be the pUlpose of this Special Meeting?1I Councilman Dimm,IITo discuss the situation of the gar- bage and street department with Mr. Shippe.1I Councilman Ledbet- ter, 111 will second your motion provided a raise for the garbage department is on the agenda for th,is meeting. 11 Councilman Dimm, 111 can1t go along with that.1I Mayor Cairnie, liOn behalf of the Council and the citizens of our City, I would like to publicly thank the Edgewater Fire De- partment for their splendid work during the time of the fire ban and the emergency.1I Councilman Dietz, 111 would like to make a.motion that we name a committee, to serve at the will of the Council, to promote and supervise the development of a City planned recreational area on school property in Edgewater. I would like to have appointed to the committee, school principal J. D. Hogan, Donald E. Gillespie, James Blackwell and Eugene Gawriluk.1I Mayor Cairnie, Ills this a motion to ask the school authorities for the use of the school grounds?1I Councilman Dietz, IINo, my motion is to name the com- mittee for promotion and supervision for the development of the area. It is already cleared with the school authorities. Of course, the committee would have to get together with the Coun- cil.1I The motion was seconded by Counci lman Ledbetter and by roll call vote CARRIED. lit The Mayor called on Mr. J. Lodico for a few words on the status of the fishing pier. Mr. Lodico, liThe Chamber of Commerce voted $600.00 to build the shuffleboard courts at the last meeting. Councilman Dimm, Councilman Ledbetter and Mayor Cairnie were at the last meeting. The Chamber is ready to discuss the park and pier with the Council.1I Mayor Cairnie, IIWell, when are we going to get together and have a meeting?1I Mr. Lodico, IIWe are willing to bave a meeting anytime it is feasible with you boys.1I The Mayor named Wednesday, May 8, 1968 at 7:30 P.M. and Mr. Lodico agreed for the Chamber members. Mr. B ebb i n g ton was r e cog n i zed by t h'e c h air. 11 The rea r e two new houses going up; one by Palmer and one by Harris. The Palmer- house has less room, it is a smaller house than the one being constructed by Ha~~t~. So why is Ratmer paying more for his building permit?1I Mayor to Mrs. Ward, IIPerhaps you can enlighten Mr. Be b b i. ri g t'o Ii . 11 M r s. War d, 11 The fee for b u i 1 din g per m its i s bas e d on the square foot in the house. I will have to check the in- formation I have. I can only go by the information given me by the individual contractor.1I Page Five 6 ,. o o There being no further business, motion duly made by Council- man Dimm we now adjourn, seconded by Councilman Ledbetter and there were no objections. Time of Adjournment 8:20 P.M. Minutes taken by Gertrude B. Dunn -... ATTEST: ;(('l+'~ tIlayor ~ C]J;w ( ~~ Counc,lm ~ )/~ City C erk Page Six 11 U !~ ~ ~---- t!fd C