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03-04-1968 - Regular ~. , rr 'u o REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA HELD ON MARCH 4, 1968. Q " U 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 March 4, 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 Herman M. Witmeyer APPROVAL OF MINUTES Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held February 19, 1968 of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida were presented to each Councilman for his approval. Motion was duly made by Councilman Dimm that these minutes stand approved as submitted, seconded by Councilman Norman and by vote eARRIED. The roll call vote was unanimous. :. BILLS & ACCOUNTS General Government Southern Bell T. & T. Co. Thurow Electronics, Inc. Goodyear Service Stores Radiation Service Watkins Ford, Inc. Leona Carden Vo1usia Co. Public Libraries Board of County Commissioners Xerox Corp. Lloyd Cox Co. Plastic Letters & Signs Edgewater Motors City Auto Supply Central Electric Supply, Inc. Hughes Supply, Inc. Gordon's Printing & Duplicating J. E. Tumblin Insurance Co. Daytona Fire Equipment, Inc. Charles A. Hall Katherine S. Odham Water & Sewer Department Indian River Gas Co. Burroughs Corp. Electric Service of N.S.B., Inc. Southern Bell T. & T. Co. City Auto Supply Utility Supply Co. Page #1 $ 63.75 8.16 83.40 69.46 12.80 10.00 250.13 33.00 37.50 3.10 14.00 36.12 42.07 15.19 178.01 58.90 128.57 692.75 70.00 17.94 $1 ,824.85 14.70 24.50 7.80 33.30 21 .30 20.70 $122.30 '0 o o \~ U Motion was duly made by Councilman Dimm that these bills be paid and be made a part of the Minutes; seconded by Councilman Norman and by vote CARRIED. The roll call was unanimous. OFFICERS' REPORTS Certification of POSTING dated February 20, 1968 was read. Police Report for February, 1968 was read. Library Report for February, 1968 was read. COMMUNICATIONS A letter was read from The American Legion, Edgewater Post No. 285 in which the Post deposited $60.00 to the credit of the Community Center for Bingo. An additional $100.00 was donated by the American Legion as part pay- ment for the new lighting in the large hall of the Com- munity Center. Mayor Cairnie, on behalf of the City Council, thanked the American Legion for their thoughtful generosity. A letter was read from Mr. John D. Swartz requesting a street light at the corner of Juniper and 20th Streets in Florida Shores. Mr. Swartz' request will be referred to Florida Power and Light and he will be advised as to the outcome. RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO. 224 HIRING AND APPOINTING NORMAN MC CALL AS A REGULAR POLICEMAN FOR THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA AND SETTING HIS COMPENSATION EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 1968. The above Resolution was read in full by City Attorney Hall and upon motion duly made by Councilman Ledbetter this resolution be adopted, seconded by Councilman Norman and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at the regular meeting of said Council held March 4, 1968. RESOLUTION NO. 225 ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF GENEVIEVE ROSECRANS AS DEPUTY CLERK FOR THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIBA. EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 1968. The above Resolution was read in full by City Attorney Hall and upon motion duly made by Councilman Dimm this resolution be adopted, seconded by Councilman Dietz and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edge- water, Florida at the regular meeting of said Council held March 4, 1968. RESOLUTION NO. 226 APPOINTING AND DESIGNATING GERTRUDE B. DUNN AS DEPUTY CLERK FOR THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA AND SETTING FORTH HER DUTIES AND COMPEN- SATION EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 1968. The above Resolution was read in full by City Attorney Hall and upon motion duly made by Councilman Dimm this resolution be adopted, seconded by Councilman Ledbetter and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at the regular meeting of said Council held March 4, 1968. Page #2 .' .:(; o o o RESOLUTION NO. 227 ACCEPTING THE BID OF FIRE FIGHTERS EQUIPMENT COMPANY FOR AN AIR WHISTLE AND FIRE ALARM IN THE AMOUNT OF NINE HUNDRED THIRTY ($930.00) DOLLARS EFFECT I VE MARCH 4, 1968. The above resolution was read in full by City Attorney Hall and upon motion duly made by Councilman Norman this resolution be adopted, seconded by Councilman Dimm and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at the regular meeting of said council held March 4, 1968. City Clerk, Elsie L. Ward read the Certification of Funds at the request of Mayor Cairnie and the Council. RESOLUTION NO. 228 OF INTENTION TO REQUEST THE TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT FUND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR A .PERPETUAL DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA TO SUBMERGED AND SEMI-SUBMERGED LAND OF WHICH THE CITY OF EDGEWATER IS THE UPLAND OWNER FOR THE PUR- POSE OF FILLING IN THE SAID SUMBERGED AND SEMI-SUBMERGED LAND FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC FOR RECREATIONAL AND/OR PARK PURPOSES AND FURTHER STATING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO DEVELOP AND USE THE SAME AS SOON AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE, EFFECTIVE MARCH 4, 1968. The above Resolution was read in full by City Attorney Hall and upon motion duly made by Councilman Ledbetter this resolution be adopted, seconded by Councilman Norman and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at the regular meeting of said Council held March 4, 1968. Upon question Councilman Dietz asked the Mayor and City Attorney if this Resolution made it mandatory for the City of Edgewater to fill in the land covered in the Resolution. City Attorney Hall stated that it did not. RESOLUTION NO. 229 AUTHORIZING THE DISCONTINUANCE OF THE POLICE DISPATCHING SERVICE PRESENTLY PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO UTILIZE THE POLICE DISPATCHING SERVICE OF THE CITY OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF EDGEWATER TO USE THE SAME POEICE FREQUENCY USED BY THE VOLUSIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA, EFFECTIVE MARCH 4, 1968. The above Resolution was read in full by City Attorney Hall and upon motion duly made by Councilman Norman this resolution be adopted, seconded by Councilman Dietz and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at the regular meeting of iaad Council held March 4, 1968. The roll call vote was unanimous with the exception of Councilman Ledbetter. Upon question, a number of citizens present stood to be recognized by the chair. Mr. W. T. Harman wanted to know how the new system would work. He stated that it was well known that this system did not work for Oak Hill. Mr. K. Gruter stated he expected good service for his customers, but did not see how he coultl obtain it with the New Smyrna Beach Police Department taking Edgewater's trouble calls. He also was of the opinion that he would have to pay the New Smyrna Police Department for their service. Mr. Gruter also stated that the letter polling the populace was very misleading. He stated that he is in favor of keeping our own dispatcher service in Edgewater even if the taxes are higher. Page #3 u o o u ,. Mr. Grant Hoover was recognized and stated that he was sure that the New Smyrna Police Department did not want any part of this plan. He said that he wanted his pro- tection right here in Edgewater and readily available. Mr. C. LeClair stated that the New Smyrna Beach Police Department would up the ante, and what guarantee were they giving us that they could not do this. Mayor Cair- nie replied that the Sheriff's Department must charge the same fee to all municipalities. At this point in the general discussion, the Mayor gave the results of the post card poll. The replies numbered 865,571 of which were in favor of the resolution, and 294 disap- proved of the change proposed. Mr. P. Bebbington asked the Mayor who counted those votes, and was invited to make his own count. Mr. Bob Fisher asked how the com- pressor in the Fire Department could be monitored with no dispatcher on duty here in Edgewater. ~1r. R. Hanson explained that the compressor would have to be monitored every few minutes, and a constant watch was not necess- ary. He also went on to say that with the system of telephone calls made for a fire call, the Department personnel were only a few minutes from the station at all time s . / Mr. C. Mosher asked how the Bond money would be handled. Mayor Cairnie said it would be paid to the New Smyrna Beach Police Department This statement caused the audience to be greatly disturbed, upon which the Mayor called for the Council's pleasure. There was an immed- iate commotion with visual evidence of the audiences' di sapprova 1 . Mr. C. N. Hamel was, recognized by the chair and rose to commend the City Council for handling a controversial subject with finesse. Mr. W. Swets asked that his letter to the City Council be read. He was told that the letter was not received in time to be placed upon the agenda. Mrs. R. Maxwell asked the Mayor personally why he complet- ly ignored the obvious wishes of the general public who had elected him to office. The audience reacted with shouts of "Recall~' Recall~" and few remained seated during tijis disorderliness. Mr. Dietz immediately asked the Mayor to "Throw them all out". Mayor Cairnie asked Chief of Police Witmeyer to evict any and all who created a further disturbance. Mr. J. Lodico waved a copy of the report of Robertson & May auditors, relative to the missing tickets and money in the Police Department during a previous administration. He started to read this report, and the Mayor instructed the Chief of Police to tell him he was out of order. The Mayor repeatedly tried to regain order so as to conduct the further business of the council with no success. Mr. T. Duane was recognized by the chair and commended the Council for their cooperation and the work they had done for the Fire Department. Page #4 ~. 'U o o u Unheard because of the continued agitation of the audience, the Mayor called for roll call. Again Mr. Ledbetter cast the only dissenting vote. OLD BUSINESS Motion was duly made by Councilman Norman, that the Bids for Health & Life Insurance for employees be extended to 4:00 P.M., March 18, 1968, seconded by Councilman Dietz. The roll call was unanimous. ~ Motion was duly made by Councilman Dietz, that the Council accept the decision of the Zoning Board on the Budd vari- ance, seconded by Councilman Ledbetter. The roll call was unanimous. Mrs. G. Nagelvoort was recognized by the chair and stated she did not want any more interference from 'busy bodies' with her work as chairman of the social club. She was reassured by Mayor Cairnie that she was still Chairman of the Social Club and free to conduct her business ac- cordingly. "' The audience was still disorderily and unsettled. It was impossible for Councilman Dimm to present his paving pro- gram report. Councilman Dietz again asked the Mayor to adjourn the meeting. Therefore the meeting was adjourned informally at 8:25 P.M. Minutes taked by Gertrude B. Dunn , 2V.>+.~ ~- Mayor U---=- ~ counCilma. n ~ ~ c;o~~ Q{k/~ ~ C~ri~l~.ma .___. ~;; v' ~~ [ . co~an- euy - ~ ATTEST: ilAd~' ~. XvuL Elsie L. l'ard, City Clerk Page #5