10-20-1969 - Regular
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER
REGULAR MEETING
HELD OCTOBER 20, 1969
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The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Edgewater, Florida, was called to order by Mayor William H.
Cairnie at 7:35 p.m., October 20, 1969.
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 Linda Reynolds
Police Chief Clyde W. Heath
Present
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The request for a motion to approve the minutes of the regular
meeting held October 6, 1969, was made by Mayor William H. Cairnie.
The motion for approval of the minutes of the October 6th
meeting was duly made by Councilman Dimm, seconded by Councilman
Dietz. Upon roll call vote the motion CARRIED.
BILLS AND ACCOUNTS
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
City of Edgewater-Waterworks & Sewer
Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Company
Florida Power & Light Company
Cities Service Oil Company
Central City Bag Company, Inc.
Goodyear Service Stores
Rinker Materials Corporation
Telephone Answering Service
Lloyd Cox Company
Del Chemical Corporation
Leona Carden
Nathaniel Dame & Company
Thames Book Company
Central Electric Supply, Incorporated
Zahn's Flowers
W & W Janitorial Service
Watkins Ford, Incorporated
Pratt's
New Smyrna Beach Police Department
Charles A. Hall
Briley, Wild & Associates
Brevard Tractor Company
City of Edgewater Petty Cash Fund
Edgewater American Legion Post 285
WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENT
City of Edgewater-Waterworks & Sewer
Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Company
Florida Power & Light Company
Dobbs Electric Motor Service
Electric Service of New Smyrna Beach
All State Pipe Supply Company
Wallace & Tiernan Incorporated
Rex Chain Belt, Incorporated
$ 47.55
117.43
750.15
883.08
65.00
91.29
33.00
20.00
3.10
67.28
15.00
5.43
10.70
7.35
19.50
62.00
29.10
4.50
111 .00
30.00
867.12
50.47
10.23
8.40
_ $3,308.68
$ 6.00
33.56
300.94
15.00
9.50
53.02
1. 29
11 .97
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BILLS AND ACCOUNTS, CONTINUED
Daniel W. Cory
Jones Chemicals, Incorporated
Briley, Wild & Associates
City of Edgewater Petty Cash Fund
Scudder's Garage
Cliff Bradley
B & H Sales, Incorporated
Hughes Supply, Incorporated
Gordon's Printing & Duplicating Service
$ 24.00
234.00
118.42
.90
18.50
30.00
3. 16
242.24
88.00
$1,190.50
The motion to accept the aforementioned bills for payment was
duly made by Councilman Dimm and seconded by Councilman Dietz.
Upon roll call vote the motion CARRIED.
OFFICERS REPORTS
Certification of Posting
COMMUNICATIONS
City Clerk Elsie L. Ward read a letter from Mr. Paul R. Ream,
Water Superintendent for the City of Edgewater.
Mr. Ream asked permission to attend the Florida Pollution Control
Association and Florida Section, American Water Works Association
Annual Conference, meeting in Miami Beach, November 2nd through
November 6th, 1969.
Mr. Ream explained in the letter that the purpose of his
attendance to this Conference would be to receive the Honor
Award for the City of Edgewater.
A motion to grant Mr. Ream permission to attend the Conference
was duly made by Councilman Dietz and seconded by Councilman
Norman. Upon roll call vote the motion CARRIED.
A letter from the Florida State Department of Community Affairs,
in regards to Edgewater's application for Section 701 Planning
Assistance funds, was read by City Clerk Elsie L. Ward.
A motion to submit a copy of this letter to Mr. Bruce Briggs,
Vol usia Area Planning Commission, for his study and recommendation
was duly made by Councilman Dietz. Councilman Dimm seconded
the motion, which CARRIED upon roll call vote.
A letter from the Edgewater Public Library Board, recommending
Mrs. Ella Muriel Ihnken for the post of Assistant Librarian,
was read by City Clerk Elsie L. Ward.
A motion to hire Mrs. Ihnken for this position, effective
October 13, 1969, at a starting salary of $200 per month with
an approximate raise of $20 per month after a 90-day probationery
period was duly made by Councilman Dimm. The motion was
seconded by Councilman Norman 'and was CARRIED upon roll call vote.
ORDINANCES
ORDINANCE NO. 637: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2
OF ORDINANCE 609, THE SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING
REVENUES TO BE COLLECTED FOR THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, VOLUSIA
COUNTY, FLORIDA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1,
1968, AND ENDING OCTOBER 31, 1969, TO THE VARIOUS ITEMS OF
THE CITY BUDGET.
This Ordinance was read by City Attorney Charles A. Hall.
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A motion to adopt this Ordinance was duly made by Councilman
Dietz and seconded by Councilman Dimm. Upon roll call vote
the motion CARRIED.
Councilman Dietz moved to waive the second reading of the
Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dimm, and
upon roll call vote, the motion CARRIED.
ORDINANCE NO. 638: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE BID
OF WARD LaFRANCE TRUCK CORPORATION OF ELMIRA HEIGHTS, NEW YORK,
FOR A WARD LaFRANCE FIRE TRUCK FOR THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA, MODEL P-73-1000, 1000 G.P.M. PUMP WITH 500 GALLON
BOOSTER TANK AND FOR OTHER EQUIPMENT AS PER BID FOR THE SUM
OF $18,430, REJECTING ALL OTHER BIDS, PROVIDING A METHOD AND
MANNER FOR PAYMENT OF SAID SUM, PROVIDING FOR POSSIBLE TRADE-
IN OF THE CITY'S OLD FIRE TRUCK, AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREFOR.
The Ordinance stated above was read- by City Attorney Charles
A. Hall.
Prior to any motion being made on the above stated Ordinance,
Councilman Ledbetter asked to have Mr. Jenkins, the representative
from the Jack Cocke Company, Orlando, Florida, to address the
Council in order to give them his explanation of the bid received
from his company, which was lowest, but had been rejected.
After Mr. Jenkins' explanation of same, Councilman Dietz asked
Fire Chief Ihnken to explain his reasons for recommending
the Ward LaFrance bid.
After considerable discussion between the Fire Chief and the
Council, the decision was made that Ward LaFrance, the next
highest bidder, had submitted the most acceptable bid in
accordance with the specifications and recommendations set
forth by the Fire Chief and the Council.
A motion to adopt this Ordinance was duly made by Councilman
Dimm and seconded by Councilman Dietz. Upon roll call vote,
the motion CARRIED, with Councilman Ledbetter voting NAY.
Councilman Dietz moved to waive the second reading of the
Ordinance. The second to the motion was made by Councilman
Dimm. Upon roll call vote the motion CARRIED, with Councilman
Ledbetter again voting NAY.
RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTION NO. 311: A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION
NO. 310 TO REPLACE AN INSPECTOR FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION TO
BE HELD IN THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA,
ON OCTOBER 21, 1969.
The above stated Resolution was read by City Attorney Charles
A. Hall.
A motion to adopt~is Resolution was duly made by Councilman
Norman and seconded by Councilman Ledbetter. Upon roll call
vote the motion CARRIED.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
A motion to pay the Election Board members $18.00 per day, which
is the same rate as that of the County pay, was duly made by
Councilman Dimm and seconded by Councilman Norman. Upon roll
call vote the motion CARRIED.
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Councilman Norman moved to replace the existing culvert on
West Knapp Avenue with a larger culvert in an effort to
alleviate the drainage problem in that area. The motion was
seconded by Councilman Dietz and was CARRIED upon roll call vote.
MISCELLANEOUS
Mayor Cairnie requested Police Chief C. W. Heath to escort
Mr. Clifford Mosher to the Council table, where he was addressed
by the Mayor as follows:
liThe Council received your resignation from the Board of
Governors. of the Community Center, which we accepted with a
great deal of regrets; and in talking it over among the Council,
someone suggested a letter of appreciation, but I have another
method of doing it. For all the years that you have devoted
to the City of Edgewater, free time, working on the Park and
Pier, working on the Community Building, serving this Council,
instigating the Veterans Monument, instigating the memorial
to Dr. Hawks, so many things that these people of the City
of Edgewater are very grateful to you for, it gives me a great
pleasure to present this Certificate of Appreciation to you
from the City of Edgewater and this Council. II
Mr. Mosher then thanked the Council for the Certificate and
expressed his desire for continuous growth of the City of
Edgewater.
There being no further business, Councilman Dietz moved to
recess the meeting until 4 p.m., Wednesday, October 22, 1969,
in order to canvass the ballots of the Primary Election. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Ledbetter and was CARRIED.
TIME OF RECESS: 8:48 p.m.
Minutes Condensed by
Linda Reynolds
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