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07-06-1970 - Regular , .,0 (.) u THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF EDGEWATER REGULAR MEETING HELD JULY 6, 1970 " U The Regular Meeting of the City Council for the City of Edgewater, Florida, \'Jas ca-led to order at 7:30 P.M., Monday, July 6, 1970, by Mayor William H. Cairnie, in the office of the Mayor, City Hall. ROLL CALL Mayor William H. Cairnie Councilman Jacob Lodico Councilman David C. Ledbetter Councilman General Fugate Councilman Calvin R. Dietz City Attorney Charles A. Hall City Clerk Elsie L. Ward Deputy City Clerk Linda Reynolds Police Chief Clyde W. Heath APPROVAL OF MINUTES Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present A motion for approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 15, 1970, was duly made by Councilman Ledbetter and seconded by Councilman Lodico. Upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED. BILLS AND ACCOUNTS GENERAL GOVERNMENT South Florida Natural Gas Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. City of Edgewater-Water & Sewer Orkin Exterminating Company Jones Electric Company, Inc. Taylor Brothers Edgewater Motors City Auto Supply Better Homes & Gardens Atlantic Machine Works Goodyear ServiceSStores Hydraulic Hinge Service C & J Supply Company Motorola Communications Xerox Corporation New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Humane Society J. M. Cole Company Florida Police Chiefs Association, Inc. P. S. Buckels, Contractor Nieburger Chevrolet Company Volusia County Public Libraries Woodbury Chemical of Orlando Dobbs Brothers Library Binding Company Thames Book Company IBM Corporation George Stuart, Incorporated Consolidated Electric Supply, Inc. Cas-Ben Corporation 45.49 141.54 6.05 5.85 35.95 86.35 3.50 38.13 2.95 46.61 3.40 21 .00 15.72 49.50 40.00 200.00 6.16 20.00 190.00 81 .76 689.71 99.00 6.64 11 .20 42.00 52.92 5.10 453.19 $ 2,399.72 , o u Q o BILLS AND ACCOUNTS, CONT. WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENTS City of Edgewater-Water & Sewer Southern Bell Te1. & Tel. Addressograph Multigraph Corporation Ward Engineering Company City Auto Supply Motorola Communications State Tractor & Equipment Co., Inc. All State Pipe Supply Company Pitney-Bowes Incorporated Atlantic Machine Works The-Foxboro Company 6.00 31 .35 52.50 7.50 15.06 5.00 263.49 5.00 6.84 26.00 242.50 $661.24 A motion for the approval of the above stated Bills and Accounts for payment was duly made by Councilman Ledbetter and seconded by Councilman Dietz. Upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED. OFFICERS REPORTS Certification of Posting Library Report The Officers Reports stated above were read by City Clerk, Elsie L. ~Jard. cor~MUNICATIONS A letter from Mr. John C. Gross, 404 North Riverside Drive, Edgewater, was read by City Clerk Elsie L. Ward. Mr. Gross stated his wish to purchase the City property east of Riverside Drive in front of his property. A letter from Mr. Charles Crigger, 402 North Riverside Drive, Edgewater, was also read, in which Mr. Crigger wished to purchase City property east of Riverside Drive in front of his home. Councilman Fugate explained that in talking to a past Mayor of the City, he had learned that this strip of property between Riverside Drive and the river had been deeded to the City for its use as a park and recreation area; however, some owners of property along Riverside Drive had obtained quick-claim deeds to property across from their homes from past Councils. Councilman Ledbetter duly moved to have Messrs. Gross and Crigger notified by the City Clerk that lithe City has no desire to sel1 their park and recreation lands". Said motion was seconded by Councilman Lodico and upon roll call vote, said motion DID NOT CARRY, the vote of each Counci1man being as follows: Lodico-YEA, Ledbetter-YEA, Fugate-NAY, Dietz-NAY and Mayor Carrnie-NAY. Councilman Dietz then moved to table the request of Mr. Crigger and Mr. Gross until the report came in from the City Attorney on the survey and abstracts of this property, after which time the Council could discuss and decide on the matter of City property sale. Said motion was seconded by Councilman Fugate and upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED, the vote of each Councilman being as follows: Lodico-NAY, Ledbetter-ABSTAIN, Fugate-YEA, Dietz-YEA and Mayor Cairnie-YEA. Another letter from Mr. John C. Gross was read by the City Clerk in which r~r. Gross questioned whether a garage built on property adjacent to his property was 1egal by any City Ordinance or Zoning Law since the garage fronted a street. -2- 6 o o o COMMUNICATIONS, CONT. City Attorney Charles A. Hall stated that there was no Ordinance on Zoning or any Building Code which prohibited erecting a garage on street frontage. Mr. Gross, who was present at the meeting, then addressed the Council and stated that since there was no Ordinance or Building Code prohibiting such a structure, there was no need to further discuss the other questions in his letter. A letter from the Board of Public Instruction addressed to the Chief of Police was read by City Clerk, Elsie L. Ward. The purpose of the letter was to commend Officer Fred Cotnoir, school crossing guard, on his job performance during the past school term, in that no accidents or personal injuries were incurred. Mayor Cairnie stated that he felt Mr. Cotnoir should be given a copy of the letter and an additional copy should be placed in his records at City Hall. A letter from the City Planning Board was read by City Clerk, Elsie L. Ward. The Planning Board stated a need for two additional boat ramps at the Park and Pier to better accommodate the increas~ number of boats being launched from the pier. Councilman Ledbetter moved to table the matter for further study, said motion being seconded by Councilman Dietz. Upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED. ORDINANCES NONE RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO. 343: A RESOLUTION APPOINTING AND DESIGNATING CORNELIA ANN KINSEY AS DEPUTY CLERK FOR THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND SETTING FORTH HER DUTIES AND COMPENSATION. The Resolution stated above was read by City Attorney Charles A. Hall. A motion for adoption of said Resolution was duly made by Councilman Lodico and seconded by Councilman Ledbetter. Upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED. Mayor Cairnie asked to rearrange the agenda momentarily and skip to MISCELLANEOUS, in order that Mr. Roberts from the TM Communi- cations Company could make his presentation and return to Deland for another appointment. Mr. Roberts then presented Mayor Cairnie with a pre-contract and a pre-payment check for $1,000.00 for the TM Company's new cable television contract with the City. After Mayor Cairnie wished Mr. Roberts and the TM Communications Company "much luck" in setting up their operations in the City, Mr. Roberts stated that he believed they had found a suitable tower site and hopefully work would begin in about six months. OLD BUSINESS A Certification of Bids received on the air conditioning and insulating of the Community Center was read by City Clerk, Elsie L. Ward. The sealed bids were then opened and read aloud by the -3- ",6 o o o OLDVBUSINESS, CONT. City Clerk as follows: Paul R. Ohlson - 2 units complete - Large Hall only - $4,452.00 New Smyrna Beach South Florida Natural Gas New Smyrna Beach Allowance on old units $5,393.00 400.00 $4,993.00 $ 381.00 AAA Fireproof Insulation - Excluding stage Daytona Beach, Florida Councilman Dietz duly moved to table the two bids on heating and air conditioning and the one bid on insulation for further study. Said motion was seconded by Councilman Fugate and upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED. NEW BUSINESS A motion was duly made by Councilman Ledbetter and seconded by Councilman Dietz for the intent to put out bids for paving the area around the front of the shuffleboard courts and the side adjacent to the restrooms. Bids are to be returned by July 20, 1970, with the individual contractors providing their own recommendations for paving. Upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED. A motion to put out bids for a culvert under Knapp Avenue was duly made by Councilman Fugate and seconded by Councilman Dietz. Upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED. ~1 I S C ELL A N EO U S Mr. Paul Walls, spokesman for the Recreation Association, addressed the Council and expressed the need for a mowing machine at the ball park and surrounding area. Mr. Walls stated that he had gotten some prices on a "Snapper" mower and further added IIwe \'.Jould like to have the City purchase one for the Recreation Area, or allow the Association to use the City's Gravely tractor and we would provide our own manpower and maintenancell. Councilman Ledbetter duly moved to assign the Gravely tractor to the Recreation Association, said motion being seconded by Councilman Fugate. Upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED. An agreement was reached between the Council and members of the Association present that the tractor would be kept at the City Barn and the Association member checking out the tractor would see the Police patrolman on duty, who in turn would get the key and open the Barn gates, should the tractor be needed over the weekends or after City Hall hours. Councilman Dietz expressed his thanks to Chief C. W. Heath for the Chief's job well done in clearing the heavy traffic after the fireworks display on Saturday, July 4, 1970. Mr. Paul Walls stated that Mrs. Leona Carden, Librarian, and Mrs. Muriel Ihnken, Assistant Librarian, had requested an additional week's vacation WITHOUT pay. He further stated that the Library Board had considered and approved their r-equest, provided the Board received theCity Council's approval. The City Council gave their approval provided each of the ladies would be on vacation at different times and without pay. Councilman Ledbetter thanked the Fire Chief and the Volunteer Fire Department for their prompt action taken at the recent mobile home fire in his park. -4- ..,,0 (.) o o MISCELLANEOUS, CONT. Councilman Lodico stated that the work on the sea wall at the Park and Pier had been completed and that he and the Council was very pleased with the results. There being no further business, a motion was made, seconded and CARRIED for adjournment of the meeting. TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 8:47 P.M. Minutes taken by Linda Reynolds ~ I ;?-c,- h~~A-lL/O/ vf~~ <co/3;n ~ ~ dP.a.- ~ ATTEST: -5-