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12-15-1969 - Regular , u Q o '\ .. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER REGULAR MEETING HELD DECEMBER 15, 1969 o 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., Monday, December 15, 1969. 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 Clerk Linda Reyno1d~ Police Chief Clyde W. Heath APPROVAL OF MINUTES Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Pre s e n t Upon request by Mayor Cairnie, Councilman Dietz duly moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting held December 1, 1969. Said motion was seconded by Councilman Fugate, and upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED. BILLS AND ACCOUNTS GENERAL GOVERNMENT Library Petty Cash Fund City of Edgewater-Waterworks & Sewer System Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. South Florida Natural Gas Co. Superior Cleaners Edgewater Motors Prentiss Hardware Company Lloyd Cox Company Goodyear Service Stores New Smyrna Police Department Florida Power & Light Company W & W Janitorial Service Telephone Answering Service New Smyrna Builders Supply Company Florida East Coast Railway Company Central City Bag Company, Inc. Watkins Ford, Inc. Jess Mathas, Clerk, Circuit Court J. E. Tumblin Insurance Company City of Edgewater Petty Cash Fund News-Journal Corporation Charles A. Hall WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENTS Florida Power & Light Company Prentiss Hardware Company Dobbs Electric Motor Service Southern Meter & Supply Company, Inc. Ward Engineering Company, Inc. All State Pipe Supply Company, Inc. 4.00 7.75 15. 18 31 .16 4.00 3.50 7.88 3.85 69.28 75.00 911 .54 62.00 20.00 62.60 10.00 130.00 50.77 7.00 10.20 9.28 6.00 37.50 $ 1,538.49 $ 443.39 31.28 22.50 4.50 6.15 12.42 520.24 o Q o o BILLS AND ACCOUNTS, CONT. A motion to approve said bills for payment was duly made by Councilman Ledbetter and seconded by Councilman Lodico. Upon roll call vote said motion CARRIED. OFFICERS REPORTS Certification of Posting Clerk's Cash Statement for November, 1969 Budget Report for November, 1969 Police Report for November, 1969, and Yearly Report All aforementioned Officers Reports were read by City Clerk Elsie L. Ward. COMMUNICATIONS A letter from Mr. Carl Shell, President of the Edgewater Shuffleboard Club, on behalf of the Officers and Members, was read by City, Elsie L. Ward. In his letter, Mr. Shell requested from the City two (2) additional courts, to be put East of the present Courts, due to the increased membership and larger number of people participating. Councilman Ledbetter duly moved to table said letter for further study and also until other, more urgent matters could be settled. Said motion was seconded by Councilman Lodico and upon roll ca111 vote, said motion CARRIED. A letter from Attorney Robert H. Matthews was read by City Clerk, Elsie L. Ward. Attorney Matthews' letter, in content, was a proposal to the City for the extension of the water line south of the city limits of Edgewater to, or near, the city limits of Oak Hill. The letter further spelled out the size of the proposed line, the contract period and the obligations of bbth the City of Edgewater and the Corporation involved in upholding such a contract. Attorney Matthews further stated that should the City of Edgewater be interested in the stated proposal, he would appreciate a conference on the matter with the City Council as soon as possible. The following statement, in the form of a motion, was made by Councilman Dietz: "Due to the magnitude of this request, I move we hold a public hearing January 19, with the public involved, and have our engineers here to answer any questions the Council or the public might have". Said motion DIED for lack of a second. Councilman Ledbetter duly moved to have a conference with Attorney Matthews to let him explain what he wants and needs and let him explain what the obligation of the City would be. Said motion seconded by Councilman Lodico and upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED. A letter from Ross O. Sullivan, owner of the Pyramid Trailer Park, was read by City Clerk Elsie L. Ward. The letter, which was Mr. Sullivan's second request, asked for a 20,500 watt i11uminous light to be erected in front of his mobile home park recently annexed into the City of Edgewater and consisting of approximately seven (7) acres. -2- 6 (.) o o COMMUNICATIONS, CONT. In the heated discussion which ensued, several points were argued, such as: A 7,000 watt light versus a 20,500 watt light, County responsibility versus City responsibility in the purchase and payment of the light and State right-of-way versus City right-of-way in the site chosen for the light. Upon the exhaustion of all points pro and con to Mr. Sullivan's request, Councilman Dietz duly moved to request that Florida Power and Light install the 20,500 watt street light. Said motion DIED for lack of a second. Councilman Ledbetter moved to close the discussion of the light, stating, "We have been promised by the County that they have ordered the light and they will pay for it". Said motion was seconded by Councilman Lodico and upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED. ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO. 647: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND ALLOWING BARS IN THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, TO REMAIN OPEN FROM 12:01 P.M. ON DECEMBER 24, 1969, UNTIL 2 A.M. ON DECEMBER 25, 1969, AND FROM 12:01 P.M. ON DECEMBER 31, 1969, UNTIL 4 A.M. ON JANUARY 1, 1970, AND FURTHER ALLOWING THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING THESE PERIODS. The above stated Ordinance was read by City Attorney Charles A. Hall. A motion for adoption of said Ordinance was duly made by Councilman Lodico and seconded by Councilman Ledbetter. Upon roll call vote said motion CARRIED. A motion for waivure of the second reading of said Ordinance was duly made by Councilman Lodico, seconded by Councilman Ledbetter and CARRIED upon roll call vote. RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO. 324: A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE LIBRARY BOARD OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, AND FIXING THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR THE SAME. The Resolution stated above was read in full by City Attorney Charles A. Hall. A motion for adoption of this Resolution was duly made by Councilman Lodico and seconded by Councilman Ledbetter. Upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED. RESOLUTION NO. 325: A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, AND FIXING THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR THE SAME. The above stated Resolution was read in full by City Attorney Charles A. Hall. Councilman Lodico duly moved for adoption of this Resolution, said Resolution being seconded by Councilman Ledbetter. Upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED. OLD BUSINESS A report on the study of the Dispatching System for the Police Department was presented by Councilmen Fugate and Lodico, in which the Councilmen stated reasons for and situations necessary to the City of Edgewater for having its own dispatching service. -3- o u o o , ' OLD BUSINESS, CONT. Councilman Dietz cited the need for additional policemen as well as the dispatching service, while Mayor Cairnie suggested to the Council that Edgewater dispatchers be utilized at either our City Hall or at the New Smyrna Police Department during the earlier evening hours. Mayor Cairnie pointed out that the earlier evening hours are, in fact, the "peak" times for calls to the Police Department. A general discussion period followed between the Council and several Edgewater residents present; some being in favor of the dispatching system, some against, and several in favor of both a dispatching system and additional policemen. Councilman Ledbetter moved to bring the dispatching system back to Edgewater by the 15th day of January, 1970, and that the money be appropriated out of the unexpended money. Said motion was seconded by Councilman Lodico. Prior to a roll call on the above stated motion, Mayor Cairnie asked Councilman Ledbetter, "You were assuming when you made that motion that the radio equipment will be in operation for the two systems. You said January 15th. Suppose it is impossible to get this radio equipment in by January 15th?" Following more discussion, Councilman. Ledbetter replied to the Mayor's question as follows: "We can always extend the time on it". Councilman Dietz again stressed the need for additional police- men and Councilman Lodico replied with the following statement: "I'll go on record tonight that if we need another policeman we should hire one. I'll go on record, does anybody else want to go on record?" This statement by Councilman Lodico could not be placed in the form of a motion, since Councilman Ledbetter's motion was still open. Police Chief Clyde W. Heath was recognized, at this point, by Mayor Cairnie. Chief Heath stated: "The Police Chief is hired to work at the discretion of the City Council and I would like to state that the Police Department is staying out of this dispatching business. I'd just like to clear that up." There being no further questions, Mayor Cairnie asked for roll call on the motion. Said motion upon said roll call CARRIED, with Mayor Cairnie and Councilman Dietz voting NAY. NEW BUSINESS Councilman Lodico duly moved to advertise for bids on a new car for the Police Department; bids to be returned by 4:00 P.M., January 19, 1970, with specifications available in the City Clerk's office. Said motion was seconded by Councilman Fugqte. Upon roll call vote said motion CARRIED. A motion to have specifications drawn up for a seawall at the East end of the Park & Pier was duly made by Councilman Ledbetter and seconded by Councilman Lodico. Upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED. -4- 6 o <J o " .. . .. MISCELLANEOUS Mayor William H. Cairnie announced to the public the Holiday :schedule for all City employees: December 24 - Open 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. December 25 - Closed December 26 - Closed January 1 - Closed Mayor Cairnie also announced there would be only ONE Garbage pickup during Christmas week. In response to the request of Mr. Robert Fisher, Councilman Ledbetter moved to have the City Clerk responsible for notifying the members of the Zoning Board and the Planning Board prior to their respective meetings. Said motion was seconded by Councilman Lodico and upon roll call vote, said motion CARRIED. There being no further business, Councilman Ledbetter moved for adjournment of the meeting, said motion being seconded by Councilman Lodico. Motion CARRIED. Time of Adjournment: 9:30 P.M. Minutes taken by Linda Reynolds ){/)~~ ~ Mayo r ./ ~/- ~". Av ~~ t: \P-Qi./4 ~'-- Councilman ... / ---- 1, . c-;-- -,......,. ":1 . I ,- 1 f , . I ", I -r -' . eo'. ,..,f.>j , -" V ..~. ~1~g1 d~ UhCl man ~ ATTEST: C~J(. ~ /Elsie L. Ward, City Clerk -5- /