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08-05-1996 - Regular '-" ~ , . CITY COUNCIL OF EDGEWATER AUGUST 5, 1996 7:00 P.M. COMMUNITY CENTER MINUTES CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Hayman called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Center. ROLL CALL: Mayor Jack Hayman Councilman Danny Hatfield Councilwoman Louise Martin Councilman Michael Hays Councilman David Mitchum City Attorney Krista storey City Manager George McMahon City Clerk Susan Wadsworth Police Chief Lawrence Schumaker Present Present Present Present Present Excused Present Present Present INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The invocation was delivered by Reverend Campagnone, Retired Roman Catholic minister. There was a pledge of allegiance to the Flag. Councilman Hays asked to move up Mr. Foster on the agenda. It was the consensus of the Council to move Mr. Foster up. Mayor Hayman presented the credentials of Mr. Foster and welcomed him. James Foster, President, CEO, Bert Fish Medical Center, spoke about hospital facilities and what they are doing to assure a strong future for health care delivery in Southeast Volusia County. Councilman Hays asked Mr. Foster if he feels this affiliation will impact one way or another Halifax's bid for a CON for Heart Program. Mr. Foster feels it certainly will not hurt. Dominick Capria, 606 Topside Circle, asked if this will have any affect on HMO programs. Mr. Foster feels it will make a number of health maintenance organizations available within Volusia County so that there is a choice for the patients. Mike Visconti, 316 pine Breeze Drive, questioned if they would be getting involved with Humana. Mr. Foster explained they have an arrangement provider agreement with the Humana PPO but the HMO is one that we have chosen not to participate in at this time. He would assume that we would become a provider at some point in the future after the community health program is established. He can not commit to that because that would be a decision of the board. city Manager McMahon asked what broad spectrum of major services will the hospital be offering and some of the key secondary services. Mr. Foster elaborated on City Manager McMahon's concerns. He explained they have not committed as a part of the proposed affiliation to any new services. They are simply forming the frame work so they can plan and determine what makes sense for the patient being access, price, and the clinical quality of those services. There is no commitment to new services or additional services. Councilman Hays stated with the decrease and the duplication and the competition for services between Halifax and Fish and with the increase in the Bert Fish facility, how much increase in the ....... .."" , , medical staff is anticipated. Mr. Foster feels there is a need for a small number of additional physicians. He explained the plan is to gradually add high quality physicians who would be valuable within the Southeast Volusia Hospital District. councilman Hays questioned the OB service being provided at Bert Fish. Mr. Foster commented on this being a very expensive service to offer and it is viable when you have enough deliveries per year. There was further discussion regarding the expense of providing OB services. Dominick Fazzone, 302 Paradise Lane, spoke about the good service he has received from Bert Fish. He spoke about the lack of cardiology services in Edgewater. He feels another cardiologist is needed. Mr. Foster agreed there is a need for another cardiologist. It is one of the areas that have already been addressed and a plan has begun with Halifax Medical Center. It is a proposal. We can only proceed if the memorandum of understanding is approved and if we are able to go forward with the affiliation. Mayor Hayman asked what they can do to show support as a City Council expressing their comments. Mr. Foster feels their support as a Council would be terrific. He feels that would be a statement to the Board of Commissioners expressing their sentiments. Mayor Hayman entertained a motion of support for the affiliation between Halifax and Bert Fish. He suggested passing a resolution of support at the next meeting. Councilman Hays made a motion to draft a resolution expressing support, second by Councilwoman Martin. City Manager McMahon suggested Council pass a resolution in a formal aspect of next Monday's meeting before the budget hearing. The motion CARRIED 5-0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Regular Meeting of July 1, 1996 Councilwoman Martin made a motion to approve the July I, 1996 minutes , second by Councilman Hatfield. The motion CARRIED 4-0. Councilman Hays was absent. Regular Meeting of July 15, 1996 Councilman Hays made a motion to approve the July 15, 1996 minutes, second by Councilman Mitchum. The motion CARRIED 5-0. CITIZEN COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS ONLY (Other than public hearings) Judith Lichter, 826 Navigators Way, asked to comment regarding Item A of the Consent Agenda. City Manager McMahon commented on Change Order No. 5 regarding the Bike Path. Ms. Lichter asked how much the bike path will cost. City Manager McMahon explained it will cost approximately $42,840.00 which included the area South of 30th Street. The cost would actually be lower. Page -2- Council Regular Meeting August 5, 1996 "-" ,...., Ms. Lichter feels they should look into getting volunteers to help. City Manager McMahon explained it would be overly complicated to have volunteers help with this project. He commented on this being technical work that you have to be skilled in construction to do. John stearns, Aqua Park Aquatic Center, questioned if his temporary sign was on the agenda. City Manager McMahon apologized on behalf of City staff. He asked that Council act on that tonight if they are prepared to do that. Mayor Hayman briefed Council on Mr. stearns request. City Manager McMahon recommended Council approve a temporary sign which meets all requirements for off-site signs for six months and when the sign ordinance is approved, make it permanent. Mr. stearns agreed to work with staff and Council. Councilman Hays feels Mr. stearns should be supported as he has supported the City in the past. He feels if they are going to allow this, they should let the man put up a permanent sign and not waste money on a temporary sign. City Manager McMahon recommended Council take enough time to set a standard so this doesn't have to be granted on a precedent basis to everyone else. Mayor Hayman questioned having approval conditional upon the standards set forth and recommended by the LDRA. He feels they need to make sure that whatever comes out of staff, that this gentleman isn't going to have to re-engineer and reconstruct something that is already done. City Manager McMahon feels the Council should have a finding that allows them to make a decision when the sign ordinance is brought before them. Councilman Mitchum questioned if the temporary sign is going to be the permanent sign. Mr. stearns explained they were under the understanding that Council was going to go ahead and allow them to place a sign on top of the street sign poles. Mr. stearns explained the reason they said they would request a temporary sign was so the City could go ahead and continue with the sign ordinance and they wouldn't rock the boat. City Manager McMahon explained Council is looking at possibly allowing him to put up a permanent sign to avoid extra costs. Councilman Hays made a motion to allow Mr. stearns to put up a temporary sign for six months, second by Councilman Mitchum. Mayor Hayman questioned if Settle-wilder is to be included in the motion. Councilman Hays stated so move, second by Councilman Mitchum. The motion CARRIED 5-0. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS Councilman Mitchum had nothing at this time. Mayor Hayman commented on the publicity for the watering policy. The Water Alliance voted at their last meeting to lift the water restrictions. There has been some discussion from st. John's. The County Council elected not to do that and therefore the watering policy in effect now remains in effect. Page -3- Council Regular Meeting August 5, 1996 '-" .., Mayor Hayman stated later he would like to speak about the reuse water regarding the interruption and availability of that supply. Councilman Hatfield had nothing at this time. Councilwoman Martin had nothing at this time. Councilman Hays had nothing at this time. PUBLIC HEARINGS. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS A. Res. 96-R-21 Endorsing candidacy of Mayor David Rigsby for position of Second Vice President of Florida League of cities, l..n.Q..... Mayor Hayman read Res. 96-R-21. Mayor Hayman presented a brief update regarding what has transpired and happened so far. Councilman Hays made a motion to approve Res. 96-R-21, second by Councilman Hatfield. The motion CARRIED 5-0. CONSENT AGENDA A. Florida Shores Roadway and Drainage Improvement Project - Part A, Change Order No.5 which adds alternate 4.06 Modified cross section for bike path construction B. Third amendment to agreement for janitorial services Councilman Hatfield feels Change Orders should not be placed on the Consent Agenda. City Manager McMahon explained they are about $300,000 under project cost right now. City Manager McMahon asked that Item A include not to exceed $42,000.00. Councilman Mitchum stated if the $42,000.00 included the south side then his suggestion would be for City Engineer Fegley figure out the mileage and set the not to exceed cost based on the savings. Item 6A was pulled off the Consent Agenda. Councilman Hatfield made a motion to approve Item 6B, second by Councilman Mitchum. The motion CARRIED 5-0. A. Florida Shores Roadway and Drainage Improvement Project - Part A, Change Order No.5 which adds alternate 4.06 Modified cross section for bike path construction Councilman Hatfield made a motion that contingent upon their discussion with the City Engineer not to exceed that cost, he would move for approval of Item 6A, second by Councilman Mitchum. city Engineer Fegley informed Council that this Change Order not only monetarily affects the contract but there is an addition due to the cross section and some of the rework has to be done to box out this roadway. The Contractor has asked for an additional seven days in Part A. This adds seven days to the contract plus it adds a maximum of $42,840.00. That bid price is per linear foot and we will actually wheel this off and only pay him that portion per linear foot for lane foot. Page -4- Council Regular Meeting August 5, 1996 ..,. ..", City Manager McMahon informed Council he would be coming back later with a Change Order to rehabilitate 30th street at the tail end of the project. We are going to compare our unit costs to the County unit costs and see which one is more favorable. If the unit cost is either way, he is going to come back to Council and ask them to fund it. Councilman Hatfield amended the motion to include the seven day extension, second by Councilman Mitchum. The motion CARRIED 5-0. The Council voted on the motion to include the not to exceed unit cost from 30th street north. The motion CARRIED 5-0. There was a five-minute recess at this time. Mayor Hayman recognized County Councilperson Lynne Plaskett and Paul Carpenella. County Councilperson Lynne Plaskett reported on the meeting held with herself, County Manager Larry Arrington and City Manager McMahon regarding providing sanitary sewer services to Southeast Volusia. City Manager McMahon commented on the operation of our wastewater plant being excellent. The rerating of the plant should be back by November. Mr. Arrington had a very positive attitude. Ms. Plaskett explained her sole purpose of intervening with this is to make sure the Southeast Volusia residents get the most for their money. The City has her full support. City Manager McMahon commented on when the 201 Facilities Plan was done. Mayor Hayman feels they need to have a vision and set goals for the next five years. City Manager McMahon requested Council review the budget for next year as well as his budget message and goals and objectives. city Manager McMahon and Council thanked Ms. Plaskett. OTHER BUSINESS A. Request of Economic Development Board to develop and produce marketing material; acceptance of Jiloty Communications. Incorporated proposal; and grant of necessary funding Philip Fong, Chairman, Economic Development Board, explained the request to develop and produce marketing material. Mr. Fong spoke about their fund raising program results. Mayor Hayman commented on the Deland and Daytona Beach brochures. He asked Mr. Fong to comment on what is going to be focused on and what is going to be marketed. Mr. Fong elaborated on Mayor Hayman's concerns with the most important item being the quality of life. City Manager McMahon asked that the proof product be given to staff for their review before the final printing. Mayor Hayman informed Mr. Fong of some items he would like to see included in the brochure. Councilman Hays commented on the Community College being a resource for skilled labor and if there is any industry in this area who lack skilled labor, he suggested contacting the College and set up a program for training. He feels this should be mentioned in the brochure. Page -5- Council Regular Meeting August 5, 1996 '-" ...., Mayor Hayman commented on the commitment of the EDB. Councilwoman Martin questioned if the $8,480 is reduced by the pledges or if it would be added to it. Mr. Fong explained the Board had in mind, using the $5,000 budgeted, and to front the $4,000 that is yet to be collected but has already been pledged so they can implement this project now rather than wait until the next fiscal year. Mike Jiloty, Jiloty Communications, Inc., commented on the quality of life and capital improvements being a key issue of providing the kind of environment that businesses look for. Affordable land, reasonable construction costs, competitive utilities are all important but probably the most important next to the quality of life is the idea of a pro-business government and to be able to say that and back it up with a track record is critical. He agreed to answer any questions. Councilman Hatfield questioned how they are going to make Edgewater stand out. City Manager McMahon commented on the infrastructure in Edgewater that is poised to take care of any growth in this area. There is territory, proximity to 1-95, tax abatements and several other things going for the City. Councilman Hatfield wants to make sure that the advantages of Edgewater are pursued and to make them stand out. Councilman Hays commented on the accomplishments made over the past few years. He would like to see a draft of the brochure before it is printed. Councilman Hatfield would also like to see a draft. Councilman Mitchum mentioned Edgewater has one of the lowest crime rates in the state of Florida. Mayor Hayman spoke about two businesses that left Deland and relocated to Edgewater. Councilman Mitchum made a motion to accept the recommendation of Mr. Fong, second by Councilwoman Martin. The motion CARRIED 5-0. Council expressed appreciation for the work done by Mr. Fong. Mr. Fong recognized City Clerk Wadsworth for her help. He thanked staff and Council. B. Payment of $6.500 for work related to maintaining, posting and updating assessment rolls of sewer and road data base for 10/1/96 to 9/30/97 Finance Director Fred Munoz made a presentation on the need for updating the assessment rolls. Councilman Hays moved for approval, second by Councilman Mitchum. The motion CARRIED 5-0. C. Canceling or rescheduling regular meeting of Monday. September 2. 1996. due to Labor Day holiday Councilman Hays made a motion to cancel the September 2, 1996 meeting, second by Councilman Mitchum. The motion CARRIED 5-0. GENERAL CITIZEN COMMENTS/CORRESPONDENCE John Lagano, 2131 Juniper Drive, commented on the construction of a new house and problems he has had with City Engineer Fegley. He spoke about being refused a meeting with City Manager McMahon. He wanted to know why he was refused this meeting and why he was treated this way. Page -6- Council Regular Meeting August 5, 1996 ~ ...., City Manager McMahon stated this is the first time he is hearing about this problem. He commented on the final budget being his priority all day. Mr. Lagano questioned if City Manager McMahon received the message from his secretary. Mayor Hayman asked if Mr. Lagano still desired to have a meeting. Mr. Lagano informed him no, the problem has been resolved. Judith Lichter, 826 Navigators Way, spoke about the appearance of Edgewater and she would like to see more beautification. She feels u.S. #1 needs to be beautified. She thinks the heart of Edgewater is good but the outside general appearance could be approved. Councilman Hays spoke about the derelict buildings that are being removed along u.S. #1. Councilman Hatfield spoke about the initial idea of the Beautification Committee. Mike Visconti, 316 pine Breeze Drive, member of the Beautification & Tree Committee, commented on the Master Plan the Committee is working on for the city to present to Council. He informed Council of wanting to put a fountain at the corner of u.S. #1 and SR 442. He spoke about the beautification signs he is making. He thanked City Manager McMahon for the wood he needed to make the signs. Mayor Hayman spoke about the Beautification Committee establishing standards for what the City will look like. He would like to see the Committee focus on beautification schemes and standards. Mr. Visconti informed Mayor Hayman the Committee's hands are tied due to not being able to plant trees in the medians. Mayor Hayman stated he and Mr. McMahon understand that problem and they are working with DOT on that. It makes it much easier if they have an approved scheme of what the medians will look like. OFFICERS REPORTS city Attorney Storey was excused from this meeting. City Manager McMahon reminded Council to pick up their copies of the budget. He spoke about there being a deduction in his original budget. City Clerk Wadsworth had nothing at this time. Councilman Mitchum had nothing at this time. Councilman Hatfield had nothing at this time. Councilwoman Martin had nothing at this time. Councilman Hays had nothing at this time. Mayor Hayman spoke about the Water Alliance and being pleased to see the County Council take the steps they did by not accepting and ratifying the request of the Alliance to eliminate any water conservation standards, the scheduled watering and non-watering hours. Mayor Hayman encouraged the conservation of water. Page -7- Council Regular Meeting August 5, 1996 .. 'W/III Mayor Hayman spoke about the reuse water and the concerns of some citizens in the community. There was a discussion regarding the availability of the reuse water, people wasting it and imposing restrictions. Councilman Hays suggested turning the reuse water off at midnight and turning it back on at seven in the morning. City Manager McMahon spoke about there have already been times when the water has had to be turned off. Mayor Hayman would like Mr. Wadsworth to corne up with some recommendations regarding Mayor Hayman's concerns and present them at the next meeting. City Manager McMahon suggested trying a community education program through the newsletter and news media. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, Councilman Mitchum made a motion to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Minutes submitted by: Lisa Kruckmeyer Page -8- Council Regular Meeting August 5, 1996