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05-16-1994 - Regular ~ '-' ....", CITY COUNCIL OF EDGEWATER REGULAR MEETING MAY 16, 1994 7:00 P.M. COMMUNITY CENTER MINUTES CALL TO ORDER: vice Mayor Jones called the regular meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. in the Community Center. ROLL CALL: Mayor Jack Hayman Councilman Kirk Jones 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 Excused Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The invocation was delivered by Dr. William Sharp, Christian Life Center. There was a pledge of allegiance to the Flag. certificate of Recoqnition to Karen A. Rickelman for Successfully Completinq certified Government Finance Officers Examination vice Mayor Jones commended Ms. Rickelman and presented her with a certificate. Finance Director Fred Munoz commended Ms. Rickelman and presented a letter of commendation and a gift to her. City Manager McMahon spoke on Ms. Rickelman's achievement. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Reqular Meetinq of Mav 2, 1994 , . Councilman Hays made a motion to approve the May 2, 1994 minutes, second by Councilman Mitchum. The motion CARRIED 3-1. Councilman Jones was excused. CITIZEN COMMENTS Dominick Fazzone, 302 Paradise Lane, spoke on the employee dedication in the city and commended Ms. Rickelman, Mr. Munoz, and Mr. Karet. vice Mayor Jones also commended the city staff. George Barlow, President, Volunteer Fire Department, passed out request for $6,000 for fireworks for July 4th. City Manager McMahon urged the Council to support this request with the money to be taken from the contingency fund or the unappropriated fund balance. Councilwoman Martin made a motion to approve this request, second by Councilman Mitchum. Councilman Hays asked the City of New Smyrna Beach be asked to assist us on this. There was further discussion regarding incorporating with New Smyrna for the July 4th celebration. .... ....., vice Mayor Jones spoke about including something on the utility bills asking for donations throughout the year. The motion CARRIED 4-0. Councilwoman Martin asked a letter be sent to Oak Hill and New Smyrna Beach asking for donations to cover some of the expenses. Councilman Hays asked how many volunteers the Fire Department has. Mr. Barlow informed him there are fifty. COUNCIL/OFFICERS REPORTS citv Attornev City Attorney Storey had nothing at this time. City Manaqer City Manager McMahon spoke about the survey that will be going out to all the property owners. He briefed Council on what the survey schedule is and what the survey questions are. City Manager McMahon asked Council if they have any additional questions to get them to him. He informed Council the City will be doing four hundred telephone surveys. City Manager McMahon commented about a new design for stormwater clean up. He informed Council he would follow up as they move through it. City Manager McMahon informed Council the City has received a telephone call from the State and they have tentatively approved our median strip grant for two or three additional medians. City Manager McMahon commented on a recent salary survey he had done. He stated after all pay and performance increases last year, the City remains approximately 3.85% in overall set wages for its management and supervisory personnel. He stated he would distribute this to Council and he feels this will be cost effective. CITY COUNCIL Councilman Jones vice Mayor Jones addressed the reuse water. He asked how many people are on the list. utilities Director Terry Wadsworth stated we have 173 paid connections. vice Mayor Jones stated he has received calls regarding how long this will take. Mr. Wadsworth stated he is running two full-time crews and we have also gotten temporary help. He stated they are running about two weeks behind but by the end of next week, they should be caught up. vice Mayor Jones spoke about the foot bridge at the north end of the City. He commented on the children going over this bridge. He stated as you go into the New Smyrna Beach side, there is no way you can see right hand traffic and he feels this needs to be cleared. City Manager McMahon stated he would like to have our crew do what is necessary, discuss what has been done and what needs to be done in the future with New Smyrna so the problem can be taken care of. Page -2- Council Regular Meeting May 16, 1994 ,... ..." Councilwoman Martin Councilwoman Martin had nothing at this time. Councilman Hays Councilman Hays spoke about the bridge being a problem for twenty-five years. Councilman Hays spoke about a memo from the Mayor of Daytona Beach requesting Edgewater's support to the County Council to place the beach control issue on the ballot in November. Councilman Hays made a motion to send a letter to the County, second by Councilwoman Martin. vice Mayor Jones commented on this matter. The motion CARRIED 4-0. Councilman Mitchum Councilman Mitchum had nothing at this time. Mayor Hayman Mayor Hayman was excused from this meeting. CONSENT AGENDA A. Florida Power & Liqht Company Commercial/Industrial Load Control Aqreement for Alan R. Thomas Water Treatment Plant utilities Director Terry Wadsworth gave a brief presentation on this request. Councilman Mitchum made a motion to approve the consent agenda, second by Councilman Hays. The motion CARRIED 4-0. NEW BUSINESS A. Presentation bv st. Johns River Water Manaqement District Re: current activities and pro;ects Nancy Christman, SJRWMD, made a slide presentation of an overview of the district projects. vice Mayor Jones thanked Ms. Christman for her presentation. B. Florida Shores CIP Phase 4 Final Chanqe Order No.3. decreasinq pro;ect amount by $33.351.84 City Manager McMahon informed Council this change order wraps up Phase 4 in terms of the amount of money the City is obligated to. City Engineer Kyle Fegley explained this last change order is a credit for approximately $33,000.00. City Manager McMahon explained this also concludes the final payment request for the Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant to Milmir Construction. Councilman Hays made a motion to approve, second by Councilman Mitchum. The motion CARRIED 4-0. Page -3- Council Regular Meeting May 16, 1994 '-" ...., C. Release of final pay request for Advanced Wastewater Treatment plant proiect to Milmir Construction, Inc. Mr. Fegley briefed Council on this final pay request. Mr. Fegley explained they did not want the warranty to commence until we are satisfied with the function and operation of the plant. He informed Council the warranty will commence as stated on May 1, 1994. Councilman Hays made a motion to approve, second by Councilman Mitchum. The motion CARRIED 4-0. City Manager McMahon stated this is the most professional staff he has ever worked with. D. Initial Review and Comment on Proposed Variance Chapter of the Land Development Code City Attorney storey explained the proposed variance chapter. Council expressed their feelings on this matter. There was a five minute recess at this time. ORDINANCES, PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND RESOLUTIONS FIRST READING: A. Ord. 94-0-12 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Community Development Director Mark Karet briefed Council on this amendment. He informed Council this ordinance is in combination with Ord. 94-0-13 and he would be addressing them together. Councilman Hays expressed his feelings regarding this matter. Mr. Karet elaborated on his concerns. Fire Chief Bill Vola asked Council to consider an occupational license being required and he explained his reasons for this. There was further discussion regarding the recreation center. City Attorney storey explained this could be handled individually or done all together for the first reading or roll it all together, do the second reading and follow up with revisions to all the zoning districts at a later date. Council decided they would handle them individually. Councilman Mitchum made a motion to approve Ord. 94-0-12, second by Councilman Hays. Vice Mayor Jones read Ord. 94-0-12. The motion CARRIED 4-0. B. Ord. 94-0-13 Rezoninq Land at 299 Falcon Ave. from R-3 Multi-Familv Residential to B-3. Hiqhwav Service Business Councilman Mitchum made a motion to approve Ord. 94-0-13, second by Councilman Hays. Vice Mayor Jones read Ord. 94-0-13. The motion CARRIED 4-0. Page -4- Council Regular Meeting May 16, 1994 '-' ..." C. Ord. 94-0-14 Annexation of approximately .91 + acre West side of u.s. Highway 1. South of Falcon Ave. Mr. Karet explained this is associated with the next two items and went on to explain this annexation. vice Mayor Jones read Ord. 94-0-14. Councilwoman Martin made a motion to approve Ord. 94-0-14, second by Councilman Hays. Councilman Hays stated he is pleased to see this annexation. The motion CARRIED 4-0. D. Ord. 94-0-15 Comprehensive Plan Amendment vice Mayor Jones read Ord. 94-0-15. Councilman Mitchum made a motion to approve Ord. 94-0-15, second by Councilman Hays. The motion CARRIED 4-0. E. Ord. 94-0-16 Rezoning Land at Southwest intersection of Falcon Ave. and u.S. #1 from city R-4 MUlti-Family and County B-4 General Commercial to B-3 Highway Service Business Mr. Karet explained the reason for this rezoning request. Councilman Hays made a motion to approve Ord. 94-0-16, second by Councilman Mitchum. The motion CARRIED 4-0. F. Ord. 94-0-17 Western Annexation of approximately 1.582 acres Mr. Karet briefed Council on this request. He explained the agreements included in the packet. vice Mayor Jones read Ord. 94-0-17. Councilman Hays made a motion to approve Ord. 94-0-17, second by Councilwoman Martin. The motion CARRIED 4-0. SECOND READING: (PUBLIC HEARING) G. Ord. 94-0-11 Amendinq Firefiqhters' Pension Plan vice Mayor Jones read Ord. 94-0-11. vice Mayor Jones opened the public hearing. Vice Mayor Jones closed the public hearing. Councilman Hays commented on this making all the vesting times of all the pension plans the same. Councilman Mitchum made a motion to approve Ord. 94-0-11, second by Councilman Hays. The motion CARRIED 4-0. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Recommendation to award bid for Police evidence buildinq to Cornerstone Building Systems. Inc. in the amount of $171.335 City Manager McMahon recommended approval. Councilwoman Martin made a motion to award the bid to Cornerstone Building Systems, Inc. including Alternates Band C, second by Councilman Mitchum. Page -5- Council Regular Meeting May 16, 1994 --.. ...." Mr. Fegley explained some of the specifications for the evidence building. The motion CARRIED 4-0. COUNCIL/OFFICERS REPORTS City Attorney city Attorney storey requested the approval of a service agreement for the Fire Department for two Cellular One phones. She stated this is to replace one phone that currently is budgeted by the Fire Department. The rate is $15.00 a month and $.18 per minute. Councilman Mitchum made a motion to approve this request, second by Councilwoman Martin. The motion CARRIED 4-0. city Manaqer 1) Status report on proposed Interlocal Service Area Aqreement with Volusia County City Manager McMahon gave a status report in this agreement. He stated no action is requested until June 16th. Councilman Jones Councilman Jones commented on the meeting between the City Council and County Council. He stated it was exactly what they needed. Councilwoman Martin Councilwoman Martin had nothing at this time. Councilman Hays Councilman Hays had nothing at this time. Councilman Mitchum Councilman Mitchum commented Mr. Bochiardy was present and he commented on the status of Maglev. Mayor Hayman Mayor Hayman was excused from this meeting. Questions from Press There were no questions from the press. CITIZEN COMMENTS Britt Bochiardy, Maglev, stated he appreciates the effort put forth by the city of Edgewater. He stated that was only one hurdle and they are going to need Edgewater to be a team player in this. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, Councilman Mitchum made a motion to adjourn, second by Councilwoman Martin. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Minutes submitted by: Lisa Kruckmeyer Page -6- Council Regular Meeting May 16, 1994