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05-02-1994 - Regular '-" ~ CITY COUNCIL OF EDGEWATER REGULAR MEETING MAY 2, 1994 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 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 Present Excused Present Present Present Present Present Present Present INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The invocation was delivered by Father Campagnone, Retired from Roman Catholic Church. There was a pledge of allegiance to the Flag. Mayor Hayman read Proclamations proclaiming National Drinking Water Week, National Public Works Week, and Municipal Clerks Week. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Reqular Meetinq of April 18, 1994 Councilwoman Martin made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 18, 1994 meeting, second by Councilman Hays. Mayor Hayman spoke about Page 5, Item 1 regarding the LDRA appeal process. He wants to include in the record that Council has directed staff to change the draft article to establish an appeal process to the Council as opposed to the Circuit Court. The motion CARRIED 4-0. CITIZEN COMMENTS Gail Wells, 2503 Woodland Drive, spoke about beautification of the lift stations. city Manager McMahon agreed to work with Mrs. Wells and the Parks and Recreation Director. He asked Mrs. Wells to call his secretary to set up a meeting. John Liberto, 112 Hamilton Road, commented on being told they would have access to land at the end of Sanchez Ave and now there is a fence covered with oleanders and keep out signs. City Attorney Storey explained on each side of the fence is private property. The City has a right-of-way and the state has a right-of-way. Mayor Hayman asked City Attorney Storey to contact the property owners. She stated the issue is a balancing of the interest between providing public access to a point and an attempt to restore the wetlands area. There was further discussion regarding this matter. ~ ....." Councilman Hays asked City Attorney storey to look at the agreement to see if there was a completion date set for restoration. COUNCIL/OFFICERS REPORTS city Attorney City Attorney storey had nothing at this time. city Manaqer City Manager McMahon had nothing at this time. CITY COUNCIL Councilwoman Martin Councilwoman Martin had nothing at this time. Councilman Hays Councilman Hays had nothing at this time. Councilman Mitchum Councilman Mitchum had nothing at this time. Mayor Hayman Mayor Hayman had nothing at this time. Councilman Jones Councilman Jones was excused. CONSENT AGENDA There was nothing to be discussed on the consent agenda. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion of Maqlev proiect at request of Councilman Mitchum Councilman Mitchum explained why he has made this request. Mayor Hayman explained the background of Maglev. Mayor Hayman stated Tony Morris of Park Square and Britt Bochiardy have been very straightforward in answering questions and he spoke about conversations he has had with them. Councilwoman Martin asked City Manager McMahon to get a report regarding this project. Councilwoman Martin made a motion to turn the project over to the city Manager and let him put together a full report on this so a decision can be made, second by Councilman Hays. Mayor Hayman stated we want to do this in a most cost effective manner. Britt Bochiardy informed Council he is not here to ask for money. He informed Council he is in the process of preparing the final package that is going to be presented to County Council for their consideration. He stated when this is prepared, he will provide it to the city. Page -2- Council Regular Meeting May 2, 1994 ~ "WI1' councilman Mitchum asked if this project is for real. Mr. Bochiardy elaborated on his concerns. Mayor Hayman spoke about if we can't get a decision from the County Council, he would like the City of Edgewater to help lead the way to arrive at a conclusion. City Manager McMahon asked that he and staff have a thorough knowledge of what the Council is looking for. He asked the motion be held for active use until after County Council meets. Councilman Hays feels he needs to know more about Park Square. Council agreed they need more feedback. Mayor Hayman will be at the meeting on May 12th regarding Maglev. Councilman Mitchum questioned if it is the City's intention to pursue this. He asked what the position is of Edgewater and if we are interested in bringing this to Edgewater. Mr. Bochiardy informed Council he would have something to them by Friday. He spoke about Edgewater being financially involved without some sort of return. He stated the dollars that are contributed actually show an impact directly into the community. The motion CARRIED 4-0. B. Volusia City-County Water SupplY Cooperative's ?resentation of Water Supply Master Plan Update and Ex?ansion Don Feaster gave a background on the Water Supply Master Plan. Mr. Feaster answered several questions regarding the expansion of the Water Co-op for Mayor Hayman. Mayor Hayman continued discussing the Water Cooperative. Mayor Hayman thanked Mr. Feaster for his excellent and informative presentation. There was a five-minute recess at this time. C. Police Chief's request to purchase three 1994 Ford Crown victoria Police Cruisers from Don Reid Ford for total of $42,687 City Manager McMahon made a brief presentation. He recommended Council's approval. Councilman Mitchum made a motion to approve this request, second by Councilwoman Martin. The motion CARRIED 4-0. D. Acceptance of Final Change Order and Project Close Out of Alan R. Thomas Water Treatment Plant Project City Manager McMahon and utilities Director Terry Wadsworth made brief presentations. Councilman Hays made a motion to approve this request, second by Councilman Mitchum. The motion CARRIED 4-0. E. Determination that 12" southern service area water line is impact fee eliqible and allocation of funds necessary to pay enqineerinq and construction of the proiect. Mr. Wadsworth explained the reason for this request. Councilman Mitchum made a motion to approve this request, second by Councilman Hays. The motion CARRIED 4-0. Page -]- Council Regular Meeting May 2, 1994 ..,. ...., ORDINANCES, PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND RESOLUTIONS FIRST READING: A. Ord. No. 94-0-11 Amendinq Firefiqhters Pension Plan Fire Chief Vola made a brief presentation at this time. There was a brief discussion regarding the amendment of the firefighter's pension plan. Mayor Hayman read Ord 94-0-11. Councilman Hays made a motion to approve Ord. 94-0-11, second by Councilwoman Martin. The motion CARRIED 4-0. B. Res. No. 94-R-07 Expressinq Support for Halifax and Indian River Task Force's Halifax and Indian River May 7, 1994, Sprinq Cleaninq Day Mayor Hayman read Res. No. 94-R-08. Councilman Mitchum made a motion to approve Res. 94-R-07, second by Councilwoman Martin. The motion CARRIED 4-0. SECOND READING: (PUBLIC HEARING) There were no items to be discussed for second reading. UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was no unfinished business to be discussed at this time. COUNCIL/OFFICERS REPORTS City Attorney city Attorney Storey had nothing at this time. city Manaqer City Manager McMahon spoke about the Council authorizing the City to pursue the engineering services necessary to complete the annual review of rates. Councilman Mitchum made a motion to approve the chosen engineering firm for a rate study, second by Councilman Hays. The motion CARRIED 4-0. CITY COUNCIL Councilwoman Martin Councilwoman Martin had nothing at this time. Councilman Hays Councilman Hays suggested having a City Golf Tournament an getting the employees and members of the Board involved in this. City Manager McMahon stated there have been staff changes at DRMP. He asked for Council authorization to go out for RFP's to determine primary consulting engineers on the basis that we have a number of on going projects and a need for these services. Mr. Wadsworth made a presentation at this time. There was a brief discussion regarding asking the major firms in this area to include proposals for the engineering services. Page -4- Council Regular Meeting May 2, 1994 ~ ..., Councilman Hays made a motion to go out for RFP's, second by Councilman Mitchum. The motion CARRIED 4-0. Councilman Mitchum Councilman Mitchum had nothing at this time. Mavor Havman Mayor Hayman spoke about SR 442 being the top project last year that was not funded. Mayor Hayman asked that the status of SR 442 be placed on the next agenda and the discussion and decision process ascertain and locate where the funding is. He feels they should continue assisting 442 and making it a priority this year. Councilman Jones Councilman Jones was excused. QUESTIONS FROM PRESS There were no questions from the press. CITIZEN COMMENTS George Ewing, 2923 Royal Palm Drive, questioned impact fees only being used for the expansion of the present system. He asked if we can go out of the city. City Manager McMahon explained as long as we can show a direct relationship to the benefits the City will receive then we are allowed to do that. He asked for an answer from a legal standpoint which City Attorney storey explained. John Murphy, 232 N. Ridgewood Ave., spoke about gas pipes on the train tracks. He spoke about people paying for things they are not getting. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, Councilman Mitchum made a motion to adjourn, second by Councilman Hays. The meeting adjourned at 9:29 p.m. Minutes submitted by: Lisa Kruckmeyer Page -5- Council Regular Meeting May 2, 1994