05-02-1994 - Regular
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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
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Excused
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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