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06-07-1993 - Regular ~ ~ CITY COUNCIL OF EDGEWATER REGULAR MEETING JUNE 7, 1993 7:00 P.M. COMMUNITY CENTER 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 Manager George McMahon City Attorney Krista storey City Clerk Susan Wadsworth Police Chief Lawrence Schumaker Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Dr. Bill Sharp was not present to give the invocation. There was a moment of silence and a pledge of allegiance to the Flag. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Reqular Meetinq of May 17. 1993 Councilwoman Martin made a motion to approve the minutes of May 17, 1993, seconded by Councilman Hays. The motion CARRIED 5-0. CITIZEN COMMENTS Don Masso, 317 pine Breeze Drive, expressed his concern about why there is no connecting road between the north and south part of Whistle stop Park. He feels there is a definite need for this. City Manager McMahon explained this would be looked into. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Hayman read the consent agenda. A. satisfaction of pavinq lien Councilman Jones made a motion to approve the consent agenda, seconded by Councilwoman Martin. The motion CARRIED 5-0. NEW BUSINESS A. Fire/Rescue Chief's request to sell Rescue One vehicle to Lee's Sales and Service for $4.019 Fire Chief Bill Vola gave history on Rescue One. He explained there is no longer a need for it. Councilman Hays asked if they would be looking for a replacement in next years budget. Chief Vola stated he would not. Councilwoman Martin made a motion to allow the sale, seconded by Councilman Hays. The motion CARRIED 5-0. 'w' .., B. Presentation on proposed Disaster Preparation, Response, and Recovery Plan 1) Request to purchase civil Defense supplies amountinq to $10,596.75 and two generators for $25,000 city Manager McMahon gave a presentation on the proposed disaster preparation, response and recovery plan. Fire chief Vola gave a presentation on the need for the Civil Defense supplies. Chief Vola and City Manager McMahon answered questions from the Council. Councilwoman Martin made a motion to approve the request to purchase supplies, seconded by Councilman Jones. There was further discussion on this matter. The motion CARRIED 5-0. Chief Vola informed Council there was a Business Hurricane Recovery Seminar going on at the Ocean Center on June 8, 1993 from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. being presented by various Chamber of Commerces. C. Parks & Recreation Director's recommendation to award bid for the tennis court fence at Kennedy Park to Jim williams Fence Co. for $3,285 Parks & Recreation Director Jack Corder gave a presentation on what happened to the fence at Kennedy Park and what needs to be done. Councilman Jones made a motion to award the bid to Jim williams Fence Co. for $3,285, seconded by Councilwoman Martin. The motion CARRIED 5-0. D. Riqht of Way easement Re: Riverwalk Mr. Corder gave a presentation on the McAuliffe situation. He explained there is a thirty foot right-of-way adjacent to his property on the south side. He explained Mr. McAuliffe would be willing to provide the easement if the City agrees to vacate the thirty foot wide right- of-way of Orange Avenue on the east side of Riverside Drive. Councilwoman Martin made a motion to approve this recommendation, seconded by Councilman Jones. The motion CARRIED 5-0. E. Florida Municipal League Insurance Plan City Manager McMahon explained the plan being proposed is very comparable to what the City already has and benefits the city in some ways. Cindy Price, representative from Florida League of cities, gave an explanation of the insurance plan. City Manager McMahon explained the problems the city is having with Blue Cross & Blue Shield. There was discussion about the savings to the employees and the City. Page -2- Council Regular Meeting June 7, 1993 'w' ...., There was a question and answer session between Council and Ms. Price and City Manager McMahon regarding the proposed insurance plan as opposed to the current insurance plan. Jack Ascherl gave a presentation on some background information on group insurance. Mr. Ascherl spoke about the way things have been handled with past insurance companies the City had and the bid process and why the City goes out for bid. Mr. Ascherl explained he would like to go out and get more bids. He asked to let the League be compared so Council would be making a fair comparison. city Manager McMahon gave some examples of problems he and employees have had with Blue Cross Blue Shield. He explained some of the positives of switching to the Florida Municipal League Insurance Plan. There was more discussion between Council, City Manager McMahon and Ms. Price about the changing over to a new insurance plan. Mr. Ascherl explained he is not defending Blue Cross Blue Shield. He feels Council needs to go through the bid process. Mr. Ascherl spoke about self insured plans. city Manager McMahon went over the Daytona Beach insurance plan and the Volusia County insurance plan. Ms. Price explained they do very well because they keep their rates where they should be. There was some concern expressed as to whether or not everyone with pre-existing conditions would be covered. City Manager McMahon stated we are covered under this proposal for all pre-existing injuries or medical problems. Ms. Price stated anyone who is on the plan now will be able to rollover to the Florida Health Plan. You do not have to worry about us picking and choosing who to cover. Councilman Jones made a motion to adopt the Florida Municipal League Insurance Plan, seconded by Councilwoman Martin. Councilman Mitchum expressed his concerned with not having any overlapping problems. City Manager McMahon explained some of the problems that may still occur. The motion CARRIED 5-0. Councilman Jones amended his motion to make this effective July 1st, seconded by Councilwoman Martin. The motion CARRIED 5-0. F. Request to set date for ioint workshop with Industrial Development Board It was decided they would set the joint workshop for June 14th at 7:00 p.m. G. Proposed Siqn Requlations community Development Director Mark Karet gave a brief summary of the proposed sign regulations and the reasons why these regulations are being proposed. Councilman Hays expressed his concerns about the sign regulations. Page -3- Council Regular Meeting June 7, 1993 '-" 'will Mayor Hayman felt having a workshop with the Sign Ad Hoc Committee is a good idea. City Manager McMahon expressed his concerns about Council getting involved with this matter. Councilman Jones explained some of the problems he has with this matter. Pete Hellsten, Chairman of Land Development & Regulatory Agency, stated he is glad to see this has finally come before Council. A workshop with the Sign Ad Hoc Committee is an excellent idea. Curt Hayman, local sign contractor, stated he efforts being made to create a new sign code. much needed in any City. He spoke about sign seen around the state. appreciates the He feels this is ordinances he has City Manager McMahon asked Council when they wanted to look at this matter. Mayor Hayman suggested putting this on the agenda for the workshop with the Industrial Development Board. H. Appointment of one member to citizen Code Enforcement Board due to ineliqibilitv of recently appointed member to serve City Attorney Storey explained the reasoning behind the newly appointed member not being able to serve. Councilwoman Martin made a motion to appoint william Moran, seconded by Councilman Hays. The motion CARRIED 5-0. I. Appointment of member to citizens Advisorv Committee of Metropolitan Planning Orqanization due to resiqnation of Dominick Fazzone Council agreed they would continue this at the next meeting. The meeting was recessed at 8:45 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 8:55 p.m. ORDINANCES, PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND RESOLUTIONS FIRST READING: A. Ord. 93-0-08 Amendinq zoninq text to increase permitted heiqht of sinqle-familv residences adiacent to the river Mr. Karet gave a presentation on Ord. 93-0-08. He explained the two recommendations of staff. Councilwoman Martin expressed her concerns with this matter. Mr. Karet clarified her concerns. Mayor Hayman explained his reasons for having a problem with the foot print. There was discussion about the foot print at this time. Councilwoman Martin expressed some more concerns with this ordinance. Mr. Hellsten helped clarify some information regarding this ordinance for Council. Mayor Hayman suggested changing the ordinance from a maximum of 25' in height to a maximum of 30' in height. Page -4- Council Regular Meeting June 7, 1993 .... ..... Councilman Mitchum made a motion to amend height to 30', seconded by Councilman Jones. The motion CARRIED 4-1. Councilwoman Martin voted NO. Mayor Hayman read Ordinance 93-0-08. Councilman Mitchum made a motion to approve Ordinance 93-0-08 as amended, seconded by Councilman Hays. The motion CARRIED 4-1. Councilwoman Martin voted NO. B. Ord. 93-0-09 Massev Annexation - Annexinq approx. 58 + acres into the city City Manager McMahon briefed Council and asked them to weigh this carefully in terms of the benefits to the City. Mr. Karet gave a history on this matter because it had not been brought up since January. Mr. Karet then explained the agreement as it stands now. There was discussion referencing page 2, the silvercultural activities. John Massey explained this matter to Council. Mayor Hayman read Ordinance 93-0-09. Councilman Jones made a motion to adopt Ordinance 93-0-09. Mayor Hayman yielded the gavel to the Vice Mayor due to the lack of a second and seconded the motion. Mayor Hayman stated he feels this is the best arrangement the City is able to make. Councilman Mitchum clarified his feelings on this matter at this time. Councilman Jones then expressed his feelings on this matter. The motion DIED 2-3. Mayor Hayman and Councilman Jones voted YES. Councilman Jones passed the gavel back to Mayor Hayman Doris Hill, 112 Lincoln Road, asked Council to reconsider the vote on this. She stated there is a chance to bring valuable property into the City and there is no reason not to do it. C. Ord. 93-0-10 Permittinq vietnamese Pot-Bellied piqs within the city as House Pets City Attorney Storey gave a summary of the progress of this matter. She explained there are other issues in the animal control ordinance that would need to be resolved. Robin Feger, Animal Control Officer, made a presentation at this time regarding Pot Bellied Pigs in Edgewater. Councilwoman Martin has no problems with people having pigs as pets. Mr. & Mrs. Blair spoke on their own behalf because they currently own a pot-bellied pig. Councilman Jones stated he does not have a problem with this and he feels they can work this out. Page -5- Council Regular Meeting June 7, 1993 '-' ....., Councilman Hays stated he has been looking into this and he expressed his concerns. City Attorney storey summarized this matter. This item was tabled until a future meeting. SECOND READING: (PUBLIC HEARING) D. Ord. 93-0-06 Comprehensive Plan Amendment re: Industrial to Commercial zoning at Southeast corner of Park Avenue and Carol Ann Drive Mayor Hayman announced they were now in public hearing. Mayor Hayman read Ordinance 93-0-06. Councilman Jones moved to close the public hearing. Councilman Jones made a motion to adopt Ordinance 93-0-06, seconded by Councilman Hays. The motion CARRIED 5-0. E. Ord. 93-0-07 Rezoninq land at Southeast corner of Park Avenue and Carol Ann Drive from 1-1. Liqht Industrial. to B-2. Neighborhood Business District Mayor Hayman announced they were now in public hearing. Mayor Hayman read Ordinance 93-0-07. Nannette Heidrick, spoke about wanting to relocate an adult day care center from New Smyrna Beach. Ms. Heidrick spoke about the adult day care center. Mayor Hayman questioned how many people reside in this day care center. Ms. Heidrick informed him there would be fifty. Mayor Hayman announced the public hearing is now closed. Councilman Mitchum moved to adopt Ordinance 93-0-07, seconded by Councilman Hays. The motion CARRIED 5-0. NEW BUSINESS: There was no new business at this time. COUNCIL/OFFICERS REPORTS city Attorney city Attorney Storey updated Council on the PEA and PBA contracts. Councilman Hays stated they spent a lot of time on this and as far as he is concerned we have a contract. Councilman Mitchum and Councilman Jones concurred. All Councilmembers expressed their feelings on this matter. They are not happy with the outcome because they all felt they were very fair. There was continued discussion regarding the contracts. city Manaqer City Manager McMahon asked for permission from Council to introduce an ordinance at the next meeting to change the way trash is picked up. Page -6- Council Regular Meeting June 7, 1993 'W' ~ It was the consensus of Council for City Manager McMahon to do this. city Manager McMahon encouraged citizen input for the budget process. He stated there would be a form in the newsletter. City Manager McMahon spoke about a crime report done by Police Chief Schumaker. He stated Edgewater is the 4th lowest out of twenty cities with a population between 14,000 and 18,000. He complimented the Police Department. city Council Councilman Hays Councilman Hays spoke about hazardous waste being put in the garbage. He suggested putting them in a box or something. Councilman Hays spoke about getting some thoughts from Kyle and/or Terry on the reuse hookup. Councilman Hays asked about individual wells in the City. City Manager McMahon informed Councilman Hays we have three currently within the City. Councilman Hays asked if they would be getting a visit from Mr. Feaster in reference to the Water Co-op. City Manager McMahon gave an update of the Water Co-op at this time. Councilman Hays spoke about an incident he has with door-to-door soliciting and he expressed his concerns at this time. He asked if there is any way we can enforce this more. Councilman Hays asked to talk about rotating auditing firms during the budget process. Councilman Mitchum Councilman Mitchum spoke about an accident which occurred on Memorial Day between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. and he stated the arrival time was excellent. He stated the rescue team did an excellent job. City Manager McMahon stated Mr. Corder would give an update on the Riverwalk in the newsletter. Mayor Hayman Mayor Hayman also gave an updated report on the Water Co-op. Mayor Hayman asked for a status report on the CIP. He stated he has been getting questioned on the amount of the phases. City Manager McMahon gave a report on the CIP. There was continued discussion about the status and progress of the CIP and the costs to the City. Mayor Hayman requested a progress report of where we are at now with the CIP. Councilman Jones Councilman Jones had nothing at this time. Page -7- Council Regular Meeting June 7, 1993 . . '" ~ ...., Councilwoman Martin Councilwoman Martin had nothing at this time. Questions from Press There were no questions from the press at this time. CITIZEN COMMENTS Pete Hellsten, Chairman of Land Development & Regulatory Agency, stated a draft of the LDR's would be created by staff and then brought to the LDRA for review and there will probably be workshops scheduled. He stated the time frame will probably be a year. Mayor Hayman asked if there was a list of the topics being addressed. Mr. Hellsten informed him there was a preliminary version out about 2 1/2 years ago that has all of the topics in it. Doris Hill, 112 Lincoln Road, stated she was appalled because of the attitude of the employees at the union contract workshop. She stated Council was more than fair. Jeff Lange questioned sports fishing. City Clerk Susan Wadsworth stated Mr. McIntosh would be at the next meeting to present a report to Council on the Beach Trust meeting on Thursday. He questioned if birds are animals. He then questioned if the contract is allowed to go back to be voted on. He then spoke about the turn being allowed by the Winn Dixie Shopping Center. City Manager McMahon clarified this for him. He then spoke about the Beach Trust Commission trying to decide on whether or not to allow jet skis on the beach and rotating zones. There was continued discussion on this matter. He then spoke about continuing the permanent non-traveled zone south of Daytona Beach to Bethune Beach all year round. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, Councilman Jones made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Councilman Hays. The meeting adjourned at 11:35 p.m. Minutes submitted by: Lisa Kruckmeyer Page -8- Council Regular Meeting June 7, 1993