04-11-1974 - Workshop
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t~ORKSHOP r.1EETING
REGULAR MEETING HELD
APRIL 11, 1974
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The Regular Workshop meeting was called to order by Mayor
David C. Severance, Thursday April 11, 1974 at 7:00 P.M.
in the Community Center.
BI6LS AND ACCOUNTS
GENERAL FUND
City of Edgewater
Earl Wallace
Southern Bell
o a s i s Car \~ ash
Edgewater Standard Station
Alan Barbara-Texaco
Florida Power & Liqht
Edgewater Motors '
D\'1i q h t ' s
American Hardware
Gasoline Plley
Hughes Supply
Joe Weaver
Sunshine TV
Xerox Corp.
~'ac Smith Pental
Brown's ^irconditioning
Champion Math Interpr~ses
Sal-ray Supplies
Southern Paint
National Chemsearch
Joe Smith Tractor
Lawton Brothers Inc.
Knihgt Papwr
Copeland Brothers Paving
Standard Oil
Industrial Office Outfitters
New Smyrna Police Dept.
Southern Buildino Code
Florida StateR Fire Colleoe
Humane Society
Halpin Supply Co.
Smokey's Automotive
~IPTER & SE\4ER
Stanley Slates
City of Edgewater
Southern Bell
Florida Power & Light
American Hardware
Hall Machine Works
National Chemsearch
Invironmental Specialties
Conrad Yelvington
Dobbs Electric
Dobbs Electric Motor Opertaion & Maintenance
Edgewater Electric
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21. 05
70.00
76.36
1. 75
9. 15
10.35
255.21
31 .5G
14.50
23.71
69.78
36.56
434.80
70.00
189.93
89.44
52.88
50.90
10.6a
28.22
146.00
4.75
17 .25
24.44
360.00
131.34
237.75
129.00
3.68
25.8S
100.00
139.85
22.88
2,879.56
20.00
7.95
16.66
340.97
30.06
15.00
41.70
14.80
185.61
70.00
54.00
214.18
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Hughes Supply
New Smyrna Plumbing
1,233.00
6.66
2,250.59
Mayor Severance stated that he wanted to give the floor to
the auditors, May Zima and Assoc~ they have a report to
turn into us.
Mr. Cunningham from May Zima stated that they took the
water and sewer records and auditee them for the last five
years. He made comparisons of your Revenues and expenditures.
He stated that the Citjes operating revenues have not been
sufficient by a great majority to meet your operating
expences in your debt service.In the past five years your
revenues have increased. The City is going in the hole about
twice as fast as they should be. He stated that they reviewed
the Citjes Ehl8 charges for water and sewer. He stated that
they are recommending to the City that you illiminate a system
that you are now useing for sewer charges and make your sewer
charges 100% of the water charges.
The Councilmen and the auditor d~scussed this matter in full.
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Cit~ Attorney Weaver stated that he will fiie file mo+tons
andEnswers for the Councilmen~ he stated that all he needs
is a verbal motion.
Mayor Severance asked the Council if they were going to meet
o~ not hi about the Police Department.
Councilman Bevel suggested that the Council~ meet Thursday
night,at 6:00 P.M. He also suggested iRelt that we send aa
letter f to each one of the newspapers and to keep a copy of
each letter.
Mayor Severance stated that the Council asked the City Attorney
if we could put a moritorium on new water hookups in the City.
The City Attorney answered that if we can get the enoineers
to put in writing the fact that this would constitute an
emergency if we continued to hook up water, that yes we could,
but if the engineers said that we had adaquate supply, there
is nothing that we can do~ and they basically said that we have
adequate supnly of water for the city.
City Attorney Weaver stated that the County is in great favor
of Edgewater settino up a service district area. We can practically
servtE to Bxixl aria' road. The only way that we can handle
Waterway Park is by contract, then what we would like to do
is to make this a whole fire district. Then the County will
contract with us to supply this total area with fire protection.
Which will mean a savings to this area according to the contract.
One of the Firemen
~'fia~"T~ stated that it seems that 'tIe are under the
asumption that we are buying this piece of equipment just for
Waterway Park. He stated that he dowsn't agree with that. 75%
to 80% of all the fires that we fteceive calls to are all brush
fires in the City limits of this town, we do not have the equipment
tRe to fight these fmres. Any equipment that the FireBe department
gets is not going to be restricted to just a fire dtstrict.
City Attorney Weaver stated that he will try to get an exact
dollar figure cost. He suggested that we pass a resolution
Monday nioht and let it be ratified by the people of Waterway
Park that until this contract is entered into we will charge
$25.00 per call to Water way Park.
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City Attorney Watver stated that as far as these other out of
County calls, we are going to have to decide whether we are
going answer these calls volunterely or not.
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Councilman Bevel stated that what Ille feels that we can do at ':'j'i)_:;-f~~~~p~'
\JL_~i nt, enter into a con tract wi th these peop 1 e /$25':00--t ~;J $u7s.cf;
~ a . per h 0 use. We can dot w 0 t h i n 9 s, 9 i vet hem s e r v ice "'_~_ Vl0'V
immedlately, it also finds out whether fortky people are
going to get into this thing or whether 10 people are going to
get into it.
Mayor Severance stated that City Attorney Weaver would write
a letter to Water way Park as to what our intentions are prior
to the contract. "Y'
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Mayor Severance stated thaVan architect is here in reaards to
the new Police Department, he then gave him the floor.'
Mr. Sayres stated that he has done quit a bit of work in
Edgewater. He stated that he did not know how large the
Police Department is to be mf~x or any of this information,
but he would answer any questions that the Council might have.
Mayor Severance stated that we would like to build a structure
that would be comparable to the Fire house. The dollar fi~M~e value
in round figures including your fee would not exceed fifix
$50,000.00 to $55,000.00. We have a committee set up to get
down what they want and how many rooms and etc. When this committee
gets together M and decides the number of rooms, sizes, then Mr.
Sayres could give us a workup on this and give us some type of
estimated cost of the construction.
Mayor Severance stated that ik.~ that the thing for ts to do
now is get this committee toqether and hash over a few things
then get in touch with Mr. Sayres in a meeting and take it
from there.
CO~lMUNICATIONS
The City Clerk read a letter from the Zoning & Planning Board
with reference to the letter from MaQnusam Corn. concernina
grnadfather clause for 40" commercial-lots sold' in Florida'
Shores. They are requesting that the City Attorney research
this matter.
Mayor Severance stated that this letter will be taken caRre
of Monday night.
The City Clerk read a letter form the Building Code Committee
requesting that the City enforce that theree be at least one
Journeyman or man with competency card on the job at all times.
Councilman BEvel stated that if a man is building his WB own
home he can do it himself. It has to be inspectedbut if you
are building your own home you can do all the work for yourself.
Mayor Severance stated that what we should do is acknowledge
this letter, and send it back to them aSking them for more
specific information as to what they want, does this include all
construction.
The City Clerk read a letter form the State of Florida Department
of Transportation, stating that there will be a meeting April
18,1974 at 7:30 in the Volusia county Annex in Daytona Beach,
concerning the highway system in Volusia County.
Mayor Severance acknowledged this letter.
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The City Clerk read a letter from the Department of Pollution
Control xilii~" in reference to work done at the Sewer Plant.
The CityC1erk then read a letter foom McMahan concerninq
water connections. -
Mayor Severance stated that MondJY night a motion could be
made authorizing the City Clerk to take the funds out of the
Genrea1 Fund and pay this, with the understanding that when
the grant money comes in it goes back into the General fund.
The City Clerk read a letter from the School Safety Patrol
Mothers, of Edgewater School. they are requesting that the
City donate money toward sending the safety patrol on a tri~
in r.lay.
Mayor Severance stated that appropriate action will be taken
~~onday ni9ht.
The City Clerk read a letter from the Board of Governors
statembg that th~had a meeting on Safety. They are requesting
that the woodendoor in the Community Center be changed to
a metal door, two more fire extin0uishers, and the other doors
be turned around so that the open out.
Mayor Severance stated that he thinks that the Community Center
needs these changes There was discussion on this and it will
be brought up at the Mondya night Council meeting.
The City Clerk read a letter from the Library Gaord statedng
that the week of the 21st of April is National Library Week.
Mayor Severance instructed the City Attorney to draw up a
proclamation on this.
The City Clerk read a letter from Tom O'~al1ey stating that
there will be a tXliRiR~ ~X~"XBm discussion on LP Gas control
and live fire demonstration will be held at the commwntty
center at the City of Edgewater April 24, 1974 at 7:00 P.M.
Mayor Severance stated that this will be on the a~genda for
~londay night.
Mayor Severance stated that we got information beck from
Florida Power & Light in re~ards to the 35 street 1iqhts
that we had agreed upon. They have made a couple of-recommendations
for a couple of changes, because of the nonfesiab"ity
at this time for putting th~ lights where we want them.
He stated that Monday night we will accept this final plan.
The City Clerk stated tBat Alan Thomas would like permission
to buy the searchmaster to locate buried water lines.
Councilman Bevel stated that we could purchase one drrectly
from ~1r. Ream, if the Council wants.
Mayor Severance stated that Councilman Bevel is the coordinator
and if he fie1s that this is a good investment to do so.
The City Clerk stated that Mr. Jim Wallace was in and he
INX has 6 to 8 stoves,one refrig. and 4 washers that need to
be taken to the dump. He will take them himself,if we give
him permission.
Mayor Severance stated that our dump is closed.
Councilman Bevel stated that Taylor Brothers, after last Sat.
fire said that they are gettingxxea read of everything and
would like to know if they can haul it to the dump.
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Mayor Severance stated that they can take it to Tomoka.
He then instructed the City Clerk to make note for Monday
nights meeting that a letter be written to all of the people
currently under a gentlemans agreement type contract for dumping
at the dump, to meet with the Mayor to duscuss this. This
meeting will be held at the Workshop meeting April 25th.
The City Clerk stated that the City Attorney and herself went
to a seminar Wednesday on elections.
Mayor Severance stated that the Merit Board needs a member as
Mr. Me Cain pasted away.
Councilman Lodioc stated that he will work on this matter.
The City Clerk stated that the Building Code Committee needs
another member, they gave us four mRa~BI names- Doug Cole
Slim Alexander, Tom Bresnahan, and Milton Petreseck.
Mayor Severance stated that he would call and talk to each one
of them and try to get some information on them.
Councilman Bevel suggested that Monday night we instruct the
Attorney to draw up an ordinance prohibiting LP Gas trucks
parked in Residential limits.
City Attorney Weaver stated that this particualr thing is in
the Fire Prevention Code, what we could do is to amend the
Fire Prevention Code as adopted by the City of Edgewater to make
it prohibited.
Councilman Clinton stated that he told the Chief of Police to
find out the sizes for the Police men to get taincoats. He
said that we !BHX should go to a regular uniform place and find
out the prices and go ahead and buy them.
Councilman Lodico discussed sheds for the street department.
This shed will be to work under and to keep the equipment out
of the weather. He would like to have one pull down door and
the rest of the shed open.
Mayor Severance stated that what we Deed is a building that is
completely inclosed but drive through.
The City Attorney abd the Council discussed the settlement of
the lawsuit between Faith Brothers and the City.
Mayor Severance adjourned this meeting.
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