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11-01-1982 - Regular Q u CITY OF EDGEWATER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING November 1, 1982 Mayor Christy called the regular meeting of the City Council to order at 7:00 P.M. in the Community Center. ROLL CALL Mayor Robert Christy Councilman Jacob Lodico Councilman David Ledbetter Councilman Wilbert Pendleton Councilman John Wilbur Present Present Present Present Present City Atty. Jose Alvarez City Mgr. Joseph Mitchell City Clerk Nancy Blazi Police Chief Earl Baugh Present Present Present Present There was a silent Invocation and a salute to the Flag. Approval of Minutes: Councilman Ledbetter motioned to accept the minutes of October 18, 1982, seconded by Councilman Pendleton. Councilman Lodico said that he could approve the minutes up to the miscellaneous section of the meeting. He had voted, at that time, to adjourn. He would have to vote no to that part of the minutes following his motion to adjourn. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-1. Councilman Lodico voted NO. Councilman Wilbur motioned to approve the minutes of October 20, 1982, seconded by Councilman Ledbetter. Motion CARRIED 5-0. Councilman Wilbur motioned to approve the minutes of October 25, 1982, seconded by Councilman Ledbetter. Motion CARRIED 4-1. Councilman Pendleton voted NO due to absence. Bills and Accounts: The Council was asked to approve payments to City Attorney Alvarez and Building Official Murphy in the bills and accounts. There were no other bills to be approved at this time. Councilman Ledbetter motioned to pay the bills, seconded by Councilman Lodico. Motion CARRIED 5-0. Mayor Christy questioned the removal of $360,000. from C.D. accounts. Mr. Mitchell explained that three of the notes under thirty day invest- ment had expired. The accounting section put them into normal savings account for use for cash flow and on checking with the bank manager we were advised they could be reinvested at a higher interest rate. Mayor Christy said he had been advised we could get more than the 9% interest we are getting on these seven day investments. Mr. Mitchell responded by saying that the higher interest was for thirty day investments. We need these investments in seven day plans for cash flow purposes because we don't have our tax receipts yet. Mayor Christy said he believed that the money was taken out for the road paving and it appears now as if we have no money put aside other than for the seven days. Communications: The Council was asked to consider a request from the Planning Commission to approve a Tree/Landscape Ordinance. The Commission had voted 3-0 in favor of this proposed ordinance. I I I i . I I I I Councilman Ledbetter motioned to TABLE this request until the full membership of the Planning Commission had voted on the proposed ordinance, seconded by Councilman Lodico. Motion CARRIED 5-0. I ~ ~ u Council Meeting 11/1/82 - 2 - Mr. Carl Groepler, 109 Neptune, had requested to appear before Couricil to present a petition. Mr. Groepler presented a petition to the Council signed by 58 property owners who live on Neptune, Magnolia and Orange Ave. The petition concerns a multi family proj~~t proposed by Mr. Harold Brown on his property on u.s. 1. The abutting property owners have expressed their opposition to this proposed project citing adverse effects on the neighborhood. They requested that the Council take official notice of their objections and also send copies of their letter to the Planning Commission and the Board of Adjustments. Both of the aforementioned boards are scheduled to review Mr. Browns's request for a special exception to build the proposed multi-family project. Councilman Ledbetter motioned to have the Council accept this petition and forward copies to the Planning Commission and the Board of Adjustments, seconded by Councilman Pendleton. Motion CARRIED 5-0. Ordinances and Resolutions: None Unfinished Business: The Council was asked to consider a police mutual aid agreement on routine police matters outside Edgewater's jurisdictional boundaries. The City presently has a mutual aid agreement with other area police departments and the County in the event of riots. The additional mutual aid agreement was previously presented to Council and had been tabled. Councilman Ledbetter said that he objected to spending City money to protect the County. Councilman Wilbur questioned the City's liability outside our boundaries. Councilman Pendleton asked how many times aid has been requested from other areas. Chief Baugh explained that under State law we do render aid if requested and if we have people available but we have not signed the specific mutual aid pact. Councilman Ledbetter motioned to TABLE this for the new Council, seconded by Councilman Lodico. Motion CARRIED 5-0. New Business: The Council was asked to consider purchasing chemicals for one year for the Water Plant. This purchase would be in excess of the $1,000 and must be approved by Council. It was pointed out that buying in quantity would mean a significant savings to the City over a period of a year. Councilman Wilbur motioned to approve the chemical purchase as recommended, seconded by Councilman Pendleton. Motion CARRIED 5-0. 1b The Council was asked to consider bids from salvage companies for two police cars #306 and #307. The highest bid was from North Brevard Auto Salvage for a total of $1,424. for the two cars. Councilman Lodico motioned to sell the two cars to N. Brevard Salvage, seconded by Councilman Pendleton. Motion CARRIED 5-0. The Council discussed a letter from Hermosa Palms requesting extension of their trailer permits for another six months. Mr. Mitchell told the Council that the trailer permit for Hermosa Palms had expired and he had notified the company. The company had responded with a request for another extension due to the fact that high interest rates had prevented work on their project but they hoped to begin shortly to start the proposed project. Councilman Ledbetter noted that it had been over two years since the project was first presented and the Council has been more than generous in extensions therefore he motioned to deny an extension on the trailer permit, seconded by Councilman Lodico. Motion CARRIED 5-0. u () Council Meeting 11/1/82 - 3 - Insurance Proposals: Mr. Mitchell explained that our present liability insurance policies have expired but a rider has been put on them to extend the present coverage to 12/1/82. We have received comparative quotations from Tumblin Insurance and our present insurance agency Caton. Tumblin's quotation indicates that a $9,000 savings could be realized with their company. Mayor Christy said we should have different proposals to study and hold a workshop. Councilman Ledbetter motioned to keep a retainer with Caton and have a workshop with this Councilor table it for the new Council. Mr. Tumblin was the high bidder on the last insurance proposals. Councilman Pendleton asked how long the rider was effective. Mr. Mitchell said,until Nov. 30, 1982. Mayor Christy said when this Council has a workshop whoever has been elected to the new Council can be notified to attend the workshop so they can be equally as informed. Councilman Pendleton seconded Councilman Ledbetter's motion. Councilman Wilbur noted that it would cost the City about $1,000 a month to wait. The Council agreed to open the floor up for discussion. Miss Stephanie Farquahar, representing Tumblin Ins., spoke to the Council concerning the merits of their insurance proposal which she said would improve coverage at a 2/3 savings on our present policies. She continued by adding that our present policies were not adequately written and also the cost of extending the present insurance is considerable and the Council should seriously consider Tumblin's proposal as soon as possible to prevent additional costs. Mr. Groepler requested that Council clearly identify each speaker because it is not always clear who is addressing the Council. Mr. Kenny Smith, also representing Tumblin Ins., told the Council that he would be the insurance agent in the event the Council accepted the proposal from Tumblin. Mr. Smith indicated that there were a number of inadequacies in our present plan and the City was not really aware of the type of liabili~y insurance coverage they had and also the City was paying too much money for their present coverage. He added that they were offering a no' interest payment plan and the City could use the additional cash as they needed. The City has already extended their present plan even though Tumblin had sent their proposal on Oct. 1, 1982. Now the City was considering waiting to make a decision which would mean additional extension and additional cost. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-1. Councilman Wilbur voted NO. Mayor Christy asked about the new direct line that had been added to Mr. Mitchell's phone. This is a direct line to the City Attorney's office. Miscellaneous: Mr. Frank Opal spoke to the Council concerning the insurance proposals which should have been presented to the Council prior to October 1st. and also asked about the CD certificates. Mayor Christy said that the certificates had been deposited in Southeast Bank for 7 days at 9% interest. Mr. Opal also spoke about letters he had sent out and said he should have sent them to 2,315 people instead of only 235. Mr. Walter Gross told the Council that he had heard from a very responsible source that the City Manager and two Councilmen running for office spent two to three hours preparing campaign material. These Councilmen should be billed for the time the City Manager spent working on their campaign. Mr. Mitchell responded that he had not prepared campaign material or been involved in any campaign. u u Council Meeting 11/1/82 - 4 - Mr. Kenny Clinton spoke to the Council concerning the request for the State Attorney's office to investigate charges against the Edgewater Police Dept. Mr. Mitchell said that the City had received a reply which stated that there did not appear to be any grounds for the State Attorney's office to hold an investigation but that did not preclude the City Manager and the City Council from holding their own internal investigation. Mr. Clinton requested that the Council make a motion to investigate the charges made in certain letters concerning harassment by certain members of the Edgewater Police Department. Councilman Ledbetter motioned to have the Council investigate these letters regarding the Police Department, seconded by Councilman Lodico. Councilman Wilbur asked which Council would make this investigation. Mayor Christy noted that whatever this Council does not finish the new Council can continue and finish. Upon roll call motion CARRIED 5-0. Mr. Carmen Montesano told the Council he was again requesting information on the cost of certain work done at Wildwood. If necessary he will go to court to get this information. Mr. Mitchell replied that there was a cost of about $290. for fill dirt but that Mr. Copeland did not have specific work reports on the number of hours, employees, etc. Mr. Siburn asked why his letter concerning the Police Department had not been read at a Council meeting. The letter was given to the City Clerk and the City Clerk stated she had turned it over to the City Manager's office. Mr. Mitchell said that if it had been turned into his office it would have been passed out to the Council. Mayor Christy gave a brief report on his recent meeting for the Florida League of Cities. Some of the highlights of the meeting were: Mr. Larry Kelly, Mayor of Daytona, was elected first Vice-President of the League, discussions were held on proposed legislation that would make Building Officials responsible for their errors, also to require buildings over four stories high to have sprinkler systems. There were also discussions on returning the courts to municipalities, new annexation laws particularly in regards to enclaves, and local emergency medical facilities. The League is also planning to review and make recommendations on the sales tax and the distributions of funds from that tax and to make recommendations concerning funding for municipal transportation systems. Councilman Wilbur motioned to adjourn, seconded by Councilman ~odico. The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 P.M. Minutes submitted by Nancy Blazi ~- ATTEST: ~/4- City Cl rk , ~~Ii >> Courrcilman v .Jt/dk~ ; Councilman asS \J ~ Approved this IG5fLday of November, 1982 ~'-- ~~~ Mayor M