07-17-2003 - Budget Workshop
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CITY COUNCIL OF EDGEWATER
WORKSHOP
JULY 17, 2003
7:30 P.M.
COMMUNITY CENTER
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Schmidt called the Workshop to order at 7:30 p.m. in the
Community Center.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Donald Schmidt
Councilman James Brown
Councilman Myron Hammond
Councilwoman Harriet Rhodes
Councilwoman Judith Lichter
City Manager Kenneth Hooper
City Clerk Susan Wadsworth
Paralegal Robin Matusick
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
There was pledge of allegiance to the Flag.
MF.F.'T'TNG_EURPOSE
The purpose of the Workshop was to discuss the FY 2003/2004
Enterprise Funds budget.
City Manager Hooper made a staff-presentation regarding the
process they will follow.
City Manager Hooper went over problem areas in the Enterprise
Funds listed in his inter-office memorandum of July 7, 2003.
(Attached)
City Manager Hooper and Director of Environmental Services Terry
Wadsworth answered questions presented by Council.
City Manager Hooper informed Council the Water and Sewer budget
is in major deficit this year. He is going to ask Council to
balance the budget by dipping into the reserves for a period of
time but they will finish the rate study and be back before
Council sometime in the next calendar year.
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City Manager Hooper continued to answer questions presented by
Council.
City Manager Hooper went over the list of Capital Projects.
City Manager Hooper mentioned some employees being offered early
retirement and whether or not these positions will be replaced.
City Manager Hooper answered questions presented from Council
with regard to items on the list of Capital Projects.
There was a discussion regarding Terra Mar Village.
Councilwoman Lichter questioned if the stormwater Program has
been started city-wide. City Manager Hooper asked her to wait
until they discuss this matter.
City Manager Hooper then spoke about the reclaimed water system
and raising the rates.
City Manager Hooper then went over the Refuse Collection Fund and
answered questions presented by Council.
There was a discussion regarding if the City is making any money
with the $40 being charged for piles of brush being picked up.
City Manager Hooper commented on citizen complaints. He is ready
to tell Council they have the $1 increase per household per month
and in exchange if they eliminate the $40 being charged that is a
pretty popular deal. .
There was then a discussion regarding the $1 increase for trash
pickup. This automatically goes in but it will come to Council
for their review.
Councilwoman Lichter questioned paying the recycling company a
definite set amount of money no matter how much we give in
recyclable materials. Deputy Director of Environmental Services
Brenda Johnson stated the more we can have the recycling company
pick up, the less the City has to disp-ose of.
There was further discussion regarding the recycling company and
how they make a profit. Councilwoman Lichter spoke of cardboard
boxes in her development not being picked up by the recycling
company and our guys picking them up. City Manager Hooper spoke
about the boxes being broken down and stacked with the
recyclables and the recycling company picking them up.
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There was a discussion regarding the recycling bins and getting
extra bins or replacement bins.
City Manager Hooper listed the Capital Outlay in the Refuse
Collection Fund budget.
There was a discussion regarding the garbage routes expanding as
properties annex into the City and subdivisions are being built.
City Manager Hooper made a presentation regarding-the Stormwater
Enterprise Budget. He spoke of a rate increase to do some
improvements.
Councilwoman Lichter spoke of Edgewater Landing paying the
stormwater fee and not benefitting from the work done in Florida
Shores. She feels it should be identifiable that what the raise
is going for is for a total stormwater program for the whole
City.
City Manager Hooper answered questions from the Council regarding
the Stormwater Collection Fund budget.
City Manager Hooper informed the Council he would be asking for
authorization to advertise the millage rate at the July 21st
meeting. They will also set two public.hearings in September.
There will be some adjustments of this budget. The requested
advertisement is the current millage rate of 6.95 mills. Once
that number is advertised you can bring it down but you can not
increase it.
Mayor Schmidt thanked staff.
There was a brief discussion regarding the status of S.R. 442.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, Mayor Schmidt
adjourned the meeting at 8:16 p.m.
Minutes submitted by:
Lisa Bloomer
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