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12-15-1980 - Regular ~ o u ,. CITY OF EDGEWATER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING December 15, 1980 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Mayor Robert H. Christy Councilman Louis J. Rotundo Councilman David C. Ledbetter Councilman James H. Cameron Councilman John T. Wilbur City Attorney Judson Woods City Clerk Nancy F. Blazi Police Chief Earl Baugh Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present INVOCATION Rev. Smith of the Edgewater Alliance Church gave the invocation. SALUTE TO FLAG APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilman Ledbetter made a motion to accept the minutes of the regular meeting of December 8th and Councilman Wilbur seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 5-0. BILLS AND ACCOUNTS Councilman Rotundo made a motion to approve the bills and accounts for payment and Councilman Cameron seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 5-0. COMMUNICATIONS The City Clerk read a petition from fifty-three citizens requesting trucks be re-routed from 16th Street. Mr. Prado submitted a proposed alternate route and explained this route could be used by 'both,County and City trucks. The Mayor stated the present route was carefully planned to encompass a less populated area in Florida Shores. There was further discussion of the problem and Chief Baugh was asked to check with Florida Eo~er and Light and the County to try and work out an alternate route, then to report back to the Council on December 22nd. The City Clerk read a letter from the Southeast Volusia Neighborhood Center requesting a donation for Christmas baskets for the needy. Councilman Cameron made a motion to donate $100.00 from the General Fund for the Christmas baskets and Councilman Ledbetter seconded the motion. ~ .t., v t...) There was a discussion on whether this amount would be enough to be helpful. Councilman Cameron withdrew his motion and Councilman Ledbetter withdrew his second. Councilman Cameron made a motion to donate $150 from the General Fund budget for the Christmas baskets and Councilman Ledbetter seconded the motion. A brief discussion followed. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 5-0. The City Clerk read a letter from the Zoning Board stating their recommendation regarding flea markets and specifying the conditions they suggested. Councilman Rotundo made a motion to accept the recommendation of the Zoning Board regarding flea markets and set a public hearing on January 12, 1981 at 6:30 P.M. for citizen input. Councilman Cameron seconded the motion. Mr. Lodico questioned the Council as to why they were setting a public hearing when a new Council was due to be elected before that time. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 5-0. The City Clerk read a letter of information from the Zoning Board stating they had discussed outdoor displays but were delaying their recommendation until after the establishment of a Code Enforcement Board. The City Clerk read a letter from Gayle Harmon of EVER stating their new officers for the coming year: President-Gayle Harmon; Vice-President-Darry T. Hayashi; Secretary-Kimberley Wheeler and Treasurer-Frances Olds. This information was acknowledged by the Council. The City Clerk read a letter from Louise Martin of the Board of Adjustments regarding building permits. There was a brief discussion concerning permits. Councilman Cameron made a motion to refer this matter to the Building Code Boand for their agenda at their next meeting. Council- man Ledbetter seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 5-0. The City Clerk read a letter from Briley, Wild regarding the Riverside Drive sewer repair and their estimated total cost of $11,600.00. Councilman Cameron made a motion to give Briley, Wild the approval to continue their repair of Riverside Drive to completion. Council- man Wilbur seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 5-0. The City Clerk read a letter from the Board of Governors requesting a name change from the Parks and Recreation Department to the Parks and Maintenance Department. Councilman Rotundo made a motion to change the name to Parks and Maintenance Dept. and Councilman Ledbetter seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 5-0. The Home Occupational License for Thomas Mikolas was presented for the second time, however he again was not present to discuss this. Council Meeting 12/15/80 -2- ,', u (.) May.orChri-sty presented site p:lans of Mr. Pilch for a warehouse at 333 W. Marion which had been approved by all other departments. Councilman Cameron made a motion to approve the site plans for the warehouse for Mr. Pilch and this was seconded by Councilman Ledbetter. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 5-0. COORDINATORS REPORTS Councilman Rotundo - none. Councilman Ledbetter - none. Councilman Cameron - none. Councilman Wilbur - none. City Clerk Nancy F. Blazi - none. City Attorney Judson Woods - none. Mayor Robert H. Christy - requested the Council's approval of giving the City employees Friday, December 26th and Friday, January 2nd, as holidays. Councilman Cameron made a motion to give the City employees both of the Fridays stated as holidays, which was seconded by Councilman Ledbetter. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 5-0. The Mayor stated he had an answer for Ms. Webber regarding her question concerning the flushing of her water line, however she was not present at the meeting. The Mayor read a letter from the Bureau of Census stating the preliminary results of the City's population and his reply that he did not feel this was an accurate count. He will report back to the Council when an answer is received. The Mayor also read letters he had written to several of the Government agencies requesting applications for grants available to municipalities. The Mayor read a letter from the Consumer Service Complaint Bureau stating the phone number citizens could use regarding their complaints against businesses. RESOLUTIONS The City Attorney read Resolution 80-R-196. A RESOLUTION APPOINTING JOSEPH McEVER AND WALTER GROSS TO THE EDGEWATER BOARD OF GOVERNORS, OF THE CITY OF'EDGEWATER, FLORIDA; REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Councilman Rotundo made a motion to adopt the Resolution as read and this was seconded by Councilman wilbur. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 5-0. Council Meeting 12/15/80 -3- . .~ u ~ . ~ - ORDrNANCES The City Attorney read Ordinance 80-0-80 for the first time, by title only. AN ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITIZEN CODE ENFORCEMENT ORDINANCE; SETTING FORTH THE PURPOSE OF SAID BOARD; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES; PROVIDING FOR THE CONDUCT OF HEARINGS; PROVIDING FOR POWERS OF THE BOARD; PROVIDING FOR FINES AND/OR LIENS AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR APPEALS; PROVIDING FOR NOTICES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Councilman Ledbetter made a motion to table this Ordinance until after the election of the new Council December 30, 1980. Council- man Rotundo seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 5-0. The Mayor requested the audience and Council submit resumes for members to this Board for review by the new Council. AUDIENCE MISCELLANEOUS Walter Gross questioned the expenditure reports filed by the candidates for the election. He said Coronado Paint Company had mailed political circulars using their bulk mail rate for the IVE Group, which would mean the Paint Company was selling wholesale mail services. He questioned if this expense had been passed back to the candidates the IVE Group was backing. The Mayor stated the City had no control over what the Paint. Company was mailing and if Mr. Gross wanted to check the expenditure reports for the IVE Group to come into City Hall. Mr. Prochaska questioned why he had never been issued a Home Occupational License he had requested at the last Council meeting. The City Clerk stated he should come into City Hall to receive his commercial license since the zone he was in did not require a Home Occupational License. Mr. Opal spoke on the financial expenditure reports filed by the candidates for the election. He stated the City allows the reports to be late and this is illegal. Mr. Lodico stated he did not ask for the support of IVE. The Mayor requested the candidates not bring politics into the meeting. NEW BUSINESS Mayor Christy reviewed the $87,868.00 budget for the Federal Revenue funds available from 1979-1980 to be reappropriated. The City Clerk stated this budget would need a public hearing for the citizens to review. . Councilman Rotundo made a motion to have the City Attorney draw an ordinance to reappropriate the Federal Revenue budget from 1979-1980 and set a public hearing December 29, 1980 at 6:30 P.M. for the citizens to discuss this proposed budget. Councilman Wilbur seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 5-0. Council Meeting 12/15/80 -4- . .' o ... u .. ADJOURN Councilman Wilbur made a motion to adjourn which was seconded by Councilman Ledbetter. The meeting was adjourned. Minutes submitted by: Patsy L. 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