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06-12-1978 - Public Hearing/Regular . - , Q o CITY OF EDGEWATER CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING June. 12, 1978 Mayor Christy called the Public Hearing to order at 6:30 P.M. for the purpose of discussing the proposed use of Anti-Recession Fiscal Aid. ROLL CALL Mayor Robert H. Christy Councilman Louis J. Rotundo Councilman Carl Shell Councilman Walter B. Sikes Councilman Calvin R. Dietz City Attorney Judson Woods City Clerk Sue Blackwell Police Chief Earl Baugh Present Present Excused (Hospitalized) Present Present Present Present Present The Council discussed using the remaining Anti-Recession Funds for the City Planner's salary. The City Clerk stated there was $3,288.00 left in the fund and the City would be receiving another increment in July. It would take approximately $3,630. to pay the City Planner's salary for the remainder of our fiscal year. There was no opinion from the audience. Councilman Dietz made a motion to adjourn the Public Hearing. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. Mayor Christy called the Public Hearing to order at 6:45 P.M. for the purpose of updating the square footage zoning re- quirements in the Florida Shores area. The City Clerk read into the record a letter from David Hilldale, 1500 Needle Palm Drive suggesting that the Council consider a change in zoning in that part of Florida Shores which lies north of Indian River Boulevard extending from U.S. 1 to Willow Oak Drive from its present R-2 to R-1B. Mr. Jack Kominsky, Century Realty, spoke to the Council concerning the increase in square footage. He believed that this would price many houses too high for retired couples on fixed incomes and also for young people just starting in a home of their own. He asked the Council to reconsider raising all the square footage to 1200 or 1300. Mr. Griffith and Mr. Barrett, Contractors in the are~ also spoke in opposition to the raise in square footage. They did not believe that larger would necessarily mean better houses. Mrs. Taylor, 2028.0range_Iree Dr. spoke for the increas~ to protect the homes in Florida Shores. Councilman Dietz made a motion to recess the Public Hearing Councilman Sikes seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. o o CITY OF EDGEWATER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JUNE 12, 1978 Mayor Christy called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:00 P.M. ROLL CALL Mayor Robert H. Christy Councilman Louis J. Rotundo Councilman Carl Shell Councilman Walter B. Sikes Councilman Calvin R. Dietz City Attorney Judson Woods City Clerk Sue BJackwell Police Chief Earl Baugh Present Present Excused (Hospitalized) Present Present Present Present Present INVOCATION There was a silent invocation. SALUTE TO FLAG APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilman Sikes said that the minutes of the June 6, 1978 Regular Meeting should be amended on the first page under Approval of Minutes to read that the vote to approve the minutes of May 11 and May 24 was 4 to 1 instead of 4 to o. Councilman Sikes then made a motion to aoprove the minutes of June 6, as amended. Councilman Dietz'seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. BILLS AND ACCOUNTS The City Clerk said that there had been an addition to the bills and accounts. Added to General Fund was a bill from Dan Cory for $35.00 bringing the total to $4,935.78. Councilman Sikes made a motion that the Council approve the bills as amended. Councilman Dietz seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. COMMUNICATIONS Volusia County, third annual public auction: information for the Council on the public auction to be held July 14 and 15, for surplus items. The city is invited to send a list of equip- ment, if any, to be sold at this time. Council information only, no action. VCOG Meeting notice: information for Council. VCOG meeting will be held Wednesday, June 14 at 3:00 P.M. Councilman Sikes made a motion that the Council authorize the Mayor to attend this meeting. Councilman Dietz seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. Merle Johnston, resignation from Merit Board: letter from Mr. Johnston resigning his position on Merit Board effective June 5, 1978. Councilman Dietz made a motion that the Council accept, with regret, Mr. Johnston's resignation. Councilman Sikes seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. 2 r o o C. Murphy, absence of Building Inspector: letter authorizing Mr. Paul Loeffler to act as Building Inspector in the absence of Mr. Murphy. All procedures will be the same as now handled. Councilman Sikes requested that Mr. Murphy, for the record, give Mr. Loeffler's qualifications for this position. Mr. Murphy told the Council that Mr. Loeffler is presently doing all the work required of the Building Inspector and that he has been properly certified. This memo from Mr. Murphy to the Council was merely a formality to make Mr. Loeffler's position official. R. Jourdan, 208 Formal Adoption: copy of letter to VCOG members from Mr. Jourdan, Project Director for formal adoption of the VCOG 208 Water Ouality Management Plan for Volusia County. The City Clerk read the letter in its entirety and also noted that a sample resolution acknowledging the requirements contained in the VCOG 208 Water Quality Management Plan was attached. The Council discussed this plan and the Mayor will attend the meeting to bring up some of the objections that the Council still has regarding the implementation of this plan. COORDINATORS REPORT COUNCILMAN ROTUNDO: Would like to get some CETA summer. jobs for work on the firehouse. Painting and sanding needs to be done, could use 4 people. Mayor Christy said that he had a request from Mrs. Woodard to provide summer jobs through the CETA Title 3. Mrs. Woodard spoke to the Council concerning placement of youths between 14 and 21. They would work 3~ or 4~ hours a day and also attend counseling sessions .at the school. She would like to place a lot of these young people in Edgewater. Councilman Dietz made a motion that the Council go along with this program and that each Coordinator decides how to utilize this summer help. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED. ~ -0. Councilman Rotundo made a motion to appoint John Gross to the Merit Board to fill Mr. Johnston's position. Councilman Sikes seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. COUNCILMAN SIKES: City employees should not be paid out of petty cash for meetings and mileage. All meetings should be approved by the Council. He reminded the Council of the meeting at May, Zima on June 13. The City Clerk, City Planner and Mayor attended a seminar on the 701 Grant. The Coordinators would be receiving budget work papers which will later be presented to the Council. Also, the government will require us to set up our budget and number our accounts a certain way. Fortunately, our computer will be set up with the new numbering for our budget accounts. Councilman Rotundo said that he had requested that the Police Department be given a small petty cash fund primarily for use on weekends. Chief Baugh and the City Clerk will get together and set up a petty cash fund for the Police Department. 3 o o COUNCILMAN DIETZ: Mr. Shell and Chief Baugh had discussed cutting the grass on US 1. This should be done by the DOT. This would be quite a job for Edgewater to do because we would need hand mowers and would have to purchase a hand mower. We would need to hire extra people and he does not think we should take on the job for the DOT\\without compensation. Mayor Christy said that he did not think we could get the DOT to pay us for doing the job. Councilman Dietz made a motion that the Council accept the plans submitted to the city, designed by Quentin Hampton Assoc1< for the subdivision of Mockingbird Lane. This is for sewer, water, roads, drainage. Councilman Sikes seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. MAYOR CHRISTY: Mr. Schilling of the Plannini Boatd has requested authorization from the Council to act as representative to Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee. He would also like to have Mr. Yackel act as an alternate. Councilman Dietz made a motion that the Council authorize Mr. Schilling as the representative to ICC and Mr. Yackel as his alternate. Councilman Sikes seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. Mayor Christy read a memo from C. Murphy, Building Inspector. Mr. Murphy has inspected the Edgewater Public Library and find all items of construction,in the Library addition, and punch list as per plans and specifications have been completed. Councilman Sikes asked if the State would need the architect's certification before they would pay us. The City Clerk said that Mrs. Harmon, Librarian, had requested that our Building Inspector make the final inspection on the Library. RESOLUTIONS The City Attorney read Resolution No. 800 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF NEIL ASTING FROM THE EDGEWATER BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPOINTING CLARENCE GNAU TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS TO SERVE THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF NEIL ASTING: REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HERE- WITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Councilman Sikes made a motion that the Council adopt this Resolution. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. The City Attorney read Resolution No. 801 A RESOLUTION OF INTENT OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, TO ENTER INTO AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH DAVID DONNAN KUYK; SETTING FORTH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Councilman Dietz made a motion to table this Resolution for further study. Councilman Sikes seconded the motion. Upon roll call the vote to table was 2 - 2. Councilmen Dietz and Sikes voted YES. Councilman Rotundo and Mayor Christy voted NO. Councilman Rotundo made a motion to dispose of the contract. The motion died for a lack of second. 4 . ' o o ORDINANCES The City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1011 (second reading) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE B-5 PLANNED SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT ZONING CLASSIFICATION TO ADD FOOD PROCESSING AS AN ADDITIONAL PERMITTED USE, IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Councilman Sikes made a motion that the Council adopt this Ordinance. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Upon roll call the Ordinance was ADOPTED 4-0. The City Attorney read Ordinance 1013 (first reading) AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE HOURS OF SALE OF ALCOHOLIC AND INTOXICATING BEVERAGES IN THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Councilman Sikes made a motion that the Council adopt this Ordinance. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. OLD BUSINESS The Council and the City Attorney discussed the present contract with Briley, Wild. There were questions from the audience concerning the reasons the Council was considering other consulting engineering firms. Councilman Dietz explained that many of the jobs in the city are really too small for a firm the size of Briley, Wild. Since they are organized to handle large projects, it costs Briley, Wild ,and subsequently Edgewater, proportionately more for these small engineering projects. Councilman Sikes made a motion that the Council table this discussion and any actio~ until more information is available to the Council. Councllman Dietz seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. NEW BUSINESS The City Clerk read the Certification of Bids for the Bulldozer that the City has put up for sale. The City received one bid from Mr. Ortagus, St. Augustine, Fla. The bid from Mr. Ortagus was for $6,776.76. Councilman Dietz made a motion that the Council table this bid until after they had opened the bids for the Backhoe that is to be purchased. by the Water and Street Departments. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. The City Clerk read the Certification of Bids for the Backhoe. The City received three bids on the Backhoe. Volusia Ford Tractor bid for $17,825.00 Bell Rentals & Sales bid for $16,408.37 Case Power & Equip. bid for $19,875.00 5 . . o o The Council discussed the various bids and the quality of the equipment. Councilman Dietz made a motion that the Council purchase the Backhoe from Volusia Ford Tractor for $17,825.00. Councilman Sikes seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. Councilman Dietz made a motion that the Council authorize the sale of the bulldozer to Mr. Ortagus for $6,776.76. Councilman Sikes seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. The Council then discussed the use of the Anti-Recession Fiscal Aid. Councilman Sikes made a motion that the Council authorize the $3,288 balance to be used for the City Planner's salary and also part of the third:quarter for the total salary~ Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. The Council then discussed updating the zoning in Florida Shores. Councilman Dietz .nade a motion that the Council authorize the City Attorney to draw up~n ordinance amending Ordinance 880 to update square footage in Florida Shores area according to the Council and Zoning Board recommendations. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-0. The Council discussed appointin~ another coordinator for the Street Department while Councilman Shell is hospitalized. Councilman Sikes said that Mr. Shell had expressed his opinion that Councilman Dietz should handle this. Councilman Sikes then made a motion that Councilman Dietz be appointed temporary coordinator of the Street Department. The motion died for a lack of a second. Councilman Rotundo made a motion that Councilman Dietz and J Mayor Christy share the responsibility for the Street Department. The motion died for lack of a second. Councilman Dietz made a motion that the City Clerk assume temporary responsibility for the Street Department. The motion died for lack of a second. No further action was taken on this subject at this time. Councilman Sikes made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Councilman Dietz seconded the motion. The meeting was adjo ned. ~ ~ MINUTES SUBMITTED BY: Sue Blackwell Nancy Blazi xlH Approved this It17 day of June, 1978 ~ ~~ Mayor 6