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07-16-1979 - Public Hearing/Regular ~ u u CITY OF EDGEWATER CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING tl u 1 y 1 6, 1 9 7 9 Mayor Robert Christy called the Public Hearing to order at 6:30 P.M. in the Edgewater Community Center. The purpose of the Public Hearin9 was to discuss amending the General Fund Budget for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979. ROLL CALL Mayor Robert H. Christy Councilman Louis J. Rotundo Councilman David C. Ledbetter Councilman Walter B. Sikes Councilman Neil J. Asting City Attorney Judson Woods City Clerk Richard Weser Police Chief Earl Baugh Sgt. William Rickelman Present Present Excused Present Excused Present Present Excused Present -' The City Clerk read the revised budget and the recommendations for adjusting various line items. The proposed revenues will be less than anticipated and it is necessary to adjust line items within certain departments under the General Fund to balance the new revenue figures with the expenditures and adjust line items that have been over or under expended to date. The Council went over each item within the departments under the / General Fund. The principal discussion was on the increase of legal and professional costs. The City Clerk indicated that at the completion of the first phase of the Comprehensive Plan there would be increased legal and professional costs relative to the implementing of this plan. Estimated increases have been built into the legal department budget. Fees relative to bonds will be paid from the loans. There were no questions from the audience. Councilman Rotundo made a motion to adjourn the Public Hearing. Councilman Sikes seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 3-0. The Public Hearing was adjourned. There was a brief recess. CITY OF EDGEWATER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING July 16, 1979 Mayor Robert Christy called the regular meeting of the City Council to order at 7:00 P.M. in the Edgewater Community Center. ROLL CALL Mayor Robert Christy Councilman Louis J. Rotundo Councilman David C. Ledbetter Councilman Walter B. Sikes Councilman Neil J. Asting City Attorney Judson Woods City Clerk Richard Weser Sgt~ William Rickelman Present Present Excused Present Excused Present Present Present o Q INVOCATION There was a silent invocation. SALUTE TO FLAG APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilman Sikes made a motion that the Council approve the minutes of the July 9, 1979 Council meeting. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 3-0. BILLS AND ACCOUNTS Councilman Sikes made a motion to pay the bills that total $8,204.76. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Councilman Rotundo asked about the bill to Motorola. Mayor Christy said that this was for five (5) pagers for E.V.E.R. Councilman Sikes asked about the bill to Layne Atlantic for $1880. He said he thought we paid this bill. Mr. Weser said that this was a bill for a test run on pump No.1. He did not believe we had paid this bill. The Council decided to hold this bill until next week and approve the bills that total $6,324.76. Upon roll call the motion to approve the bills as amended CARRIED 3-0. Mayor Christy read an itemized bill from Brent Millikan. The total was $4,040.50. This is for the special audit of the Water/Wastewater funds. Councilman Rotundo made a motion that the Council approve this bill for payment. Councilman Sikes said that he could not vote for this. Councilman Rotundo withdrew his motion and made another motion that the Council table this until next week when they would have a full Council. Councilman Sikes seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 3-0. COMMUNICATIONS The City Clerk read a letter from Chevron stating that the July allotment for gasoline would be 85% of the July allotment for 1978. Also the allotment for diesel oil would be 90% of the allotment for July 1978. The City Clerk said that we would have over 1,000 gallons less of gasoline for the month of July then we used in the month of June and about 220 gals less of diesel oil. He recommended that the Council consider certain steps to conserve gasoline and diesel oil. Councilman Sikes said that possibly there should be less use of the police vehicles to deliver material to the Councilman. He was certainly willing to pick up his own material but he felt the material should still be delivered to the Board Chairmen. There was also a discussion about employees not taking City vehicles home. The Council felt that there should be some police vehicles at the officers homes in case they were needed for emergencies. Councilman Rotundo suggested that this be tabled until the Police Chief returns. There was no action taken on these proposals. 2 o 9 The City Clerk read a letter from the City Attorney regarding property owned by Mr. and Mrs. King in the Highland Shores area. It is the opinion of the City Attorney that the Kings have no right or title to any of the property across from their lots. This was for Council information only. The City Clerk read a letter from Ken DeGroot, City Engineer, concerning the sanitary sewer main at the intersection of Rhode Island and Riverside Drive. The sewer pipe has partially collapsed thereby allowing the soil above the pipe to infiltrate the sewer and causing a partial void under the paving which in turn causes pavement settling as traffic loads are applied. It is Mr. DeGroot's recommendation to remove and replace the pipe. The work will require approximately two weeks to complete and is estimated to cost approximately $3,000. It will be necessary to shut off the wate~ along a portion of Riverside Dr. and block traffic on Riverside Drive while some of this work is being done. The water should only be shut off for a period of from two to four hours and local residents will be notified. Councilman Sikes made a motion that the Council declare this an emergency situation and authorize the Public Works Director (City Engineer) to proceed with the repair of the sewer line at Rhode Island and Riverside Drive. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 3-0. COORDINATORS REPORTS Councilman Rotundo said that he has had complaints from contractors concerning the changing regulations for energy conservation in construction. He made a motion that the Building Official should have a meeting with the contractors and the City Engineer to discuss these regulations and also that information on building regulations should be printed and given to the contractors. Councilman Sikes seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 3-0. Councilman Sikes said that the Building Code Board should be included in this meeting. Councilman Sikes: no report. City Attorney Judson Woods: no report. City Clerk Richard Weser: gave a report on the estimated cost of a new official zoning map. Mr. Cory gave an estimate of from between $450 and $600 to do a Zoning Map showing the city boundaries and existing recorded subdivisions (scale 1"=2001) and additional plats to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan at the same scale would be an additional cost of approximately $1,500. Councilman Sikes asked if Mr. Siciliano could tell the Council about need for the Comprehensive Land Use Map being platted. Mr. Siciliano said that he could not speak for the Planning Board but that the City needed an official City map according to law and we do not have such a map at the present time. There was some discussion about the expense of the additional map. Councilman Sikes made a motion that the Council authorize the Zoning map expenditure not to exceed $600. He added the the Council should refer the question of the land use map to the Planning Board for their recommendation. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 3-0. Mayor Christy spoke to the Council about a letter to the CEIP to obtain information on grants for assistance on implementing energy programs. 3 ~ o o RESOLUTIONS None ORDINANCES None OLD BUSINESS The Council discussed the request from Mr. Reid for reimbursement for a culvert. Mr. Copeland, Superintendent of the Street Dept., had sent a letter to the Council explaining the problem and stating that they had corrected the situation by filling in the ditch with dirt and creating a swale. Councilman Rotundo made a motion that the Council reimburse Mr. Reid for half the cost of the culvert. There was no second. Councilman Sikes made a motion to deny the request for reimbursement. There was no second. No further action was taken on the matter by the Council. Mayor Christy asked the Council what they wanted to do about the request to place trash receptacles around the City for advertising purposes. He read the agreement with the Cooperative Advertising Co. The City Attorney suggested that they add that responsibility for damage to receptacles or individuals using receptacles will be borne by the Advertising Company. Councilman Rotundo made a motion that the Council authorize the signing of the agreement, as amended. Councilman Sikes seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 3-0. At the request of the City Attorney the Council had tabled action on approval of final plat of Riveredge Terrace from last week1s meeting. The City Attorney said that he only wanted to make sure that Mr. Harris either completed his improvements or posted a surety bond before the Council approved the final plat for recording. He understands that this was the recommendation of the Zoning Board. Councilman Rotundo made a motion that the Council accept the recommendation of the Zoning Board as stated in their letter of July 5, 1979, regarding final plat for Riveredge Terrace. Councilman Sikes seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 3-0. The City Clerk informed the Council that in reference to the purchase of the paving equipment the Council must approve the Budget Amendments and then they can comply with the Charter (Article II, Section 9-22) and Ordinance No. 981 (Para. 4) by certifying that this purchase be excepted from the bid requirements because of the conditions and circumstances relative to it's purchase now.1I Mayor Christy asked if the City Clerk could certify that funds were available? Mr. Weser said that he could not certify that funds were available now but they will be available when the budget amendment is approved. The Council decided to hold off action on this purchase until they had made a decision on the budget amendment. The Council considered the application for a Home Occupation License from Gerald Lee for roofing subcontract business. His home is at 3423 Victory Palm. Councilman Rotundo asked Mr. Lee if he planned to have any storage at this address? Mr. Lee said that there would be no storage. 4 ; o Q Councilman Sikes made a motion that the Council grant this license. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 3-0. AUDIENCE MISCELLANEOUS Mr. Cameron asked the Council if they were hiring City employees that were not Florida residents. He was referring to the car parked at City Hall in the City Clerk's parking space that has Ohio plates on it. Mr. Weser said that he has ordered special license plates for his car and has not yet received them. He is a resident of the State of Florida. Mrs. Rich wanted to know when they changed the rule about not smoking during Council meetings. She believes this is very annoying to non- smokers and that smokers could go outside to have a cigarette. Mayor Christy said that the resolution to forbid smoking during Council meetings (Res. 803) was repealed by a later Council. Mr. Opal asked why the request of the Zoning Board to appoint present members to a three year term was tabled by the Council and why it was not on tonight's agenda? Mr. Woods said that the request was tabled so that he could review this request and advise the Council. He has just returned from a vacation and has not had time to review this. He will give his opinion at the next Council meeting. NEW BUSINESS The Council considered action on the Public Hearing for the Budget Amendment. Councilman Rotundo made a motion that the Council table this until next week so there will be a full Council. He said that since the Council tabled the Brent Millikan bill till next week, he believes they should wait to take action on this matter also. Councilman Sikes seconded the motion. Mayor Christy pointed out that we could not purchase the paving equipment without certification that the funds were available and we cannot have that certification until the budget amendment is approved. The dealer is holding the special price of $30,000. until July 23rd. Councilman Rotundo said he felt we should wait for more Council members to be present before making a decision. Upon roll call the motion to TABLE the decision on a budget amendment CARRIED 2-1. The Council considered an application from Wm. Midgette for a lawn care service at his home on Highland Ave. Mayor Christy pointed .out that the Building Official had failed to sign the application. Mr. Woods said that the Council could approve this without the Building Official's signature. Councilman Sikes made a motion that the Mayor be authorized to sign this license subject to signing by the Building Official. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Mayor Christy said that the Building Official was out of town and this would delay the granting of this license. Councilman Sikes withdrew his motion. Councilman Rotundo withdrew his second. 5 u 9 Councilman Sikes made a motion that the Council approve the Home Occupational license for Mr. Midgette for Lawn Care Service. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 3-0. Mayor Christy announced that New Smyrna Beach has set a meeting on July 26 at 7:00 P.M. in New Smyrna City Hall to discuss the possible installation'~f;an incinerator garbage disposal system. He said that if we can get this ~ype of plant built in the area for use by New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater, Port Orange and possibly some of the nearby towns, it will reduce the cost of garbage disposal for Edgewater. All Council members are requested to attend this meeting. Councilman Sikes made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned. Minutes submitted by: Nancy Blazi ATTES~. '_ ~ ~.~~~ City Clerk ~ Approved thiso?~--day of ~~4 Mayor ~- 2.,~f al4~ O'o-uh c i 1 m a n ' ' , counc(j;~_____ .~4 Councilman J 6 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~