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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19730815CCMeeting1 1 1 11 Savannah Beach, Georgia August 15, 1973 The regular monthly meeting of Savannah Beach City Council was held at 3:00 P.M. this afternoon at City Hall with Mayor Allen Hendrix presiding and a quorum of the following councilmen present: Edward Towns, Ernest Hosti, Walter Parker, Earl Anderson and Edward Jung. VISITORS AND PETITIONERS in attendance at the meeting were: Mrs. J. O. South, Mr. Fred DeBorde, and Mr. Richard Grosse. The meeting was opened with the Invocation by Councilman Parker, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. THE MINUTES of the Meeting of July 18, 1973 were approved as written. Mrs. J. O. South, a resident of the beach in the area of Tilton and Second Avenue, appeared before council to make an appeal for the replacement of the steps over the sea wall and rocks in the vicinity of her house. She presented council with a petition of nineteen names requesting that this be done as quickly as possible. Mayor Hendrix asked Councilman Hosti to check into this and see if he couldn't get some help for her. Mr. Fred DeBorde appeared before council to complain about the poor condition of North Jones Avenue. He stated that when the ditch was dug for the new sewer line which was run down the side of the street, the job of restoring the street was not properly done and the street was now in a bad state. He said that any car that gets off the street usually gets stuck. Mayor Hendrix asked Mr. DeBorde to bear with us and we would make every effort to correct the situation. Mr. Richard Grosse appeared before council requesting that signs warning against swimming in the area of Battery Point due to the danger of rough waters, barnacles, etc. Mayor Hendrix said this would be done and in addition some signs prohibiting the picking of sea oats would also be placed in the area. Bills for the various departments for the Month of July were approved for payment. Mr. John Wright Jones, attorney, appeared before council -2- on behalf of Mr. D. D. Hudson who has filed an application with the City ofr a retail liquor, wine and beer license. Mr. Jones stated that, as he recalled, a number of bars were closed last year and he now understands that all of them with the exception of the Novelty Bar have had their licenses restored. He stated further that Mr. McCarroll was the former licensee of the Novelty Bar and that he did not represent him. He said he represented Mr. D. D. Hudson, a new applicant for a license at this location. Mr. Jones stated further that if the City of Savannah Beach refuses to allow this person to have a license it would be depriving him of his property without due process of law, which he stated was unconstitutional. Mr. Dave Weitz appeared as a character witness for Mr. Hudson. He stated that he operated the business next door to the Novelty Bar and he was not aware of anything wrong or illegal with the operation of this business. Mr. Dave Hudson also appeared in his own behalf and stated that he would be the proprietor and sole owner of this business; and, that Mr. McCarroll would be the landlord only and would have no monetary interest in the business. Police Commissioner Walter Parker stated that he and the Police Committee were investigating this matter thoroughly for several reasons, one of which was the fact that the Revenue Commissioner allowed the rest of the bars to re -open but did not allow the Novelty Bar to re -open. He stated further that his committee wanted to know the reasons for this and what type people we were dealing with. He said, therefore, that they wanted to get some answers before they arrived at a decision. Mayor Hendrix stated that unless council wanted to do otherwise, he felt we should continue with this investigation and whatever the findingszhight be we would call a Special Meeting of Council and either approve or disapprove of this license. The Mayor continued saying that this would probably be done within a couple of weeks. Mayor Hendrix informed council that we now have two bids from companies to perform service and maintenance work on our water tank and, since they both seemed kind of high, we were requesting Mr. McClellan of Atlantic Tank and Tower Company of Decatur to come down, make an inspection and a proposal to do this work. Council instructed the City Clerk to get in touch with Councilman Zittrauer and request him to get his committee together with the parties involved in the proposed swap of the American Legion building for the old fire house building and get the feelings of all parties concerned so that when the swap is made it will be a good one. 1 1 3 -3- Mayor Hendrix informed council that beginning Monday, August 20th, we would have a truck with a dog cage on it and we would have a police officer in the area who would be making cases against people with dogs on the beach even if they are on a leash. He also stated that loose dogs would be taken to the dog pound and kept for two days after which they would be taken to Savannah. Councilman Anderson reported that his committee had determined that the fence encroachment of Mr. Dwight Davis at 10th and Butler Avenue should be removed. Mayor Hendrix then instructed the clerk to write the usual letter informing Mr. Davis of this action by Council. Mayor Hendrix announced the resignation of. Mr. A. P. Solomon as Building Inspector, effective August 31, 1973 and of Mrs. Louise Sasser as Secretary of the Savannah Beach Planning Commission. Councilman Earl Anderson moved that these resignations be accepted with regret and that a suitable letter be written to them expressing the gratification of city council for their excellent . work for the City. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hosti and unanimously carried. Mayor Hendrix read a letter he had written to Senator Roscoe Dean, thanking him on behalf of the City of Savannah Beach for bringing his Senatorial Committee to our city and holding a public hearing on the proposed legislation for the preservation of the sand dunes. He also read a letter from Senator Dean thanking everyone who was involved in the excellent preparations for these hearings. Councilman Edward Jung made reference to our Ordinance to supplement the provisions of Section 44, Recorders Court, City of Savannah Beach; and, in particular the provision that the Mayor or any member of City Council designated by the Mayor, shall have all the power and duties of the elected Recorder, in his absence, and moved that the letter of August 15, 1973 written by the Mayor and addressed to the Clerk of Council, vesting this authority in Councilmen Earl Anderson, Ernest C. Hosti, Edward Jung, Walter W. Parker, Edward W. Towns and Perry A. Zittrauer, Jr. be approved and he so moved. The motion was seconded by Councilman Anderson and unanimously approved. 14 -4- Prior to closing the meeting, Mayor Hendrix read a copy of a letter dated March 24, 1952 from Mayor Edward A. Dutton to Dr. Samuel F. Rosen in which Mayor Dutton recognized the great need for a sidewalk on the east side of Butler Avenue from 16th to 19th Streets and told Dr. Rosen that this sidewalk would be put in before the opening of the summer season. Mayor Hendrix stated that this was a dangerous area and we should make every effort to put in this sidewalk. He-then requested Councilman Hosti to check into this and try to get a sidewalk for this area. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned to the next regular or special called meeting. CLERK OF COUNCIL MAYOR 1 1 August 15, 1973 Mr. E. M. Patterson Clerk of Council City Hall Savannah Beach, Georgia 31328 Dear Sir: In accordance with the provisions of Section 44 of the Georgia Laws, 1970, page 2080 et. seq. as supplemented by an Ordinance enacted by the Council of the Municipality on April 22, 1970, in the absence or disqualification of Fred S. Clark, elected Recorder of the Recorder's Court of the City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in addition to the undersigned, as Mayor, I hereby appoint the following members of Council as Judge of such Recorder's Court of the Municipality: Earl R. Anderson Ernest C. Hosti Edward Jung Walter W. Parker Edward W. Towns Perry A. Zittrauer, Jr. Each of whom shall have full power and authority to serve in the absence or disqualification of the elected Recorder, to issue criminal warrants, hold preliminary hearings and trials, affix bonds, commit such offenders to jail, prescribe acceptable cash bonds, and to do and perform any other act necessary to assure the continuing operation of the Recorder's Court in the absence or disqualification of the elected Recorder. _tr„ _ 6b1,, £2 â–º,n zj Wm. Allen Hendrix, Mayor 1 15 Savannah Beach, Georgia September 19, 1973 The regular monthly meeting of Savannah Beach City Council was held this afternoon at 3:00 P.M. in City Hall with Mayor Allen Hendrix presiding and the following councilmen present: Edw. Towns, Perry Zittrauer, Ernest Hosti, Earl Anderson and Edward Jung. Fred Clark, City Attorney, was also present. VISITORS and PETITIONERS: Visitors and Petitioners present at the meeting were L. E. Elliott, City Marshal, Donnie Anderson, Savannah Beach Police Officer, James Brown, Lucy Patterson, Reverend Van Horn of the Savannah Beach Methodist Church, Mr. Robert Williams of the Tides Motel, Mr. Bill Wong, Mr. Henry Glisson Mr. Dave Hudson, Mr. John Wright Jones, Attorney; Mr. Jim Fabrikant, Mr. Charles Petersen, Mr. Reginald Haupt, Jr., Attorney and Mr. Marvin Hirsch, former Savannah Beach Police Officer. The Invocation was pronounced by the Rev. Van Horn and this was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The Minutes of the special council meeting of July 26th and the regular council meeting of August 15, 1973 were approved as written. Mr. Bob Williams, new owner of the Tides Motel, appeared before council for the purpose of appealing the amount of water usage shown on his water billing for the past season, more specifically, for the months of June, July and August. Mr. Williams stated that he took over the motel in April and his water billing for the months of April and May were apparently consistent with what he felt they should be; and, also compatible with the billings for the previous year. However, he said, beginning with the June, 1973 billing they became completely unreasonable. He stated that he had 26 apart- ment units in his main building and they used up 845,000 gallons of water for the month of June which he stated was completely out of line with the usage of the motel for the same period the previous year under the former owner. He stated further that July and August likewise were completely out of line with the comparative period for last year. Mr. Williams stated further there was no way that amount of water could have been used or leaked out without someone knowing about it. Mayor Hendrix requested the Water Committee to meet with Mr. Williams immediately after the regular meeting and make an effort to clear up this situation. r2r Mrs. Virginia Sanders, Commander of the. American Legion Post #154 Auxilliary of Savannah Beach, appeared before council on behalf of a project that has been undertaken by herself and her husband. She informed council that her husband was Commander of Post #154, Savannah Beach American Legion and together they . were a team dedicated to the improvement and betterment of this local American Legion Post and to the progress of the city of Savannah Beach. She explained in detail the plans they had to accomplish these aims, among which was a complete renovation of the old deteriorated roof, new windows and bath rooms. She said that their ultimate goal was to make the building into a combination American Legion POst and a gym for the children on the island in order that they may have a nice place to hold their various indoor sports. In answer to a question from councilman Towns as to whether or not she was in favor of swapping the present building for the old fire house, she stated that she certainly was not and due mainly to the fact that many old members of the Eighth Infantry came back once a year to meet together in this building that they consider home. Councilman Zittrauer reminded Mrs. Sanders that there was an agreement between the Legion Post and the City of Savannah Beach and asked her if she was familiar with it. She stated that she was familiar with the terms of the agreement and even had a copy of it. Mr. Zittrauer said that this was fine because when our people go there to play basket ball he would like them to be able to play. And he also stated that he wanted it understood that local organizations had priority over anyone else. Mrs. Lucy Patterson reminded council that it was more important to have a place for the children to play than to have areal pretty place. At this time, Judge Fred Clark administered the oath of office to Mr. James C. Brown, newly appointed Savannah:. Beach Police Officer. OATH Bills for the various departments for the month of August were approved for payment. Mr. John Wright Jones, attorney for Mr. Dave Hudson who is an applicant for a retail liquor license at the location on Sixteenth Street known as the Novelty Bar, appeared before council again to request some action on this application. Mr. Jones informed council that yesterday Mr. Tommie McCarroll was convicted of certain charges in the operation of this bar but that Mr. Hudson was not charged, tried or convicted. Mr. Jones reminded council that they could not legally deprive a person of his constitutional right {o utilize his property for the purpose for which it was developed and built. Mr. Jones stated further that both he and Mr. Hudson were prepared to answer any questions that the Mayor or any Councilmen would like to ask them. 17 Councilman Jung asked Mayor Hendrix if the investigation of Mr. Hudson had revealed anything. Mayor Hendrix stated that Mr. Parker was ill and was not able to be present today and could not, therefore, substantiate the findings of the investigation. Mr. Jung then stated that since nothing had been presented against the applicant and substantiated, he moved that this license be granted. The motion was seconded by Councilman Zittrauer and carried by a vote of four to one. Councilmen Jung, Towns, Zittrauer and Anderson voted FOR the motion and Councilman Hosti voted AGAINST the motion. With reference to the proposed swap of buildings by the American Legion Post - their present building for the old fire house. Mayor Hendrix asked if there was any more discussion on this proposal. Councilman Zittrauer stated that after lengthy discussion with all the parties involved he moved that the American Legion Post stay in their present location. The motion was seconded by Councilman Towns and unanimously carried. Mayor Hendrix stated that the item on the agenda dealing with personnel policies would be passed until the next council meeting due to the illness of Mr. Parker who was going to present the proposal. Councilman Hosti moved that the garbage pick -up charges for outside the city limits be increased as follows: RESIDENTIAL - $5.00 per Month or $60.00 per year .. COMMERCIAL - $10.00 per Month or $120.00 per year BREEZY POINT TRAILER PARK - $5.00 per Lot per Month This motion was seconded by Councilman Jung and unanimously carried. I The Clerk read a letter from the auditing firm of Haskins and Sells which firm performed the recent audit of the City's books in which Mr. Rodney Wall, a member of that firm, stated that due to the fact that the time required for their examination of our books was in excess of the time used in arriving at their proposed fee of $4700.00 they were submitting a final fee of $6,500.00. Mr. Wall stated that this billing represented their original estimate of $4,700 plus charges for the additional work outlined in the letter .. amounting to $1800.00. The Clerk pointed out to Council that, in their original proposal, Haskins and Sells proposed a fee of $4700 for the total job as outlined and in the event the total charges were less, the City would receive the benefit of the reduction. 18 -4- The Clerk also informed Council that, in the interest of saving ' time, the councilmen that could be reached were polled and they unanimously agreed that we should hold Haskins & Sells to the proposed rate we had agreed to which was $4700.00 and that a letter to this effect be sent to them along with their check for the services. The Clerk stated that this had been done and read the letter sent to the auditing firm. Councilman Anderson moved that this letter be approved. The motion was seconded by Councilman Zittrauer and unanimously approved. Councilman Anderson informed Council that he had received word from the Leary Tank Company that they would like to revise their bid proposal for maintenance work on our water tank and requested that action on these bids be helf off until the Leary proposal could be received. Council gave him permission to hold off the awarding of this contract. A proposed letter to be sent out to all water- takers over the signature of the City Clerk advising that as of October 11th all accounts in arrears two or more months would be cut off without further notice was approved by Council. L E T T E R Councilman Earl Anderson, Commissioner of Water and Sewer, announced the resignation of Mr. 3. W. Bunkley, certified operator of our Sewage Treatment Plant, effective October 1, 1973 and moved that S. R. Kent, present Superintendent of our Wastewater Collec- tion System, be appointed Superintendent over the Treatment Plant also. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ed. Towns and unanimously carried. _Councilman Anderson informed Council that in the future all adjustments of water -sewer charges would be made -by the Water - Sewer Committee. COMMUNICATIONS: Under communications, the Clerk read a letter from Mrs. Sara C. Minchew, Principal of Tybee Elementary School which was addressed to Mrs. Mary Ginn of Emergency Medical Services, expressing her appreciation for the help rendered by the staff of E.M.S. on the occasion of a sick child in the school. Mr. L. E. Elliott, City Marshal, gave a report on his collections as follows: Truck Decals since January 1, 1973 Business Licenses since May. 1, 1973 Parking Meters since May 1, 1973 $5,210.00 $34,278.00 $48,912.00 1e 9 -5- With reference to the request of Mr. Reginald Haupt, for a hearing before Council for his client, Mr. Marvin Hirsch, former Savannah Beach Police Officer, Mayor Hendrix stated that he would like to conduct the hearing in an executive session, unless Mr. Haupt deemed otherwise. Mr. Haupt had no objections to this. Councilman Perry A. Zittrauer, Jr. announced to Council that, effective this date, he wished to submit his resignation from Council for personal reasons and because he felt that he did not have the time to give to the job. He also stated that tomorrow he would submit this in writing but he wanted it to take effect as of today. Councilman Earl Anderson moved that Mr. Zittrauer's resignation be accepted reluctantly and that Mr. Robert F. Cary be.appointed councilman to replace him. Mayor Hendrix stated that this motion was not acceptable to the chair because it was a double motion. Councilman Anderson then moved that Mr. Zittrauer's resignation be accepted reluctantly. The motion was seconded by Councilman Jung and unanimously carried. Councilman Anderson then began another motion but before he completed it Mayor Hendrix rapped the gavel and declared the meeting adjourned. Councilman Anderson stated that the meeting was not adjourned. Mayor Hendrix stated that it was adjourned as far as he was concerned. There was no further business conducted. Ovrit Vitt, MAYOR CLERK OF COUNCIL NOTE: After adjourning the Meeting, Mayor Hendrix left the room. Councilman Anderson then asked City Attorney Fred Clark if he was ruling that the meeting was legally adjourned. Attorney Clark answered that he was not making any ruling but that it was his interpretation that the meeting was adjourned. He stated further that since there were no rules to go by, he felt that the person in charge of the meeting began the meeting and should have the right to end it. 20 EDWARD M. PATTERSON CITY CLERK EDWARD JUNG CHAIRMAN OF BOARD FRED S. CLARK RECORDER AND CITY ATTORNEY PHONE 786 -4573 WILLIAM ALLEN HENDRIX, MAYOR CITY OF SAVANNAH BEACH Executive Offices — City Hall P. O. Box 128 SAVANNAH BEACH, GA. 31328 September 19, 1973 Mayor and Council City of Savannah Beach Gentlemen: I hereby submit.lmy resignation effective this date, September 19, 1973. Due to the hours which I work, I cannot give as much time to the position of Councilman as I would like too. Respectfully submitted, err Z ttrauer, Jr., COUNCILMEN EARL R. ANDERSON ERNEST C. HOST! EDWARD JUNG WALTER W. PARKER EDWARD W. TOWNS PERRY A. ZITTRAUER. JR. 1 STATE OF GEORGIA ) COUNTY OF CHATHAM ) I, JAMES C. BROWN, do solemnly promise and swear that I will faithfully perform the duties of a law enforcement officer of the City of Savannah Beach; and, that I will always . protect and uphold the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America and of the State of Georgia, so help me God. 1 Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of September, 1973 Fred S. Clark, Judge Savannah Beach Recorder's Court 1 JAMES C. BROWN EDWARD M. PATTERSON CITY CLERK EDWARD JUNG CHAIRMAN OF BOARD IED S. CLARK RECORDER AND CITY ATTORNEY PHONE 786 -4573 WILLIAM ALLEN HENDRIX, MAYOR CITY OF SAY1NHII BEACH Executive Offices — City Hall P. O. Box 128 SAVANNAH BEACH, GA. 31328 SEPTEMBER 28, 1973 ATTENTION ALL SAVANNAH BEACH WATER CUSTOMERS COUNCILMEN EARL R. ANDERSON ERNE.ST C. HOST EDWARD JUNG WALTER W. PARKER EDWARD W. TOWNS PERRY A. Z!TTRAUER. JR. THE MAYOR AND CQUNCIL HAVE DIRECTED THAT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 10, 1973, ANY. WATER /SEWER ACCOUNT IN ARREARS TWO MONTHS (2) WILL BE DISCONTINUED WITHOUT ADDITIONAL NOTICE. FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS ON WATER /SEWER ACCOUNTS WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE WATER /SEWER COMMITTEE, UPON A WRITTEN REQUEST BY THE CONSUMER. THE ABOVE ACTION WAS MADE NECESSARY DUE TO OUR MONTHLY WATER /SEWER BOND COMMITTMENT AND OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT. THANKING YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. VERY TRULY YOURS, EDWARD M. PATTERSON, CITY CLERK. Savannah Beach, Georgia October 10, 1973 A Special called meeting of City Council was held this evening at 8:00 P. M. for the purpose of: (1) Changing the personnel and chairmanship of some of the standing committees (2) Adopting Resolution concerning our participation in Metropolitan Planning Commission program for solid waste disposal. The meeting was presided over by Mayor Hendrix and a quorum consisting of the following councilmen was present: Edward Towns, Ernest Hosti, Walter Parker, Earl Anderson, Edward Jung. City` Attorney Fred Clark was also present. The meeting was formally opened by Mayor Hendrix. The Mayor then read his new committee appointments as follows: STANDING COMMITTEES Councilmen Hosti then read a proposed plan of the Metropolitan Planning Commission for Solid Waste Disposal and moved that the following Resolution authorizing our participation in this program be. adopted: RESOLUTION The motion was seconded by Councilman Jung and unanimously adopted. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned to the next regular or special called meeting. CLERK OF COUNCIL MAYOR 22 1 COMMITTEES POLICE Parker, Chairman Hosti Towns PUBLIC WORKS Hosti, Chairman Ander son OPEN FINANCES Jung, Chairman Hosti Parker SEWER_WATER OPEN, Chairman Parker Towns FIRE DEPT Towns, Chairman Anderson Jung RECREATION- LIBRARY - MUSEUM Anderson, Chairman Jung OPEN Appointed: Special Council Meeting October 10, 1973 1 STATE OF GEORGIA ) R E S O L U T I O N COUNTY OF CHATHAM ) WHEREAS, the City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, is desirous of participating in the Solid Waste Management Plan involving all governing bodies in Chatham County, Georgia; and WHEREAS, in order to participate in said Plan and program it is necessary for the Mayor of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, to execute a commitment letter agreeing that the proposal submitted is indeed the proposal of the City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, and its governing body, and to take such other action as is necessary to comply with the requirements of the Plan and the program fully recognizing that the City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, has the option of withdrawing from the proposal at any time provided it is included in another proposal or develops its own proposal in compliance with the Rules and Regulations of the Solid Waste Management Act, Section .03(1). NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, in Council assembled hereby authorizes the Mayor of said municipality to take such action as is necessary to enable the said municipality to participate fully in the said Plan. The within Resolution is HEREBY ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 10th day of October , 1973. SEAL YOR CLERK OF COUNCIL