CCMtg09-23-93EMMinPresent:
Manor Paul 1, any
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NutteLFinance Director
raldine 0. 2 ity Clerk
Cha eles Chapman,n6FrreCChief
Absent:
Deputy Mayor Harvey s rilson
mmissioner Rex Anderson
Becky vo ity Attorney
Mayor Lovestrand called an Emergency Meeting to order at 5.10
REgUEST AUTHORIZATION To EXPEND FUNDS TO EXTINGUISH FIRE ON
Mayor L and read the agenda heading n ing i the r
the m ing being called. i{e f ted th t Item p3 w ssta
appoint an tACting City Administratorh and had o e been appointed
early , under the emergency powers, the Acting City Administrator
n dug; milion gallons o s pumped t ontain
theef ire in the last three days; under as ergency P rchase Ordee
U gallons of a dish soap w 5 purchas ed,nwh ich allowsu it to become
wet water and allows i eep i D hydrants w ith
four trucks pumping all night u ing 2] gallons per rhour of efuel;
have expended i of 5 anhours already. Chief Chapman
aid the a a has b n fire s Saturday. aid they spent 1
Roars on Saturday andnthought it was fairly wellECOntained, but by
the school. Said he knows he c walk away from i will
rmmediately go out of controlnagain and could threaten some
aid the foam is $14 per gallon and explained how it had b sed
roguish a fire an Palm Beach C nty. aid the fi euw
between 3 and 5 acres in srze and was requesting authorization to
purchase toam if he eeded and suggested the
authorize him to expend the funtls, if n dry, w cap rof
$20 espouse to Mayor Lovestrand ess aid the
purchase w oldie e from the contingency, of whichM[here w till
approximately $150,000 before final year end adjustments havesbeen
fire could be passed en to the owner
Chief Chapman said the Division of Forestry and his people w out
there. Chief Chapman, reply t ail and rMayor
Lovestrand, said to his vknowledge then City ha se nevee billed back
part of they vnsurance covers th vs so vndvviduals would be billed.
ail made a motion to approve a expenditure of up t
$2e ,s00eiowith the agreement that the unusual costs be billed to the
landowner.
Commissionee Millee said he t ught this w a little hasty and
aid the first thing the C appoint the
Finance Director a Acting cityi Administrator dandy have him keep
apprised of the situation o out inning basis. If situation
call foe expenditure of naafi it iinal funds, then i should c
from him and any billing of the la naowner a question t the
Attorney as to legality. Mayor Lovestrand isaia he agreed with
ail agreed t modify his m of
thema neye if legal. said we would assess the costs and, i£
legalttbill the la ndowner.e
Miller said he agreed that the landowner s
esponsiblerfor the additional equ.i pment that i needed as [his is
a singular hazard that vs created by the owner.
There w ued debate with regard to the m
Miller sugge ted the m n be a aed to say upon advise sof othe
Attorney, if legal, and a of the full C bill far
the extraordinary costs, and that the Administratorvb
tay o top o£ t n Yearl said he wouldta end
his motion to add the lanvguage osuggested by Commvssion Millerm
by Commissvon Miller. Motion carried by
unanimous roll call ~~Ote.
Mayor L and said a ergency o esquires four votes to
pass and as this i ergency meeting a perhaps they were not
legal and Sava he justnwanted it noted.
3. APPOINT ACTING CITY ADMINISTRATOR IN MR. MC FELLIN 5 ABSENCE.
by C ded by C arl, t
appoint Dan McNutt an Act ingeCityeAdministrator mr Motion caxxrea by
unanimous roll call vote.
a. Meeti nq adjourned at 5.35 P. M. ~~~
Paul Lovestiand~ Mayor
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