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SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015 - 6:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
ALL AGENDA ITEMS MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA OR ON THE CITY WEBSITE
Procedures for Public Input are on Back of Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION – Pastor Norm Holm, Calvary Church Melbourne-Sebastian Campus
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Led by Council Member Hill
4. ROLL CALL
5. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
Modifications and additions require unanimous vote of City Council members
6. PROCLAMATIONS, AWARDS, BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS
Presentations of proclamations, certificates and awards, and brief timely announcements by Council and Staff.
No public input or action under this heading.
15.134 A. Proclamation – Constitution Week September 17-23, 2015 – Accepted by Treasure
5 Coast DAR and CAR Chapters – Holly Hamilton
15.135 B. Cindy Weber Alves, Substance Abuse Council – SAFIR - Friday Night Done Right
C. Brief Announcements
September 11, 2015 – Patriot Day Remembrance of 9/11 at Veterans Memorial in
Riverview Park – 8:43 am
7. CONSENT AGENDA
All items on the consent agenda are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no
separate discussion of consent agenda items unless a member City Council so requests; in which event, the
item will be removed and acted upon separately. If a member of the public wishes to provide input on a consent
agenda item, he/she should request a Council Member to remove the item for discussion prior to start of the
meeting or by raising his/her hand to be recognized.
6-13 A. Approval of Minutes – August 12, 2015 Regular Meeting
15.136 B. Debris Monitoring – Contract Extension with Neel-Schaffer, Inc. through October 31,
14-26 2016 (Transmittal, Amendment to Agreement, Contract)
15.137 C. Award Sebastian Municipal Golf Course Restroom Remodel Contract to Kerns
27-84 Construction in the Amount of $84,215 – Approve Additional Appropriation of
$4,215.00 and Authorize City Manager to Execute the Contract (Transmittal, Bid
Tabulation Sheet, Kerns’ Bid, Construction Services Agreement)
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15.138 D. Approve Road Closure for 7th Annual Sebastian River Middle School IB Program
85-88 Cowboy River Run 5K Run – Saturday, October 31, 2015 on Indian River Drive from
6:30 am to 9:30 am (Transmittal, Park Use Permit Application and Receipt)
15.065 E. Resolution No. R-15-23 – Approve Sebastian Aero Services/Cooper Trading Inc.
89-120 Transfer of Assets/Assignment of Leasehold Interests to AIRSTRATEGY, Inc.
(Transmittal, Cooper Trading Letter, SAS Airport Lease, FDC Records, R-15-23,
Consent to Assignment of Lease)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN IN THE SALE/TRANSFER OF
LEASEHOLD ASSETS BETWEEN COOPER TRADING CORP. dba SEBASTIAN AERO SERVICES
AND AIRSTRATEGY,INC.; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS
DOCUMENT CONTAINS TWO (2) PAGES.
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS & APPOINTMENTS
City committee reports and Council Member regional committee reports. No public input or action except for City
committee member nominations and appointments under this heading.
15.018 A. Natural Resources Board
121-131 (Transmittal, Applications, Ad, List)
i. Interview, Unless Waived and Submit Nominations for One Regular Member
Position with Term to Expire July 1, 2016
ii. Interview, Unless Waived and Submit Nominations for One Alternate Member
Position with Term to Expire July 1, 2018
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
15.139 A. All Aboard Florida Update – Review and Comment to Letter to Federal Rail
132-135 Administration Re: All Aboard Florida (AAF) Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) (Letter, Pole Mounted Horn Locations)
15.021 B. Seawall Engineering Assessment – Consider Hoyle Tanner Seawall Engineering
136-147 Assessment (Transmittal, [Attachment 1 COS Seawall Assessment Under Separate
Cover] , Attachment 2 COS Seawall Assessment PP Presentation)
11. PUBLIC INPUT
New information or requests to city council not otherwise on the prepared agenda
12. NEW BUSINESS
15.026 A. Resolution No. R-15-22 - 3rd Quarter Budget Amendment (Transmittal, R-15-22,
148-169 Exhibit “A”, Report)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING
THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2014 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER
30, 2015 AS PROVIDED FOR IN EXHIBIT “A”; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15.140 B. Indian River County Legislative Delegation – 2016 Legislative Session – Discuss and
170-174 Submit Participation Form for Recommended State Legislation in Upcoming Session
(Transmittal, Press Release, Instructions, Form, Rep. Mayfield Letter)
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13. CITY ATTORNEY MATTERS
14. CITY MANAGER MATTERS
15. CITY CLERK MATTERS
16. CITY COUNCIL MATTERS
A. Council Member Hill
B. Council Member McPartlan
C. Mayor Gillmor
D. Vice Mayor Adams
E. Council Member Coy
17. ADJOURN (All meetings shall adjourn at 9:30 p.m. unless extended for up to one half hour by a majority
vote of City Council)
HEARING ASSISTANCE HEADPHONES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS FOR ALL GOVERNMENT
MEETINGS.
All City Council Meetings are aired live on Comcast Channel 25, ATT UVerse Channel 99 and streamed on City of
Sebastian Website www.cityofsebastian.org.
ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED
AT THIS MEETING WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A
VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND
EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE HEARD. (F.S.286.0105)
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), ANYONE WHO NEEDS A SPECIAL
ACCOMMODATION FOR THIS MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY’S ADA COORDINATOR AT 589-5330 AT
LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THIS MEETING.
Future Council Meeting Dates:
9/9/15 Regular City Council Meeting 6:00 pm
9/14/15 Special City Council Meeting/1st Budget Hearing – 6:00 pm
9/23/15 Regular City Council and CRA Meeting – includes CRA Budget Hearing & Final City Budget Hearing - 6:00 pm
10/14/15 Regular City Council Meeting 6:00 pm
10/28/15 Regular City Council Meeting 6:00 pm
11/18/15 Regular City Council Meeting 6:00 pm
12/16/15 Regular City Council Meeting 6:00 pm
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PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC INPUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION R-15-10
Regular City Council Meetings
Public input is ALLOWED under the headings:
Consent Agenda
Public Hearings
Unfinished Business
New Business
Public Input
Public input is NOT ALLOWED under the headings:
Proclamations, Awards, Brief Announcements (except for individuals giving or accepting
proclamations or awards);
Committee Reports and Appointments (except for committee members giving reports and
applicants being interviewed for committee appointments);
City Council Matters
Charter Officer Matters
Council may, by majority vote, call upon an individual to provide input if desired.
Workshops and Special Meetings.
Public input is limited to the item on the agenda
Time Limit
Input on agenda items where public input is permitted on agendas is FIVE MINUTES; however, City
Council may extend or terminate an individual’s time by majority vote of Council members present.
Input Directed to Chair
Speakers shall address the City Council IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO CITY COUNCIL DELIBERATION of
the agenda item and ALL INPUT SHALL BE DIRECTED TO THE CHAIR, unless answering a question of
a member of City Council or City staff. Individuals shall not address City Council after commencement of
City Council deliberation on an agenda item after public input has concluded, provided, however, the
Mayor and members of City Council may recall an individual to provide additional information or to answer
questions.
Certain Remarks Prohibited
Personal, impertinent, and slanderous remarks, political campaigning and applauding are not permitted
and may result in expulsion from the meeting. The Chair shall make determinations on such remarks,
subject to the repeal provisions below.
Appealing Decisions of Chair
Any member of Council may appeal the decision of the Chair to the entire Council. A majority vote of City
Council shall overrule any decision of the Chair.
Public Input Heading on Agenda
The heading on Regular Meeting agendas “Public Input” provides an opportunity for individuals to bring
NEW INFORMATION OR REQUESTS TO CITY COUNCIL NOT OTHERWISE ON THE PREPARED
AGENDA. Individuals are asked to attempt to resolve matters with staff prior to meetings. Individuals are
asked to provide copies of material for Council one week prior to the meeting if they intend to refer to
specific material. City Council will not debate an issue during Public Input but may by consensus direct a
Charter Officer in regard to the item if necessary or place a requested item on a future agenda.
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SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MEETING
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015 - 6:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
1. Mayor Gillmor called the Council Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. Invocation was given by Rabbi Birnholz, Temple Beth Shalom, Vero Beach.
3. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Coy.
4. ROLL CALL
City Council Present:
Mayor Richard Gillmor
Vice Mayor Jerome Adams
Council Member Andrea Coy
Council Member Jim Hill
Council Member Bob McPartlan
City Staff Present:
City Manager, Joe Griffin
City Attorney, Robert Ginsburg
City Clerk, Sally Maio
Administrative Services Director, Ken Killgore
Deputy Police Chief, Greg Witt
E-Records & Information Manager, Barbara Brooke-Reese
5. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
Modifications and additions require unanimous vote of City Council members
The City Manager requested addition of an item regarding acceptance of a portion of an
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $10,840.00 (see
attached) to the consent agenda.
MOTION by Ms. Coy and SECOND by Mr. Hill. No objections to the addition.
6. PROCLAMATIONS, AWARDS, BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS
Presentations of proclamations, certificates and awards, and brief timely announcements by Council and Staff.
No public input or action under this heading.
15.126 A. Presentation by Indian River County Re: Optional Sales Tax Extension Update
Jason Brown, IRC Budget Director County, introduced IRC Attorney, Dylan Reingold, and
requested support for the extension of the local option sales tax which was first implemented
in 1989 as approved by referendum vote and subsequently extended. He said the last
fifteen year extension approved by the voters will terminate soon, and the Board of County
Commissioners has approved a resolution of support for another extension and is seeking
support from the municipalities. He said with support, the Board plans to adopt an ordinance
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to place language on the 2016 ballot for another extension, said a public information
campaign will take place, and cited the benefit to County and Municipal residents from the
additional one cent tax by keeping ad valorem taxes lower, and allowing residents and
visitors alike to pay their share. He said ultimately voters will have the final say.
Mayor Gillmor noted an item on tonight’s agenda item for an agreement to use the
discretionary sales tax to match a grant.
Ms. Coy said at today’s MPO meeting it was stated that without the tax we would be in
trouble with road funding, because gas tax is diminishing and natural gas is not taxed. She
said the City can do workshops to educate the public. Mr. McPartlan noted that it was stated
that $129M was used to fund roads with the tax so far.
B. Brief Announcements
• 8/19/15 IRC Utilities Town Hall Meeting in Sebastian Chambers – IRC Solid Waste &
Recycling Changes – 6 pm
Mayor Gillmor read the above announcement, noting that the City is not going to the one
day trash pickup as are unincorporated County residents because we have our own trash
franchise, but will be participating in the County one day single stream recycling program,
and Ms. Coy said residents will be receiving new rolling bins for recycling but they cannot be
used until October 1st.
Mayor Gillmor wished Sebastian residents Carol and Tony Vitale a happy 50th wedding
anniversary.
7. FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016 PROPOSED BUDGET REVIEW
15.026 A. Presentation of FY15/16 Budget and CIP (Transmittal, PowerPoint Presentations)
Ken Killgore, Administrative Services Director, gave a Power Point presentation (see
attached to minutes) reviewed the proposed fiscal year 2016 budget, and responded to
questions from Council.
Mayor Gillmor asked what portion of Barber Street is planned for paving in 2017, and the
City Manager responded the north end.
Mr. Hill asked for clarification on the effect of the 3.8556 millage on a $500,000 home, and
the Administrative Services Director said the increase would be $25.72 more per $100K on
commercial property, but for a homesteaded property the first $100K of value is discounted
by the $50K exemption, so the effect is that on a $100K homesteaded property would pay
an additional $6.17 based on $50K, and then for each additional $100,000 they would pay
$12.34 more.
In response to Ms. Coy, Mr. Killgore said for the last update two years ago, the average
assessed value for a Sebastian was about $185,000. Ms. Coy said she received her TRIM
today and the value of her home went up for the first time in years. Mr. Killgore said value
should only have gone up a maximum of 3%. Ms. Coy said her taxes across the board are
only going up $6 with all proposed increases according to the TRIM.
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Mr. Killgore said union negotiations are yet to be settled, and they are thinking we should
still be putting $50K per year into the kitty to see what AAF costs will be incurred.
Mr. Hill said he had put together an excellent budget and appreciated the hard work. Mr.
Killgore recognized Nancy Veidt for her support to him and providing information.
In response to Vice Mayor Adams, the City Clerk said the increase of $26,250 for elections
is because the City has annual elections, the County has only even year elections, so in odd
years the City pays $2 per registered voter to the Supervisor of Elections to administer the
election voting, and in even years the City pays $ .50 per registered voter, noted Council
had approved the SOE agreement for the upcoming election earlier this year, and the
number goes back and forth each year from approximately $8500 per year to $34,000 per
year.
Mr. Killgore cited the upcoming hearing schedules on September 14 and 23 required by FS.
Ms. Coy said AAF money is reserved in case we do go forward with quiet zones, and the
number could be significant.
Budget Review Advisory Board Chairman, Ed Herlihy, gave a brief Power Point presentation
(see attached to minutes), said pay increases still need to be negotiated, noting a little over
75% of the budget is personnel and benefits costs, gave an overview of what the Board
looked at, said nothing is budgeted for canals above the already allocated engineering study
this fiscal year, said there is a lot to be examined going forward. He cited the available Golf
Course irrigation project finance option, the need for funding for the lagoon, road repairs and
quiet zones. He noted the Governor wiped away the $10M for quiet zones in the latest
budget. Ms. Coy said not for the City of Sebastian, with our application for the quiet zones.
City Engineer Frank Watanabe addressed the issue, said when we submitted our
application for quiet zone funding it was in a previous year, certain projects were allocated in
that previous year, and our project and any project related to AAF were put on hold because
FDOT would not want to fund the project if AAF was going to pay for it, and if that situation
doesn’t occur the money is there, but it was submitted and accepted and put on hold at
FDOT. Ms. Coy said we are only ones on the Treasure Coast that applied for quiet zone
grants and were approved, but we don’t have to accept it. She said freight trains are just as
noisy as AAF, but we still need that $50K in there for matching funds.
Mr. Herlihy continued his presentation noting we may need legal or engineering fees for
AAF. He said the quarter round money is on hold while we do the ditches but as Mr. Killgore
says, the well is dry. He said there was a discussion on public safety but the City Manager
did not bring it to the table so the committee agreed not to move it forward. He said the
Board recommended the 3.8556 millage.
8. CONSENT AGENDA
All items on the consent agenda are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no
separate discussion of consent agenda items unless a member City Council so requests; in which event, the
item will be removed and acted upon separately. If a member of the public wishes to provide input on a consent
agenda item, he/she should request a Council Member to remove the item for discussion prior to start of the
meeting or by raising his/her hand to be recognized.
A. Approval of Minutes – July 22, 2015 Regular Meeting
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15.127 B. Resolution No. R-15-20 – Approving FDOT Joint Participation Agreement for
Installation of Reflective Markings at Sebastian Municipal Airport (Transmittal, R-15-
20, FDOT JPA 437888-1-94-01)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION JOINT PARTICIPATION
AGREEMENT WITH THE FDOT TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REFLECTIVE
MARKINGS AT THE SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15.126 C. Resolution No. R-15-21 – Support for Indian River County Effort to Continue One
Cent Sales Tax (Transmittal, IRC Attorney Letter to COS City Manager, IRC
Resolution 2015-084, Jason Brown Memo to IRC BOCC dated 6/16/15, R-15-21)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, EXPRESSING
SUPPORT FOR CONTINUATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY LOCAL GOVERNMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE ONE-CENT SALES SURTAX/DISCRETIONARY SALES SURTAX AUTHORIZED
BY SECTION 212.055, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15.128 D. Approve Purchase of Barracuda Backup Server 890 Appliance from GovConnection,
Inc. Under State Contract in the Amount of $23,569.63 (Transmittal, Quotes from
GovConnection, Inc., CDW Government, and Barracuda Networks)
15.129 E. Authorization to Enter Into a Financial Advisor Agreement with First Southwest
Company, LLC (Transmittal, Agreement)
15.134 F. Edward R. Byne Memorial Justice Administration Grant Acceptance (Transmittal,
Letter of Acceptance)
MOTION by Ms. Coy and SECOND by Mr. Hill to approve the consent agenda.
Roll Call: Ayes: Adams, Coy, Hill, McPartlan, Gillmor Nays: None Passed: 5-0
The City Attorney said this includes the consent agenda as revised A-F.
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS & APPOINTMENTS
City committee reports and Council Member regional committee reports. No public input or action except for City
committee member nominations and appointments under this heading.
15.018 A. Natural Resources Board
i. Interview Unless Waived, Submit Nominations to Appoint One Unexpired,
Regular Member Position – Term to Expire 7/1/2017 (Transmittal,
Application, List, Ad)
Since alternate member Mr. Lampiasi was the only applicant, it was the consensus of
Council to appoint him to the regular position.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None
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12. PUBLIC INPUT
George Millar, 405 Rolling Hill Drive, newly appointed Chairman of the Natural Resources Board,
said it was his goal to get things moving along with the oyster mats and other different projects,
noting the Board was meeting this Friday at 3 pm to discuss the oyster mat program. He invited
questions from Council at any time and said appreciated the support of Mr. Watanabe and his staff
at meetings they have done a great job, and Board relies heavily on them.
Ms. Coy said she knows there were troubling times, but believed he would get the group to
overcome this. She offered to serve as a representative from Council if allowed, though she is not in
town this Friday. Mr. Millar said Ms. Coy is welcome at any time, and will contact her anytime they
feel they need her there. Mayor Gillmor said they have tasked NRB with more than other boards
and invited him to come to Council to give reports at his pleasure.
13. NEW BUSINESS
15.123 A. Council Health Care Coverage (Transmittal, COS Employee Health Care Insurance
Rates, Elected Official Health Care Coverage Survey)
Mayor Gillmor asked if we had a motion on this item.
MOTION by Mr. Hill and SECOND by Mayor Gillmor to direct the City Manager to make
employee health care available for purchase by Council Members.
Mr. Adams said he could look at both sides of the coin, that it could be used as a way of
attracting people or as he saw it, as an incentive, but he considers Council to be a part time
position which does not rise to the level of requiring health insurance.
Mr. McPartlan said being on Council is about service above self, it doesn’t matter that 90%
of governments offer it, if someone thinks they want this perhaps it should be put to the
voters, said he could use this as secondary coverage, but if he approved it he would be
voting himself a $2000 annual raise for the HRA EBT card given to employees.
Ms. Coy said she did a lot of soul searching to be sure she wasn’t being narrow minded and
could use dental, never thought about the EBT card, but this is a part-time job. She
suggested maybe it be brought up at the next Charter Review and let the public decide, and
did not care what the rest of the state does. She said no other part-time employees get
health insurance and if they did that would be different. She said you could use the $300 per
month expense account if anyone needed health insurance.
Mayor Gillmor said he did not feel this is a part time job, citing all the time Ms. Coy puts in
for her City, and by calling herself part-time she disrespects herself, citing her work on the
Senior Center. He said with his staff ID card he can come in to City Hall at any time, the PD
or the Airport, and other part-time employees don’t have those types of responsibility. He
said virtually every other city offers health benefits to its Council members, Vero gives $1000
per month and benefits, noting the money this Council gets is minimum wage for him. He
said this is a benefit he would not use because he has medicare.
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Mr. Hill said any suggestion that he was trying to get an extra perk is ludicrous, he is starting
on his 12th year on Council, is not running for re-election, but said Sebastian is falling behind
and that Council would not be getting anything but being allowed to buy into the group
health coverage, and would pay for family health coverage. He said the Federal government
has determined affordable health care should be available to everyone, and 80% of cities
are ahead of us on this. He said he does not vote on things based on benefit to him, and
most people he talked to think it’s ludicrous that Council doesn’t have insurance. He noted in
2006 the charter committee brought up a salary increase for voters, Council said we are not
going to put it up for referendum, voted a $300 travel allowance for itself, and Ms. Coy made
the motion. Ms. Coy said she did not think she made that motion, that the Charter
Committee had put up a raise to the public twice since she was on Council, and twice the
public said no raise. She said the $300 was an expense account, and Mr. Hill said travel
expense.
Roll Call: Ayes: Hill, Gillmor Nays: McPartlan, Adams, Coy Failed: 2-3
15.130 B. Update on Grant Applications – Informational Only (Transmittal, Table of Grant
Projects)
The City Manager said he had provided a synopsis of grants sought in the last year to illicit
comments about the philosophy of what we have gone after.
15.131 C. Consider Endorsement of “Open Letter” to Florida League of Cities Members by
Floridians for Solar Choice (Transmittal, Copy of “Open Letter”)
MOTION by Mr. Hill and SECOND by Mr. McPartlan to approve.
Tim Glover, Micco, addressed City Council on the issue of the open letter to Florida League
of Cities by various municipalities asking them not to oppose the amendment submitted by
Floridians for Solar Choice. He said he thought the idea of the amendment was to promote
more free market for the solar industry, and cited examples of projects that could take place,
and requested support of the City Council.
Ms. Coy asked if Vice Mayor Adams as a member of the FLC Legislative Committee, could
bring the letter to the attention of FLC at the conference this weekend. She said it is
important we have choice.
Mayor Gillmor said we don’t need to change the constitution because there are unintended
consequences, it has been cited that there are companies that will prey on homeowners,
there are structures in place, and the electrical company has a large investment in other
energy sources. Ms. Coy asked where it says we need a constitutional amendment, and
Mayor Gillmor said Floridians for Solar Choice is working to place an amendment to the
constitution on the 2016 ballot to place solar on your roof. Ms. Coy said she stands
corrected.
Roll Call: Ayes: Adams, Coy Nays: Hill, McPartlan, Gillmor Failed: 2-3
14. CITY ATTORNEY MATTERS - None
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15. CITY MANAGER MATTERS
15.132 A. Florida Trend Article – Working Waterfront (Article)
15.133 B. Quality Cities Article – Environmental Stewardship Award (Article)
The City Manager said he wanted to call attention to recent magazine articles featuring the
Sebastian Working Waterfront and the Environmental Stewardship Award for protection of
the Indian River Lagoon from Florida League of Cities.
16. CITY CLERK MATTERS
Candidate qualifying starts Thursday August 20th and ends Friday September 4th for the
November 3rd general election.
17. CITY COUNCIL MATTERS
A. Council Member Coy
Ms. Coy expressed her dismay at a negative Press Journal article about tourism and said
they do not have to take everything we do and make it a negative.
B. Council Member Hill - None
C. Council Member McPartlan
Mr. McPartlan asked the City Attorney if there was anything that could be done to have the
Youth Council not be bound by the sunshine law so they can move about more freely to
connect with one another, which would make it easier for them and less time consuming on
staff.
The City Attorney said he would look into that and think about it.
Mr. McPartlan went on to say the Substance Abuse Council wants to do “Friday Night Done
Right” events where they pay for youth activities and presented before the Youth Council
today to get their support. He said kids have been saying there is nothing to do since
caveman days, but there could be lots of opportunities with this organization and give them
something positive to do. He suggested perhaps we could have youth positions on some of
our advisory boards like Natural Resources or Parks and Recreation. He reiterated we need
to take the shackles off the Youth Council. Ms. Coy said she could help with getting funding
for SAC. Mr. McPartlan said the Chief is a member of SAC and perhaps one of the Youth
Council could join as well.
Mr. McPartlan talked about the Treasure Coast Has Talent contest, much like American Idol,
which will begin in Indian River County on September 12th at the Gifford Youth Center with
a later finale at the Vero Beach Performing Arts Center. He said a flyer is going on COS-TV;
and discussed the Treasure Coast Homeless Services Center, a non-profit that is offering
free weatherization services for elderly on fixed incomes, which he had forwarded to Ms.
Coy to provide to the Senior Center. He said there are also grants and services available for
veterans and their spouses and invited anyone to call his city [(772) 453-8540] or state
[(772) 708-2900] cell phone numbers for information and he will leave flyers.
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D. Mayor Gillmor
Mayor Gillmor said we are going to be accepting the Environmental Stewardship Award, the
most prestigious award given by Florida League of Cities, and shared with Pinecrest, at the
FLC conference this weekend.
E. Vice Mayor Adams - None
18. Being no further business, Mayor Gillmor adjourned the Regular Meeting at 7:38 p.m.
Approved at the ___________________________, Regular Meeting.
By: __________________________________
Richard H. Gillmor, Mayor
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Sally A. Maio, MMC - City Clerk
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