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SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 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 Karen Leedahl, Christ the King Lutheran Church
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Led by Mayor Gillmor
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.
15.097 A. Presentation of Florida League of Cities Municipal Achievement Award for
5 Environmental Stewardship by FLC President Matthew Surrency, Mayor, City of
Hawthorne, Florida
15.140 B. Proclamation – Hunger Action Month – Accepted by Krista Garofalo, Treasure Coast
6 Food Bank
15.141 C. Proclamation – Attendance Awareness Month – Accepted by Mrs. Lavonne Walker
7 School Attendance Officer and Restorative Justice Coordinator for the School District
of Indian River County and Marie O’Brien, Learning Alliance
15.142 D. Proclamation – Early Learning Coalition – Storybook Forest at Riverview Park –
8 Accepted by Angela Davis-Green ELC Director of Family Services
E. Brief Announcements
i. Friday, 9/11/15 – Patriots Day 9/11 Remembrance at Veterans Memorial at Riverview
Park – 8:30 am
ii. Saturday, 9/12/15 – Storybook Forest Event for Children at Riverview Park – 10 am
to 2 pm
iii. Thursday, October 8, 2015 - Sebastian’s Community Night Out Hosted by Police
Department in Riverview Park – 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
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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.
9-16 A. Approval of Minutes – August 26, 2015 Regular Meeting
15.143 B. Approve Alcoholic Beverage at Yacht Club for May Bridal Shower 9/13/15 – DOB
17-19 Verified (Transmittal, Permit Application and Receipt)
15.022 C. Extension of DEP Grant Agreement for Presidential Street Monitoring – Amendment
20-23 No. 1 and Authorize City Manager to Execute (Transmittal, Amendment 1)
15.004 D. Approve Request for Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum in Chambers with
24 Use of AV Staff and Live Broadcast on October 20, 2015 (Transmittal)
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.
15.144 A. MPO Citizen Advisory Committee
25-30 (Transmittal, Application, Ad)
i. Consider Appointment of Dick Krull to Alternate Position
15.029 B. Construction Board
31-39 (Transmittal, Applications, Ad, List)
i. Interview, Unless Waived, Submit Nominations for One Expired Regular
Member, Plumber Position – Term to Expire 9/30/18
ii. Interview, Unless Waived, Submit Nominations for One Expired Regular
Member, Contractor Position – Term to Expire 9/30/18
15.145 C. Youth Advisory Board
i. Vice Chairman Anthony Scaramuzzi – Presentation of Road Safety Concerns
in North County
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
15.101 A. Accept Sebastian Municipal Golf Course Design-Build Contract Ranking and
40-105 Authorize City Manager to Engage in CCNA Negotiate Design-Build with Nutt
Construction in an Amount Not to Exceed $998,500 and Execute Resulting Contract
(Transmittal, Bid Responses Rec’d 8/13/15, Scoring/Ranking, Nutt Construction Bid
and Contract)
11. PUBLIC INPUT
New information or requests to city council not otherwise on the prepared agenda
12. NEW BUSINESS
13. CITY ATTORNEY MATTERS
14. CITY MANAGER MATTERS
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15. CITY CLERK MATTERS
16. CITY COUNCIL MATTERS
A. Council Member McPartlan
B. Mayor Gillmor
C. Vice Mayor Adams
D. Council Member Coy
E. Council Member Hill
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:
9/14/15 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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Florida League of Cities Announces 2015 Florida Municipal Achievement Award Winners
Source: Florida League of Cities, Inc.
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida League of Cities today announced the following cities as winners of its
7th Annual Florida Municipal Achievement Awards:
Category Winner
City Spirit Award City of Orange City
Florida Citizenship Award City of Fort Lauderdale
Environmental Stewardship Award Village of Pinecrest & City of Sebastian
“The Florida Municipal Achievement Awards have been recognizing innovation and excellence in local
government programs for nearly a decade. It is important for municipalities in Florida to share best
practices and new ideas to better serve the citizens of our cities,” said Matt Surrency president of the
Florida League of Cities and Mayor, City of Hawthorne. “It is my honor to congratulate the winning cities
for their outstanding programs with the coveted Florida Municipal Achievement Award.”
The City Spirit Award recognizes a specific, single citywide effort to successfully address a local need.
The City of Orange City’s winning entry, Mayor’s Fitness Award, is a 10-week program involving a
variety of physical activities and ideas for residents to live a healthier lifestyle.
The Florida Citizenship Award focuses on city projects or programs that build stronger, more
participative residents. The programs increase civic awareness, education and knowledge, and
promote active participation among residents. The City of Fort Lauderdale’s winning entry, Community
Police Forum,is a seven-week program designed to enhance positive communication and engagement
between residents and their police department.
The Environmental Stewardship Award focuses on city programs that promote conservation,
improve and protect environmental conditions, and/or provide environmental education and
outreach programs within a city. This year there are two winners in this category. The Village of
Pinecrest’s winning entry, Going Green, features that community’s diverse initiatives to reduce
its carbon footprint. The City of Sebastian’s winning entry, Storm Water Monitoring and Testing
Program, details the aspects of this program and its benefits for their citizens and outlines their
water quality testing procedures and standards for water collection and sampling as part of
their monitoring program.
The winning cities each receive a trophy, special recognition at a commission meeting and at the
League’s annual conference, be featured in the League’s award-winning magazine, Quality Cities (QC),
and on the League’s website and social media outlets.
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DRAFT
SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015 - 6:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
1. Mayor Gillmor called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. Invocation was given by Mayor Richard Gillmor.
3. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Hill.
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
City Engineer, Frank Watanabe
Golf Course Director, Greg Gardner
Police Chief, Michelle Morris
Police Commander, John Blackledge
5. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
Modifications and additions require unanimous vote of City Council members
Mayor Gillmor announced that consent agenda item 7E has been requested to be withdrawn
by the tenant. Consensus of Council to remove.
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
Coast DAR and CAR Chapters – Holly Hamilton
Mayor Gillmor read and presented the proclamation to Karen Bauer, Treasure Coast
Daughters of the American Revolution. Ms. Bauer addressed the audience on the meaning
of Constitution Week.
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15.135 B. Cindy Weber Alves, Substance Abuse Council – SAFIR - Friday Night Done Right
Ms. Alves gave a Power Point presentation (see attached) on the Substance Awareness
Center of Indian River County coalition program called SAFIR (Substance Abuse Free
Indian River County), a coalition of business members, community members and parents in
the community, who have come together to make Indian River County a safer and healthier
place to live for our students. She said they are gearing up in Vero Beach right now,
connecting with middle schools and high schools, presented at the Youth Advisory Council,
and are promoting an event called “Friday Night Done Right” an intervention for a safer way
to tailgate instead of with drugs and underage drinking. She provided flyers for everyone.
C. Brief Announcements
September 11, 2015 – Patriot Day Remembrance of 9/11 at Veterans Memorial in Riverview
Park – 8:43 am
Mayor Gillmor read the above announcement.
Mayor Gillmor said in regard to the request for membership on the Indian River Lagoon
Council, Martin County has approved, but he was unsure of the others, and may know more
at the September 4th IRL Council meeting.
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.
A. Approval of Minutes – August 12, 2015 Regular Meeting
15.136 B. Debris Monitoring – Contract Extension with Neel-Schaffer, Inc. through October 31,
2016 (Transmittal, Amendment to Agreement, Contract)
15.137 C. Award Sebastian Municipal Golf Course Restroom Remodel Contract to Kerns
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)
15.138 D. Approve Road Closure for 7th Annual Sebastian River Middle School IB Program
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.
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) removed during Agenda Modifications
MOTION by Ms. Coy and SECOND by Mr. McPartlan to approve the consent agenda.
Roll Call: Ayes: Gillmor, Adams, Coy, Hill, McPartlan Nays: None Passed: 5-0
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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
(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
The City Clerk said Mr. Krull withdrew his application Monday, leaving current alternate
member Jim Clifton and Keerthi Weragoda for the one regular member and one alternate
member position.
MOTION by Mr. Hill and SECOND by Ms. Coy to appoint Mr. Clifton to regular member and
Mr. Weragoda to alternate member.
Ms. Coy suggested inviting Mr. Weragoda to the podium. Mr. Weragoda introduced himself
and gave a brief background.
The City Clerk noted Mr. Clifton was in attendance.
Mr. Clifton and Mr. Weragoda were appointed to regular and alternate by consensus.
Mayor Gillmor said we are blessed with qualified applicants.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
15.139 A. All Aboard Florida Update – Review and Comment to Letter to Federal Rail
Administration Re: All Aboard Florida (AAF) Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) (Letter, Pole Mounted Horn Locations)
Frank Watanabe gave a brief presentation highlighting the inventory, identification,
calculations and submission of notice of intent for grants for Sebastian quiet zones from
June 2014 to August 2015. (see summary attached).
Ms. Coy said MPO had tried to encourage the County to look at quiet zones, noted the City
had submitted its notice of intent, and then discussed her dismay at inaccurate news reports
on WPTV Channel 5 and TC Palm/Press Journal which stated that no Treasure Coast
agencies are getting quiet zones. She said she contacted both and to their credit, Channel 5
corrected their story, but that she had left messages for TC Palm article author Lisa Broadt,
Larry Reisman and newspaper owner, Mr. Brunjes. She said she received a call back from
Arnie Rosenberg, TC Palm Editor from Stuart, and when she told him the article was
incorrect, he disagreed with her, and told her talk is cheap, so she asked him to call the City
Manager and his only concern that day was being right. She said she has canceled her
subscription to the Press Journal, since they can’t take the time to get a story right.
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Mayor Gillmor asked her to add that this is Ms. Coy’s personal opinion about the Press
Journal and not the policy of City of Sebastian. Ms. Coy stated it is her opinion only and she
is tired of correcting their stories, and getting phone calls.
Mr. Killgore asked for a motion to have the Mayor send the response letter to FRA and AAF.
MOTION by Mayor Gillmor and SECOND by Mr. Hill to have _____sign letter.
Roll Call: Ayes: Coy, Hill, McPartlan, Gillmor, Adams, Nays: None Passed: 5-0
15.021 B. Seawall Engineering Assessment – Consider Hoyle Tanner Seawall Engineering
Assessment (Transmittal, [Attachment 1 COS Seawall Assessment Under Separate
Cover] , Attachment 2 COS Seawall Assessment PP Presentation)
Doug Norman, Hoyle Tanner, introduced Wilbur Mathurin, Project Manager, and said it has
been a pleasure working with City staff who were very accommodating.
Wilbur Mathurin, Project Manager, gave a Power Point presentation and reviewed the
assessment findings (see PP presentation attached). He cited the approximately 6.5 miles
of canal abutting 602 homes, which is 61,000 linear feet on both sides of the canal, the
different types of materials used for the seawalls, described the four major types of failure
including cracking, joint separation, tipping and toe and berm, cited their rating system of 1-
10 with 10 being the best which shows 5% are in poor condition and 3% are in failing
condition and 92% of the walls are fair or better. He said two parcels are listed as failing and
the seawall is on private property. He provided three remedial options: 1) new seawall built
in front of the existing seawall with no permitting associated with DEP or SJRWMD, 2)
remove the existing wall and replace with new seawall which would have DEP permitting but
not SJRWMD, and 3) leave seawall in place, dredge the canal, and refill over the existing
wall and build slope and sod.
Mayor Gillmor asked if option 3 would be in play if we were to collapse the wall and entomb
it, and Mr. Mathurin responded this option would have no DEP permitting but would have
SJRWMD permitting, because if you drop the wall or leave the wall in place, you are filling in
some of the waterway, so SJRWMD wants to be sure your hydraulics are okay and you are
not impacting any wetlands or any habitat that needs mitigation.
Mr. Mathurin continued explaining proposed linear foot costs for each of the three options
for years 2017 out to 2035 (see slide).
In response to Mayor Gillmor, Mr. Mathurin said they did not look at the seawalls on the
north side of 512, only the south side seawalls. Mayor Gillmor expressed concern for
statements made that vinyl used on the last project would have a 50 year life expectancy,
but sees here 15-20 years.
Mr. Hill expressed his appreciation for the report and for staff’s interaction with the
consultants, and said potentially option four is repairing the walls as they fail, and asked how
many have failed at this time. Mr. Mathurin said twelve. Mr. Hill said he wondered if it
wouldn’t make more sense to make repairs as we go along, and this should be discussed,
what would it cost to make those repairs.
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Mr. Mathurin said some walls look like they had repairs maybe done by homeowners, were
patched and seemed to be holding in place. Mr. Hill said he would assume that some of the
problem may be that they were put in by property owners such as the wooden bulk heads.
He asked Mr. Mathurin if the numbers he showed would have the City encasing the 37% of
bulkheads that are already sodded, and Mr. Mathurin said he anticipates no repairs on those
so the number of properties with seawalls drops to 406.
Mr. Hill said then we are talking about 60% to do repairs on and of that 60%, 12 are failed
and need repair, and though he understands there will be issues of whether or not the
property owner owns it, it makes sense rather than put the City on the hook for $15M over
the next fifteen years, that we look at another option repairing twelve and then in another
five years repairing another twelve. He reiterated it doesn’t look like we need to completely
reconstruct all the walls.
Mr. Mathurin agreed with that, and said a new wall would be about $400 per linear foot but
repairs on damaged walls could be about half that.
Mr. Hill said he knows that there are issues we have to deal with internally going forward on
whose wall it is, whose gets paid versus whose doesn’t get paid, but it makes sense for
Council to get numbers on individual repairs, and whether that would be a good way to go
forward over the next twenty to thirty years. He said it seems like we are in pretty good
shape with only twelve that need repairs now, and $15M is big numbers. He said it will be
staff’s job to provide a less expensive process, and look at less expensive options.
Mr. Watanabe said the permitting agencies do not get involved in repairs on each individual
property owner repair, even if there is asbestos, because it is too small, but if it becomes a
City project, they will get involved. He said he told them that if a wall were to collapse right
now, his suggestion would be to fill it in and slope it and they said perfect.
Mayor Gillmor said he listened to the debates by Council ten years ago with seawalls north
of 512, and to his way of thinking if we do anything, the walls will fail eventually, and won’t
last forever, and then we will have this conversation again. He said 40% of the canal system
doesn’t have seawalls, but rather gently sloping bank which makes all the sense in the world
and he thinks we should allow the banks that fail to fall down and entomb them in dirt and do
some wetland mitigation, noting the Hardee Park wetlands mitigation is thriving, and treats
our stormwater. He said our stormwater goes into our swales, ditches, some is treated,
some goes to outfalls and into canals and ultimately to the river, and the canal system is an
integral part of the stormwater system and part of everyone’s concern, so we kind of own it.
He said if we go back and look there were some walls on private property on the north side
project. He said he would like to get a unified vision on what happens when a wall fails, but
let’s not put a wall in that is going to fail again.
Mr. Hill said it is important to get as much staff input on this as possible.
Ms. Coy said there are two clusters on the map where the six failures are on Bailey Drive
and Schumann and then George Street, and asked what is making them serious.
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Doug Norman, Hoyle, Tanner, said some of the homeowners have planted palm trees two
feet from the seawall and have sprinkler heads right up against the seawall which has
contributed to the some of the failures. He said for them to assess why these six homes are
clustered, he did not think there is any secret reason. Ms. Coy said she just wondered if
there was something beyond our control, something like a water pattern and not the
property owners’ fault that is causing it, and finds it interesting that they are clustered. Mr.
Norman noted that some of the homes are elevated eight to nine feet above the seawalls
and pressure could be a factor.
Mr. Hill said it seems to him with only twelve failures, discussion about replacing the entire
thing should be over, and rather going forward and doing repairs and let staff work out
logistics of whose responsibility it is. He said he is not close to voting any approval on a
$15M repair when we have only twelve walls that are failing.
Ms. Coy said she was sure we would hear from the public.
Mr. Adams asked for clarification on the numbers for the three options, did it represent the
twelve or the entire system. Mr. Mathurin said the entire system, but if you wanted to do the
twelve, you would take the linear feet for each property, each being 80 to 100 feet wide, and
multiply by the $400 or whatever option you choose. He said the 2017 numbers for the three
options would be the total number for the twelve failing properties.
Mayor Gillmor called for public input and there was none.
Mayor Gillmor said we should request that staff come up with some grant options for sudden
failures in 2017 as well as a unified program going forward deciding which one of these
options are we going to do, because he could see a mish mash of different options as
councils change and there ought to be a unified vision of what this should look like down the
road.
Mr. Hill agreed and said he would also like to see if there was a 90/10 or 80/20 grant match
to go forward for the entire thing, it would be foolish not to look at that.
Mr. Watanabe said the only grants available right now are for water quality grants like a
Section 319 or TMDL grant. SJRWMD has a 50/50 grant for drainage/seawalls and we just
received an award for one project this year, so we can apply for this project as a 50/50.
Mayor Gillmor said he did not think we needed a motion just direction for staff to come back
to us. Ms. Coy said this needs a lot more discussion, based on the last project, there will be
a lot of discussion, and was surprised there was no one here tonight. She said we need to
do the best we can for everyone, and again said she was concerned about the cluster
areas.
Ben Hocker, asked why taxpayers would pay for seawalls on twelve homes where the
seawalls are located on private property. Mayor Gillmor said it was stated that only two of
the seawalls in need of repair are on private property. Mr. Hocker said it would be his
responsibility to maintain a bulkhead on his private property, so why are we reaching into his
pocket. He suggested putting in an three eight foot diameter pipe down the canal and
putting a road on top.
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11. PUBLIC INPUT
New information or requests to city council not otherwise on the prepared agenda
Mr. Hocker said we are working on Cavcorp, over the last three weekends there have been
over 60 trailers parked there and we are planning to put in 35 spots, and asked if there was
any way to use the area near the two docks at the southern end, move the boat ramp and
use that area for boat trailer parking, otherwise people will have to use the overflow parking
area and have a hard time walking back to the ramp. He suggested there could be more
trailer parking than is planned for Cavcorp, when there is no function on a typical weekend.
Ike Heckler, Jr. spoke to Council on a proposed Spacecoast Winners Circle public/private
project to include a residential and multi-use sports complex planned for southern Brevard
(see distributed flyer attached), which was recently before Palm Bay City Council.
12. NEW BUSINESS
15.026 A. Resolution No. R-15-22 - 3rd Quarter Budget Amendment (Transmittal, R-15-22,
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.
The City Attorney read Resolution No. R-15-22 by title.
MOTION by Mr. Hill and SECOND by Mr. McPartlan to approve R-15-22.
Roll Call: Ayes: Hill, McPartlan, Gillmor, Adams, Coy Nays: None Passed: 5-0
15.140 B. Indian River County Legislative Delegation – 2016 Legislative Session – Discuss and
Submit Participation Form for Recommended State Legislation in Upcoming Session
(Transmittal, Press Release, Instructions, Form, Rep. Mayfield Letter)
Mayor Gillmor read from last year’s submittal which included help for the Indian River
Lagoon, All Aboard Florida, septic to sewer connections and oyster beds, noting there was
no help on any of it.
Mr. Hill said all of it is still pertinent today and we can keep beating that drum until we get
some action.
Ms. Coy said we should focus with AAF on our City goals of corridor safety and quad gates
for all of our intersections and that we need help from the State and AAF and should not tax
our citizens.
Mr. Adams agreed that we need to get the corridor sealed properly and we need all the help
we can get.
Mayor Gillmor said we need to remind the legislature that the only thing they are required to
do is to balance the budget, and they balanced it without doing things they should have
done.
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Ms. Coy said we need safety barriers for residential areas abutting the railroad tracks where
kids are playing.
Mr. McPartlan said his concerns were AAF safety, noted that Indian River County is going
after more sewer connections on Indian River Drive, and added the condition of the Lagoon
and oyster beds.
The City Attorney suggested that every piece of legislation be accompanied by a staff
report with two check boxes: “1) Is this an unfunded mandate? -- Yes or No, and 2) Does
this impact home rule? -- Yes or No”. He said this would help legislative committees, and the
cities and counties which are subject to the legislation they are considering. Mayor Gillmor
said let’s add that and Mr. McPartlan said it should be right at the top.
MOTION by Ms. Coy and SECOND by Mr. McPartlan to include all three of last year’s
recommended items, All Aboard Florida, oyster beds, and lagoon plus Mr. Ginsburg’s added
suggestion on adding two check boxes to all legislation. Mr. Hill asked didn’t we also discuss
the sewer, and Ms. Coy said absolutely, so make that a total of five items.
Roll Call: Ayes: McPartlan, Gillmor, Adams, Coy, Hill Nays: None Passed: 5-0
13. CITY ATTORNEY MATTERS - None
14. CITY MANAGER MATTERS
Mr. Killgore said staff is keeping an eye on the storm, had gone through emergency
management procedures as an exercise and were firming them up.
15. CITY CLERK MATTERS
The City Clerk said AV staff would post slides on COSTV to keep the public advised as the
storm progresses.
16. CITY COUNCIL MATTERS
A. Council Member Hill
Mr. Hill said staff was monitoring the storm, urged everyone to be diligent and
prepare in the event of a storm.
B. Council Member McPartlan - None.
C. Mayor Gillmor
Mayor Gillmor expressed sympathy to Marianne Berry on the loss of her husband.
D. Vice Mayor Adams
Vice Mayor Adams urged everyone to be prepared and be careful.
E. Council Member Coy –
Ms. Coy said the Press Journal had a lovely spot on Indian River County but not one
picture of Sebastian or Fellsmere.
17. Being no further business, Mayor Gillmor adjourned the meeting at 7:25 p.m.
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