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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-25-2017 CC MinutesMor ��►STI/� HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2017 - 6:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 1. Mayor McPartlan called the Regular City Council Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Father Dave Newhart, St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church gave the invocation. 3. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 4. Roll Call: Mayor Bob McPartlan Vice Mayor Andrea Coy Council Member Ed Dodd Council Member Jim Hill Council Member Linda Kinchen City Staff Present: City Manager Joe Griffin City Attorney Bob Ginsburg City Clerk Jeanette Williams Administrative Services Director Ken Killgore Asst. Administrative Services Director Cindy Watson City Engineer Frank Watanabe Community Development Manager Dom Bosworth Director of Golf Greg Gardner Network Manager Rob Messersmith Procurement Manager Randy Moyer Deputy Chief of Police Greg Witt Police Commander Dan Acosta 5. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS Modifications and additions require unanimous vote of City Council members It was the consensus of Council to pull items D, F, and C from the Consent Agenda. 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. 17.020 A. Proclamation — Recognizing the 2"' Annual Storybook Forest - Accepted by Mr. Zack Hacklev. Director of Finance. Early Learning Coalition Mayor McPartlan read the proclamation and presented it to Valerie Powell and Julie Perry. 17.021 B. Proclamation — Recognizing the Four Chaplains of the U.S. Army Transport Dorchester Mayor McPartlan read and presented it to Father Dave Newhart who described the heroic deed of the Four Chaplains and invited the public to visit the memorial in Veterans Park. Regular City Council Meeting January 25, 2017 Page Two Brief Announcements 1/27/17 — Chamber Concert in Riverview Park — Crooked Creek - 5:30 — 8:00 pm 2/4/17 — Craft Club Show in Riverview Park — 10 am — 3 pm 2/4/17— Indian River County Historical Society's Mullet Fry at Working Waterfront — 12 — 2 pm Mayor McPartlan announced the events and Vice Mayor Coy added the Four Chaplain Commemoration would be held February 11 at 2 p.m. in Riverview Park. 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 inquests; 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 —January 11, 2017 Regular Meeting 17.022 B. Resolution No. R-17-02-4 th Quarter Budget Amendment (Transmittal, R-17-02, Report) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2015 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 AS PROVIDED FOR IN EXHIBIT "A"; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 17.023 C. Approve 2017/2018 Budget Calendar (Transmittal, Calendar) 17.024 D. Approve Forfeiture Fund Distribution to the Executive Roundtable of Indian River County (Transmittal, F.S.932.7055, Letter) 17.025 E. Approve Forfeiture Fund Distribution to Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers (Transmittal, F.S.932.7055, Letter) 17.026 F. Approve the Purchase of 145 Windows Enterprise Licenses from SHI International Corp. Under the Florida Dept. of Management Services Contract #43230000-15-02 in the Amount of $26,226.15 (Transmittal, Quote, Contract) 17.027 G. Approve Alcoholic Beverages for Ratelle Event at Community Center on February 3, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. DOB Verified (Transmittal, Application, Receipt) MOTION by Vice Mayor Coy and SECOND by Mayor McPartlan to approve consent agenda items A, B, E, and G. ROLL CALL: Motion carried 5-0. Vice Mayor Coy — Aye Mr. Hill—Aye Mayor McPartlan - Aye Mr. Dodd —Aye Ms. Kinchen —Aye Item C — Budget Calendar Mr. Dodd pulled this item and said in the past Council has reviewed items late in the budget cycle and then discussed whether to increase or decrease the millage rate. He would like to add the date of February 8 for Council to finalize some objectives for the Citizens Budget Review Advisory Committee and staff to work towards prior to the fall budget adoption. Regular City Council Meeting January 25, 2017 Page Three For example, he is interested in staying at the 2016/2017 rolled -back rate; taking five years to pay the remaining retirement payout benefit from reserves to address some current staffing needs; and, prioritize the projects in the 2017/2018 Capital Improvement Program. The City Attorney advised he was concerned about their having discussion of the millage and giving instructions given that state law provides a specific process for setting the millage, advertising, and holding public hearings to get the millage rate. He said they could discuss any budget issues except for the millage rate; and Council could phrase a request to staff and the Committee that they work towards a comparable 2016/2017 revenue stream. Ms. Coy suggested inviting the Committee to the discussion. Mr. Dodd said he sympathized with the Committee but Council could still provide the framework or working document for them. He would like the parties involved to start with income and then spend what they have instead of identifying expenses and then figuring out where to get the money. Mr. Dodd said the general fund is the fix and the Capital Improvement plan is the discretionary spending so if there are items that are a lower priority, the parties can use that in their process. MOTION by Mr. Dodd and SECOND by Mr. Hill to include on February 8`h of the budget calendar that Council finalize objectives; and, review and identify any items on the 2017/2018 Capital Improvement Plan that they don't feel are a high priority. ROLL CALL: Motion carried 5-0. Mr. Dodd —Aye Ms. Kinchen —Aye Vice Mayor Coy - Aye Mr. Hill —Aye Mayor McPartlan - Aye Item D - Forfeiture Fund Distribution Mayor McPartlan pulled this item and advised that he had to abstain from the vote because he serves on the committee in his role with the Florida Department of Children and Families and is currently the vice chairman. MOTION by Vice Mayor Coy and SECOND by Ms. Kinchen to approve Item D of the Consent Agenda. ROLL CALL: Mr. Hill —Aye Ms. Kinchen —Aye Mayor McPartlan - Abstained Vice Mayor Coy — Aye Mr. Dodd - Aye Motion carried 4-0. Item F - Windows Enterprise Licenses Ms. Kinchen pulled this item and asked there are 145 computers or are some licenses being purchased for spares. The MIS Manager reported there are 139 active computers with the remaining about to be pushed into service. MOTION by Ms. Kinchen and SECOND by Mr. Hill to approve Item F of the Consent Agenda. Regular City Council Meeting January 25, 2017 Page Four ROLL CALL: Motion carried 5-0. Ms. Kinchen —Aye Vice Mayor Coy — Aye Mr. Hill —Aye Mayor McPartlan - Aye Mr. Dodd — Aye 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. Vice Mayor Coy reported at Tuesday's Indian River Lagoon Coalition meeting she declined the amendment to the Indian River Coalition agreement but Fellsmere and Vero Beach decided to approve the amendment prompting the draft of a new amendment for Sebastian to consider. She said if Sebastian declines the amendments, the City would have to withdraw from the interlocal agreement. 9. QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS 17.028 A. Resolution No. R-17-01 — Preliminary Plat for Commercial Subdivision known as Jackson Street Corners (Transmittal, R-17-01, Plat, Staff Report, Minutes, Application) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS JACKSON STREET CORNERS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor McPartlan opened the hearing at 6:28 p.m. and the City Attorney read the title of Resolution No. R-17-01. There was no ex -parte communication to disclose by the Council Members. The City Clerk swore in those who planned to provide testimony. Steve Neveleff, Lake Mary, Florida, said he represented the parcel owners. He stated they have received an early -clear permit, all environmental permits and asked City Council to approve the plat. The Community Development Planner reported this was a replat of a portion of the Ocean Breeze Heights subdivision; the applicant would like to subdivide the parcels into a three lot commercial subdivision. She said staff is aware that the stormwater outfall will flow onto lot two prompting the staff's condition that the outfall be noted on the subdivision's covenant. Staff recommends approval. Mr. Dodd asked if the ingress/egress for lot two will be off Jackson Street. The Community Development Manager said it could be but given the environmental concerns, it might be used for mitigation purposes. She also reported that Palm Avenue was still active and was denied to be abandoned because it might be needed for drainage. She said each lot would be reviewed for site specific use as they came in for development. There was no one to speak in favor or against the plat. Regular City Council Meeting January 25, 2017 Page Five The Community Development Manager reiterated that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval with the condition as outlined in the resolution. Mayor McPartlan closed the public hearing at 6:37 p.m. MOTION by Mr. Dodd and SECOND by Vice Mayor Coy to approve the preliminary plat for the commercial subdivision known as Jackson Street Corners as submitted. ROLL CALL: Mayor McPartlan — Aye Vice Mayor Coy — Aye Mr. Dodd —Aye Mr. Hill —Aye Ms. Kinchen - Aye Motion carried 5-0. 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 17.003 A. Consider Sebastian Train Depot Relocation Appropriation (Transmittal Pictures) The City Manager reported that he sent the Building Official to look at train depot in Ft. Pierce who is selling the property January 31 and the building movers can move the depot for $45,000 which did not include the cost of permits that might be needed. He said assuming the City refurbished and used the depot as a display the cost would be around $80,000; if it was restored to be a museum the cost would increase to around $120,000. He distributed materials of a depot restored by the Town of Jupiter for around $155,000 which is currently maintained by the Loxahatchee Guild and the City's CIP fund. He also distributed some photos taken by Mayor McPartlan earlier in the day. (See attached) Mayor McPartlan said not more than 5% of the building could be saved and suggested removing the doors. He said he was in favor of saving history and noted if the City or Historical Society used the doors in a replica, the City would still have to dispose of the rest of the building. The City Attorney advised the owner of the depot should be contacted before retrieving the doors. Mr. Hill noted it is expensive to keep and restore history; retrieving the whole building and applying for a grant from the State of Florida would show goodwill by the City; he has no problem bringing the whole building back to Sebastian. Mr. Dodd said he could support the move if he knew there was someone willing to champion a grant similar to what was done in Jupiter. To assist with Council's decision, the City Manager added that a time extension is not possible; the mover is insured and confident he can move the building to Sebastian in one piece, and the move would be paid from the reserve account. Mr. Hill stated if the City spends $50,000 there is no guaranteed it will be special, but if the City doesn't, it is guaranteed not to be special. Regular City Council Meeting January 25, 2017 Page Six Vice Mayor Coy reminded Council that the snow shoe house was relocated and later demolished. Representatives from the Sebastian Area Historical Society indicated they did not have any plan for the structure. Vice Mayor Coy said the move was hard to justify. Ms. Kinchen said keeping the depot would be an economic asset to the City, grants could be sought, and it could be included in the next budget. MOTION by Mr. Hill and SECOND by Ms. Kinchen to pursue the acquisition of the train depot and put it at the Airport. Thomas Haines, 6304 River Run, said he owns several pieces of property and would like to see the train depot come back to Sebastian. He asked to have until Friday to figure out how restore the building and possibly place it on his two vacant lots on Cleveland Street, behind Dunkin Donuts. Ben Hocker said it doesn't seem to be a feasible move; there might be blueprints for the original depot to help build a replica with the original doors. Mayor McPartlan said only 5% of the building can be revitalized; a replica would be the best way to preserve the history. Vice Mayor Coy said Mr. Haines could negotiate with the owner and put it on his property. The City Attorney advised that if the City moved the depot, it would then need to be declared surplus property and some kind of competitive process would need to ensue. ROLL CALL: Vice Mayor Coy — Nay Mr. Dodd — Nay Mr. Hill —Aye Ms. Kinchen —Aye Mayor McPartlan - Nay Motion failed 3-2 to bring the train depot back to Sebastian. 17.029 B. Consider Planning & Zoning's Recommendation on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries (Transmittal. Previous Transmittal, DOH Memo) The City Attorney reported the Planning and Zoning Commission decided to go with the "conditional use option" but didn't want to go any further in case Council disagreed with them on the front end; if Council is in agreement they would work on an ordinance. MOTION by Mayor McPartlan and SECOND by Vice Mayor Coy to request the Planning and Zoning Commission to develop a conditional use ordinance. Mr. Hill asked the City Attorney if Sebastian could request that the County ordinance cover the City. The City Attorney said they could, however the County is quite restrictive, providing for industrial locations or inconvenient locations. The City Attorney said the restrictions provide information to a potential operator such as how many feet the dispensary needs to be from a residential area or school. With a "special use" permit the operator wouldn't know what is available until they made application to the City or with conditional use, the conditions will be thought of in advance. 67 Regular City Council Meeting January 25, 2017 Page Seven ROLL CALL: Motion carried 5-0. Mr. Dodd — Aye Ms. Kinchen — Aye Vice Mayor Coy - Aye Mr. Hill — Aye Mayor McPartlan — Aye The City Attorney said he would bring their request for a conditional use ordinance back to the Planning and Zoning Commission. 11. PUBLIC INPUT New information or requests to city council not otherwise on the prepared agenda Ben Hocker, Sebastian, said during the Fine Arts and Music Festival every swale was lined with cars which is against the City's code and suggested holding the festivals at the Airport under an overhang. Andrea Ring, Chair of Natural Resources Board, invited the public to the Board's February meeting where Dr. Charles Jacobi, Lead Scientist for the St. Johns River Water Management District, is scheduled to speak. Jim Sunnycalb, Sebastian, thanked the City Manager for installing a blue light in the Easy Street Park fountain to raise awareness for autism and support for law enforcement. He invited the public to view his Easy Street Facebook page to see a model of the fountain light and the baby Egyptian geese that have just been hatched at the park. Mayor McPartlan added the blue is also used to raise awareness for child abuse prevention. 12. NEW BUSINESS 17.030 A. Rebuild Public Fishing Piers/Docks (Transmittal. Bid Results, Pier Schematics) The City Manager said as a result of Hurricane Matthew, five piers and docks were damaged, he began the bid process and the low bid was $1.4M. He said his concern was if he mitigated enough during this request for reimbursement, down the road FEMA might be more amenable for reimbursement should there be another hurricane. He requested that Council consider a second application to FEMA with a repair reduction as outlined in his agenda transmittal which might put the City in a better stead for future reimbursement. Mayor McPartlan said he understood if something happened next year, FEMA would not reimburse the City $1.41M again. He asked if a pier was reduced and in the future, if the City wanted the whole pier restored, would it be permitted. The City Engineer explained will as long as the City maintains the current permits and submerged land leases, they can be replaced the full length in the future. He added that piers less than 1,000 sq. ft. can be replaced under a general permit which is quicker process than restoring the full length. Mr. Hill requested the total cost of reducing the piers versus rebuilding the piers, noting there will still be expenses with the demolition of the pilings. The City Manager did not have those calculations. Regular City Council Meeting January 25, 2017 Page Eight MOTION by Mr. Hill and SECOND by Vice Mayor Coy to direct the City Manager to get the numbers for repairs based on his recommendations. ROLL CALL: Mr. Hill —Aye Ms. Kinchen —Aye Mayor McPartlan — Aye Vice Mayor Coy — Aye Mr. Dodd —Aye Motion carried 5-0. 17.031 B. Approve RFP Process for Sebastian Municipal Golf Course Restaurant/Bar Lease (Transmittal, DTF Correspondence 12/22/16, DTF Correspondence 1/13/17, Lease, RFP) The City Manager said in preparation for the expiration of the Sebastian Municipal Golf Course Restaurant/Bar lease in November 2017, he released a request for proposal (RFP) in January and requested Council approval to continue with the RFP process. MOTION by Mayor McPartlan and SECOND by Mr. Dodd to continue with the RFP. Mr. Hill said the owners have fulfilled every obligation of the contract, made repairs and improvements to the facility, are willing to adjust the market value, and continue with repairs; he didn't understand why a RFP is being considered at this time. He noted in December the concessionaire let the City know they wanted to continue the lease, they have been successful for 26 years, and he asked why the City would want to take a chance with another restaurant and go forward with the RFP. The City Manager said for the last six months, the City's revenue from the restaurant was $13,143 with the expenses at $12,400. The City Attorney said the terms could be renegotiated for the next 10 year period since the restaurant has notified the City they would like to renew. He explained the reason the City Manager went forward with the RFP was to review what kind of potential proposals are available prior to the November 20, 2017 lease expiration. He said the City will have ultimate decision. Mr. Dodd asked if the RFP respondents are aware that the current concessionaire has the opportunity to go another ten years. The City Attorney said yes because their lease is available for review. Mr. Dodd provided an example that if four respondents answered the RFP and the current concessionaire matched their proposals, he asked if the City could get in trouble. Mr. Hill noted if the RFP goes forward, the only way for the current concessionaire to be included is to have them participate in the RFP which isn't reasonable; the City should negotiate with the current concessionaire and if that isn't amenable, go forward with the RFP process on May 20, 2017. Ms. Coy said specific items should be negotiated by May 20, 2017 with the current concessionaire. The City Manager said he had the restaurant appraised at $20 a sq. ft. at $72,000 a year for $6,000 a month. Regular City Council Meeting January 25, 2017 Page Nine Mayor McPartlan and Mr. Dodd WITHDREW their motion. 13. CITY ATTORNEY MATTERS - None 14. CITY MANAGER MATTERS - None 15. CITY CLERK MATTERS - None 16. CITY COUNCIL MATTERS A. Council Member Kinchen Ms. Kinchen said she has noticed City crews on Jefferson Street and asked if negotiations have fallen through with the Florida Dept. of Transportation (FDOT). The City Engineer said there is an ongoing hole at the location and FDOT is assisting with the cause which could be a spring that needs to be capped. B. Mayor McPartlan - None C. Vice Mayor Coy Vice Mayor Coy said she has recently encountered people with mental challenges and she cautioned the public to let the police and professionals deal with those individuals. D. Council Member Dodd Mr. Dodd requested the planters installed at intersections on CR512 be fixed or removed and suggested taking over the maintenance from the County to ensure aesthetics. E. Council Member Hill - None 17. Being no further business, Mayor McPartlan adjourned the Regular City Council meeting at 8:06 p.m. Approved at the Februa 2017 Regular City Council meeting. Mayor Bob McPartlan ATTEST: _ e 16hanette Williams, MMC. ityC(rk_' -- E FORM 813 MEMORANDUM OF VOTING CONFLICT FOR COUNTY, MUNICIPAL, AND OTHER LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICERS LAST NAME -FIRST NAME -MIDDLE NAME NAME OF BOARD, COUNCIL, COMMISSION, AUTHORITY. OR COMMITTEE McPartlan, Bob City Council MAILING ADDRESS 1225 Main Street THE BOARD, COUNCIL, COMMISSION, AUTHORITY OR COMMITTEE ON WHICH I SERVE IS A UNIT OF: FXI'CITY [I COUNTY QOTHER LOCAL AGENCY CITY COUNTY NAME OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION: City of Sebastian Sebastian, FL 32958 Indian River DATE ON WHICH VOTE OCCURRED January 25, 2017 MY POSITION IS: EX ELECTIVE ❑ APPOINTIVE WHO MUST FILE FORM 813 This form is for use by any person serving at the county, city, or other local level of government on an appointed or elected board, council, commission, authority, or committee. It applies equally to members of advisory and non -advisory bodies who are presented with a voting conflict of interest under Section 112.3143, Florida Statutes. Your responsibilities under the law when faced with voting on a measure in which you have a conflict of interest will vary greatly depending on whether you hold an elective or appointive position. For this reason, please pay close attention to the instructions on this form before completing the reverse side and filing the form. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 112.3143, FLORIDA STATUTES A person holding elective or appointive county, municipal, or other local public office MUST ABSTAIN from voting on a measure which inures to his or her special private gain or loss. Each elected or appointed local officer also is prohibited from knowingly voting on a mea- sure which inures to the special gain or loss of a principal (other than a government agency) by whom he or she is retained (including the parent organization or subsidiary of a corporate principal by which he or she is retained); to the special private gain or loss of a relative; or to the special private gain or loss of a business associate. Commissioners of community redevelopment agencies under Sec. 163.356 or 163.357, F.S., and officers of independent special tax districts elected on a one -acre, one -vote basis are not prohibited from voting in that capacity. For purposes of this law, a "relative" includes only the officer's father, mother, son, daughter, husband, wife, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law. A "business associate" means any person or entity engaged in or carrying on a business enterprise with the officer as a partner, joint venturer, coowner of property, or corporate shareholder (where the shares of the corporation are not listed on any national or regional stock exchange). ELECTED OFFICERS: In addition to abstaining from voting in the situations described above, you must disclose the conflict: PRIOR TO THE VOTE BEING TAKEN by publicly stating to the assembly the nature of your interest in the measure on which you are abstaining from voting; and WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER THE VOTE OCCURS by completing and filing this forth with the person responsible for recording the min- utes of the meeting, who should incorporate the form in the minutes. APPOINTED OFFICERS: Although you must abstain from voting in the situations described above, you otherwise may participate in these matters. However, you must disclose the nature of the conflict before making any attempt to influence the decision, whether orally or in writing and whether made by you or at your direction. IF YOU INTEND TO MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT WHICH THE VOTE WILL BE TAKEN: You must complete and file this forth (before making any attempt to influence the decision) with the person responsible for recording the minutes of the meeting, who will incorporate the form in the minutes. (Continued on other side) APPOINTED OFFICERS (continued) • A copy of the form must be provided immediately to the other members of the agency. • The form must be read publicly at the next meeting after the form is filed. IF YOU MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION EXCEPT BY DISCUSSION AT THE MEETING: • You must disclose orally the nature of your conflict in the measure before participating. • You must complete the form and file it within 15 days after the vote occurs with the person responsible for recording the minutes of the meeting, who must incorporate the forth in the minutes. A copy of the form must be provided immediately to the other members of the agency, and the form must be read publicly at the next meeting after the forth is filed. CLOSURE OF LOCAL OFFICER'S INTEREST S 1, +JO /J / (c �/d ✓ �/ 1� _,hereby disclose that on c Q til Qqr 20 (a) A measure came or will come before my agency which (check one) Q inured to my special private gain or loss; inured to the special gain or loss of my business associate, inured to the special gain or loss of my relative, inured to the special gain or loss of by whom I am retained; or inured to the special gain or loss of which is the parent organization or subsidiary of a principal which has retained me. (b) The measure before my agency and the nature of my conflicting interest in the measure is as follows: a!� /�L GGja1 ✓ �� 1 J�1 � yn6/1 C'oui �j CLe /lbunU 7q� /e /aSA Z Date Filed Signature NOTICE: UNDER PROVISIONS OF FLORIDA STATUTES §112.317, A FAILURE TO MAKE ANY REQUIRED DISCLOSURE CONSTITUTES GROUNDS FOR AND MAY BE PUNISHED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: IMPEACHMENT, REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT, DEMOTION, REDUCTION IN SALARY, REPRIMAND, OR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $10,000. CE FORM 8B - EFF. 112000 PAGE 2 -- JUPITERe Jupiter Depot Report 8-1-2015 by Caboose Mikey It will be nice to see the Jupiter Depot again as today marks the 100th anniversary of the FEC Jupiter Depot. The Town of Jupi- ter and the Loxahatchee Guild have every right to be proud of all that they have accom- plished with this great little building. The building site has been stabilized and the depot is permanently installed in Sawfish Bay Park. Exterior work has transformed the shabby appearance that we saw back on moving day into a real eye-catcher with out- standing Flagler ochre and white trim. The roof and almost all the roof joists have been replaced and much of the siding, too. New decking around the outside including steps and access ramp was completed this week. Interior is bare and dark. No electric or anything else inside. Last evening's preview party was a cozy affair in the open depot without lighting or air. The only window is in the north end facing the Jupiter draw span. It was neat to watch the bridge descend for FEC950 from there. Master carpenter Stephen Agnelli was proud to point out the hand built doors and astonished when I remarked how accurate the tram -way hangers were on the baggage doors. South Brevard historian and FECRS member Ed Vosatka had supplied me with the plans for the originals and what a great match they are! They have saved one original wooden pew bench and a couple of the partitions but there is such a long way to go on the interior. We did stay dry, though, throughout very heavy thunderstorms last evening. The preview party featured speeches and congrats, plenty of photos and a ribbon -cut- ting ceremony. About fifty invited guests enjoyed refreshments and beverages that were supplied by many fine local companies. A barbershop quartet sang 'God Bless Amer- ica' as the dignitaries snipped the ribbon stretched across the doorway. My thanks to Town of Jupiter Mayor Karen Golonka and Loxahatchee Guild's Mary -Therese Delete for their splendid hos- pitality. It was also a pleasure to see FECRS member Jon Gilbert again and, of course, Seth and Myrna Bramson. What I noticed most was how proud everyone was of all the hard work and how the depot appearance has been transformed. Be sure to join the FECRS 2015 Conven- tion tour on Friday September 25 and see it for yourself. Best regards, cabnoseMikey. -Si'ephenoynel/,'Go�'.^lei` T. our frk.d, at the J.pRer D.P., Cvvarwtvl.tivvs .vd but wbhwa From 9.10 Brw-rv...d Florid. Rut Cvut R.ilay CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE LEFT Jupi ter Depot north end exterior; Jupiter Depo 1960 presentation; (I -r) Johnathan Gilbert Caboose Mikey and Seth Bramson; (1•r Caboose Mikey, Stephen Agnelli and Sett Bramson; New ramp and decking for tht Jupiter depot in progress. All photos tour tesy of Johnathan Gilbert. — - — — -,-,- — —. - MOIL--- - ja u Ar I 44 1� ..•._ Ar jj 4 11 sig.. D Bits Amwa� flO flO • i r. � Vii• �� < Ilk ( i ,,• _ F J F y S Vii.• i �.y � i • v r i 1 .yi.. .. i -• i lj Joseph Griffin From: David Kemp <David K@jupiter.fl.us > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2017 5:19 PM To: Joseph Griffin Subject: Jupiter FEC Train Depot - Photos and cost expenditures Attachments: Exterior 2jpg; Exterior 4jpg; Exterior 5jpg; Interior (Facing West)jpg; Interior (Facing South)jpg; Interior (Facing South 2) jpg; East Side jpg; North Side jpg; South Sidejpg; West Side jpg; Stephanie Thoburn & Josh Liller jpg Hi Joe, Attached with this e-mail are some before and after pictures of the exterior and interior of the train depot. Also, here are some of the cost estimates to date involved in relocating and restoring the train depot: • Cost to move the train depot (includes structural report) and provide archaeological monitoring and reporting - $150,000 • Funds raised by the Loxahatchee Guild for materials for the restoration of the train depot - $155,000 • Additional funds by the Town to obtain a certificate of occupancy for the train depot - $25,000 • CIP funding in current Fiscal Year to further restore the train depot for use as a museum - $60,000 Since the Loxahatchee Guild was able to secure 'labor time" donations from local contractors for installing the roof, the four new sliding and barn doors, the deck, painting, etc., hard costs for those services are not reflected in the numbers above. Please feel free to contact me if you have any more questions. Sincerely, r a David M. Kemp, AICP Principal Planner Town of Jupiter, Department of Planning and Zoning 210 Military Trail, Jupiter, Florida 33458 Ph — (561) 741-2452 davidk@iupiter.fl.us PLEASE NOTE: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from the Town of Jupiter officials and employees regarding public business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your e-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure. Under Florida law, e- mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing Series of Train Depot pictures taken by Mayor McPartlan 25 January 2017 !7 wle q wbft AF* � � r i s S ' Y >8 , s. W ^--V%. L 1� E E 0 T.q Yaunpblood 8 Son= SenMrtl. Flbrftla (iWl 323-0115