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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06031996 TREE City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 [] FAX (407) 589-5570 PUBLIC MEETING CITY OF SEBASTIAN 1225 MAiN STREET INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FLORIDA THE THE ADVISORY BOA~ OF THE CiTY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, WILL HOLD THEIR REGULAR MEETING ON MONDA]~, JUNE 3, 1996 AT 5:30 P.M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. D~WN M. CORAPI, SECRETARy TREE ADVISORY BOARD NOTE: IF ANY PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE ON THE ABOVE MATTERS, HE/SHE WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES, HE/SHE MAY NEEDTOENSURETHAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORDINCLUDES THE TESTIMONY IN EVIDENCE ON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED. NOTE: IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS 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 THE MEETING. TBPUBMTG1.WP City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET n SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (561) 589-5330 [] FAX (561) 589-5570 CiTY O,F,,SI~BASTIAN TREE ADVISORY BOARD REG~ MEETING JUNE 3, 1996 CHAIRWOMAN KILKELLY OPENED THE MEETING AT 5:30 P.M. PRESENT: CHWMN. SHIRLEY KILKELLY DONNA STARCK THOMAS CECRLE ALSO PRESENT: JOHN ALMADA, ADVISOR JANICE BRODA, ADVISOR BOB MASSARELLI, CITY PLANNER DAWN CORAPI, SECRETARY SHIRLEY MADE A SUGGESTION TO INTERVIEW THE NEW APPLICANTS BEFORE THEY PROCEED WITH MEETING. SHIRLEY EXPLAINED TO THE APPLICANTS, THAT THE BOARD RECOMMENDED CARL FISCHER FOR ONE OF THE POSITIONS, AT THE MAY 6, 1996 MEETING AND NOW THEY ARE INTERVIEWING TO RECOMMENDFOR THE SECOND POSITION. THE BOARD BEGAN BY ASKING SALLY GORE, THE FIRST APPLICANT, TO TELL THEM A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HERSELF. SALLY BRIEFLY EXPANDED ON HER EXPERIENCE IN THE LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY AND HORTICULTURE. SHE ALSO TOUCHED ON SOME OF HER CONCERNS RELATED TO LANDSCAPING, ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, IN SEBASTIAN. ANNE INTERJECTED HER VIEWS CONCERNING LANDSCAPE ISSUES IN AGREEMENT WITH SALLY. SHIRLEY ASKED THE APPLICANTS TO STEP OUTSIDE WHILE THE MEMBERS DISCUSS THEIR DECISION. DAWN ASKED SHIRLEY IF SHE KNEW WHY THEY DID NOT ESTABLISH ANY ALTERNATE MEMBER POSITIONS FOR THEIR BOARD. BOB LOO THAT THEY CREATED ALTERNA WHEN PE CAN BRI AFTER A AND WAS DONNA S TOM CEC CHWMN. THE VOT AFTER 9 RECOMME ARE ALS~ CREATED AGAIN F SHIRLEY ANNE AND THE THE MEM SALLY Wi RATHER, HER SAY TOM MAI POSITIO REGULAR KED IT UP IN THE CODE BOOK AND SAID THAT THE CODE PROVIDES E TREE ADVISORY BOARD iS 'FIVE MEMBERS. HE SUGGESTED THAT COMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL THAT TWO ALTERNATE POSITIONS BE SO THAT WHEN ALL THE MEMBERS CAN'T SHOW UP THEY HAVE rES AND ALSO TO BRING PEOPLE ON BOARD TO EDUCATE THEM SO OPLE ARE LEAVING THE BOARD THEY HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE THEY ~G IN. BRIEF DISCUSSION, ABOUT THE APPLICANTS, A VOTE WAS TAKEN AS FOLLOWS: rARCK ANNE PUTMAN RLE SALLY GORE KILKELLY ANNE PUTMAN WAS 2 - i IN FAVOR OF ANNE PUTMAN. ,HE APPLICANTS RETURNED, SHIRLEY ADVISED THEM THAT THEY ~DED TO CITY COUNCIL ANNE AS A REGULAR MEMBER AND THAT THEY ) GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT TWOALTERNATE MEMBER POSITIONS BE . SHE ADVISED SALLY IF APPROVED THEY WOULD LIKE HER TO APPLY ~R ONE OF THOSE POSITIONS. EXPLAINED TO SALLYTHE RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN ALTERNATE. TERJECTED AND SAID IF SALLY DOES NOT WISH TO PURSUE THE POSITION, THEY COULD RECOMMENDED HER AS A REGULAR MEMBER SHE WILL APPLY FOR THE ALTERNATE POSITION. BERS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED WITH ANNE'S SUGGESTION. ~S VERY PLEASED WITH THEIR DECISION, SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD 3PEND THE TIME THAT SHE SPENDS IN VOLUNTEER SERVICES HAVING COUNT. ~E A MOTION THAT IF THEY GET APPROVED FOR AN ALTERNATE ~ THATANNE BE RECOMMENDED AND SALLY BE RECOMMENDED FOR THE MEMBER POSITION. DONNA S~CONDED THE MOTION. A VOICEVOTE WAS TAKEN. THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. BOB MA~E A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD MAKE A FORMAL MOTION REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AMEND THE CODE TO PROVIDE FOR TWO ALTERNATE POSITIONS. SHIRLEY SO MOVED BOB'S RECOMMENDATION. PAG~ 3 OF ? TRBEADVISORY BOARD ~43LFLARMEETXNG OF J~NE 3. 1996 DONNA SECONDED THE MOTION. A VOICE VOTE WAS TAKEN. THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. AT THIS TIME SHIRLEY INTRODUCED THE CITY PLANNER, BOB MASSARELLI TO THE BOARD AND ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO THEM. BOB BRIEFLY SPOKE ABOUT HIS PAST EXPERIENCE AND INTERESTS WITH WILDLIFE AND TREES AND SPOKE OF HIS HOPES FOR THE FUTURE OF SEBASTIAN PARTICULARLY THE COMPATIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS ANDLANDSCAPINGREQUIREMENTS. HE ADVISED THEM THAT HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ANDHE INVITED THEM ALL TO COME AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROCESS BY GIVING THEIR INPUT. HE ALSO TOLD THEM THAT THEIR INPUT AND GUIDANCE WILL BE CRITICAL TO THE RIVERFRONT COMMITTEE. SHIRLEY INTRODUCED BOB TO THE ADVISORS AND ASKED WHEN WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR THEM TO TALK TO THE RIVERFRONT COMMITTEE. BOB SAID THAT HE WAS SHOOTING FOR JUNE 24, 1996 FOR THEM To MEET WITH THE RIVERFRONT COMMITTEE. SHIRLEY ASKED BOB IF HE WANTEDTHEIR INPUT WHEN HE RE DOES THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SPECIFICALLY THE TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE. BOB EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE LDC AND SAID THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE A COMPLETE PLAN ON HOW THEY ANEGOING TO GO ABOUTUPDATINGAND REWRITING IT. BOB ADVISED THE BOARD THAT GATHERING INPUT FOR THE TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR THEM TO INCLUDE AS PART OF THEIR WORK PLAN FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. APPP. OVAL OF MINLTTES: TOM MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTE FROM THE MARCH 4, 1996, TREE ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING. DONNA SECONDED THE MOTION. A VOICE VOTE WAS TAKEN. THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. DONNA MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE TREE ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING DATED MAY 6~ 1996. TREE TOM SEC¢ A VOICE THE MOT] SHIRLEY TREE HA] THAT NE! SHOWED ~ $4.00 TC WOUI~ N~ SALLY AN INST] EXPLAIN~ MORE EF~ SHIRLEY RECREAT] SHE SAI~ INTERES~ SALLY THE BOA~ FOR TRE~ THE MAI~ AS ALLO( WHAT WA~ WAS DIV~ $28,000 COUNCIL SHIRLEY ALLOCAT~ ORDERED SHIRLEY PRESENT~. UP THE T START W( SHIRLEY PRESENTt THE BOA~ 1996, 'ZBORYBOP. RD NEETZNG OF 31J'Ng 3. 199~ P~ 4 OF ? ,NDED THE MOTION. VOTE WAS TAKEN. ON WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ASKED THE MEMBERS TO gO THROUGH THE "FINAL DRAFT" OFT HE NTENANCE MANUAL TO SEE IF.THEY THOUGHT THERE WERE CHANGES IDED TO BE MADE OR ANYTHING NEEDED TO BE ADDED. SHE ,~nSO 'HE BOARD THE FIELD CARDS THAT SHE MADE, BUT SAID IT COSTS GETONE SET OF FIVE CARDS LAMINATED AND SHE SAID THAT THEY ED TO MAKE 10 - 12 SETS. DE A SUGGESTION THAT THE CITY EMPLOYEES GET TOOETHER WiTH ACTOR FOR HANDS ON TRAINING ON HOW TO PRUNE TREES. SHE D THAT IN HER TEACHING EXPERIENCE, SHE FOUND THAT IT WAS ECTiVE. EXPLAINED, TO SALLY, THAT CHRIS MCCARTHY, OF PARKS AND ON, WILL BE USING THE MANUALTO INSTRUCT THEEMPLOYEES, BUT , THAT SHE THOUGHT IT WAS AN EXCELLENT IDEA AND, IF SHE IS ED, SHE MIGHT WANT TO HELP HIM WITH TEACHING. .ID THAT SHE WOULD BE WILLING TO WORK WITH HIM. D BEGAN A LENGTHY DISCUSSION REGARDING THE SAMPLE BUDGET, CITY USA, CHRIS PROVIDED TO THE THEM. 'CONCERN OF THE BOARD WAS HOW THE $28,000 WAS BEING SHOWN :ATED. THEY QUESTIONED WHETHER THEY HAD TO SPEND EXACTLY I ALLOCATED FOR BACH CATEGORY OR DID IT NOT HATTER HOW IT iDED, BUT THAT THEY JUST HAD TO MEET THE BOTTOM LINE OF FOR TREE CITY USA, AND IF SO, THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE WOULD BE AWARE OF THAT WHEN THEY REVIEW IT. SAID THAT WHEN SHE 'SAW THAT MONEY WAS goiNG TOO BE .D FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TREE BANK SHE WENT AHEADAND THE TREE SEEDLINGS FROM THE NATIONAL TREE TRUST. ADVISED THE BOARD.THATTHEY WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO MAKE A ,TIONTOTHE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIRAPPROVALOFTHEMS'ETTING REE BANK, BEHIND THE POLICE STATION, AND SHE SUgt~ESTED THEY ~RKING ON THAT. SUGGESTED THAT THE ADVISORS GET TOGETHER TO DISCUSS THEIR .TION FOR RIVERFRONT COMMITTEE. AGREED TO MEET WITH THE RIVERFRONT COMMITTEE ON JULY 1, ISTEAD OF JUNE 24, 1996. TREE AD3~XSORY BOARD RKGtiLAR i~ETXNG OF ,.TriNE 3. 't996 PAGE 5 OF ~7 BOB BRIEFLY WENT OVER THE TYPES'OF THINGS THEY MIGHT WANT TO INCLUDE IN THEIR PRESENTATION TO THE RIVERFRONT COMMITTEE.. SHIRLEY ASKED DAWN WHAT THE STATUS WAS FOR THE CAM-CORDER. SHE SAID THE BATTERY CHARGER PART WAS IN IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF HER GOING DOWN TO VERO TO PICK iT UP. CARL OFFERED TO PICK IT UP FOR HER ON HIS WAY TO VERO THE NEXT DAY. DAWN SAID THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. SHIRLEY ASKED SOMEONE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EXPENSE OF APPROXIMATELY $55.00 TO LAMINATE THEFIELD CARDS. SALLY MADE A SUGGESTION TO USE BOTH SIDES OF THE INDEX CARDS. TO REDUCE THE COST. BOB SAID HE DID NOT THINK THERE WAS A NEED FOR A MOTION, STAFF WOULD jUST DO IT, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE MONEY IN THE BUDGET. SHIRLEY TOLD TOM, THAT AT A PREVIOUS MEETING, WHEN HE WAS NOT PRESENT, THEY DISCUSSED HAVING HIM, THROUGH A PRESS RELEASE, ADVISE THE PUBLIC THAT WE HAVE LITERATURE AVAILABLE. BOB MADE A SUGGESTION TO MAKE THE LITERATURE AVAILABLE AT THE NORTH COUNTY LIBRARY AND HAVE THE LIBRARIAN HANDLE IT. SHIRLEY PASSED AROUND TO THE MEMBERS AN ARTICLE IN THE PRESS JOURNAL ABOUT FPL AND TREES. DONNA SAID SHE SPOKE TO FPL AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THEY CONTRACT TREE TRIMMING SERVICES OUT TO ASPUNDA TREE SERVICE. THEY ALSO PROVIDED HER WITH A PAMPHLET THAT THEY SEND OUT TO HOMEOWNERS, UPON REQUEST, THAT HAS INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CALL IF THEY HAVE TREES THAT ARE GROWING INTO POWER LINES. DONNA ALSO BROUGHT UP AN AD THAT SHE SAW, IN THE PAPER, OF A TREE SERVICE THAT IS ADVERTISING TOPPING TREES. THE BOARDDISCUSSEDWHAT AUTHORITY THEYHADTO INTERVENE. AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION THE BOARD AGREED THAT DONNA SHOULD CONTACT HIM AND ASK QUESTIONS BECAUSE IT JUST MAY BE THE TERMINOLOGY HE IS USING. BOB INQUIRED IF TOPPING WAS AGAINST THE CODE. CARL SAID THAT IT STATES IN THE LDC THAT YOU CAN NOT DO ANY HARM TO A TREE. BOB AND DONNA AGREED TO GET TOGETHER TO CLARIFY WHAT THE CODE STATES ABOUT TOPPING TREES BECAUSE BOB SAID IF SHE CALLS AND MENTIONS THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN HE OR MR. FRAME WILL GET THE CALL NEXT AND HE NEEDS TO MAKE SURE iT IS AN ISSUE. THE MEM~ LOCAL EASIER TOM MAD MOST CO~ JANICE T~E S" ~TER A A~E~ DO~A S A VOICE THE MOT] TOM SAIl T~E PR~ CO~ AVAI~I ~A THE ~G; TOM SEC( A VOICE THE MOT] SHilEY SELECT QUOTA O] TOM ~IL DO~A A VOICE ~'ZSOP3[ BOARD 'PAGE: 6 OF 7 MBBTING OF JUNE 3. 1996 .ERS BRIEFLY TALKED ABOUT JOHN' S IDEA OF SOMEHOW GETTINg; THE ~SERIES IN LINE WITH THE CITY'S TREE ORDINANCE, TO MAKE IT 'OR THE HOMEOWNERS WHEN THEY GO TO PURCHASE TREES. '. A SUGGESTION THAT THEY MAKE AVAILABLE A SHORT LIST OF THE ~{ON NATIVE TREES BEING PLANTED IN THE AREA. ~AID, AS A START, SHE WOULD PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF "TO~ 10 'OR THE NEXT MEETING. JANICE EXCUSED THEMSELVES AT 7:00. BRIEF DISCUSSION, TOM MADE A MOTION THAT CHRIS-MCCARTHY HE URBAN FORESTRY CONFERENCE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. :CONDED THE MOTION. VOTE WAS TAKEN. DN WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. M~TT~R~: ) THAT HE WOULD TALK WITH CHRIS ABOUT THE BUDGET AND THE NING VIDEOS. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE WOULD GET WITH THE NORTH LIBRARY AS FAR AS 'GIVING THEM THE INFORMATION TO BE .E FOR THE PUBLIC AND GETTING A PRESS RELEASE OUT ON THAT. DE A MOTION THAT THEY PURCHASE A ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO ~ZINE ENTITLED "URBAN FORESTRY". ~NDED THE MOTION. VOTE WAS TAKEN. '.ON WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ASKED THE MEMBERS IF TKEY"THOUGHT THEY SHOULD WAIT TO CHAIRPERSON UNTIL NEXT MONTH WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR FULL MEMBERS. A MOTION THAT THEY HOLD OFF ON SELECTING A CHAIRPERSON ~.Y GET A FULL BOARD. :CONDED THE MOTION. VOTE WAS TAKEN.