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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07011996 TREE City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (561) 589-5330 [] FAX (561) 589-5570 AGENDA TREE ADVISORY BOARD MONDAY JULY 1, 1996 $:30 P.M. 2. 3. 4. Se 8, 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. CA~L TO CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT OF 2 REGULAR MEMBERS - WELCOME! ROM ~. APPROVAL OF MZNU~BS: MEETING OF JUNE 3, 1996 STATUS OF LDCAMENDMENT TO CREATE 2ALTERNATEM~MBER POSITIONS. - RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL FOR ALTERNATE MEMBERS ANNOUNCEMENTS: PRESENTATION TO THE RIVERFRONT COMMITTEE RE: LABq)SCAPING SET ON THEIR AGENDA FOR JULY 1, 1996 at 7:30 P.M. OLD BUSINESS: - STATUS OF BUDGET - TREE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND FIELD CARDS - COMMENTS ON FINALDRAFT - STATUS OF TREE INVENTORY NEW BUSINESS: - SUGGESTIONS FOR REWRITE OF TREE ORDINANCE MEMBERS MATTERS: TOM CECRLE DONNA STARCE NEW MEMBERS CHAIRtS MATTERS - SELECTION OF NEW CHAIRPERSON ADVISORS MATTERS: SANICE BRODA $OHN ALMADA CHRIS MCCARTHY CITY PLANNER'S MATTERS SECRETARYtS MATTERS ADJOURm4ENT. ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE ON THE ABOVE MATTERS, WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY ANDEVIDENCE UPON WHICH APPEALIS TO BE HEARD. SAID APPEAL MUST BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE DATE OF ACTION. (286.0105 F.S) City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (561) 589-5330 [] FAX (561) 589-5570 PUBLIC MEETING CITY OF SEBASTIAN 1225 MAIN STREET INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FLORIDA THE TREE ADVISOR~ BOARD OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, WILL HOLD THEIR REGULAR MEETING ON MONDAY, J%~L~ 1, 1996 AT 5~30 P.M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. TREE ADVISORY BOARD NOTE: IF ANY PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE ON THE ABOVE MATTERS, HE/SHE WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES, HE/SHE MAY NEED TOENSURETHAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY IN EVIDENCE ON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED. NOTE: IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), ANYONE WHO NEEDS A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR THIS MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY'S ADA COORDINATOR AT 589-5330 AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. TBPUBMTG1.WP City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (561) 589-5330 n FAX (561) 589-5570 C~ OF SEBASTIAN TREE ADVISORY BOARD REG~ MEETly. G JULY 1. 1996 CHAIRWOMAN KILKELLY OPENED THE MEETING AT 5:30 P.M. PRESENT: CHWMN. SHIRLEY KILKELLY DONNA STARCK CARL FISCHER (ARRIVED LATE) 'THOMAS CECRLE SALLY GORE ALSO PRESENT: JOHN ALMADA, ADVISOR JANICE BRODA, ADVISOR CHRIS MCCARTHY, PUBLIC WORKS BOB MASSARELLI, CITY PLANNER DAWN CORAPI, SECRETARY ANNE PUTMAN, MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC APPROVAL OF MINIITE$: DONNA MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 3, 1996. SALLY SECONDED THE MOTION. A VOICE VOTE WAS TAKEN. THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. SHIRLEY ANNOUNCED THAT SALLY GORE AND JANICE BRODA WOULD BE MAKING A PRESENTATION AT THE RIVERFRONT COMMITTEE MEETING THAT NIGHT AFTER THEIR REGULAR MEETING. TIt~E A REGULA OLD BU STATUS SHIRLE MADE ~ ITEMS. SHE AL ITEMS CHRIS ILLUST UNDER DV.I$gRY BgAMB R MEETZNG OF dULY 1. 1996 SINESS: OF BUDGET, HANDED OUT A SAMPLE BUDGET AND WENT OVER THE CHANGES SHE XPLAINING THAT SHE FELT IT SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN BY LINE SO ADVISED THE BOARD THAT SHE FOUND OUT THAT THE FOLLOWING ~OULD BE USED TOWARD THE TREE CITY USA BUDGET: ANY GRANT MONEY THAT THE CITY USES FOR TREES. ANY TREES THAT ARE DONATED. THE $55,000 A YEAR THAT FPL SPENDS, WITHIN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, TO MAINTAIN THE TREES IN THE EASEMENTS. EXPLAINED THAT IT COULD BE BROKEN UP, LIKE SHIRLEY ~ATED IN THE SAMPLE, BUT ULTIMATELY IT WILL BE ONE LUMP SUM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. HE ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO SPEND THE EXACT AMOUNT GiVEN TO THEM. DONNA SAID THAT THE EXAMPLE SHIRLEY HANDED OUT SHOWING THE MONEY BROKENI DOWN WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IN EXPLAINING TO THE CITY COUNCIL WHAT THE MONEY IS FOR. THEE NAxNTENANCE NAN~ AND FXELD CAI~)S - COMMENTS ON FXNAL SHIRLE~ ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE TREE MAINTENANCE SALLY SHIRLE SHIRLE STATUS JOHN ~ DAWN T HAD A COMMENT ON PRUNING HEDGES. SAID THAT HEDGES WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED ONLY TREES. SAID THAT ANYBODY WHO DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO GO OVER IT 9THER MONTH TO CATCH UP. OF TREE INVENTORY. RIEFLY TOLD THE MEMBERS THE PARCELS HE COMPLETED AND GAVE HE TAPE CONTAINING FOOTAGE FROM PARCELS 31-70. TOM T( PARCEL TOM GA E I GHT DAWN C ~LD DAWN THAT HE WOULD PICK UP THE VIDEO CAMERA TO TAPE 81-89. VE A BRIEF EXPLANATION REGARDING THE NEED TO CONVERT THE ~ILLIMETER TAPES TO STANDARD VHS SIZE TAPES. 3NFIRMED THAT THE CITY HAD THE CAPABILITY OF DOING THAT. TREB ADVZSORY BOARD REGULAR MBBTZNG OF JULY 1. '1996 IT WAS ALSO AGREED TO MAKE A DUPLICATE COPY OF EACH TAPE. JOHN SAID THAT HE WOULD DO PARCELS 70-80. ~ BUSZIIESS~ SUGGESTZONS FOR REWRZTE OF TREE ORDZHMIC,E. BOB EXPLAINED THE PROCESS THAT HE WAS PURSUING TO REWRITE THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW TO TWEAK THE TREE ORDINANCE AND THEIR INPUT WAS GREATLY DESIRED. SHIRLEY SAID SHE FELT THAT IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE UNDER THE SECTION LANDSCAPING IT SHOULD BE CHANGED TO INCLUDE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ALONG WITH INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AND UNDER. THE SECTION TREE PROTECTION IT SHOULD BE CHANGED TO INCLUDE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ALONG WITH SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. BOB SAID TO START REQUIRINGLANDSCAPING ON INDIVIDUAL HOUSES WOULD BE A NIGHTMARE ADDING THAT IT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO ENFORCE IT ON COMMERCIAL SITES. HE SAID THAT IT WAS JUST UNENFORCEABLE. THE BOARD DISCUSSED, IN LENGTH, THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE TREE ORDINANCE, THE PROBLEMS THAT EXIST CAUSING TREES NOT TO BE SAVED AND THE NEED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. TOM EXCUSED HIMSELF FROM THE MEETING AT 6:35. BOB INVITED THE BOARD TO ATTEND THE SEPTEMBER 5, 1996 PLANNING AND ZONINGMEETING TO LISTEN TO THE PRESENTATION HRS IS GOING TO MAKE REGARDING SEPTIC TANKS. THE BOARD BRIEFLY DISCUSSED ASSESSING FINES FOR REMOVING TREES ILLEGALLY. BOB AGREED THAT IT WAS AN EXCELLENT IDEA AND SUGGESTED THAT THEY RECOMMEND MODIFYING THE SECTION ON PENALTIES TO STATE THE FINES WOULD BE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE TREE BANK. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO SEE IF THERE WOULD BE ANY PROBLEMS IN DOING THAT. SHIRLEY INQUIRED ABOUT RECOMMENDING ANNE TO THE BOARD AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER. BOB CLARIFIED TO THE BOARD THAT THE ORDINANCE NEEDED TO BE PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL BEFORE THEY COULD RECOMMEND ANNE AS ONE OF THE ALTERNATE MEMBERS. HE ALSO EXPRESSED THAT PUBLIC COMMENT WAS ENCOURAGED AND HAVING ANNE AT THE MEETINGS WAS GREAT. SALLY TYPES YEARS WOULD MORE M OVER T~ DONNA WOULDN THE GE] HE WOU~ THEY CALLIN CARL S AFTER VERIFY DONNA COMMER SHE BE TOGETH BOB SU MEETIN DONNA NORTH SCHOOL WHAT ~ PRESEN CELEBR BOB IS TO PROPER TREES ORDINA IDEA, EXPLAI COUNCI WORK W LATE. BRIEFLY DISCUSSED CWANGING ,~1~ CODE TO REQUIRE DIFFERENT )F TREES AND BIGGER TREES THAT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE 7-10 ~ATER RATHER THAN 15-20 YEARS LATER. SHE SAID SOMETHING THAT 3E COMPARABLE THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND A WHOLE LOT )NEY AND WOULD BENEFIT FROM IN THE FUTURE. SHE AGRE~ED TO LOOK .{E CODE AND COME BACK NEXT MONTH WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS. ADVISED THE BOARD THAT SHE AND BOB DECIDED IT PROBABLY 'T BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY OR BOARD TO CONTACT .~TLEMAN THAT WAS ADVERTISING TOPPING TREES IN THE EVENT THAT hD POSSIBLY INTERPRET THAT AS HARASSMENT. SHE SUC4]ESTED THAT UST GO WITH A GENERAL PUBLIC AWARENESS SCHEME RATHER HER 3 SOMEONE. ~GGESTED SOME TYPE OF ADVERTISEMENT IN THE NEWSPAPER. BRIEF DISCUSSION DONNA AGREED TO PUT SOMETHIN(~-'TOGETHER, IT WITH JANICE AND THEN GET WITH CARL ABOUT THE LAYOUT. INQUIRED IF ANYBODY WAS AWARE OF THE SEBASTIAN CHAMBER OF ~E BECOMING iNVOLVED IN ADOPT A TREE PROGRAM. SHE SAID THAT LIEVED IT WAS HAPPENING AND SHE SUGGESTED THAT THEY WORK ZR ON IT. GGESTED THAT THEY INVITE THE CHAMBER TO ATTEND THEIR NEXT 3 TO DISCUSS WITH THEM WHAT THEY WERE DOING. PROPOSED TO THE BOARD A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, AT THE COUNTY LIBRARY. SHE SU~ESTED, IN THE FALL, ASKING AREA CHILDREN TO WORK ON A MURAL OR SHOWCASE PIECE KICKING OFF ~TERIAL THEY HAVE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND POSSIBLY rING AN AWARDED TO THE WINNING CLASS AT THE ARBOR DAY ~TION. ~RIFIED TOTHE BOARD THATTHE ROLE OF THE TREE ADVISORY BOARD ADVISE THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE CARE OF TREES ON CITY fY, THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC TREES, PROPOSED PLANTING OF ON CITY PROPERTY, AND PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO THE TREE ~CE. HE SAID WHAT THEY WERE RECOMMENDING WAS AN EXCELLENT BUT IT WAS REALLY BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THEIR BOARD. HE ~ED WHAT THEY COULD HAVE DONE WAS RECOMMENDED TO TH~ CITY L THAT THEY iNITIATE OR PUT THEM IN CHARGE OF A PROGPa%M TO ITH THE SCHOOLS TO DO THIS TYPE OF THING BUT THEY WERE TOO DONNA SAID THAT SHE WOULD WORK ON IT FOR NEXT YEAR. TitEE ADVI~OitY BOARD p~ HB~ M~E~IIlG OF ~Y 1. 1996 DO~A COUNTED ON ~E S~LE ~~ WO~ P~ FOR ~E CI~ P~S DEP~~. SHE ~FE~D TO ITEM C. ~MOV~ ~ DIS~SITION ~E~ IT STATES ~MOV~ OF DE~ OR DISHED ~ES ON CITY PROPERS. SHE SAID ...... ~ .SO~ .DE~ ..T~ES ~ BE~FICI~. TO WI~ LIFE. SHE SUGGESTED ~-WO~iNG IT TO SAY ~ E~R POSSIBLE. SHILEY EXP~INED ~T ~E WO~ P~ SHE C~E ~ WI~ WAS ~ST A SUGGESTION T~T SHE THOUGHT CHRIS MIGHT FI~ USEF~ IN P~P~IN~ FOR THE ONE ~QUI~D BY T~E CI~ USA. SHE TO~ CHRIS ~T THE DE~LI~ WOU~ BE DECE~ER 31, 1996 (THE S~ TI~ THE ~PLI~TION FOR T~E CITY USA ~S TO BE IN). SE~CTXOM OF ~ ~X~g~OM. DA~ ~VISED THE BO~ T~T SHI~EY~ DO~A ~ TOM WE~ THE ONLY ~ERS ~T ~ ELIGIBLE FOR ~E C~I~ POSITION, BEING ~T THEY ~ THE ONLY ~ERS ~T ~ BEEN ON THE BO~ FOR AT LEAST A ONE YE~. SHILEY OPENED THE NOMINATIONS. DO~A NOMINATED SHILEY. SHILEY SAID T~ YOU, BUT SHE DID NOT WISH TO CO~I~ AS C~I~ERSON · C~ NOMINATED DO~A. DO~A SAID T~T SHE WOU~ LIKE TO DO IT ~RY ~CH, B~ SHE C~'T BECAUSE SHE ~S TOO ~CH ~ING ON. DO~A NOMINATED TOM. SHIRLEY SECO~ED. A VOICE VOTE WAS T~EN. THE BO~ ~iMOUSLY AG~ED TO ~POI~ TOM AS ~E C~I~ OF THE BO~ · ~VX~ ~~: J~ICE PASSED OUT A LIST OF T~ES SHE P~ TOGETHER, FOR SEBASTI~, ~ AS~D JOHN ~A ~ ~E BO~ TO ~ O~R IT TO ~ ~ SUGGESTIONS . JOHN sAID THAT HE WOULD HELP WITH PUTTING MATERIALS IN THE LIBRARY. ____ ALL OFTHE EMPLOYEES IN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, CIT'Z F, BOB SU COUNCI~ BOB PR COUNCIl INVOL%E HE ST/~ WERE T! THERE HE SAI PUT ON A VOIC: THE ME] ~T~ SGESTED THAT THE PROPOSED WORK PLAN BE TAKEN TO THE CITY FOR ITS ADOPTION, ~POSED THAT THEY PUT IT ON AS AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE CITY AND RECOMMEND THAT THEY APPROVE A WORK PLAN FOR THEM TO THE FOLLOWING: TREE CITY USA WORK ARBOR DAY JANUARY ' 97 TREE BANK 'ED THAT THE OTHER ITEMS SHIRLEY HAD PRESENTED ON THE LIST lINGS THAT WERE UNDER WAY OR WOULD BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR AND ~AS NO REASON TO INCLUDE THEM, ) IF IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD HE WOULD GO AHEAD AND THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, VOTE WAS TAKEN. '.BERS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ~lt! MItTTERS: NONE. ~.TING WAS ADJOURNED AT 7: 15.