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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-22-2019 CC MinutesSE�T" HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2019 - 6:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 1. Mayor Hill called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. A Moment of Silence was held. 3. Council Member McPartlan led the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. ROLL CALL Mayor Jim Hill Vice Mayor Linda Kinchen Council Member Ed Dodd Council Member Albert lovino Council Member Bob McPartlan Citv Staff Present City Manager Paul Carlisle City Attorney James Stokes City Clerk Jeanette Williams Administrative Services Director Ken Killgore Asst. Administrative Services Director Cindy Watson Public Facilities Director/Airport Director Scott Baker Community Development Director/CRA Manager Lisa Frazier Leisure Services Director Brian Benton Police Chief Michelle Morris Police Lieutenant Tim Wood 5. AGENDA MODIFI,,4TIONfS Modifications andel addrr t ions require unanimous vote of City Council members There was no objection to the Mayor's request to pull New Business Item 12c. 6. PROCLAMATIONS. AWARDS. BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS 19.075 A. Proclamation — Code Enforcement Officers Aooreciation Week - June 3 — 7. 2019 Mayor Hill read and presented the proclamation to Code Enforcement Officer Rich lachini and Code Enforcement Administrative Assistant Janickie Smith. 19.017 B. Certificate of AoPreciation to Jim Sunnvcalb for Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Service Mr. Sunnycalb was not in attendance. Regular City Council Meeting May 22, 2019 Page Two Brief/innouncements 5/27/19 - City Hall Closed on Memorial Day 5/27/19 - Memorial Day Observance in Riverview Park — 11 am Vice Mayor Kinchen announced the upcoming event. 7. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Minutes — May 8, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting 19.078 B. Prior Authorization for Council Travel to Florida League of Cities Annual Conference, August 15-17, 2019, Orlando World Center Marriott (Transmittal, Announcement) 19.079 C. Approve Lease Amendment #6: Airport Terminal Building North Wing Between the City of Sebastian and Whelan Aerospace Technologies (WAT) formerly known as LoPresti Aviation) and Authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to Execute the Appropriate Documents (Transmittal, Amendment, Schad D) 19.024 D. Authorize the Purchase and Installation of Underground Utilities with Switch Cabinet from FPL in the Amount of $36,624.73 for Pickleball Complex and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Appropriate Documents (Transmittal, Design, Quote) 19.080 E. Approve Change Order #3 to Dickerson Florida, Inc, in the Amount of $29,400 for the Base Reconstruction of Taxiway 'C' at the Sebastian Municipal Airport and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Appropriate Documents (Transmittal, CO#3, Proposal) Mayor Hill asked to pull item B. MOTION by Council Member Dodd and SECOND by Council Member McPartlan to approve consent agenda items A, C -E. Roll Call: Vice Mayor Kinchen — aye Council Member Dodd — aye Council Memberlovino — aye Council MemberMcPartlan — aye Mayor Hill — aye Motion Carried. 5-0 Item B The City Clerk noted there will be a Council Meeting the week of the Florida League of Cities conference and asked Council to move the meeting to Tuesday to allow their participation in research symposium scheduled for Wednesday morning, the day of the Council meeting. MOTION by Mayor Hill and SECOND by Council Member lovino to move the 10 Regular Meeting to August 13' at 5:01 p.m. passed with a voice vote of 5-0. Regular City Council Meeting May 22, 2019 Page Three MOTION by Vice Mayor Kinchen and SECOND by Council Member Dodd to approve consent agenda item B passed with a voice vole of 5-0. %C MMIV E REPORTS & APPOINTMENTS C, comm,( ea rep s and ouncil Member regional committee reports. No public input or action except for City committee member nominations and appointments under this heading. Council Member Dodd reported that Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council voted to send a letter to the Governor requesting the veto of HB7103 which mandates that the losing party would pay the prevailing party's legal fees which would deter municipalities from challenging local decisions on development projects. He asked that Council consider sending a similar letter to the Governor. There was no objection from Council to have the City Attorney send a letter as soon as possible. 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None 11. PUBLIC INPUT Neve Hall thanked Council for approving Indian River Shores First Annual Fire Truck pull on June 8 and invited the public to come out and join them from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to benefit the Special Olympics. Diana Bolton, George Street, requested the immediate suspension of using any glyphosate products; a moratorium on spraying the waterways; and the inclusion of pesticides in the fertilizer ordinance. Mayor Hill noted the City is required to keep the waterways and canals vegetation -free and her request would prevent the City from meeting that requirement; he asked what would be the alternative to maintaining the vegetation. Ms. Bolton stated other communities are removing vegetation manually or with bio filters; there is no law that all vegetation must be removed. Mayor Hill asked the City Manager if he has looked into the manual removal of the vegetation. The City Manager said to do the initial clearing on the Elkham and Concha dam up to the Stormwater Park, he received one quote of $1.1M and another for just over $500,000. The aquatic applicator vendor said manual labor would be $2,000 a day but until the canals were cleared, it would be hard to guess a maintenance number. He noted there wasn't enough water depth to use a mechanical harvester. The City Manager staled the cost of the current Applied Aquatic contract is $27,000 a year using a non-toxic chemical, only on areas as needed. Mayor Hill pointed out it would initially cost $1110 to clear the waterways and approximately $400,000 a year to maintain the waterways which are only $27,000 a year right now. Council Member Dodd said he just heard an argument not to finish the herbicide spraying report and requested an option to clear the waterway that does not include the use of a glyphosate -based herbicide. He said did not want to jump the cause and define the problem to fit the solution; he would like to see a complete report. Regular City Council Meeting May 22, 2019 Page Four Mayor Hill said he wanted to let the public know a moratorium as requested by the previous speaker would cost the City a tremendous amount of money. The City Manager said he is still compiling information as to what other communities are doing for the report. Council Member Dodd stated it is no longer a scientific problem because enough scientific information can be gathered for both sides; it is political. He said they will have to look at the information when it is ready and make a decision. Charles Stadelman said although he is a Natural Resources Board member, he was speaking as a citizen; the use of glyphosate is a political issue; and offered to ask the Board to lend assistance to help form opinion or develop strategy. Mayor Hill stated Council has directed the City Manager to provide a report to make sure the City is doing what is in the best interest of the community. Council Member McPartlan said they have gotten e-mails about increased cancer rates and wanted the public to know that anytime someone is identified with cancer that the Health Department is notified so they can determine if there is a cancer cluster or irregularity. He encouraged the public to retrieve their information from the governmental agencies as opposed to listening to misinformation. Council Member lovino asked that the Natural Resources Board be directed to help provide information. Mayor Hill stated Council has directed the City Manager, who has been gathering info, to provide the report that they will analyze and make a decision on. Russell Herrmann, 1' Vice President of the Friends of St. Sebastian River, said the rainy season will begin and more nitrates, herbicides and pet waste will be washed into the lagoon and cited the fertilizer ordinance regulations that will be in effect June 1". He encouraged the public to obtain information to do their part in helping the lagoon. Andrea Ring, past chair of the Natural Resources Board, said for the three years she was on the Board they were ignored by the staff liaison and asked to give the Board more patience. Damien Gilliams said the recent removal of the excess sand at the Cemetery expansion was not done in accordance with the proper procedures. He asked that an explanation be given. Mr. Gilliams said people don't want chemicals sprayed into the canals. Mayor Hill asked him if he had an alternative and Mr. Gilliams replied that signs should be posted if the City is going to spray. 12. NEW BUSINESS 19.081 A. Approve Second Amendment to Lease Acreement with New Cincular Wireless PCS. LLC (Transmittal. Amendments. Offer. Lease) The City Manager said this is an agreement with Crown Castle to extend their lease until year 2045 and requested approval. MOTION by Council Member Dodd and SECOND by Council Member McPartlan to approve the second amendment to the Lease Agreement with New Cingular Wireless. Regular City Council Meeting May 22, 2019 Page Five Roll Call: Council Member lovino —aye Council Member McPartlan — aye Mayor Hill — aye Vice Mayor Kinchen — aye Council Member Dodd — aye Motion Carried. 5-0 19.082 B. Resolution No. R-19-13 Authorizino the City Manacer to Acceot and Execute Documents Relatinc to FOOT Public Transportation Grant Aoreemenl to Desigqn and Construct Hancar D at Sebastian Municipal Airport (Transmittal. R-19-13. Contract. 2018 Transmittal) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF AN AMENDED FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GRANT AGREEMENT (PTGA), PROVIDING $1,000,000 ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 16,516 SF MULTIPURPOSE HANGAR FACILITY AT SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND SUBMIT APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. The City Attorney read the title to Resolution to R-19-13. The City Manager said the Airport Director deserved the credit for obtaining substantial amounts of funding for all of the recent Airport improvements. The Airport Director said this is a follow-up grant to complete the building and will bring good opportunities to the City. Mayor Hill noted the improvements are visible as you play Hole #8 on the Golf Course. MOTION by Council Member lovino and SECOND by Vice Mayor Kinchen to approve Resolution No. R-19-13. Roll Call: Council Member McPartlan —aye Mayor Hill —aye Vice Mayor Kinchen — aye Council Member Dodd — aye Council Member lovino — aye Motion Carried. 5-0 19.083 C. Authorize the Purchase and Installation of Irrigation Epuioment for the Sebastian Municipal Cemeterv,In the Amount of $18.500 through Jordan Sorinkler and Authorize theCitv Manaper to Execute the Aoorooriate Documents (Transmittal. Quote. Schematic) This item was pulled from consideration. 13. CITY ATTORNEY MATTERS - None 14. CITY MANAGER MATTERS - None 15. CITY CLERK MATTERS - None 16. CITY COUNCIL MATTERS A. Vice Mayor Kinchen invited the public out to the Memorial Day service at Riverview Park. Regular City Council Meeting May 22, 2019 Page Six B. Council Member Dodd said just before the meeting that the City Manager informed him that the permits have been issued for the pickleball courts after a difficult delay and it appears there will be courts this year. C. Council Member lovino — None D. Council Member McPartlan - None E. Mayor Hill - None 17. Being no further business, Mayor Hill adjourned the Regular City Council Meeting at 6:47 p.m. Approved at t e June 12, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting. Mayor it A, ST.TA, vette _ rams,' ��— C+ti y cl