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Home My WebLink About03011995 City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET n SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 ~ FAX (407) 589-557{:) AGENDA SEBASTIAN CiTY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEE~G I WEDNF.3DAY, MARCH 1, 1995 - 7:00 P.M. CiTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA ALL PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND INFORMATION ON ITEMS BELOW MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, CITY HALL, 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORiDA. Individuals shall address the City Council with respect to agenda items immediately prior to deliberation of the item by the CiO, Council if they have signed the sign-up sheet provided prior to the meeting * limit often minutes per speaker (R-93-19) lntrod~tion of New Business from the Public shall not be allowed at City Council Workshops (R-93-19). 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL AGENDA MODIFICATION~ I~DDtTIONS AND/OR DELETIONS) Items not on the written agenda may be added only upon unanimous consent of the council members present (Resolution No. R-93-19). 95.043/ 94.003 PGS 1-Zl 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS 6. WORKSHOP ITEMS Equity Study Commission Recommendations for Occupational License Fees - Direct Attorney to Draft Ordinance (City Clerk Transmittal dated 2/22/95, Final Report, PJ Article) 95. 044 9. 10. B. Discuss Fourth of July Committee (No Backup) ~ COUNCIL MATTERS A. Mayor Arthur Firtion B. Vice-Mayor Carolyn Corum C. Mrs. Norma Damp D. Mr. Robert Freeland E. Mr. Frank Oberbeck CI? MATTER. CITY ~e~ ~TT~S ~JO~ ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING (OR HEARING) 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 ~"VIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE HEARD. (286.0105 F.$.) 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 THIS MEETING. 2 City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 '" FAX (407) 589-5570 AGENDA FORM SUBJECT: Equity Study Commission ~ fo__r Submittal Bv: city Manager ) Agenda NO. ~jO~ .~ ) k,~.'° ) Dept. Origin: City Cler ) ) Date Submitted: 2/22/94 ) ) For Agenda of: 2/1/95 ) ) Exhibits: Final Report, ) Press Journal ) Article Dated ) 2/8/95 ) ) EXPENDITURE AMOUNT REQUIRED: N/A BUDGETED: APPROPRIATION N/A REQUIRED: N/A SUMMARY STATEMENT The Equity Study Commission conducted 10 meetings and arrived at the following recommendations relating to the occupational license tax revision as sited in F.S.-205. RECOMMENDED ACTION Discuss recommendations and direct City Attorney to draft necessary Ordinance to comply with F.S. 205. TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET g SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 ~ FAX (407) 589-5570 M E M 0 Mayor Firtion, and City Council Members Equity Study Commission FINAL REPORT OF THE EQUITY STUDY COMMISSION March l, 1995 This Commission (hereafter Committee) was established by Resolution R-94-05 Purpose and Function. The purpose of the Committee was to examine and review the Occupational License Ordinance, Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sebastian, regarding classifications and rate structure, and to recommend revisions to such classifications and rate structure for the occupational license in accordance with Florida Statutes Chapter 205. The Committee was to be guided by the following objectives in formulating its recommendations: (1) The Committee shall review the businesses, professions, and occupations within each classification and recommend reclassifications or new classifications. (2) The Committee shall recommend a classification for any business activity not currently paying an occupational license tax. (3) The Committee shall review the rates of each classification, and recommend any fee changes necessary to establish equity between the r~tes for each classification. After considering objectives (~) through (3) the Committee was directed to propose a rate structure that would not generate a decrease in revenues. Under the guidelines given to the Committee the County will no longer collect an occupational license tax for businesses located in Sebastian. The City may increase fees so that there is no loss of revenue. Committee Deliberation The Committee met on ten separate occasions with the City Clerk and the Licensing Clerk, and on two occasions with the City Attorneys. After little discussion it was the consensus of the Committee that a penalty of $250.00 be applied to all license not renewed in the 150 day period or by December 31 of each year. Using the Key West Ordinance as a model, the Committee narrowed the current categories down to 15 from 287. The next task was to set fees. The minimum allowable fee under Chapter 205, F.S. is $25.00, and it was determined that the City of Sebastian will see a revenue reduction of $21,456.66 since the County will no longer be collecting license fees on businesses located in the City. A comparison of the fees and classifications proposed by the Equity Study Commission is attached. 2 J~ · C~ · 0 O0 o · e ~o o ~-,~ ~JO~ H 0 0 0 t~ 0 0 o 0 ','-I 4,1 0~ ~ O0 ~99 9999 999999 ~=9~ 999 0 lounty To Buy 180 Scrub Lots m l~iver County plans to ~ some Sebastian scrub at. ~t Rtver County commls- s Tuesday voted 4-0 to buy ter-acre scrub lots in the Highlands using a $1.2 atching grant from the a Communities Trust. is a win-win situation. We kill two birds with one said Commission Vice nan Fran Adams. "We take ~ people problem and we Iserve some scrub hab- Highlands lots, on a whole, tie birds," said county ironmental Planner ets. missioners were given the tpurchasing the lots or a industrial scrub tract, g to a county staff rec- ',ndation. county's Land Acquisition ~y Committee had recom- · by a 9-4 vote Jan. 25 that -~cre scrub tract in Sebas- ~ssessed at $400,000, was a beOiCe. The committee said easier to purchase the m one owner, Atlantic 2ommunities, than attempt taSe the lots from individ- s~ city officials, have Occupational License Fees Set By RON-PODELL. Press-Journal Staff' Writer Whether it's for a Wal-Mart or a mom- and-pop store, an occupational license fee will cost $40 to start a business in Indian River County. County commissioners Tuesday ap- proved by a 4-0 vote the recommendation from the county's Occupational License Equity Study Commission. An amend. merit to that recommendation included a plan from County Tax Collector Karl Zimmermann to pro-rate occupational Ii. cerise fees, depending on when during the fiscal year a business opens. The old occupational license fee had graduated fees depending on the type of business.. Some other changes adopted by the study com- mission include: $ Independent sales representatives, such as those from Avon, Amway or Tupperware, will be required to have licenses. · The owner of a flea market should be licensed and each person selling from a stall .should be li- censed. Zimmermann said flea market owners can pur- chase blanket occupational licenses to cover their booths for a one-year period.. Zimmermann events, except those exempt under the county code. The tax collector will receive 10 per- cent of fees collected the first year with the commission having the ability to in- crease the percentage in future years to recoup the cost of collection. An inequity related to where a busi- ness is located was resolved. Previously, a business located in the city of Vero Beach had to have occupational license fees from the city and county. "Now, if it's in the county, you Just need a county license," said County Management and Budget Di- rector Joe Baird, The $t0 fee was set to meet the target revenue goal of $141,000, the same amount collected in fis- cal 1993. In fiscal 199t, the county collected $1§6,- 665, Baird said, "The idea is to get the same amount of revenue back," Baird said. The new fee may encourage businesses to try to avoid obtaining a license and thereby increase the cost of enforcement, Commissioner Dick Bird said. "I have reservations, but I don't see a better res. olution," Bird said. "If there was a better way, I'm Each vendor should be licensed for special sure the committee would have found it." Sebastian Mayor Art Firtion In other business, the commis- said the county had to choose one for the commission to pur- se lots first in an effort to problems lot owners elling or developing their the property Can be de. if at all, the U.S. Fish and Service reviews it for days. ~stian City Manager Joel Irecently sent a letter to Commission Chairman chi urging the commis- ~o first purchase the lots, Ire assessed at $1.4 million. said he talked with Fish and Wild- of the two scrub projects. life officials last week and learned one developer was willing to release 20 lots in the middle of the subdivision for the jays. "We could have residential lots and the jays could fly back," Fir- tion said. County commissioners had pre- viously recommended both scrub habitats be acquired in a grant application to the Florida Com- munities Trust. However, the state agency, which ranked the Sebastian scrub project 32nd out of 44 projects, I1! ~, ' I Despite only being allowed to use funding for one project, the county's share remained at $1.2 million, DeBlois said. The county will be required to put up a matching amount from the $26 million bond referendum the pub- Ifc passed in 1992. DeBlois hopes the 66-acre tract can be acquired through, another Florida Communities Trust grant. The agency will begin its fifth-year funding cycle in June. The county would have to resub. mit a new grant application. sion: · Approved a special exception use approval to expand the Ixora Park utilities warehouse facility from 3,600 square feet to 7,200 square feet. O Recognized Georgett Ingra- ham of Jim Reit Home Im- provements as the first recipient of the first quarterly Public Recy- cling Award. The county's Solid Waste Disposal District presents the award to recognize excep- tional efforts in recycling.