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SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL &
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MEETING MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2023 — 6:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
1. Mayor Jones called the meeting to order at 6:23 p.m.
2. A moment of silence was held.
3. Council Member Dixon led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. ROLL CALL
Mayor Fred Jones
Vice Mayor Chris Nunn
Council Member Kelly Dixon
Council Member Ed Dodd
Council Member Bob McPartlan
Staff Present:
City Manager Paul Carlisle
Interim City Attorney Andrew Mai
City Clerk Jeanette Williams
Administrative Services Director/CFO Ken Killgore
Human Resources Manager Cindy Watson
Community Development Director Lisa Frazier
Community Development Manager Dorri Bosworth
City Engineer/Public Works Director Kum Miller
Leisure Services Director Brian Benton
Golf Pro Greg Gardner
Airport Manager Jeff Sabo
Police Capt. Tim Wood
5. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS - None
6. PROCLAMATIONS. AWARDS. BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS
23.076 A. Presentation — United Aeainst Povertv. Matt Tanner. Executive Director
Mr. Tanner introduced himself and said the United Against Poverty is celebrating their
2e year anniversary in inspiring and empowering individuals and families to economic
self-sufficiency. He described the four core programs of the agency —Membership
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Grocery Program, Crisis Stabilization Program, Education Program, and Workforce
Development Program. He said they would like to raise awareness and do more for the
Sebastian area either through foot traffic, an upcoming bus system or the virtual
connectivity options workforce program.
Council Member McPartlan noted they also have a relationship with Treasure Coast
Community Health for physical or behavior health that is available on a sliding scale; and
the Safe Families Program with the Dept. of Children and Families for unemployment,
food stamps and rental assistance. There are 125 community partners to help those in
need.
BriefAnnouncements:
Friday, April 28 - Chamber ofCommerce's Concert in the Park St. John's Wood (British
50's & 60's) — 5:30pm — Spot
Saturday, April 29 from 9.30am to 5pm & Sunday, April 30 from IOam to 4pm - Barb
Snow's 1st Annual Springtime Garden Festival in Riverview Park
Thursday, May 4 - National Day of Prayer at City Hall Courtyard —12: 20pm —12: 40pm
Friday, May 5 - Chamber of Commerce's Concert in the Park - MJ Wicker (Jimmy Buffet
style) — 5:30pm — 8pm
Vice Mayor Nunn announced the upcoming events.
PUBLIC INPUT
Terry McGinn, Miller Drive, informed the public that there is a 2.7 acre parcel located on
11360 Indian River Drive, on the lagoon with 115 legacy trees slated to be developed as a
3-story Home2 Suites hotel that will be considered by the Indian River County Technical
Advisory Committee on May 10`". He invited the City to get involved.
Vice Nunn said it was recommended by a County Commissioner to have City Council
submit a letter to the County asking them to listen to the City's concerns and answer our
questions.
Council Member Dodd noted there isn't any planning for boat trailer parking for the hotel
guests who could leave their trailers in the CavCorp lot all week. He suggested Council
should go on record that they don't support this project.
The City Attorney advised since the matter will be quasi-judicial, Council will need to
submit competent substantial evidence that the decision makers can use to vote the
project down. The City should develop a strategy using experts to go before the County
Commission.
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MOTION by Council Member Dodd and SECOND by Council Member Dixon to add the
discussion of the proposed 3-Story Home2 Suites Hotel as item #14G under new
business,
Roll call: Vice Mayor Nunn - aye
Council Member Dixon • aye
Council Member Dodd - aye
Council Member McPartlan - aye
Mayor Jones - aye
Motion carried. 5-0
JoAnne White, read a letter that she recently submitted to Council regarding speeding
traffic on Easy Street. (See attached) She asked Council to slow the traffic down either
with a police presence or a stop sign where the school crossing walk is.
The City Manager advised that the Police Department is planning to do some close patrol
to issue citations and warnings. He said it is prohibited to use stop signs to control
traffic.
Alesandra Valenzuela, Wallis Avenue, said her neighbor has removed trees because he
was angry with her. She asked that her neighbor be forced to replace two of the trees and
strengthen the City's code to remove trees.
David Cromwell said he agreed with JoAnne White, the speeding on Easy Street has
gotten out of control and asked what a collector street is. The City Manager advised it is
where the feeder streets throughout a neighborhood come out to a main thoroughfare or a
collector street.
In response to Council Member McPartlan, the City Manager advised that Council make
the speed limit 25 mph by resolution; it is currently 30 mph.
Jamie Sol asked to talk about the hotel but was asked to come back under item #14g.
Nelson McCollum, Gossamer Wing Way, discussed the new Waste Management fees.
Council Member Dodd called for a point of order stating he should come back under item
#12a. Interim City Attorney said this was the appropriate time since item #12a is only
approving the exclusive franchise.
In regard to the new Waste Management fees, Mr. McCollum said the Sebastian Daily
survey should have been explained better. He asked Council to let the residents choose
how they want to have their trash picked up.
Cherie Schuch, Collier Club, said the Waste Management vote was very rushed and she
didn't think the public was aware of the increase.
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Martin Styger, Sebastian Crossings Blvd, said people weren't aware of the Waste
Management increase and hoped Council will activate the 120 day clause to terminate
service to give people a choice.
Carl Schuch, Gossamir Wing Way, said it was a bad decision to have residents who are
not here during the summer pay for the trash service.
Roby Blevins said mandating the Waste Management charge for the unreliable service
and not giving the residents a choice is bad business.
Donna Grew said the residents weren't properly informed on the Waste Management
decision. She pays her bill online and there wasn't any notice.
Sharon, Sebastian, said she has listened to the stories about how this will harm the people
and her heart is broken. She asked Council to backtrack on the Waste Management
decision.
Brian Mather, Autumn Terrace, said his understanding is that everybody who has spoken
are the minority.
Council Member Dodd said 76%- 80%of the people pay the subscription service to have
their trash picked up. He is elected by the entire representatives of the city so for him to
sell the 75% that he is going to raise their cost to $27 instead of $19 in order to not have
the 18% or 20% (that don't subscribe) to not pay —he reminded them that this is a
democracy. If they were to put it to a vote, they would get better than 60% to vote for
$19 a month. He asked what do they do as an elected official —allow the minority to
sway the majority.
Council Member Dodd said he doesn't believe in mandates, he has to vote for what is
best for the citizens.
Mr. Mather apologized for his choice of words. He is an empty nester that doesn't
subscribe and as things are going, he won't ever have to go to the transfer station again.
Karen Jordan said she was concerned about the snowbirds that will have to pay even
though they aren't here. She suggested Council put the Waste Management contract to a
vote because the people speaking out aren't the minority.
Susan Aguirre, resident of Sebastian and Legislative Assistant to State Representative
Robbie Brackett said the majority of a poll is not really science and if the City would like
to regain the trust of the residents, transparency is the key. She said since the City will
collect the money as a tax for the service, Council should ask the voters to make the
decision and inform the voters of where the money is going. She asked Council to re-
evaluate their decision.
7:39pm
Vice Mayor Nunn said the overall annual revenue for 9,000 subscription residents is
$249,000 and the 12,000 universal residents will provide $233,000 which is less money
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and more service. The monthly cost will go up about $3.00 at $19.45 a month. He said
he was offended that a representative for our state representative would come up and
suggest illegal doing at our pulpit; he was offended to suggest that somebody is getting
paid.
Council Member Dixon said in response to those that asked why the City only received
one bid is because Sebastian is known as a subscription community and the other
company could not be bothered wondering if they could make enough money off the
residents. She said her thinking was that if they do universal, at the next time they might
have more competitive bids.
She reminded the audience that H manshu Mehta, Managing Director at the Indian River
County transfer station said it was operating at mostly capacity. However, if the City
went with the subscription service, more people may drop the service and impact the
transfer station. They also considered the people who refuse to pay and put their garbage
in the paying customer's containers or in the City's parks. She reminded them that they
didn't make the decision lightly.
Council Member Dodd said he has a gigantic amount of empathy for those that feel they
cannot pay for the service. He said he intends to propose a grant program to assist those
that can't pay for the service. He said he didn't hear Ms. Aguirre say that Council didn't
do anything illegal but he did hear woke and communist. He asked how many people
would like the ability to opt in to choose to have street repair or stormwater maintenance.
He noted there are all kinds of things that citizens pay for that they don't use. He said he
has a great amount of sympathy and noted there wasn't anything woke or communist
about the Council Members on the dais. They are trying to do the best job they can for
the overall populous
Mayor Jones recessed the City Council meeting and convened the Community
Redevelopment Agency meeting at 7:47 p.m.
A. MOTION by Mr. Dodd and SECOND by Vice Chairman Nunn to approve the
October 12, 2022 CRA Meeting minutes passed with a unanimous voice vote of
5-0.
23.077 B. Fiscal Year 2022 CRA Annual Report in Accordance with F.S.163.371 - Accent
and Forward to Citv Council (Transmittal. Report)
MOTION by Mr. Dodd and SECOND by Vice Chairman Nunn to accept the 2022 CRA
Annual Report passed with a unanimous voice vote of 5-0.
Chairman Jones adjourned the Community Redevelopment Agency meeting and
reconvened the City Council meeting at 7:48 p.m.
10. CONSENTAGENDA
A. Approval of Minutes — April 12, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting
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23.078 B. Prior Authorization for Council Travel to Florida League of Cities Annual
Conference — August 10-12, 2023 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
(Transmittal)
23.077 C. Fiscal Year 2022 CRA Annual Report in Accordance with F.S.163.371
Acceptance by City Council (Transmittal, See Pages 11-25 for Report)
23.058 D. Approve the Florida Department of Transportation's Request to Use the Council
Chambers on May 25, 2023 for a Public Meeting for the SR-5/US I Resurfacing
Project from Harrison Street to South of Davis Street (Transmittal)
Council Member McPartlan asked to pull Item A.
MOTION by Council Member McPartlan and SECOND by Mayor Jones to approve
Consent Agenda Items B, C and D passed with a unanimous voice vote of 5-0.
Item A
Council Member McPartlan asked that the time frame of 130 days on page 36 be changed
to 120 days to terminate the agreement with Waste Management.
MOTION by Council Member McPartlan and SECOND by Mayor Jones to approve item
A passed with a unanimous voice vote of 5-0.
11. COMMITTEE REPORTS & APPOINTMENTS
23.026 A. Plamdne and Zonine Commission (Transmittal- Annlications. List. Advertisement)
i. Fill One Expired, Regular Member Position —New Term to Expire 4/l/26
Council Member McPartlan nominated Terry McGinn and Council Member Dodd
nominated Rick Carter.
Roll call: Council Member Dixon - Mr. Carter
Council Member Dodd - Mr. Carter
Council Member McPartlan - Mr. McGinn
Mayor Jones - Mr. Carter
Vice Mayor Nunn - Mr. Carter
Rick Carter was appointed for another term on the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
23.030 B. Centennial Task Force
Progress Update
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The Leisure Services Director described how the Task Force and community
members were working on planning a year -long celebration to commemorate the
City's birthday. (See PowerPoint attached)
He noted that the Task Force is reaching out to the public for personal and
corporate sponsorships and historical photos or stories to share on the website.
Mayor Jones called for a break at 7:55 p.m. and upon return at 8:02 p.m., all members
were present.
12. PUBLIC HEARINGS
23.048 A. Second Reading and Public Hearing of Ordinance No. 0-23-06- Granting an
Exclusive Franchise Agreement for Residential and Commercial Solid Waste
Collection to Waste Management. Inc. (Transmittal. 0-23-06. Agreement)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, GRANTING AN EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SOLD) WASTE COLLECTION TO WASTE
MANAGEMENT, INC.; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION; PROVIDING
FOR SUNSET OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL PROVIDERS; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
The City Attorney read the title to Ordinance No. 0-23-06. The City Manager clarified
this ordinance was to provide for the exclusivity of the contract.
Grace Reed said she sent a letter requesting clarity on some of the contract. (See
attached)
Martin Styger said he was opposed to going with the universal service. Vice Mayor
Nunn called for a point of order. Mayor Jones noted the vote on universal service is
already done. Vice Mayor Nunn explained it was a seven year contract with a two year
extension to control the price for a period of time.
Mayor Jones closed the public hearing at 8:10 p.m
Vice Mayor Nunn stated all of Ms. Reed's concerns were addressed prior to the meeting.
The City Manager said the verbiage indicating customers can request service was
removed. Other comments were regarding franchise fees and were addressed by Council.
Council Member Dodd said on page 8 of the agreement, it should indicate everyone will
receive service, not just those that "request service."
In section 8.6 the franchisee shall reserve the right to refuse service if the collection point
is used by more than one subscriber or a non -subscriber has also been removed because
there are no "subscribers."
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MOTION by Vice Mayor Nunn and SECOND by Council Member Dixon to approve
Ordinance No. 0-23-06 granting an exclusive franchise agreement to Waste
Management, Inc.
Council Member McPartlan said he would like to have City look into providing the trash
service and asked if Waste Management was allowed to start collecting at 6:00 a.m. The
City Manager said the challenge was to complete the route and get to the landfill before
they close.
Roll call: Council Member Dodd - aye
Council Member McPartlan - nay
Mayor Jones - aye
Vice Mayor Nunn - aye
Council Member Dixon - aye
Motion carried. 4-1
13. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
23.020 A. Discussion on Citv Attomev Recruitment (Transmittal. letters, budget)
Lynelle Klein, Senior Vice President of Operations with Colin Baenziger & Associates
(via Zoom) said she was in the process of setting up individual interviews and a panel
interview with the three candidates for Friday, May 5th. She said she would also send the
suggested procedure for the voting with a ballot prior to the meeting.
Council Member McPartlan noted that the school board was in the process of hiring an
attorney and for $11,000 a month, the school board will receive 90 hours of legal service
but the firm couldn't charge more than $250,000 a year. The contract is scheduled to be
amended to increase the yearly cap to $350,000 a year.
Council Member Dodd called for a special meeting on May 5a' at 5 p.m.
14. NEW BUSINESS
23.018 A. Award the Financial Auditing Services RFP #23-03 to Can. Riggs & Ingram.
LLC to Perform Auditing Services for the Citv of Sebastian and Authorize the
Citv Manager to Execute the Aonrouriate Documents (Transmittal. Bid Tab.
Resnonse. F.S.218.391)
MOTION by Council Member Dodd and SECOND by Council Member McPartlan to
award the financial auditing services to Can, Riggs, and Ingram, LLC and authorize the
City Manager to executive the appropriate documents.
There was no public input.
Roll call: Council Member McPartlan - aye
Mayor Jones - aye
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Vice Mayor Nunn - aye
Council Member Dixon - aye
Council Member Dodd - aye
Motion carried. 5-0
23.080 B. Award RFP #23-02 Golf Course Driving Range Netting and Aimort Netting to
Golf Range Netting. Inc. to Replace Damaged Netting at the Sebastian Municipal
Golf Course (Transmittal. Bid Tab. Responses)
MOTION by Vice Mayor Nunn and SECOND by Mayor Jones to award the RFP#23-02
to Golf Course Driving Range Netting to replace the damaged netting.
Roll call: Mayor Jones
- aye
Vice Mayor Nunn
- aye
Council Member Dixon
- aye
Council Member Dodd
- aye
Council Member McPartlan
- aye
Motion carried. 5-0
23.009 C. Amend the Golf Course Budget for an Additional $45.000 from the Golf Course
Cash Reserves for Repairs to the Golf Carts (Transmittal)
The City Manager said 80 batteries have been replaced and to prevent coming back for
additional monies as the batteries die, he requested an additional $45,000 to stay ahead of
the repairs.
Council Member McPartlan asked to look into the possibility of having gas carts when
new carts are needed.
There was no public input.
MOTION by Council Member Dodd and SECOND by Vice Mayor Nunn to amend the
Golf Course Budget for an additional $45,000 from the Golf Course Cash Reserves.
Roll call: Vice Mayor Nunn - aye
Council Member Dixon - aye
Council Member Dodd - aye
Council Member McPartlan - aye
Mayor Jones - aye
Motion carried. 5-0
23.030 D. Approve Stairs Reauest to Allocate $35.000 from the General Fund Reserves to
Begin Preparing for the 2024 Centennial Celebration (Transmittal. R-22-02)
The City Manager said this was to allocate funding to order some supplies for the
celebrating.
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MOTION by Council Member McPartlan and SECOND by Vice Mayor Nunn to raise
the allocation to $50,000. There was no public input.
Roll call: Council Member Dixon - aye
Council Member Dodd - aye
Council Member McPartlan - aye
Mayor Jones - aye
Vice Mayor Nunn - aye
Motion carried. 5-0
23.030 E. ADmove an Aereement with Indian River Media Grout) to Produce the Sebastian
at 100 Souvenir Maeazine (Transmittal. Pronosal)
The City Manager said the previous allocation will allow the Task Force to move forward
with the souvenir magazine and requested approval.
MOTION by Vice Mayor Nunn and SECOND by Council Member Dixon to award
$20,300 to Indian River Magazine to produce the souvenir magazine.
In response to Martin Styger, Vice Mayor Nunn said this money was coming from the
budget but sponsorship advertisements will reimburse the cost of publishing 5,000 copies
of the 48 page magazine.
Roll call: Council Member Dodd - aye
Council Member McPartlan - aye
Mayor Jones - aye
Vice Mayor Nunn - aye
Council Member Dixon - aye
Motion carried. 5-0
23.081 F. Discussion on Citv of Sebastian Emolovee Handbook (Transmittal. DCF
Handbook Table of Contents)
The City Manager advised that the Human Resources Manager is working on an
employee handbook. Council Member McPartlan said he approved of the provided table
of contents.
Council Member Dodd said the County handbook is also very informative.
The City Manager said he would like to have the employees provide input on the
handbook.
23.082 G. Pr000sed 3-Story Home2 Suites Hotel
Council Member Dodd said he thought Council should direct the City Manager to put
together a position paper with staff outlining our major concerns and objectives to the
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project. For example, will the County share their tourism tax to maintain and enhance the
boat ramp?
The City Manager said staff is working on the letter that will incorporate many of the
nuances that Mr. McGinn has researched. Council Member McPartlan said
representatives from the City should attend the May 10" Technical Advisory Committee
in person.
Mr. McGinn said the County has already approved one of these hotels on State Road 60.
Jamie Sol, Indian River Drive, said Council Member Dodd addressed all of her concerns
and she loved that Council is getting involved.
15. CITY ATTORNEY MATTERS — None
16. CITY MANAGER MATTERS
The City Manager said he has met with the new County Administrator, John Titkanich on
several projects including providing water for the Graves Brothers property, the Spirit of
Sebastian subdivision and the Home2 Suites Hotel.
17. CITY CLERK MATTERS
The City Clerk thanked Council for supporting the Task Force's centennial efforts.
18. CITY COUNCIL MATTERS
A. Council Member Dodd
In response to Council Member Dodd's inquiry as to when the Charter Officer contracts
would be ready, Mayor Jones said he had one more Charter Officer contract to review
before bringing them to Council.
B. Council Member McPartlan
Council Member McPartlan asked if there were any 100 year old residents that might be
honored during the centennial.
In response to his inquiry regarding Surgery Plus benefit for employees, the City
Manager said the Human Resources Manager had contacted the County to obtain
information on the program.
Council Member McPartlan said since COVID, suicides are off the charts and read some
of the training that Martin County is offering for mental health and crisis intervention
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training. He asked if the City could put on a summit for suicide prevention to talk about
these issues and discuss them.
Council Member Dixon suggested maybe at a family fest event to help the children.
C. Mayor Jones - None
D. Vice Mavor Nunn
Vice Mayor said that today at the Affordable Housing Committee, he leamed of a family
of four, making $70,000 a year was eligible for a Habitat for Humanity home. He invited
the public to call the housing office at the County for help.
E. Council Member Dixon
Council Member Dixon said she recently met with the City Manager and Chief Acosta to
bring back the RAD Kids Program that teaches kids how to protect themselves. She
invited the public contact Officer Hart for more information.
19. Being no further business, Mayor Jones adjourned the Regular City Council meeting at
9:08 p.m.
Approved at the May 24, 2023 Regular City Council meeting.
Mayor Fred Jones
ATTEST•-
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anette il iams, City Clark
Sebastian City Council Members,
I am writing in regards to a safety concern that my neighbors and I have
had for some years but worse now. I live on Easy Street across from
the park. I have lived there for over 18 years and the speeding on this
street gets worse every year. I have had my mailbox knocked down
twice from cars. When I get my mail I watch for speeding cars because
it can be a risk. I have sometimes hand motioned for a vehicle to slow
down and they laugh or I have been given the hand gesture.
Easy Street has only 1 stop sign from Lake Drive to Main Street. All of
Easy Street is having the speeding car problem. The Easy Street
Playground is used constantly by families with children who walk or ride
their bikes to the park. Dog walking around the lake is for exercise and
social time with other walkers. Crossing the streets for all of them is a
risk due to the speeding cars. Pulling in or out of our driveways at
times is scary. We have actually had cars pass us when going the speed
limit!
I had contacted the City Engineer, Karen Miller, in January 2023 about
our concerns. She had 2 speed monitors put on the road in front of my
house for about a week. A past study had been done in 2022 on Easy
Street and it was compared to the one done recently in January of
2023. The most recent results showed higher speeds this year than
last. With the short time of the monitors recording, it showed a speed
increase. We the residents know that speeds are at times higher than
the 39 mph that they recorded on the monitors. Her solutions were to
have police presence, maybe additional signs and another study. I have
not heard back from her when I emailed her on March 22, 2023.
We are looking to the council to help us slow the traffic down so no one
is hurt on Easy Street. JoAnne White 449 Easy St Sebastian
Jeanette Williams
From:
Andrew W. Mai <andrewmai@fishbacklaw.com>
Sent:
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 3:02 PM
To:
Christopher Nunn; Paul Carlisle
Cc:
Jeanette Williams
Subject:
RE: Waste Management Agreement
Attachments:
FINAL WM franchise agreement Final PC REV 4-25-23.docx
I have reviewed Ms. Reed's suggested changes and they are appreciated. I have modified the ordinance to change the
date of adoption and sent to the Clerk.
I have the following comments related to the other issues raised below:
2. On page 7 of the agreement (70 of packet), item 3.42 states that WM will deliver a 96 gallon can unless contacted by
the customer. My 64 gallon is sufficient for my needs. But I have to contact them to leave it alone? Seems you should
only need to contact them if you need to change.
A: This was a negotiated term and would require a substantive change to the contract and Waste Management and the
City would need to agree to it.
3. On page 8 of the agreement (page 71 of packet), item 8.2 collection will be one time per week for customers that
have REQUESTED service. Very mis-leading. Gives the impression that you have a choice. We know that isn't the case.
A: I have amended the attached agreement to remove the requested language. Although this change could be made, the
contract is valid as it is with or without the change. It would require Waste Management and City approval.
4. On page 9 of agreement (page 72 of packet), item 8.6 discusses a collection point that may be used by a subscriber or
NON subscriber. Again, there isn't an option. What non -subscriber would be using someone elses can? We will all be
subscribers.
A: A non subscriber could be anyone who isn't a City resident or a commercial entity. I recommend not changing this
provision.
5. On page 10 of agreement (page 73 of packet), item 9.0 references the rate. It says the amount charged ($19.45)
includes all collection costs, disposal costs, and all other fees and expenses. So why are we required to put up a
franchise fee to account for some who refuse to pay their bill.
A: This was a negotiated term of the contract, certainly someone closer to the situation could provide the reasoning.
6. On page 13 of agreement (page 76 of the packet), I have a question on the CPI increases. Are they entitled to
another increase prior to October of 2024?
A: This was a negotiated term of the contract, certainly someone could provide an analysis.
7. On page 15 of agreement (page 8-78 of the packet), it discusses the record keeping of the complaints. Are they just
tracking phone and email complaints? I use the portal to log any concerns I may have. Will those be included in the log
form?
A: This was a negotiated term of the contract, certainly someone, possibly waste management, could explain the
process.
I have made the change to the ordinance and the Clerk now has the amended ordinance. I wouldn't recommend revising
the agreement based upon the one point of clarification in item 3 as the contract is still valid with or without the
clarification. However, should you wish to make this or any other change a new agreement would need to be executed
by all the parties.
Andrew
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Gentleman,
Can these be addressed before the meeting please.
Chris
Chris Nunn
Vice Mayor
cnunn@cityofsebastian.org
772-321-6162
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To: council
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Subject: Waste Management Agreement
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Good afternoon,
I was just looking over the updated agreement and have a few statements and/or questions. Hopefully these can be
discussed or addressed during your discussion time on the item.
1. On page 2 of the ordinance the adopted date is still listed as March 22, 2023. Who is proofreading documents prior
to sending to council?
2. On page 7 of the agreement (70 of packet), item 3.42 states that WM will deliver a 96 gallon can unless contacted by
the customer. My 64 gallon is sufficient for my needs. But I have to contact them to leave it alone? Seems you should
only need to contact them if you need to change.
3. On page 8 of the agreement (page 71 of packet), item 8.2 collection will be one time per week for customers that
have REQUESTED service. Very mis-leading. Gives the impression that you have a choice. We know that isn't the case.
4. On page 9 of agreement (page 72 of packet), item 8.6 discusses a collection point that may be used by a subscriber or
NON subscriber. Again, there isn't an option. What non -subscriber would be using someone elses can? We will all be
subscribers.
5. On page 10 of agreement (page 73 of packet), item 9.0 references the rate. It says the amount charged ($19.45)
includes all collection costs, disposal costs, and all other fees and expenses. So why are we required to put up a
franchise fee to account for some who refuse to pay their bill.
6. On page 13 of agreement (page 76 of the packet), I have a question on the CPI increases. Are they entitled to
another increase prior to October of 2024?
7. On page 15 of agreement (page 8-78 of the packet), it discusses the record keeping of the complaints. Are they just
tracking phone and email complaints? I use the portal to log any concerns I may have. Will those be included in the log
form?
These items may seem somewhat picky for a few, but if reading a contract causes me to pause, there is a question to be
asked for clarity. When updates are made there should be accuracy and clarity regarding dates and items no -longer
applicable. Just reenforces my opinion this entire process was rushed and mis-handled.
Sincerely,
Grace Reed
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