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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01111982REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - JANUARY 11, 1982 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY VICE MAYOR EVERETT T. GASS, AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT: COUNCILMAN RICHARD VOTAPKA, COUNCILWOMAN FLORENCE PHELAN, CITY ATTORNEY DANIEL KILBRIDE AND VICE MAYOR EVERETT T. GASS ABSENT: MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR. (EXCUSED ABSENCE) COUNCILMAN FRANK OBERBECK (ILL) MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING 11/2, BID OPENING AND PUBLIC HEARING 11/4, BID OPENING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 11/9, BID OPENING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS AND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 11/18, SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING 11/23, AWARDS COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING 11/25, AND EMERGENCY MEETING 9/30, AS THEY ARE ON A TEMPORARY BASIS WITH ANY CORRECTIONS THAT ARE TO BE MADE TO THEM. CARRIED. JAMES CUMMINS, POLICE CHIEF, REPORTED 609 COMPLAINTS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1981, NOT INCLUDING TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT 16 NEW CRIME WATCH SIGNS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AND THAT 510 CRIME WATCHERS HAVE SIGNED UP WITH APPLICATIONS STILL BEING TAKEN. POLICE CHIEF CUMMINS MENTIONED THAT THERE WILL BE THREE BANK ROBBERY PRESENTATIONS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND THAT THERE ARE STILL 1982 CALENDARS AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC. DALE WEHR, STREET DEPARTMENT, REPORTED THAT COLD PATCHING AND RE-MARLING IS BEING DONE TO SOME OF THE ROADS AND STARTING NEXT WEEK THE PAVING OF llTH STREET WILL BEGIN. ARTHUR MAYER, BUILDING OFFICiAL~R~PORT~D THA~ IHE HAD SPOKEN TO ENGINEERS REGARDING THE COMPLETION OF STATE ROAD 512 ~N~DJW;,S IN~ORMEDUHAT SINCE, THE COLD WEATHER HAS COME, THE LAST THREE FEET OF PAVING CANNIIT B~--COMP-~ETED UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE IS AT LEAST 65 DEGREES. THEY ESTIMATE COMPLETION SOMETIME BETWEEN THE TENTH AND FIFTEENTH OF FEBRUARY, 1982. VICE MAYOR GASS REPORTED THAT THE IN OR THE ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE GOLF COURSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ENDED TODAT, JA~ARY 11, 1982, AT 4:30 P.M. HE REPORTED THAT THE COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE COPIES OF ALL APPLIC~'~IONS FOR REVIEW IN ORDER TO TAKE ACTION AT THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, JAN~Ofl1982. CODE ENFORCEME~ Z,,BO~ -S-~CE, rU~R ~.,~ER6--~~ ~.DEF~O ~.~LL THIS BOARD, VICE MAYOR I© I^1 MR. CLIFF HOOS~ ,~%RECRE~TKON ~O0~DKi~ATO~,~EP(~R~ED THA~ I~H~ SOFT~ALL TEAMS WILL BE STARTING COUNCILMAN VOTPAKA REPORTED THAT TH~ NEW PRICES FOR THE CEMETERY LOTS WILL INC~,UDE SODDING AND PERPETUAL CARE. BUT NOT THE CONCRETE BASES FOR THE HEADSTONES AFTER A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PRICE INCREASE ON CEMETERY LOTS, COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROCE OF A CREMATION LOT FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL OTHER COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE CHANGED TO $175.00. ATTORNEY KILBRIDE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PRICES AND PRIORITIES FOR SALE OF CEMETERY LOTS IN THE MUNICIPAL CEMETERY. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PRICES AND PRIORITIES FOR SALE OF CEMETERY LOTS IN THE MUNICIPAL CEMETERY WITH THE CORRECTION TO SECTION 3 B. CARRIED. AFTER DISCUSSING THE RULES FOR APPLICATION FOR A VARIANCE, COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA SUGGESTED THAT A NOTATION SHOULD BE MADE ON THE APPLICATION FORM ALONG SIDE OF APPLICANT SPACE, IN- FORMING THE APPLICANT THAT IF HIS NAME IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY THAT A LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION MUST BE ATTACHED. HE ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE WORDING IN NUMBER 5 ON THE INFORMATION SHEET BE CHANGE TO READ "WITHIN 100 FEET OR 2 LOTS" ATTORNEY KILBRIDE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY A RESOLUTION ADOPTING RULES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR VARIANCES FROM BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT; APPROVING APPLICATION FORM AND INFORMATION SHEET; SETTING FEE AT $60.00 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTPAKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, THAT THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING RULES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR VARIANCES FROM BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT; APPROVING APPLICATION FORM AND INFORMATION SHEET; SETTING FEE AT $60.00 BE ADOPTED WITH THE SPECIAL CORRECTIONS AS MADE TONIGHT. CARRIED. VICE MAYOR GASS RECOMMENDED THAT THE DISCUSSION REGARDING ANNEXATION REQUIREMENTS BE POST- PONED UNTIL A WORKSHOP MEETING, SINCE THERE WILL BE A MEETING WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON JANUARY 21, 1982, CONCERNING ANNEXATION REQUIREMENTS. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, TO TABLE THE DISCUSSION RE- GARDING ANNEXATION REQUIREMENTS UNTIL THE WORKSHOP MEETING, FEBRUARY 3, 1982. MOTION AMENDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTPAKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, TO INCLUDE THAT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - JANUARY 11, 1982 THESE ADDITIONAL ANNEXATION REQUIREMENTS BE PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISS- ION FOR THEIR REVIEW AND RETURN THEIR COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL NO LATER THAN THE FEBRUARY 3, 1982 WORKSHOP MEETING. CARRIED. VICE MAYOR GASS STATED THAT HE MET WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND REPORTED THAT HIGH STREET, SOUTH, OFF OF STATE ROAD 512 WILL BE OPENED AFTER IT IS MARLED AND MADE PASSABLE FOR TRAFFIC. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED THAT THEY WILL DO THIS AS PART OF THEIR PRESENT PROJECT. VICE MAYOR GASS EXPLAINED THAT HE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING WHAT TYPE OF RAILROAD CROSSING WE SHOULD HAVE ON STATE ROAD 512 AND ASKED US TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COST OF $10,400.00 FOR A CONCRETE CROSSING. AFTER MEETING WITH THE COUNTY, MR. NEIL NELSON, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND FELT THAT SINCE THIS IS ORIGINALLY RAILROAD PROPERTY THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILROAD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE CONCRETE CROSSING. AS A RESULT THE PLAN HAS BEEN DROPPED AND THE ORIGINAL PLAN WILL BE IMPLEMENTED. VICE MAYOR GASS ADVISE THAT COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN SUBMITTED A LETTER OF RESIGNATION, EFFECT- IVE MARCH 9, 1982, AT 7:00 A.M., IN ORDER'TO RUN FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR. ATTORNEY KILBRIDE STATED THAT BEFORE THE COUNCIL TOOK ANY ACTION, HE WISHED TO CALL TO COUNCIL- WOMAN PHELAN' S ATTENTION THAT/,T~IS LETTF_~P~ DO HE EXPLAINED THAT THIS LAW, OVERLAPS TO SUBMIT A RESI NA O JiO KILBRIDE ADDED THAT IF THE L_~TER HAD B~N S~ QUALIFYING, WHICH WAS JANUARY .9~1982,. . TT WOU IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT IT ~UBMITTED ONL IVE DATE OF MARCH 9, IS NOT S~IC~NT ~ QUA ~ ,_~OT SATISFY THE "RESIGN TO RUN LAW". ~qN 99.012, REQUIRES AN INCUMBENT WHOSE TERM ~ rO THE FIRST DATE OF QUALIFYING. ATTORNEY 9I~ITTED 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIST DAY OF 5D HAVE MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW, BUT ~ TWO DAYS BEFORE, RESIGNING WiTH AN EFFECT- ~-IFY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN AS A CANDIDATE. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY THE RESIGNATION WOULD HAVE TO BE EFFECTIVE AT LEAST 1 DAY PRIOR TO THE DAY PAPERS ARE SUBMITTED TO QUALIF/f~T~ST DAY TO QUALIFY IS JANUARY 22, 1982, AT 4:30 P.M. FURTHER, A LETTER SHOW!N~ IMA'E~I'ATE RESIGNATION WOULD QUALIFY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, BUT THE LETTER SUBMITTED DOES NOT~EET THE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY FOR HER TO CONTINUE TO HOLD HER PRESENT SEAT AND STI~ QUALIFY AS A CANDIDATE. COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN STATED THAT S~D ~OKEN TO A COUNTY ATTORNEY, THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS IN TALLAHASSEE AND SEVERAL OTHER AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES WHO ADVISED HER AS TO THE CORRECT WO~ING .O..F.. HE~RESIGNATION~ND~S~D THAT ATTOB. NEY KILBRIDE GET THE WOMAN PHELAN 1%~ ~HE W~S ~'SK3KNG IT }E~COU~C~L NOT TO 2CTI ~N ~THE .RESIGNATION AND SHE REPLIED THAT SHE WAS~~OR~Y ~It~ ~~~AT THE L~.Tt~I~ WZ~]~RAWN FROM THE AGENDA. MRS. ALICEALLA]TI), RE-P'R-ESE-N"I~ATI]7~E -S~EBAS~fIAN ~:;~IGHLATCD~PR~tSEI~if---OWNERS ASSOCIATION, PRESENT- ED THE COUNCIL WITH A PETITION WITH 745 SIGNATURES REQUESTION THAT SECTION 205, ARTICLE II BE AMENDED IN THE CHARTER AND BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT FOR REFERENDUM VOTE ON MARCH 9,1982. ATTORNE~ KILBRIDE INSTRUCTED THAT THE PETITION BE GIVEN TO THE CITY CLERK FOR VERIFICATION OF NAMES TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE PETITIONERS WERE REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE CITY. ATTORNEY KILBRIDE EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD DRAWN UP AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE PARKS AND REC- REATION DEPARTMENT SINCE AN ORDINANCE HAD NEVER BEEN OFFICIALLY ADOPTED. IN THIS ORDINANCE HE STATED THAT IT WAS HIS INTENT TO INCLUDE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND TO PROVIDE FEES FOR SERVICE. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PARKS AND RECREATION ORDINANCE, MR. CLIFF HOOSE, RECREATION COORDINATOR AND THE COUNCIL FELT THE ORDINANCE NEEDED FURTHER REVIEW AND AMEND- MENT. VICE MAYOR GASS SUGGESTED THAT MR. HOOSE AND MEMBERS OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE GET TOGETHER TO DISCUSS THIS ORDINANCE AND MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTPAKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, TO TABLE THIS ORDINANCE AND SEND IT BACK TO THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO REFINE AND REVIEW IT. CARRIED. AFTER A LONG LENGTHY DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE PROMISSORY NOTE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT TO FIRST BANKERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $84,915.00, JOSEPH LANCASTER, FINANCE DIRECTOR, EXPLAINED THAT AMOUNT OF $98,915.00 WAS APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE COST OF THE GOLF CARS AND THAT IT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE GOLF COURSE COMMITTEE FELT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO USE THE MONEY IN OTHER PLACES AND MORE ADVISABLE TO LET THE GOLF CARS PAY FOR THEMSELVES OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - JANUARY 11, 1982 ATTORNEY KILBRIDE EXPLAINED THAT THE RESOLUTION IS A LOAN FROM THE FIRST BANKERS BANK IN WHICH THEY ARE LOANING FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE GOLF CARS AT $84,915.00 AND A'S SECURITY TO THE BANK, WE ARE PLEDGING THE REVENUE THAT THE GOLF CARS GENERATE AND THE GOLF CARS THEM- SELVES. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WOULD PARTICIPATE IN DRAFTING THE PROMISSORY NOTE HIMSELF AND THAT IT WOULD SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT AD-VALOREM TAXES WOULD NOT COMPEL THE CITY TO RAISE AD-VALOREM TAXES TO PAY FOR THE GOLF CARS. ATTORNEY KILBRIDE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF PROMISSORY NOTE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT TO THE FIRST BANKERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $84,915.00, AT AN INREREST RATE OF 10.45%, WITH MATURITY THREE (3) YEARS FROM DATE OF EXECUTION, FOR PURCHASE OF GOLF CARS; AND AUTHORIZING PLEDGING OF GOLF CARS RENTAL INCOME AS SECURITY. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTPAKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF PROMISSORY NOTE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT TO THE FIRST BANKERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $84,915.00, AT AN INTEREST RATE OF 10.45%, WITH MATURITY THREE (3) YEARS FROM DATE OF EXECUTION, FOR PURCHASE OF GOLF CARTS; AND AUTHORIZING PLEDGING OF GOLF CART RENTAL INCOME AS SECURITY. ROLL CALL VOTE: A YES:: COUNCILMAN VOTPAKA COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN VICE MAYOR GASS NAYS: NONE CARRIED. MR. RAY LADD, GOLF PROFESSIONAL, ASKED FCR TA~ /COUNCIL TO CONSIDER RAISING THE GOLF COURSE MEMBERSHIP TO 350. HE EXPLA£1~E~THAT W~ ARE ~R FROM CAPACITY, SINCE ONLY A CERTAIN PER- CENTAGE OF MEMBERS PLAY AT TIME AND THZRE IS AN EXISTING WAITING LISt OX 44 PEOPLE. ~ -- -- -- JOHN VAN ANTWERP, FORMER CHAiRMAN,/~9~F ~RSE COMMITTEE, EXPLAINED THAT PERSONALLY HE WAS IN FAVOR OF THE MEMBERSHIP INCREASE~'3UT O~BEHALF OF THE GOLF COURSE COMMITTEE HE WAS HERE TO RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL THAT THEf CON,DER THIS MEMBERSHIP INCREASE VERY CARFULLY. VICE MAYOR GASS STATED THAT SINCE--~ ~., .~ _,~'~ BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE GOLF COURSE WILL BE ORM ED SHORTLY, THAT WE WAIT TO MAKE ~I~N'-AND TURN IT OVER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A DECISION. MEMBERShiP A ,D . E EU S T]OFI N[T¥ . API AL OU*LA {GH HE STATED T AT HE WOULD WO LD HAVE %LOSLOURW 3NZt MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, TO INCREASE THE GOLF COURSE MEMBERSHIP FROM 300 TO 350 AT THIS TIME AND ANY FURTHER INCREASES IN MEMBERSHIP MUST BE DELEGATED TO THE GOLF COURSE COMMISSION. MAYOR PAT FLOOD ARRIVED AT 9:16 P.M. , WHILE COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA WAS STATING HIS MOTION. VICE MAYOR GASS BRIEFLY SUMMARIZED THE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE GOLF COURSE MEMBERSHIP TO INCREASE TO MAYOR PAT FLOOD AND ASKED HIS FEELINGS ON IT. MAYOR FLOOD INDICATED THAT HE HAD DISCUSSED THIS MEMBERSHIP INCREASE WITH RAY LADD, GOLF PROFESSIONAL, AND JOHN VAN ANTWERP, PRIOR TO THIS MEETING AND EVEN THOUGH HE WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE DISCUSSION HE FELT THAT WE SHOULD INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP TO 350 AND THAT IT WOULDN'T JEOPARDIZE ANYTHING. MAYOR FLOOD ASKED COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA TO REPEAT HIS MOTION AND ASKED ATTORNEY KILBRIDE IF COULD SECOND THE MOTION SINCE HE WAS LATE IN ATTENDANCE AND SITTING IN AS THE VICE. ATTORNEY KILBRIDE EXPLAINED THAT MAYOR PAT FLOOD COULD SECOND THE MOTION AS LONG AS HE FELT HE HAD SUFFICIENT INFORMATION. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT HE HAS DISCUSSED THIS IN LENGTH WITH RAY LADD AND JOHN VAN ANTWERP AND FELT CAPABLE OF VASTING A VOTE EVEN THOUGH HE WAS NOT PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION. SINCE THE MOTION WAS NOT SECONDED AND A LENGTHY DISCUSSION FOLLOWED, THE MOTION DIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTPAKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP FOR THE GOLF COURSE FROM 300 MEMBERS TO 350 MEMBERS AND THAT ALL FUTURE MEMBERSHIP IN- CREASES BE DEFERRED OR DELEGATED TO THE GOLF COURSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CARRIED. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - JANUARY ll , 1982 MR. JOSEPH LANCASTER, FINANCE DIRECTOR, REPORTED THAT THE YEARLY AUDIT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND IS EXPECTED BACK FROM THE PRINTERS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30,1981, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF $235,745.50 IN UNALLOCATED FUNDS. THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS ARE ALLOCATED COSTS: $ 18,000.00 $ 25,000.00 $ 11,000.00 $ 6,000.00 FOR THE BALL PARK LIGHTING (ADDITIONAL MONEY REQUIRED) FOR THE RELOCATION OF THE RAILROAD STATION FOR THE PAVING OF llTH STREET FOR ADDITIONAL COSTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN $ 82,500.00 TOTAL ALLOCATED MONEY $153,245.50 TOTAL BALANCE OF UNALLOCATED SURPLUS AT THIS TIME. MR. LANCASTER REPORTED THAT OVER $30,000.00 HAS BEEN COMMITTED FOR THE REPAIR OF THE COLLIER CREEK DAM AND THAT THE $25,000.00 ORIGINALLY GIVEN TO THE CITY BY GENERAL DEVELOP- MENT CORPORATION PLUS THE $5,000.00 EARNED IN INTEREST OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, WILL BE APPLIED TOWARDS THIS REPAIR. COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN REPORTED THAT MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS IN THE CITY NEED EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND FELT THE CITY SHOULD MAKE THIS EXPENDITURE. MAYOR FLOOD AGREED AND STATED THAT HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. MAYOR FLOOD EXPLAINED THAT HE~ 1TI~SCUS'S~D A177ERTISING ORDINANCES IN THEIR ENTIRETY AT THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES MEETING AND WAS ADVISED THAT IT WOULD BE VERY COSTLY.. HE DID MENTION THOUGH, THAT THERE ARE SPE~ O~DT~ANCES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO m~ ADVERTISED IN THEIR ENTIRETY. COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN SUGGESTED THAT _FE MA~ TITLE OF AN ORDINANCE SHOULD INCLUDE ALL THE MAIN SUBJECT MATTERS. .~ ~ ) ATTORNEY KILBRIDE STATED THAT HE DOES TRY TO INCLUDE EVERY MAJOR ITEM IN THE ORDINANCE MOTION BY COUNC~I~LMA~--~rOTA-fQ~A, S}ICON~ED]TCO~IL~TMAi PHELAN, THAT THE VARIANCE WE HAVE BEFORE US, BE RESUBMITTED TO COMPLY WITH THE RESOLUTION ON THE VARIANCE PROCEDURES THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED TONIGHT. (YOUNG) CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ A VARIANCE REQUEST FROM MR. & MRS. JOHN T. CLARK, 620 DEMPSEY AVENUE, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, FOR PERMISSION TO BUILD A GARAGE THAT WILL ENCROACH ON THE EASEMENT. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTPAKA, THAT WE ALSO RETURN THIS VARIANCE REQUEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR RULES AND REGULATIONS. (CLARK) AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION REGARDING ABANDONMENT OF EASEMENT PROCEDURES, MAYOR FLOOD RECOMMENDED THAT ABANDONMENT OF EASEMENTS BE READ BY TITLE ONLY SINCE ALL PERTINENT IN- FORMATION IS INCLUDED IN THE TITLE. COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN SUGGESTED THAT WHEN AN ABANDONMENT OF EASEMENT IS READ IT SHOULD BE STIPULATED WHETHER THE PROPERTY IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTPAKA, THAT RESOLUTIONS GRANTING ABANDONMENT OF EASEMENTS MAY BE READ BY TITLE ONLY AND THE CITY CLERK WiLL SPECIFY WHETHER ITS RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL. CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ A RESOLUTION VACATING, ABOLISHING, ABANDONING AND DISCONTINUING EASEMEN BETWEEN THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF LOT 25 AND THE NORHTEAST SIDE OF LOT 26, BLOCK 275, UNIT 10, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS. THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL. (ARTER) MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION VACATING, ABOLISHING, ABANDONING AND DISCONTINUING EASEMENT BETWEEN THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF LOT 25 AND THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF LOT 26, BLOCK 275, UNIT 10, SEBASITAN H~GHLANDS. (ARTER) CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ A RESOLUTION VACATING, ABOLISHING, ABANDONING AND DISCONTUNING EASEMENT BETWEEN THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF LOT 24 AND THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF LOT 25, BLOCK 257, UNIT 10, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS. THIS PROPERTY IS ~ONED RESIDENTIAL. (PRIEST) REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - JANUARY 11, 1982 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTPAKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION VACATING, ABOLISHING, ABANDONING AND DISCONTINUING EASEMENT BETWEEN THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF LOT 24 AND THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF LOT 25, BLOCK 257, UNIT 10, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS. (PRIEST) CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTPAKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, TO PDRMIT THE SEBASTIAN FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT FOUR SCHEDULED DANCES TO BE HELD AT THE SEBASTIAN COMMUNITY CENTER ON JANUARY 30, 1982, FEBRUARY 20, 1982, APRIL 17, 1982 AND JUNE 19, 1982. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, TO PERMIT MELISSA MALLOREY TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT A WEDDING RECEPTION TO BE HELD AT THE SEBASTIAN COMMUNITY CENTER ON JANUARY 6, 198.2. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTPAKA, TO PERMIT VIRGINIA POPE TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT A PRIVATE PARTY TO BE HELD AT THE SEBASTIAN COMMUNITY CENTER ON JANUARY 23, 1982. CARRIED. MOTION BY G'OUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTPAKA, TO PERMIT DANIEL O'REILLY TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT A PRIVATE PARTY TO BE HELD AT THE SEBASTIAN YACHT CLUB ON FEBRUARY 6, 1982. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, TO PERMIT ST. WILLIAMS TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT A ST. PATRICK'S DAY DANCE AT THE SEBASTIAN COMMUNITY CENTER ON MARCH 17, 1982. CARRIED. COMMISSIONER, iSSUED A CHALLA~GE TO THE SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL AND ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER I A SOFT LLC E FOR THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTED TH~AL~NGE~ND M~ HOOSE STATED THAT HE WOULD REPORT BACK MR. FLETCHER REGARDING THE CITY'S ACCEPTANCE. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:20 P.M. CiTY CLERK MAYOR TO