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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01121981REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - jANUARY 12, 1981 )TiON BY COUNCILMAN GASS, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION AS READ. CARRIED. THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WERE TAKEN ON REQUESTS TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON THE SPECIFIED DATES: MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN McKiNLEY, THAT VELMA HEATH BE PERMITTED TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS ON JANUARY 17, 1981. CARRIED. MOTION B~ COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, THAT CYRIL KNOWLES, JR. (FREE USE OF HALL) BE PERMITTED TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AT A FUND RAISING DANCE ON FEBRUARY 7, 1981. (SEBASTIAN PANTHERS). CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GASS, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY, TO PERMIT MR. AND MRS. R. FISCHER TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT AN ANNIVERSARY DINNER ON APRIL 18, 1981. CARRIED. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, TO ALLOW THE FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AT THIER 4TH OF JULY 'COMMITTEE GALA ON MARCH 14, 1981. CARRIED. COUNCILMAN OBERBECK WAS APPOINTED AS THE CITY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 4TH OF JULY COMMITTEE. THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES, IN THEIR LETTER OF DECEMBER 19, URGED ALL CITIES TO WRITE TO THEIR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE GENERAL REVENUE SHARING. COUNCILMAN GASS SUGGESTED THE CITY PARTICIPATE IN THE LEAGUE'S SUGGESTION AND THE MAYOR AGREED. WHEN QUESTIONED AS TO WHAT THE CITY COULD EXPECT IN FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS THIS YEAR, MR. SAID AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT WAS~17~O~----~ ~7 FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES SPRING CON'rEWTTON WILL BE HEL~ IN; TALLAHASSEE ON FEBRUARY 12 AND 13. % COUNCI~MEMBERS SHOULD CONTACT JANET OR LI3BIE FOP. RESERVATIONS. THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. ~TY CLERK MAYOR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - JANUARY 12, 1981 FLOOD ASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO BRIEF THE MEMBERS OF 'THE COUNCIL ON THE LUNCHEON MEETING HE ATTENDED TODAY ON THE GOLF COURSE. MR. KILBRIDE STATED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BIDS, DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS WERE DRAWN UP SO THE CITY COULD GO OUT TO BID ON THE 26TH. A PROSPECTUS FOR THE BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES AND THE BONDS IS BEING PREPARED. MR. LANCASTER, FELICITY HYDE, JOHN VAN ANI~CERP, CHUCK ANKROM AND MR. KILBRIDE MADE A PRESENTATION TO A NUMBER OF LOCAL BANKING INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES OF TRUST DEPARTMENTS. IN AN EFFORT TO FIRST iNTEREST THEM IN PURCHASING SOME FOR THEIR OWN PORTFOLIOS, PROVIDING FOR SELLING ON OUR BEHALF SO THE CITY WOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE AN UNDERWRITER DO IT FOR US AS WE HAVE PROVIDED FOR A TRUST INDENTURE. WE WOULD ASLO NEED A TRUSTEE BANK, WHICH IS WHY WE ALSO INCLUDED THE TRUST OFFICERS WHO WOULD BE ADMINISTERING THE BONDS. EACH OF THE PEOPLE PRESENT MADE A PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSAL, BOTH PRIVATE AND THE FINANCIAL PROPOSAL, FOR FINANCING THE BONDS TO THE FIVE LOCAL BANKING INSTITUTIONS. THE RECEPTION WAS GUARDED, BUT THEY APPEARED INTERESTED. THEY WERE GIVEN THE PROSPECTUS, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND ALL THE DOCUMENTS YOU HAVE SEEN. WE HAVE ASKED FOR A REPLY FROM THEM WITHIN ONE WEEK TO DETERMINW IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO ASSIST US IN SELLING THE BONDS OR TO ACT AS TRUSTEE. THE SELECTION OF A PART TIME BUILDING INSPECTOR BY .THE CITY COUNCIL WAS DISCUSSED. IT WAS THE OPINION OF THE COUNICL THAT THE APPLICATIONS SHOULD~BE SCREENED BY THE PERSONNEL OFFICER AND THE BUILDING INSPECTOR AND A MINIMUM OF THREE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR INTERVIEWS. MOTION BY ViCE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, TO TABLE THE INTERVIEWING OF PART TIME BUILDING INSPECTOR APPLICANTS UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. CARRIED. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION OF FEE TO BE CHARGED FOR THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, A MOTION WAS MADE BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, TO SELL THE UNBOUND UPDATED CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR $50, $5.00 FOR A HARDBACK BINDER, AND SUPPLEMENTS AT COST PLUS 10%. STATE SALES WILL BE CHARGED. CARRIED. PROS' AND CONS OF SELLING INDIVIDU~L~.~_~ES OF~¥ ORDI~AVC~ WERE DISCUSSED. MAYOR FLOOD F T A IF A PERSON WANTS ONLY A PAGE OR TWO OF AY ORDINANCE, ~E SHOULD BE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE MACHINE COPIES OF THOSE PAGES AND NOT BE ~IRED TO P~RCH~EI THE ENTIRE PRINTED ORDINANCE. QUALIFYING TIME FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE~ELF~6~TION-J~EGAN ~)AUJANURARY 9THAND WILL END JANUARY 23RD, 1981. AT THE LAST WORKSHOP MEETING, CONFLICTS IN TH~TSR----~PARED WITH CHAPTER 9 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE WAS DISCUSSED. THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS PRSP~R~AN ORDINANCE WHICH WILL CLARIFY ANY CONFLICT. AS THIS ITEM WAS ONT ON THE AGENDA, MAYOR FLOOD iNTE~T~I.~ED A MOTION TO BRING IT ON THE FLOOR. BRING THE ABOV~RD~N~E ON'..THE FLOOR AND COUNCILMAN OBERBECK SECONDED IT. COUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY MOVED TO CARRIED. TO QUALIFY AS A CANDi~T~ FC4~ T~YO~ tTR~CITK IqO~CZ% ~MBER- AFaR ~N~ ~TE ~ROPOSED ORDIN~CE, THE COUNCILMAN GASS MOVED TO ACCEPT THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE AS CORRECTED. SECONDED BY COUNCIL- WOMAN McKiNLEY. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR GRAY COUNICLMAN OBERBECK COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY COUNCILMAN GASS MAYOR FLOOD NAYS: NONE. CARRIED. A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 26TH TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE PRIOR TO THE MARCH ELECTION. MAYOR FLOOD CALLED THE CITY ATTORNEY'S ATTENTION TO THE FACT OUR CHARTER, IN THE PAST, PROVIDED THE CITY CLERK BE THE SHPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS FOR ALL CITY ELECTIONS. SEC. 4.05 OF THE PRESENT CHARTER READS "ALL ELECTIONS SHALL BE CALLED BY PROCLAMATION OF THE MAYOR ISSUED NOT LESS THAN 30 DAYS BEFORE SUCH ELECTION AND SHALL BE CONDUCTED EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED..." SEC. 4.06 READS "THE CITY COUNCIL BY RESOLUTION SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO ESTABLISH THE NUMBER OF PRECINCTS." SEC. 4.07 READS IN PART THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL APPOINT NOT LESS THAN THREE INSPECTORS AND A CLERK TO EACH ELECTION BOARD EXCEPT THAT, IF THE COUNCIL SHALL FAIL TO APPOINT THEMATLEAS~ TW~'DAFS~% BEFORE THE DATE OF ANY ELECTION, THE MAYOR FLOOD MAY APPOINT THEM. AGAIN, MAYOR FLOOD COMMENTED, THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN DONE BY THE CITY CLERK. MAYOR FLOOD FELT THESE ITEMS SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, TOGETHER WITH THE CITY CLERK, AND THE RESULTS OF THEIR FINDING REPORTED AT THE JANUARY 26 MEETING. THE MAYOR ALSO ASKED THAT THEY CHECK INTO THE ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE CITY ON THE FLORIDA VOTING RULES & REGULATIONS AND TO COME BACK WITH A RECOMMENDATION. HE STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF CHECKING OUT THESE ELECTION MATTERS AS HE DOES NOT WANT TO RISK EVER HAVING TO THROW OUT AN ELECTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, TO CHANGE THE JANUARY 21 MEETING TO JANUARY 26. CARRIED. CITY CLERK READ THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION ABANDONING THE EASEMENTS BETWEEN LOTS 24 & 25, BLOCK 279, ~TIAN HIGHLANDS UNIT 10. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - JANUARY 12, 1981 READING INCLUDED A CHANGE MAD~ AT THE WORKSHOP MEETING OF ONE SENTENCE. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, TO ACCEPT THE SECOND READING OF THE ABOVE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. ROLLCALL: AYES: VICE MAYOR GRAY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK COUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY ~COUNCILMAN GASS MAYOR FLOOD NAYS: NONE. CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ FOR THE THIRD AND FINAL TIME, BY TITLE ONLY, THE ABOVE PROPOSED MINING ORDINANCE. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, TO ACCEPT THE THIRD AND FINAL READING OFTHE ABOVE PROPOSED MINING ORDINANCE. ROLL CALL: AYES: VICE MAYOR GRAY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK COUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY COUNCILMAN GASS MAYOR FLOOD NAYS: NONE. CARRIED. ~S THE NEW ROAD FROM THE NEW SCHOOL 33~, ACROSS THE ~Y~T~ PROPERTY TO U.S. HWY 1. WHEN PER- MISSION IS RECEIVED TO GO ALL THE WAY THR'], MAYOR FLOOD WID~ gONTACT THE COUNTY COMMISSION ASKING THEM TO HELP US WITH THEIR EQUIPMENT TO CS~A~ THE RI~HU OF ~A~ TO CROSS THE RAILROAD TRACKS. IT WILL BE A JOINT VENTURE FOR THE CITY AN~ r.~EJCOUNTY. IT WI%LI TAKE n WHILE TO IRON OUT THESE PRO- BLEMS, BUT IT IS HOPED THE NEW ROAD WILL~4~,/AVA-I-LABLE-~HEN ~ SCHOOL IS OPENED IN JANUARY 1982. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ, BY TITLE ONLY, FOR THE/~T ~2~, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF SEBASTIAN, CONCER~I~ WEEDS~AND LITTER, BY AMENDING SEC. 13-1, DECLARING COUNCIL INTENT; CREATING SEC. 13-1.1, DECLARIUG PUBLI~ ~ISANCE; AMENDING SECTION 13-2 REGARDING NOTICE OF VIOLAT, ION; AMENDING SEC. 13-4, REGARDiN(~ REF4E~ING OF CONDITION BY CITY; AMENDING SEC. 13-5 REGARDING SANITARY LIEN BOOK;" CREATING SEC. 13~.1 AUTHORIZING RULES AND REGULATIONS; AMENDING SEC. 13-10, PENALTIES; PRESERVING RIGHTS; PRO~ EF_~CTIVE DATE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GASS, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, MAYOR FLOOD TO ACCEPT THE FIRST READING, BY TITLE NAYS: NONE. CARRIED A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 4TH, PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP MEETING, TO READ THE ABOVE ORDINANCE ITS ENTIRETY. FLOOD DISCUSSED ROAD PAVING IN THE SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS AND GDC'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PAVE ALL OF UNIT 16, COMMENTING IT MIGHT BE WELL, WHILE THEY ARE DOINGUNiT 16, TO LET THEM GO AHEAD AND PAVE THAT PART OF UNIT 2 THAT NEEDS REPAVING. MEL BROOME ASKED IF THE AMOUNT HAD RISEN TO $33,000 FROM $21,000 AND MAYOR FLOOD REPLIED IT HAD. MAYOR FLOOD WILL TALK TO GDC AT THE END OF THE MONTH TO DETERMINE THEIR TIMETABLE FOR DOING THIS WORK AND WILL REPORT AT THE WORKSHOP MEETING IN FEBRUARY WHAT THEIR SCHEDULE WILL BE FOR PAVING PHASE I. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, TO TABLE THE MATTER UNTTL WE ARE ADVISED OF THE GDC SCHEDULE FOR PAVING UNIT 16, PHASEI. CARRIED. BIDS WERE RECEIVED FOR EQUIPMENT FOR THE PROPOSE~ AUDIO SYSTEM FOR THE CITY COUNICL CHAMBER BUT THEY WERE TOO COSTLY ANDANOTHER APPROACH WILL BE TRIED TO IMPROVE THE PRESENT P.A. SYSTEM. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, TO REJECT ALL BIDS ON THE AUDIO SYSTEM FOR THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. CARRIED. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF AN "WARDS COMMITTEE" FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GOLF COURSE~ MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, THE CITY COUNCIL SERVE ON THE AWARDS COMMITTEE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GOLF COURSE AND MR. ANKROM, ARCHITECT, AND MR. JOHN VAN ANTWERP SERVE AS ADVISORS. CARRIED. RICHARD SZELUGA COMMENTED HE HAD BRIEFLY REVIEWED THE GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS AND NOTICED THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION IN ONE OF THE SECTIONS WHICH HE WANTED TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE AWARDS COMMITTEE, WHO IN TURN SHOULD BEING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS. SECTION 6 OF THE SPECS, - INSTALLATION AND INSPECTION OF THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM. SECTION 608 AND SECTION 609 ARE EQUIPMENT, BUT THE TWO PARAGRAPHS ARE DIFFERENT. ALSO 609 AND 610 ARE A DUPLICATION, AS WELL AS AND 611. PRINTS WERE FURNISHED TO THE COUNCIL FOR REVIEW. MR. SZELUGA ALSO COMMENTED THERE IS NO OF A WATER SUPPLY AND DID NOT KNOW IF IT WAS INCLUDED ON THE DRAWINGS. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - JANUARY 12, 1981 STREET DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR REPORTED 1724 MANHOURS WERE SPENT DURING DECEMBER IN BLACKTOPPING. LOT OF TIME WAS SPENT PUTTING UP AN TAKING DOWN THE STREET CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, AND STREET MARKERS ARE STILL BEING PAINTED. MAYOR FLOOD HAS MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH MR. BURNS, SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, TO PULL THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT WHEN THE CITY TAKES OVER THE SCHOOL PROPERTY, AND TRANSFER IT TO THE NEW SCHOOL GROUNDS. IN RETURN, THEY WILL ALLOW US TO HAUL AWAY THE MUCK, WHICH IS BEING DONE NOW. TO HOLD THE WHITE SAND DOWN AT THE NEW PARK SITE, IT IS BEING TOPPED WITH THE MUCK. WITH THE RAINS IN APRIL AND MAY, IF SEED IS PLANTED, PERHAPS WE WILL HAVE SOME GRASS AND CAN HOLD THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION IN THAT PARK. THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ADVISED THE CITY HAS TAKEN IN $85,544 DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS ABOUT 11% OF THE EXPECTED REVENUE. THIS SMALL PERCENTAGE IS DUE PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE SLOW MOVING AD VALOREM TAX SITUATION. FOLLOWING ARE THE EXPENDITURES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER: EXECUTIVE- LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ......................... $ 9 ADMINIS TRA TION ...................................... $29 CITY ATTORNEY... ....................................... $2 POLICE DEPARTMENT ................................... $61 BUILDING DEPT & CONSTRUCTION BOARD ................... $9 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ............................. $52 PARKS AND RECREATION ................................. $8 CEMETERY ............................................. $ 3 AMBULANCE SQUAD ...................................... SPECIAL EVENTS (CHRISTMAS) ........................... .064.00 ,454.00 .176.00 .769. O0 .113.00 .290.00 ,255.00 .700.00 339.00 321. O0 176,.451.00 MR. LANCASTER ADVISED THE PRELIMINARY FIGURES NAVE BEE~ RECOIl'ED FROM THE 79-80 AUDIT, BUT THEY ARE NOT FOR PUBLICATION AT THIS TIME AS THEY HATE, ~ BEEN PROOF RE%D~ THE AUDIT THEORETICALLY iS AT THE PRINTERS AND THE~LATEST WORD IS WE WILL HAVE IT T~ OF THIS .~EEEKU THE UNALLOCATED SURPLUS AT THE END OF FY 79-80 WAS $154,000.00 THIS AMOUNT DOES NOT INC-~UDE ~--UNDS ALLOCATED FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS SUCH AS ROAD MAINTENANCE, POLICE EDUCATION, BUILDING, ETC. $75,000 OF THE UNALLOCATED FUNDS WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY OPERATION BUDGET FOR FY 80-81, LEAVING A ~CE~N~LAOCATED SURPLUS FUNDS OF APPROXIMATELY $79,000. '' L I MAYOR FLOOD SAID HE HAS HAD TWO PEOPLE TELL HfM IH~,F UA~TERSTOOD THE CITY WAS GOING TO TAKE THE INTEREST OF THE MONEY INVESTED IN THE BANK AND OFFSET ~C9S~ qF THE GOLF COURSE. HE ASKED TO GO ON RECORD AS SAYING THIS 'IS NOT TRUE. THE INTEREST ON GQgC--FUND~-~WILL BE PUT INTO ROAD BUILDING. SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THESE FUNDS WILL BE SPENT THIS YEAR, BUT NO INTEREST MONEY WILL BE TAKEN FOR THE GOLF M, Y RESIDENTS HAW IS E D fHt2_ gO O OF G_ C F REDO ALL THE ROADS. HE EXP~INED ONE OF ~',,THI~JHA~ ~L,Z, H,~ ~0 ~ 'q,ONE iS ~U~L~ A D~\~TH SO~IE OF THIS MONEY, CZ~ ~UNDS AR~ Z~S~~S ~~ ~~COUN~S. _ ~ ~ ~ ~ THE CITY ATTORNEY READ FOR THE SECOND TIME THE ORDINANCE ANNEXING AT'POi~TION OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 31 SOUTH, RANGE 38 EAST LYING EAST OF THE SEBASTIAN RIVER AND EAST OF SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS UNIT 13, AND SOUTH OF ST 512; COMPISiNG 16.38 ACRES MORE OR LESS. GASS MOVED TO ACCEPT THE SECOND READING OF THE ABOVE PROPOSED ANNEXATION ORDINANCE. SECONDED COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR GRAY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY COUNCILMAN GASS MAYOR FLOOD NAYS: NONE CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ FOR THE THIRD AND FINAL TIME, BY TITLE ONLY, THE ABOVE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, THAT THE THIRD AND FINAL READING OF THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION ORDINANCE BE ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR GRAY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK COUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY COUNCILMAN GASS MAYOR FLOOD NAYS: NONE. CARRIED. MAYOR FLOOD EXPLAINED, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THAT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS OUT ON SR 512 WHERE THE BRIDGE GOES OVER THE SEBASTIAN RIVER AND GOES APPROXIMATELY 13 ACRES TO THE EAST. WE WILL ALSO HAVE LAND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER WHICH, OF COURSE, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS ANNEXATION. IT WILL SQUARE OFF THE CITY AND WILL NOT COST THE TAXPAYERS ANY MONEY - IT WILL BRING TAXES INTO THE CITY. CITY ATTORNEY READ IN ITS ENTIRETY THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE' CREATING ARTICLE VIII OF CHAPTER 7 OF CODE OF ORDINANCES DEFINING SAND MINING; STATING INTENT; REQUIRING PERMIT; STATING CONDITIONS OF PERMIT; PROCEDURE FOR REVOCATION AND APPEALS; IMPOSING PENALTTES, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - JANUARY 12, 1981 MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR., AT 7 P.M. AND VICE MAYOR GRAY LED THE SALUTE THE FLAG. PRESENT: VICE MAYOR GRAY, COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, COUNCILMAN GASS, MAYOR FLOOD, AND ATTORNEY KILBRIDE. MAYOR FLOOD ANNOUNCED, WITH THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL, HE WOULD LIKE TO P~ESENT AN UPDATE ON CABLEVISION ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CITY. VICE MAYOR GRAY MOVED THAT THIS MATTER BE BROUGHT ON THE FLOOR AND COUNCILMAN OBERBECK SECONDED IT. CARRIED. MAYOR FLOOD INTRODUCED MR. BILL SISK, THE NEW AREA MANAGER OF JONES INTERCABLE. MR. SISK SAID HE UNDER- STOOD THE FORMER MANAGER HAD PROMISED MOST OF THE SYSTEM WOULD BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER, BUT TO DATE ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED. TO CORRECT THIS UNSATISFACTORY SIUTATION, THE SEBASTIAN OFFICE HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO HIRE AS MANY CREWS AS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE WORX AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ~ MR. KEN VICKERS, TECHNICAL ADVISOR, WAg INTRODUCED TO THE COUNCIL. MR. VICKERS EXPLAINED THE STATUS OF THE PROGRAM TO DATE AND DESCRIBED iN DETAIL THE WORK PLANNED. THE CABLE SHOULD BE LAID WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, AFTER WHICH A MONTH WOULD BE REQUIRED TO FINISH THE INSTALLATION. SUB-CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN ENGAGED TO DO SOME OF THE INSTALLATION WORK. MR. FLOOD THANKED MR. SISK AND MR. VICKERS FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION. THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18, 1980 AND DECEMBER 8, 1980, AND THE PUBLIC HEARING OF DECEMBER 3, 1980 WERE APPROVED AS READ. COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, RECREATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, REPORTED AS FOLLOWS: ~1 .ED. THEY ARE BEING HELD UP, HOWEVER, ~A2TING DE£IVE~YVO~ A NEW TYPE OF HEAD WHICH WILL NOT BREAK WHEN STEPPED ON. THE BUILDING INSPECTOR ACCOMPANIED COUNCi~M~N OBERBECK TO STAKE OUT THE STORAGE AND TOILET FACILITIES. ' ~ I I (2) THE CONCRETE SLAB AT THE REAR OF THE--C~?4MUN-ITY ~TER A%~ BEEN LAID. THIS WILL BE USED AS A WORK- SHOP AND STORAGE AREA. OF THE ATTORNEY BEFORE DOING ANY FURTHER WORK A~TH~SE [fWO BUILDINGS. MAYOR FLOOD STRESSED THE INPORTANCE OF COMPLYING WITH THE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED ~E ~ OF FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS. WILL DESIGN A FUTURE ~.~OR T~ Pmr~ N~ ~NSa,~ THE CITY. ~' R~NZ~C~ FROM TALLA~ASSEE WILL COUNCILMAN OBERBECK R~ED T.SWj SITINGS A~--CAND~ C;ff~E"CITY M'AVE DET_ERf~R;Mt'~D ~fO ~T~E EXTENT THEY MUST BE REPLACED. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SO NOW. COUNCILMAN MCKINLEY MOVED THAT YOLANDA PAYANT BE ACCEPTED AS A MEMBER OF THE SEBASTIAN CEMETERY COMMITTEE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECKAND CARRIED. ARE ADDITITONAL VACANCIES ON THE SEBASTIAN CEMETERY COMMITTEE AND MAYOR FLOOD COMMENTED ANYONE WHO LIKE TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE SHOULD FEEL FREE TO APPLY. COUNCILMAN GASS REPORTED FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT IS AWAITING PERMISSION FROM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO CHANGE OUR STREET LIGHTS FROM LUMEN MERCURY VAPOR TO SODIUM VAPOR. MAYOR FLOOD ASKED THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND A MEETING AT THE VERO BEACH COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON JANUARY 20 BETWEEN 9: 30 AND 10 A.M. WHEN THE CITY DELEGATE WILL MEET WITH SENATORS LEWIS, JOHNSTON AND CHILDERS, AND POSSIBLY DALE PATCHETT~ REGARDING THE CITY'S REQUEST NOT ONLY TO WIDEN S. R. 512 BUT TO REMOVE THE HILL IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY ON STATE ROAD 512. CHIEF CUMMINS REPORTED 399 COMPLAINTS ANSWERED BY HIS OFFICE DURING DECEMBER, NOT INCLUDING TRAFFIC STOPS. APPROXIMATELY 200 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE BURGLARY SEMINAR AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON JANUARY 6TH, AT WHICH TIME CHIEF CUMMINS INTRODUCED THE NEW CRIME WATCH SIGNS.. NINETEEN SUCH SIGNS HAVE BEEN PLACED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND THE CHIEF ENCOURAGED ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN. CHIEF CUMMINS ASKED THAT NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN AGAIN FOR INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT AT US HWY 1 AND SR 512. THE LARGER THE POPULATION OF THE CITY AND THE AREA, THE MORE NEED THERE IS FOR SUCH A LIGHT. THE BUILDING INSPECTOR REPORTED 19 SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES DURING DECEMBER FOR A TOTAL VALUE OF $787,400.00. OTHER ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS AMOUNTED TO $52 ,487.00 FOR A TOTAL OF $839,887 FOR THE MONTH. TOTAL PERMIT FEES AMOUNTED TO $4,031.50. THERE WERE 80 SINGLE HOUSES BUILT IN 1980 VS. 58 IN 1979.