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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01131975REGULAR MEETING - JANUARY 13, 1975 MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT ? P.M. BY MAYOR F. EUGENE CRAGG. PRESENT: VICE MAYOR HOOSE, COUNCILMEN "SKIP" GRAY, JAMES C.KINARD AND PAT FLOOD, AND MAYOR CRAGG. MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 9, 1974 WERE APPROVED AS READ WITH MINOR CORRECTION NOTED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KINARD AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD TO PAY DECEMBER BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,251.02. CARRIED. MR. ALBERT DELISLE AND MR. WM. HAWTHORNE OF ORANGE HEIGHTS RELATED AN INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ON VALENCIA STREET INVOLVING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. MR. DELISLE COMMENDED CHIEF CUMMINS FOR HIS VERY EFFICIENT FORCE STATING OFFICER DARE HAD RESPONDED TO A CALL FROM MR. DELISLE WHO WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE QUICK AND EFFICIENT MANNER IN WHICH OFFICER DARE HANDLED THE SITUATION. MAYOR CRAGG THANKED MESSRS. DELISLE AND HAWTHORNE FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COUNCIL. VICE MAYOR HOOSE ASKED THAT A LETTER BE PLACED IN OFFICER DARE'S PERSONNEL FILE FOR HIS FINE PERFORMANCE. MRS. CHARLES TAYLOR OF GILBERT STREET STATED THAT SHE AND MANY OF THE RESIDENTS IN HER AREA ARE CONSTANTLY BOTHERED WITH LARGE DOGS ROAMING AT LARGE AND ASKED IF ARRANGEMENTS COULD BE MADE TO HIRE A DOG WARDEN. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE MAYOR AGREED THIS WOULD BE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO SUPPORT IT. MAYOR CRAGG WILL BRING THE MATTER TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION AT THE NEXT WORKSHOP MEETING. IN THE MEANTIME, CHIEF CUMMINS ADVISED THAT IF A DOG IS FOUND ROAMING THE STREETS AND THE OWNER'S NAME IS KNOWN, A COMPLAINT CAN BE FILED AT THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN VERO BEACH. A WARRANT WILL BE ISSUED THROUGH THE COUNTY, AND THE SEBASTIAN POLICE CAN THEN FOLLOW THROUGH. MRS. ANN DEWHURST DISCUSSED GDC'S INTENT TO RETIRE BONDS AMOUNTING TO $1,000,000 AND ASKED IF THEY WERE PERFORMANCE BONDS. THE CITY ATTORNEY, MR. VOCELLE, STATED THEY WERE AND EXPLAINED TO MRS.DEWHURST THAT THIS MATTER WAS DISCUSSED IN DETAIL AT THE LAST WORKSHOP MEETING AND THE CiTY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A COMPOSITE OF EVERY CORPORATE BOND OR SURETY BOND ISSUED AND THE SUBDIVISIONS THEY COVER. A FURTHER MEETING WILL BE HELD WITH THE CITY ENGINEER AT THE NEXT WORKSHOP MEETING. MRS. DEWHURST AGAIN BROUGHT UP THE SUBJECT OF ACCEPTING CERTAIN STREETS IN SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS AND STATED REPRESENTATIVE CHESTER CLEM HAS OFFERED TO WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY IN AN EFFORT TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. MR. CLEM WOULD LIKE TO LOOK OVER THE RECORDS COVERING CONVERSATIONS WITH GDC ON THIS MATTER TO DETERMINE IF LEGISLATION IS REQUIRED. MR. VOCELLE ASSURED MRS. DEWHURST THAT THE CITY IS STUDYING THiS MATTER AND THAT NO STREETS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE COUNCIL WITHOUT FURTHER STUDY. .MAYOR CRAGG ALSO ADVISED THAT THE CITY ENGINEER WILL SEARCH THE PITTSBURGH TESTING RECEIPTS ON THESE ROADS TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE COMPLETED BEFORE OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 1970. VICE MAYOR HOOSE REPORTED SATISFACTORY PROGRESS ON PLANS FOR THE CENTENNIAL PROGRAM AND ASKED THE SUPPORT OF RESIDENTS TO ATTEND ALL SCHEDULED EVENTS. COUNCILMAN FLOOD MET WITH MR. JACK JENNINGS, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, LAST WEDNESDAY RE PLANS FOR THE SWIMMING LAKE IN SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS. MR. JENNINGS HAS ASSURED COUNCILMAN FLOOD THE WHITE SAND WILL BE PUT I.N SHORTLY AND THAT THE COUNTY WILL DO THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK. MAYOR CRAGG ADVISED COUNCILMAN FLOOD THAT THE COUNTY HAD BEEN OUT THERE TODAY BUT THE WORKERS WERE UNABLE TO CLOSE OFF THE WATER FROM ONE OF THE WELLS DUE TO THE CEMENT SURROUNDING IT. UPON THE ADVICE OF JACOBS WELL DRILLING, THE STREET DEBARTMENT' FOREMAN WILL BE ASKED TO REMOVE THE CEMENT SO THE WORKERS CAN GET TO THE PIPE. COUNCILMAN FLOOD HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH TALLAHASSEE AGAIN CONCERNING THE RIVER PARK PROJECT. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO OPPOSITION TO OBTAINING THE NECESSARY PERMITS, AND HE WILL NOW MAKE APPLICATION FOR A GRANT. HE HOPES TO GET SOME MONEY THIS YEAR, BUT IF NOT, SEBASTIAN SHOULD BE FIRST ON THE AGENDA TO GET MONEY FROM THE STATE AFTER JULY 1, 1975. MR. JARRETT, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE ZONING & PLANNING COMMISSION REPORTED A MEETING HAD BEEN HELD CONCERNING SITE PLANS IN ORANGE HEIGHTS. MAYOR CRAGG WILL CONTACT MR. DE GRAEVE, CHAIRMAN, ZONING & PLANNING COMMISSION, CONCERNING THE PROPOSED TREE ORDINANCE AND A FEW OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE PENDING. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT REPORTED TWO NEW HOMES WERE CONSTRUCTED IN DECEMBER AND ADDITIONS TO EXISTING PROPERTY FOR A TOTAL OF $36,150. MR. MUMM, BUILDING OFFICIAL, INDICATED A NEED FOR THE COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH AN INSPECTION FEE TO COVER EXPENSES INVOLVED FOR INSPECTING TIE DOWNS ON MOBILE HOMES. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MOBILE HOMES IN THE CITY THAT HAVE NO TIE DOWNS. BEGINNING NEXT WEEK, HE WILL PUT RED TAGS ON MOBILE HOME WITH NO TIE DOWNS AND OWNERS WILL HAVE 60 DAYS TO COMPLY. RE,GULAR_MEETING - JANUARY 13, 1975 (CONT'D) POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED 169 CALLS ANSWERED DURING JANUARY, NOT INCLUDING TRAFFIC STOPS. CHIEF CUMMINS REPORTED ERECTION OF 10 STOP SIGNS IN THE BARBER STREET AREA IN SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS AND ALSO STATED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOW EQUIPPED WITH ~LCO-SENSORS WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE OFFICER WIT~ ~N ON THE SPOT BREATH CHECK OF ~-~ MOTORISTS SUSPECTED OF INTOXICATION, THUS SAVING VALUABLE TIME IN GOING INTO VERO BEACH FOR THIS SERVICE. THE ADJUSTMENT BOARD MET JANUARY 4, 1975 AND UNANIMOUSLY DENIED THE VARIANCE REQUEST ON LOTS 1-4, BLOCK 9, HARDEE'S SUBDIVISION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GRAY, THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE DECISION OF THE ADJUSTMENT BOARD, AND THAT MRS. BOLINGER BE SO ADVISED. REPRESENTATIVE CHESTER CLEM INVITED THE CITY COUNCIL TO ATTEND THE INDIAN RIVER COUNCIL LEGISLATION DELEGATION MEETING AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, VERO BEACH, JANUARY 31 AT 3:15 P.M. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO AFFORD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WITH THE DELEGATION MATTERS OF INTEREST AND LEGISLATION DESIRED FOR THE 1975 LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHICH BEGINS APRIL 8, 1975. IF THE CITY DESIRES ANY LEGISLATION, A COPY OF THE PROPOSAL MUST BE SENT IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING, AS WELL AS INTENT TO APPEAR AT THE MEETING IF PROPOSED LEGISLATION OR OTHER MATTERS ARE TO BE DISCUSSED. FURTHER REFERENCE WAS MADE TO THE DISPUTED LOCATION OF THE ORANGE HEIGHTS BULLETIN BOARD. CHIEF CUMMINS MADE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS AFTER A COMPLETE SURVEY OF THE AREA. (1) ~BULLETIN BOARD MUST BE MOVED AT LEAST 20 FEET TO THE SW, AND (2) NO PARKING SIGNS BE POSTED ON THE EAST SIDE OF TEMPLE STREET. MAYOR CRAGG ASKED THAT MR. GASS, PRESIDENT OF THE ORANGE HEIGHTS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, BE NOTIFIED OF THE DECISIONS OF THE POLICE CHIEF. FEBRUARY l, 1975 WILL BE THE OFFICIAL CLOSING DATE OF THE SEBASTIAN CITY DUMP IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUEST BY STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF POLLUTION CONTROL. THE ROSELAND DUMP, WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY, WiLL HAVE A NEW TYPE RECEPTACLE FOR TRASH. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE A STUMP DUMP FOR COUNTY RESIDENTS USE. MAYOR CRAGG WAS RECENTLY APPROACHED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STATE UNEMPLOYMENT SERVICE FROM VERO REQUESTING THAT SEBASTIAN PERMIT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE VERO OFFICE TO USE THE FACILITIES OF CITY HALL ONE OR TWO MORNINGS A WEEK FOR TWO OR THREE HOURS TO TAKE APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE IN THE NORTH END OF THE COUNTY SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GRAY, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, TO PERMIT THE STATE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE TO USE THE FACILITIES OF SEBASTIAN CITY HALL FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS A WEEK FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKING APPLICATIONS AS CITED ABOVE. CARRIED. MAYOR CRAGG ANNOUNCED THE NEW COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN APPOINTED. (COPY ATTACHED) MRS. ANN DEWHURST WAS GIVEN A LOUD ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE WORK SHE HAS DONE THRU THE PELICAN ISLAND GARDEN CLUB TO HELP BEAUTIFY THE GROUNDS OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THE CONDEMNATION OF THE CUTSHAW PROPERTY BECAUSE OF ILLEGAL SEPTIC TANK AND DECAYING PILINGS WAS DISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL WHICH FINALLY RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING MOTION: MOTION BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, THAT A LETTER BE FORWARDED TO MRS. CUTSHAW STIPULATING THAT (1) THE CITY IS NO LONGER INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THE PROPERTY, (2) SHE BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO COMPLETE NECESSARY REPAIRS, (3) THE MAYOR WILL ADVISE THE COURT TO POSTPONE THE HEARING UNTIL REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED OR WELL UNDER WAY, (4) SHE MUST VACATE THE BUILDING DURING REPAIRS, AND (5) UPON MEETING THESE REQUIREMENTS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COUNTY SANITARIAN AND THE CITY BUILDING OFFICIAL, SHE COULD RETURN TO THE PREMISES. CARRIED. A LETTER WITH THE ABOVE PROVISIONS WILL BE FORWARDED TO MRS. CUTSHAW'S ATTORNEY, MR. RICHARD BOGOSIAN. MR. MUSICK PRESENTED THE COUNCIL WITH A COPY OF PRINTS OF THE GALLANTINE PROPERTY IN ORANGE HEIGHTS, AS WELL AS A LETTER FROM BOB JENNINGS ON SEPTIC AND WATER SYSTEMS FOR THE GALLANTINE PLAT. THE LETTER STATED THAT THE SEPTIC TANK HAS BEEN CHANGED TO THE EAST END OF THE PROPERTY WITH A 1950 GALLON TANK AND 500 FEET OF DRAIN FIELDS. THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL PERMIT INDIVIDUAL WELLS ON EACH LOT. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, TO ACCEPT THE SITE PLAN FOR THE GALLANTINE PROPERTY WITH THE CORRECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AND THAT THE GALLANTINE'S ATTORNEY PREPARE A HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT THAT WOULD BE SATISFACTORY TO THE CITY. CARRIED. A SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE CALLED WITH THE CITY ENGINEER, THE CITY ATTORNEY AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AS SOON AS MR. LLOYD HAS RESEARCHED THE NECESSARY INFORMATION RELATIVE ACCEPT- ANCE BY THE CITY OF CERTAIN ROADS IN SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS. 2-9 J. REGULAR MEETING ~ JANUARY 13, 1975 (CONT'D) REGARDING THE EGRESS AND INGRESS ON FOUR LOTS REZONED TO R-1-M ON HIGH STREET,~ THE CITY ENGINEER WILL HAVE IT SURVEYED SOMETIME THIS WEEK. ~ MAYOR CRAGG ANNOUNCED A PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER (TWO DAYS A WEEK) WILL BE HIRED UNDER THE EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT ACT. A DISCUSSION ENSUED AS TO THE CITY'S HIRING POLICIES AND VICE MAYOR HOOSE SUGGESTED ADVERTISING FOR ANY FUTURE VACANCIES. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, THAT IN THE FUTURE WHEN A JOB IS TO BE FILLED, THE DEPARTMENT HEAD AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE IN CHARGE WILL INTERVIEW THE CANDIDATE FOR THE JOB AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAYOR. THE MAYOR WILL THEN MAKE THE APPOINTMENT AS PERSONNEL DIRECTOR. CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ THE PROPOSED RULES AND RATES ESTABLISHED FOR USE AT THE NEW COMMUNITY CENTER. AFTER DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL, IT WAS AGREED THAT CERTAIN CHANGES MAY BE REQUIRED AFTER THE PROGRAM IS IN FULL SWING. IN THE MEANTIME, COUNCILMAN GRAY BROACHED THE SUBJECT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BEING PERMITTED. THE COUNCIL AGREED THAT IF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WERE ALLOWED, AN APPLICATION FOR EACH OCCASION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL, BUT THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD ALCOHOL BE SERVED TO A MINOR. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GRAY, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, TO ACCEPT THE RULES AND RATES AS READ WITH AN AMENDMENT TO THE EFFECT THAT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY BE SERVED ONLY WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE COUNCIL. CARRIED. COUNCILMEN GRAY AND FLOOD, TOGETHER WITH THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, MR. MUMM, WILL MEET TO WORK OUT A SCHEDULE INVOLVING TIE DOWN FEES ON MOBILE HOMES, AS WELL AS OTHER FEES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN CLEARLY DEFINED IN PREVIOUS ORDINANCES. A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD PRIOR TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FEES ESTABLISHED BY THIS COMMITTEE. COUNCILMAN FLOOD SUGGESTED PLACING A COUPLE OF MERCURY VAPOR LIGHTS BY THE LAKE FOR SECURITY REASONS AND ONE AT THE STREET BY THE BATH HOUSE. THIS SHOULD REDUCE THE RISK OF VANDALISM. COUNCILMAN FLOOD ASKED FOR A GOOD TURNOUT TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT 7:30 P.M. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGE AND THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL BE PRESENT TO DISCUSS COURSES AVAILABLE AND TO ASCERTAIN THE PUBLIC'S INTERESTS. MAYOR CRAGG DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM INCURRED DURING THE BUILDING OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER IN THAT THE CITY HAD TO PAY $1,900 TO HAVE THE FLOOR TILED WHICH IT HAD NOT PLANNED TO DO AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE CEMENT FLOOR, IT WAS NECESSARY TO TILE IT. AT FIRST IT WAS PLANNED TO ARBITRATE THIS MATTER WITH THE COMPANY WHO LAID THE CEMENT, BUT MAYOR CRAGG IS NOW OF THE OPINION WE FORGET THE ARBITRATION AND CLOSE THE MATTER AS WE DO HAVE THE USE OF THE TILE AND IT IS AN IMPROVEMENT TO THE BUILDING. THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AGREED AND MR. GOLDSMITH WILL BE PAID THE MONEY DUE HIM. THE TOTAL COST OF THE BUILDING WAS APPROXIMATELY $75,000. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, TO CLOSE OUT THE MATTER CONCERNING MONEY OWED TO THE CITY REGARDING THE NEED TO TILE THE FLOOR OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER. CARRIED. MEETING ADJOURNED. CITY CLERK