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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01161978450 SPECIAL COL~&'CIL MEETING - JANUARY 16, 1978 MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR., AT 10:05 A.M. PRESENT: VICE MAYOR LEWIS GRAY, COUNCILMEN EVERETT GASS AND JOHN R. JOACHIM, CITY ATTORNEY L. B. VOCELLE. ABSENT: COUNCILMAN CLIFFORD HOOSE. MEETING WAS CALLED TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED ANIMAL AND FOWL ORDINANCE, THE ILLEGAL DUMPING OF TRASH, AND THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION OF NEW MEMBERS. MR. VOCELLE STATED THAT LEGAL AUTHORITY IN THE FORM OF AN ORDINANCE IS NEEDED TO RESTRICT THE RUNNING OF ANIMALS AT LARGE. THE ORDINANCE SHOULD PERMIT IMPOUNDING OF ANIMALS BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE CITY ALSO NEEDS AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF VERO BEACH AND TO PAY THEM A REASONABLE FEE. LEGAL AUTHORITY IS NEEDED TO PERMIT COLLEC~- ION OF SPECIFIED FEES FROM OWNERS OF ANIMALS WHO WISH TO RECLAIM THEIR PETS. THE OWNERS WOULD HAVE TO COME TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SHOW PROOF OF OWNERSHIP AND THAT THE ANIMAL HAS BEEN GIVEN NECESSARY SHOTS AND HAS A CURRENT COUNTY LICENSE. THE ORDINANCE SHOULD READ: "THE CHIEF OF POLICE IS HEREBY APPOINTED AS IMPOUNDING OFFICER OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN. HE AND HiS OFFICERS ARE DESIGNATED TO RECEIVE, CATCH, PICK-UP AND IMPOUND ANY ANIMAL, INCLUDING DOGS OR ANY OTHER DOMESTICATED (WILD?) ANIMAL SUBJECT TO RABIES OR KNOWN TO BE A RABIES CARRIER, ROAMING AT LARGE, AND TO DELIVER IT TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY IN VERO BEACH. THE HUMANE SOCIETY IS HEREBY DESIGNATED AND APPOINTED AS IMPOUNDING AGENTS FOR THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN." THE CITY COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO DETERMINE FEES AND HOW MUCH TO PAY THE HUMANE SOCIETY. ORDINANCE MUST INCLUDE: "SUBJECT TO AGREEMENT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY". THE FOLLOWING FEES WERE QUOTED FROM THE VERO BEACH AGREEMENT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY: 1ST OFFENSE - $10.00 PER DAY PLUS $2.00 FOR HOUSING; 2ND OFFENSE - $15.00 PER DAY PLUS $2.00 FOR HOUSING; 3RD OFFENSE - $25.00 PER DAY PLUS $2.00 FOR HOUSING. MR. VOCELLE ALSO STATED VICE ~AYOR GRAY BROUGHT UP T~E ~STIaV Or W~ET~. pR NOT TH~S IS ~EALLY NECESSARY. ~AT IMPACT WILL IT HAVE ON THE BURET? COUNCiLmAN G~S~ STATED THAT PS~APS THE SSSS OW~. SmCS ~SS CO~MU~r~ SRRWCS ~RE W~ SO0~ SS ~MA~S~ ~ ~O~CS OSS~CS~ BE NO ONE AROUND TO T~E O~R HER CURRENT JOB OF PICKING UP STAYS BECAUSE THE CETA SLOT IS SEING CS~GEn ~0 POLICE OFfiCER AB~ ~SE ~0 COS~ITY SERVICE hIDE AFTER APnIS. MOTION MADE BY COUNCI~ G~S, SECONDED Bf ~CE MAYOR G~Y, FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PRE- PA~ AN ORDIN~CE TO SUBMIT TO THE ClT{ COUNCIL GIVING AUTHORITY TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PICK UP STRAY ANIMAl. CARRIED.~ ~ SHOULD BE PRESENTED AT NEXT WORKSHOP MEETING AND BE A~PTED~ AN EMERGENCY ORDINANC~AU~OF THE TIME ELEMENT. MAYOR SLOO~..,-~TE~T ~ SH~ BE,~RDC~ANq ~,rrS Mn ~S~ ~ SO~ WOU~Om OS SCHUMANN D~~ BE~N ~T~I~ ~ T~TY. ~. V~E~ ~T~ ~T STATUTE SAYS IF ROAD H~ BEEN MAINTAINED FOR 7 YE~S IT BECOMES LEGAL OR, IF PEOP~ HA~ USED ROAD FOR CERTAIN LENGTH OF TIME, IT IS ~GAL. OCCUP~T OF TRAILER NEAR ROAD IN QUESTION IS TO BE CONTACTED TO SEE IF HE IS WILLING TO C~PERATE IN C~SING OFF ROAD. MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, FOR CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAW UP EMERGENCY TRASH ORDINANCE TO PUT MORE TEETH IN THE LAW. SHOULD BE READY FOR NEXT WORKSHOP MEETING. CARRIED. MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, TO ADOPT THE PROCESS PROPOSED BY THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION FOR SELECTION OF PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS. CARRIED. COUNCILMAN GASS MADE A MOTION WHICH WAS UNANIMOUSLY CONSENTED TO BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO BRING UP OTHER SUBJECTS. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT HE WAS IN RECEIPT OF A LETTER FROM SENATOR JIM GLISSOM REQUESTING THAT THE COUNCIL SEND HIM A RESOLUTION STATING THAT THEY AGREE WITH HIS PROPOSAL TO PRESENT LEGISLATION THIS YEAR THAT IF THE STATE MANDATES THINGS FOR THE CITIES AND COUNTIES THEY HAVE TO FUND IT. MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, THAT WE DRAW UP A RESOLUTION STATING THAT WE AGREE WITH SENATOR GLISSOM AS PER HIS FILE 11-371-8. MR. VOCELLE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO WRITE A LETTER ON CITY STATIONERY ACKNOWLEDG- ING RECEIPT OF HIS LETTER AND THAT COUNCILMEN AT A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING APPROVED PROVISIONS OF IT. COUNCILMAN JOACHIM MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, THAT WE NOTIFY SENATOR GLISSOM BY LETTER FROM THE CITY CLERK. CARRIED. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING - JANUARY 16, 1978 - (CONT' D. ) COUNCILMAN JOACHIM STATED THAT THE NEWLY FORMED POLICE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING TO IMPROVE ON OUR REGULATIONS. THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE COM- MITTEE COULD INITIATE, WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL, A PROGRAM OF PROGRESSIVE STEPS FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR THIS ARRANGEMENT AND THE WHOLE PROCEDURE NEEDS RE-STRUCTURING. MR. VOCELLE VOICED THE OPINION THAT ANY DEPARTMENTAL PROCEDURE CHANGES SHOULD BE DECIDED AND APPROVED BY COUNCIL. MAYOR FLOOD SUGGESTED THAT THIS MATTER BE BROUGHT UP AT THE WORKSHOP MEETING AND PUT ON THE AGENDA OF THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCILMAN JOACHIM STATED THAT HE PREFERS A SPECIAL MEETING AND THE MAYOR AGREED THAT THIS WOULD BE DONE. MEETING WAS ADJOURNED BY MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR. MAYOR