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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01191983REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 19, 1983 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY VICE MAYOR EVERETT T. GASS, AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT: VICE MAYOR EVERETT T. GASS, COUNCILMAN FRANK OBERBECK, COUNCILMAN RICHARD VOTAPKA, COUNCILMAN GEORGE SCHUM, AND CITY ATTORNEY DANIEL KILBRIDE. ABSENT: MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR. (EXCUSED) COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA REPORTED THAT AT A CEMETERY COMMITTEE MEETING WAS HELD, MONDAY JANUARY 17, 1983. THE GUIDE LINES FORMULATED FOR THE COMMITTEE WERE DISCUSSED WITH REGARD TO HOW THEY SHOULD OPERATE, TERM OF OFFICES, VOTING PROCEDURES, FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH THE REVISION OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CEMETERY. HE REMARKED THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD HOLD ONE MORE MEETING TO FINALIZE THESE CHANGES IN ORDER TO PRESENT THEM TO THE CITY COUNCIL, SINCE AN ORDINANCE CHANGE WILL BE NECESSARY. COUNCILMAN SCHUM REPORTED THAT IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SWIMMING POOL COMMITTEE THAT THE YMCA BE CONTACTED WITH REGARD TO POSSIBLE HELP IN BUILDING A MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOL. AFTER CONTACTING MRS. SHIRLEY GITZGERALD, GENERAL DIRECTOR, VERO BEACH YMCA, IT WAS INDICATED THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A YMCA WITHIN THE CITY AND THAT HE WOULD BE MEETING WITH MRS. FITZGERALD TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER. VICE MAYOR GASS REPORTED THAT THE REPAIR TO THE SHUFFLE BOARD COURT WILL NOT. BE STARTED UNTIL AFTER APRIL· 1983, SINCE THE AMOUNT OF REPAIR IS UNKOWN AND THE USE WON'T BE HELD UP DURING THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE YEAR. VICE MAYOR GASS ANNOUNCED ~.~T TdERE WIL~ ~ A JOINT MEETING OF THE SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLAMNrNG ~.ND ZONING ~O~MISSION, JANUARY 26, 1983, IN THE · AT 7:00 P.M. ~'0 ~SCUSS FHE PR OSED COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN CITY HALL ~J R~~. ZONING. COUNCILMAN 0BERBEC RE AR ED THIS COMMITTEE MEETING LATER IN DA ' IT IS LIMITING THE AVAILAB k&Z Y PEOPLE SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE, PARTICULARLY MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK· SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, TO CHANGE THE SECOND REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IN FEBRUARY TO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1983. MOTION CARRIED. ATTORNEY KILBRIDE REQUESTED THAT THE REQUEST MADE BY GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, FOR THE CHANGE TO THEIR MAIN EXTENSION OF SERVICE AVAILABILITY POLICY, DEALING WITH THE RATE INCREASE FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE BE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE WORKSHOP MEETING, FEBRUARY 2, 1983. ATTORNEY KILBRIDE REMARKED THAT ATTORNEY SAM BLOCK, REPRESENTATIVE, "REFLECTIONS" REQUESTED A LETTER FROM THE MAYOR OR HIMSELF, VERIFYING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ACCEPTED THE UTILITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN "REFLECTIONS" AND GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITY. HE FELT THIS REALLY WAS NOT NECESSARY SINCE, APPROVAL WAS GIVEN FOR THE AGREEMENT CONTINGUENT UPON A LETTER CLARIFYING THE VERBAGE OF ONE AREA THAT WAS UNCLEAR AND THAT THIS LETTER FROM MR. SARKE, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES HAD BEEN SENT. EARL MASTELLER RECOMMENDED THAT A LETTER OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT WOULD BE IN ORDER. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, TO BRING TO THE FLOOR AN ORDINANCE CHANGE, REGARDING THE CHANGE FROM A STRONG MAYOR/COUNCIL GOVERNMENT TO A CITY MANAGER/COUNCIL GOVERNMENT. ATTORNEY KILBRIDE READ FOR THE FIRST TIME BY TITLE ONLY AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN AMENDING SECTION 2.11 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN ESTABLISHING A CITY MANAGER AS THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OFFICER OF THE CITY: SETTING FORTH POWERS AND DUTIES, PROVIDING FOR A REFERENDUM VOTE ON SAID AMENDMENT; STATING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, TO ACCEPT THE FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN AMENDING SECTION 2.11 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN ESTABLISHING A CITY MANAGER AS CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OFFICER OF THE CITY; SETTING FORTH POWERS AND DUTIES: PROVIDING FOR A REFERENDUM VOTE ON SAID AMENDMENT; STATING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 19, 1983 ROLL CALL VOTE: A YES: COUNCILMAN OBERBECK COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA COUNCILMAN SCHUM VICE MAYOR GASS NAYS: NONE MOTION CARRIED. VICE MAYOR GASS STATED THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING WOULD BE HELD PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP MEETING, FEBRUARY 2, 1983. SINCE WE HAVE NOT HAD A RESPONSE FROM THE CHURCH SURROUNING THE SKILLMAN PROPERTY, ATTORNEY KILBRIDE RECOMMENDED THAT THE ANNEXATION BE TABLED UNTIL FEBRUARY 2, 1983. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, TO TABLE THE SKILLMAN ANNEXATION ORDINANCE UNTIL THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1983. MOTION CARRIED. ATTORNEY KILBRIDE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, URGING THE CITIZENS OF SEBASTIAN TO TAKE VOLUNTARY ACTIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INDOOR AIR AND PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF THE CITY RESIDENTS. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SCHUM, TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, URGING THE AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION I~WAS DECIDED ~ STRIKE THE WORD "MANDATORY" BE INSERTED. ~ -- -- ~--~ MOTION AMENDED BY COUNCILMAN V~T-A~K~CONDED BY COUNCILMAN SCHUM, TO ADOPT "DIRECTED" BE CHANGED TO '~"/AUT~O.RiZ£L"~ MOTION CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SCHUM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, THAT JOHN MELTON, POLICE CHIEF BE REMOVED FROM THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD AND ESTABLISH HIM AS A N E EE MOTION CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SCHUM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, THAT AS OF JANUARY 21, 1983, DEBORAH KRAGES, CITY CLERK BE REMOVED FROM THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD AND ESTABLISH HER AS A PERMANENT FULL TIME EMPLOYEE. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN OBERBECK AND POLICE OFFICER MICHAEL SHETLER, EXPLAINED THE FUNCTION OF THE "VOTING REPEATER SYSTEM" AND STATED THAT IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE POLICE COMMITTEE THAT THE CURRENT TELEPHONE LINE TYPE OF COMMUNICATION BE ELIMINATED AND THAT THIS MICRO WAVE "VOTING REPEATER SYSTEM" BE IMPLEMENTED. THEY STATED THAT THIS SYSTEM WILL ENABLE OFFICERS TO COMMUNICATE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SEBASTIAN AREA AND TO ALLOW RELIABLE CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WHEN N~CESSARY. ACCORDING TO COUNCILMAN OBERBECK AND INVESTIGATOR SHETLER, THIS MICRO WAVE SYSTEM WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $13, 700. 00, WHICH INCLUDES APPROXI-_.. MATELY $7,700.00 FOR THE VOTING REPEATER AND APPROXIMATELY $5,000.00 FOR THE SYSTEM MICRO WAVE DISH. FURTHER DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE EXPENDITURE SINCE IT IS NOT PART OF THE CITY'S 82-83 BUDGET. MICHAEL SHETLER STATED THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF PURCHASING THE VOTING REPEATER ON A MONTHLY INSTALLMENT BASIS AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY $213.00 PER MONTH. ATTORNEY KILBRIDE REMARKED THAT SINCE THIS PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT WILL BE IN EXCESS OF $1,000.00 THAT IT MUST BE PUT TO PUBLIC BID. COUNCILMAN OBERBECK STATED THAT HE WOULD MEET WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE COMMITTEE TO PREPARE THE NECESSARY BID SPECIFICATIONS FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 19, 1983 COUNCILMAN OBERBECK REPORTED THAT SINCE THREE APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE ONE POSITION OPEN ON THE POLICE COMMITTEE, THAT IT IS HIS RECOMMENDATION THAT THE POLICE COMMITTEE BE EXTENDED TO A FIVE MEMBER COMMITTEE WITH AN ALTERNATE MEMBER. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, THAT WE GO AHEAD AND REVISE THE POLICE COMMITTEE, TO WHEREBY THERE WILL BE A FIVE MEMBER ACTIVE COMMITTEE. ATTORNEY KILBRIDE POINTED OUT THAT SINCE COUNCILMAN OBERBECK IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE POLICE COMMITTEE THAT HE USE HIS OWN DISCRETION REGARD- ING THE COMPOSITION OF THIS COMMITTEE. MOTION WITHDREW BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SEC~D WITHDRAWN BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA. COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, STATED THAT HE WILL INCREASE THE POLICE COMMITTEE TO A FIVE MEMBER BOARD AND THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WILL BE APPOINTED: MR. KEN ROTH, MR. ROBERT DALTON AND MR. HAZEN NORTH. THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT THERE WERE TWO PERMANENT OPENINGS AND ONE ALTERNATE OPENING AVAILABLE ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND SINCE THE COMMISSION WILL BE MEETING TOMORROW EVENING APPOINTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE IN ORDER TO HAVE A FULL QUORUM. COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA NOMINATED MR. JOSEPH E. STEPHENSON, TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF GREG GO~ ~ ~A~ AND ZONING COMMISSION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTAP~A, SECONDED B~ C~UNCILMAN OBERBECK, TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE IBED TERM 0 G GOLIEN. ~ -- -- MOTION CARRIED. MOTION BY JOSEPH E. UNEXPIRED COUNCILMAN OBERBECK,/~ON~BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, STEPHENSON TO THE P~ANn~I~VG~ ZONING COMMISSION, TO TERM OF GREG GOLIEN. ~ ~ ~ MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN OBERBECK NOMINATED,~/. JOHN A. KOERNER, TO FILL THE TERM OF GEORGE REEVES ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. TO APPOINT FILL THE UNEXPIRED MOTION BY C N BE SE D ~Y COJNCI V A, TO CLOSE THE NOMINA~i~QNS F~ TH~ WNE~ED~M OF gEO~GE.R~V~ES ' ~ MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, TO APPOINT JOHN A. KOERNER, TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF GEORGE REEVES. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN OBERBECK NOMINATED ELLEN WORKMAN, TO FILL THE ALTERNATE POSITION ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, NOMINATED JAY ROBERT MORROW, TO FILL THE ALTERNATE POSITION ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SCHUM, TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE ALTERNATE POSITION ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. MOTION CARRIED. AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION, IT WAS RECOGNIZED THAT MR. MORROW WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, SINCE HE HAS NOT BEEN LIVING IN THE AREA LONG ENOUGH. COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA WITHDREW HIS NOMINATION OF MR. JAY ROBERT MORROW. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SCHUM, TO APPOINT ELLEN WORKMAN, TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, TO FILL THE THREE YEAR TERM AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER. MOTION CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SCHUM, THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST OF MR. ROBERT C. MOTT, TO PARK A TEMPORARY TRAILER ON LOT #6, BLOCK 196, UNIT #8, DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HOME. MOTION CARRIED. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 19, 1983 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SCHUM, TO PERMIT THE KIWANIS CLUB TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT A DINNER TO BE HELD AT THE SEBASTIAN COMMUNITY CENTER ON FEBRUARY 15, 1983. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN SCHUM REQUESTED APPROVAL OF A $6.20 TRAVEL EXPENSE FOR THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING HELD IN VERO BEACH. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SCHUM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, TO APPROVE COUNCILMAN SCHUM'S TRAVEL EXPENSE OF $6.20 FOR THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. VICE MAYOR GASS REQUESTED THAT COUNCILMAN SCHUM HAVE COPIES OF THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES AVAILABLE IN CITY HALL. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SCHUM, TO BRING TO THE FLOOR A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL POLICY. MOTION CARRIED. TRASSrC SISNAS JURISDICTION POZrCY AS STEMMrNS SORTS SROM TSE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLAN/~G ~iOM~--~O~.~M~TING OF JANUARY ll, 1983 AND MOTION CARRIED. I s ,w VrCE MAZOR CnSS STATSn TSAr SE WAS OF rSE O~INIO~ rSAT THrS SECISION SE TnSLES U~TXZ ~ EUZZ COUNCIZ rS ~nESSNT, SZ~CE rT rS r~VOZWNG ~ SUSSrANTZAL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SCHUM, THAT WE PAVE THE SECTION OF BARBER STREET, FROM COUNTY ROAD 512 TO THE ELKCAM WATERWAY CANAL WITH THE COUNTY BID PRICE OF $38.00 PER TON USING DICKERSON, INC. AND TO AUTHORIZE EARL MASTELLER, CITY ENGINEER TO EXPEDITE THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ROLL CALL VOTE: A YES: COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA COUNCILMAN SCHUM NAYS: VICE MAYOR GASS MOTION DEFEATED BECAUSE A UNANIMOUS VOTE WAS NOT CAST IN A QUORUM OF 3. MOTION AMENDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SCHUM, THAT THESE FUNDS BE TAKEN OUT OF THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA COUNCILMAN SCHUM MEETING ADJOURNED: NAYS: 9:00 P.M. VICE MAYOR GASS MOTION DEFEATED BECAUSE A UNANIMOUS VOTE WAS NOT CAST IN A QUORUM OF 3. CITY CLERK MAYOR MINUTES APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 7, 1983.