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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02111987L. Gene Harris Mayor r?lc Sebastia POST OFFICE BOX 127 r--I SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958-01 27 TELEPHONE (305) 589-5330 Kathryn M. Benjamin City Clerk ALL PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND INFORMATION ON OTHER ITEMS LISTED BELOW MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, CITY HALL, 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA. 1. Mayor Harris called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. 2. Attorney Palmer led the Pledge of Allegiance. Reverend Daniel Weaver did not attend the meeting; there was a moment of silent prayer. 4. ROLL CALL - PRESENT: Vice Mayor Kenneth Roth Councilman Robert McCarthy Councilman Peter Vallone Mayor L. Gene Harris Attorney Thomas Palmer ABSENT: Councilman ROndeau (excused) Mayor Harris requested that the two following items be added to the agenda; a request for recreational facilities from Mike Beyer for the use of alcoholic beverages at the Yacht Club on February 14, 1987; and action on the Golf Course Rates RESOLU- TION. The request for recreational facilities was placed on the Con- sent Agenda as item 9) (D) (2). MOTION by McCarthy/Vallone I move we place Golf Course Rates RESOLUTION on the agenda under Old Business as item 10) (B) (2). ROLL CALL on the motion carried unanimously. (4-0) Mayor Harris announced a Council workshop on the proposal for the Golf Course CGA of America, Inc. on Tuesday, February 17, 1987 and Cemetery Committee on Thursday, February 12, 1987. Councilman Vallone requested the deletion of Item 14) (A) (3)~i~k ~ ~a_~ ~ ~A~ Davis ~9~tv ~9~ ~9R9~ ~i~ a~ site~ Mayor Harris requested that a petition for Keene Terrace be placed on the March Workshop agenda, and the selection of a Council member to a Courthouse Committee on the April 1987 workshop. A. RAY THOMPSON - EMPLOYEE FOR MONTH OF JANUARY, 1987 Attorney Palmer read the proclamation, proclaiming Ray Thompson as employee of the month for January, 1987. Mayor Harris presented the proclamation and a plaque to Ray Thompson. B. NATIONAL BUILDING SAFETY WEEK Attorney Palmer read the proclamation, proclaiming April 5 - 12, 1987 as National Building Safety Week. Mayor Harris presented the proclamation to Roger Cloutier, Building Official. C. AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH Attorney Palmer read the proclamation, proclaiming February 1987 as American History Month. Mayor Harris presented the proclamation to Betty Bock, Daughters of the American Revolution. ae AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE 0-81-8, DATED MAY 11, 1981, GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES, INC. FRANCHISE, BY AMENDING SECTION 1 TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL AREA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (FIRST READING 1/7/87, PUBLIC HEARING ADVERTISED IN PRESS JOURNAL 1/24/87) This item was withdrawn from the agenda. Mayor Harris stated that Sebastian General Partnership, B.F.T. would deal directly with General Development Utilities. Councilman Vallone said the Planning and Zoning Commission began a review of the Land Development Code book at their Special meeting of February 9, 1987. Vice Mayor Roth said the next Transportation Committee meeting would be Monday, February 16, 1987. Mayor Harris opened the Public Input at 7:25 P.M. Matt Erikson said he was the initiator of the petition on Laconia Street (item 14)(A) (2) and spoke on the 6/10 mile that needs to be widened. Dr. Beller requested that Council inform the School Board to stop using Laconia as a bus route. Mayor Harris said he would do so. Jim Gallagher said the Chase Bank, for Sebastian Lakes, had agreed to pave Laconia Street if the City prepared the road. Mayor Harris said Chase will still honor their commitment. Arthur Lemire asked what proposed Occupational License fees are based on. Mayor Harris said they are based on surrounding cities' fees and that Sebastian fees are six years behind. Bob Palmer requested the City to get license fees from yard sales. Mayor Harris instructed Attorney Palmer to bring to Council a sample ordinance on yard sales. MOTION by McCarthy/Vallone I move we approve items 9)(a)Minutes Regular Meeting 1/14/87, 1/21/87, Special Meeting 1/28/87; 9)(b)Abandonment of Easement-Dyke 9)(c)Model Home Permit Elble Construction and (d) (2)request from Mike Beyer for reception at Yacht Club 2/14/87 use of alcoholic beverages, on the consent agenda and take item 9) (d) (1) request from Police Department for recreational facilities use off Consent Agenda. VOICE VOTE on the motion carried unanimously. (4-0) 3 D. REQUEST FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITY 1) Police Department - Community Center MOTION by Vallone/Roth I move that we approve the request of the Police Department for waiver of all fees except the $100.00 security deposit and use of alcoholic beverages at the Community Center on 3/21/87. ROLL CALL on the motion failed (1-3 Vallone-yea) Discussion took place on the City paying itself a deposit. MOTION by McCarthy/Roth I move that we approve the request of the Police Department for waiver of all fees and the use of alcoholic beverages at the Community Center on 3/21/87. VOICE VOTE on the motion carried unanimously. A. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION (1) Appointment of Alternate Member (Carried forward from meetings of 1/7, 1/14, 2/4) Mayor Harris asked for nominations for alternate to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Councilman Vallone nominated Marjorie Poole. Councilman McCarthy nominated George Pepper. ROLL CALL VOTE as follows: Vice Mayor Roth ............ Marjorie Poole Councilman McCarthy ........ George Pepper Councilman Vallone ......... Marjorie Poole Mayor Harris ............... Marjorie Poole Marjorie Poole was elected Alternate Member to the Planning and Zoning Commission. 4 B. GOLF COURSE (1) Award Bid for Batteries MOTION by Vallone/McCarthy I move we award the bid for Golf Cart batteries to Jeff Allen for U.S. Energy batteries in the amount of $5500.80. ROLL CALL on the motion carried unanimously. (4-0) (2) Golf Course Rates RESOLUTION This item was added to the agenda by unanimous vote under "Announcements". MOTION by Vallone/McCarthy I move we adopt the resolution as read by the City Attorney with amendments reflected in Bill Vincent's letter of 2/9/87 as follows: Page 1 under Daily Rates January 1, 1987 thru April 15, 1987, add "Non- Member Walking - 18 Holes, $14.00 - 9 Holes, $10.00 - After 1:00 p.m. at discretion of Golf Course Business Manager". ROLL CALL on the motion carried unanimously (4-0) SET DATE OF FEBRUARY 25, 1987, FOR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION FROM COMMERCIAL LIMITED (CL) TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CG) A PARCEL OF PROPERTY IN THE WAUREGAN SUBDIVISION, WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 31, AND SOUTH OF THE ST. SEBASTIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, LOCATED iN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, COMPRISING 24.61 ACRES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (1ST READING 10/15/86, 1ST PUBLIC HEARING 11/19/86) MOTION by McCarthy/Roth I move we accept the first reading, by title only, and set for public hearing on 2/25/87. VOICE VOTE on the motion carried unanimously. (4-0) Mayor Harris said Newton Krages had been contacted to remove the trailer from the Golf Course grounds within 10 days. Mayor Harris said he had sent a bill to General Development Utilities for the materials used to repair Englar Avenue driveways. Mayor Harris spoke on funding for Hardee Park. Councilman Vallone brought a suggestion from Planning and Zoning to request the presence of Building Official, Roger Cloutier at their Regular meetings. Councilman Vallone requested the City Clerk investigate prices for advertisement of City Council agenda in a local newspaper. Councilman McCarthy questioned the progress of the extension of Stratton Avenue. Mayor Harris said he has been on GDC to do the clearing. Attorney Palmer requested permission to bring a lawsuit against a citizen for code enforcement violations that have not been corrected. Councilman Vallone said he could not approve the request until he saw information in writing. Attorney Palmer said he would present a report to Council at the 2/25/87 meeting. A. ENGINEERING/PUBLIC WORKS (1) Approval to go to bid for traffic light at Schumann Drive MOTION by Vallone/McCarthy I move we instruct the City Engineer to go to bid for the traffic light at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Schumann Drive. ROLL CALL on the motion carried unanimously. (4-0) (2) Discussion/Possible Action - Laconia Street MOTION by Vallone/McCarthy I move we go to bid for a general contractor to prepare Laconia Street for paving with funds from general reserves. 6 Mayor Harris said the money was not in the general fund for this purpose and that the City Engineer should look into it before any bids are sent out. MOTION and SECOND were withdrawn. MOTION by Vallone/Roth I move we instruct the City Engineer to investigate and report back to council on the widening of 6/10 mile of Laconia Street. ROLL CALL on the motion carried unanimously. (4-0) (3) Discussion/Possible Action - Right of way to L.A. Davis property for proposed high school site This item was withdrawn from the agenda by Councilman Vallone. (4) Discussion/Possible Action - Dumping materials such as concrete and other left-over job debris Councilman Vallone said the City should establish a policy on dumping of debris. Discussion on this followed. Mayor Harris said Dr. Fischer has given permission to the City to dump clean fill on one of his properties free of charge. Mayor Harris said it was not yet a serious enough problem to change the ordinance that exists. (5) Seawall - Erosion Control This item was placed on the 3/4/87 Workshop agenda. B. AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD (1) Schedule A - Airport Master Plan MOTION by Vallone/McCarthy I move we concur with the recommendation of the Airport Advisory Board and accept Schedule A of Phase II of the Airport Master Plan. City Clerk, Kathryn Benjamin, read a letter from Councilman Rondeau verbatim into the record. (See attached letter) Discussion on Schedules A and B of the Airport Master Plan took place. ROLL CALL on the motion failed. (2-2 McCarthy/Roth nay Harris/Vallone yea) 7 MOTION by Roth I move we accept Schedule B of Phase II of the Airport Master Plan and request that Jim Goff of Post, Buckley present it to the FAA. Motion died for lack of a second. MOTION by Roth/McCarthy I move we place Schedules A and B of Phase II of Airport Master Plan on the 3/4/87 Workshop agenda and request the attendance of Jim Goff with a report on noise contours. Councilman Vallone said it was a disservice to the community by stalling action. ROLL CALL on the motion carried. (3-1 Vallone nay) (2) Project Schedule This item was placed on the 3/4/87 Workshop agenda. C. FINANCE DEPARTMENT (1) NCR Operations and Implementation Course - Fort Lauderdale MOTION by McCarthy/Roth I move we approve the request of the Finance Department to send Pat Peek to the NCR Operations and Implementation Course in Ft. Lauderdale in the amount of $585.00 with line item transfer from $100,000.00 set aside for payment of one million dollar loan. Councilman Vallone said spending tax money with the uncertainty of whether an employee would remain with the City would not allow him to approve the motion. ROLL CALL on the motion carried. (3-1 Vallone nay) (2) Fixed Asset Software This item was withdrawn from the agenda. ~9~ular Cit~ Council Meetin9 - Febru~[~ ~ [~1 D. FIRST READING - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY BY REZONING APPROXIMATELY 58.09 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 512, SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF SAID COUNTY ROAD 512 AND FLEMING STREET, APPROXIMATELY THREE AND ONE-HALF MILES WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 1, FROM INDIAN RIVER COUNTY LOW DENSITY (LD-2) TO PUD (C), COMMERCIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT; IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS; ADOPTING A CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. - SET FEBRUARY 25, 1987 FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL ADOPTION. MOTION by McCarthy/Roth I move we accept the first reading, by title, and set for public hearing on 2/25/87. ROLL CALL on the motion carried unanimously. (4-0) FIRST READING - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, REZONING FROM COMMERCIAL LIMITED (CL) TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CG) A PARCEL OF PROPERTY IN THE WAUREGAN SUBDIVISION, WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 1, AND SOUTH OF THE ST. SEBASTIAN CHURCH, LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, COMPRISING 24.61 ACRES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ~ SET FEBRUARY 25, 1987, FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL ADOPTION. MOTION by Roth/McCarthy I move we accept the first reading, by title, and set for public hearing on 2/25/87. ROLL CALL on the motion carried unanimously. (4-0) FIRST READING - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, LEVYING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE FEES ON BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CHAPTER 14 AS IT PRESENTLY APPEARS AND CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 14, PROVIDING FOR ISSUANCE OF LICENSES FOR BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS IN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA; TO INCREASE LICENSE FEES ON CERTAIN BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF; REGULATING THE CONDUCT OF THE SAME; PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY'S FEES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 9 MOTION by Roth/McCarthy I move we accept the first reading, by title, with amendments as stated by the City Attorney as follows: Page 4 Section 14-6 (b) strike "unless otherwise provided herein" add "However, all seasonal, transitory, intermitent or businesses or professions of short term duration shall pay the full fee irrespective of the date of application. For example, circuses, road shows, traveling salesman, etc."; page 14 ~a~, strike Mayor and requires a police permit" add "Chief Executive Officer" and set for public hearing on 3/11/87. Councilman Vallone said the increase in Occupational License fees was needless at this time. ROLL CALL on the motion carried. (3-1 Vallone nay) G. Approval of Ballot - March 10 Election Mayor Harris read the ballot into the record. (See attached ballot) MOTION by Vallone/Roth I move we approve the ballot as read by Mayor Harris. ROLL CALL on the motion carried unanimously. (4-0) H. Taft Street Maintenance Map MOTION by McCarthy/Roth I move that the Mayor and City Clerk execute the document and record it with the Clerk of Circuit Court. ROLL CALL on the motion carried unanimously. (4-0) Mayor Harris adjourned the meeting at 9:30 P.M. MINUTES ~TERE APPROYED AT THE2~25~8? METTING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. ATTEST: CITY C~ERK 10 TO: SEBASTIAN CiTY COUNCIL FROM: LLOYD RONDEAU DATE: FEBRUARY 11, 1987 SUBJECT: AIRPORT MASTER PLAN As a City Councilman and ex-officio member of the Airport Advisory Board I would like to bring out the following matters before the Airport Advisory Board persuades the City Council to go forward with the Airport Master Plan. The City neither needs nor wants the Plan as presently proposed. To enact this plan upon this City would border on collusion. We need one runway (North-South) expandable at a later date. The present plan is a very convenient one for a very few (about a dozen) people. The FAA will object to the develop~)i: :';f a North-South runway, sayin~ it is simple unacceptable. I say the~t~ ~ith the FAA. This Airport is in Sebastian, and ~e should develop it as we see fit. The 72,000 operations a year (reduced from 172,000) is still utterly r~diculous; everyone knows that. The Airport cannot support itself without the present revenue from the Golf Course. This is another matter needing further scrutiny. The Golf Course property should not cost the City of Sebastian a red cent! At present there are conflicts of interest that should be eliminated. John Van Antwerp has done a good job for the City as Airport Manager, While operating J & S Aviation. But we cannot have an Airport Manager operating his own FBO while negotiating further Airport improvements as an ex-officio member of the Airport Advisory Board. Hats off to John Van Antwerp, but the waltz is over. Let the Airport stand and develop a West Side Terminal to best serve future needs. MINUTES WERE APPROVED AT THE 2/25/87 MEETINGMF' THE-CITY COUNCIL. ATTEST: