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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03031982PUBLIC HEARING - MARCH 3, 1982 PUBLIC HEARING CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR., AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT: VICE MAYOR EVERETT T. GASS, COUNCILMAN RICHARD VOTAPKA, CITY ATTORNEY DANIEL KILBRIDE AND MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR. COUNCILMAN FRANK OBERBECK, ARRIVED AT 7:05 THE CITY CLERK READ THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AS IT APPEARED IN THE VERO BEACH PRESS JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 14 AND 21, 1982, TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12.5-3 (a), (b) AND (c) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY PROFIDING FOR TWO ALTERNATE MEMBERS TO THE GOLF COURSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ONE FROM WITHIN AND ONE FROM WITHOUT THE CITY; STATING ALTERNATE MEMBERS TERM OF OFFICE TO BE ONE YEAR; PRO- VIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE: ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THE CITY CLERK READ iN ITS ENTIRETY'AN 'ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12.5-3 (a), (b) AND (c) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY PROVIDING FOR TWO ALTERNATE MEMBERS TO THE GOLF COURSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ONE FROM WITHIN AND ONE FROM WITHOUT THE CITY; STATING ALTERNATE MEMBERS THERM OF OFFICE TO BE ONE YEAR~ PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE: ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MAYOR FLOOD EXPLAINED THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS CREATING AN ADDITIONAL ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE GOLF COURSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD WILL CONSIST OF ONE ALTERNATE MEMBER FROM THE CITY AND ONE ALTERNATE MEMBER FROM THE COUNTY. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT A COUNTY ALTERNATE MEMBER WILL BE APPOINTED AND REQUESTED THAT THIS BE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THEFT 2~_EG~C~N~L MEETING, MARCH 8, 1982. \\11 THERE BEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, ~-~HE PUBLI~ HE~R~NG WAS CLOSED: 7:07 P.M. CITY CLERK MAYOR MINUTES APPROVED AT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETI/~--~P-~12,~ 1982. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - MARCH ~ , 19~ REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CALLED TO O~ B YOR PAT FLOOD, JR., AT 7:00 P.M. THE CITY CLERK ~EA~D ~ LETTER ~ROMII~R%. JASI%ER ~N~RE, ~I~R~SIDEIlT, COMMENDING THE STREET ROAD 512 AND E TR /LATE D S IA~ HIGHLA THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM MR. GEORGE SCHUM, CITY RESIDENT, THANKING MR. BiLL BEPPLER AND MR. GEORGE GEIER, CITY EMPLOYEES, FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE AND HELP IN PRE- PARING THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON FEBRUARY 24, 1982, FOR THE FASHION SHOW PRESENTED BY THE NORTH INDIAN RIVER CHAPTER 3234, THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS. MAYOR FLOOD ANNOUNCED THAT A MEETING WOULD BE HELD ON MARCH 11, 1982, 7:00 P.M., AT THE SEBASTIAN COMMUNITY CENTER, REGARDING GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITY RATE INCREASE. MAYOR FLOOD REMARKED THAT THE CiTY ENGINEER WILL BE STARTING HIS EMPLOYMENT ON MARCH 22, 1982 AND SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL AFTER THAT DATE TO HOLD ANOTHER MEETING WITH GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITY REGARDING THE UTILITY RATE INCREASE. MAYOR FLOOD ANNOUNCED THAT TOMORROW, MARCH 9, 1982, IS ELECTION DAY AND THAT THE POLLS WOULD BE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 7:00 P.M. AND URGED EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO VOTE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GASS, TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, FEBRUARY 8, 1982 AND FEBRUARY 17, 1982, AS AMENDED. CARRIED. MR. JAMES CUMMINS, POLICE CHIEF, REPORTED A TOTAL OF 442 COMPLAINTS FILED FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1982, NOT INCLUDING TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. IN RESPONSE TO COUNCILMAN OBERBECK'S QUESTION, MR. CUMMINS AGREED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT INCREASE IN GRAND LARCENY AND PETTY LARCENY WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND THAT EACH INCIDENT HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY LARGER. HE FELT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS A BIG FACTOR. ARTHUR MAYER, BUILDING OFFICIAL, REPORTED 8 SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING PERMITS ISSUED WITH A TOTAL OF $2,413.50 COLLECTED IN PERMIT FEES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1982.