HomeMy WebLinkAbout03301978SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1978
MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR., CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 1:50 P.M.
PRESENT: COUNCILMEN JOHN R. JOACHIM, CLIFFORD HOOSE, AND MAYOR FLOOD.
ABSENT: COUNCILMAN EVERETT T. GASS (ILL) AND VICE MAYOR LEWIS GRAY.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO DISCUSS APPROVAL OF THE PRINTS OF THE SEBASTIAN RIVER AREA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING.
MR. RENE VAN DE VOORDE, PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER, STATED THE PLAN HAS BEEN CHANGED SO THE
RESTROOMS DO NOT FACE CITY HALL. THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH HAS APPROVED THE
USE OF THE EXISTING WELL AS LONG AS IT IS USED FOR SANITARY REASONS ONLY. SIGNS MUST BE
POSTED IN THE RESTROOMS WARNING THAT THE WATER IS NOT TO BE USED FOR DRINKING PURPOSES AND
BOTTLED WATER MUST BE PROVIDED FOR DRINKING PURPOSES.
MAYOR FLOOD INVITED THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT AND TO LOOK AT THE PRINTS. MRS. SZELUGA INQUIRED
AS TO WHAT AFFECT THE WATER IN THE RESTROOMS WOULD HAVE ON A CHILD IF HE SHOULD DRINK IT.
MAYOR FLOOD DID NOT BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE ANY PROBLEM AS THERE IS A 600' WELL SUPPLYING THE
WATER. SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, ANOTHER WELL AND PUMP MAY BE INSTALLED 100' AWAY. MR. VAN DE
VOORDE SAID THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PUT IN ANOTHER WELL.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF PARKING SPACE, MR. VAN DE
VOORDE COMMENTED THERE WAS NOT MUCH SPACE AVAILABLE AS THEY ONLY HAVE MINIMUM GROUND FOR THE
BUILDING (35'x50'). IT HAS BEEN ASSUMED THAT PARKING FACILITIES BEHIND THE BUILDING WOULD BE
ACCEPTABLE BY THE COUNCIL EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO WRITTEN AGREEMENT. MR. VAN DE VOORDE
POINTED OUT THAT THE ZONING AND PL~N~G ~f,J~~ ~g lA,READY APPROVED THE SITE PLAN, WHICH
THEY WOULD NOT HAVE DONE IF THEY ~AD~E~PECTE~Y~-~R~B~M~. APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 75 CARS CAN
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECOND. E~BY OOUNCILMAN H~SE, TO APPROVE THE PRINTS FOR THE
SEBASTIAN RIVER AREA CHAMBER OF C~C~_~E BUILDING. C~IED.
MAYOR FLOOD REQUESTED COUNCIL APPROVAL TO WAIVE THE BUILDING PERMIT FEES FOR THE CHAMBER
BUILDING AS IT COMES UNDER "CITY SERVICE~ --~
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED ~Y COUNCILM~V HOOSE, TO WAIVE PERMIT FEES FOR THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING. CARRIED. ~
COUNCILMAN HOOSE STATED THE FIRE DEPARTM~ALT,~ADW~CENTLY PAID A FEE OF $9.00 FOR A PAVING PERMIT.
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