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Home My WebLink About04081974264 REGULAR MEETING - APRIL 8,. 1974 ~EETING CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR F. EUGENE CRAGG AT 7 P.M. PRESENT: VICE MAYOR YATES, COUNCILMEN JAMES C. KINARD, CLIFFORD HOOSE AND PAT FLOOD, AND MAYOR CRAGG. MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 11,']g74 ~ERE APPROVED AS READ EXCEPT THE SUM OF ~118,764 SHOULD BE SHO~N FOR TOTAL NEd CONSTRUCTION FOR FEBRUARY. MR. PATRICK GOSTEL, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, SPOKE OF THE JURISDICTIONAL CHANGES AND ALTERNATE PROPOSALS TO CREATING A SUB.DISTRICT OR BASIN COMPRISED OF THE UPPER ST. JOHNS AREA. THE UPPER ST. JOHNS SUB-DISTRICT PLAN ENVISIONS A BASIN GOVERNING AUTHORITY ~ITH THE POWER TO CALL FOR A REFERENDUM ON THE LEVYING OF AN AD VALOREM TAX TO FINANCE ITS OPERATION. MAYOR CRAGG THANKED MR. Gi1STEL FOR HIS PRESENTATION AND INVITED HIM TO RETURN IF HE LEARNS OF ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON THIS PROJECT. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KINARD AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE TO PAY MARCH BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF ~8,406.35. CARRIED. MR. GORDON ROTH, REPRESENTING THE FEELINGS OF THE SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, ASKED THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY OR CITY COUNCIL TO SEE IF ANY LEGAL RECOURSE CAN BE TAKEN THAT THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION (MODULAR HOMES) CAN BE CHANGED - OR IF THE ZONING HAS TO BE CHANGED. HE STATED FURTHER THAT WHILE THESE HOMES DO MEET THE STATE CODE, IT WAS HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY DO NOT MEET THE CITY CODES. MR. FRED SAX, OWNER OF ONE OF THE MODULAR HOMES RECENTLY ERECTED BY SYSTEMS HOUSING CORPORATION IN SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS, REBUTTED MR. ROTH'S STATEMENT THAT THE MODULAR HOMES (SCOTTY) DO INDEED EXCEED THE LOCAL BUILDING CODES AND THAT THEY ARE NOT SHODDY HOUSES, THEY ARE dELL BUILT. MR. TAGER, PRESIDENT OF SYSTEMS HOUSING CORPORATION, REITERATED THAT THE MODULAR HOMES THEY ARE ERECTING (SCOTTY HOUSES) iN SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS DO MEET FHA AND VA STANDARDS, AS WELL AS THE SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. A DIRECT QUESTION TO MR. SWANSON, CITY BUILDING INSPECTOR, IF IN CHECKING THE FIRST HOUSE FOR FINAL APPROVAL, DiD HE FIND ANY CITY CODE VIOLATIONS, MR. SWANSON REPLIED HE DID NOT, THAT THE HOUSE WAS VERY NICE. MR. KOHL QUESTIO~D THE RELATIONSHIP BETJEEN SYSTEMS HOUSING CORP. AND GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. AND MR. BEVAN STATED THERE WAS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN SYSTEMS HOUSING INC. AND GDC INC. SYSTEMS HOUSING CORP. IS A DULY RECOGNIZED CONTRACTOR, AUTHORIZED UNDER LICENSING LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. GDC IS A COMPLETELY SEPARATE ENTITY LICENSED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE DOING BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. FINANCIALLY THERE ARE NO INTER-TIES WHATSOEVER. HOWEVER, MR. BEVAN FURTHER STATED THAT INASMUCH AS GDC HAS DISCONTINUED BUILDING ITS ONN HOUSES AND ARE GOING NHOLLY TO TURNKEY CONTRACTORS AND SUB-CONTRACTORS, THAT IF MR. TAGER OR ANY MEMBER OF SYSTEMS HOUSING CORP. SUBMITTED A 8ID AND ~AS SUCCESSFUL, THEY ~OULD PROBABLY 8E AWARDED A CONTRACT TO BUILD'HOUSES FOR GDC. IN VIEW OF MR. VOCELLE'S ABSENCE, MAYOR CRAGG REQUESTED MR. ROTH'S REQUEST CONCERNING MODULAR HOMES BE TABLED UNTIL THE MATTER IS BROUGHT TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S ATTENTION NHEN HE RETURNS FROM VACATION. MR. HOLDER COMPLAINED OF THE JUNK CARS PARKED IN THE AREA OF MARTIN LANE. ALSO OF THE NUISANCE FACTOR iN CONNECTION ~ITH THE HEAVY COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT PARKED IN THIS AREA (SUB-CONTRACTOR FOR FLORIDA PONER & LIGHT). VICE MAYOR YATES REQUESTED THE POLICE CHIEF TO SEE NHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE NUISANCE FACTOR AND TO TAKE ACTION ON HAVING THE JUNK CARS REMOVED. MAYOR CRAGG SAID IT HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION THAT A COVERED TRUCK (ADVERTISING GIRLIE SHON) NAS ALSO PARKED IN THIS AREA AND ASKED THAT SOMETHING BE DONE TO HAVE IT REMOVED. MR. HOLDER COMIqENTED THAT THE BACK OF THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK WAS ACTUALLY PARKED ON 'THE CITY RIGHT~OF-~AY. ~R. HOLDER ASKED IF MARTIN LANE WAS A CIIY STREET AND UPON BEING ADVISED THAT IT ~AS, STATED THAT SUGAR SAND HAS ~ORKED UP THROUGH THE ROAD DUE TO THE DRY WEATHER AND Il' HAS CREATED A POTENTIAL TRAFFIC HAZARD. IF A LIGHT VEHICLE HIT THE PATCH CREATED BY A RECENTLY STUCK VEHICLE, IT NOULD FLIP IF iT ~ERE GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. MR. HOLDER ASKED THE FEASIBILITY OF THE CITY ABANDONING THE 16' ALLEY RUNNING FROM MARTIN LANE ON THE SOUTH END TO ARCHIE SMITH'S PROPERTY LINE ON THE NORTH SIDE. MAYOR CRAGG ASKED MR. HOLDER TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE CITY REGARDING DISPOSITION OF THIS ALLEY. VICE MAYOR YATES REPORTED THE REMODELING OF CITY HALL AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING ARE PROGRESSING. VICE MAYOR YATES THANKED MR. BEVAN, MANAGER OF GDC, FOR THE ARRANGEMENTS HE HAD MADE FOR ViCE MAYOR YATES TO PROCURE MARL TO FILL IN THE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL DIAMOND. THE BUILDING INSPECTOR REPORTED ~203,200 IN NEd CONSTRUCTION DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH. THIS INCLUDED THE PROPOSED NEd SHOPPING AREA ON WASHINGTON STREET. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED 133 INCIDENTS INVESTIGATED, NOT INCLUDING TRAFFIC STOPS. VERO BEACH PRESS-JOURNAL Published Weekly Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER: STATE OF FLORIDA Before the undersigned authority personally appeared J. J. Schumann, who on oath says that he is Business Manager of the Veto Beach Press-Journal~ a weekly newspaper pubJished at Veto Beach in Indian River County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertise- / meat, being a ....... 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Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Press-Journal is a newspaper published at Vero Beach, in said Indian Privet County, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Indian River County, Florida, weekly and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Veto Beach., in said Indian River County, Florida for a period of o.ne year next preceeding the first publication of the. attached copy of adver- tisement; and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, re.bate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this adver- tisement for publication in the said newspaper. Sworn to and subscribed before me 'this 7 .............. ............ ................ ........ (SEAL) N '' ,,. :N ~ple t ol Io~l~f'dlesc ri glu .prq~ T~t'~rtl~ ~tle ,Grd~e li~ln '~ cffY I~ ~e ~l~e will ~~itv Public ~S,invlfed. ~loren~B L. City Feb. 3, '7,. 1974. VERO BEACH PRESS-JOURNAL Published Weekly Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER: STATE OF FLORIDA / Before the undersigned authority personally appeared J. J. Schumann, who on oath says that he is Business Manager of the Veto Beach Press-Journal, a weekly newspaper published at Veto Beach in Indian River County, Florida; that the: attached copy of advertise- ment, being a ................ ~F_ ........................................................................................ ............. .................................................. ............................................ in the ...................................................................... Coup, wa~ pub- lished in said newspaper in the issues of .................................................................................. .................... ......................................................... Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Press-Journal is a newspaper published at Vero Beach, in said Indian River County, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Indian River Co.unty, Florida, weekly and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Vero Beach., in said Indian River County, Florida for a period of one year next preceeding the first publication, of the attached copy of adver- tisement; and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this adve.r- tisement for publication in the said newspaper. Sworn to and subscribed before me this ___:':_.~...Z_ ........ dav..of._./~._..'_~._;/~.[~__~_____~.':.~......~____ ..~ V * (Business Manager) ...................... .................... '(Clerk of,~Jae~Circui Curt, Indian River County, Florida) (SEAL) AP~' ~74,' F~' '~ Work ~ ~ ~e en ~e C~ ~~.~11' rbff~ ~ lc) ~lvanlz~ ~d ~top, 26 pitCh .... ; , : REGULAR MEETING - APRIL 8, 1974 (CO_NT'D) 265 THE POLICE DEPT PERSONNEL HAVE ATTENDED AND RECEIVED CERTIFICATES FOR THE DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE SPONSORED BY FLORIDA HIGH~AY PATROL. MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AMBULANCE DRIVERS ALSO ATTENDED. ANOTHER COURSE ~ILL BE SCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE FOR THE BALANCE OF CITY EMPLOYEES. A LETTER HAS RECEIVED FROM MR. ROBERT JENNINGS, SANITATION DIRECTOR, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HEALTH DEPT, IN RESPONSE TO AN INQUIRY FROM THE CiTY CLERK. UNDER THE dORKING AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPT OF POLLUTION CONTROL, MR. JENNINGS' OFFICE WILL DO ALL SOIL WORK AND PERMITTING FOR SEPTIC TANKS FOR RESIDENCES, AND UP TO 4 UNITS ON ONE PIECE OF PROPERTY. COMi~ERCIAL PROPERTIES SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE DEPT OF POLLUTION CONTROL, FORT PIERCE. A LETTER ~AS RECEIVED FROM THE SEBASTIAN RIVER BANK COMMENDING CHIEF CUMMINS FOR HIS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE. MR. VOCELLE HAS ~RITTEN TO MR. GLENN dOODARD, FEDERAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION, HUD, REGARDING AVAILABILITY TO MEET ~ITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN ON APRIL 29 REGARDING THE FLOOD DISASTER PROTECTION ACT OF 1973 AND THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. A LETTER HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH IN WHICH IT HAS FILED A CLAIMS BILL IN THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE dHICH dO[JLD AUTHORIZE THE STATE TREASURER TO REIMBURSE THE CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF ~1.4 MILLION FOR THE DISCONTINUATION OF ITS OCEAN OUTFALL. THE PURPOSE OF THE LETTER dAS TO SEEK ENDORSEMENT OF THIS BILL BY THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN. MAYOR CRAGG ASKED THAT THIS MATTER BE STUDIED FURTHER AND TAKEN UP AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. MRS. PHELAN READ A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE SEBASTIAN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FROM THE DIRECTOR, STATE AND LOCAL AFFAIRS, AMTRAK, TOGETHER WITH RESOLUTION ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1973, PETITIONING THE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONSIDER CHANGING THE ROUTE SOUTH OF JACKSONVILLE TO REACH MIAMI BY WAY OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILROAD TRACKS. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR YATES, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD, THAT A RESOLUTION BE PREPARED BY THE CITY TO THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION REQUESTING OPERATION OF AMTRAK ON THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. CARRIED. COUNCILMAN FLOOD PROPOSED THE FOLLOMING CHANGES TO THE CITY'S BUILDING CODE ORDINANCE: SERVICE CHANGES UP TO 200 AMPS FROM 201 TO 800 AMPS OVER 800 AMPS ADDITIONAL AIR CONDITIONER SERVICE CHANGE AND SMALL ADDITIONS COMPLETE REMODELING OR REdIRING OF BUILDING $4.00 6.00 1.00 EACH lO0 AMPS 4.00 4.00 PLUS 15~ PER OUTLET CHARGE REVERTS TO NE~V STRUCTURAL CHARGES. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, THAT THE ABOVE RATES BE TURNED OVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY REQUESTING HIM TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PRESENT BUILDING CODE ORDINANCE, AFTER ~HICH A PUBLIC HEARING ~ILL BE HELD. CARRIED. A TREE ORDINANCE, RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF CERTAIN TREES ~ITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND ~ILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION FOR FURTHER STUDY. ON MAY 8, A JOINT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AND ~ORKSHOP MEETING dILL BE HELD. COUNCILMAN KINARD HAS INVITED THE VERO BEACH FORESTER TO ATTEND. NO BIDS ~ERE RECEIVED ON THE REPAIR OF THE CITY GARAGE ROOF. VICE MAYOR YATES dILL TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO SUB-CONTRACT FOR THE JOB. VICE MAYOR YATES MOVED THAT dE RESCIND OUR ACCEPTANCE OF GDC'S OFFER FOR THE SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS YACHT CLUB UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY CAN SETTLE THEIR DIFFERENCES WITH THE SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS PROPERTY O~NERS ASSOCIATION AND THE LAND SALES BOARD. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KINARD. CARRIED. VICE MAYOR YATES MOVED THAT THE CiTY EMPLOYEES REQUIRED TO TAKE THE DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE BE PAID FOR THE HOURS THEY ATTENDED. THIS LVILL EXCLUDE, OF COURSE, THE POLICE OFFICERS ON DUTY AT THE TI~E OF THE COURSE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE. CARRIED. AT THE dORKSHOP MEETING OF APRIL 3, 1974, THE LITTLE LEAGUE SUBMITTED A STATEMENT OF THEIR NEEDS, AND IT LO0~S AS THOUGH THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE IN ANY TROUBLE. HOWEVER, THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT REPLACING THE BLEACHERS AND ARE ASKING FOR OUR HELP IN PRUNING THE RUBBER TREES AND PICKING UP THE TRASH. VICE MAYOR YATES SUGGESTED ~E CONSIDER THE SEBASTIAN LITTLE LEAGUE IN OUR AGENDA FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD, THAT THE CiTY PICK UP THE BILL FOR LIGHTS FOR THE SEBASTIAN LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM. CARRIED. THE CITY'S SEMI-ANNUAL TRASH PICK UP PROGRAM dILL COMMENCE ON APRIL 15 AND dILL CONTINUE AS LONG AS IT IS NECESSARY TO PICK UP THE TRASH AND OTHER LARGE DISCARDED ITEMS. ANYTHING WILL BE PICKED UP THAT CAN BE LIFTED BY A COUPLE OF ~EN. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, SECONDED BY ViCE MAYOR YATES, TO PERMIT MR. ELLIOTT KEPPLER TO CHANGE HIS PLOT PLAN TO TRANSFER THE TENNIS COURT TO ANOTHER LOT. CARRIED. (over) CHIEF CUMMINS REPORTED THAT IN THE PAST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN DOING PROGRAMS ~N THE EV£ NG FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON BURGLARY, ROBBERY, AND SUCH AS THAT. THEY NO~ HAVE A PROGRAM COMING UP CALLED, "RAPE, A CRIME AGAINST WOMEN." THEY ARE READY TO START ON THIS ON THE 15TH OF THIS MONTH AND WiLL AVAIL THEMSELVES TO ANY ORGANIZATION SUCH AS THE GARDEN CLUB, LADIES CLU OR ANYONE THAT ~ANTS IT. THEY HAVE A COLOR MOVIE, BROCHURES AND A FINE PRESENTATION, AND IT ~ILL BE ~ELL FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO SEE IT. MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 9:05 P.M. City Clerk