HomeMy WebLinkAbout04091973REGULAR MEETING - APRIL g, 1973 (lst Live
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR ZIMMER AT 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: VICE MAYOR CRAGG, COUNCILMEN HOOSE, FLOOD, YATES AND MAYOR ZIMMER.
COUNTY JHDGE GRAHAM ~. BTIKELETHER, JR. ~AS GUEST SPEAKER AT MEETING TO DISCUSS PROCEDURES AND ANSWER
QUESTIONS ON COUNTY TAKING OVER SEBASTIAN CITY COURT IN ACCORDANCE ~ITH ARTICLE V OF THE FLORIDA STATE
CONSTITUTION.
MR. RHODERIC~ TAYLOR, ARCHITECT, STATED THAT BID SPECIFICATIONS ON THE NE'~ COMMUNITY BUILDING ~O~.LD BE
MADE AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL IN THE NEXT FEN DAYS SO THAT BIDS COULD BE OPENED AT THE NE×T REGULAR~COUNCIL
MEETING.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE THAT MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING MARCH 12~h BE ACCEPTED AND~SPECIAL MEETING~F
MARCH 16th BE ACCEPTED WiTH CORRECTION NOTED, MR. VOCELLE ~AS NOT PRESENT. SECONDED~Y VICE MAYOR CRAGG.
CARRIED.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD THAT MARCH BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,605.15 BE PAID. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN
CRAGG. CARRIED.
MR. DAVE MORRISON, SCHUMANN DRIVE, REQUESTED CITY CHECK ON BUSINESS OFFICE SET UP BY GENERAL DEVELOP-
MENT CORPORATION IN MODEL [~OUSE ON SCHUMANN DRIVE AS THIS AREA IS R-1 RESIDENTIAL. CITY ATTORNEY L.
VOCELLE ~AS ASKED TO CONTACT MR. ~M. BEVAN OF SEBASTIAN HILANDS SALES OFFICE ON THIS MATTER, ALSO, TO
CHECK CITY ORDINANAC~S TO SEE ~HETHER A VIOLATION EXISTS, AND TO ADVISE THE COUNCIL AT THE NEXT REGULAR
MEETING HO~ ~E SHOULD PROCEED.
MR. MERLE HASSON, ~INEAPPLE ST., QUESTIONED CHARGES FOR GARBAGE PICKUPS UNDER THE ANTICIPATED GARBAGE
FRANCHISE ~ITH RURAL SANITATION OF VERO BEACH.
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR CRAGG THAT BEGINNING MAY l, 1973 A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT OF 5]~ BE GRANTED TO ALL
EMPLOYEES. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN YATES. CARRIED.
VICE MAYOR CRAGG ANNOUNCED THAT THE NEXT ANNUAL TRASH PICK UP ~OULD START ON APRIL 18, ~973. MR. CRAGG
ALSO STATED THAT ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN COMPLETED FOR THE PAVING OF MAIN STREET ~EST OF U. S. #l.
COUNCILMAN FLOOD STATED HE EXPECTED ASSISTANCE FROM THE SEBASTIAN LIONS CLUB TO INSTALL POSTS AT S~IM
LAKE AND CITY PARK.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE THAT ~E ADOPT THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CEMETERY AS READ IN FINAL FORM.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CRAGG. CARRIED. (Copy attmohed)
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN YATES, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CRAGG THAT CITY PICK UP TAB ON LIGHT BILL FOR LITTLE
LEAGUE FOR OFFICIAL GAMES AND OFFICIAL PRACTICE SESSIONS. CARRIED.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN YATES THAT CITY DONATE ~35.00 FOR SIGN AT LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD. SECONDED BY COUNCIL-
MAN HOOSE. CARRIED.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE THAT CITY CONTRIBUTE ~lO0.O0 TO SAFETY CiTY PROGRAM IN VERO BEACH. (SAFETY
CITY DIRECTOR MARGARET DIXON) SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR CRAGG. CARRIED.
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR CRAGG THAT CITY CONFIRM THAT ~E ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN A 4-COUNTY LEAGUE
OF CITIES. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD. CARRIED.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE THAT WE FOLLO~ UP ON THE REQUEST OF CHAMBER OF COMqERCE FOR A BRIDGE ACROSS
INDIAN RIVER AT STATE ROAD #512. ALSO THAT dE ~RITE LETTER TO COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND ANYONE ELSE THAT
CAN HELP US TO OBTAIN THIS BRIDGE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CRAGG. CARRIED,
MOTION BY VICE M~YOR CRAGG, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE THAT COUNCIL ACCEPT REPORT OF ZONING COMi~iISSION
ON THE REZONING~LOTS ON LOUISIANA AVENUE FROM C-1 RETAIL TO C-2 COMMERCIAL. (YATES PROPERTY). CARRIED.
LEGAL OPINION FROM CITY ATTORNEY VOCELLE THAT WITCHEL REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE ON STRUCTURE ~ITH INSUFFICIENT
SQUARE FOOTAGE TO COMPLY ~ITH BUILDING CODE SHOULD NOT BE TURNED OVER TO THE VARIANCE COMMITTEE AS IT
DEFINITELY NAS NOT A HARDSHIP AND '~OULD NOT COME UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE VARIANCE COMMITTEE UNDER
THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES. (REFUND ALLO~IED ON UNUSED PERMITS AS OF THIS DATE). NO FURTHER ACTION.
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR CRAGG THAT LETTER BE SENT TO CHIEF JUDGE OF CIRCUIT COURT, HON. D.C.SMiTH, ~iTH COPY
TO JUDGE STIKELETHER, THAT i~lE ARE READY TO PROCEED AS FAST AS POSSIBLE FOR COUNTY TO TAKE OVER THE SEBASTIAN
MUNICIPAL COURT. SECONDED SY COUnCILmAN FLOOD. CARRIED.
Iq~N~.~Y'~gN~i~NC~O~E'i~"i~ECCNDED 8Y VICE MAYOR CRAGG THAT "ORDINANCE A~ENDING ORDINANCE NO. 202, AS
A~ENDED, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AMENDING PARAGRAPH 5, SECTION lll" 8E
READ FOR SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES - VICE MAYOR CRAGG, COUNCILMEN HOOSE, FLOOD,
YATES AND MAYOR ZIMMER.
NAYS - NONE. CARRIED.
8Y VICE MAYOR CRAGG, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN YATES THAT "ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 202, AS
, THE HONING ORDINANC£ OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AMENDING PARAGRAPH 5, SECTION lil" BE
READ FOR THIRD AND FINAL TIME BY TITLE ONLY AND PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE.
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES - VICE MAYOR CRAGG, COUNCILMEN HDOSE, FLOOD, YATES AND MAYOR ZIMMER.
NAYS - NONE. CARRIED.
ORDINANCE ~IVEN NO. 202" ".
mOTION TO ADJOURN - COUNCILMAN HOOSE,
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