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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04091979REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, APRIL 9, 1979 WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR., AT 7:00 P. M. VICE MAYOR LEWIS GRAY, COUNCILMEN EVERETT T. GASS AND J. RANDY JOACHIM, COUNCILWOMAN DOROTHY McKINLEY, MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR., AND MR. L. B. VOCELLE, CITY ATTORNEY. IN RESPONSE TO A COMPLAINT BY COUNCILMAN GASS THAT HE DiD NOT RECEIVE A COPY OF THE MINUTES AND THE BILLS AT THE PROPER TIME (48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING), CHIEF CUMMINS SUGGESTED THAT IN VIEW OF HIS INCREASING WORK LOAD, INSTEAD OF HAVING A POLICE OFFICER DELIVER THE MINUTES, EACH COUNCIL MEMBER SHOULD PICK UP HIS COPY PERSONALLY AT CITY HALL. MAYOR FLOOD CONCURRED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 12,1979. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMANJOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO PAY MARCH BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,973.52. CARRIED. TO ANSWER A QUESTION ASKED BY MRS. RICHARD SZELUGA, THE CITY CLERK STATED THAT THE CITY DERIVED $497.45 FROM THE AIR SHOW RECENTLY HELD AT THE SEBASTIAN AIRPORT. IN REPLY TO AN INQUIRY FROM MRS. SZELUGA, MAYOR FLOOD ADVISED THAT THE QUOTED COST TO IMPROVE THE AUDIO SYSTEM AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER WAS $247.00 AND THE CITY WILL PAY THE ENTIRE BILL. THE WORK IS BEING PERFORMED BY T-TRONICS OF VERO BEACH. MR. ANDRE REQUESTED A STATUS REPORT ON THE DOCK AT THE SEBASTIAN SOCIAL CENTER AND MAYOR FLOOD INFORMED HIM THAT WE ARE STILL W;~ITING FOR THE DOCK PERMIT, BUT PERIODIC REPORTS WILL BY MADE AS THE PROJECT PROGRESSES. THE CITY CLERK ADVISED THAT SHE HAD SPOKEN TO A MR. HOLLIDAY OF THE DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, ORLANDO, WHO SAiD THAT ALL THE PAPER WORK PERTAINING TO THE DOCK WAS IN EXCEPT FOR ONE SMALL DISCREPANCY,/T~FAC.T_ T~__T~ET~VE~TALL LENGTH OF THE DOCK WAS 360' AND IT BEEN HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT THE DOC~ ~LD BE ~J~OR_T. ER.\ \~H~ CITY CLERK EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THE 360' INCLUDED T~E 16' OF THE "T" AT TH~ FNB~OF I~ WHICH~'WO~I~D/BACK THE DOCK UP APPROXIMATELY 344' PLUS 16' AND IT woULD. COME OUT TO 360' OVER ALL. M.9. HOLLI_DAY ~HE~ SAID HE HAD NO OBJECTIONS AND WE WOULD PROBABLY BE GETTING OUR PERMIT. ~ ~ I I MR. RICHARD SZELUGA READ A LETTER HE HAD~EP~D OU~INING--~IS ACTIVITIES IN PREPARING A VIDEOTAPE OF PROBLEM AREAS IN SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS, WHICH HE PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR. THE LETTER ALSO STATED THAT MR. SZELUGA WAS DONATING THE SERVICES OF HIS COMP~ ~ OF $1,650.00) AS A PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN. MAYOR FLOOD THANKED MR. SZELU~4~ D21D SUG~STED TO THE COUNCIL THAT MR. SZELUGA BE PRESENT- ED W ITHA RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE CITY'S AP PRECIATiO~ MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILW~2MA~ MCKINLEY, TO SEND A RESOLUTION TO~R~ RICHARD SZELUGA THANKING HIM FOR HIS VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION T~H~C~ OF SEBASTIAN. CARRIED. ~/~ ' MEET SOMETIME SOON WITH EOE L OFFICIAm WITH WHOM BE WORKED OUT. UR~ LIGA TS . ] ~ ~ ~ HE HAS BEEN IN COMMUNICATION AND THAT SOMETHING MIGHT COUNCILMAN GASS ANNOUNCED THAT A NEW CHAPTER OF THE AARP, TO BE KNOWN AS THE NORTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CHAPTER, IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING FORMED. THE GENERAL AREA WILL BE FROM WABASSO UP TO THE SEBASTIAN RIVER LINE, BUT ANY MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WILL AUTOMATICALLY BECOME A MEMBER OF THE NEW CHAPTER WHEN THEY PAY THEIR YEARLY DUES. COUNCILMAN JOACHIM REPORTED THAT AT LONG LAST THE AUXILIARY POLICE TRAINING PROGRAM IS UNDER WAY AND THERE ARE 17 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING. COUNCILMAN JOACHIM WAS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MRS. CONSTANCE DIAMOND PRESENTED TO THE CEMETERY 20 POINSETTIA PLANTS WHICH HAVE BEEN PLANTED, MRS. RUTH MILLER CONTRIBUTED $25.00 TO THE CEMETERY FUND, AND THE GARDEN CLUB DONATED A BOTTLEBRUSH TREE IN MEMORY OF MRS. MARY VICKERS. IN RESPONSE TO A STATEMENT BY MR. CRAGG THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THE OUTCOME OF THE RETIREMENT PROGRAM, COUNCILMAN JOACHIM ADVISED THAT THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY WAS AWARDED THE CONTRACT AND EVERY EMPLOYEE WHO WAS QUALIFIED, SUBSCRIBED. (24 EMPLOYEES). EACH EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTES 5% AS DOES THE CITY. CHIEF CUMMINS REPORTED THAT DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH THERE WERE 274 COMPLAINTS ANSWERED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, NOT INCLUDING TRAFFIC STOPS. MR. JOHN VAN ANTWERP, AIRPORTMANAGER, AT THE REQUEST OF THE AIRORT COMMITTEE, ANNOUNCED THAT MR. ED PALUCH HAS BEEN ELECTED CHAIRMAN. THE COMMITTEE IS IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON AN AIRPORT ORDINANCE. THE ABANDONED GUN CLUB ROAD HAS BEEN SECURED SO THAT THERE IS NOW BETTER AIRPORT SECURITY. FUNDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. MR. VAN ANTWERP HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO REMAIN AS AIRPORT MANAGER UNTIL HIS PRESENT LEASE EXPIRES, AT WHICH TIME HE IS NO LONGER REQUIRED TO ACT AS SUCH. MR. ART MAYER REPORTED THAT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT ISSUED 16 SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING PERMITS VALUED AT $403,600. TOTAL NEW CONSTUCTION FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH AMOUNTED TO $1,132,894. THE PERMIT FEES WERE $4,904.80. MR. GREGORY GOLIEN REPORTED THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION: APPROVED A REQUEST TO OPEN ART'S AUTO REPAIR, LOCATED IN THE SEBASTIAN AUTO PARTS STORE. APPOINTED MR. WILLIAM MESSERSMITH AS A MEMBER OF THE UTILITIES TASK FORCE. APPROVED AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE FOR SEBASTIAN PARADISE TO SELL CONDOMINIUMS. APPROVED A S~ PLAN FOR MR. COURSEY TO BUILD AN APARTMENT ON TOP OF O~'Li'.~71~ 2LPA.!:~!~.~7..[!~., REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, APRIL 9,1979 (CONT'D #2) 55C APARTMENTS AT THE SPORTMAN'S LODGE. TENATiVE SITE PLAN APPROVED FOR A FURNITURE STORE TO BE LOCATED ON STATE ROAD 512. RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE BURT SNELL PROPERTY ADJOINING THE SEBASTIAN SOCIAL CENTER FROM R-2 TO C-2. RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A CHILD DAY CARE CENTER. MR. GOLIEN ADVISED THAT A SIGN ORDINANCE NEEDS TO BE WRITTEN AND INQUIRED WHETHER THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION SHOULD DO IT OR THE CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR FLOOD SUGGESTED THAT THE COMMISSION DO THE PRELIMINARY WORK ON IT. MR. HOOSE MADE THE FOLLOWING REPORT ON BEHALF OF THE FIRE CHIEF: THERE WERE 29 FIRE ALARMS, 6 AMBULANCE RUNS, 5 RESCUE RUNS, DURING THE MONTH. A NEW SIREN HAS BEEN PURCHASED WITH MATCHING FUNDS FROM CIVIL DEFENSE AND HAS BEEN INSTALLED. THE NEW AMBULANCE HAS BEEN DELIVERED AND MR. HOOSE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE FUNDS AND THE WAY IT WAS HANDLED TO PURCHASE THE AMBULANCE. MAYOR FLOOD INVITED ANY INTERESTED CITIZENS TO SEND A LETTER TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPLYING FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE VARIANCE BOARD, WHICH IS LACKING 3 MEMBERS. MR. DALE WEHR, SUPERINTENDENT, STREET DEPARTMENT, REPORTED THAT MOST OF THE TIME THIS MONTH WAS SPENT IN THE CANALS. A TOTAL OF 8 COMPLAINTS WAS HANDLED AND EXPENDITURES AMOUNTED TO $947.53. L~TTER WAS READ FROM THE CITY OF VERO BEACH REQUESTING THAT THEY BE PUT ON OUR LIST OF MUNICIPALITIES TO RECEIVE ALL ELEMENTS OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE FOR CONCURRENT REVIEW BY THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. LETTER WAS READ FROM THE SEBASTIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADVISING THAT THEY HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS ~TO .'HAVE A MAP PRINTED AND INVITED THE CITY TO CONTRIBUTE MATERIAL TO BE INCLUDED IN A SPACE ON THE MAP. TiYOR FLOOD MADE THE FOLLOWING REPORT: NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE WITH REGARD TO THE RAILROAD STATION. HE HAS PPOINTED A SEBASTIAN UTILITIES TASK FORCE MADE UP OF DAVID MARSH, CHAIRMAN, RICHARD VOTAPKA, VICE CHAIRMAN, ILLIAM MESSERSMITH, SECRETARY, LEWIS G~A~D-~IC~---~H~-~S~TAND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE 2 MORE MEMBERS. E PURPOSE OF THE TASK FORCE IS TO CONSIDF~' '-~ ~ THE NEED~-- --~_~R ~A~E~ AND SEWER iN THE CITY. A MEETING IS TO BE HELD ON APRIL 10 OF THE NORTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FrRE D~S~RICT. THIS COMMITTEE IS STUDYING THE ENDUM BY UNE. THERE WILL BE A MEETING,O A. R: . ?, OlTp DISCUSS POLICIES AND ROCED ES FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN. HAS--SIGNED AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE TO THE COUNCIL ON AGING AND COUNCILMAN GASS HAS BEEN APPOINTED IN HIS PLACE. MnS. ELICITY HYDE OF A. HYDE AND ASSOCiAT S .$),V£ %-- tETArLED EXPLANATION THE INVESTMENT BANKING AGREEMENT. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY, SECONDED BY UOUACILF. AN JOACHIM, TO ACCEPT THE INVESTMENT BANKING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN AND S~S~E~N MUNICIPAL BONDS, INC. AND R. A. HYDE AND ASSOCIATES, INC. ORLANDO, FLORIDA. ROLL CALL VOTE: .CARRIED. ~. WILLIAM SPEARS REQUESTED AN ABANDONMENT OF EASEMENT BETWEEN LOTS 27 AND 28, BLOCK 82, UNIT 2, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS, AND SIGNED AN AGREEMENT THAT HE WOULD NOT USE HIS GARAGE AS A STORAGE AREA FOR A BUSINESS. 'MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO ABANDON EASEMENT BETWEEN LOTS 27 AND 28 BLOCK 82, UNIT 2, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS__SUBJECT TO THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WILL BE NO USE OF THE FOR BUSINESS STORAGE. CARRIED.(~~. THERE FOLLOWED A DISCUSSION OF THE AIRPORT LEASE WITH J AND S AVIATION , INC. AND CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY ViCE MAYOR GRAY, FOR THE CITY TO AUTHORIZE THE DELETION OF PARAGRAPH 15 AND INSERTION OF 10 ADDITIONAL CLAUSES BY ADDENDUM TO THE LEASE BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN AND J AND S AVIATION INC. AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE AMENDED LEASE WITH THE CITY SEAL AFFIXED AND, FURTHER, TO DIRECT THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR REPORT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL. CARRIED. MR. VAN ANTWERP WAS REQUESTED TO ASK MR. VAN DE VOORDE TO PREPARE THE LEASE AS AMENDED, AND TO SUBMIT IT TO THE CITY CLERK FOR SIGNATURE. THE CITY CLERK READ FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS ENTIRETY AN ORDINANCE SETTING WEIGHT LIMITS OF VEHICLES IN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS SET UP PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP MEETING ON MAY 9. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY, TO ACCEPT THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE SETTING WEIGHT LIMITS OF VEHICLES IN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION; ADOPTING CHAP2TER 316 OF THE STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES, 1977, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: NAYS: VICE MAYOR GRAY COUNCILMAN GASS COUNCILMAN JOACHIM COUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY MAYOR FLOOD NONE CARRIED REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, APRIL 9, 1979 (CONT'D #3) IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE CITY MAY ACQUIRE 12 ACRES OF LAND IN SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS FOR USE AS A 5 5 1 RECREATIONAL FACILITY AND MR. HOOSE SUGGESTED THAT A SOFTBALL DIAMOND SHOULD BE BUILT AND ADDED THAT HE BELIEVED IT WOULD BE A SELF-SUPPORTING ENTITY. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT THIS IS A MATTER THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. A REQUEST WAS RECEIVED FROM THE SEBASTIAN SINGERS FOR PERMISSION TO USE THE COMMUNITY CENTER NEXT SEASON, FREE OF CHARGE, FOR THEIR WEEKLY REHEARSALS. VICE MAYDR GRAY ADVISED THAT H~AND COUNCILMAN GASS HAD A MEETING TO DISCUSS REVISION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS AND RENTAL FEES FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND WHO SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO FREE USAGE. THIS MATTER WILL BE BROUGHT UP AT THE WORKSHOP MEETING FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND IT WAS AGREED TO TABLE THE REQUEST OF THE SEBASTIAN SINGERS. MOTIO.~ BY COUNCILMANJOACHIM, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY, TO TABLE THE REQUEST OF THE SEBASTIAN SINGERS TO USE THE COMMUNITY CENTER, FREE OF CHARGE, FOR THEIR FALL SEMESTER. CARRIED. MAYOR FLOOD REQUESTED PERMISSION FORTHE COUNCIL TO SEND A RESOLUTION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ASKING THAT THEY CUT DOWN THE HILL ON STATE ROAD 512. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GASS, SECONDED BY VICEMAYOR GRAY, TO SENT A RESOLUTION T~THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANS- PORTATION REQUESTING THAT THE HILL ON STATE ROAD 512 BE CUT DOWN. CARRIED.(~ ~'~), MAYOR FLOOD STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO DECLARE A MORATORIUM ON ALL ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE WAY THE LIME ROCK ROADS ARE SPELLED OUT IN THE CHARTER. THERE IS NO PROVISION IN THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY THAT REQUIRES ANYONE BUILDING A ROAD TO SUBMIT A PLAN TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND MR. VOCELLE.WILL PREPARE SUCH AN ORDINANCE. BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED B/Y~UN~W~c~, TO DECLARE A MORATORIUM ON SOIL CEMENT AND REQUIRE ANY FURTHER ROAD ON Z N I /S; REETS TO OUR SPECIFICATIONS, PREDICATED ON T~ R~E~DATI~S O~ T~E FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, BECAUSE OF THE CHEMICAL MAKE UP OF THE SCIL OF THIS ~A ~ ~ECAUSE OF THE BREAK DO~ OF THE SOIL WITH THE SOIL CEMENT. CARRIED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ MR. VOCELLE WILL PREP~E ~ ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING FROM R-2 TO C-2 IN E~EWATER PARK SUBDIVISION, ~T 210' X 125' ON THE EAST SIDE OF INDIAN RIVER DRIVE, SOUTH OF CITY OF SEBASTIAN S~IAL CENTER. PUBLIC HEARING WILL BY HELD ON MAY 14 PRIOR TO THE ~R ~G. MRS. SYLVIA F~OD REQUESTED A SPECIAL EXCEPTION BE APP~ED BY THE COUNCIL TO PE~IT THE CHANGE IN USE OF P~CEL NO. 1 ON THE NORTHEAST CO~ER OF FOSTER ;.VFN~ ~D LOUISIANA AVENUE FROM A VACATION HOME TO MOTION BY COUNCILMAN, - HI '.,-- CO ,BY T RE _ OF MRS. SYLVIA LOOD TO CHILD CARE CENTERk 'C, ARRIEa,..,L; MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO PERMIT THE SEBASTIAN RIVER MEN'S BOWLING ASSOCIATION TO USE THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON APRIL 12, 1979, AND TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. CARRIED. NOTION BYCOUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY, SECONDED;BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO PERMIT THE SEBASTIAN RIVER ART CLUB TO PLACE A SIGN IN THE MEDIAN STRIP IN FRONT OF THE BANK FOR 2 DAYS, APRIL 27 AND 28, TO ANNOUNCE THEIR ANNUAL SPRING ART SHOW. CARRIED. MR. SZELUGA INQUIRED AS TO WHAT PROCESS IS BEING MADE ON A RESOLUTION OUTLINING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS MATTER WILL BE CONSIDERED DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETINGS NOW BEING HELD ON POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. COUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY MADE A PROPOSAL THAT AT THE SEBASTIAN CEMETERY A VETERANS' SECTION OF AT LEAST 50 GRAVES SHOULD BE SET ASIDE, AT NO CHARGE TO A VETERAN WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN. MAYOR FLOOD REQUESTED COUNCILMAN JOACHIM TO DISCUSS THiS WITH THE CEMETERY COMMITTEE AND MAKE A REPORT AT THE NEXT WORKSHOP MEETING. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:00 P.M. CITY CLERK MAYOR