HomeMy WebLinkAbout04111977REGULAR MEETING - APRIL 11, 1977
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR F. EUGENE CRAGG AT 7 P.M.
PRESENT: VICE MAYOR LEWIS GRAY, COUNCILMEN JOHN R. JOACHIM AND CLIFFORD HOOSE,
MAYOR CRAGG AND MR. L. B. VOCELLE.
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 14TH WERE APPROVED AS PRINTED.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, TO PAY MARCH BILLS IN THE
AMOUNT OF $11,438.84. CARRIED.
MRS. MARJORIE WOLERT, 597 LAYPORT DRIVE, ASKED THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER REGULATING HEAVY
TRUCK TRAFFIC IN SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS. SHE FEELS THAT TRUCKERS SHOULD USE STATE ROAD 512,
AND APPLY FOR PERMITS TO COME INTO THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
JAMES OLIVER, TREASURER OF THE INDIAN RIVER CB CONNECTION, ASKED THAT HIS ORGANIZATION
(A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION) BE ALLOWED TO HOLD A i-DAY SELL-A-THON ON THE WESTERN AUTO
PARKING LOT, ON SUNDAY MAY 1, 1977. THIS WOULD BE A ONE TIME ONLY ACTIVITY. THEY WILL
CHARGE $5.00 FOR EACH PARKING SPOT, FROM WHICH THEY WILL PAY MR. RICH $1.00 FOR EACH SPOT.
THEY ALSO PLAN TO AWARD HIM A BRONZE PLAQUE MAKING HIM A PERMANENT, HONORARY MEMBER OF
THEIR ORGANIZATION. THEY ARE TRYING TO INCREASE THEIR MEMBERSHIP TO 151 MEMBERS SO THAT
THEY WILL QUALIFY TO HELP PUBLIC AGENCIES IN EMERGENCIES.
BUILDING INSPECTOR, ARTHUR MAYER, REPORTED $272,117 IN NEW CONSTRUCTION DURING MARCH.
CUMMINS REPORTED 253 COMPLAINTS ANSWERED DURING MARCH, NOT INCLUDING TRAFFIC STOPS.
REPORT WAS READ FROM WALTER CANDELJf~__~ CHAIRZAN OFI ~HE ZONING & PLANNING BOARD COVERING
ITEMS AMENDING THE BUILDING CODE~E ZONING & P~NNING BOARD ALSO RECOMMENDED TENTATIVE
APPROVAL OF n PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR~-CHAN-~ES ~ THE UNION OIL STATION ON US 1; AND ALSO
APPROVAL FOR A PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN FOR PROPERTY ADJOINING THE PROPERTY LINE NORTH OF
THE INLET MARINA, REQUESTED BY FINANCI~R~RS, INC.
COMMUNICATION WAS READ FROM EUGENE AND LiNDA ~TES, REQUESTING THE CITY TO ANNEX THE
PROPERTY DESCRIBED ON THE SHEET ATTACHED TO T~ MINUTES.
GENE MANSFIELD OF FINANCIAL FRONTIERS A PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN APPROVAL, SUBJECT
TO ZONING CHANGE FROM C-1 TO R-2, PARCELS 1 & 2 OF INDIAN RIVER HILLS SUBDIVISION.
FOR
DOCK
AND
WHICH WILL BE USE~ XT.~E ~I~Y F~R ~O$~AGE~ X I II ~ [ '
RECORDING EQUIPMEN~ HA~ S---PENT QUITE A BIT OF TIM-~ AN~--EFFORT, BUT THE ONLY BID RECEIVED
WAS FROM SONY LAST SPRING, AND THE PRICE IS STILL THE SAME.
COUNCILMAN HOOSE MOTIONED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, THAT THE CITY PURCHASE SONY
SECUTIVE BM144 RECORDING EQUIPMENT. CARRIED.
CRAGG BROUGHT UP THE MATTER OF THE MISS FLORIDA PAGEANT AD, AND IT WAS DECIDED TO
PENDING AN ANSWER FROM THE MISS FLORIDA PAGEANT ASSOCIATION IN ORLANDO, REGARDING
FT. PIERCE FRANCHISE OVERLAPPING THE SEBASTIAN AREA. MAYOR CRAGG WANTS TO FOLLOW
THROUGH ON THIS AND GET TOGETHER WITH THE PAGEANT COMMITTEE. MAYOR CRAGG SAID OUR FRANCHISE
WAS TO BE FOR A 75 MILE RADIUS AND HE FELT THE OVERLAPPING OF FRANCHISES WAS UNFAIR TO US.
ALSO, HE DOESN'T FEEL THAT WE SHOULD TAKE A FULL PAGE AD UNTIL THE MATTER IS DISCUSSED
WITH THE MISS SEBASTIAN COMMITTEE AND WE RECEIVE AN ANSWER FROM THE MISS FLORIDA PAGEANT
ASSOCIATION IN ORLANDO. COUNCILMAN HOOSE MADE THE STATEMENT THAT SINCE THEY CANNOT USE
BAREFOOT BAY COMMUNITY CENTER THIS IS THE LAST PAGEANT THEY WILL CALL "MISS SEBASTIAN". IT
WILL NOW BE "MISS INDIAN RIVER" AND WOULD BE HELD IN VERO BEACH. MAYOR CRAGG FELT THAT WE
SHOULD NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN.
THE CITY CLERK READ THE CERTIFICATION OF PETITIONS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL ELECTION ON MAY 9TH,
VERIFYING THE NAMES OF PAT FLOOD JR. AND EVERETT T. GASS AS CANDIDATES FOR THE OPENING OF
COUNCILMAN.
MAYOR CRAGG ASKED FOR A MOTION TO RECODIFY THE CITY ORDINANCES.
COUNCILMAN JOACHIM MOTIONED, SECONDED BY ViCE MAYOR GRAY, THAT THE CITY RECODIFY THE CODE
BOOK, WHICH IS OUR CHARTER AND OUR ORDINANCES. CARRIED. A COMMITTEE WILL WORK ON THIS
AND SET IT UP FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. ATTORNEY L. B. VOCELLE WILL WORK WITH THE COMMITTEE
ON IT'S PREPARATION.
RESOLUTION TO ABANDON EASEMENT BETWEEN LOTS 8 & 9, BLOCK 215, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS WAS READ
BY THE CITY CLERK. ~¢'~'".' / .;
!OUNCILMAN JOACHIM MOTIONED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE THAT THE CITY APPROVE THE ABANDON-
OF EASEMENT BETWEEN LOTS 8 & 9, BLOCK 215, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS UNIT 8. CARRIED.
OLUTION ASSIGNED NO. R-77-8.
REGULAR MEETING - APRIL 11, 1977 (CONT'D)
COUNCILMAN HOOSE REPORTED ON PURCHASING A TRUCK FOR THE STREET DEPARTMENT. THE BiD HE
OFFERED ON THE USED TRUCK WAS BEATEN BY PAT FLOOD WHOSE BID WAS $49.00 GREATER. HE
THEN ASKED FOR A MOTION TO BUY A NEW TRUCK.
COUNCILMAN JOACHIM MOTIONED, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY THAT COUNCILMAN HOOSE ADVERTISE
FOR BIDS ON A NEW PICK-UP TRUCK FOR THE STREET DEPARTMENT. CARRIED.
MAYOR CRAGG READ THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE~ AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY,
REGARDING SEPTIC
IT WAS MOTIONED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM THAT THE ORDINANCE
BE PASSED ON THE FIRST READING, AND THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD AT 7 P.M. ON MAY 4TH
BEFORE THE WORKSHOP MEETING.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES: VICE MAYOR GRAY, COUNCILMEN JOACHIM AND HOOSE, MAYOR CRAGG.
NAYS: NONE
CARRIED.
VICE MAYOR GRAY MOTIONED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, THAT RESOLUTION TO REPAINT THE
MARKINGS ON TAXIWAYS AND RUNWAYS BE APPROVED. CARRIED. R-77-7.
MAYOR CRAGG DISCUSSED SEBASTIAN RIVER YACHT CLUB REPAIRS. AT A FLORIDA LAND SALES BOARD
THE SEBASTIAN PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATiOn/EACH PAY ONE-THIRD OF THE COST OF DOCK
GDC,
AND
REPAIRS. GDC RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM THEIR MIAM~ O~FICE, THE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION
%
CANNOT AFFORD IT AT THIS TIME, AND~HE 3iT6 OF S~ASTIAN IS HOPING TO RECEIVE MONEY FROM A
GRANT TO HELP WITH THE CITY'S S~Ag/E~ MR. CRAGG ~ GOING TO TALLAHASSEE TO ANOTHER LAND
SALES BOARD MEETING WHERE HE IS M~'IN~HE~WILL~WARD THE YACHT CLUB AND DOCK TO THE CITY,
AS WILL BE RECOMMENDED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION.
BIDS ON NEW DOCK: (GIVEN TO MAYOR C~~Y~. BEVAN)
DOCK MASTER ........ ~23,29~.~50
14,140.00 (WITH BOLTED HANDRAIL)
INTO THIS".
YOR~ ~RA'F R N "NO THRU TRUCKS" SIGN
S~REET. CRA SAID "WE WILL CHECK
MR. OLIVER'S REQUEST FOR THE "CB CONNECTION" TO HOLD A FLEA MARKET SALE ON MAY 1, 1977,
AS A ONE TTME DEAL,WAS DISCUSSED. THERE IS NOTHINC IN THE CODE COVERING THIS AS IT IS A
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. MR. VOCELLE SUGGESTED THE GROUP BE PERMITTED TO HAVE A FLEA
MARKET AND THAT THE PERMIT FEE BE WAIVED.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY THAT THE "CB CONNECTION" BE
PERMITTED TO HAVE A FLEA MARKET ON MAY 1ST ON THE WESTERN AUTO PARKING LOT, FOR THIS ONE
TIME ONLY AND THE PERMIT FEE BE WAIVED. CARRIED.
REGARDING THE UNION OIL CO. REQUEST FOR TENTATIVE APPROVAL OF CHANGES AT THEIR STATION ON
US 1 AND MARTIN STREET, THE CITY WILL GIVE NO APPROVAL AS YET. MAYOR CRAGG MENTIONED
THE ZONING & PLANNING BOARD REPORT THAT WAS READ BY THE CITY CLERK, AND ASKED MR. VOCELLE
THAT SINCE THIS WAS ONLY A TENTATIVE APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY PLAN AND THEY ARE GOING
TO GIVE US A PERMANENT DRAWING, ETC ..... "THEY ONLY PUT IT IN TO ASK IF WE HAD ANY OBJEC-
TIONS TO THE LAYOUT. THE ACTUAL BLUEPRINT, ETC. HAS NOT BEEN MADE UP YET, SO WE DO NOT
HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS." MR, L, B. VOCELLE AGREED - NO ACTION.
IN REFERENCE TO THE REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN APPROVAL, SUBJECT TO CHANGE OF
ZONING FROM C-1 TO R-2, BY FINANCIAL FRONTIERS, INC. MAYOR CRAGG FEELS THAT THERE ARE
TOO MANY DISCREPANCIES AND INACCURACIES IN THE PLAT. THEREFORE HE WOULD LIKE TO MEET
WITH MR. VOCELLE, MR. MAYER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ZONING & PLANNING BOARD, AND THE CITY
ENGINEER TO REVIEW THE CODE COVERING THIS, FOR PROPER INTERPRETATION, BEFORE GIVING IT
BACK TO THE ZONING & PLANNING BOARD.
MAYOR CRAGG ALSO FEELS THAT REGARDING REZONING FROM C-1 TO R-2, WE DO NOT HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO APPROVE SEWER TREATMENT FACILITIES. THIS COMES UNDER THE BOARD OF HEALTH,
AND WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE ZONING & PLANNING BOARD FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION.
A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE SET UP FOR MAY 4TH REGARDING THE ANNEXATION REQUEST BY EUGENE
AND LINDA ESTES, COVERING PROPERTY ON STATE ROAD 512, WHICH IS PRESENTLY IN THE COUNTY.
VICE MAYOR GRAY ANNOUNCED THE T-LEAGUE (6 TO 10 YEAR OLDS) WILL BE STARTING SATURDAY,
APRIL 15TH; AND THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS IN NEED OF MORE PEOPLE TO WORK.
REGULAR MEETING - APRIL 11, 1977 (CONT'D)
COUNCILMAN HOOSE ASKED MR. VOCELLE IF HE WOULD PREPARE AN ORDINANCE ON THE CEMETERY
CHANGES, WHICH HAD BEEN DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY AND AGREED UPON.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:20 P.M.
CITY CLERK