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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04141980REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL 14, 1980 MEETING WAS OPENED BY MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR. AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT: VICE MAYOR LEWIS GRAY, COUNCILMEN EVERETT T. GASS AND FRANK J. OBERBECK, COUNCILWOMAN DOROTHY W. MC KINLEY, MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR., AND CITY ATTORNEY DANIEL M. KILBRIDE, JR. (ABSENT: CITY CLERK FLORENCE PHELAN - ILLNESS). MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS MARCH 10TH, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 10TH, SPECIAL MEETING MARCH 17TH, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 19TH, PUBLIC HEARINGS APRIL 9TH, AND SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 9TH. CARRIED. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BYCOUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY, TO PAY MARCH BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,319.46. CARRIED. MRS. RICHARD SZELUGA ASKED IF THE CITY HAD MADE AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY OR WAS THE LEASE OF AIRPORT PROPERTY TO MR. JOHN WHITEHOUSE SHORTENED TO 20 YEARS? MAYOR FLOOD REPLIED THAT MR. WHITEHOUSE WOULD PROBABLY GO THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY. ALSO, THE APPPRAISER HAD PUT A FAIR MARKET VALUE OF $2500. AN ACRE ON THE PROPERTY. WE ARE ALLOWED TO GO 10% OF THE MARKET VALUE AND SINCE MR. WHITEHOUSE IS BEING CHARGED $300. AN ACRE, WE HAVE GONE ABOVE THE MARKET VALUE. MRS. SZELUGA SUGGESTED THAT ANOTHER AIRPORT COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED. IT WAS HER OPINION THAT THE PRESENT COMMITTEE IS NOT DOING A GOOD JOB AND SHE IS FEARFUL THAT THE CITY MIGHT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 50% EVALUATION. MAYOR FLOOD THOUGHT THAT THE COMMITTEE HAD DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB AND THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY PROBLEMS WiTH THiS LEASE. MRS. SZELUGA RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL THAT FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS WITH GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SHOULD BE HANDLED BY A GROUP OF ABOUT THREE TO FIVE MEN RATHER THAN TO HAVE JUST ONE NEGOTIATOR. OF FLEMING STREET AND GRANT AVENU~ WHFN THE~ COU~BE M~RE/USEFULLY EMPLOYED IN CLEANING OUT THE DITCHES OR PATCHING ROADS. MAYOR F~OOD~P~NE~ SHAT T~E PARTICULAR EMPLOYERS ARE HANDICAPPED PERSONS HIRED THROUGH THE CETA PROG~.m9 NO ~OS~ ~0 THEI qITY. WE HAVE NO CONTROL AND MUST ACCEPT WHOEVER IS S~NT. IF WE WISH TO RECE~,~EDS~.~L ~mDS, WS-~UST COMPLY WITH THE FEDERA~ GUIDELINES WITH REGARD TO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST RACE, OR TSE SANDICAPPED. COUNCILMAN SASS RSPORTSD THAT ONE REQUSST 6~%E~.~EIVED FOR A STRSET LIGHT WHICH WAS DSNIED BE- CAUSS THE FLORIDA POWSR AND LIGHT COMPAN~ ~AS B~E~QUESTED TO PriCE A LIGHT AT THS NEARSST CORNSR. COUNCI~AN OBERSECK RSQUSSTED THAT ARTHUR ~AYER S~ ~ADS A MEMBER OF THE PARKS AND RECRSATION COMMITTSE TO TAKS THE PLACE OF MR. DON NISHAUS WHO R~D._J COUNCILMAN OBERBECK REPORTED THAT MATERIAL HAS BEEN PURCHASED FOR THE MASONRY WORK ON THE STORAGE AND THE LABOR ON THI~ ~-~n~C~ W~sI~ ~NAr~ er [~m P~--~-~ T~E ~ ~SOR T~ SASEBALL FIELD HAS BEEN STA~ED OUT AND LO~',~ON~R~'70~S ~ B~ ~ON~,C~D TO S~E ~S TH{YI~L ~S~S~ WITH MACHINERY TO COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY STATED THAT SOMEONE HAD QUESTIONED HER ABOUT VANDALISM AT THE CEMETERY IF LIGHTS ARE INSTALLED AT THE FLAGPOLE AND THE VETERANS MEMORIAL AND FELT THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD NEITHER EN- COURAGE NOR DETER ANYONE. CHIEF JAMES CUMMINS REPORTED THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HANDLED 343 COMPLAINTS DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, NOT INCLUDING TRAFFIC STOPS. MR. DALE WEHR REPORTED THAT THE STREET DEPARTMENT SPENT A TOTAL OF 1788 HOURS, MOSTLY IN CITY CLEAN UP, MOWING AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE. SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE INCLUDES HOURS WORKING ON THE POLICE CARS. THE TIME SPENT IN CANAL CLEANING HAS BEEN CUT DOWN CONSIDERABLY BECAUSE OF SPRAYING DONE BY AQUATIC WEED CONTROL. A HOIST FOR THE NEW PICK-UP TRUCK WAS PURCHASED FOR $918. THE SEALING AND SANDING WORK ON COLUMBUS STREET, FOR WHICH THE COUNCIL ALLOCATED THE MONEY, HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL REPORTED THAT 38 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WERE CONSTRUCTED IN MARCH FOR A TOTAL VALUE OF $1,355,800. TOTAL CONSTRUCTION FOR THE MONTH WAS $1,462,872. PERMIT FEES WERE $7,583.45. TOTAL CONSTRUCTION TO DATEAMOUNTS TO $5,490.905. AND TOTAL PERMIT FEES $30,053.97. MAYOR FLOOD REPORTED THAT HE AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE MADE A TRIP TO MIAMI FOR A MEETING WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. A PLANE WAS CHARTERED AT A COST OF $230., WHICH WAS PAID OUT OF AIRPORT COMMITTEE FUNDS. IT WAS FELT THIS WAS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN PAYING FOR OVER- NIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS. MR. WILLIAM MESSERSMITH, A MEMBER OF THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION, REPORTED ON THEIR LAST TWO MEETINGS. AT THE APRIL 3 MEETING SITE PLAN APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO MERIT CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION TO BUILD A DOCTOR'S OFFICE ON U.S.i. SITE PLAN APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO GRANT ELECTRONICS COMPANY TO CONDUCT AN ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING BUSINESS IN AN EXISTING BUILDING ON OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY WITH THE STIPULATION THAT THE REQUIRED SANITARY FACILITIES BE PROVIDED, MR. DAN PREUSS PRESENTED A SITE PLAN FOR AN EXISTING BUILDING AND A NEW BUILDING ON INDIAN RIVER DRIVE FOR AN OYSTER BAR, WHICH WAS AP- PROVED WITH THE STIPULATION THAT HE STRAIGHTEN OUT WATER AND SEWER REQUIREMENTS. HE HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH OYSTER BAY CONDOMINIUMS TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE. SITE PLAN APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ERECT A WAREHOUSE ON GIBSON ROAD. MR. MESSERSMITH STATED THAT THE COMMISSION HAS INTERVIEWED TWO POTENTIAL MEMBERS, MR. LEO WASSET AND MR. JAMES BLAND. MR. ERIC EASLEY AND MR. GEORGE ETIENNE WILL ALSO BE INTERVIEWED. THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL. 656 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL 14, 1980 (PAGE 2) MR. MESSERSMITH REPORTED THAT A REQUEST HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM MRS. LORRAINE THOMPSON FOR AN OCCUPA- TIONAL LICENSE FOR A PET GROOMING CENTER IN THE ESTES GROUP OF BUILDINGS ON S.R. 512. HE ADDED THAT THS'RE HAD BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER SOMEONE WHO WAS REQUESTING AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE NEEDED TO COME BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN, IF THERE IS A CHANGE OF USE IN AN EXISTING BUILDING, THEN IT HAS TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COMMISSION FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL. MAYOR FLOOD EXPLAINED THAT IN THE PAST SITE PLAN APPROVAL HAS BEEN REQUIRED WHEN THE TYPE OF BUSINESS IN A STORE HAS BEEN CHANGED, (FOR INSTANCE, FROM A FURNITURE STORE TO A CLOTHING STORE), EVEN THOUGH IT IS ZONED RIGHT. HE SAW NO REASON WHY OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES COULD NOT BE GRANTED UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WITHOUT SITE PLAN APPROVAL. HOWEVER, IN THE CASE OF THE PET GROOMING CENTER, THIS WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A SPECIAL EXCEPTION,'AND THEREFORE A MATTER TO BE BROUGHT TO THE COMMISSION, NOT FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL BUT ONLY FOR PERMISSION FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. COUNCILMAN OBERBECK WANTED TO KNOW HOW THE CASE IS HANDLED WHEN AN ESTABLISHMENT IS BASICALLY A RETAIL SALES TYPE AND SOMEONE WANTS TO OPEN A DOCTOR'S OFFICE. BOTH ARE PERMITTED USES, BUT PARKING REQUIRE- MENTS DIFFER. MR. KILBRIDE STATED THAT IT IS THE DUTY OF THE CITY CLERK TO REVIEW THE ZONING REGULA- TIONS AS FAR AS ENFORCEMENT AND IF THERE IS A CONFLICT, iT.'S HER OBLIGATION TO SEND THEM TO THE ZONING COMMISSION FOR REVIEW. MR. MESSERSMITH ADVISED THAT THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION, UPON DETERMINING THAT THE PET GROOMING ESTABLISHMENT WOULD BE JUST THAT AND NO ANIMALS WOULD BE KEPT THERE OVERNIGHT TO CREATE ANY KIND OF NOISE DISTURBANCE, AGREED TO GRANTA SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE OPERATION OF THIS BUILDING. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY, TO GRANT A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO MRS. THOMPSON FOR THE ESTABLISHING OF A PET GROOMING SHOP. CARRIED. MAYOR FLOOD ANNOUNCED THAT THE DOCK ~E F~F~BA~S~CENTER SHOULD BE COMPLETED WITHIN ANOTHER AXPAYERSWIL . EABOUT $10,000. T E: A .COSTO 'THErT CTW LL E ',O00.-$ 6,O00. MAYOR FLOOD ADVISED THAT HE WAS LEAVEN AP~IL 15 TO G~TO TALLAHASSEE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL, AT THEIR EXPENSE, AND WILL MEET WITH MR. SHANNON WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. ~ ~ 'A EXPENDITURES ' MR. JOSEPH LANCASTER PRESENTED A 6-MONTH OPErATiNG ~TATEMENT FOR THE CITY. TOT L - $382.762. 85% OF OUR PROJECTED iNCOME HAS B~EU TA~ IN AND 54% OF OUR PROJECTED EXPENDITURES HAS BEEN EXPENDED. {ZTTER WAS READ FROM Em AN OIL COMPANY on 'k " O ISSZON TO JOHN HOLDER TO PLACE A SIX FOOT HIGH ~ENCE ONE FOOT WEST OF THE EAST PROPERTY LINE ON EARMAN OIL PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE INTERCHA~E OF CIT ' NCLUDIN ,, / A I MOTION VICE rC CCNZ ¥YIC N ZU m% OgSS, Pm ITIM ERECT FENCE. LETTER WAS READ FROM RANDY JOACHIM REQUESTING THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TAKE CARE OF OPENING AND CLOSING THE CEMETERY GATES ON WEEK-ENDS. VICE MAYOR GRAY WILL LOOK INTO THIS. MR. KILBRIDE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY A RESOLUTION REAUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF THE SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE COMMITTEE. THERE WAS A SHORT DISCUSSION DURING WHICH IT WAS STRESSED THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE ONE YEAR TO GET THE PACKAGE COMPLETED OR ELSE THE WHOLE PROJECT WOULD BE DROPPED. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION REAUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF THE SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR APPOINTMENT; ENCOURAG- ING MEMBERS TO PROMOTE CONSTRUCTION OF A MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE COMMITTEE TO SOLICIT DONATIONS; CREATING THE SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE TRUST FUND; PROVID- ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR GRAY COUNCILMAN GASS COUNCILMAN OBERBECK COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY MAYOR FLOOD NAYS: NONE. CARRIED. MAYOR FLOOD ADDED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO RETAIN THE SAME i1 PEOPLE WHO WORKED SO HARD ON THE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE. COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY VOLUNTEERED TO HEAD THE CENSUS COMMITTEE. MAYOR FLOOD STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING OUR OWN CENSUS AND ASKED FOR VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPLEMENT THE 10 OR SO WHO HAVE ALREADY PROMISED TO HELP. MR. KILBRIDE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY THE NEWSPAPER RECYCLING AGREEMENT BETWEEN VERO BEACH AND SEBASTIAN. THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF U.S.1 AND HARRISON STREET WAS SELECTED AS THE PICK-UP POINT AND MAYOR FLOOD SUGGESTED THAT A SIGN, SO STATING, SHOULD BE PLACED THERE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, TO ACCEPT THE NEWSPAPER RECYCLING AGREE- MENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERO BEACH AND THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL 14, 1980 (PAGE 3) ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR GRAY COUNCILMAN GASS COUNCILMAN OBERBECK' COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY MAYOR FLOOD NAYS: NONE. CARRIED. MAYOR FLOOD INTRODUCED MRS. BONNIE WOOFTER, A REPRESENTATIVE OF RADIO STATION WTTB. MRS. WOOFTER STATED THAT THE STATION HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY NEW OWNERS AND THEY PROPOSE TO EXPAND THEIR OPEN HOUSE SHOW (WHICH HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR OVER 20 YEARS) TO COVER THE NORTH COUNTY AREA. THE SHOW IS BROAD- CAST ON SATURDAY MORNINGS FROM 9:30 TO 10:00. SHE EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS A TALK SHOW AND PEOPLE IN THE AREA WILL BE INVITED TO APPEAR ON THE SHOW. MAYOR FLOODANNOUNCED THAT HE HAS AGREED TO THE USE OF THE COUNCIL ROOM ON SATURDAY MORNINGS. THE FIRST SHOW WILL BE AIRED ON MAY 3. COUNCILMAN GASS READ A REPORT FROM MR. WALTER CANDELET STATING THAT AS A RESULT OF HIS PLEA AT THE WORKSHOP MEETING ONE PERSON HAD VOLUNTEERED TO HELP WITH THE MEALS-ON-WHEELS PROGRAM. HE AGAIN ASKED FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP DELIVER THE MEALS. MR. RICHARD SZELUGA SPOKE ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT SIGNED WITH GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ON AUGUST 15, 1979. HE POSED THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: AS STATED IN PARAGRAPH 2, PAGE 2, OF THE AGREEMENT, DOES THE CITY INTEND TO PURCHASE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT AND IS THE LAKE HARDEE DAM GOING TO BE RECONSTRUCTED OR REPAIRED? IF SO, BY WHAT CALENDAR DATE? IN PARAGRAPH 3 $125,000. WAS TO BE PAID TO ASSIST THE CITY IN PAYING THE COST OF AN ACCESS ROAD TO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CITY, WHICH HE BELIEVES IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING OBTAINED. IN PARAGRAPH 11, PAGE 4, REFERRING TO THE CORE BORING PROGRAM, MR. SZELUGA WANTED TO,~WI_F_ T~_~O~A~_~AO BEEN COMPLETED. IF SO, AT WHAT CALENDAR DATE ANn HOW MANY STREETS ARE INVOLIFED~T~AI DO ~OT J~EE~ ~ MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND IS GENERAL DE- VELOPMENT GOING TO RESURFACE THESE STRL~S? IF ~0, WHE~/ ~R IS THE CITY GOING TO ASSUME THE RESPONSI- BILITY OF RESURFACING? MR. SZELUGA"S MAIN QUEST~OM - IN ~/HE CITY GOING TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF HAD BEEN SIGNED 8 MONTHS AGO. MAYOt~z~f~O~D RZ~PLIBD TO Tt~E~E QUESTIONS AT SOME LENGTH. HE REMARKED THAT IT WOULD BE A BIG HELP IF PEOPLE WOUL'J~--~TOP--~DDIN-~'BOARD~t'TO THE DAM, WHICH RAISES THE LEVEL OF LAKE HARDEE BEYOND WHERE IT SHOULD BE. THE CORE BORING HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND A REPORT IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK FROM GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.t/~'~CE-~E~AGREEMENT STATES THATGENERAL DEVELOPMENT COR- PORATION SHALL PROVIDE TO THE CITY THE RESUfT~ OF T~E CORE BORING TESTS WITHIN 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT, THE QUESTION WAS RAISED AS TO THEL4~iDVISABILITY OF HAVING SOME SORT OF WRITTEN FORM EXTENDING THE TIME. MR. KILBRIDE THOUGHT ThIS WAS ~I~T NECESSARY DUE TO REASONABLE GROUNDS FOR DELAY AND IT WAS NOT A RIGID PART OF THE AGREEM~T~AYO~ FLOOD ADDED THAT THERE WOULD PROBABLY BE SEVERAL WORKSHOP MEETINGS TO DISCUSS OUR REPLY TO i~.J~AL-I;IEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REFERENCE TO THE CORE BORINGS. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO TABLE DISCUSSION OF THE PROBLEM OF GARBAGE DUMPING UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY, TO GO TO BID FOR A CHIPPER. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GASS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, TO PERMIT THE SEBASTIAN SINGERS TO USE THE COMMUNITY CENTER, FREE OF CHARGE, FOR THEIR WEEKLY REHEARSALS, STARTING IN SEPTEMBER. CARRIED. MR. KILBRIDE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY RESOLUTION IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF SEC. 2-3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY SETTING FORTH ITEMS TO BE INCLUDEDON CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GASS, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY, TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF SEC. 2-3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY SETTING FORTH ITEMS TO BE INCLUDED ON CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR GRAY COUNCILMAN GASS COUNCILMAN OBERBECK COUNCILWOMAN MC KiNLEY MAYOR FLOOD NAYS: NONE. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GASS TO NOMINATE LEWIS GRAY AS VICE MAYOR FOR ANOTHER YEAR. THERE WERE NO OTHER NOMINATIONS AND MAYOR FLOOD ASKED FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS, ADDING THAT NOMINATIONS DO NOT HAVE TO BE SECONDED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY, TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. COUNCILMAN GASS' MOTION TO NOMINATE LEWIS GRAY AS VICE MAYOR FOR ANOTHER YEAR WAS UNAN- IMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNTIL. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT THE CITY CLERK, FLORENCE PHELAN, WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING BECAUSE OF ILLNESS. MR. WALTER PHELAN REQUESTED HIM TO DELAY UNTIL THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ANY DISCUSSION OR ACTION ON THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW CITY TREASURER AND MAYOR FLOOD RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL HONOR THIS REQUEST. 658 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL 14, 1980 (PAGE 4) MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, TO TABLE UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THERE FOLLOWED A LENGTHY DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE SETTING UP OF MEETINGS AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ORDINANCE. DURING THE DISCUSSION IT WAS DECIDED TO HAVE A FIRST READING AT THIS MEETING, WHICH MADE IT NECESSARY FOR COUNCILMAN OBERBECK TO WITHDRAW HIS SECOND AND COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY TO WITHDRAW HER MOTION TO TABLE THE ORDINANCE UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS AGREED TO SET UP A SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETING ON APRIL 21, HAVE A FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE ON APRIL 23 ALONG WITH FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REDEFINING THE DUTIES OF THE CITY CLERK, AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON BOTH ORDINANCES PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP MEETING ON MAY 7. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY, TO TABLE THIS MATTER TO APRIL 23 FOR THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE. CARRIED. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE BID FOR SAND SEALING AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE NEXT MEETING. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN MC KINLEY, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO BRING ON THE FLOOR THE SAND MINING ORDINANCE. CARRIED. MAYOR FLOOD EXPLAINED THAT AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE HAD BEEN PASSED COVERING SAND MINING, BUT SINCE THE ZONING ORDINANCE CANNOT BE AMENDED BY AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE, WE NEED TO SET UP A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 202, AS AMENDED, THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY PERMITTING FOR SAND MINING OPERATIONS AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION IN ANY ZONING DISTRICT. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS SET FOR MAY 21 PRIOR TO THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. A REQUEST WAS RECEIVED FROM MRS. CATHFJRINE APEL TO SERVE ALEOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT A GRADUATION PARTY THE SEBASTIAN JAYCEES ASKED FOR PER~r~-~ _0 USE T~IE COqi~NITY CENTER, FREE OF CHARGE, FOR THEIR WEEKLY MEETINGS AND IT WAS THE CONSE~F O__.PINION TI-IATU_~ IS NOT OUR POLICY TO TIE UP THE BUILDING IN THIS MANNER. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COU~N ~, TO TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS MATTER. CARRIED. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY CO~VCZLM~NO~BECK, TO BRING ON THE FLOOR A RESOLUTION FOR ABANDONMENT OF EASEMENT. CARRIED. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COU~N~ERBECK, TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ABANDONING EASEMENT BETWEEN LOTS 16 AND 17, MEETING ADJOURNED~ BLOCK 161, UNIT 5, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS. (WHITEMAN) CARRIED . City Clerk Mayor