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1225 MAIN STREET g SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958
TELEPHONE (561) 589-5330 [] FAX (561) 589-5570
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL
QUARTERLY OPEN FORUM
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1997 - 7:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
OPEN FORUM
The informal open forum provides an opportunity for members of the public to make
presentations to the City Council on timely (having occurred within the last six months)
issues appropriate to the City. Presentations of five minutes will be allowed, however, the
time may be extended to ten minutes if time allows by a majority vote of City Council.
Personal attacks on staff or Council will not be allowed. Sign-up sheets will be available
prior to the meeting and sign-up will be required. City Councill will not take action on
any matter at the forum.
5. ADJOURN
ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO
ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING (OR HEARING) WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE
PROCEEDINGS AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS'MADE,
WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE
HEARD. (286.0105 F.S.)
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), ANYONE WHO NEEDS A SPECIAL
ACCOMMODATION FOR THIS MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY'S ADA COORDINATOR AT 589-5330
AT LEAST 48 HOURS 1N ADVANCE OF THIS MEETING.
QUARTERLY OPEN PUBLIC FORUM
SIGN-UP SHEET
APRIL 30, 1997
The informal open forum provides an opportunity for members of the public to make presentations to the City
Council on timely (having occurred within the last six months) issues appropriate to the City. Presentations
offive minutes will be allowed, however, the time may be extended to ten minutes if time allows by a majority
vote of City Council. Personal attacks on staff or Council will not be allowed. Sign-up sheets will be
available prior to the meeting and sign-up will be required. City Councill will not take action on any matter
at the forum.
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City of Sebastian
1225 MAIN STREET n SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958
TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 n FAX (407) 589-5570
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL
QUARTERLY OPEN FORUM
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1997 - 7:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
l. Mayor Barnes called the forum to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Present:
City Council Present:
Mayor Walter Barnes
Vice Mayor Richard Taracka
Mrs. Louise Cartwright
Mr. Larry Paul
Mrs. Ruth Sullivan
StaffPr¢~pta
City Manager, Thomas Frame
City Clerk, Kathryn O'Halloran
Deputy City Clerk, Sally Maio
OPEN FORUM
The informal open forum provides an opportunity for members of the public to make
presentations to the City Council on timely (having occurred within the last six months)
issues appropriate to the City. Presentations of five minutes will be allowed, however, the
time may be extended to ten minutes if time allows by a majority vote of City Council.
Personal attach on staff or Council will not be allowed. Sign-up sheets will be available
prior to the meeting and sign-up will be required. City Council will not take action on
any matter at the forum.
The following people addressed City Council:
Monroe Glidewell, 1760 Mainsail Street
· paving and drainage needs
Tut Connolly, 149 Kildare Drive
. revised format for open forum
· submitted his suggestions for copying to Council (see attached)
City Council Open Forum
April 30, 1997
Page Two
Bill Germann, 1338 Cownie Lane
· look into grant for Highlands water assessments
Thomas Wojciechowski, 425 Peterson Street
· Community Center parking lot paving
· Creative Playground wet around swings
° Eagles Nest restaurant enlargement
° Golf Course cart path need
Howard Geiger, 1026 Schumann Drive
° Visitation by Elected Officials
° Problem with dirt bikes at 134 Cardinal Drive
° Police Department non-emergency phone hard to access anyone
Wally Kramer, Micco, congratulated City Council on the forum concept and urged
citizens to participate
Louise Priore, 374 Mango Avenue
° Lack of response by city officials to drainage problem
Need for street lights on Main Street from City Hall to Easy Street
Need for striping on City streets
° Water assessment pay long term?
· Charge for Cavcorp parking
Mary Ann Shaw, 106 Empire Terrace
° Cornerstone Builders abandonment of construction in her area and lack of City
response to her letters
° Concern for blocking off streets and routing traffic onto Day Drive
Jack Falke, 257 Main Street congratulated Council on forum concept and urged resident
participation
Otto Bloomingburg, 103 Maltz Avenue
° Thanked Council for opportunity to speak
° Cornerstone scraping of adjacent property causing blowing sand
° Complimented Sally and Linda in Public Works
° Read from 10/96 letter from Public Works re: his request for cleaning drainage
ditch
o Need to control speeding on Day Drive
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City Council Open Forum
April 30, 1997
Page Three
Sal Neglia, 461 Georgia Boulevard
· Congratulated Council on forum concept
Concern Public Works equipment and people idle
° Concern for buying new Police vehicles
° Questioned effectiveness of Code Enforcement and Building inspectors
Harry Thomas, 654 Balboa Street
· Problem with procrastination in City
Alan Schofield, 734 Rose Avenue
Concern for Skydive Sebastian camping/noise/planes/suggested terminating lease
Kay O'Halloran, 1401 Thornhill Lane
· Capital Sanitation - statements made by applicant about equipment during approval
process and problems with trash pickup three times in last month
Being no further business, Mayor Barnes adjourned the forum at 8:37 p.m.
Approved at the
City Clerk
,1997, Regular City Council Meeting.
Walter W. Barnes
Mayor