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Home My WebLink About05141986MAYOR HARRIS CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. COUNCILMAN VALLONE LED THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REVEREND ROY K. CROWE, HIGHLANDS CHAPEL CHURCH OF GOD. PRESENT: VICE MAYOR KENNETH.ROTH COUNCILMAN ROBERT MCCARTHY COUNCILMAN LLOYD RONDEAU COUNCILMAN PETER VALLONE ATTORNEY THOMAS C. PALMER MAYOR L. GENE HARRIS ABSENT: NONE ATTORNEY PALMER OPENED THE PROP S 2) LLOYD & ASSOCIATES, INC., OF VERO BEACH, FL 3) CARTER ASSOCIATES ~. ~ VERO BEACH, FL 4) DANIEL CARNAHAN CO~U~N~ENGINEERS, INC., OF ~RGATE, MAYOR HARRIS STATED THAT THERE STI~E~ TO BE DISCREPANCIES AS TO THE AVAILABLE LOTS AT THE CEMETERY AND THAT HE'D LIKE TO MEET WITH THE CITY MOTION BY COUNCI~V N E FL NUMBER OF ATTORNEY, N~OUNCILMA.~ MC~AR~%HY, [~0 POSTPONE ACTION ON ATTORNEY PALMER READ THE PROPOSALS AS FOLLOWS: CLIFFORD HOOSE DIANNE AUTREY MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ROTH, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE, TO TURN THE PROPOSALS OVER TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION AND FOR THEM TO REPORT BACK TO COUNCIL AT THE NEXT MEETING. ALL AYES: MOTION CARRIED. ATTORNEY PALMER READ THE PROCLAMATION, HONORING EARL H. MASTELLER FOR HIS SELECTION BY THE CITIZENS AMBASSADOR PROGRAM TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EXCHANGE WITH THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA. MAYOR HARRIS PRESENTED MR. MASTELLER WITH THE PROCLAMATION AND CONGRATULATED HIM. COUNCILMAN VALLONE POINTED OUT SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE MINUTES AND SAID HE WOULD NOT APPROVE THEM UNTIL THEY WERE CORRECTED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE COMMENTS AS TO THE MINUTES BEING PREPARED AND DISTRIBUTED A DAY OR TWO BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING. IT WAS DECIDED TO APPROVE THESE MINUTES AT THE NEXT MEETING. 1 BI~ Q.~G~p~I_C_ ~k~G/~~ ~~ MAY 14, 1986 PAGE 2 COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY ANNOUNED THAT HE WOULD BE ATTENDING THE TREASURE COAST PLANNING COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCILMAN VALLONE ASKED IF THE CEMETERY COMMITTEE WOULD BE ACTIVATED. SAID THAT THE AD HAD BEEN RUN AND WOULD BE RUN AGAIN FOR VOLUNTEERS. MAYOR HARRIS JIM GALLAGHER, 733 BROOKEDGE TERRACE, ASKED THE COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER THE MAYOR'S SALARY BASE. HE FELT THAT A BASE OF $35,000.00 WAS MORE EQUITABLE. HE ALSO ADKED COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ELIMINATAING SUBSECTION THREE (3) OF ARTICLE TWELVE (12) FROM THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE CWA. ERNIE WALSH, 1107 GEORGE STREET, AGREED WITH MR. GALLAGHER ON THE UNION ISSUE. HE AGREED WITH THE $25,000.00 BASE PAY AND OPPOSED THE SPECIAL ELECTION BROUGHT BY REFERENDUM BEFORE SEPTEMBER. ANN DEWHURST, 943 SCHUMANN DRIVE, FOR THE RECORD STATED THAT AT NO TIME HAD SHE EVER OR WOULD SHE EVER SUGGEST THE C~f-~EN~G~G~B~E PICKUP. SHE HAS NO PROBLEM WITH RURAL SANITATION, SHE ONLY SUGCE~Ep T~A~'-T~ qI~Y/LOOK INTO MANDATORY PICKUP. RICHARD SZELUGA, 597 LAYPORT Dlq~VE DISaPpROVeD/OF THE ADJUSTMENTS ON THE MAYOR'S SALARY BEING APPROVED ONLY BY CO~NCIL. ~E A~S~ FELT THAT COUNCILMAN SHOULD HAVE ADEQUATE INCREASES. ~ _ ~ U BILL MARKHAM, MAIN STREET, DISAPPROVED OF THE CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS AT THE GOLF COURSE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN RONDEAU, SECON Y E MAYOR ROTH, SIGNS AND ACCESSORIES, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $4995.20. ~~LMAN N.A~L~ -- MAYOR HARRIS MOTION CARRIED. TO AWARD BID TO UNIVERSAL MAYQE~ ~_~TER~ MAYOR HARRIS STATED THAT REGARDING THE DISCUSSION OF WATER RUNOFF AT MEETING, THAT THE CITY HAS NO JURISDICTION ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. LAST WEEK'S COUNCILMAN VALLONE APOLOGIZED TO THE COUNCIL AND TO CITY ENGINEER, HECTOR FRANCO, FOR HIS MISUNDERSTANDING OF THIS SITUATION. MAYOR HARRIS SPOKE ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CAR RENTALS. GERALD NAPPI, CAROL CARSWELL AND MAYOR HARRIS HAD RECENTLY GONE THROUGH OPTIONS OF KEEPING CARS VS. TURNING THEM IN AND AGREED THAT IT IS MORE PROFITABLE TO KEEP THE CARS AND PAY THE DIFFERENCE OF $12,300.00. COUNCILMAN VALLONE EXPRESSED HIS DISAPPROVAL OF LEASING CARS BECAUSE OF THE COSTS IN THE LONG RUN. HIGH MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE NOT TO ACCEPT THE VEHICLES AND TURN THEM BACK iN. MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ROTH, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE, TO TABLE ACTION ON POLICE DEPARTMENT CAR RENTALS FOR ONE WEEK. ALL AYES: MOTION CARRIED. THE DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE POSSIBILITY OF PURCHASING DR. FISCHER'S LAND ON INDIAN RIVER DRIVE FOR PARKING, AND POSSIBLE GRANT MONEY THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR THE 2 ~ Q~NI~q/PUBLIC HE~I__N~K~ ~~ MAY 14, 1986 PAGE 3 PURCHASE. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE SEWAGE AND WATER PUMP PROBLEMS AT RIVER'S EDGE AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS AGAINST MR. KEPPLER. MAYOR HARRIS STATED THAT HE'D LIKE TO MEET WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND RESEARCH AVENUES THAT CAN BE TAKEN AND REPORT BACK TO COUNCIL. CI~X ~CI~ ~ATTERS COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY QUESTIONED WHAT ACTION IS BEING TAKEN ON THE GOLF COURSE INVESTIGATION REPORT AND MAYOR HARRIS STATED THAT HE WAS WAITING FOR THE AUDIT TO BE COMPLETED, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE JUNE 4, 1986, COUNCIL WORKSHOP. IT WAS DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL THE AUDIT IS PRESENTED BEFORE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MATTER. COUNCILMAN RONDEAU DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF FORMING A WATERFRONT AUTHORITY PER SECTION SIX (6) OF THE CITY CODES. MAYOR HARRIS STATED THAT NO FORMAL ACTION WAS NEEDED SINCE IT EXISTS IN THE CODE AND IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO START SOMETHING IN THAT AREA. Q~ ..T~QR~Y~X ~ATTERS SMITH CASE. ATTORNEY PALMER PLANNS'D TC MOVE TO\D~MISS THE CASE FOR THE SECOND TIME. ~ESOL~T__ION : B_~Q~ FOR EEF~RE~D~M ON--M~_YQ~ S ~A_LARY MAYOR HARRIS STATED THAT HE FELT THE SOONER THE ELECTION TOOK PLACE THE BETTER. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AS TO T~E COSTS Cfi' g SPECIAL ELECTION iN aULY VS. ~AITING UNTIL · HE.SEP~EMBER 2~ 1986, PRIMARY ELECT[ON. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY, SECO~D~DjB¥ ~OUNCILMAN VALLONE, TO HOLD THE SPECIAL ELECTION AT THE SEPTEMBER 2, 1986, PRT~%'RY-5~LECTION. COUNCILMAN MCCAR~-BU~AN~--~UNC-I~MAN~LLO~~E R~IN~EDfT~T AYES: COUNCILMAN VALLONE NAYS: MAYOR HARRIS MOTION CARRIED. 2, 1986, IS AS A MATTER OF RECORD, THE RESOLUTION WILL BE EFFECTIVE JULY 7, 1986. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN RONDEAU, RESOLUTION AS WRITTEN. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY, TO ACCEPT THE DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AS TO HOW AND BY WHOM THE MAYOR'S SALARY SHOULD BE ADJUSTED. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR ROTH COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY COUNCILMAN RONDEAU COUNCILMAN VALLONE MAYOR HARRIS MOTION CARRIED. APPOINT~KNT QE A~Z~2NAT~ COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY NOMINATED ZONING. GERALD OLTMAN AS ALTERNATE MEMBER TO PLANNING AND COUNCILMAN VALLONE NOMINATED CHARLES C. NEUBERGER AS ALTERNATE MEMBER TO PLANNING AND ZONING.. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR ROTH TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS. 3 BID QpF~][~C~/PUBLIC HEAI%IN~/MEETI~ MI~U_.]~ MAY 14, 1986 PAGE 4 VICE MAYOR ROTH .......... GERALD OLTMAN COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY ...... GERALD OLTMAN COUNCILMAN RONDEAU ....... GERALD OLTMAN COUNCILMAN VALLONE ....... CHARLES NEUBERGER MAYOR HARRIS ............. CHARLES NEUBERGER ALL AYES: MOTION CARRIED. GERALD OLTMAN WAS ELECTED AS ALTERNATE MEMBER TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CONGRATULATED BY MAYOR HARRIS. QOU~QILMAN VALLON~ ~ ~CO~Q~q QRPQ~TU~TY QOQNqI~ COUNCILMAN VALLONE PRESENTED COUNCIL WITH A PACKET OF UPDATED INFORMATION ON THE E.O.C. AND THANKED COUNCIL FOR THEIR SUPPORT. RECESS WAS CALLED AT 8:40 P.M. MEETING WAS RECALLED AT 8:50 P.M. ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT. %P~QI~ H~HBE~ TQ QQ~/~TY ECONOM~V~_Q~ ~IL MAYOR HARRIS ASKED COUNCILMAN RO/gDE~U TC SERV~ '~N THE COUNTY COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN RONDEAU AOCE~P~D.THE APPOInTmENT. ~T~Y COMMUN]~A~IQN WQ~K__~_ QF_~~ ~ ~~ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCILMAN RONDEAU STATED THAT HE'D L]j~ T0_J~VE ARTICLE 12, SECTION 3 DELETED BEFORE PASSING. ATTORNEY PALMER TOLD HIM THAT~ANY~]ELETIONS WOULD FORCE THE AGREEMENT BACK TO THE BARGAINING TABLE. ~ VICE MAYOR ROTH AND COUNCILMAN MCCART}~Y ~UES~IONED FOUR DAYS OF SICK LEAVE BEING USED AS PERSONAL TIME AND THE COST TO THE~. _~ COUNCILMAN VALLONE REMINDED COUNCIL THAT THEY WERE OUT OF ORDER. 12, SECTION 3. ~ MAYOR HARRIS EXPLAINED THAT THIS PERSONAL TIME WOULD NOT BE INTENDED FOR USE VACATION TIME AND THAT THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL COST FACTOR INVOLVED. AS COUNCILMAN VALLONE THEN EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT SICK TiME BEING USED AS TIME; COUNCILMAN RONDEAU SAID HE WAS COMPLETELY AGAINST THE "ME TOO CLAUSE". ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR ROTH COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY COUNCILMAN RONDEAU COUNCILMAN VALLONE NAYS: MAYOR HARRIS MOTION CARRIED. PERSONAL ATTORNEY PALMER SAID HE WOULD RECOMMEND CALLING A CAUCUS TO DISCUSS THE CWA CONTRACT. RATIFY APPQ~NTMEN~ ~ SA~ Q~ ~UG~ ~QTY_T~~I__~ REQREATiO~ ~QQ~D~Q~ MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR ROTH TO ACCEPT EUGENE DOTY AS ACTING RECREATION COORDINATOR AND PAY HIM THE SALARY OF $50.00 PER WEEK COMMENCING APRIL 14, 1986. COUNCILMAN VALLONE EXPRESSED HIS DISAPPROVAL SINCE EUGENE DOTY WAS BEING COMPENSATED ALREADY AS AN UMPIRE. HOWARD CARSWELL, VICE PRESIDENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, STATED THAT EUGENE DOTY WAS NOT UMPIRING. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE TO TABLE THE DISCUSSION ON EUGENE DOTY AS ACTING 4 BID OP~NING/PUB~IC HEARI~G/MEETIN~ ~!N~ES MAY 14, 1986 PAGE 5 RECREATION COORDINATOR. MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: NAYS: VICE MAYOR ROTH COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY COUNCILMAN RONDEAU MAYOR HARRIS COUNCILMAN VALLONE MOTION CARRIED. FRANK JAUMOT REPRESENTED THE FIRM TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHEN ASKED BY VICE MAYOR ROTH WHAT PROVOKED THE ADDITIONAL AUDIT HE FIRST EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL AUDIT ONLY ADDITIONAL TIME INVOLVED AND THAT THEY WERE PROMPTED TO MAKE THEIR DECISION WHEN TOLD BY SHERIFF DOBECK THAT A GOLF COURSE EMPLOYEE HAD MADE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE GOLF COURSE DURING THE COURSE OF THE AUDIT. THEY MADE THE DECISION TO DO THIS PART OF THE AUDIT BASED ON THEIR BEST JUDGEMENT AND THEN REPORTED BACK TO THEN MAYOR GALLAGHER AND ATTORNEY PALMER. COUNCILMAN RONDEAU FELT THAT IF k~ ~UTHCR~ZAT~ WAS GIVEN BY THE CITY TO THE FIRM FOR THIS PORTION OF THE AUDIT, THEN N9 COF. P~NSA~I~)N SHOULD BE GIVEN. MR. JAUMOT SAID THAT THE WORK ~A~ON~ B~S~D O~HEIR BEST JUDGEMENT AT THE TIME AND THAT THEY WERE iN ATTENDANCE TON/L'~T 1Ri BE GIVEN OFFICIAL AUTHORIZATION BY THE CITY. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE TO APPRg~-~D~ONAL COST FOR THE AUDIT. MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. ~ MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY, SECON~E~D ~Y V~CE MAYOR ROTH TO DEFER THIS MATTER THE JUNE 4, 1986, COUNCIL WORKSHOP Wh'F~L-THF~COMPLETE AUDIT IS PRESENTED. ROLL CALL VOTE: UNTIL MEMO BY VICE MAYOR ROTH, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY TO CONCUR WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD TO DROP THE CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS. ALL AYES: MOTION CARRIED. NK~Q ~Q~ CQ~aSE A~VlSOEX ~OAP/! B~ aK~ASTIAN LAKES DISCUSSION WAS HAD ON THE NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS THAT SHOULD BE ALLOWED. COUNCILMAN VALLONE POINTED OUT THAT A MOTION HAD TO BE MADE. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ROTH THAT COUNCIL CONCUR WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD TO EXTEND 20 MEMBERSHIPS TO SEBASTIAN LAKES. MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. THE GOLF MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR ROTH, TO GIVE SEBASTIAN LAKES THE OPPORTUNITY OF 30 MEMBERSHIPS THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AS TO MEMBERSHIPS FOR OTHER DEVELOPERS. MOTION AMENDED BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY TO GO BACK TO 20 MEMBERSHIPS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD. RAY LADD, GOLF COURSE MANAGER, STATED THAT HE FELT THAT MEMBERSHIPS SHOULD BE OFFERED TO OTHER DEVELOPERS. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ROTH, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE, TO TABLE MOTION. 5 ~ Q~E~G/R~Q ~~L~E~ ~NUT~ MAY 14, 1986 PAGE 6 AYES: NAYS: VICE MAYOR ROTH COUNCILMAN RONDEAU COUNCILMAN VALLONE MAYOR HARRIS COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY MOTION CARRIED. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ROTH, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN RONDEAU, THAT COUNCIL NOT GRANT THE REQUEST OF THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD FOR A MORATORIUM ON CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND LEAVE IT UP TO FINANCE DIRECTOR, CAROL CARSWELL AND MR. RAY LADD. (NO VOTE TAKEN) COUNCILMAN VALLONE FELT THAT COUNCIL SHOULD SUPPORT THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ROTH, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY, TO THANK THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION. AYES: VICE R COUNCI L~AN M~£ARTHY COUNCI~,~ RO~,-DEAU MAYOR ~R~S NAYS: cou~c~ v~o~ MOTION CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE, SECONDED BY ~UNCILMAN MCCARTHY, TO ACCEPT ADVICE OF · .~ ~o~ ~wso~ ~o~RD ~ ~~ ~.~o~ ~o~ ~s~ ~ co~s~~o~ o~ ~s ~s FINISHED. ~ 2 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY, TO AME~ MOTION TO COUNCILMAN VALLONE MAYOR ~RRIS MOTION CARRIED. ATTORNEY GORE STATED THAT iNSURANCE REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN MET BY MR. VALENTINE. ATTORNEY PALMER REQUESTED A COPY OF THE SUB-LEASE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY, LEASE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN RONDEAU TO APPROVE THE SUB- ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR ROTH COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY COUNCILMAN RONDEAU COUNCILMAN VALLONE MAYOR HARRIS MOTION CARRIED. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ROTH, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN RONDEAU, TO CONCUR RECOMMENDATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD TO AMEND THE CODE ON ABSENTEEISM. ALL AYES: MOTION CARRIED. WITH THE BID QEE~!~G/R~IQ U~AEI~G/~!NG ~!N~ES MAY 14, 1986 PAGE 7 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE TO WAIT FOR PARKS AND RECREATION'S RECOMMENDATION FROM THEIR MAY 27, 1986, MEETING. ALL AYES: MOTION CARRIED. QQQ~_!~A~QE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE, TO ACCEPT THE REVISED JOB DESCRIPTION AND CONTRACT AS PRINTED. ALL AYES: MOTION CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE REQUIREMENTS HE THOUGHT WERE LOW. MOTION DIED OF LACK OF A SECOND. TO TABLE THIS MATTER TO LOOK INTO LIABILITY RATES ATTORNEY PALMER STATED THAT THIS MATTER REQUIRES HIM TO PREPARE A NOTICE OF '~11 --\VI THE CITY CLERK READ THE REQUESTS ?~'~']F3~LO~S 1) ERCILDOUNE LANES TO ~ A_~CO~__LIC EBL~ERAGES AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON AUGUST 16, 1986. 2) LION'S CLUB TO WAIVE FEES FOR USE OF COMMUNITY CENTER ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1986, AND SUNDAY, MARCN~'~9~ 3) INDIAN ASSOCIATION TO SERV~ AKCOHpLIC BEVERAGES AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON MAY 25, 1986. / MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ROTH, SECONDED~B~ ~'A~LpNE TO APPROVE THE REQUESTS OF ERCILDOUNE LANES, THE LION'S CLUB AND THE INDIAAT~A~SOC"-I~ATION. COUNCILMAN MCCA~[ .~X~hR~ C~ERN/--e~ ~I~_NG~-~F ~ AYES: VICE MAYOR ROTH COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY COUNCILMAN RONDEAU COUNCILMAN VALLONE MAYOR HARRIS FOR RECREATIONAL HALF FEE CAN BE MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR HARRIS ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 10:31 P.M. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED AT THE MAY 21, 1986 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. CITY CLERK 7