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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05241954Special Called Meeting May L?, ,~954. Meeting called to order by President Protem Taylor. Those present were Mayor Shaffe:,Pres.Protem Taylor ~nd Councilmen Sembler,Ellingsen an d Che sser. Special meeting called to discuss and hear the views of the property owners and business operators of the City o~ the City of Sebastian~Florida,on the four lane highway thru the Cit~y of Sebastian. The Chair requested Mr Snowdon who was acting Chairman ~f the U.S.! Highway Improve- ment Association of Indian River County to open discussions. Mr Snowdon advised the City Council that the cost approperated for four laning Highway 1 aU~ not relocating the High- way to some other location than the present l~cat ion ,and considerable ~t~ime was spent in bringing out the disadvantages of a split highway,and harm which ~o_uld~nflicted against present busAnesses located on said highway. Mr Snowdon also pointed out that 80 feet had already been given by the property owners on said highway 1 for street purposes,and which could be four laned as has been done in Vero Beach and that 80 feet south of Yero Beach was being worked on at present.~ Snowdon stated that if the State 0epartment did not four lane the present Highway 1,of 80 feet,he thought the State Department would not be treating the no:th Indian River County property owners on equal terms as the south end have been treatedt he did not think that the Sate~or County Commissioners would disregard the wishes of the property owners and on the strenth of what could be expected Mr Snowdon asked the City Council to abide by the wishes of the majority and reverse their pr,vious commitment on the split highway.Whereby Councilman Ellingsen moved that the City of Sebastian Council abide by The wishes of the majority and vote in favor of the present highway 1 be four laned and letter to the County Commissioners be sent to them advising them of the Council's decision.~aid motion was seconded by Councilman Sembler and carril . Bills amounting to 9229.80 approved by the finance committee were authorized to b~'- paid on motion by. Councilman Sembler and seconded by Councilma~ Eilingsen and carried. It was moved by Councilman Chesser and seconded by Councilman Ellingsen to have the Clerk write a letter of thanks to Mr George Nelson for the framed pictures of Pelican Island.which he presented the City for the City Hall. It was moved by Councilman Sembler and secohded by Councilman Ellingsen that the City purchase two tires for the Fire Truck.Carried. Meeting duly adjourned. c~erk Hegular Meeting ~ay 24,1954. meeting called to order by President Pro-Tern '~aylor. Those present were ~ayor Shaffer, Pres.l~ro-~em Taylor,CounciLman Sembler,£11ingsen and Ohesser. Councilman Sweatt Absent. Minutes of the last meeting were approved as read. One bill amounting to $ 108.~$ covering Insurance Policy for the Fire Department which being approved by the Finance Committee was authorized, to be paid on motion by Councilman mllfngsen and seconded by 0ouncllm~m Sembler.Oarried~ 0ouncilman Chesser introduced an Ordinance entitled~ An 0rdinm~ce regulating the E xcavati~ ~f dlrt,S and,~lay or muck within the 01ty limits of ?he oity of ~ebastian, ~lorida,P rohibiting the excavation c~ dirt,sand, clay or muck under certain conditions within the 0ity of S ebasyian and ~$~$~p~ovlding penalties for the violation ~,re hereof, sad moved its adoption. Upon motion b~ Councilman Ohesser and seconded by uoun~ilman Ellingsen and unanimously carried'sa~d ordinance was read the first time in full. Upon motion by Councilman Chesser seconded by Councilman Ellingsen and unanimousl carried,said ordinance was read the second time by title only; there being no amendments offered upon motion by councilman Chesser,seconded by Councilman Ellingsen said ordinance was read the third time by title only and placed upon its final passage.The roll being called upon the final passage of said Ordinance the result was as follows: Ayes. oounc ilmn ohesser, Sembler, ~llingsen and Taylor. Nays. ~one. ~ Thereupon said ordinance having received an affirmative vote of three fifths of all members ofn~he Oouncil was declared duly adopted and upon being presented to mayor and having received his approval was numbered 136 of the Ordinances of said city and was thereupon duly posted at the door of the ~oity ~all of ~he oity of Sebastian in accordance with ~he provisions of sec,85 of Ohapter 16683 of.._~ne laws of Florida, being the 0hatter of said City. Councilman Ellingsen introduced an ordinance entitled,An Ordinance declaring the Se asti ~' o id to ext nf o e em lo s a 0 fi s ~l~da~t~u~°~b~t~ahne,~'~i~,no~ exc~u~e~ Ey ~w nor ~ere~na~er e~ce~ed,~e ~en~M~s of the system of Federal 01d Age and Survivors' Tnsurance,as authorized by the Federal Socila Securety Act~and amendments thereto,upon the Basis of applicable State and ~'ederal /~Laws or regulations; Authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute agreement~ thereto with the State Agency authorized to enter into such agreements, for the coverage of said employees and Officials: Providing for withholdings from salaries and wages,, of employees and Officials of said City so covered to be made and paid over as provided by applicable State or ~ederal Laws or regulations: Providing that said City shall appropriate and pay over employer's contributions and assessments as provided by applicable State and Federal laws or regulations: Providing that said 01fy shall keep rec'$rds and make reports as required by applicable State and Federal laws and regulations; and moved its adoption '9Pon motion by Gouncilman Elllngsen and seconded ~y Councilman Sembler and unanimously carried,said Ordinance was read the first time in full. Upon motion by Councilman ,:llingsen secomded by ~ouncilman Sembler and unanimously carried,said Ordinance was read the second t~me by ~itle only;there being no amendments ~ffered upon motion m~de by 0ouncllman ~lling~sen seconded '0y Councilman ~Sembler sai_d Ordinance was read the third time by title on-y and placed upon its fina£ oassage or said 0rdlnaaoe s~ d the result was as follows: Ayes: Councilman 0hesser,Ellingsen,~embler and Taylor. Nays : None. T hereupon said 0 rdin~ce having received an affirmative vote of three fifths of all members of the Council was declared duly adopted and upon being presented to the Mayor and having received his approval was numbered as Chapter 137 of the Ordinances of said City and was thereupon duly posted at the door of the City Hall of the City of Sebastian in accord- n~oe with the provisions of section $5 of the Chapter 16~83 of the laws of Florida,being the Charter of said City. At this time the ghair called fc~ the reading of the notice dwelling on the re-zoning of that property being in M-1 from the north line o~ ~ain Street to north line of 1st street lying in the rear of lots 1-2-3-4-5 in Hardee Subdivision 2 and in the rea~ of ~rs Ross'es property.running parrallel with the Florida ~ast coast Ry.Certain property owners asked that this property thus described,be added to the residential zone.After some discussion and several visitors were heard from~ it was moved by Councilman Chesser not to have said changed but to be left as M-1. Said motion not receiving a second was declared dead. It was then moved by Councilman Sembler that the property be rezoned as residential and was seconded by Councilman ~lllngsen.Roll call was taken and the following being the result, ~ounc~lman uouncllman Ohesser No Councilman Taylor Yes. motion carried. uouncilman Sembler moved to adjourn and was duly seconded. Coun~l Special Meeting May28,1*54 Me,ting called on behalf of the U.S.1 improvemen~t Association of Noeth Indian River County and other business, ~eeting cal~ed to orde~ by PreSident P~otem Taylor. Those present were mayor Shaffer,Gouncilman Semb~er,ml!ingsen and Councilman Protem Taylor. City At'~orney Walker ~reseDt. Councilman Sweatt and Chesser absent. The Chairr~cognl~d Mr Snowdo~ who in behalf of the Highway Improvement Asso- ciation asked the ~'Nay~.and~_~i~y Council to instruct the City Attorney ~o contact whom- ever necessary in order that the City and Tax Payers of the City of Sebastian,Fla,be $~lightened as to what was being done,if anything in four laning the present U.S.1 highway.After considerabl discussion Councilman Sembler presented the following resolution and moved its adoptm~on, said resolution reads as follows"~ That the Mayor instruct the City Attorney to act on the behalf of the City in his appointed caps. city to see that the wishes of the City of Sebastian as set forth in the resolution adopted at the meeting of the city Council on May 10,19§4,be recognized and followed,and that State Road number B thru the City of Sebastian,Florida,be four laned along its present location and that the City Attorney appear before any individual,board or commission which may be necessary to accomplish said end. Sa~d resolution was seconded by $?~he~ City Attorney's expenses to paid for by the ~mprovement Association.. Counci]~nan and carried. The following Council members were appointed as a committee o£ two to fin~ suitable location to erect the Conservation 0apartment Pelican signs.0ommittee of two are Mrs Chesser and Councilman ~llingsen. ~or Shaffer reporeed to ~he 0ouncXl on the condition of the P~lice car and it moved by Councilman and seconded by oouncilman the..~ayor to 2andle same. ':