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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06011988City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 MINUTES SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1988 - 7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA ALL PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND INFORMATION ON ITEMS LISTED BELOW MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, CITY HALL, 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA. 1. Mayor Votapka called the meeting to order at 7 P.M. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Councilman George Metcalf Councilman Robert McCarthy Councilman Kenneth Roth Vice Mayor Peter Vallone Mayor Richard Votapka Also Present: City Manager, Robert S. McClary City Attorney, Charles Nash Assistant City Attorney, Paul Kreuzkamp 3. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS (ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS) The City Manager said item "88.119 B. Policy on City Board Appointments - Councilman Metcalf" had been scheduled for the July workshop and removed it from this agenda. Council concurred. Councilman Roth requested executive privilege under announcements. Mayor Votapka concurred. 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Votapka requested that the budget hearings be added to the June meetings list. Mayor Votapka said there was a possibility of meeting with the Indian River County Board of Commissioners in July or August. He asked Council to bring specific agenda items for the proposed meeting to the July workshop. Councilman Roth said he was dismayed at remarks made by Vice Mayor Vallone in the Vero Beach Press Journal regarding the residence of the City Manager. Councilman McCarthy concurred and asked Vice Mayor Vallone to give an explanation. Councilman Metcalf assured the City Manager he had his support. MOTION by McCarthy I move we relieve Vice Mayor Vallone of his duties as Vice Mayor. MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. Vice Mayor Vallone said he would stand by his opinions and convictions since he had always been proven right. Councilman McCarthy requested that replacement of Peter Vallone as Vice Mayor be a June 8, 1988 agenda item. 5. PUBLIC INPUT William Roland stated he had been cited for parking two boats on his property and requested approval to keep them there. The Building Official said Mr. Roland was probably requesting an amendment to the current code. He said the current code allows one motor home and one boat and that it was possible to change to "any two of the above" to alleviate his problem. Councilman Metcalf suggested that the Building Official give more leeway in the code enforcement process. Mayor Votapka instructed the Building Official to confer with the City Attorney and City Manager and research whether or not the code on parking boats and motor homes needs to be amended and report back to Council at the next meeting. Nate McCollum, Chairman, Parks and Recreation Committee, said the Committee agrees with Ordinance No. 0-88-26 Alcoholic Beverages in Parks. 2 88.112 88.040 Robert Fullerton urged Council to amend the code on public service zoning. He also urged Council to hire a City Engineer to relieve the Building Official. He recommended that the city is entitled to fees for engineering work done for GDC and suggested Council look into it. 6. WORKSHOP ITEMS A. Ambulance Squad Building The City Manager said that at the meeting held with Sebastian Ambulance Squad, Inc., they had instructed their attorneys to proceed to dissolve the corporation. He asked Council to give the City Attorney feedback so that he may draft a suitable lease agreement. He recommended a month to month agreement at this time until the transition is completed. Attorney Nash made suggestions and got feedback from Council on what items it wished to be included in the new lease agreement for the ambulance squad building and was instructed to draft the lease. Mayor Votapka directed the City Clerk to research whether a survey on the ambulance building had ever been done so that the legal can be included in the lease. It was decided that if no such survey exists a survey be done. The City Manager said he would present Council with drawings for a proposed curb cut on the west side of the ambulance squad to alleviate traffic at the Little League field. He said he would ask Attorney Nash to address this in the ambulance squad lease regarding splitting of costs between lessee and lessor. B. Ordinance No. 0-88-07 ~ Solicitation - (F.S.S.) The Building Official recommended across the board registration with no fee for door to door solicitation. Mayor Votapka instructed the City Attorneys to draft an ordinance after a copy of the previous ordinance is forwarded to him. Chief of Police Carter said he would work with the attorneys on the ordinance. 3 88.115 88.116 C. Ordinance No. 0-88-26 L Alcoholic Beverage/Parks Mayor Votapka read and presented Council with his recommended amendment to the proposed ordinance. The City Manager stated his concern that it be clear that alcoholic beverage use continue at the Yacht Club, Community Center and Golf Course. The City Manager suggested that approval for alcoholic beverages at the Yacht Club and Community Center be given administratively by the Police Department with only appeals to that decision to come before Council. Councilman McCarthy concurred. Councilman Metcalf said the code on alcoholic beverages in parks should simply say that it is prohibited and remove any language regarding Council approval. Councilman McCarthy said requests for alcoholic beverage use at city parks should be allowed to continue. The City Manager recommended the current resolution on the yacht club and community center be amended. The City Attorney said that criteria that will be used by the Police Department to judge approval or disapproval be a part of the language of the resolution. Attorney Nash was instructed to redraft the ordinance. Mayor Votapka called recess at 9:00 P.M. and recalled the meeting at 9:10 P.M. All members present at recess were present at recall. D. City Engineer Appointment The City Manager was instructed by consensus of Council to draft an advertisement for City Engineer with a salary range of $37,500 to $43,000 and bring it back to Council for review. Councilman Metcalf voted against the consensus poll taken and stated again that in his opinion the city should use an engineering consulting firm. 4 88.107 88.088 88.118 G. Proposed Amendments t__~o Public Service Zoning The Building Official presented his proposed amendments to PS zoning. He recommended that all current permitted uses except parks in PS zoning become conditional uses. He also recommended in concurrence with the recommendation of Planning and Zoning that no alcoholic beverages be allowed in PS zones that abut RS-10 zones excluding the golf course. The City Manager requested input from Council on the possible lease of a 2 acre property east of Airport Road East at the airport to the Italian/American Club so that they may vacate their current lease with the city. He requested that the Italian/American Club's proposed building be considered a conditional use. Council concurred with his recommendation. Mayor Votapka instructed the City Attorney to draft a proposed lease with the Italian/American Club. Ordinance No. O-88-19 - Time Limits/Nuisance & Abatement of Abandoned Property Attorney Nash was instructed to draft two separate ordinances, one on time limits for nuisances and one on abatement of abandoned property. Council concurred that twelve inches should be the maximum height of grass on improved lots, that the city establish a policy on improved and unimproved lots in accordance with recommendation of the City Attorney, that the time limit for nuisance before Code Enforcement proceedings should be fourteen days. The ordinance on time limits was scheduled for the July workshop. The ordinance for the abatement of abandoned property was scheduled for the June 22, 1988 meeting. Request Permission to Attend F.D.O.T. Public Hearing - Tallahassee, FL - 6/10/88 - Councilman Metcalf MOTION by Vallone/Roth I move we approve the request of Councilman Metcalf for funds for return travel and one overnight stay for attendance at an FDOT public hearing in Tallahassee, Florida, on June 10, 1988. VOICE VOTE on the motion carried 5-0. 5 88.117 88.022 8. MAYOR'S MATTERS Council Action o__n North County High School Mayor Votapka presented a proposed draft of a resolution on the North County High School to Council. MOTION by Vallone I move we extend the meeting ten minutes. MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. Attorney Nash questioned when Council wanted to review the ordinance on Public Service zoning. City Manager said to present it when prepared. The It was decided to carryover all items not addressed at this meeting to the June 8, 1988 regular meeting. Mayor Votapka adjourned the meeting at 10:30 P.M. The following items were not addressed and will carry over to the June 8, 1988 meeting. A. Ordinance No. 0-88-25 - Flood Damage Protection 88.120 C. Indian River County Sandmining Ordinance - Councilman Metcalf Financial Disclosure Requirements - Councilman Metcalf Minutes were approved at the Regular City Council Meeting on June Mayor Richard Votapka ATTEST: I<athr~i M. O'Hall~ran, CMO, }tA~ City Wlerk