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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06081983REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 8, 1983 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR., AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT: VICE MAYOR ROBERT FITZMAURICE, COUNCILMAN RICHARD SZELUGA, COUNCILWOMAN DOROTHY MCKINLEY, COUNCILMAN JAMES GALLAGHER, CITY ATTORNEY DANIEL KILBRIDE, MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR. ON BEHALF OF THE FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE, VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE REPORTED THAT THE FESTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE ON JULY 3RD AND 4TH AND INVITED EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE. VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE REQUESTED THAT THE MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MAY 11, 1983 SHOW THAT HIS ABSENCE WAS EXCUSED, SINCE HE WAS ATTENDING A HURRICANE CONFERENCE IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF BID OPENING AND PUBLIC HEARING 5/4, BID OPENING AND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 5/11, PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 5/18 AND SPECIAL MEETING 5/~3. MOTION CARRIED. COMMITTEE REPORTS: ROBERT DOHERTY, SUPERINTENDENT, PUBLIC WORKS, REPORTED THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS INFORMED HIM THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR IT IS THEIR BRIDGE TO A POINT IN THE ViCI~TY OF SCHUMaNn~DRIVE. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THEY ROBERT DOHERTY REPORTED THAT AN ~R~RI~--~AL MATERIAL CALLED "SLURRY SEAL" HAS BEEN USED ON DELMONTE STREET, K~E~S~RE~T~ AND A PORTION OF EASY STREET. HE EXPLAINED THAT THIS MATERIAL IS MZANF T~PRESERVE THE ROAD SURFACE AND THAT THESE ROADS WILL BE CHECKED PERIODICALL~ T~ S~ HOW THEY ARE HOLDING UP BEFORE THE CITY MAKES A FINAL DECISION WHETHER TO JOV~I~UE WITH THIS METHOD. EARL MASTEL:ER, CITY ENGINEER, R~STED PERMISSION TO WORK IN CON~UNCTION WITH BOB DOHERTY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DUE TO THE FACT THE CITY HAS REPORTED THE PREPARATION OF THE 1983-84 RECREATION DEPARTMENT BUDGET. CONTACTED THE YMCA, REGARDING THE EXPANSION OF THEIR PROGRAM INTO THE SEBASTIAN AREA AND APPOINTED A LIASION TOWORK WITH THEM. ORDERED VARIOUS TYPES OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR EXISTING PLAYGROUNDS. PREPARING A PROPOSAL TO THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY RECREATION COMMITTEE. REQUESTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE CITY'S 83-84 RECREATIONAL PROGRAM. COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER STATED THAT THE COMMITTEE WAS IN FULL AGREEMENT THAT THE DOCK AT THE SWIM LAKE BE REMOVED. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION REGARDING THE DRAINAGE SITUATION AT THE SEBASTIAN YACHT CLUB NEAR THE SCHUFFLE BOARD COURT, MAYOR FLOOD RECOMMENDED THAT COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER GET WITH EARL MASTELLER, CITY ENGINEER, TO LOOK INTO IT FURTHER AND TO REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT THIS WOULD BE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. VERONICA AUTREY, REPRESENTATIVE, GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, REPORTED THAT THE LANDSCAPE FEATURE AT THE SCHUMANN DRIVE ENTRANCE GOING INTO THE SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS WILL BEGIN THIS WEEK. OLD BUSINESS: ATTORNEY KILBRIDE READ IN ITS INTIRETY AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 27-19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, BY CHANGING THE FIRE FIGHTING FACILITIES REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE UTILITY FRANCHISE APPLICATIONS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 8, 1983 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, TO ACCEPT THE SECOND READING IN ITS ENTIRETY OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 27-19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, BY CHANGING THE FIRE FIGHTING FACILITIES REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE UTILITY FRANCHISE APPLICATIONS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE COUNCILMAN SZELUGA COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER MAYOR FLOOD NAYS: NONE MOTION CARRIED. ATTORNEY KILBRIDE READ FOR THE THIRD AND FINAL TIME BY TITLE ONLY AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 27-19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, BY CHANGING THE FIRE FIGHTING FACILITIES REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE UTILITY FRANCHISE APPLICATIONS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SZELUGA, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE, TO ACCEPT THE THIRD AND FINAL READING BY TITLE ONLY OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 27-19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE COUNCILMAN SZELUGA C,UNCi 7 GALZA*HER MAYORS MATTERS: MOTION CARRIED. TRYING TO STA LISH A PUBLIC HE Rn G IN CONNECTrON WITH THE STRATTON AVENUE RAIL ROAD CROSSING AND WAS ADVISE.9 THAT~-~HERE IS A POSSIBILITY THIS ISSUE WOULD ER. -- AS THE LIASION OFFICER BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE, VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE REQUESTED SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR THE FABRICATING OF (10) 10 x 4 BOOTHS. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL CONTRACT THE LABOR THEMSELVES AND THAT THE APPROXIMATE COST FOR MATERIALS WOULD BE $400.00. 1983. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE, THAT THE FUNDS BE DRAWN FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND BE GIVEN TO THE FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $400.00. MOTION CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, THAT MR.GEORGE SCHUM, MR. JERRY NAPPI AND MR. HOWARD CARSWELL, BE APPOINTED AS PERMANENT MEMBERS TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR FLOOD INDICATED THAT SINCE WE HAVE SUCH A TURN OVER OF MEMBERS ON STANDING COMMITTEES THAT THE NEW NAMES OR DELETIONS CAN BE MADE ON THE SAME RESOLUTION. MAYOR FLOOD REPORTED THAT HE HAS RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD REQUESTING PERMISSION TO USE THE SWIM LAKE DURING THEIR SUMMER PROGRAM. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 8, 1983 MOTION BY VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE , SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SZELUGA, TO ALLOW THE SCHOOL BOARD TO USE THE SWIM LAKE. ROLL CALL VOTE: A YES: VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE COUNCILMAN SZELUGA COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER MAYOR FLOOD NAYS: NONE MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY STATED THAT SHE VOTED IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION WITH THE PROVISION THAT THE DOCK AND BARRACADE BE REMOVED FBOM THE SWIM LAKE. MAYOR FLOOD RECOMMENDED THAT THE VARIANCE REQUEST MADE BY HARBOR FEDERAL BE FORWARDED TO THE VARIANCE BOARD REGARDING A SIDE YARD SET BACK. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, THAT THE VARIANCE REQUEST MADE BY HARBOR FEDERAL BE SENT TO THE VARIANCE BOARD. ROLL CALL VOTE: A YES: VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE COUNCILMAN SZELUGA COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER MAYOR FLOOD ~-~Y~Y" L~ ~ MOriON CARRIED. MAYOR FLOOD RS~ORrED THAT ~E HAS C~EC~ED OW ~$ D0C~ SITUATION AT THE SW:M LAKE WIT¥ O~ICE GHIEF L~LTON THAT THE DOCK BE REMOVED FOR AND IS IN FULL AGREEMENT SAFETY REASONS. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYeS ' /IC~MAYOR FITZMAURICE COUNF..~ILMAN SZELUGA 'iOU~CILWOMAN MCKINLEY ~O~CILMAN GALLAGHER MAYOR FLOOD MAYOR F~.OOD~OR?~T~A~ Lt~R ~EE:' ~ECEZVEf I~M T~ LZ~RARY ASSOCIATIOn,, REOUESTI.O ~¥'~T,~--CI:YI'T,¥NIT'-~~ ~Ss~DE o.~ r~S LF._~A~ ~l~Z~.DZNO. AFTER SOME STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS ON THE EXTERIOR. MAYOR FLOOD REMARKED THAT THE CITY DID AGREE TO MAINTAIN THE OUTSIDE GROUNDS BUT DID NOT AGREE TO PAINT THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD CHECK THROUGH THE MINUTES REGARDING THIS MATTER AND REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. MAYOR FLOOD MENTIONED THAT THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION HAS ALSO REQUESTED THE USE OF CANDY LAND PARK FOR A BOOK SALE, TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1983. MAYOR FLOOD RECOMMENDED THAT THE CHAIRMAN, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE, GIVE HIS APPROVAL ON THIS AND ANY FUTURE ONE DAY FUND RAISING EVENTS. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SZELUGA, THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION CHAIRMAN HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO GRANT PERMISSION FOR THE USE OF CITY FACILITIES FOR ONE DAY AFFAIRS. MOTION WITHDRAWN BY COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER, SECOND WITHDREW BY COUNCILMAN SZELUGA. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SZELUGA, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, THAT THE CHAIR- MAN OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE CONTACT LYNN WALSH, DIRECTOR, SEBASTIAN RIVER LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, TO GRANT HER PERMISSION TO HOLD A BOOK SALE ON JUNE 11, 1983, BETWEEN 10:00 A.M. AND 2:00 P.M. AT CANDY LAND PARK. COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER STATED THAT HE OBJECTED TO THIS MOTION, DUE TO THE FACT HE DID NOT FEEL THAT ANY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SHOULD BE PUT IN THE POSITION TO WHERE HE SHOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THE PERSON REQUESTING THE USE OF THE CITY FACILITY WHEN THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS BY SUBMITTING A LETTER. MOTION WITHDRAWN BY COUNCILMAN SZELUGA, SECOND WITHDREW BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 8, 1983 MOTION BY VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE BE GIVEN PERMISSION TO ACT ON WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR THE USE OF PARK DEPARTMENT PROPERTY FOR ONE DAY MINOR AFFAIRS. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER REQUESTED THAT THE CITY CLERK INFORM LYNN WALSH, DIRECTOR, SEBASTIAN RIVER LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, THAT PERMISSION HAS BEEN GRANTED TO USE THE CANDY LAND PARK FOR A BOOK SALE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1983, BETWEEN 10:00 A.M. AND 2:00 P.M. MAYOR FLOOD ANNOUNCED THAT A JOINT MEETING WITH THE SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL AND THE GOLF COURSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 4, 1983, AT 7:00 P.M., IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. ATTORNEY KILBRIDE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY A RESOLUTION URGING THE COUNTY COMMISSION TO ADOPT A FOUR CENTS PER GALLON GASOLINE TAX AS PROVIDED BY CHARTER 83-3, LAWS OF FLORIDA. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION REGARDING THE RESOLUTION AND THE PERCENTAGES USED IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION ~F uICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE THAT THE LANGUAGE ON PAGE 2, SECOND PARAGRAPH BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE FUNDS COLLECTED FROM SAID GASOLINE TAX BE DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES IN THE COUNTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMULA AS APPROVED BY THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON JUNE 8, 1983. MOTION ~Y VICE MAYO~ ErTZM%~t'm'C~E,'--S~CO~vz~::W~¥--FOUNCZLWOMAN MCKINLEY, T~AT T~e MOTION BY VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE ,~J~CO~ BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, RESOLUTION BE ACCEPTED AS READ 17NC~J~O~DING rilE DATE. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: '~ICE~MAYOR FITZMAURICE L~OU~CILMAN SZELUGA ~jCOU_~CILWOMAN MCKINLEY COUmCILMAN GALLAGHER MAYOR FLOOD THAT THE THE CITY CLERK ~EAD A TETTER FROM PASTOR MILLER, CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, REQUESTING PERMISSION TO CLOSE OFF A PORTION OF SCHUMANN DRIVE IN ORDER TO HOLD A SMALL PARADE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1983. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE, TO PERMIT THE PARADE TO BE HELD ON SCHUMANN DRIVE, SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1983. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, REQUESTING PERMISSION TO USE THE SCHUMANN DRIVE PARK MONDAY JULY 25, 1983 THROUGH JULY 29, 1983, FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON FOR A VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR FITZMAURICE, TO ALLOW THE VERO BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH THE USE OF THE SCHUMANN DRIVE PARK FOR THEIR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL, TO BE HELD MONDAY JULY 25, 1983 THROUGH FRIDAY JULY 29, 1983 FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY REQUESTED THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL TO INSTALL A WATER COOLER IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT HE WOULD M~ ~H~ ~TEC~SSARY ARRANGEMENT TO HAVE ONE INSTALLED. MAYOR FLOOD REMINDED THE COUNCIL THAT BAMMA LAWSON, CITY RESIDENT, WILL BE CELEBRATING HER iO1ST BIRTHDAY ON JUNE 22, 1983 AND THAT EVERYONE WAS INVITED TO ATTEND HER CELEBRATION AT HER HOME. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT RAISED TO $2,500.00 FOR EXPENDITURES, PRIOR TO GOING TO BID AND REQUESTED THAT THIS MATTER BE MADE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 15, 1983. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT THE CONTINUED COMPENSATION FOR MR. CLIFF HOOSE, RECREATION COORDINATOR BE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 15, 1983. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 8, 1983 MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT THE APPROVAL OF THE' RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE SEBASTIAN COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE SEBASTIAN YACHT CLUB BE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 15, 1983. JERRY NAPPI, DEPUTY CHIEF, SEBASTIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT, REPORTED THAT THERE WILL BE A DRINKING AND DRIVING EXPERIMENT HELD AT THE SEBASTIAN AIRPORT AT THE ROSELAND ROAD ENTRANCE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1983 AT 2:00 P.M. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, MEETING ADJOURNED: 9:09 P.M. CITY CLERK MAYOR MINUTES APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 13, 1983.