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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06091975! REGULAR MEETING - JUNE 9, 1975 MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR F. EUGENE CRAGG AT 7 P. M. PRESENT: VICE MAYOR CLIFFORD HOOSE, COUNCILMEN "SKIP" GRAY AND PAT FLOOD, JR., AND MAYOR CRAGG. MAYOR CRAGG EXPLAINED COUNCILMAN KINARD AND MR VOCELLE HAVE CHILDREN GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL TONIGHT WHICH IS ~HE REASON FOR THEIR NOT BEING PRESENT. MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 12 AND SPECIAL MEETING OF MAY 20, 1975 WERE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. MOTION BY CO~Ji~CILMAN FLOOD, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, TO PAY MAY BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF ' ~0~5 CARRIED. MR. RANDY JOACHIM, SEBASTIAN REPRESENTATIVE OF COUNCIL ON AGING, INC., REPORTED LAST MONTH'S MEETING AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER WAS AN INTERESTING ONE, ATTENDED BY ABOUT 50 PEOPLE. THE POLICE CHIEF GAVE A TALK ON "BREAKING AND ENTERING" WHICH WAS WELL RECEIVED. AS A GOODWILL GESTURE, ATTENDEES TOOK UP A COLLECTION OF $25 TO DONATE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BUY FLASHLIGHTS. THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 18 AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. A STAFF MEMBER OF THE SEBASTIAN MEDICAL CENTER WILL BE ON HAND TO TAKE BLOOD PRESSURES. THE SEBASTIAN SINGERS WILL BE PRESENT AND SISTER ANNA PACEK OF ST. HELEN'S PARISH, HAS BEEN ASKED TO SPEAK. THE POLICE CHIEF WILL PRESENT A PROGRAM "RAPE- A CRIME AGAINST WOMEN." A GOOD TURNOUT IS EXPECTED. COUNCILMAN FLOOD REPORTED SEVERAL REQUESTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR STREET LIGHTS IN THE SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS. HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME HE WILL NOT APPROVE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL POLES UNTIL HE IS ABLE TO MAKE A SURVEY OF THE AREA. HE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY HAD A MASTER PLAN FOR INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHTS BUT WAS INFORMED THAT SUCH IS NOT THE CASE. HE ALSO LEARNED THE CITY IS BEING CHARGED FUEL ADJUSTMENT ON ALL POLES AND MAINTENANCE. HE ASKED THE CITY CLERK TO WRITE A LETTER TO FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY REQUESTING A REPRESENTATIVE BE PRESENT AT THE NEXT WORKSHOP MEETING IN JULY TO DISCUSS THESE MATTERS WITH THE COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN FLOOD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY TALLAHASSEE THAT THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE CABINET'S AGENDA FOR JUNE 17, AND HE PLANS TO ATTEND THE AIDES WORKSHOP MEET.ING ON JUNE 11 IN AN EFFORT TO SOLICIT SUPPORT. HE REPORTED IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO GET THE BOAT RAMP IN THIS YEAR WITH THE COUNTY'S HELP AND WILL ASK FOR $50,000 NEXT YEAR TO PUT IN THE DOCK AND FINISH THE PARK. AS OF NOW, COUNCILMAN FLOOD IS FAIRLY CERTAIN WE WILL GET THE PERMITS TO DO THE WORK AT THE RIVERSIDE PARK. MAYOR CRAGG AGREED THAT COUNCILMAN FLOOD SHOULD ATTEND THE WORKSHOP MEETING AT TALLAHASSEE ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1975. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT REPORTED $19,580 IN NEW CONSTRUCTION DURING MAY. THIS INCLUDED ONE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING VALUED AT $15,000 AND ADDITIONS FOR $4580.00. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED 116 COMPLAINTS ANSWERED DURING MAY, NOT INCLUDING TRAFFIC STOPS. OFFICER PORTER ALSO REPORTED 62 TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS DURING THE MONTH. MAYOR CRAGG ASKED THE COUNCIL TO SUBMIT BUDGET FIGURES BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH AS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BEGIN WORK ON THE BUDGET IN JULY. WORD HAS BEEN RECEIVED THAT THE EEA PROGRAM MAY BE DISCONTINUED JUNE 30, 1975. IF SO, THE CITY WILL BE REQUIRED TO LAY OFF A COUPLE OF EMPLOYEES WHO HAD BEEN HIRED UNDER THE PROGRAM. AT A MEETING LAST WEEK, MAYOR CRAGG WAS ADVISED THAT EVERYONE IN TALLAHASSEE FEELS SOME MONEY WILL BECOME AVAILABLE LATER THIS YEAR TO REPLACE THE EEA PROGRAM, BUT FOR THE PRESENT, THE PROGRAM ENDS JUNE 30, 1975. TWO PEOPLE HAD BEEN HIRED UNDER THE PROGRAM FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TWO PEOPLE FOR THE STREET DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY WERE ADVISED AT THE TIME OF HIRING THE PROGRAM COULD POSSIBLY END JUNE 30, SO THE FACT THAT ONE PERSON IN EACH OF THE TWO DEPARTMENTS MAY HAVE TO BE LAID OFF WILL NOT COME AS A SURPRISE TO THEM. MAYOR CRAGG EXPLAINED THE $605.15 BILL, PAYABLE TO LAWYER JACKSON, IS FOR COURT COSTS ON ORIGINAL SUIT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNEXATION OF KEPPLER PROPERTIES LOCATED IN ROSELAND. THE ANNEXATION CASE HAS BEEN FINALLY CLOSED AND THE PROPERTY IS LEGALLY A PART OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN. MR. E. GASS, ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, ADVISED BY LETTER THAT AT A MEETING ON MAY 30, 1975, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED TO DENY MR. ED KARR'S REQUEST FOR VARIANCE TO PLACE A DUPLEX MOBILE HOME BEHIND HIS STORE ON US HWY #1. MAYOR CRAGG ASKED THE CITY CLERK TO SO ADVISE MR. KARR BY LETTER. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD, TO ADVISE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO EXERCISE THE REVERTER CLAUSE IN THE CITY'S DEED WITH THE JAYCEES. CARRIED. 3O8 REGULAR MEETING - JUNE 9, 1975 (CON'D) FRANK KROEGEL MADE THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS IF AND WHEN ANOTHER ORGANIZATION TAKES OVER THE BUILDING: (1) THE JAYCEES BE PERMITTED TO USE THE BUILDING ONE NIGHT A WEEK, AND (2) THE BUILDING BE NAMED AFTER JOE LIMBO WHO SOME YEARS AGO WAS PRESENTED WITH A CITATION FOR BEING THE BEST JAYCEE IN THE AREA. IN RETURN, THE SEBASTIAN JAYCEES AND THE GIFFORD JAYCEES WOULD HELP IN COMPLETING THE BUILDING. MAYOR CRAGG SAID MR. KROEGEL'S REQUESTS WOULD BE DISCUSSED AT A LATER DATE. MR. VOCELLE, CITY ATTORNEY, WILL BE AT CITY HALL ON THURSDAY, JUNE 12,TO ASSIST IN COMPLETING THE FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM APPLICATION WHICH MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE ~ ~HH S~A~E BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH. AN ORDINANCE MUST THEN BE ADOPTED. THIS WILL BE DONE ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS SO THE CITY CAN OFFICIALLY ADOPT THE ORDINANCE WITHOUT DELAY. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE GRANTED PERMISSION TO PREPARE THE NECESSARY APPLICATION AND FORMS TO APPLY FOR THE FLOOD CONTROL INSURANCE PROGRAM PRIOR TO 1 JULY 1975. CARRIED. MAYOR CRAGG ADVISED THAT NO FUNDS WILL BE PLEDGED BY THE CITY TO SUPPORT THE COUNCIL ON AGING, INC. UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE COUNTY COMMITS ITSELF. WITH REFERENCE TO THE TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED BY THE SEBASTIAN RIVER ANSWERPHONE AT NO COST TO THE CITY, MAYOR CRAGG EXPLAINED THERE WOULD BE A ONE-TIME CHARGE OF $17 BY THE TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR INSTALLATION OF A TELEPHONE AND $2.95 MONTHLY CHARGE THEREAFTER FOR THE EXTENSION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GRAY, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, THAT THE CITY ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH "ANSWERPHONE" TO ANSWER 589-5330 DURING THE HOURS OF 12 NOON UNTIL 1 P.M. AND BETWEEN 4 P.M. AND 6 P.M.,MONDAY THRU FRIDAY, AT NO CHARGE TO THE CITY. CARRIED. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GRAY, THAT THE ORANGE HEIGHTS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION BE GIVEN PERMISSION TO PAINT THEIR STREET SIGNS WITH ORANGE LETTERS AND GREEN BACKGROUND. CARRIED. COUNCILMAN GRAY REPORTED ON THE BICENTENNIAL MEETING HE RECENTLY ATTENDED AT VERO STATING IT WAS BASICALLY AN ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. HE RECEIVED A COPYOF THE INDIAN RIVER SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR THE NEXT YEAR WHICH WILL BE POSTED ON THE CITY HALL BULLETIN BOARD. HE CALLED ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE SCHEDULE SHOWED A BLANK AREA IN MARCH FOR THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN AND THAT THE CITY WILL HAVE TO NOTIFY THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THEIR SCHEDULE FOR THAT PERIOD. MAYOR CRAGG STATED WE HAVE AN ACTIVE COMMITTEE AND HE WAS CERTAIN THEY WOULD GET TOGETHER WITH THE BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, THAT THE CITY PAY THE $135 BILL FOR THE JUKE BOX FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS COVERS 2+ MONTHS RENTAL. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GRAY THAT THE CITY PAY THE LIGHT BILL FOR THE LADIES' SOFTBALL TEAM. CARRIED. MAYOR CRAGG STATED THAT SOMEONE SHOULD BE IN CHARGE OF THE LIGHTS TO MAKE CERTAIN THEY ARE TURNED OFF AFTER EACH GAME. MRS. JOSEPHINE RABER'S REQUEST TO ESTABLISH A BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC WAS DISCUSSED. MRS. RABER, AN R.N., HAD ORIGINALLY REQUESTED THE USE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THIS PERPOSE. HOWEVER, AT THE WORKSHOP MEETING LAST WEEK, THE COUNCIL DECIDED IT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO USE CITY HALL IN VIEW OF THE PROBABLE SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THIS SERVICE. MRS. RABER WILL CHARGE 50~ A READING AND IN VIEW OF THIS MAYOR CRAGG ADVISED HER THAT SHE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO TAKE OUT AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, THAT MRS. RABER BE PERMITTED TO USE CITY HALL EACH TUESDAY MORNING FROM 10 A.M. TO 12 NOON TO CONDUCT A BLOOD PRESSURE TESTING CLINIC. CARRIED. MAYOR CRAGG EXPLAINED THE DIFFICULTY ENCOUNTERED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IN THE COUNCIL ROOM, THAT THE OUTSIDE UNIT WAS COMPLETELY SHOT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. TWO BIDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED: ONE FOR A FOUR TON UNIT AT $700 AND ONE FOR A FIVE TON UNIT FOR $935. AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WAS NOT PLACED IN THE NEWSPAPER BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF TIME. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD, TO PURCHASE THE FIVE TON UNIT AT A COST OF $935 WHICH IS TO INCLUDE THE SERVICE CALL, TOTAL INSTALLATION, AND A NEW THERMOSTAT. CARRIED. REGULAR MEETING - JUNE 9, 1975 MAYOR CRAGG REFERRED TO A LETTER HE RECEIVED FROM GDC RE: DEED RESTRICTIONS. MAYOR CRAGG EXPLAINED THE CITY HAD GONE THROUGH THIS SOMETIME AGO AND WAS TOLD BY THE CiTY ATTORNEY AT THE TIME THAT IN NO WAY WOULD THE CITY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCORPORATING DEED RESTRICTIONS OF ANY GROUP NO MATTER WHO THEY MIGHT BE. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE LAW THAT SAYS THE CITY HAS TO ENFORCE DEED RESTRICTIONS. THE LETTER HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. IF HE IS UNABLE TO SETTLE THE MATTER WITH GDC, THE SUBJECT MAY HAVE TO BE BROUGHT UP AT A LATER TIME FOR DISCUSSION. COUNCILMAN FLOOD DISCUSSED A LETTER FROM MR. GULLY IN WHICH HE REQUESTED AN ADDITIONAL LIGHT BE INSTALLED IN THE AREA OF HIS HOME. COUNCILMAN FLOOD COMMENTED HE DID NOT SEE HOW THE CITY COULD INSTALL ADDITIONAL LIGHTS FOR INDIVIDUAL HOUSES TO HELP PREVENT BURGLARIES AND SUGGESTED RESIDENTS CONTACT FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT FOR ADDITIONAL POLES. FP&L WILL INSTALL THE POLES FOR INDIVIDUALS AT A COST OF $30 OR $35 AND APPROXIMATELY $1.75 A MONTH TO MAINTAIN THEM. COUNCILMAN FLOOD IS CONTINUING TO LOOK INTO THE UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION OF THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH TROPICAIR TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. HE SAID HE THOUGHT THE FAULT LAY WITH THE ARCHITECT. WHEN HE ASKED THE ARCHITECT FOR THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, MR. TAYLOR STATED "THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC TONNAGE MENTIONED. HE PUT OUT THE BID TO HAVE SUFFICIENT COOLING SYSTEM FOR CAPACITY CROWDS." COUNCILMAN FLOOD WILL CALL THE ARCHITECT AND TROPICAIR AND TELL THEM IT IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE USING IT. COUNCILMAN GRAY SUGGESTED MR. VOCELLE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THIS IF THE MATTER IS NOT RESOLVED. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON TURNING THE JAYCEE BUILDING OVER TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS CONSUMMATED THE REVERTER CLAUSE IN THE CITY'S DEED WITH THE JAYCEES. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GRAY TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:25 P.M. ASSISTANT ~/ CiTY CLERK