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Home My WebLink About04-23-2025 CC MinutesCITY or SE$ASTI,&N HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING & COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2025 — 6:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA Mayor McPartlan called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:07 p.m. 2. A moment of silence was held. 3. Council Member Nunn led the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. ROLL CALL Mayor Bob McPartlan Vice Mayor Fred Jones Council Member Kelly Dixon Council Member Ed Dodd Council Member Chris Nunn Staff Present: City Manager Brian Benton City Clerk Jeanette Williams City Attorney Jennifer Cockcroft Finance Director/CFO Brian Stewart Community Development Director Alix Bernard Building Official/Fire Marshal Wayne Eseltine Parks and Recreation Director Richard Blankenship Procurement and Contracts Manager Jessica Graham Public Works Director Lee Plourde Human Resources Director Cindy Watson Communications/Social Media Coordinator Avery Joens Environmental Technician Felicia Gordian Police Chief Daniel Acosta Police Lt. Roy Cole AGENDA MODIFICATIONS - None 6. PROCLAMATIONS. AWARDS. BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS Regular City Council & CRA Meeting April 23, 2025 Page 2 25.066 Proclamation - Volunteer Appreciation Week - ADril 20 throuah April 26. 2025. Accepted by the Sebastian Police Department's Communitv Policina Volunteers Mayor McPartlan read and presented the proclamation to Community Policing Officer Pieter Ketelarr and Rob Mastrandrea. Officer Ketelarr noted it's the police officers that deserve the thanks from the community. 25.067 Proclamation - Earth Darr - April 22. 2025, Accented by Members of the Natural Resources Board Mayor McPartlan read and presented the proclamation to Natural Resources Board Chairman Charles Stadelman and Environmental Technician Felicia Gordian. Mr. Stadelman invited the public to come out to the Earth Day Celebration in Riverview Park on Saturday. 25.067 Proclamation - Arbor Dav - ADril 25.2025, Accepted by Members of the Natural Resources Board Mayor McPartlan read and presented the proclamation to Natural Resources Board Chairman Charles Stadelman and Environmental Technician Felicia Gordian. For those who are interested, Ms. Gordian said there would be vendors at the Earth Day Celebration offering native trees to purchase. 25.068 Presentation by Jason Carnes of Clearwave Fiber - Citvwide Construction Announcement Mr. Carnes introduced himself and explained that Clearwave Fiber serves communities that need enhanced broadband services and they are ready to begin construction in Sebastian and embed themselves into the community with customer service representatives and technicians. (See attached PPT presentation) BriefAnnouncements: Friday, April 25 - Chamber of Commerce Concert in the Park in Riverview Park - 5:30-8pm (SRHS Band) Saturday, April 26 - Paper Shredding & Electronic Recycling Event - 500 Indian River Drive - 9am to Noon Saturday, April 26 - Household Items Spring Cleaning - Barber Street Sports Complex - 9am to Noon Saturday, April 26 - Natural Resources Board Earth Day Celebration in Riverview Park -10am to 4pm Saturday, April 26 - Sebastian Police Department's Prescription Drug Take Back Day - In front of Walmort - l0am to 2pm Saturday, May 3 - Treasure Coast Astrological Society Star Gazing Event at the Twin Piers - 7:30- 9:30pm Vice Mayor Jones announced the upcoming events. 7. PUBLIC INPUT Richard Gillmor said he was disappointed in the current condition of Hurricane Harbor. He asked that Council put aside money for repairing City properties. Brent Wohlenberg described the current condition of the Indian River Lagoon. Regular City Council & CRA Meeting April 23, 2025 Page 3 Terry McGinn said he has witnessed bullying, drinking and smoking by teen-agers at the new Creative Playground. With regard to Hurricane Harbor, the City Manager explained that staff is preparing a presentation for Council to decide which direction they would like to go with the building. 8. Mayor McPartlan recessed the City Council meeting and convened the Community Redevelopment Agency meeting. All members were present. A. A motion was made by Mr. Dodd and seconded by Ms. Dixon to approve the March 26, 2025 Community Redevelopment Agency Minutes which passed with a unanimous voice vote. 5-0 B. Consideration of a Facade Sian and Landscape Grant Request for VT Auto Care Located at 705 U.S. Highway 1 The Community Development Director said this request was for a fa4ade improvement in accordance with the adopted CRA Master Plan, the grant reimbursement amount would be approximately $3,000 and the design could be viewed on page 18 of the agenda backup. MOTION by Vice Chairman Jones and SECOND by Mr. Nunn to approve VT Auto Care's grant request from the Facade, Sign, and Landscaping Grant Program. There was no public input. Roll call: Vice Chairman Jones -aye Ms. Dixon - aye Mr. Dodd - aye Mr. Nunn - aye Chairman McPartlan - aye Motion carried. 5-0 C. Consideration of an Interlocal Agreement between Indian River County, Sebastian Community Redevelopment Agency and the City of Sebastian for the Installation of Sewer Service within the Community Redevelopment Agency, District The City Manager said this was a partnership between the Indian River County Utilities Department and the City of Sebastian to begin the process of converting 96 developed properties located within the CRA District from septic tanks to County sewer. He highlighted that the City and County will work together to obtain easements that are necessary; the City will provide up to $100,000 to cover the cost of materials for this Regular City Council & CRA Meeting April 23, 2025 Page 4 project. If material costs exceed $100,000 the County must receive approval from the City for the additional funding. He also said the sewer mains were shown on Exhibit 1. He noted that City staff will be bringing forward an Ordinance which will require everyone in the CRA to connect to sewer within 1 year following the completion of this project. He thanked Joe Flescher, Indian River County Commissioner, Sean Lieske, Director of Indian River County Utility Services and John Titkanich, Indian River County Administrator for their partnership in this interlocal agreement. MOTION by Mr. Nunn and SECOND by Vice Chairman Jones to approve the Interlocal Agreement for the installation of sewer service within the Community Redevelopment District. Commissioner Flescher said it was a pleasure to see this come to fruition. Mr. Lieske thanked the City staff, City Attorney and the County Attorney for working together to help the river. There was no public input. Roll call: Ms. Dixon - aye Mr. Dodd - aye Mr. Nunn -aye Chairman McPartlan - aye Vice Chairman Jones - aye Motion carried. 5-0 Chairman McPartlan recessed the Community Redevelopment Agency meeting and reconvened the City Council meeting. All members were present. 9. CONSENT AGENDA 25.070 A. Alcohol Beverage Approval - Guettler Family 25.071 B. Alcohol Beverage Approval - Lachance Family MOTION by Council Member Nunn and SECOND by Council Member Dixon to approve consent agenda items A and B. Roll call: Council Member Dodd - aye Council Member Nunn - aye Mayor McPartlan - aye Vice Mayor Jones - aye Council Member Dixon - aye Motion carried. 5-0 Regular City Council & CRA Meeting April 23, 2025 Page 5 25.007 10. 11. 12. 13. COMMITTEE REPORTS & APPOINTMENTS A. Consideration of the Annual Report from the Natural Resources Board Felicia Gordian, City of Sebastian Environmental Technician went over the board's accomplishments during the past year to include the hosting of last year's Earth Day/Arbor Day Celebration, two waterway cleanups, participation in the Christmas parade and Centennial Celebration. In addition, they developed the next iteration of Sustainable Sebastian's Action Plan, partnered with the Pelican Island Audubon Society in removing air potatoes at the Stormwater Park and completed some landscaping at the Garden Club Park. For the future, the board hopes to lead by example by deploying wooden utensils at City Hall to reduce the use of "single use plastics;" bring back the Champion Tree Program; and host more invasive species removal events. Council Member Nunn asked if incentives for green initiatives were ever considered for the building of homes. The City Manager said not at this time but if Council was interested it could be considered going forward. MOTION by Council Member Dixon and SECOND by Vice Mayor Jones to accept the annual report from the Natural Resources Board. There was no public input. Roll call: Council Member Nunn Mayor McPartlan Vice Mayor Jones Council Member Dixon Council Member Dodd Motion carried. 5-0 PUBLIC HEARINGS - None UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None NEW BUSINESS - aye - aye - aye - aye - aye 25.072 A. First Reading and Consideration of Ordinance 0-25-09 Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sebastian. Chanter 30 - Relatina to Businesses - in Order to Comely with Revisions of the Florida Statutes and Providing for Adoption upon Second Reading on May 28.2025 The City Attorney read the title to Ordinance No. 0-25-09. The Building Director said this ordinance was amending Chapter 30 which has some conflicting language with the Regular City Council & CRA Meeting April 23, 2025 Page 6 Florida Statute. He cited the business tax exemptions that should be included in addition to a section that was missed: F.S. 205.162 Exemption allowed certain disabled persons, the aged, and widows with minor dependents.— (1) All disabled persons physically incapable of manual labor, widows with minor dependents, and persons 65 years of age or older, with not more than one employee or helper, and who use their own capital only, not in excess of $1,000. MOTION by Council Member Dodd and SECOND by Council Member Dixon to pass Ordinance No. 0-25-09 as amended on first reading and set the second reading for May 28, 2025. There was no public input. Roll call: Mayor McPartlan - aye Vice Mayor Jones - aye Council Member Dixon - aye Council Member Dodd - aye Council Member Nunn - aye Motion carried. 5-0 25.069 B. Consideration of an Interlocal Agreement between Indian River County., Sebastian Communitv Redevelopment Agency and the City of Sebastian for the Installation of Sewer Service within the Community Redevelopment Agency District The City Manager stated this item did come before the CRA board earlier in the meeting and he highlighted that the allocated $100,000 will come from the General Fund Reserves. He thanked the County for their partnership and all of the City staff who reviewed the many reiterations of the agreement over the last few months. MOTION by Council Member Dodd and SECOND by Vice Mayor Jones to approve the Interlocal Agreement between Indian River County, the Sebastian Community Redevelopment Agency and the City of Sebastian for the Installation of Sewer Service within the Community Redevelopment Agency District. There was no public input. Roll call: Vice Mayor Jones - aye Council Member Dixon - aye Council Member Dodd - aye Council Member Nunn - aye Mayor McPartlan - aye Motion carried. 5-0 Regular City Council & CRA Meeting April 23, 2025 Page 7 25.073 C. Reauestina City Council Waive the Comtietitive Sealed Bidding Reauirements, and Authorize Coleman Fire Protection. LLC to Install Law Enforcement Dock Hose Stations The Procurement Manager asked Council to waive the bidding requirements. She said staff did follow the procurement process but no responses were received. She said Coleman Fire Protection is willing to install the dock hose stations under budget; if approved, it would come back before the CRA board for it's recommendation to City Council later in May. MOTION by Council Member Nunn and SECOND by Council Member Dixon to waive the bidding requirements to allow the Coleman Fire Protection, LLC proposal to move forward to the next CRA meeting, then Council. Roll call: Council Member Dixon - aye Council Member Dodd - aye Council Member Nunn - aye Mayor McPartlan - aye Vice Mayor Jones - aye Motion carried. 5-0 25.074 D. City Council Consideration of Resolution No. R-25-13 Authorizing the City to. ODen an Investment Account with FLCLASS and Authorize the Citv Manaaer or Desianee to Execute all Appropriate Documentation The Finance Director said asked Council to approve the opening of an investment account with FLCLASS to help diversify the City's investments at a higher rate of return. Matt Tight, Senior Director, FLCLASS Investment Services, said FLCLASS is AAA Rated Fund with over 200 participating local governments. They have a suite of investment options for the City to choose from. Council Member Dodd asked the City Manager to provide information on the investment returns in their quarterly report. MOTION by Council Dodd and SECOND by Vice Mayor Jones to approve Resolution No. R-25-13 authorizing the City to open an investment account with FLCLASS and have the City Manager execute all appropriate documents. Roll call: Council Member Dodd - aye Council Member Nunn - aye Mayor McPartlan - aye Vice Mayor Jones - aye Council Member Dixon - aye Regular City Council & CRA Meeting April 23, 2025 Page 8 Motion carried. 5-0 14. CITY ATTORNEY MATTERS - None 15. CITY MANAGER MATTERS - None 16. CITY CLERK MATTERS - None 17. CITY COUNCIL MATTERS Council Member Nunn — None Council Member Dixon - None Council Member Dodd - None Vice Mayor Jones thanked the County. He said the interlocal agreement has been a priority for himself and City Council to improve the lagoon and he was proud to sign it. Mayor McPartlan - None 18. Being no further business, Mayor McPartlan adjourned the Regular City Council meeting at 7:16 p.m. Approved at the May 228, 2�025 Regular City Council meeting. Mayor Bob McPortlan ATTEST. anette Williams, City Clerk