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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07081987-? L. Gene Harris Mayor City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 D SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978-0127 TELEPHONE (305) 589-5330 Kathryn M. Benjamin City Clerk MINUTES SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR ~TING W~DNESDAY, JULy8,1987= 7:00 ~ CITY COUNQ[~ CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDa ALL PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND INFORMATION ON OTHER ITEMS LISTED BELOW MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, CITY HALL, 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA. 1. Mayor Harris called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. 2. Councilman Metcalf led the Pledge of Allegiance. Invocation was given by Reverend Roy Crowe, Highlands Chapel Church of God. 4. ROLL CALL Present: Vice Mayor Kenneth Roth Councilman Robert McCarthy Councilman George Metcalf Councilman Peter Vallone Mayor L. Gene Harris Attorney Thomas Palmer 5. PRQCL~M~IONS AND/OR AN~QUNQ~NTS Mayor Harris said Budget Workshops would.begin Monday, July 13 through Thursday, July 16, 1987, from 9 A.M. to 12 P.M. Mayor Harris requested permission to attend a Labor Relations Forum in Clearwater on August 7 and 8, 1987. 87.027 MOTION by McCarthy/Metcalf I move we place Mayor Harris' request to attend a Labor Relations Forum in Clearwater on August 7 and 8, 1987, on this agenda under New Business. ROLL CALL: Vice Mayor Roth - Aye Councilman McCarthy - Aye Councilman Metcalf - Aye Councilman Vallone - Aye Mayor Harris - Aye MOTION CARRIED 1. E~ployee of the Month 2 June 1987 ~ Timo~ ~mi~ Attorney Palmer read a proclamation, proclaiming Timothy Smith as Employee of the Month for the month of June 1987. Mayor Harris presented the proclamation and a plaque to Timothy Smith. e PresentatioR of Plaque - F~ed HQf~L~n -- Construction Bo~[d Mayor Harris presented a certificate and plaque to Fred Hoffman, recently resigned from the Construction Board, and thanked him for his service to the City of Sebastian. Councilman Metcalf introduced Bruce Cooper, the new Building Official. 6. PUBLIC HEARING 1. p~oposed Airport Mas~ Plan Mayor Harris opened the Public Hearing at 7:10 P.M. and laid the ground rules. He said Council would have no input but would merely listen to public opinion. Mrs. Marshall, Roseland Property Owners Association, said that the group, for the record, was not opposed to the airport but was opposed to any expansion or increase in traffic. She suggested the following 1) repair the runways and lights with current airport funds available 2) do not allow the Government to get involved 3) organize Committees to find ways and means to utilize the airport properly 4) ask Contractors to donate time to projects. She asked that Council represent the majority of the people who are opposed to expansion. 2 Roger Cooper, Vice Chairman of the Airport Advisory Board, read from the ten page Contractual Agreement the City has with the U.S. Government. He said that if this land is not used for the purposes stated and maintained it will revert back to the U.S. Government sixty days after demand by the FAA. Mr. Cooper went on to reply to the Airport Fact Sheets that have been circulating the City. He said the Board does not intend for commercial jets to land at the airport. He said the Board's intent of the plan is to overlay two runways, install parallel taxiways, install medium density lights, install a lighted wind cone and segmented circle, and install a non-directional beacon. Joy Thomas, a student pilot representing pilots said the airport was needed for medical transport. She said people were mistaken to believe that large jets are going to land at the airport. Mrs. Maneikis, Concerned Citizens Against Airport Expansion, presented Council with a petition for a total of 2128 signatures. She said that the group is opposed to expansion of the airport since that expan- sion will take away from the natural charm of Sebastian which is the reason most people move here. John Evans, Concerned Citizens Against Airport Expansion, cited an Airport Advisory Board Member's lack of concern for noise and increased air traffic in Sebastian. He said the Board's repackaging of Airport expansion such as an increase of apron from 22,000 to 62,000 sq. yds., an increase of hangar facilities from 2400 to 12,000 sq. yds. and an in- crease of based planes from 31 to 161 in the name of modernization or improvement doesn't fool anyone. He invited Council to carefully study the Plan before action is taken. He said the petitioners are requesting that the City Fathers protect and develop what's here in the City in a way that preserves the quality of life. He urged Council to instruct the City Attorney to review assurances that the City would have to sign if federal funds are used. He recommended the City use $150,000. now available in airport funds to repave the runways, minimize the amount of land dedicated to aviation use and involve the Planning and Zoning Commission in plans for the airport. Mrs. DeLong said large airports are not as safe as small airports. Councilman Metcalf was excused from the meeting at 7:50 P.M. Bob Quick, Point o' Woods, said that residents of his area are strongly opposed to airport expansion. Richard Rosenkranz, Concerned Citizens Against Airport Expansion, said the group does not want larger than Class A air traffic. He said both Indian River hospitals are equipped with helipads for medical emergency transfers. He agreed with airport repairs and safety with no increase in facilities. He recommended that the constitution of the Airport Advisory Board be changed so that there is some representation by concerned citizens and that any decisions be held until the City Manager is on board. Max Danis, Roseland, said that in figure 5-2 of the Master Plan a day/night noise level contour of 65 db is indicated which is a weighted average of high and low noises. He said Sebastian has a noise ordinance of 55 db day and 45 db night. He said any level above 70 db is not considered by the FAA to be consistent with residential land use. He said housing construction takes into consideration any levels above 65 db. He said he hoped Council would vote in favor of the majority of the people who wish not to have the airport expanded. Robert Fullerton, Planning and Zoning Commission, recommended that this matter be referred to the Commission for land use proposals. Steve Johnson, representing operators at the airport, said growth and expansion will occur and the operators would like to see a well equipped, properly controlled airport which the Master Plan will address. Mrs. Pauch questioned if the community had access to the Master Plan. Mayor Harris said a copy can be seen in City Hall. Bill Markham, who lives next to the airport, said the top time for noise levels is eight seconds which he didn't think was noisy at all. Councilman Metcalf returned at 8:08 P.M. Jane Blauin said the matter of pollution on takeoff and landing had not been addressed. She said people currently using the airport are not bringing money into the city. Frank DeJoia, former member of the Airport Advisory Board, said that when negotiations were taking place for lease of the Golf Course property rental was 4 based on appraised value and this was approximately $2500 per acre. He recommended that Council establish a task force to look into possible acquisition of airport property for uses of more general interest to the spectrum of the citizens of Sebastian. Sarah Trump said after receiving no answers at workshops she investigated and found that of forty one airplanes at the airport twenty one on the west side are repairs, of sixteen on the east side five to seven are owned by Sebastian residents. She said a week long physical count between 4 P.M. and 6 P.M. Monday through Friday showed twenty operations with the same plane often landing ten times. She said touch and goes for training were against Sebastian codes. Mayor Harris adjourned the Public Hearing at 8:15 P.M. and called a recess. The meeting was recalled at 8:25 P.M. and all members of the Council were present. 7. COMMIT~ REPORTS When questioned by Councilman Metcalf if the housing similarities Ordinance had been drafted, Attorney Palmer stated that based on comments made by the Planning and Zoning Commission he was doing a rewrite and should present it at the July 22, 1987, Regular Council meeting. 8. PUbliC INPUT QN AGENDA I~M~ Kathleen Geyer, CWA, thanked the City negotiating team for a professional job. 9. CONSENT AGENDA ae RESOLUTION NO. R-87-41 - Abandonment of Easement Lot 27 & 28, Block 25, Unit 1 RESOLUTION NO. R-87-42 - Abandonment of Easement Lot 11 & 12, Block 22, Unit 1 C. Approval of Minutes - June 24, 1987 Regular Meeting Councilman Metcalf requested that item (9) (C) be removed from the Consent Agenda. 5 87.084 MOTION by Roth/McCarthy I move we approve Consent Agenda Items (9)(A) RESOLUTION NO. R-87-41 - Abandonment of Easement Lot 27 & 28, Block 25, Unit 1 and (9)(B) RESOLUTION NO. R-87-42 - Abandonment of Easement Lot 11 & 12, Block 22, Unit 1. VOICE VOTE: Vice Mayor Roth - Aye Councilman McCarthy - Aye Councilman Metcalf - Aye Councilman Vallone - Aye Mayor Harris - Aye MOTION CARRIED. Councilman Metcalf questioned page seven of the June 24, 1987, minutes where he questioned the legality of "more or less" used in a legal description. Attorney Palmer again said it was legal. MOTION by McCarthy/Roth I move we approve item (9)(C) Approval of Minutes - June 24, 1987 Regular Meeting. VOICE VOTE: Vice Mayor Roth - Aye Councilman McCarthy - Aye Councilman Metcalf - Aye Councilman Vallone - Aye Mayor Harris - Aye MOTION CARRIED. 10. QLD A. Propgsed Ad for i~ Manager Mayor Harris presented an ad that he and Attorney Palmer had drafted. After a lengthy discussion on the proposed ad with each member giving recommendations, the following motion was made. MOTION by McCarthy/Metcalf I move we approve the revised ad to 1) change population from 8500 - 9500 to 7500 - 9500, 2) to change salary from 35,000 - 38,500 to 35,000 - 40,000, 3) to add "ICMA Membership is preferred" 4) delete "full services" and add "operates all basic departments including Golf Course, Airport and Cemetery", to include an effective date of new form of government the number "15" to read "February 15, 1988", to be listed in the National League of Cities, Florida League of Cities, exclude local newspapers with a deadline of October 31, 1987. 6 87.084 11. 12. ROLL CALL: Vice Mayor Roth - Aye Councilman McCarthy - Aye Councilman Metcalf - Aye Councilman Vallone - Aye Mayor Harris - Aye MOTION CARRIED. Vice Mayor Roth was excused from the meeting at 8:55 P.M. Consider ~ontinuiD~q Services of Pete 5nowles, Florida ~B~9 Rid~ Councilman McCarthy recommended that a letter of thanks be sent to Mr. Knowles and his services be discontinued. Councilman Metcalf disagreed and stated that Mr. Knowles has been very cooperative and a great asset. Councilman Vallone said that since Mr. Knowles' services were free and he could help to keep Council on track with expert advice his services should not be discontinued. Councilman McCarthy requested 'that the item be postponed until the next Regular meeting when Vice Mayor Roth can have input. MAYOR'S MATTERS None. COUNCIL MATT~ When questioned by Councilman Metcalf as to the current price of the CAV property on U.S. 1, Dr. Henry Fischer stated that the current list price is $850,000.00 for a private buyer but the original price of $485,000.00 for the City of Sebastian still holds. Mayor Harris said the proposed Airport Master Plan had been referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission and if ready it would be on the July 22, 1987, Regular Council Meeting agenda, with Jimmy Goff of Post, Buckley in attendance. Mayor Harris said if Planning and Zoning is not prepared it would be on the August Workshop agenda. 7 87.174 13. CITY ATTORN~ MATTERS None. 14. NEW BUSINESS Mayor ~quest ~O Att~ Labor Relations ~rum councilman McCarthy said he would like to see Council members, the City Attorney and the Finance Director all attend the Forum if they wish to do so. MOTION by McCarthy/Vallone I move we approve attendance at the Labor Relations Forum in Clearwater, Florida on August 7 and 8, 1987, for Mayor Harris, Attorney Palmer, Finance Director, Carol Carswell and City Council Members. ROLL CALL: Vice Mayor Roth - Absent (excused) Councilman McCarthy - Aye Councilman Metcalf - Aye Councilman Vallone - Aye Mayor Harris - Aye MOTION CARRIED. A. RESOLUTION NO- R-87-43 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, SETTING POLICY REGARDING THE NUMBER AND FORM OF SIGNATURES THAT MUST APPEAR ON CHECKS, DRAFTS, AND OTHER FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Attorney Palmer read RESOLUTION NO. R-87-43, by title only. MOTION by Vallone/Metcalf I move we adopt RESOLUTION NO. R-87-43, as read by the City Attorney, by title only. ROLL CALL: Vice Mayor Roth - Absent (excused) Councilman McCarthy - Aye Councilman Metcalf - Aye Councilman Vallone - Aye Mayor Harris - Aye MOTION CARRIED. 8 87.170 87.175 B. Ratify Union Contra~ (CWA ~ PBA) MOTION by Vallone/Metcalf I move we ratify the union contract with the Communications Workers of America. ROLL CALL: Vice Mayor Roth - Absent (excused) Councilman McCarthy - Aye Councilman Metcalf - Aye Councilman Vallone - Aye Mayor Harris - Aye MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Vallone/McCarthy I move we ratify the union contract with the Police Benevolent Association. ROLL CALL: Vice Mayor Roth - Absent (excused) Councilman McCarthy - Aye Councilman Metcalf - Aye Councilman Vallone - Aye Mayor Harris - Aye MOTION CARRIED. Attorney Palmer said it was a pleasure for him to bargain for these two contracts. C. AIRPQRT ADVISORY DQAR~ Mayor Harris said he would like to refer this to Attorney Palmer for clarification on parking in the adjacent property. Attorney Palmer said Council should look into leasing since it sets a bad precedence to allow a tenant to use others' properties for parking. He said he would look into it. 87.176 87.177 87.178 15. D. GOLF COURSE 1. Request to Did ~ ~ Tons Fertilizer MOTION by Vallone/Metcalf I move we approve the request to go to bid for 16.5 tons of fertilizer for the Golf Course. ROLL CALL: Vice Mayor Roth - Absent (excused) Councilman McCarthy - Aye Councilman Metcalf - Aye Councilman Vallone - Aye Mayor Harris - Aye MOTION CARRIED. Presentation b2~ C.J. Ca~BQB of Lease Proposal for ~ ~0U~ Restaurant This item was postponed until the July 22, 1987, Regular Council Meeting. E. BUILDING DEPARTMENT Recommendation ~ AdQpt QKdin~nce Requiring Final Survey Before Is~a~ of CeKtificate of Mayor Harris said the Building Official wished to review this before Council action. Mayor Harris adjourned the meeting at 9:12 P.M. Minutes were approved at the meeting. City ~lerk 10