HomeMy WebLinkAbout07221981REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - JULY 22, 1981
CALLED TO ORDER BY MAyoR PAT FLOOD, JR., AT 7:00 P.M.
PRESENT: COUNCILMAN FRANK OBERBECK, COUNCILWOMAN FLORENCE PHELAN, CITY ATTORNEY DANIEL KILBIRDE
AND MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR. "
ABSENT: VICE MAYOR GASS AND COUNCILMAN RICHARD VOTAPKA (VACATION)
COUNCILMAN OBERBECK REPORTED THAT THE FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE HELD ITS FINAL MEETING AND A BALANCE OF
$2,196.00 WAS LEFT IN THE TREASURY TO BE USED TOWARDS NEXT YEARS FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE
AGREED THAT THE FIRE WORKS WERE NOT THE QUALITY THEY EXPECTED. MR. KROEGEL REPORTED THAT HE WOULD TRY TO
MAKE RESTITUTION WITH THE FIRE WORKS COMPANY TO EITHER PROVIDE FIRE WORKS TO THE CITY FOR NEW YEAR§ EVE
OR GET A CASH REIMBURSEMENT TOWARDS THE COST.
NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS ELECTED WERE AS FOLLOWS:
MR. RICHARD SZELUGA, CHAIRMAN
MR. DOUG GRAHAM, CO-CHAiRMAN
MRS. ALICE ALLARD, SECRETARY
MRS. YOLANDA PAYANT, TREASURER
COUNCILMAN OBERBECK MENTIONED AN ARTICLE THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER STATING THAT MR. RICHARD
SZELUGA HAD ACCEPTED HIS NOMINATION AS CHAIRMAN OF THE FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE AND THAT THE COMMITTEE
WOULD BE IN 100% CONTROL OF THE FOUR~{OF JULY FUNCTION. COUNCILMAN OBERBECK ASKED MR. SZELUGA TO ELABORATE
ON THIS ARTICLE.
MR. SZELUGA ASKED IF THE FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE WAS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND WHEN AND BY WHOM IT WAS
iTABLISHED.
STREET DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY CONTRIBUTES ~NE~ AND LABOR, ~E COMMITTEE CAN OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY BUT
THEY WOULD NOT BE IN 100~ CONTROL. ~ -- __
WHICH IS NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE AND FACIAI._IESL~TVOLVED, THE EXPENDITURES WHICH ARE INCURRED, SOME-
ONE FROM THE CITY WILL ATTEND ALL COMMITTEE MEETINGS STriCTLY AS A LIAISON.
MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT PREVIOUS FOURTH OF JUL~I~E RECORDS WERE AT CITY HALL AND AVAILABLE FOR MR.
SZELUGA TO USE AT ANY TIME AND SINCE MONEY HAS BEEN INCORPORATED IN THE CITY BUDGET, MR. SZELUGA SHOULD
FEEL FREE TO MAKE LONG IISTANCE TELEPHONE CALLS IF HE_NEEDED TO.
ATTORNEY KILBRIDE REPORTED THAT SINCE HE HAD A PROBLEM LOCATING A 10' ALLEYWAY TO BE ABANDONED FOR MR. PALUCH
AND HAD JUST RECEIVED CLARIFICATION, THAT HE WOULD HAVE AN ORDINANCE READY FOR THE FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, TO PUT THE ABANDONMENT OF A 10' ALLEYWAY FOR
PALUCH ON THE,AGENDA FOR THE AUGUST 5, 1981 WORKSHOP MEETING.
?ION BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, TO BRING TO THE FLOOR THE RESOLUTION OF
AND SEWER INSPECTION FEES. CARRIED.
ATTORNEY KILBRIDE READ A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING INSPECTION FEES FOR THE iNSPECTiON OF CONSTRUCTION OF
WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, SEWERAGE COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND SEWERAGE TREATMENT PLANTS,
PER ORDINANCES 0-81-8 AND 0-81-9.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING INSPECTION
FEES FOR THE INSPECTION OF CONSTRUCTION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, SEWERAGE COLLECT-
ION SYSTEMS AND SEWERAGE TREATMENT PLANTS, PER ORDINANCES 0-81-8 AND 0-81-9.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES:
NAYS:
COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN
COUNCILMAN OBERBECK
MAYOR FLOOD
NONE
CARRIED.
GULAR COUNCIL MEETING - JULY 22, 1981
E DEPUTY CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM MR. HUMPHREY, REQUESTING'PERMISSION TO USE THE GRASS MEDIAN
TWEEN THE WEST CURB OF NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE AND THE SIDEWALK FOR EMPLOYEE PARKING AND TO ERECT TWO
FORTY INCH HIGH METAL STEPS ON THE EAST EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING, ONE TO BE USED TO SERVICE AN EXISITING
GARAGE TYPE DOOR AND THE OTHER TO SERVICE A PASSAGE DOOR.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, NOT TO ISSUE MR. HUMPHREY A BUILDING
PERMIT OR ALLOW HIM TO START ANY CONSTRUCTION ON THE SITE UNTIL SUCH TIME THE CITY IS FURNISHED WITH A
HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT AND THE INSURANCE AS REQUIRED. WHEN ALL OF THiS IS IN THE CITY'S POSSESSION THEN
THEY CAN GO AHEAD. CARRIED.
JOSEPH LANCASTER, FINANCE DIRECTOR, PROPOSED THE FOLLOWING FIGURES TO AMEND THE BUDGET:
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND BEGINNING THIS YEAR IS $276,588.34. INTEREST EARNED
THROUGH JULY 23, 1981 IS $34,986.86. THE TOTAL FUND BALANCE IN THE ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND IS $311,573.20
MONEY TAKEN FROM THE FUND FOR ROAD REPAIRS IN 1979 WAS $67,106.00 AND IN 1980, $45,000.00
THE FOLLOWING SUMS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED THIS YEAR, 1981 FOR ROAD WORK:
HIGH STREET, $225.00 FOR SURVEY WORK, $2,660.00 FOR CLEARING AND GRADING, $2,885.00 TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT.
LOUISIANA AVENUE, $500.00 FOR CLEARING AND GRADING.
LIME STREET, MANGO STREET, COLUMBUS STREET, A TOTAL COST OF $4~,408.00 FOR REPAVING THESE STREETS.
TOTAL ROAD WORK COST WAS $44,793.00. AND ADDITIONAL $5,000.00 IS NEEDED TO PUT A STREET SWEEPER IN
GOOD OPERATION, MAKING A TOTAL OF $49,793.00 IN EXPENDITURES FROM THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ROAD MAIN-
TENANCE FUND.
WITH
THIS
RESOLUTION
TO
AMEND
CA~IED.
MOTION BY COUNCI~N OBE~ECK, SECONDED BY COLgatE'N, TO T~NSFER FROM THE SU~LUS FUND $19,320.09
TO GENE~L FUNDS AS PART OF ~SOLUTION ~ENDING T~E BUD~T.
CA~IED.
~ J~
~YOR FLOOD MENTIONED A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE IN ~BA~AN SUN THAT HE WANTED TO CLEAR UP. HE STATED THAT
FLOUNCE PHELAN WAS NOT ON VACATION AT THE TIME THE CETA MONEY WAS ~CEIVED. THE CETA CHECK HAD BEEN
DEPOSITED ON NO~MBER ~H, ~I~IME JANET POR~ W~D~G THE BOO~ ~OSEPH LANCASTER HAD ALREADY
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, TO HAVE JOSESPH LANCASTER, FINANCE DIRECTOR,
INCLUDE IN THE BUDGET AN ALLOCATION OF $30,000.00 TOWARDS SETTING UP AN ENGINEERING OFFICE IN THE CITY.
CARRIED.
)SEPH LANCASTER, FINANCE DIRECTOR, REPORTED THAT HE HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH ON A COMPUTER TERMINAL TO BE USED
THE CITY. THE COST OF THE COMPUTER TERMINAL AND THE SETTING UP OF THE SYSTEM WOULD BE $7,500.00. THERE
WOULD BE A $30.00 CHARGE PER MONTH FOR THE TELEPHONE LINE AND $50.00 PER MONTH FOR THE RENTAL OF STORAGE
SPACE.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, TO GIVE JOSEPH LANCASTER THE AUTHORITY TO
ENTER $7,500.00 INTO THE BUDGET TO COVER THE COST OF THE COMPUTER TERMINAL.
CARRIED.
MR. JOHN VAN ANTWERP, CHAIRMAN OF THE GOLF COURSE COMMITTEE, REPORTED THAT THE CONSTRUCTION AT THE GOLF
COURSE WAS ABOUT 3-5 WEEKS BEHIND SCHEDULE.
MAYOR FLOOD REPORTED THAT ON JULY 21, 1981, A MEETING WAS HELD IN CITY HALL FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON
LOUISIANA AVENUE, CONCERNING A 12 TO 16 FOOT MISTAKE ON THE PROPERTY LINES. THE HOMEOWNERS AGREED TO
HAVE A SURVEY MADE. A REPORT SHOULD BE RECEIVED IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS REGARDING THE COST AND TIME INVOLVED.
MAYOR FLOOD STATED THE CITY'S CONCERN IS FOR THE FUTURE, WHEN WATER AND SEWER LINES ARE INSTALLED AND
IF ANY BUILDING IS DONE IN THIS AREA, THE LINES MIGHT WIND UP UNDERNEATH THE BUILDINGS..
COUNCIL MEETING - JULY 22, 1981
FLOOD REPORTED THAT MR. AND MRS. JACK SALMELA DONATED A MAP OF SEBASTIAN DATING BACK TO 1942-1943.
ATTORNEY KILBRIDE REPORTED HE HAD AN ORDINANCE READY ESTABLISNING THE SEBASTIAN CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD.
THE COUNCIL WANTED TIME TO READ AND REVIEW THE SEBASTIAN CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD ORDINANCE.
MAYOR FLOOD DISCUSSED THE MORATORIUM ON STATE ROAD 512 AND STATED THAT A SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETING WOULD
BE HELD TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER.
ATTORNEY KILBRIDE EXPLAINED THE TEMPORARY EMERGENCY MORATORIUM WOULD BE EXPiRiNG AND A PUBLIC HEARING
WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN EXTENSION. HE ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE EXTENSION HAS TO BE EXTENDED BY A REGULAR
ORDINANCE AND CAN BE LIFTED 90 DAYS OR SOONER, IF THE COUNCIL WISHES TO REPEAL IT.
MEETING ADJOURNED: 8:58 P.M.
CITY CLEP, K