HomeMy WebLinkAbout07281976SPECIAL MEETING - JULY 28, 1976
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR F. EUGENE CRAGG AT 3:30 P.M.
PRESENT: COUNCILMEN JOHN R. JOACHIM, LEWIS GRAY AND CLIFFORD HOOSE, MAYOR CRAGG AND MR. ROBERT
LLOYD (CITY ENGINEER).
MAYOR CRAGG EXPLAINED THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING, TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF INSPECTIONS TO BE
MADE BY THE CITY ENGINEER ON THE ROADS AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES IN UNITS 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8 IN
SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS. HE EXPLAINED THE WORK MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 90 DAYS FROM DATE OF THE
SIGNED AGREEMENT WHICH WAS JUNE 9, 1976. THIS LEAVES ONLY 41 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE WORK.
MR. LLOYD ASKED FOR SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS AS TO THE AMOUNT OF INSPECTIONS TO .BE MADE, COMMENTING
TWO THINGS ARE INVOLVED: (1) THE PAVEMENTS AND (2) THE RIGHT-OF-WAYS. THERE ARE SOME ROADS
WITHOUT SHOULDERS AND THE CITY SHOULD INSIST THAT THERE BE A MINIMUM OF 8' SHOULDERS.
MAYOR CRAGG OUTLINED THE FOUR CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THE CITY AS A CONDITION TO THE AGREEMENT:
(A) COMPLETE THE DRAINAGE WORK COMMENCED IN PHASE 1, UNIT 2, WITHIN 60 DAYS, UPON REACHING
AGREEMENT IN WRITING AS TO A MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF RESOLVING THE EXISTING DRAINAGE
PROBLEMS. (MR. LLOYD AGREED TO WRITE SUCH A LETTER TO GENERAL). (B) COMMENCEMENT OF DREDG-
ING IN COLLIER CREEK (BETWEEN FELLSMERE HIGHWAY AND GRANT AVE.) AND CARRYING FORWARD TO COMPLETION,
SUBJECT TO REQUIRED PERMITS. (C) RELOCATION OF THE PAVEMENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF SLOAN STREET
AND FUTCH' WAY UPON VERIFICATION BY A LICENSED SURVEYOR THAT THE STREET IS IMPROPERLY LOCATED.
(D) SEEK TO RESOLVE WITH INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG DRAWDY WAY, UPON THEIR REQUEST, ANY
DISPUTE OVER THE LOCATION OF A DRAINAGE DITCH, FOR WHICH GENERAL DEVELOPMENT HAS LEGAL RESPONSI-
BILITY THEREFOR.
WHEN
NO CRITERIA OTHER THAN VISUAL. COST OF ~WE BO~INCS WILL\b~E/ $27.50 FOR THE ASPHALT ANALYSIS
(ACTUAL LABORATORy COST), $12.00 FOR TF_E SUB-GT~ADf, AND $%28/.00 FOR THE BORINGS TO INCLUDE ASPHALT
THICKNESS, BASE THICKNESS AND BASE APPEA~NCE, F0~ A TOTA~ lOS $67.50. IF ONE BORING A MILE IS
TAKEN, THE COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATE~Jgo2.50.FOB THE ~TIMATED 43 MILES OF ROADS. MR. LLOYD
COMMENTED, HOWEVER, HE WOULD NOT ARBITRARILY-~AMPL~'EACH MILE, ONLY IF IT WAS NEEDED. AND THAT HE
WOULD NOT NECESSARILY SEND EACH BORING TO THE LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS IF, FOR INSTANCE, THE FIRST
DOZEN OR SO SAMPLES WERE FOUND TO BE SATISF~.~
MR. LLOYD WILL ARRANGE FOR A GOLF CART FROM W_CB gO~RK AND MAYOR CRAGG AGREED TO PARK IT IN
HIS CARPORT.
MAYOR CRAGG SUGGESTED REPORTS BE SENT TO G TS SO THEY CAN START THE WORK AND NOT WAIT
UNTIL ALL INSPECTIONS ARE COMPLETED. MR. LLOYD AGREED, STATING, TO0, THAT REPORTS WILL BE
THE ENGINEER'S FEE~F~IAKI~ ia L .00 AY HCU~, C COST OF AN
MR. LLOYD SUGGESTE C TY CU? DGEJTO R HE PHOPERLY DRAZNING
BEFOre THE CITY TA ES THEM OVER.
MR. LLOYD'S PROPOSAL FOR ERECTING 4 x 4's TO WHICH A NEW RAILING WILL BE ATTACHED MET WITH THE
COUNCIL'S APPROVAL AND HE WILL ADVERTISE FOR BIDS. A SEPARATE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID WILL BE
PLACED FOR THE LIGHTING SYSTEM.
MR. LLOYD WILL MAKE FINAL INSPECTION OF THE TENNIS COURTS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
Assistant City Clerk
Mayor