HomeMy WebLinkAbout08271981SPECIAL MEETING - AUGUST 27, 1981
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR., AT 7:00 P.M.
PRESENT: VICE MAYOR EVERETT T. GASS, COUNCILMAN RICHARD VOTAPKA, COUNCILWOMAN FLORENCE
PHELAN, MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR., AND COUNCILMAN FRANK OBERBECK ( ARRIVED LATE )
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GASS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, TO BRING TO THE FLOOR A FEW
SPECIAL ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED AND CLEARED UP. CARRIED.
MAYOR FLOOD INTRODUCED MR. RAYMOND LADD WHO WAS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED FOR THE POSITION
OF GOLF PROFESSIONAL BY THE GOLF COURSE COMMITTEE. MR. LADD PRESENTED A BRIEF RESUME AND
ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC.
MR. LADD'S SALARY WILL BE $15,000.00 PER YEAR PLUS 5% FROM GOLF CARTS, 2% FROM THE PRO
SHOP AND 3% FROM THE DRIVING RANGE. ALL FEES FOR LESSONS WILL BE RETAINED BY HIM. WITH
THESE PRECENTAGES AND THE LESSONS HIS IMCOME WILL BE COMPARABLE TO $25,000.00
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GASS, TO EMPLOY MR. RAYMOND LADD
AS THE GOLF PROFESSIONAL AT THE SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE AT A SALARY OF $15,000.00
PER YEAR PLUS THE PRECENTAGES AS INDICATED, FOR ONE YEAR.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
A YES:
VICE MAYOR GASS
COUNCILMAN OBERBECK
COUN N
COUN¢I~M~N P~4~L~%~V
MAYO.~ FLOOD
NAYS:
NONE~..~__-- CARRIED.
THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR A CEMENT SLAB WHICH ENCROACHES ON
THE EASEMENT BETWEEN LOTS 2 AND 3, BLOCK 114, UNIT 2, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS, SO THAT A
CARPORT CAN BE BUILT. (SDEBEL) ~ "/
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GASS, SECONDED mY CO~CILMAN OBERBECK, TO SEND THE REQUEST TO THE
VARIANCE BOARD WITH THE STIPULATION THAT ~E CARPORT WILL NOT BE COVERED. (SDEBEL)CARRIED.
THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTE~ REQU~G ISSION TO USE 6' OF THE NORTH EASEMENT OF LOT
4, BLOCK 22, UNIT 1, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS, TO BUILD A CARPORT. (BLOUIN)
MAYOR FLOOD ~D THAr ~A~ ~~ HA~GIV~' ~N ~F~Z $2,500.00 TO SURVEY
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MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, THAT MR. ROSSKAMP DO THE
SURVEY ON LOUISIANA AVENUE. CARRIED.
MAYOR FLOOD SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL READ AND REVIEW THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND OPERATING
STATEMENT THAT HAD BEEN PREPARED FOR THE GOLF COURSE AND THAT IT WOULD BE DISCUSSED AT
THE WORKSHOP MEETING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1981.
MAYOR FLOOD REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A CALL FROM SENATOR LEWIS INFORMING HIM THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAD COME UP WITH $25,000.00 TO LOWER THE HILL ON STATE ROAD
512. HE INDICATED THAT THE STATE WOULD PAY $15,000.00 IF THE CITY WOULD PAY $10,000.00.
MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPORT BACK TO SENATOR LEWIS ON FRIDAY, AUGUST
28, 1981.
AFTER A LENGHTY DISCUSSION REGARDING THE $10,000.00 THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO PAY TOWARDS
THE REMOVAL OF THE HILL, IT WAS FELT THAT MAYBE THE COUNTY SHOULD CONTRIBUTE $5,000.00
AND THE CITY PAY THE OTHER $5,000.00.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OBERBECK, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN, TO ALLOCATE $5,000.00 TO
REMOVE THE HILL ON STATE ROAD 512.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES:
NAYS:
COUNCILMAN OBERBECK
VICE MAYOR GASS
COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN
COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA
MAYOR FLOOD
CARRIED.
MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT HE WANTED TO GO ON RECORD AS SAYING HE DID NOT VOTE IN FAVOR OF
$5,000.00 ALLOCATION BECAUSE HE FELT THE CITY SHOULD HAVE AUTHORIZED THE FULL AMOUNT OF
$10,000.00 FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE HILL JUST IN CASE THE COUNTY WOULDN'T CONTRIBUTE
$5,000.00.
SPECIAL MEETING - AUGUST 27, 1981
MAYOR FLOOD REMARKED THAT THE CITY AND THE COUNTY SHOULD RECOMMEND TO THE STATE THAT THEY
MAINTAIN STATE ROAD 512 FROM 1-95 TO U. S. # 1 AS A PRIMARY ROAD INSTEAD OF A SECONDARY
ROAD.
MR. PELLEGRINO, CONSULTANT, CODY AND ASSOCIATES, EXPLAINED THE POSITION CLASSIFICATION
AND PAY PLAN STUDY THAT WAS PREPARED FOR THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, HE INDICATED THAT A
REGIONAL STUDY WAS PREPARED IN ORDER TO DO A SALARY SURVEY. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT A
MINIMUM AND A MAXIMUM PAY SALE HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH A MERIT INCREASE FALLING IN
BETWEEN. MR. PELLEGRINO STATED THAT THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THE STUDY IN THE FUTURE
AND THAT HE WOULD COME BACK EVERY TWO YEARS TO DO AN UPDATE.
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GASS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA, TO ACCEPT THE CODY REPORT AS
A GUIDELINE.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
A YES:
NAYS:
VICE MAYOR GASS
COUNCILMAN OBERBECK
COUNCILMAN VOTAPKA
COUNCILWOMAN PHELAN
MAYOR FLOOD
NONE
CARRIED.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:58 P.M.
CITY CLERK
MAYOR