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Home My WebLink About09071988 City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 D SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 MINUTES SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1988 - 7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA ALL PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND INFORMATION ON ITEMS LISTED BELOW MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, CiTY HALL, 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA. Mayor Votapka called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. 2. Councilman Roth led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL Present: Councilman George Metcalf Councilman Robert McCarthy Councilman Kenneth Roth Vice Mayor Peter Vallone Mayor Richard Votapka Also Present: City Manager, Robert McClary City Attorney, Charles Nash 4. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS (ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS) Councilman Mccarthy requested that item (9)(A)(1) be moved to the first item on the agenda. After some discussion regarding the application for Mr. Solgot, it was decided to discuss the item when Mr. Solgot arrived at the meeting. Councilman McCarthy stated, that since he had not been able to review item 88.022 Ordinance No. 0-88-27 Sandmining due to its illegibility, he would prefer to remove this item from the agenda. At the suggestion of the City Manager the following motion was made. MOTION by Metcalf/McCarthy I move we defer Ordinance No. 0-88-27 to the second agenda item on the September 21, 1988 Special Meeting agenda. VOICE VOTE on the motion carried 5-0. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS Vice Mayor Vallone announced his mother's birthday on this date. 6. PUBLIC INPUT Although signed to speak, Jim Gallagher deferred comments on Ordinance No. 0-88-27 until the September 21, 1988, Special Meeting. William Roland, 433 Pine Street, said he had two boats he wished to be able to park on his property, but could not due to the current code. 7. WORKSHOP ITEMS 88.139 A. Discussion re: Falcon Cable Franchise Vice Mayor Vallone said as a result of a meeting with Rebecca Sims of Falcon Cable, Attorney Russell Peterson, Ken Vickers and himself, Falcon had responded to recent customer complaints and he was satisfied with their response. Ken Vickers briefly explained how Falcon is addressing each complaint. Vice Mayor Vallone said the press will be informed of service area extensions to keep the public aware. Letter from Richard Solgot re: Employment Application Vice Mayor Vallone said he had spoken to the City Clerk who assured him that a search would be done again for the missing employment application. The City Manager expressed his apologies for the situation and assured Mr. Solgot there would be another search and a review of the procedures for accepting job applications. 2 88.140 88.137 88.141 B. Resolution No. R-88-58 - Golf Course Rates After a brief review of the proposed Resolution No. R-88- 58, which resulted in no changes in content, Attorney Nash requested permission to redraft the resolution as to form for the September 28, 1988, agenda. Council concurred. C. Consider Lease-Purchase of Ten Golf Carts The Golf Course Mana§er explained his request for the lease purchase of ten golf courts as stated in his memo dated August 16, 1988. Councilman Roth ob3ected to not bidding on the lease purchase since the amount was over $2000. Attorney Nash said if Club Car is a sole source the bidding requirement could be waived. He cited Section 2- 64 paragraph (3) of the City Code of Ordinances. The City Manager said the sole source exemption must be approved by the City Council. Mayor Votapka requested a consensus poll of Council to take action to place approval of the lease purchase of ten golf courts on the September 14, 1988, Consent agenda. Councilman McCarthy - aye Councilman Metcalf - aye Councilman Roth - nay Vice Mayor Vallone - aye Mayor Votapka - aye This item was placed on the September 14, 1988 Consent Agenda. The City Manager said the details of lease purchase contract would have to be approved by the City Attorney. Resolution No. R-88-59 - Law Enforcement Trust Fund - Police Legal Advisor After a brief discussion and explanation by the City Attorney, Resolution No. R-88-59 was scheduled for action on the September 14, 1988 Consent agenda. Discussion of Resolution No. R-88-57 was postponed for the arrival of the Assistant Finance Director. 3 88.142 88.117 88.112 88.088 88.022 Recommendation from Building Official re: Amendment to Section 20A-5.16 Boat Trailers and RV's FOllowing discussion of the requested code amendments the following changes were made; 1) move from D. the definition for motor homes under B. Definitions 2) parking of more than two recreational vehicles was added one per additional five thousand (5000) square feet with a cap of five (5) recreational vehicles; 3) add the language "required front yard setback" to allow boats to be parked on corner lots which under the current code have two front yards and eliminate the front building line requirement for those lots only. Upon questioning by the City Attorney, the Building Official said he would consider a boat on a trailer one recreational vehicle. The City Attorney was instructed to meet with the Building Official to draft an ordinance and bring it back to the September 28, 1988 Regular meeting. G. Ordinance No. 0-88-25 - Flood Damage Protection After a brief discussion on Ordinance No. 0-88-25, and correction of page 11, Section 7-170 (d) remove language "not diminished" add "maintained"' Ordinance No. 0-88-25 was scheduled for first reading on September 14, 1988 and public hearing and adoption on September 28, 1988. E. Resolution No. R-88-57 L Ambulance Squad Lease Following a brief discussion on Resolution No. R-88-57 and the proposed lease, and the addition of section, township and range to the legal description in Schedule A of the lease, these items were placed for action on the September 14, 1988 Consent agenda. H. Ordinance No. 0-88-19 - Nuisance The following changes were made to Ordinance No. 0-88-19; 1) page 3, (C)(1) change "25" feet to "80" feet, 2) change "twenty (20)" in Section 16-3 (a), (b) and Section 16-5 (a) to "ten (10)"; 3) page 6, clerk certification correct typo in word "statute". Ordinance No. O-88-19 was scheduled for first reading on September 28, 1988. I. Ordinance No. 0-88-27 L Sandmining Ordinance This item had been previously deferred to the September 21, 1988, Special Meeting. 4 88.115 88.119 Ordinance No. 0-88-26 L Alcoholic Beverage Parks After a lengthy discussion, several changes were made to the second draft of Ordinance No. 0-88-26 as a result of majority vote on consensus polls taken on each paragraph through (g). Councilman McCarthy stated, for the record, regarding the consensus poll taken on approval of item (g) with the deletion of item (g)(5) "That the person or organization sponsoring the organized social event or activity has executed an indemnification agreement with the City; and", that he had voted no to this particular poll. MOTION by Roth/Vallone I move we extend the meeting fifteen minutes. As a result of a no vote by Councilman Metcalf the roll call was discontinued and Mayor Votapka adjourned the meeting at 10:30 P.M. K. Discussion ~ Policy on City Board Appointments This item was not addressed. *adopted as amended at the September 28, 1988, Regular meeting. Richard B. Votapka, Mayor Kathr$~ M. O'Halloran _City Clerk 5