Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout09121977PUBLIC HEARING-SEPTEMBER 12, 1977 THE HEARING WAS CALLED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7 OF CHAPTER 7 OF THE BUILDING ORDINANCE. MAYOR CRAGG READ THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IN ITS ENTIRETY. NO OPPOSITION WAS VOICED, THEREUPON THE HEARING WAS CLOSED. REGULAR MEETING-SEPTEMBER 12, 1977 PRESENT: VICE MAYOR GRAY, COUNCILMEN JOHN R. JOACHIM AND CLIFFORD HOOSE, MR. L.B. AND MAYOR F. EUGENE CRAGG. ABSENT: COUNCILMAN EVERETT T. GASS (VACATION) VOCELLE, MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST MEETING. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY TO PAY THE AUGUST BILLS AMOUNTING TO $20,827.76 THE NEWLY APPOINTED POLICE OFFICER, EDDIE OWENS, WAS INTRODUCED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MR. GENE MANSFIELD, REPRESENTING FINANCIAL FRONTIERS, OUTLINED PROPOSED PLAN FOR THE NEW DEVELOPMENT OFF ENGLER DRIVE IN SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS CALLED THE "SEBASTIAN GREENS". THE DEVELOPMENT WILL COVER 160 ACRES, 9~N~S-trO ~]~D~N 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE AND OTHER WITH CARPORT AND UTILITY ROOM. TWELVE LAKES WILL SE AV~I~ABLE FOR RAIN WATER RETENTION AND BEAUTIFICATION PURPOSES. A RESTAUI%~NT~D OTHER FACILItieS SUCH AS A PRO SHOP, BEAUTY SALON, AND BARBER SHOP WILL BE LOCATED IN ~H~C~UB HOUSe. A S~I~MING POOL, SHUFFLEBOARD COURTS AND TENNIS COURTS WILL ALSO BE AVAILAB~SAN~TAR~ASTE~REATMENT SECTION AND WATER PLANT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED. O sDTHE SVELOPMENT vD MAINTAINsDWILL ByHAVETHEAPPROXI TSLY"i FSS ----' ''' PRIVATE. ROADS. THESE STREETS WILL BE DEVELOPER, SZBA~TIAI~ q~ENS . THE ONLY ASSISTANCE THEY WILL NEED FROM THE CITY WILL BE FIRE AND POLICE PRO~ECTION. ~ BE SOLD. THE GOLF COURSE AND RESTAURANT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. INSTALLATIONS WILL BE COMPLETED WITHIN A THREE WEEK TIME FRAME. THE SEBASTIAN CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY WILL HOLD ITS FIRST FUND RAiSING PROJECT FOR BEAUTIFICATION OF THE CEMETERY ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th AT 3 P.M. AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE PROJECT (CHINESE AUCTION) WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF THE CEMETERY. FUTURE FUND RAISING PROJECTS WILL BE PLANNED. COUNCILMAN HOOSE REPORTED THE "CHIPPER" HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IS IN OPERATION. CHIEF CUMMINS REPORTED 203 COMPLAINTS ANSWERED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DURING AUGUST, NOT INCLUDING TRAFFIC STOPS. ART MAYER, BUILDING OFFICIAL, REPORTED A TOTAL OF $230,656.00 IN NEW CONSTRUCTION DURING AUGUST. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, TO PERMIT THE SEBASTIAN LIONS INTERNATIONAL CLUB TO SERVE ALCOHOL AT ITS SEPTEMBER 24th MEETING IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, TO PERMIT THE ORANGE HEIGHTS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT ITS MONTHLY MEETINGS HELD THE FOURTH FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY TO ACCEPT THE ZONING & PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE PATSY & RICHARD LAMBERT'S REQUEST TO REZONE THEIR PROPERTY ON SR 512 FROM R-1 TO C-2. CARRIED. COUNCILMAN JOACHIM WAS APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE CEMETERY COMMITTEE AND WILL BE ASSISTED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE. A BUDGET MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN CITY HALL ON SEPTEMBER 19. ON SEPTEMBER 26, A FINAL BUDGET MEETING WILL BE HELD FOR THE PUBLIC, AFTER WHICH A SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE CALLED TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION FOR THE PROPOSED MILLAGE, AND THE OPENING OF BIDS FOR THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT TRUCK. (1) REGULAR MEETING-SEPTEMBER 12, 1977 MAYOR CRAGG READ, BY TITLE ONLY, SR 512 (WEST 300 FEET) FROM R-1 THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR REZONING THE ESTES PROPERTY ON TO C-2 AND (EAST 620.25 FEET) FROM R-1 TO R-2. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: NAYS: VICE MAYOR GRAY, COUNCILMEN JOACHIM AND HOOSE AND MAYOR CRAGG. NONE CARRIED. (0 ~ ~ ~ '~' ]-) (CONFLICT OF INTEREST FILED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY AS LINDA ESTES IS EMPLOYED BY HIS OFFICE, FORM ATTACHED. ) MAYOR CRAGG READ BY TITLE ONLY THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE BUILDING ORDINANCE CREATING A BUILDING DEPARTMENT. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: NAYS: VICE MAYOR GRAY, COUNCILMEN JOACHIM AND HOOSE AND MAYOR CRAGG. NONE ~) CA~IED. (~ ~ ? ?' MR. RENE VAN DEVOORDE, PRESIDENT OF THE SEBASTIAN RIVER AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PRESENTED SKETCHES OF THE PROPOSED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING WHICH THEY HOPE TO LOCATE ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET FROM CITY~L. _~O~T~ THE BUILDING WILL COMMENCE WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND WILL, HOPEFU YEAR. THE CHAMBER WILL PAY ALL TAXES, REAL AND PERSONAL OF ANY SI D, WI .L t ,C{TY HARMLESS. c~. ~ ~o~ wz~ ss ~oc~s~~s~~s-s~ os ~ ~c~s. ~. vAN osv~os EXP~INED ~D WAS REVIEWED BY THE CI~ATTO~EY. THE CHAMBER WILL INSTALL RESTR~MS AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING FOR THE PUBLIC'S USE, ~D MAYOR C~GG AG~ED THAT THE HOURS OF THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS WILL BE DECIDED BY THE CITY ~D~ T~TY WILL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR KEEPING THEM CLE~ ~D LOCKING THEM AT NIGHT. T~ EHAMBER~WILL CARRY INSU~NCE ON THE NEW BUILDING BUT MR. VAN DEVOORDE DID NOT BELIE~ THEIR BUDGEg ~LD PE~IT A MILLION ~L~R UMBRELLA POLICY. HE WOULD NOT BE AB~ TO COMMIT ~E CHAMBE~T THIS POINT TO A SPECIFIC ~OUNT. MR. VOCELLE SUGGESTED A $100-$300,000 POL(~D, ~ITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL, WILL PREP~E A DEED ACCORDINGLY. ~ ~ MOTION BY COUNCIL, ,,HOOSS, S D qUNC = SEF-- HE OUESTION TO THE WITH REFERENCE TO~{R~. DE V~NE'S R~OU~JST~T& CO~DU~T A PAY N~R~ER~ ~N ~ER H~ME L'OCATED ON NORTH OF ~THE ZONING ORDINANCE, WOULD COME UNDER PART "C" SPE~AL E~EPTIONS. ~. VOCELLE ADDED THAT THE~APPROVAL WOULD NOT EXCEED A 90 DAY PERIOD. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY AND CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION TO ABANDON THE EASEMENTS ON LOTS 4 AND 5, BLOCK 17, UNIT 1, COLUMBUS STREET, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS. CARRIED. MAYOR CRAGG READ A LETTER FROM THE COUNCIL ON AGING, IN REFERENCE TO THE CONGREGATE MEALS PROGRAM. IT IS A ONE YEAR PROGRAM. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO PERMIT THE USE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND/OR SEBASTIAN YACHT CLUB FACILITIES FOR THE CONGREGATE MEALS PROGRAM. CARRIED. MAYOR CRAGG READ THE RESOLUTION CHANGING THE VOTING SITE FROM CITY HALL TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, TO ACCEPT THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE COMMUNITY CENTER AS THE NEW VOTING SITE, CARRIED. MAYOR CRAGG READ THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 9-2 OF CHAPTER 9 OF THE ELECTIONS ORDINANCE. MR. VOCELLE INDICATED THAT THE FIRST READING SHOULD BE ADOPTED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 5th AND PASSED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER lOth SO IT WOULD BE IN EFFECT 3 DAYS BEFORE THE PETITIONS ARE TAKEN OUT. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY TO HAVE THE FIRST READING OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE ELECTIONS ORDINANCE FOR THE $25.00 FILING FEE AT A PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 5, 1977, PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP MEETING. CARRIED. MAYOR CRAGG SPOKE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ACT OF 1975 REQUIRING THAT A PLAN BE PREPARED AND APPROVED BY THE STATE BY JULY 1, 1979. THE SEBASTIAN PLAN, CONTAINING NINE ITEMS WAS FORWARDED TO THE STATE AND RETURNED WITH ONLY 2 ITEMS APPROVED. ASSISTANCE WILL BE GIVEN US BY THE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND A MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT. MOTION BY ViCE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION MAKING APPLICATION FOR FUNDS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ATTEND THE ABOVE MEETING. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF NON-BIDDABLE PURCHASES BY DEPARTMENT HEADS FROM $500.00 TO $1,000.00 CARRIED. (2) REgULAR'MEETING-SEPTEMBER 12, 1977 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL REQUESTED PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE FOR BID FOR A 1/2 TON PICK-UP TRUCK FOR THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. MAYOR CRAGG STATED THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT HAD SUFFICIENT FUNDS IN ITS ACCOUNT FOR THIS PURCHASE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY TO AUTHORIZE THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR A 1/2 TON PICK-UP TRUCK FOR THE USE OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. CARRIED. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL INDICATED A NEED FOR ESTABLISHING A CONTRACTORS LICENSING DIVISION FOR THE CITY. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, MAYOR CRAGG ASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO CHECK INTO THE LEGALITY OF THIS PROPOSAL AND TO BRING IT UP AT THE WORKSHOP MEETING ON OCTOBER 5, 1977. DISCUSSION ON HIRING A BOOKKEEPER WILL BE BROUGHT UP AT THE OCTOBER 5th WORKSHOP MEETING. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:40. (3)