HomeMy WebLinkAbout10051977PUBLIC HEARING OCT~OBER 5~_~,~ 1977-7 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING WAS CALLED TO ORDER TO BRING TO THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION THE
$25.00 FILING FEE FOR THE ELECTIONS ORDINANCE.
MR. L.B. VOCELLE(CITY ATTORNEY) READ THE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THE ELECTIONS
ORDINANCE IN ITS ENTIRETY.
MAYOR CRAGG READ BY TITLE ONLY THE ELECTIONS ORDINANCE. THE $25.00 WILL BE
RETAINED TO HELP PAY THE EXPENSES OF THE ELECTIONS AND WILL BE COLLECTED AT
THE TIME WHEN THE PETITION IS TAKEN OUT. MAYOR CRAGG ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY
VOICED OPINIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS ORDINANCE. BEING NO COMMENTS ON THIS
IT WILL BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1977.
PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED.
REGULAR MEETING-OCTOBER 10, 1977
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR F. EUGENE CRAGG AT 7 P.M.
PRESENT:
VICE MAYOR GRAY, COUNCILMAN EVERETT T. GASS, AND JOHN R. JOACHIM,
MR. L.B. VOCELLE, AND MAYOR CRAGG.
ABSENT: COUNCILMAN CLIFFORD~SE~_ [ ] E~
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF SE~UFE~ER 12 W PPROVED.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, S~ND~D BY COUnCiLMAN GASS, TO PAY SEPTEMBER BILLS
TOTALING $7,291.05 CARRIED.
DURING THE 15 MINUTES FOR THE PUBLIC MRS. DOROTHY JOACHIM DISCUSSED THE USE OF THE
COMMUNITY CENTER ON SATURDAY NIGHT~'~O~. _ , ~0 GAMES AS PROPOSED BY THE SEBASTIAN
CEMTERY IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY. THE ~ ~PUR~SE OF THE SOCIETY IS TO RAISE FUNDS
TO ENCHANCE THE APPEARANCE OF THE SE~IERY~ ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE VARIOUS FUND
RAISING PROJECTS, SUCH AS THE BINGQ G~MES,~ILL BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. SHE
STATED THE SOCIETY WOULD BE WILLIN~_.~;PAY~ FOR THE USE OF THE BUILDING, IF
NECESSARY, AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT~R~E WITH ANY OTHER SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES.
THE REQUEST Td ~E TH$...CO~NITY~NTER~OR
CITY CHARTER I~ ~AT TqE ORD~A~C/~ ~EQ~S A $25 FZL~N~% ~EE ~ 2AID AT THE TIME
MR. VOCELLE, CI~ A~~ WILL REVIEW~HE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ELECTION
ORDINANCE.
VICE MAYOR GRAY REPORTED ~ THE YMCA AND THE NORTH COUNTY RECREATION COMMITTEE ARE
WORKING TO COORDINATE PLANS.
VICE MAYOR GRAY SUGGESTED A FENCE BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE PROPOSED PARKING LOT
FOR THE CITY DOCK AND THE ADJOINING PROPERTY TO PRECLUDE USERS OF THE PARKING LOT
FROM TRESPASSING ON MRS. BOONE'S LAND. THIS SUBJECT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT A LATER
TIME.
COUNCILMAN GASS REPORTED ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: (1) THE "CHIPPER" HAS A~rD
AND IS IN USE. IT HAS ALREADY SAVEr TIME AND MONEY THROUGH LESS FREQUENT C~c.~._-i~r',~S
TO THE COUNTY DUMP. (2) THE OLD ELECTRIC POLES IN FRONT OF CITY HALL HAVE BEEN
REPLACED AND ARE NOW BEING USED AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR BUMPER GUARDS.
(3) THE ASPHALT RESURFACING OF CLEVELAND STREET HAS BEEN COMPLETED, AND FUTURE
PLANS WILL INCLUDE THE POSSIBLE RESURFACING OF llTH STREET. (4) PLUG-IN
RECEPTACLES HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE LIGHT POLES THROUGHOUT THE CITY FOR THE
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. (5) THE PARKING LOT FOR THE CITY DOCK WILL BE COMPLETED
IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT REPORTED A TOTAL OF $303,031.00 IN NEW CONSTRUCTION
DURING SEPTEMBER. DURING FISCAL YEAR 1976-1977, 112 SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES WERE
BUILT AND THE TOTAL FOR ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR THE SAME PERIOD WAS $3,404,131.00
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ZONING & PLANNING COMMISSION REPORTED THREE ABSENTEES; THEREFORE
THE COMMISSION WAS UNABLE TO CONDUCT ANY BUSINESS AT ITS LAST MEETING BECAUSE THEY
LACKED A QUORAM.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED 181 COMPLAINT ANSWERED LAST MONTH, NOT INCLUDING
TRAFFIC STOPS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS LOST ONE OFFICER, DON BAUMAN, TO THE PALM
BAY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND GAINED ONE FROM THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT.
MAYOR CRAGG URGED ALL CITIZENS OF SEBASTIAN WHO HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE TO DO
SO. SEBASTIAN CITY HALL WILL BE OPEN FOR BOTER REGISTRATIONS WEEK OF OCTOBER 24
TO OCTOBER 28 FROM 8:30 A..M. TO 4 P.M. AND ON MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24 FROM
7 P.M. TO 9 P.M. BOOKS WILL BE CLOSED FOR VOTING IN THE DECEMBER 1977 CITY ELECTION