HomeMy WebLinkAbout10091978RtgSULAR~ILMEETING, OCIDBER 9, 1978
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MAYOR FLOODCAT.TRDTHEMEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
PRESENT: VICE MAYORLEWIS GRAY, OOLTNCII/qENEVE~TGASS, J. RANDY JOACHIM, AND CLIFFORD
HOOSE, MAYOR PAT FIJ3OD, JR., AND MR. L. B. ~I~, CITY A2'ID~.
MR. STANREDICK, DIRECTOR, INDIAN RIVER OOUNTYPLANNINGAND ZCIFiBK~DEP~, PRESENTED TO
T HEMAYORAND CITY COUNCIL AL OCAL GOVE~ CC~P~SIVE PLANNING ACTASSISTANCE FUND AG~
BE'iI4EEN ~ STATE OF FLORIDA, DEP~ OF OOMMUNITYAFFAIRS AND CITY COUNCIL OF SEBASTIAN,
FLORIDA, AND REQUESTED THEAPPROVALOFTHE COLTNCILANDTHE SIGNATURE OF THE MAYOR. ACCORDING TO
THE TEt~Vkq OF THE AGI~EFlvK~Xrf THERE IS NO CClqMITMENT TO ANYCASH LAY-OUTBY THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN
NOR ANY GIV/19~UP OF LOCALAUTHORITYTOACCEPTORREJEC~ANYOCIMPREHENSIVEPLANS PRESENTED.
M3TION BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, SECONDED BY OBUNCII/VIAN GASS, TO ACCEPT THE INTER-LOCAL AG~ AND
TO AUTHORIZE MAYOR FLOOD TO SIGN, ATi'F~T BY CITY CLERK AND ATT3k(/~ SEAL. CARRIED.
VICE MAYOR GRAY ANNOUNCEDTHAT THE RECREATION~Ti'EE RECEIVED $4,000. FRC~4THENORTHCOUNTY
RECREATION BOARD FOR THE NEW RESTBOOV~ AT 2*HE TENNIS C(XrRi~. NO BIBS WERE RBIEIVED FOR THISWORK ~
AND IT IS GOING TOBE BONE BY OUt~ELVESWITH/lqTHENEXT 30 DAYS. VICE MAYOR GRAY ADDEDTHATTHE ~
BUT~DING GIVEN TOUS BY THEBANKWOULDBE USED~LS~L%ItF~E. '
COUNClI/VLAN GASS ADVISED 21tAT HE HAS BFJ~N TRYING TO OBTAIN FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AND HAS B~ZN INFORMED
THAT NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS WTTJ, NOT BE ESTABLISHED UNTIL THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, AT WHICH TIME, WE,
ALONG WITH EVEI~fONE ELSE, WILL BE GIVEN EVEt~f OBNSIEERATION.
COUNC~ JOAC/{IM ALSO STATED 2IiAT THE POLI~~ WILL MEET ON OCTOBER 12, TO DISCUSS THE
HIRING OF TWO NEW POLICt~VK~N. ALSO, A NEW ~vR:~CY~-~~, DO~-~HOMPSON HAS BERN HIRED TO WORK IN THE
COUNCII/qAN HOOSE HAS TAKEN CARE OF ALL STREET I~GH? ..-~UESTS RECEIVED WITH THE EXCEPTioN OF THREE
CHIEF ~S REPORTED 227 CC~P~ ANSWERED BY THE POLICE DEPAR/IqENT DURING SEPTSlVBER NOT
SINCE THE BUILDING , THE CITY BUILDING
,myBFt% Imm SZ : mm% HOUSm FOR
A~ ~_VALUATION OF
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, TO APPROVE THE ~ OF THE R~GTEJkR
OOUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 11, PUBLIC HFARING OF C)CTBDBER 4 AND SPECIAL Mk~TING OF OCTOBER 5, 1978.
MAYOR FLOOD ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS ABCYJr THE BIT i.q OF THE LAST MUNTH. COUNCII24AN HOOSE
REPLIED THAT THE LIST OF BTT.I.q HAD ALL BEEN PAID AND WONDERED WHAT WCI3LD HAPPEN IF 21qE COUNCIL
OBJECTED TO PAYING ONE OF THEM. THE CIJ35K2IL HAS BEt~ ASKED TO APPROVE S(IMS'IitING THAT HAS ALREADY
BEEN DC)NE AND COUNC/J_FfUN H00SE THOUGHT THAT PEt~LAPS THESE B TT,T~ SHOULD BE KELD UNTIL THE CC~NC~
MINUTING iNSTEAD OF PAYING ~ DURING THE bi0NTH. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT SOME BILLS HAVE TO BE
PAID BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETS IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DISCOUNTS OFFERED, BUT ~ THAT
PERHAPS THE WORDING WAS NOT THE BEST. MR. ~,T.~. SUGGESTED THAT FOR FUTURE AGENDAS THE b~DTION
SHOULD SAY: "REVIEW AND APPROVE".
bI~TION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SEOONDED BY COUNCII/ViAN HOOSE, TO PAY SEPTEMBER BTTI.q IN THE AMOUNT
OF $10,133.10. CARRIED.
MOTION BY COUNCIIMAN JOACHIM, SEOONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO PEt{M/T ~ FLORIDA SOCIETY OF
COLONIAL DAMES TO USE THE SEBASTIAN CCIvL~UNITY CENTER, WITHOUT ~, ON SA213RDAY, ~R 11,
FOR THE ANNUAL PATRIOTIC TOWN GET-~ TO ('~..T,'k-~I:~,.TE VETEP~S' DAY. CARRT~D.
bl~TION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECOATDED BY COUNC~ JOACHIM, TO PEt~4IT MR AND MRS. PHILLIP FOSTER
TO USE THE ~ITY CENTER FOR A WEDDING RECEPTION ON SATURDAY, OC'rOBER 28 AND TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES. CARRIED.
bIDTIONBYCOtTNCII/VIANJ(1AC/tIM, SECDNDEDBY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, TO PEt~XlITTHE SEBAST/ANPASIIIqERS FOOTBALL,
INC. TO USE THE SEBASTIAN~ITY CENTER, WITHOUT CHARGE, FOR A DANCE ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, AND
TO SERVEALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. CARRIED.
MAYOR FLOOD REPORPED THAT LAST SATURDAY, CCTOBER 7, GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE JACK ECKERD ATTENDED
A FISH FBY AT THE ~ITY CENTER. THERE WAS AN EXCELLENT TURN-OUT OF PEOPLE AND MAYOR FLOOD EXPRESSED
HIS GRATITUDE TO .AT,T, THOSE WHO WO~ ~ MAI<E THIS AFFAIR A SUCCFSS. HE ESPEC/.ALLY MENTIONED MRS.
FLORENCE PHELAN, MRS. ANNE DEWHUI~T, MR. AND MRS. RICHARD SZELUGA AND MR. R. HURST, WORSHIPFUL
MASTER, FELLSME~ MASONIC LODGE, WHO KINDLY LOANED EXTURA TABT.F~ AND CHAIRS.
REGULAR OOUNCTT, MEETING - 0C/OBER 9, 1978 -
MR. ~LV. STATED ~LAT THE ORDINANCE FOR THE CHARrFJ~ REVISION SHOULD BE APPROVED SO THAT IT MAY
BE SUBMITi~ED TO THE ~RS OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN IN F~ RLFL~ION TO BE HELD ON
D~CEMBER 11. '~-;~E CITY ~ READ BY TITLE ONLY~AN .C~qD~ REPEALING ~ EXISTING CHARTER OF
THE CITY OF SERASTIAN~, F~ORIDA; ADOPTING A REVISED ~ OF THE CITY OF S~~?~ FLORiDA;
PROVIDING FOR A REFERENDL~ RT.W~/fION; PROVIDING FOR ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR A REFE~ EIAL~rION
BY RESOLUTION; PROVIDING AN ~IVE DATE. 5~ERE ENSUED A IJENGTHY DISCUSSION REGARDING 5~HE USE
MOTION BY OCEJNCII_MAN JOACHIM, SEO05DED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO AMEND SECTION 2.19 (b) BY DELETING
THE WORD "FINANCES" IN THE SECOND SENTENCE.
VICE MAYOR GRAY,
COUNCIIMAN GASS,
CC73NC~ JOACHIM
COUNCILMAN HOOSE
MAYOR FLOOD
NAYS: ~ CARRIED.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SEODNESED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO APPROVE THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE
ORDINANCE AS AMENDED.
T~ERE ~ FOLI/TWED ANOTHER DISCUSSION ON THE SAME PARAGRAPH WITH REFERENCE TO CHANGING THE WORD
"PERIODIC" TO ~CEV~HLY". SINCE THERE HAD B~N A M3TION AND SECOND TO APPNOVE THE F/NAL DRAFT, IT
R~S NECESSARY ~D WITHDAi~ THAT MOTION, WHICH WAS DONE BY VICE MAYOR GRAY AND COUNCILMAN JOACHIM.
MOTION BY COUNC~ HOOSE, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO AMEND SECION~ 2.19(b) BY CHANG~
~ WORD "PERIODIC" TO 'MCExFfHLY"
COUNCI~ GASS HAD A QUESTION AND WASh~ADVTSEE TO MAKE Aq~ FOR DISCUSSION.
MOTiON BY COUNCIIiVIAN GASS, SECONDED BY ~M~JfOR GRAY, TO ~D~SCUSS THIS AMENDMERFf.
MAYOR FLOOD STATED ~HAT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A S~ TO AMEND 2.19(b) AND NOW IT'S OPEN FOR
DISCUSSION. THE D~CISION 14AS REACHED THAT ~ '~/L~" SHOULD BE D~. COUNCILMAN HOOSE
S~TED THAT THIS SHOULD ALL BE DONE IN CEq~ M~lW3N A~NWITHDREW HIS FIRST MOTION. MR. VOC~T,T.~.
READ THE PARAGRAPH AS IT WOULD BE, IF AMENDED: "_~O_N~IC~{LLREPORTS TO THE COUNCIL SHALL BE MADE BY
THE STANDING ~S AS TO THE ACCOMPLIS~ AND ~JTURE ~TIES ~LATED BY EACH
COvXvLITi~EE AS DIRECTED BY ~ COURXjTT.." THE DISC~3S~I(~ CONTINUED AND COUNC~ JOACHiM FINALLY
Iv~d3E A lv~rlON ~rL~T THE P~GP~PH BE LEFT AS_~--~..__1~ ~S~. '~iE_lv~XOR_~____ GP~ PO~I~D OUT THaT i~ A RESULT
OF THE DISCUSSION, THE WDRD "FULL" SHOULD BE DEI~TED. COUNC~ JOACHIM AMENDED HIS MOTION TO
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I~YOR FI. DOD
~h.YS: ~ CARR_I~D.
MOTION BY OOUNC~ JOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED.
VICE MAYOR GRAY
COUNCI~ GASS
COUNC~ JOACHIM
COUNC IJ_MAN HOOSE
MAYOR FLOOD
NONE
MOTION BY COUNC~ HOOSE, S~-~EXITED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, DIRECT]AX] THE CITY CLERK TO PLACE THIS
ORDINANCE ON THE BALLf~ BY TITLE TO BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE V/~RCIORS ON DECEMBER 11, 1978.
VICE MAYOR GRAY
COUNCII/V~N GASS
ODUNC~ JOAChIM
COUNC/IMAN H00SE
CARROED?
COPIES OF THE ~ W-TT.T. BE AVATT.ZkJ~LE AT THE I:{)TX,q. MAYOR FLOOD SUGGESTED THAT A PUBLIC
ME~PIR~ BE ~m~.D AT THE ~TY CENTER TO DISCUSS THE CHARTER SO THAT THE ELECTORS MAY HAVE A
~ UNDERSTANDING OF ITS PROVISIONS. A MEETING HAS B~IEN SET UP FOR N~R 29 AT 7:00 P.M.
THERE FOLIXJN-ED A DISCUSSION ABOUT MANDATOI{f GARBAGE COT.T.VL'PION AND STREET REPAIRS. IT IAIAS DIDCIDED
THAT THESE ~AD SUBJECUS WOULD ALSO BE DISCUSSED WIC~H THE PUBLIC AT THE NOVEMBER 29th MEETING AND
A STRAW BALLOT I~JUID BE S~Ti~ED AT THE RT.VCTION IN DEC~VIBER.
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MOTION BY OOUNC~ HOOSE, SECCNDED BY ~ILMAN JOACHIM, THAT THE CITY OOUNCIL GRANT THE
AUTHORITY TO THE CITY CLERK TO PREPARE A STRAW BALLOT TO BE SUBMI~ TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE
CITY AT THE F.T.RCTION TO BE ~m.l.~ DECS~BER 11, 1978, ON ~ FOIJ/]Br/I%~ ISSUES: MANDATORY GARBAGE
COT.T.~2TION - EITHER FOR OR ACJtINST; STREET REPAIR, DRAINAGE DITCHES, MA~ - VOTE FOR
CNE: ASSESSMENT, BONDS, AD VALOREM TAXES, OR NONE OF THE ABOVE. THIS IS A STRAW BALLOT AND
NOT BINDING ON THE COUNCIL.
VICE MAYOR GRAY SUGGESTED I/-IAT "STREET REPAIR" SHOULD BE CHANGED TO "STREET PAVING".
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, S~CYkNDED BY COUNCIIMAN JOACH//4, TO AMEND THE PREVIOUS MOTION FREM
STREET REPAIRTO STREET RESURFACING.
VICE MAYORGRAY
COUNC~GASS
COUNC~NtANJOAf/qiM
C(DNCIIRANHOOSE
MAYOR FLOOD
NAYS: NONE CARRIRD.
MR. VOCR~.LF. STATED THAT AT THE LAST MEETING THE SUBJEC~ OF FIRES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WAS
BROUGHT UP, AND HE LOOKED INTO THE CITY ORDINANCE GOVERNING FIRES. HE THINKS THIS IS A GOOD
ORDINANCE, BUT WILL REQUEST THE EVIRgSlqENTAL PROTSL-TION AGENCY TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RD-LES AND
R~GUIATIONS.
MOTION BY COUNC~ JOACHIM, S~26~ED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO ACCEPT ABANDONING OF EASEMEN~_~-~m>
BETWEEN LOTS 10 AND 11, BLOCK 306, UNI~ZI0~SEB~S~IAN H~G~. CARRIED. (RESOLUTION ~ ~
BALCOR, INC.) ' ~ --- -- ~V/
NDTION BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, SECCND~ BY_ CC~CII_F3LN JOACHIM~ ~0 ACCEPT ABANDONING OF EAS~NT
BETWEEN LOTS 12 AND 14, SEBASTIAN GNQVF~S ~,ATE SUBDMSIC~,_]WITH AN EXCEPTION /lv~OSED BY THE
MAYOR FLOOD MENTIONED THAT WE ARE CONSIDEPd/gG~J~G~ T~E RDLES AND R~GULATIONS REGARDING GRASS
MOWING AND IT W~%S SUGGESTED AT THE WORKSHOP ~EE~ING TH~WE OBTAIN COPIES OF ORDINANCES FRCM
OTHER CITIES. WHEN THESE ARE RECEIVED THE S%qL]ECT WIL~_BE DISCUSSED AGAIN AT THE NEXT WORKSHOP
raTiON BY VIC nOR Smm D BY COUNC ; C IM, TO OF
COUNCILMAN GASS ADVILE~ T~AT ~ B]D~W ~E/R~IE~/E?_~ THE ~I3CK HOI~ ~- ~OPLE WERE SENT
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GPJ~Y, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, TO RE-BID 5~HE HOIST FOR THE DUMP
TRDCK. CARRY.
IN REPLY TO AN INQUIKf PROM COUNCII/ViAN JOACHIM, MAYOR FLOOD ADVISED THAT THE BROK~ LIGHT ON ~
PIER WILL BE REPLACED AND THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE HAS PROMISED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, S~DNDED BY COUNCIIRAN GASS, TO ADOPT THE RESOI/3TION CARR~ OVER THE
AMOUNT OF $1,888. REMAINING IN THE STREET DEPARTMENT 1977/1978 BUDGET ]/qTO THE 1978/1979 BUDGET
TO BE USED FOR PAVTNG OF O00LIDGE STREET AFTER THE BANK BUILDING HAS BEEN CC~P~. CARRIRD.
(RESOLUTION NO. 78-20)
A ~ DISCT~SION W~S pm~,D ON THE PROBLF~4 OF THE DRAINAGE DITCH NEXT TO THE HOUSE OF MRS.
BARBARA S~ ON LOUISIANA. IT HAS Bk~"N E~fEI%~lqED THAT THIS DRAINAGE DITCH EXTENDS ALL
THE WAY UNDER MR. HUBER'S PROPERTY ON U.S. 1 AND HAS B~N IN EXISTENCE FOR AT LEAST 50 YEARS.
MR. VOCRr~.F. STATED THAT THE PUBLIC HAS A PRESCRIPTIVE RIGHT TO THE DITCH, AND IT CANNOT BE
F~LL~ UP. THIS MAI~fER WILL BE DISCUSSED FURi/qER WITH MRS. SLOUGH.
A MS~4BE/~ OF THE AUDIENCE INQUIRED AS TO HOW LONG A BOAT COULD BE T/ED UP AT THE CITY DOCK AND
~ INFOI~MED BY MAYOR FLOOD THAT THIS IS A FISHING PIER AND NO BOAT DOCKING IS PEF~4/TI~D. MR.
VOCELLE SUGGESTED THAT AN ORDINANCE BE PREPARED PROHIBIT/19S BOAT DOCKING AND A SiGN POSTED SO
STATING.
MRS. FLOOD INQUIRED AS TO THE STA~3S OF THE PROJECT TO MOVE THE OLD SEBASTIAN RAILROAD STATION FRC~
THE VICKERS PROPERTY. MAYOR FLOOD ADVISED THAT THE COST OF MOVING THE BUILDING IS PROHIBITIVE AND
THERE IS NO ~CE IN THE BUDGET FOR IT. HOWEVER, INQUIRIES HAVE BEEN MADE TO SEE IF A FEDERAL
GRANT COULD BE OBTAINED TO HAVE IT D~I2LRED AN HISTORICAL ~. MAYOR Fif~D ALSO SUGGESTED
THAT PERHAPS THE PUBLIC COULD BE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING A FUND TO MOVE THE BUILDING SINCE IT WOULD
BE AN ASSET TO THE CITY AS A ~3SEL~4. MRS. FLOOD, WHO IS PRESIDENT OF THE JUNIOR WC~EN'S CLUB, STATED
THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH LIBRARY IN THE BUILDING, AND THEN AT THE END OF 2 OR 3
YEARS, WE COULD GET A GRANT FOR A PENVi~NEBrf LIBRARY. MAYOR FLOOD PBOMISED TO CHECK ~ THIS
~ AND GIVE MRS. FLOOD MORE INFOBMATION.
ICOUNCILMAN HOOSE R~VLINDED MAYOR FLOOD THAT IT WAS NECESSAR~ AT THIS MEETING TO ASK THE CITY CLERK TO
..~PREPARE PETITIONS FOR ELECTIONS. MRS. PHELAN STATED THAT THE PETITIONS WC~TLD BE AVAILABLE ON OCTOBER
10, AND MAYOR FLOOD REQUESTED SANDY KING, A REPOI~ER FOR THE PRESS JOURNAL, TO SEE THAT IT B~AS
RSX~3iAR COUNCIL MEETING - OCi~BER 9, 1978 - CONTINUED 4
ANNOUNCED IN THE ~APER THAT THERE ARE 3 SEATS AVA'FT,AB.T..~] FOR CITY COUNC~ AND THAT
PETITIONS ARE~v~a~II_ABLE AT CITY HALL. UETITIONS MUST BE ~ BY 4:00 P.M., OC/OBER 27, 1978.
MEST~ ADJOURNED AT 9:20 P.M.
CITY~ CLERK
MAYOR