HomeMy WebLinkAbout11081976REGULAR MEETING - NOVEMBER 8, 1976
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR F. EUGENE CRAGS AT 7 P.M.
PRESENT: VICE MAYOR LEWIS GRAY, COUNCILMEN JOHN R. JOACHIM, CLIFFORD HOOSE AND RICHARD SZELUGA,
MAYOR CRAGS AND MR. L. B. VOCELLE.
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER ll, SPECIAL MEETING OF OCTOBER 15 AND OPENING OF DOCK HANDRAIL
BIDS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL BIDS AT WORKSHOP MEETING OF NOVEMBER 3, WERE APPROVED.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, TO PAY OCTOBER BILLS FOR $6,405.40.
CARRIED.
MR. MAYER, BUILDING INSPECTOR, REPORTED $174,025 IN NEW CONSTRUCTION DURING OCTOBER.
THE CITY CLERK WAS ASKED TO NOTIFY MEMBERS OF THE ZONING & PLANNING COMMISSION OF A MEETING TO BE
CALLED BY CHAIRMAN KINSELL AT CITY HALL ON NOVEMBER 15 AT 7 P.M.
CHIEF CUMMINS REPORTED 166 COMPLAINTS ANSWERED DURING OCTOBER, NOT INCLUDING TRAFFIC STOPS. HE
ADDED THAT TWO OF THE THREE NEW MOBILE RADIOS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE POLICE CARS AND THE THIRD
WILL BE PUT IN AS SOON AS THE CAR IS RECEIVED. ONE WALKI-TALKI IS ON HAND, AND THE TWO BASE STATIONS
HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE.
MAYOR CRAGS REPORTED VERBAL APPROVAL HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM FAA TO PERMIT JACOBSON AIR'AG, INC. TO
LOCATE AT THE SEBASTIAN AIRPORT. REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL WILL BE SUBMITTED AND MAYOR CRAGS
ASKED THAT IT BE FORWARDED IN T~,~TO ~E ~R~ ~ THE ZONING & PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON
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MR. PAT SCOTT SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATIOI~ (~N USE OF LOT 11, BLOCK 5, MARTIN S/D, LOCATED
ON INDIAN RIVER DIRVE. THE REQUESt-]WAS TURMED OVEi~ ~9 THE ZONING & PLANZNG COMMISSION FOR REVIEW
MR. ALLEN E. MUMM HAS REQUESTED A CHANGE OF ZONING FROM R-2 TO COMMERCIAL STORES OR WELL-DESIGNED
WAREHOUSES WITH STORE FRONTS, LOTS 12~'~,~ 4, SEBASTIAN GROVE ESTATES.
THE
REQUEST
WAS
TURNED OVER TO THE ZONING AND PLANNIA'G COMMISS~N FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION.
345 sw GRANT AVE. THE REQUEST WAS TU~'~pvz_~TO COUNCILMAN JOACHIM FOR NECESSARY ACTION.
THE COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE BOARD OF VARIANCE REPORT ON THE REHEARING OF THE REQUEST FOR VARIANCE
THIS IS A VIO , N O _ ITY W,Z iN V C Cm EXP I m__I 'E DOES NOT HAVE THE FACILITIES
FOR PiCKiNS U?s r 'cs s c :sso.
MAYOR CmGG REPORTED ON THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE P~ MEETING WHICH HE AND COUNCILM~ JOACHIM ATTENDED
IN OR~ ~ST THURSDAY, ~D WHICH P~N MUST BE IN EFFECT BY JULY 1979. HE EXPLAINED THE WORK THE
CITY HAS ~NE ON ITS MASTER P~N WILL BE SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PL~NIN~, STATE OF FLORIDA, FOR
REVIEW. THEY WILL ADVISE US IF IT NEEDS UPDATING ~D WILL GIVE US SOME IDEA OF WHAT ELSE HAS TO BE
DONE TO COMP~TE THE COMPREHENSIVE P~, A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE PLAN WILL COST THE CITY SOME MONEY.
IN JULY 1976, THE CITY WAS REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH ITS O~ P~NING GROUP ~D MAYOR CRAGG APPOINTED THE
ZONING & P~NiNG CO~MISSION TO THIS DUTY.
MAYOR CRAGS ATTENDED AN URBAN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING IN MIAMI. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING
WAS TO FORMULATE PLANS FOR FUTURE REQUIREMENTS. MEMBERS PRESENT DID NOT HAVE TOO MANY SUGGESTIONS AND
WERE ASKED TO LOOK OVER THE THINGS THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED. THE COMMITTEE IS ATTEMPTING TO PUT THRU A
SALES TAX FOR EDUCATION TO RELIEVE PROPERTY TAXES WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE COMING UP IN THE
LEGISLATURE NEXT YEAR. THEY ARE GOING AFTER UTILITY TAXES AGAIN, WHICH IS WHAT THEY TRIED TO DO LAST
YEAR AND DIDN'T MAKE IT.
ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, MAYOR CRAGS READ A RESOLUTION AND PRESENTED IT AND A PLAQUE TO
VICE MAYOR GRAY FOR HIS FINE SERVICES TO INDIAN RIVER COUNTY WHILE SERVING AS THE COUNTY'S
REPRESENTATIVE ON THE FLORIDA EAST COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. VICE MAYOR GRAY WAS APPOINTED TO
THE PLANNING COUNCIL DECEMBER 17, 1975. MAYOR CRAGS ALSO ADDED HIS THANKS TO VICE MAYOR GRAY FOR HIS
SERVICES.
MAYOR CRAGS READ THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATION, DATED OCTOBER 25, 1976, RE: SEMBLER & SEMBLER INC.'S REQUEST FOR BUILDING A NEW DOCK
AND DREDGING A CHANNEL. THE ENTIRE LETTER WILL BE MADE A PERMANENT PART OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING,
BUT WAS NOT READ ALOUD IN ITS ENTIRETY BECAUSE EACH COUNCILMAN HAD BEEN GIVEN A COPY OF THE LETTER FOR
STUDY.
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, THAT THE LETTER RECEIVED FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION, DATED OCTOBER 25, 1976, REGARDING THE SEMBLER & SEMBLER, INC.
PROJECT, BE MADE A PERMANENT PART OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 8, 1976. CARRIED.
VERO BEACH PRESS-JOURNAL
Published Weekly
Veto Beach, indian River County, Florida
COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER:
STATE OF FLORIDA
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared J. J. Schumann, Jr. who on oath
says that he is Business Manager of the Vero Beach Press-Journal, a weekly newspaper published
at Mere Beach in Indian River County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being
In the
lishecl in said newspaper in the issues of
Court, was pub-
Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Press-Journal is a newspaper published at
Vero Beach, in said Indian River County, and that the said newspaper has heretofore
been continuously published in said Indian River County, Florida, weekly and has been entered
as second class mail matter at the post office in Veto Beach, in said Indian River County, Florida
for a period of one year next preceeding the first publication of the attached copy of adver-
tisement; and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or
corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this adver-
tisement for publication in the said newspaper.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this _ ~'~/ ,~y of Z~(~ A.D. /~2 ~4-~
(C er~k of~cuit n River County, Florida)
(SEAL)
· / Construction ~f ~
Seal~ pr~s~ls Will.~ee~.~y the
u~ersig~.~9 ~e ~lt~ ~l~n, S~lshan
C~ty Hall, S~aMi~, ~le~, until 4:~ P.~.
readalob~:iv ':'::;(t,.;~:',; .
The ~k f~'~'~o~al is lo be
submitt~~ ~ ~WS~n ol a
spafl~6~agHe~ ,
All ~fJ~ii~ ~d ~tl. ~Otl
form~ s~ ~ i~
za~nmg.~. ~e~v ~'e~i~ed at' the
office
One coty of the ~cum~ts, ifl~d~g.~hk bid
forms ~.~~ ~mitted:,.~fh a
propos~V~ ~p~f~ ~e ~lce of
Lloyd ~~ ~m~nf of,s10.00,
plu~ 4 ~'Ffor~a ~a~"~s Tax, or d
total Ot'~e.~'4 ~tl W~ ~MOUfft will not
A
or s~e~e~~.eu~ o~d~ less
shall a~~a~ ~a~antff ~a~
the bid~.will Ht~~m
petif~n ~~,~ M ~t that
the cod~~~dd~, he ~ill
enter i~~f ~~" '~e
per form~_.~.~.~dI
damage[ ~~'~'~yme~t ~
Slateef ~i~. :~ ' ':"~.~' "~ ' ' , "..'
The Own~'~r~,f~?.i6 ~o~ ali'
for ~ixty d~ ~t'~e~r~ll b~',
in for md htl~~~ld'~hieh'ih/Hl~
group of~~d~d'.~SM' ~
Oct. 13, 20, 1~7~.1':' ~
VERO BEACH PRESS-JOURNAL
Published Weekly
Veto Beach, Indian River County, Florida
COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER:
STATE OF FLORIDA
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared J. J. Schumann, Jr. who on oath
says that he is Business Manager of the Veto Beach Press-Journal, a weekly newspaper published
at Veto Beach in Indian River County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being
in the
lished in said newspaper in the issues of C~-~ ~// /czar) G
Court, was pub-
Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Press-Journal is a newspaper published at
Vero Beach, in said Indian River County, and that the said newspaper has heretofore
been continuously published in said Indian River County, Florida, weekly and has been entered
as second class mail matter at the post office in Vero Beach, in said indian River County, Florida
for a period of one year next preceedin§ the first publication of the attached copy of adver-
tisement; and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or
corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this adver*
tisement for publication in the said newspaper,
S~m to ana subscribed before me this ~ / ~y/~f ~ ~. /?~
(Business Manager)
(~l.erE o~ th~rcuit ~ourt, Indian River County, Florida)
(~AL)
The City al S~a, will receive
' sealed lrel)eSMIS IM ~B and installing
at the ~ersect~ ef ~., Main Street
with ~s~..~ ~t~rized by
Depa~ ~f14 ~mit no.. ~
177. ~y sa~e bid u'~iKg
used ~. T~ ~1 b~der shall
requir~e ~ ~y licenser and
permit~/r .~:~ ~? .,~...~, ,
Eac~~~at~ b~ a cer-
tified ~~~ ~d ~nd in the
ameu~M~t (S ~ercent)
of the ~J~~af f~e bidder
will not W~W ~h~petJtion
the opeMn~~j[~jrded ~e"con-
tract,' Wl~ ~~tive c~dar
days ~r W~ ~:~M~'~ive~"61 such
award, ~r ~te a w~.~traclf~Jih the
city o~n in ~ wi~,~p ac.
cept~ ~e~sal. S~ ~e se~es~'~dEer
fail to~t~Mt~ i c~lrKt, the ~d
be forlelted ~ liquid~d
Bids will k receiY~ in the Mhce of the Ci~
Clerk, City Haft, ~ln Strlel and U.5.
Sebast~'i ~;.~1 '~' p.m., Wed.
nesdaW lt-l-~, ~ o~ed at 7:00 p.m.,'
Novem~r'".~,' 1~'~ 'r~ul~r Workshop
meeting~ ~Md~e~r: ~e~entativ~
are invit~ to~d. All bids must
dulivered in $eal~ ~velo~s ad~ess~ to the
citv el M~a ~ mar~ ~leimy on the
outside ef 'lhe envelop, "Bi~ on Traffic
Signal." . ~:
The City ef semen reserves fha right to
accept ~ rej~t a~nd all-'~s. The City of
Sebas/iln his ~ rl~ te wlJYe irregularities
in any ~d, ~.~gWY~-~rM~ · award the
contract ~~~:~J will
serve the ~tM th[
City o~ Seba~i~
FlorenCe L. Phelan , .
City,lark . ,¥
Oct. 31,197~..
REGULAR MEETING - NOVEMBER 8, 1976 (CONT'D)
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MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SZELUGA, TO RESCIND THE MOTION MADE AND CARRIED
AT THE OCTOBER 11, 1976 MEETING TO ISSUE A NON-EXCLUSIVE CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
TO THE CITY CAB OF VERO BEACH, INC. BASED ON INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT AND
ON FURTHER CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL THAT THE NEED DOES NOT EXIST FOR A SECOND TAXICAB SERVICE.
CARRIED.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GRAY, TO ISSUE A NON-EXCLUSIVE CERTIFICATE OF
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO ACE CAB (SEBASTIAN) AND TO ENTER iNTO AN AGREEMENT WHICH MUST BE
RENEWED ANNUALLY UPON PROOF OF PROPER INSURANCE AND SCHEDULE OF RATES WHICH ARE NOT TO BE CHANGED
WITHOUT APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL. CARRIED.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, TO PURCHASE A 20-BICYCLERACK TO BE
PLACED NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO TWIN LAKES. CARRIED.
COUNCILMAN SZELUGA SUGGESTED PURCHASING A SECOND BICYCLE RACK FOR THE USE OF THE CHILDREN BOARDIN~.UTHE
SCHOOL BUS AT SR 512 & WIMBROW DR. MAYOR CRAGG ASKED THAT A SURVEY BE CONDUCTED BEFORE PURCHASING
A RACK TO DETERMINE THE NEED. IF ONLY A FEW CHILDREN RIDE THEIR BIKES AND ARE NOT PARTICULARLY
ANXIOUS TO HAVE A RACK, THAT IS ONE THING. IF, HOWEVER, MORE WOULD RIDE THEIR BIKES iF THERE WAS
A SAFE PLACE TO PARK THEM, THEN THECiTY SHOULD PROVIDE A RACK, THE SIZE OF WHICH WOULD BE DETERMINED
BY THE NEED.
THE AWARDS COMMITTEE MET THIS MORNING AND ACCEPTED THE BID FOR THE TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL FROM
JOHN MAPEL ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR $11,745 AND THE DOCK HANDRAIL FROM LARSEN BROTHERS FOR $2,940.
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SZELUGA, TO ACCEPT THE BID FOR THE TRAFFIC CONTROL
SIGNAL FROM JOHN MAPEL ELECTRIC/~AN~O~~~SHOWN AND DIRECTED PAYMENT OF BID AMOUNT.
VICE MAYOR GRAY REPORTED BRIEFZY O~--~H~ ~ LANE 5J~LES ~D MEETING ON THE SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS YACHT
CLUB, WHICH HE ATTENDED RECENTI~U~FALLAHA~SAE..~INTRANSFERRING____U~ THE OFFICE FROM TAMPA TO
TALAHASSEE, THE PROJECT FILE WAS~L~gT 6~% MIS4ZAACED. THEY ASSURED MR. GRAY, HOWEVER, THAT EVERY
EFFORT WOULD BE MADE TO RENDER A DECISION AS QUICKLY AS THEY COULD. VICE MAYOR GRAY SUGGESTED A
FOLLOW UP LETTER BE SENT TO THE BOARD~MR~ELLE THOUGH~ IT APPRPRIATE THAT THE CITY CLERK
WRITESUCH A LETTER ADVISING THAT VICDM~Y~R G~REPORTED ON THE MEETING AT TALLAHASSEE TO THE
COUNCIL AND THEY ANTICIPATE SOME ACTi~3N iN TBE~NEAR FUTURE. COPIES OF CORRESPONDENCE ON FILE ON THIS
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MOTION BY COUNCImAN HOOSE, SECONDED SZELUGA, THAT THE APPROXIMAT AREA THE JAYCESS
HAD WILL NOW BE USED BY THE STREET DSPARTMENT. IT WILL BE FENCED IN AND A STORAGE SHED ERECTED.
CARRIED.
MAYOR CRAGG D C CI O0 CELLE. VT PRASE COUNCIL ON THE FLORIDA
LEAGUE OF CI~E~ANNU~]CC~V~'NFIONI ~ ~I~.~IS ~?EPOR~ ~-~L~ ~ ~A~ A~PART OF THE MINUTES OF THIS
NOTZON B~ VZ~ZO~ .... ~, ~E~N~ B~O~~ ~U~ ~HO~~LD~N 5 ANNUAL CHRZSTNAS
PAR~AT THE CQNNUNZTY CENT~ QN SUNDAY AFTE~N~ DECENBE~ ]9~ AT ~ P.N. "AF~B~ NAPT~NE." C~RZED.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO ALLOW THE SEBASTIAN RIVER GUN CLUB
AND THE 3-11 SHIFT OF NURSES FROM THE SEBASTIAN RIVER MEDICAL CENTER, TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
AT THEIR CHRISTMAS PARTIES IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON DEC 19 & 20, RESPECTIVELY. CARRIED.
MAYOR CRAGG REFERRED TO PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. R-76-15 VACATING EASEMENT BETWEEN LOTS 19 & 20,
BLOCK 292, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS, COMMENTING REPLIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE UTILITY COMPANIES WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF GDC. GDC HAS ADVISED THAT THE EASEMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN WAIVED.'IN THAT PLAT. IN THE
FUTURE, IF THE PLAT SHOWS THAT A WAIVER OF EASEMENT ON THE SIDE LOT LINES HAS BEEN APPROVED BY
GDC, IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TO WRITE A LETTER REQUESTING APPROVAL. INSTEAD, A LETTER WILL BE
WRITTEN ADVISING GDC THAT THE CITY INTENDS TO VACATE THE EASEMENT. IN THE FUTURE, ALL PLATS WILL BE
CHECKED TO DETERMINE WHICH ONES HAVE THE WAIVERS AND WHICH ONES HAVE PRIVATE EASEMENTS SO IT WILL
BE KNOWN IN ADVANCE OF ANY REQUEST TO VACATE AN EASEMENT. MR. VOCELLE ASKED THAT THE PROPOSED
ORDINANCE BE REWRITTEN TO READ:" CITY OF SEBASTIAN DOES HEREWITH VACATE..."
MOTION BY COUNCIL MAN SZELUGA, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, THAT RESOLUTION R-76-15, AS REWRITTEN,
VACATING EASEMENTS BETWEEN LOTS 19 & 20, BLOCK 292, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS, UNIT #11, BE ACCEPTED.
CARRIED.
THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER ADDRESSED TO MR. VOCELLE FROM THE MUNICIPAL CODE CORP. ASKING THAT THEIR
REPRESENTATIVE BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH OFFICIALS OF THE CITY TO DISCUSS UPDATING THE CODE
OF THE CITY. MAYOR CRAGG ASKED THAT THIS MEETING BE DEFERRED UNTIL AFTER THE NEW COUNCIL IS ELECTED
IN DECEMBER. ALSO, CHANGES MUST BE MADE IN THE CITY CHARTER AND THIS WILL HAVE TO BE DONE BY
REFERENDUM. A COMMITTEE WILL BE SELECTED TO GO THROUGH THE CHARTER AFTER THE ELECTION. CITY CLERK WAS
ASKED TO NOTIFY THE MUNICIPAL CODE CORP. THAT THE CITY IS CONSIDERING SOME CHARTER CHANGES, THAT AN
ELECTION IS TO BE HELD IN DECEMBER, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH THEM SOMETIME IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY,
PREFERABLY AT A WORKSHOP MEETING.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, TO TAKE NO ACTION ON ADVERTISING IN THE
AMERICAN LEGION ANNUAL CONVENTION PROGRAM. CARRIED.
THE GARDEN CLUB OF SEBASTIAN HAS VERY GRACIOUSLY DONATED A HIBISCUS TREE TO BE PLANTED AT THE GRAVESITE
OF MRS. ALICE CRAGG. MAYOR CRAGG EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION AND COMMENTED HE WILL FOLLOW UP HIS PUBLIC
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THANKS WITH A LETTER.
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REGULAR MEETING - NOVEMBER 8, 1976 (CONT'D)
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, TO MAKE TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENTS TO
RENT THE XEROX MACHINE STYLE 3100 LI~AND NEGOTIATE FOR LEASE-PURCHASE ON A THREE TO FIVE YEAR BASIS.
CARRIED.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:40 P.M.
CITY CLERK
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