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Home My WebLink About11111974284 PUBLI~HEARING - NOVEMBER 11, 1974 MEETING CALLED TO ORIER BY MAYOR F. EUGENE CRAGG AT 7 P.M FOR THE PURPOSE CF BRINGING TO THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 218, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A NON-EXCLUSIVE F~jtNCHISE TO INDIAN RIVER CABLEVISION. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WAS l~AD BY THE CITY CLERK AND MAYOR CRAGG ASKED FOR.. COMMENTS. THERE HEING NO DiSCUSSION OR COMMENTS FROM THOSE PRESENT, MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD, TO ADJOURN THE PUBLIC HEARING. CARRIED. REGULAR MEETING - NOVEMBER 11, 1974 MEETING CALLED TO ORIER BY MAYOR CRAGG. PRESENT: VICE MAYOR ERVIN YATES, COUNCILMEN PAT FLOOD, JR., CLIFFORD HOOSE, AND JAMES C. KINARD, AND MAYOR CRAGG. SONG OF ~EBASTIAN, WORDS AND MUSIC BY SALLYDAIE WIMBROW, ARRANGEMENT BY FRED FEIBEL OF VERO BEACH, AND By THE SEBASTIAN SINGERS, WAS HFARD AND SEEN ON CHANNEL 7 AT 7:15 P.M. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, TO ADOPT THE SONG CF SEBASTIAN AS THE CITY,S OFFICIAL SONG. ROLL CALL - AYES - VICE MAYOR YATES, COUNCILMEN FLOOD, HOOSE AND KINARD, AND MAYOR CRAGG. NAYS - NONE. CARRIED MINU~ES OF PUBLIC HEARING CF OCTOBER 14, 1974 AND REGULAR MEETING OF SAME DA~ WERE APPROVED AS READ. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR YATES, SECONIED BY COUNCILMAN HO(BE, TO PAY OCTOBER BILLS IN THE AMOUNT CF $7931.67 BE PAID. CARRIED. MR. EVERETT T. GASS, REPRESENTING THE ORANGE HEIGHTS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, READ A lETTER REQUESTING THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL CONSIDER THE LETTER AS APPLICATION TO ACQUIRE A PARCEL CF CITY LAND TO HE USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES IN THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE AMERICAN LEGION BUILDING. IN VIEW CF THE PROXIMITY OF THIS AREA TO THE JAYCEE BUILDING AND THE CITY'S NEED FOR ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT STORAGE SPACE, MAYOR CRAGG ASKED THAT A SURVEY BE MADE OF THE AREA TO DETERMINE WHAT CAN BE DONE. THE ORANGE HEIGHTS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC. WILL THEN BE ADVISED OF THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY. MRS. IRVING BOSTIAN REQUESTED TABLING THE PLANS FOR ERECTING A FENCE AT THE LAKE AREA FOR AT LEAST 60 DAYS. MR. WEAVER OF THE JAYCEES DISCUSSED PLANS FOR PROCEEDING WITH THEIR BUILDING AND ANNOUNCED 19 PAID MEMBERS TO DATE. AN ELECTION OF OFFICERS WILL HE HELD WEDNESDAY EVENING AND PLANS ARE IN PROGRESS FOR A CHRIS TMAS PROGRAM. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, TO TABLE THE WORK TO BE DONE AT THE LAKE FOR 60 DAYS. CARRIED AT A PUBLIC HEARING ON NOVEMHER 8, THE ZONING & PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE REQUEST TO CHANGE ZONING ON LOTS 1-4, BLOCK 9, HARDEE'S ADDITION, FROM M-1 INDUSTRIAL TO R-1M MOBILE HOME, PENDING THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD, TO ACCEPT THE ZONING & PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION FOR CHANGE CF ZONING ON LOTS 1-4, BLOCK 9, HARDEE'S ADDITION, TO R-1M MOBILE HOME. CARRT~.D MR. GIL SWIGER WAS APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION. POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A TOTAL OF 108 CALLS ANSMERED, NOT INCLUDING TRAFFIC STOPS. CHIEF CUMMINS WILL PRESENT THE BURGLARLY PREVENTION PROGRAM AT CITY HALL ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEM~ 20,7:30 BUILDING. IEPARTMENT REPORTED A TOTAL CF $64,099,50 IN NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR OCTOBER. THE DIVISION CF FAMILY SERVICES HAS ADVISED THE CITY THAT THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM WILL HE DISCONTINUED AT SEBASTIAN CITY HALL DUE TO A STEADY DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO AVAILED THEMSELVES CF THE SERVICE A COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR CF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CML _DRFENSE COM~NDING GEORGE DOTSON AND HIS PERSONNEL FOR THE PERIODIC MAINTENANCE OF' ANTENNA FACILITI-~.S IN THE CITY. THE COUNCIL ACCEPTED MR. "SKIP" GRAY'S RESIGNATION AS CHAIRMAN OF THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION IN VIEW OF HIS HAVING TAKEN OUT A PETITION TO RUN FOR COUNCILMAN AT THE NEXT CITY ELECTION. IN THE PAST, FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. HAS REMITTED TO THE CITY. THE UTILITY EXCISE TAXES CONTAINED IN BILLS SENT OUT FOR THE PREVIOUS MONTH. HENCEFORTH, HOWEVER, THEY WILL REMIT ONLY THOSE TAXES CONTAINED IN BILLS COLLECTED. DURING THE PRECEDING MONTH. MR. VOCELLE, CITY ATTORA~Y, IN A LETTER REQUESTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,S OPINION AS TO WHETHER A PBIVATE VEHICLE, DRIVEN BY A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN WHO RESPONDS TO A FIRE CALL OR OTHER EMERGENCY - EITHER TO THE FIRE HALL OR TO THE FIRE OR EMERGENCY LOCATION - IS CONSIIERED AN AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE UNDER FLORIDA STATURES. THE REPLY WAS IN THE NEGATIVE. MR. RANDY JOACHIM WAS APPOINTED A MEMHER OF THE ZONING & PLANNING COMMISSION EFFECTIVE THIS DATE. _I{EGUIAR MEETING - NOVEMBER 11,, 1974 (CONT:D) MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR YATES, TO APPROVE THE AMENIED VACATION RESOLUTION FOR CITY EMPLOYEES . CARRIED. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR YATES, SECONIED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, TO ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 218, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO INDIAN RIVER CABLEVISION. ROLL CALL - AYES - VICE MAYOR YATES, COUNCILMEN FLOOD, HOOSE AND KINARD, AND MAYOR CRACK} NAYS - NONE CARRrm. D MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR YA~ES, THAT THE SEALED BID RECEIVED FROM VERO BEACH LINCOLN-MERCURY FOR THE NEW POLICE CAR BE TURNED OVER TO THE AWARDS COMMITTEE FOR FUETHER REVIEW. CARRIED. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR YATES, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, TO EgNY DR. FENNER,S REQUEST TO THE CITY TO ANNEX A PARCEL CF HIS LAND ADJOINING THE CITY CF SEBASTIAN ON THE SOUTH. CARRIED. MR. VAN ANTWERPt MANAGER CF THE SEBASTIAN AIRPORT, SUBMITTED A NEW LEASE PROPGSAL FOR THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, MAYOR CRAGG STATED THE CITY ATTORNEY WILL REVIEW THE LEASEt GET TOGETHER WITH MR. VAN ANTWERP AND HIS ATTORNEY, AND COME UP WITH A LEASE SUITABLE TO THE COUNCIL. IT WILL THEN BE FORWAREED TO FAA FOR APPROVAL. tTIONBY COUNCILMAN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN THAT LETTER BE SENT TO THE BOARD CF EDUCATION HOOSE, FLOOD~ A ONGLY RECOMMENDING THAT IF AND WHEN THEY ARE IN A POSITION' TO BUILD ANOTHER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, THAT IT BUILT IN THE NORTH END CF THE COUNTY. CARRIED. WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF MR. PATCHETT, URBAN FORESTER, THE AUSTRALIAN PINE TREES LOCATED BEHIND THE NEW COMMUNITY CENTER WILL BE REMOVED AND THE S~_.T WIDENED AND PAVED. UPON COMPLETION OF THE PAVING, THE PINES WILL BE REPLACED WITH OTHER TREES. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAS OFFERED TO THE CITY 4.08 ACRES OF lAND IN THE TWiN LAKES SECTION FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. BEFORE ACCEPTING THE PROPRTY, MAYOR CRAGG WILL HAVE THE PARKS & RECREATION COMMITIEE SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR ITS OVERALL DEVELOPMENT AND A TIME SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETION. ACCORDING TO GDC ,C OFFER, THE PROGRAM MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN FIVE YEARS. AT A RECENT WORKSHOP MEETING, THE COUNCIL REQUESTED MR. VOCELLE, CITY ATTORNEY, ATTEND ALL WORNSHOP ~EETINGS, AS WELL AS THE REGULAR MEETINGS. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR YATES~ SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD~ TO ACCEPT THE CONTRACT SUBMITTED BY MR. TOMMY THOMAS, WHO IN TURN WILL FORWARD IT TO THE DEPARTMENT CF COMMERCE. CARRr~.D. MRS. PHELAN, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS, CERTIFIED THAT PETITIONS WERE RECEIVED PRIOR TO 4 P.M.., 8 NOVEMBER, FROM THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES FOR THREE SEATS FOR COUNCILMEN: "SKIP" GRAY, CLIFFORD HOOSE, AND JAMES C. KINARD. PETITONS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND APPROVED. AS THE CANDIDATES WILL RUN UNOPPOSEDt THE CITY CF SEBASTIAN WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HOLD AN ELECTION. CANDBIDATES WILL BE DECLARED ACCEPTED ON THE NIGHT CF ELECTION, DECEMBER 9. GDC HAS REQUESTED THE CITY CF SEBASTIAN TO TAKE OVER MAINTENANCE CF FIVE MILES OF STREETS IN PHASES ~ & 5, UNIT # 2, IN EXCHANGE FOR WHICH GDC WILL ASSU~ RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPLACING APPROXIMATELY 12 DRAIN PIPES existing driveways in phase 1 OF UNIT #2. BY VICE MAYOR YATES, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HOOSE, TO HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY DRAW UP AN ACEEEMENT WITH GDC TO ACCEPT THE ABOVE OFFER. ROLL CALL - AYES - VICE MAYOR YATES~ COUNCILMEN HOOSE AND KINARD AND MAYOR CRAGG. NAYS - COUNCILMAN FLOOD. CARRIED IF THIS MATTER CAN BE HANDLED BY AC~tEEMENT, THE COUNCIL HAS ALEEADY AGREED. HOWEVER, THE CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTED AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY ORDINANCE MIGHT BE NECESSARY HEFORE SEBASTIAN COULD LEGALLY ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH GDC AND THIS WOULD REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING. HE WILL CHECK FURTHER ~MFORE ANY AC/TON IS TAKEN, MEETING NA$ ADJOURNED AT 9:27 P.M. CITY CL[RK