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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12081975PUBLIC HEARING - DECEMBER 8, 1975 PUBLIC HEARING CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR F. EUGENE CRAGG AT 7:30 P.M. MR. VOCELLE, CITY ATTORNEY, WAS ASKED TO OPEN THE THREE BIDS RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR A NEW POLICE CAR. (1) (2) (3) VERO BEACH LINCOLN MERCURY, INC. (1976 MERCURY MARQUIS FOURDOOR SEDAN) $5126.00 FRED COYNE CHEVROLET (1976 FOURDOOR IMPALA) .......................... 4800.00 ARNOLD FORD SALES, INC. (1976 FOR CUSTOM 500 FOUR DOOR SEDAN) ........... 4949.96 ABOVE BIDS WERE ACCORDING TO INVITATION TO BID AND UNDER THE SPECIFICATIONS AS ADVERTISED. PRICES WERE LESS TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE. THE CITY CLERK READ THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO ANNEX THAT PART OF THE MUNICIPALLY OWNED CEMETERY LYING IN AN UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER AND CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY LIMITS. THERE BEING NO QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, MAYOR CRAGG DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. REGULAR MEETING - DECEMBER 8, 1975 MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR CRAGG AT 7:42 P.M. PRESENT: VICE MAYOR HOOSE, COUNCILMEN LEWIS GRAY, JAMES C. KINARD, PAT FLOOD, JR., MAYOR CRAGG AND CITY ATTORNEY, MR. L. B. VOCELLE. MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 10, 1975 AND SPECIAL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18, 1975 WERE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE TO PAY NOVEMBER BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,783.55. BY COUNCILMAN KINARD AND CARRIED. SECONDED MR. W. P. MEDCALF, PRESIDENT, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INTRODUCED A LETTER TO MAYOR CRAGG CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CITY TAX DISTRICT AND REQUESTED THE ASSOCIATION BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH THE COUNCIL. MAYOR CRAGG SUGGESTED THE ASSOCIATION BE REPRESENTED AT THE WORKSHOP MEETING ON JANUARY 7, 1976 TO PRESENT ITS VIEWS. MRS.M. KENNEY PRESENTED A LETTER TO MAYOR CRAGG REQUESTING THE RECREATION COMMITTEE SPONSOR A NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND PERMISSION BE GIVEN TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. A CHARGE OF $10 A COUPLE WOULD BE MADE TO COVER PAYMENT OF A BAND AND OTHER EXPENSES, WITH ALL PROFITS TO BE GIVEN TO THE RECREATION COMMITTEE FOR FUTURE CITY SPONSORED DANCES. COUNCILMAN KINARD HAD NO OBJECTION TO HAVING THE RECREATION COMMITTEE SPONSOR THE DANCE. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, TO PERMIT THE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT THE NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. CARRIED. MR. R. SZELUGA, A RESIDENT OF SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS, COMPLAINED ABOUT THE REMOVAL OF THE BARRICADES ON VICKERS STREET WHEN, IN HIS ESTIMATION, THE STREET IS STILL IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION. MAYOR CRAGG REPLIED THE CITY ENGINEER HAD TOLD HIM THE STREET COULD BE OPENED AS SOON AS GDC PUT IN A SHOULDER AND THIS HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. MR. SZELUGA STATED THE SHOULDER WAS ONLY 2' WIDE AND THE CITY ENGINEER HAD TOLD HIM HE WOULD REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 8' HE ASKED THAT THE MATTER BE STRAIGHTENED OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID A POSSIBLE LAWSUIT TO THE CITY IN THE EVENT OF AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. HE ASKED THE COUNCIL TO INITIATE ITS PREROGATIVE TO EXERCISE THEIR AUTHORITY AS CITY OFFICIALS TO GET GDC TO DO SOMETHING. MAYOR CRAGG EXPLAINED HE IS TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING HE CAN TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND IF IT IS NOT RIGHT, HE WILL HAVE THE CITY ENGINEER LOOK IT OVER. COUNCILMAN FLOOD ANNOUNCED THE BID FOR THE WATERFRONT PARK DOCK HAS BEEN AWARDED TO GROVER FLETCHER, THAT WORK WILL COMMENCE ABOUT JANUARY 15, 1976 AND THE CHANNEL WILL BE DREDGED IN THE SPRING. COUNCILMAN FLOOD ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR CRAGG HAVE GIVEN HIM AUTHORITY T6 STAY WITH THE RECREATION PROGRAM AS FAR AS COMPLETING THE WORK ON THE WATERFRONT PROPERTY (DOCK) IS CONCERNED. HE NOW ASKED THAT HE BE PERMITTED TO CONTINUE TO REPRESENT THE CITY AND THE NORTH END OF THE COUNTY IN THE RECREATION PROGRAM. HE ESTIMATED IT WILL COST THE CITY NO MORE THAN $2,000 TO PUT ON THE PROGRAM. MAYOR CRAGG COMMENTED THIS WAS DISCUSSED AT THE WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP MEETING, AT WHICH TIME HE ADVISED COUNCILMAN FLOOD THAT THE AUDITOR TOLD HIM THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS COULD BE MADE. IF THE COUNCIL IS AGREEABLE, A RESOLUTION CAN BE PREPARED TO TRANSFER THE FUNDS AND EARMARK THEM FOR THAT PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE COUNCIL WAS UNANIMOUS IN ITS DECISION TO PERMIT COUNCILMAN FLOOD TO CONTINUE TO REPRESENT THE CITY AND THE NORTH END OF THE COUNTY IN THE RECREATION PROGRAM. A RESOLUTION WILL BE PREPARED TO TRANSFER $2,000 FROM THE COMMUNITY BUILDING ACCOUNT TO BE DISBURSED BY THE CITY'S RECREATION COMMITTEE. MAYOR CRAGG STATED HE WOULD CONTINUE TO USE THE SERVICES OF COUNCILMAN FLOOD AS AN ADVISOR. HE COMPLIMENTED HIM FOR THE FINE JOB HE HAS DONE IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECREATION PROGRAMS. REGULAR MEETING - DECEMBER 8, 1975 (CONT'D) MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GRAY, TO PREPARE A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE BUDGET TRANSFERRING $2,000 FROM THE COMMUNITY BUILDING ACCOUNT TO THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR THE RECREATION COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH END OF THE COUNTY. CARRIE! THE BUILDING INSPECTOR REPORTED $70,960 IN NEW CONSTRUCTION DURING NOVEMBER. THE POLICE CHIEF REPORTED 128 COMPLAINTS RECEIVED DURING NOVEMBER, NOT INCLUDING TRAFFIC STOPS. THE ZONING & PLANNING COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A MEETING IN CITY HALL ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16. A LETTER HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM ATHA INSURANCE AGENCY CONCERING WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. THE SEBASTIAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS REQUESTED ITS NAME BE ADDED TO THE CITY'S WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION POLICY. THEY HAVE TWO PART-TIME EMPLOYEES ON A PART-TIME BASIS, AND IT IS MANDATORY THAT THEY CARRY WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COVERAGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD SAVE APPROXIMATELY $100 IN INSURANCE PREMIUMS IF THE TWO PEOPLE COULD BE ADDED TO THE CITY'S POLICY. MR. VOCELLE, CITY ATTORNEY, WILL CONTACT ATHA INSURANCE AGENCY RELATIVE TO THIS MATTER. HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IN WRITING THE ASSURANCE THAT ATHA INSURANCE AGENCY WOULD NOT CLAIM ANY DISCLAIMER IN CASE OF ANY PROBLEMS. AN ORDIWANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, KNOWN AS THE ADVERTISING AND SIGNS ORDINANCE, WAS READ IN ITS ENTIRETY BY THE CITY CLERK. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, TO ACCEPT THE ORDINANCE REQUIRING "NO SIGNS WITH HIGH INTENSITY LIGHTS AND/OR BULBS IN EXCESS OF FORTY WATTS SHALL BE PERMITTED, AND ALL SIGN ATTACHMENTS AND WIRING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE." ROLL CALL VOTE: A YES: VICE MAYOR HOOSE, COUNCILMEN GRAY, KINARD AND FLOOD, AND MAYOR CRAGG. NAYS: NONE. CARRIED. THIS ORDINANCE WILL BE NUMBERED 0-75-4. THE CITY CLERK READ THE RESOLUTION CONCERNING VOTES FOR THE SEAT OF MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN. FOR MAYOR: F. EUGENE CRAGG 225 MACHINE VOTES AND 5 ABSENTEE VOTES FOR A TOTAL OF 230. PAT FLOOD, JR. 152 MACHINE VOTES AND 1 ABSENTEE VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF 153 VOTES. FOR CITY COUNCIL: JOHN R. JOACHIM 236 MACHINE VOTES AND 4 ABSENTEE VOTES FOR A TOTAL OF 240 VOTES. JEANNE D. JOHNSON 137 MACHINE VOTES AND 2 ABSENTEE VOTES FOR A TOTAL OF 139. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FLOOD, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION AS READ BY THE CITY CLERK. CARRIED. THIS RESOLUTION WILL BE NUMBERED R-75-14. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT IT IS HEREWITH DETERMINED THAT F. EUGENE CRAGG WAS ELECTED TO BE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, JOHN R. JOACHIM WAS ELECTED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR A TWO YEAR TERM NEXT AND ENSURING OR UNTIL THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS SHALL BE ELECTED AND QUALIFIED. MAYOR CRAGG WAS PLEASED TO LEARN THAT THIS WAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES THAT HAS EVER BEEN CAST IN THE CITY - 386 VOTES AGAINST 228, THE PREVIOUS HIGH. RECESSED MEETING WAS ~WRNB~ AT 8:20 P.M. THE CITY CLERK SWORE IN THE TWO NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS. MAYOR CRAGG REOPENED THE MEETING. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GRAY, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, TO TURN THE POLICE CAR BIDS OVER TO THE AWARDS COMMITTEE FOR NECESSARY ACTION. CARRIED. COUNCILMAN KINARD, CHAIRMAN OF THE SEBASTIAN CEMETERY COMMITTEE PRESENTED A PETITION TO ANNEX THAT CERTAIN PART OF THE MUNICIPALLY OWNED CEMETERY LYING IN AN UNINCORPORATED AREA OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AND CONTIGUOUS TO THE MUNICIPALITY, WHICH IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN SURVEY BY LLOYD & ASSOCIATES, DATED NOVEMBER ~ ~975, ATTACHED AND MADE A PART OF THE PETITION. MRS. PHELAN, CITY CLERK, WAS ASKED TO READ THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IN ITS ENTIRETY. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GRAY, TO ACCEPT THE FIRST READING OF THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION ORDINANCE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES - VICE MAYOR HOOSE, COUNCILMEN GRAY, KINARD & JOACHIM, & MAYOR CRAGG. NAYS - NONE. CARRIED. -2- VERO BEACH PRESS-JOURIqAL Published Weekly Vero 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 Veto Beach in Indian River County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being in the Court, was pub- lished in said newspaper in the issues of ~/?~-~' J-~/ ~' ~--~t 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 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 .D. / ~~ (Busine~M.~ana;er) (Clerk of the ~'~rcuit Court, Indian River County, Florida) (SEAL) 'PUBLIC NOTICE . · NOTICE I$ H~I~,i[BY 'GIVEN PrOl~$e the .~t~ ~ .~ · ~llowl~ o~n~ce ~dln~ ~e~n2 ~ 3 ef · e ~ the rW.~ iii ~tlng at the SeWflln city 'munlclM'R1'~eh~l the" ~alO 'pro~ ~i~ce may ~ In.~ He11 ~ ~t!~, Fl~l~ '. ~t~. y ~_ z.~, Nov. ~'~ VERO BEACH PRESS-JOURNAL Published Weekly Vero 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 Vero Beach,,in Indian River County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being ......... ....................................................... matter of ~-~'~'~ ~ ' '" ............................................. in the ..................... c ....... ~ ...................... ............. ....... .... ........................................................ ................................... :.in the .................................................................... CouP, was pub- lished in said newspaper in the issues of ............................................................................... ................ ....... ......................................... Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Press-Journal is a newspaper published at Veto Beach, in said Indian River County, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Indian River Co.unty, 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 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 toand ' subscribed before me 'this ...................... daV..qf____~:____._::-t..:_.m A, ........... ............... .......... (Clerk of tho~'ircuit Court, Indian River County, Florida) (SEAL) PUBLIC NOTICE, that .~ I~M~.~III SebMtlen, Florida; 'lu~w~ Advertising end Signs at the regular Clt ~uncil meeting at the SebaSti~, P.AR T~ wi1 · din; Oct. ,~.t~n, Florida rd REGULAR MEETING - DECEMBER 8, 1975 (CONT'D) MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, THAT THE PETITION ON ANNEXATION OF UNDEVELOPED LAND, DESCRIBED ABOVE, BE SIGNED BY THE COUNCIL AND RETURNED TO THE CITY CLERK. CARRIED. THE ORDINANCE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN ITS ENTIRETY 14 DAYS PRIOR TO THE JANUARY...~2,_ 1976 COUNCIL MEETING. ~ ~AYOR CRAGG REFERRED TO VAL BRENNAN'S DISSERTATION AT THE WORKSHOP MEETING ON DECEMBER 3 CONCERNING THE 701 PROGRAM AND THE NECESSITY FOR PASSING A RESOLUTION TO SECURE A PORTION OF THE FUNDS THAT WILL BE NECESSARY TO UPGRADE THE CITY'S RECENT MASTER PLAN TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW. MAYOR CRAGG READ THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GRAY, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, TO PASS THE RESOLUTION AND HAVE IT SIGNED BY EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL. CARRIED. THIS RESOLUTION WILL BE NUMBERED R-75-13. MAYOR CRAGG READ A PROGRESS REPORT FROM MR. R. VOTAPKA, SEBASTIAN REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (REPORT ATTACHED AND MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING.) THE CHILDREN'S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY WILL BE HELD AT THE COMMUNITY BUILDING ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1975, AT 7:30 P.M. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KINARD, TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR REPAIR OF THE 4500 BACKHOE TRACTOR. MAYOR CRAGG ASKED COUNCILMAN GRAY TO DRAW UP THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE BID. CARRIED. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR HOOSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GRAY, TO SPONSOR THE MISS SEBASTIAN CONTEST IN THE AMOUNT OF $250 FOR THE FRANCHISE FEE. CARRIED. COUNCILMAN GRAY SUBMITTED A COPY OF THE COMMUNICATIONS PROPOSAL FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - 911 EMERGENCY SERVICE SYSTEM, WHICH HE RECEIVED AT THE COUNTY MEETING LAST WEEK. MAYOR CRAGG WILL APPOINT SOMEONE TO TAKE OVER FOR MR. ZIMMER ON THE 911 PROGRAM AS HE IS UNABLE TO CONTINUE WITH IT. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:55 P.M. CITY CLERK