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SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL
WORKSHOP MEETING
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER ~9'~ 1987 - 9:00 A.M.
CIT~ COUNCIL CHAMBERS
12__2.5 MAIN STREET., SEBASTIAN~ FLORIDA
PRESENT: MAYOR L. GENE HARRIS, COUNCILMAN ROBERT'McCARTHY, COUNCIL-
MAN GEORGE METCALF, COUNCILMAN PETER VALLONE, GARY WHEELER - COUNTY
COMMISSIONER, JIM DAVIS - COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, ROBERT LLOYD -
CONSULTANT.
MAYOR HARRIS STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS TO DISCUSS
FURTHER THE PROPOSED C.R. 512 THOROUGHFARE PLAN.
MR. DAVIS STATED THAT THE COUNTY IS NEGOTIATING WITH LLOYD AND ASSOCI-
ATES TO DO A TRAFFIC STUDY OF C.R. 512 AND LOOK AT THE ALTERNATIVE
CORRIDORS WHICH THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN ADOPTED IN THEIR LOCAL THOROUGH-
FARE PLAN. NO COST CAN BE DETERMINED UNTIL TRAFFIC STUDY IS COMPLETED.
ONCE STUDY IS COMPLETED AND THE CORRIDOR HAS MERIT, TRAFFIC IMPACT
FEES CAN BE USED TO ACQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAYS, BUILD THE ROAD AND GET GOING.
MR. LLOYD LISTED THE ALTERNATIVES FOR INTERSECTION WITH U.S. 1 -
CONTINUATION OF 512 STRAIGHT ACROSS TO U.S. 1, CONTINUE 512 IN ITS
PRESENT LOCATION, SPLIT ROAD WITH WEST BOUND ON NORTH AND EAST
BOUND ON SOUTH. MR. DAVIS ADVISED THAT IT WOULD FACILITATE
NEGOTIATION OF CONTRACT IF THEY COULD KNOW WHICH WAY WAS PREFERRED.
MAYOR HARRIS ADVISED THAT HE WILL BRING THIS BEFORE THE COUNCIL AT
THEIR REGULAR MEETING TONIGHT.
MR. JEWELL THOMPSON PRESENTED SOME QUESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, COPY
OF WHICH IS ATTACHED.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:55 A.M.
Minutes were approved at the Regular City Council Meeting on
December 16, 1987.
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· blayor and City Councilmen, County Commissioners, and County Staffz
~,QuesC~ons~ ·
A, From E~y S~reeg Easg ~h~ ~ ~he proposed ~o~g~on of ghe Southern
~onta&e Road? (Access roads ~ome~mes called outer~ or feeder roads)
Why does ~he eo~sultan~ not know ~ha~ Vocelle Stree~ from
its extension to U.S. 1 are no~ a part of City of Sebastian's Thorou~-
fare
C. How do you DroDose to ~e~ permission from FEC RR for a new RR eross-
in~ if ~he alternate for the North (Wes~ ~ound) extension is apDroved?
(Old Dixie RR crossinE at a~proxima~e location of Vocellm S~ree~
ex,,ns[on)
D. Why does the frontage road in the Sebastian L~es Area ~o into apDrox-
i~x ~ely ~he center of the 66 ~lus acre area and dead end? It does
connec~ to the Roseland Road Ex:ension but why inside Sebastian Lakes
area?
~ Co~en~s~
~'~-~ , phased con,ept plan.
5. I~ appears ~ha~ ~he plan is tha~ ~ew construction, i~pac~ ~,~es collec~,d
in Area ~ ar~ ~o be %ot~lly u~ed fo~. ui~.a~in~ County Road 5~2
f~r far (repea~) "far", ~nto ~the future. This means ~ha~ Area 3
and in particular the City of Sebastian's needed new ~horou~hfare
A, ABain tell ghe Coungy Co~ission gha~ %.~1 road and intersecgion
work ~Sueh as Ca ~ 505,<ao~eland extension~ also ineludin~
rebuildinE of Laconia S~ree~, are ~he responsibility of ~he Sebastian
Lakes Association and shall no~ be included in any
related to up~adin~ of CR. 512. (Letter from Sebastian Lakes
Assoc. dated 20~tober 1984)
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Coozv SL.,
1~. That you, ~he City of Sebastian/~take no formal a~tion ~o a~v~s~ ~h~
ln~an R~v~r Co~y Co~,~on of your pr~f,~n~,~ ot ~s~r~
to ~he CR 512 upgradXn~ until the follow~n~ have been presented for
your extensive review and unders=andXng~
a. ~e completed Traffic Model
b. The proposed layout of all roadways including frontage roads.
c. A cos: ez~i~=e for all alternates; including~ bur no= l~mi=ed
~o~ righ~-of-way (previously obtained and =o be ob~a~ned)~ road-
way construction, drainage and ~ny other factors in preparin~
a lo~ical, c~x~Xm~nd all inclusive cos=
d. A clear plan for ge==tn~ ~s= bound traffic from the~or=h pair
on =o ~he ~s= bound lanes of =he ~ou=h pair in ~he area of
e. The County ~o~ioners ~=aff review of =he Consul=an~s Final
Concept presentation includin~ County Staff co~en~s and recom-
~nda=ions,
~dI know ~ny of the th~n~s presentated above are of serious concern to
members of the ~x~~~ Sebastion City Council~ but I believe repeating
is approiate. ~ank you for the ~ivilege of talking to you today also for
your k~nd ~tenpion and consideration of my
' If it be the desire of
the~C~ty Council to review my counts and reco~ndacions
I w~ll~f~n~sh ~~~ my no~es~' ~o ~e City Clerk for
distribution to each ,ember. ~/~ ~/C '/~/~