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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12111978REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, DECEMBER 11, 1978 MAYOR FLOOD CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:45 P.M. DIRECTLY AFTER ELECTION. PRESENT: VICE MAYOR LEWIS GRAY, COUNCII2~EN EVERETT T. MAYOR PAT FLOOD, JR., AND MR. THIS MEETING WAS HELD AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER GASS, J. RANDY JOACHIM, AND CLIFFORD HOOSE, L. B. VOCELLE, CITY ATTORNEY. MR. VOCELLE ADVISED THAT SOME TIME AGO WE AMENDED THE ANIMAL ORDINANCE AND A RESOLUTION WAS PASSED SETTING FORTH THE FEES TO REDEEM THE ANIMALS. IT WAS HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF VERO BEACH, BUT SINCE THE MINUTES APPARENTLY DO NOT REFLECT THIS, MRS. GAIL GRAHAM OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY WAS ASKED TO APPEAR AT THE MEETING AND SHE EXPLAINED HOW THE AGREEMENT WOULD WORK. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF VERO BEACH ON A PER COST ANIMAL BASIS AT $9. PER ANIMAL AND DESIGNATE THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF VERO BEACH AS DEPOSITORY OF THE ANIMALS FOR THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN PURSUANT TO THE ORDINANCE, AND THIS AGREEMENT IS EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 11, 1978, ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR GRAY COUNCILMAN GASS " JOACHIM " HOOSE MAYOR FLOOD NAYS: NONE CARRIED. IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION BY MRS. GRAHAM, MR. VOCELLE STATED THAT HE DID NOT THINK A SEPARATE INSTRUMENT WOULD BE NECESSARY. MAYOR FLOOD ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY CO~S ~(~T~~B~THE NOVEMBER 13 COUNCIL MEETING AND COUNCILMAN JOACHIM REFERRED TO REMARKS'M~EI TBA~ TM'E i~Z~OP~VW~RE NOT SUFFICIENTLY INFORMED OF OUR MEETING DATES, AND ASKED THAT SOMETHIN~ ~OUE TO 3U3LIC~ZE~HE MEETINGS. ~YOR FLOOD ADVISED THAT HE WOULD SEE THAT AN ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD B~IRED ON C.~ANNE% ~ EACH MONTH AND A SANDWICH TYPE SIGN WOULD BE PLACED IN THE MEDIAN STRIP AN~]~CSNG ALL CO~NCIL~M~ETINGS. MOTION BY COUNCI~AN GASS, SECONDED BY COUNCIL~N JOACHIM, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGU~R COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 13 AND SPECIAL MEETING OF DECEMBER 4. C~RIED. ~ ~ T E AMOUNT OF MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE F~iOR ~Y, TO PAY NOVEMBER BILLS IN H $11,705 · 73 · C~RIED. VICE MAYOR GRAY MENTIONED THAT HE HAD A NOTE ~F~M]T~SEBASTIAN PANTHERS THANKING US FOR THE FOOTBALL AND SOCCER FIELD. HE THANKED ALL THE CITY WO~S A~ ESPECIALLY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN COMPLETING THIS PROJECT. MR. VOCELLE ADVISED THAT THE CONSTRUCTION LICENSING BO~D REQUESTED AN AMENDMENT TO THEIR ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO INSU~NCE REQUIREMENTS AND THAT AN ORDINANCE BE PREPARED OUTLINING OWNER-BUILDER REQUIRE- MENTS. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, THAT MR. VOCELLE PREPARE THE AMENDMENT AND THE ORDINANCE TO CARRY OUT THE WISHES OF THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD, AND HAVE READY FOR THE JANUARY WORKSHOP MEETING. CARRIED. CHIEF CUMMINS REPORTED THAT THERE WERE 272 COMPLAINTS ANSWERED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DURING NOVEMBER, NOT INCLUDING TRAFFIC STOPS. CHIEF CUMMINS ADVISED THAT A SIGN HAS BEEN PLACED AT SCHLITT PLAZA READING: "EXIT ONLY ON U.S. 1". A BIGGER SIGN WILL BE ERECTED SHORTLY AND THEN iT WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT ISSUED 12 SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING PERMITS VALUED AT $308,300. TOTAL NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AMOUNTED TO $329.,545. THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM MR. GIL SWIGER IN WHICH HE STATED THAT HE HAD RECONSIDERED HIS PRIORITIES AND WOULD LIKE TO REMAIN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE. HE ADVISED THAT HIS COMMITTEE MET ON DECEMBER 7 AND PROGRESS WAS MADE ON TWO POTENTIAL LEASES. LETTER WAS READ FROM MRS. IVY KRICK, DIRECTOR, SEBASTIAN SINGERS, REQUESTING FREE USE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON DECEMBER 15 FOR THEIR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AND EXTENDING AN INVITATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO JOIN THEM. MAYOR FLOOD ADVISED THAT THIS PERMISSION HAD BEEN GRANTED SOME TIME AGO. LETTER WAS READ FROM WAYNE ALLEN, GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, OFFERING A FORMAL PROPOSAL TO THE CITY FOR RESOLVING THE ROADS AND DRAINAGE PROBLEMS (LETTER DATED DECEMBER 7, 1978). SINCE THIS LETTER MENTIONED A 30 DAY DEADLINE, IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF OPINION THAT THIS DID NOT ALLOW US ENOUGH TIME TO GIVE THIS MATTER FULL CONSIDERATION. IT WAS DECIDED THAT A REGISTERED LETTER TO THIS EFFECT BE SENT TO MR. ALLEN. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING~ DECEMBER 113 1978 - CONTINUED.? MAYOR FLOOD ANNOUNCED THAT OUR ANNUAL CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY WOULD BE HELD AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, AT 3:00 P.M. MAYOR FLOOD ADVISED THAT ON DECEMBER 14 AT 2:00 P.M. THE COUNCIL WOULD HOLD A MEETING TO DECIDE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF A SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE STREET DEPARTMENT. MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT ON DECEMBER 13 HE WILL BE ATTENDING THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NEWLY FORMED FIRE COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE FEASILBILITY OF GOING INTO A TAXING DISTRICT. COUNCILMAN HOOSE AND LONNIE PARKHURST, A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN, ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL MEET WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY OF FELLSMERE. THE CITY CLERK READ THE ORDINANCE PROHIBITING MOORING TO CITY DOCKS AND FISHING PIERS. ITEM NO. 1 WAS AMENDED TO READ: "NO BOAT SHALL MOOR OR TIE UP TO ANY MUNICIPAL DOCKS OR FISHING PIERS OWNED BY · rIiE CITY OF SEBASTIAN EXCEEDING 12 HOUR LIMIT WITHIN A 96 HOUR PERIOD." MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO ADOPT, AS AMENDED, AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING MOORING TO CITY DOCKS AND FISHING PIERS, SETTING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR GRAY COUNCILMAN GASS " JOACHIM " HOOSE MAYOR FLOOD NAYS: NONE CARRIED. MAYOR FLOOD REQUESTED APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL TO PURCHASE A NEW PUMP FOR THE CEMETERY AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $750. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED B CILNA , CHASE PUMP FOR CEMETERY. CARRIED. D TO GRASS MR. VOCELLE ADVISED THAT HE IS STILL URY~ TO GATHER INF~R~ATION WITH REGAR MOWING AND, THEREFORE, IS HOLDING IN ABEYANCE AN O~R~N~NCEIN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS. AT THE REQUEST OF MAYOR FLOOD, MR. CRAGG EXPLAINED THAT SINCE HE WAS MAYOR AND PERSONNEL DIRECTOR AT THE TIME, IT WAS HIS DECISION TO PAY $40. A MONTH TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE TO M AS OME OUT OF AIRPORT FUND. THEnS FOLLOWED COVER HIS TRAVELLING EXPENSES, ETC. THIS A LENGTHY DISCUSSION ABOUT pAyING EXPENSES INCURRED BY O HER COMMITTEES AS WELL AS THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY W~b~M]YCR IGRAY, THAT THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN CAN GO TO THE MAYOR AND/OR THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE'~%YPEN~. CARRIED. DOROTHY W. MCKINLEY 338 6 344 RICHARD SZELUGA 252 3 255 NEXT ON THE BALLOT: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING THE EXISTING CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA: ADOPTING A REVISED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA: PROVIDING FOR A REFERENDUM ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR A REFERENDUM ELECTION BY RESOLUTION: PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. FOR 266 AGAINST: 108 THE FOLLOWING IS A STRAW BALLOT ONLY AND IS NOT BINDING ON THE CITY COUNCIL: MANDATORY GARBAGE COLLECTION FOR: 152 AGAINST: 272 FINANCING STREET RESURFACING AND DRAINAGE BY: TOTAL VOTES CAST: 486 PROPERTY ASSESSMENT 160 BOND ISSUE 192 "AD VALOREM TAX 44 THE THREE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FOR CITY COUNCIL WERE: EVERETT T. GASS~ LEWIS E. GRAY, AND DOROTHY W. McKINLEY. THE CHARTER PASSED AND THE MANDATORY GARBAGE COLLECTION WAS DEFEATED AND FINANCING STREETS WAS DEFEATED AND FINANCING STREETS WAS PASSED BY BOND ISSUE. · MAYOR FLOOD STATED THAT HE HAD SPENT MANY YEARS WORKING WITH COUNCILMAN HOOSE, WHO IS LEAVING, AND HE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A JOB WELL DONE AND THANKYOU FOR YOUR SERVICES. WE REALLY HATE TO LOSE YOU. COUNCILMAN HOOSE THANKED MAYOR FLOOD AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND WISHED THE NEW COUNCILWOMAN AS WELL AS THE TWO RETURNING COUNCILMEN THE BEST OF LUCK. THE CITY CLERK SWORE IN THE THREE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MAYOR FLOOD WELCOMED BACK THE TWO COUNCILMEN AND SAID "HELLO" TO THE COUNCILWOMAN. COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY THANKED HER HUSBAND FOR HIS HELP AND HER CO-WORKERS AND ALL OF THE VOTERS AND PROMISED TO STAND BEHIND HER WORD. COUNCILWOMAN GASS THANKED EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR HIM AND REITERATED THE STATEMENT HE MADE WHEN HE WAS FIRST ELECTED THAT HE WILL VOTE FOR ANYTHING HE T~ INKS IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TAXPAYERS. VICE MAYOR GRAY THANKED ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED HIM AND SAID THAT HE PLANNED TO REPRESENT THEM AS HE HAS IN THE PAST TO THE BEST OF HIS ABILITY. MAYOR FLOOD THANKED THE VOTERS FOR PASSING THE CHARTER WHICH WILL GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1, 1979. THE NEXT ELECTION WI~L,L BE THE 2ND TUESDAY IN MARCH OF 1980. MR. VOCELLE ADVISED THAT THE FLORIDA STATUTE REQUIRES THAT UPON THE ADOPTION OF A NEW CHARTER A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE ELECTION RETURNS AND THE CHARTER MUST BE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ~ SECRETARY OF STATE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, FOR A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE ELECTION AND THE VOTES OF THE CHARTER. CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK GAVE THE FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY OF AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND DISCONTINUING ALL OF THE 30' ROAD AS SHOWN IN THE PLAT OF THE VICKERS ~U~DIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 9, ST. LUCiE COUNTY, NOT IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA. MAYOR FLOOD EXPLAINED THAT SOUTHERN BELL IS PLANNING TO ERECT A NEW BUILDING IN THIS AREA AND WITHOUT THIS ABANDONMENT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM. ~.~~~ MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO APPROVE~ABANDONING ~ THE 30' ROAD AS SHOWN IN THE PLAT OF THE VICKERS SUBDIVISION. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR GRAY COUNCILMAN GASS MAYOR FLOOD NAYS: NONE ~ ~ CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE A PUBLIC HEARING RE: VICKERS SUBDIVISION AT WORKSHOP MEETING ON JANUARY 3, 1979, AT 7:00 P.M. CARRIED. ~ ~ THERE FOLLOWED A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD WI~Y .~R.~JOHN CONNORS, METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, REGARDING THE UPDATING OF THE CITY'S HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE PLAN. IF APPROVED, THE NEW PROPOSAL WOULD GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY,~?9.~ MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, TO EXTEND THE INSURANCE AS PER THE EXCEPT FOR COUNC , T EDt - /Al LOCATED IMMEDIAT~.~O~TZ ~SCA~OApF~2~O~~EST SIDE OF ~H~--~I~HWA~ THE CITY IS NOW DESIRING TO EXER~TSRI___~_~TT___Q_j~R~S~~PER~AND~M~I~H~FN SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 9 IN LAWYERS TITLE GUARANTY FUND OFFICE IN VERO BEACH. IF THE CITY DOES NOT EXERCISE ITS RIGHT TO PURCHASE THE MONEYS PAID IN THUS FAR WOULD BE FORFEITED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND THE CiTY CLERK TO BE PRESENT AT THIS MEETING AND TO PAY THE NECESSARY FUNDS. CARRIED. MR. VOCELLE ADDED THAT THIS PROPERTY IS DEDICATED PERPETUALLY FOR PUBLIC USE AND CAN NEVER BE SOLD FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, TO TRANSFER FUNDS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, TO APPROVE GEORGE ORTH AND CHARLES FALZONE AS MEMBERS OF THE ZONING AND PLANNING BOARD. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, TO ACCEPT TIMOTHY HARRIS AS OUR NEW POLICE OFFICER. CARRIED. MAYOR FLOOD ANNOUNCED THAT A SPECIAL MEETING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED ON DECEMBER 14 TO CONSIDER 3 APPEALS FROM THE LICENSING BOARD. MAYOR FLOOD ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDING APPRI~4SED TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE FEASI~BLE FOR THE CITY TO USE IT TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR OFFICE SPACE RATHER THAN TO ADD ON TO THE PRESENT CITY HALL BUILDING. THIS IS IN THE EVENT THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DECIDES TO.SEEK OTHER QUARTERS. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO GO UP TO $250 FOR AN APPRAISER. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, TO GO TO BID, IF NECESSARY, TO RESURFACE THE SHUFFLEBOARD COURTS. CARRIED. REGULARCOU~gI~.MEETING, DECEMBER 11! 1978 - CONTINUED 4 MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, TO ABANDON EASEMENT BETWEEN LOTS 6 AND 7, BLOCK 375, UNIT 11, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS. CARRIED. (R-78-26 JAMES CUMMINS) MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, TO ABANDON EASEMENT BETWEEN LOTS 6 AND 7 BLOCK 120, UNIT 4, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS. CARRIED. (R-78-25 - BILL BEVAN - GDC) MOTION BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, TO ABANDON EASEMENT BETWEEN LOTS 6 AND 7 BLOCK 303 UNIT 10, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS. CARRIED. (R-78-24 - EUGENE ESTES) MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO ACCEPT DAVID HINES AS A MEMBER OF THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GASS, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO PERMIT THE USE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON DECEMBER 16 BY THE CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOLDING A SQUARE DANCE. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR GRAY, TO DENY REQUEST FOR ADVERTISEMENT IN THE BULLETIN PUBLISHED BY THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN McKINLEY, TO PERMIT THE SEBASTIAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AMBULANCE SQUAD TO USE THE COMMUNITY CENTER, FREE OF CHARGE, ON JANUARY 6 FOR THE ANNUAL INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS BANQUET AND TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GASS, TO ALLOW THE USE OF THE SOCIAL CENTER ON DECEMBER 31 BY MR. H. C. LENARDT FOR A PRIVATE PARTY AND TO PERMIT THE SERVING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TO EXTEND THE CLOSING HOUR TO 1:30 AM. CARRIED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOACHIM, SECO m l 4 ,ITO ALLOW VSE SEBASTIAN II MEETING ADJOURNED 10:25 PM.