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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05311988 City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 MINUTES OF MEETING AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD MAY 31, 1988 - 4:00 P.M. MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN EDWARD PALUCH AT 4:00 P.M. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: ABSENT: ROGER COOPER MICHAEL KENNEY EARL MASTELLER RENE VAN DE VOORDE THEODORE AHNEMAN CHAIRMAN EDWARD PALUCH JOHN VAN ANTWERP, EX OFFICIO MEMBER KENNETH MEGUIN ROBERT MORROW (EXCUSED) APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY MR. COOPER, SECONDED BY MR. KENNEY, TO A'PPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 26 INCLUDING THE VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT REGARDING THE PROPOSED COLLIER PLACE DEVELOPMENT. CARRIED. OPERATING STATEMENT FOR PERIOD ENDING 4/30/88: - NO DISCUSSION. PUBLIC INPUT: JOHN EVANS, REPRESENTING "CITIZENS AGAINST AIRPORT EXPANSION" - MR. EVANS COMMENTED THAT'THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY ALTERNATIVE PLANS CONSIDERED IN THE MASTER PLAN WHICH ADDRESS THE FUTURE POSSIBLE CONFLICT BETWEEN ZONING AND FUTURE USES OF THE AIRPORT. HE INTRODUCED AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN WHICH PROPOSES THE USE OF RUNWAY 9~7 AND THE CLOSING OF RUNWAY 442. THERE WOULD BE A GREAT DEAL OF LAND ABUTTING THE GOLF COURSE, WHICH COULD INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE GOLF COURSE. THE CLEAR ZONE OFF OF RUNWAY 422 COULD BE USED AS A PARK.,. THE USE OF RUNWAY 927 WOULD DIRECT THE FLIGHT OF PLANES OVER ~'HE POST OFFICE AREA RATHER THAN OVER RESIDENTIAL AREAS. THIS RUNWAY WOULD BE ABOUT 3600' LONG. BILL MARKHAM, 238 MAIN STREET - MR. MARKHAM REMARKED THAT HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE:IS SO MUCH CONTROVERSY ABOUT THE NOISE. THE NOISE DOESN'T BOTHER HIM. NORMAN LINGARD, POINT OF WOODS - MR. LINGARD STATED THE NOISE DOES BOTHER HIM, PUBLIC INPUT (Cont'd.) STEVE JOHNSON, SEBASTIAN AERO - MR. JOHNSON STATED HE WAS SPEAKING FOR MIKE BRADSHAW, GOLDEN HORN AVIATION, AS WELL AS FOR HIMSELF, IN OBJECTING TO THIS PLAN. MR. BRADSHAW'S BUILDING WOULD HAVE TO BE MOVED AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE FUNDS WOULD COME FROM S0 TO DO. ALSO, IT WAS HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WOULD TAKE QUITE A FEW STUDIES TO OPEN A RUNWAY WHICH ALSO WOULD BE TIME-CONSUMING. IN ADDITION CUTTING OFF 400' WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF LEASES AND IF THE AIRPORT IS CHOPPED UP INTO PIECES, THE FAA COU~LD POSSIBLY TAKE BACK CONTROL. BILL STEPHENSON, PRO-FLITE - PRO-FLITE STUDENTS DO USE THE SEBASTIAN AIRPORT ON A LIMITED BASIS. WE HAVE COOPERATED WITH SEBASTIAN'S BAN ON TOUCH-AND-GO, BUT FEEL THAT STOP AND GO MAKES MUCH MORE NOISE. HE CAUTIONED THAT CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN IN WHAT IS LIMITED AT THE AIRPORT IN ViEW OF THE TERMS OF THE QUIT CLAIM DEED. TOM GILLESPIE, FLIGHT SAFETY - MR. GILLESPIE AGREED WITH MR. STEPHENSON'S REMARKS AND ADDED THAT THEY WOULD COOPERATE AS MUCH AS THEY CAN. BILL CORCORAN, PRO FLITE - WILLING TO COOPERATE, BUT OF THE OPINION THAT TRAINING PLANES ARE THE LEAST NOISY OF ANY PLANES USING THE AIRPORT. 6. OLD BUSINESS: A. AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT: THE SITE FOR THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING HAS BEEN CLEARED. THE BOARD WILL BE KEPT ADVISED OF DEVELOPMENTS ON THIS MATTER. THE WIND TEE HAS BEEN LIGHTED. TRANSFORMER HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND RUNWAY LIGHTS ARE BRIGHTER AND ALL OPERATIONAL. A LETTER HAS BEEN SENT TO THE CONSULTANT REGARDING THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN, AS THE OUTCOME OF A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING. MR. MASTELLER QUESTIONED MR. VAN ANTWERP'S AUTHORITY TO HAVE THE MAIN- TENANCE BUILDING SITE CLEARED AND FELT IT WAS PREMATURE IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT A FORMAL SITE PLAN HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE PLAN- NING AND ZONING COMMISSION. ALSO, THE CITY MANAGER HAS CONCERNS AS TO WHETHER THE BUILDING IS NECESSARY AND WHETHER THE BUILDING IS LOCATED ON GOLF COURSE PROPERTY. MR. VAN ANTWERP REPLIED THAT HIS AUTHORITY IS SPELLED OUT BY THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN'S RULES AND REGULATIONS AS WELL AS THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE DECISION TO BUILD A MAINTENANCE BUILDING WAS MADE BY THE CiTY COUNCIL AND THE MONEY WAS APPROPRIATED. A SURVEY HAS BEEN MADE OF THE AREA AND THE SITE IS LOCATED ON AIR- PORT PROPERTY THAT IS NOT LEASED TO THE GOLF COURSE. THE SURVEY IS AVAILABLE IN CITY HALL FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SEE IT. - 2 - NEW BUSINESS: A. CORRESPONDENCE RE: AIRPORT TRAFFIC MR. VAN ANTWERP STATED THERE WAS ONE LETTER WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN THE MEETING PACKET AND THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL PHONE CALLS. CHAIRMAN PALUCH STATED THAT THIS HAD ALREADY BEEN PRETTY WELL COVERED. POLE BUILDING MR. MASTELLER INQUIRED AS TO THE STATUS OF THE MINOR SITE PLAN. MR. VAN ANTWERP STATED THAT HE IS CURRENTLY NEGOTIAT- ING TO HAVE THE PLANS DRAWN UP. MR. MASTELLER POINTED OUT THAT THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES THAT THE PLANS MUST BE DRAWN BY AN ENGINEER. MR. VAN ANTWERP REPLIED THAT HE IS COORDI- NATING EVERYTHING WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES. MR. MASTELLER FELT THAT MR. VAN ANTWERP SHOULD GET INPUT FROM THE BOARD AND IMPLEMENT ITS INSTRUCT- IONS. MR. VAN DE VOORDE REMARKED THAT PERHAPS THERE SHOULD BE A CLARIFICATION OF THE STRU'CTURE BETWEEN THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD, THE AIRPORT MANAGER, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY COUNCIL. MR. VAN ANTWERP STATED HIS UNDERSTANDING IS THAT HE MANAGES THE AIRPORT AND WORKS DIRECTLY FOR THE CITY MANAGER. HE REPORTS TO THE BOARD THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE OCCURRED AND GIVES ADVICE WHEREVER HE CAN. THE BOARD'S POSITION IS THAT THEY SERVE THE CITY COUNCIL. THE BOARD AND THE COUNCIL SET POLICY. THE MANAGEMENT DETAIL WINDS UP WITH MR. VAN'ANTWERP, THE CITY MANAGER, AND THE OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS. MOTION BY MR. VAN DE VOORDE, SECONDED BY MR. COOPER, THAT WE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE AUGUST MEETING A WORKSHOP WITH THE CITY MANAGER. MR. VAN DE VOORDE EXPLAINED THAT HE SUGGESTED AUGUST SINCE THE CITY MANAGER WILL BE BUSY WITH THE BUDGET AND HE, MR. VAN DE VOORDE, WILL NOT BE HERE IN JULY. MR.. VAN ANTWERP SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS ANSWERS RELATIVE TO THIS QUESTION COULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE CITY MANAGER THROUGH CORRESPOND- ENCE PRIOR TO A MEETING, WORKING ON THE BUDGET AS WELL AS HIS OTHER DUTIES WILL KEEP HIM QUITE BUSY UNTIL SEPTEMBER. MOTION BY MR. VAN DE VOORDE, SECONDED BY MR. MASTELLER, TO AMEND MOTION TO SEPTEMBER AGENDA. MOTION BY MR. VAN DE VOORDE, SkCONDED BY MR. MASTELLER, TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE JUNE MEETING, AND IF HE IS UNABLE TO BE AT THE JUNE MEETING, REQUEST THAT HE BE AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING TO DISCUSS THIS RELATIONSHIP. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. TO GO BACK TO THE POLE BUILDING, CHAIRMAN PALUCH REMARKED THAT THIS HAD BEEN APPROVED AND MONEY APPROPRIATED BY BOTH THE AIRPORT BOARD AND THE CITY COUNCIL SOME MONTHS AGO. - 3 - NEW BUSINESS: (Cont'd.) C. ALTERNATE PLAN FOR MASTER PLAN MR. MASTELLER ELABORATED FURTHER ON THE ALTERNATIVE PLAN INTRODUCED BY MR. EVANS, MENTIONING THAT THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED AND EVALUATED IN THE MASTER PLAN. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE FOLLOWING MOTION WAS MADE: MOTION BY MR. COOPER, SECONDED BY MR. KENNEY, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL BE ADVISED THAT CONSIDERATION OF AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN FOR THE AIRPORT IS MOOT iN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE FINAL LETTER DATED MAY 23, 1988, HAS BEEN SENT TO THE CON- SULLTANTS BY THE COUNCIL. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: NAYS: MR. KENNEY MR. COOPER MR. AHNEMAN CHAIRMAN PALUCH MR. MASTELLER MR. VAN DE VOORDE MOTION CARRIED. 1988-89 BUDGET THE BUDGET WAS DISCUSSED LINE BY LiNE AND A FEW CHANGES MADE, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT REMAINED THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. IT WAS AGREED TO BUDGET $750. UNDER GENERAL SERVICES FOR INSTALLATION AND USE OF AN AIRPORT PHONE TO BE LISTED IN THE PHONE BOOK. ALSO DISCUSSED AT SOME LENGTH WERE THE VARIOUS ITEMS ON THE SO-CALLED "WISH LIST". MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6:42 P.M. - 4 - VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT OF PORTION OF MINUTES OF AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MAY 31~ 1988 MR. COOPER: I REALLY DIDN'T WISH TO ENGAGE IN A PUBLIC DEBATE ABOUT THIS THING BUT THE WAY I SEE IT, iT'S THE SAME OLD DELAY- ING TACTIC. i'M SURE MR. MASTELLER AND MR. EVANS KNOW VERY WELL BECAUSE OF THEIR TRiP UP TO ORLANDO TO SPEAK TO THE FAA THAT WE WON'T GET ANY FEDERAL FINANCING, AND, IF TRUE, WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE IT ALL OUT OF OUR HIDE. YOU HAVE TO CLOSE DOWN A COUPLE OF EXIST- ING AIRPORT BUSINESSES OUT THERE IN VIOLATION OF THEIR CONTRACTS. IT'S A CLEAR VIOLATION OF THE QUIT-CLAIM DEED BECAUSE IT WAS GIVEN AS AN AIRPORT FORA PUBLIC FACILITY. I'M SURE MR. EVANS AND MR. MASTELLER ARE VERY WELL AWARE THAT THIS WOULD REQUIRE A COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY WHICH WOULD TAKE ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS WHICH WOULD DELAY IT STILL FURTHER WHICH WOULD SERVE THEIR MOTIVE. AS A PILOT I ABHOR ANY IDEA OF REDUCING THE SIZE OF RUNWAYS. WE GOT A COUPLE OF QUEEN AIRS THAT COME IN THERE REPEATEDLY ON BUSINESS NOW AND I THINK THIS WOULD PROBABLY GIVE THEM A PROBLEM AND WE SHOULD PROBABLY ADDRESS THAT MORE AND, LASTLY, IT CERTAINLY WOULDN'T HURT THE MARKETING OF MR. MASTELLER'S NEW COLLIER PLACE PUD TO CHOP 'OFF AND SIMPLY CLOSE DOWN 4-22, AND, LASTLY, I HAVE A MOTION AND I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE CITY COUNCIL BE ADVISED THAT WE CONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL MOOT IN ViEW OF THE FINAL INSTRUCTIONS SENT TO POST, BUCKLEY, SCHUH AND JERNIGAN ON MAY 23, 1988 WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL. City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING TUESDAY~ MAY 31~ 1988 - 4:0PP.M. AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. APPROVE MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 26, 1988, INCLUDING VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT RE: COLLIER PLACE 4. OPERATING STATEMENT - CASH POSITION FOR PERIOD ENDING 4/30/88 5. PUBLIC INPUT 6. OLD BUSINESS: A. AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT 7. NEW BUSINESS: A. CORRESPONDENCE RE: AIRPORT TRAFFIC B. POLE BUILDING - MR. MASTELLER C. ALTERNATE PLAN FOR MASTER PLAN - MR. MASTELLER D. 1988-89 BUDGET 8. ADJOURN City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 NOTICE OF MEETING CITY OF SEBASTIAN 1225 MAIN STREET INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FLORIDA The Airport Advisory Board will hold their Regular Meeting at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 31, 1988, in City Council Chambers, 1225 Main Street, Sebastian, Florida. .~ .... ~ , . , Eiizabdth Reid, Secretary NOTE: IF ANY PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE AT THE ABOVE MEETING, HE/SHE WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES, HE/SHE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY IN EVIDENCE ON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED.