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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06281988City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 MINUTES OF MEETING AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD JUNE 28, 1988 - 4:00 P.M. MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN EDWARD PALUCH AT 4:00 P.M. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: MICHAEL KENNEY ROGER COOPER THEODORE AHNEMAN CHAIRMAN EDWARD PALUCH KENNETH MEGUIN (ARRIVED AFTER ROLL CALL) JOHN VAN ANTWERP, EX OFFICIO MEMBER ALSO PRESENT: ROBERT McCLARY, CITY MANAGER JERRY THOMAS, ACTING PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ABSENT: ROBERT MORROW (EXCUSED) EARL MASTELLER ( " ) RENE VAN DE VOORDE APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY MR. COOPER, SECONDED BY MR. KENNEY, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MAY 31, 1988. MR. COOPER REMARKED THAT IN PARAGRAPH 5 THERE SHOULD BE DASHES IN 'TH.E RUNWAY NUMBERS, I.E., 9-27 AND 4-22. ALSO, IN PARAGRAPH 7. C., MR. COOPER FELT THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE MOTION MADE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES AND LISTED THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIONS TO THE ALTERNATIVE PLAN WHICH WAS PROPOSED FOR THE AIRPORT TO BE MADE PART OF THE MINUTES: 1. THE CROSSWIND RUNWAY WAS TOO SHORT 2. THE PLAN WAS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT SHORTER RUNWAYS CAUSE LESS NOISE, WHICH IS NOT CORRECT~ 3. THAT A RUNWAY SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED TO ACCOMMODATE DEVELOPERS 4. THAT NO FEDERAL FINANCING WOULD BE AVAILABLE UNDER THIS PLAN 5. ANY PLAN REDUCING THE 'RUNWAYS WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT FLIGHT SAFETY 6. THAT IT WOULD NOT SERVE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY APPROVAL OF MINUTES: (Cont'd.) MR. COOPER AMENDED HIS MOTION, MR. KENNEY AMENDED HIS SECOND, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MAY 31, 1988, WITH THE INCLUSION OF THE SUMMARIZATION OF OBJECTIONS. CARRIED. OPERATING STATEMENT FOR PERIOD ENDING 5/31/88: - NO DISCUSSION PUBLIC INPUT: BOTH PAT FLOOD AND CHARLES PULLARA ASKED FOR AND WERE GIVEN PER- MISSION TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT RELATIVE TO THE ITALIAN AMERICAN CLUB LEASE WHEN IT COMES UP FOR DISCUSSION UNDER"NEW BUSINESS". OLD BUSINESS: AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT: MR. VAN ANTWERP STATED THAT TWO MORE TOWERS ARE PROPOSED CLOSER TO VERO BEACH AND WITH THE BOARDerS APPROVAL HE WILL JOIN WITH THEM IN OBJECTING TO THESE. ALSO, HE HAS LEARNED THAT THE FCC HAS BEEN ACCEPTING LICENSE APPLICATIONS FOR A TOWER TO BE BUILT ONE MILE FROM THE END OF THE PRIMARY RUNWAY ON OUR AIRPORT. HE HAS WRITTEN THEM. A LETTER ASKING THAT THEY .NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS DUE TO THE DANGER INVOLVED. HE WOULD LIKE THE COMMITTEE AND POSSIBLY THE COUNTY TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO TALL STRUCTURES AND TOWERS BE'ING IN AND NEAR AIRPORTS. HE WILL SEE IF HE CAN OBTAIN A MODEL ORDINANCE FOR CONSIDERATION. 7. NEW BUSINESS: ITALIAN AMERICAN CLUB LEASE MR. McCLARY EXPLAINED THAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO THE CITY LEASED 2 ACRES OF LAND IN THE VICINITY OF THE BARBER STREET COMPLEX TO THE ITALIAN AMERICAN CLUB. SINCE RESIDENTS OBJECTED TO THE LAND BEING USED TO BUILD A CLUB HOUSE, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT A 2.7 ACRE PIECE OF AIRPORT PROPERTY BE LEASED WHICH IS NOT CONTIGUOUS TO THE AIRPORT PROPER AND IS ZONED PS, LOCATED OFF OF AIRPORT DRIVE EAST. RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO PRO- POSED L~ASE BEFORE ANYONE AND THE AD¥ISORY BOARD WILL BE FORM- ALLY INVOLVED WHEN ONE IS RECEIVED. WITH REFERENCE TO THE MORATORIUM, MR. McCLARY STATED THAT THE COUNCIL IMPOSED IT AND THEY CAN LIFT IT OR PART OF IT WHENEVER THEY WISH. IF THE ITALIAN AMERICAN CLUB WISHES TO PROCEED, THEY HAVE BEEN ASKED TO HAVE THE PROPERTY SURVEYED AND DRAFT A LEASE. ALSO, A FAIR MARKET VALUE WILL HAVE TO BE'ESTABLISHED. MR. COOPER REMARKED THAT IT WAS HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT THE MORATORIUM WOULD BE MAINTAINED UNTIL THE MASTER PLAN WAS COM- PLETED AND IT SEEMED INCONGRUOUS TO LIFT IT FOR A SOCIAL CLUB AND NOT LIFT IT FOR AIRPORT RELATED FUNCTIONS. MR. McCLARY WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY IS NOT BEING USED FOR AIRPORT PURPOSES SO iT IS NOT INCONSISTENT. - 2 - .NEW BUSINESS: (Cont'd.) A. ITALIAN AMERICAN CLUB LEASE (Cont'd.) MR. COOPER SUGGESTED THAT A DEED RESTRICTION SHOULD BE INCLUDED SO THAT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WILL BE AWARE THAT THEY WILL BE UNDER TRAFFIC LANDING PATTERNS AND SUBJECT TO AIRCRAFT NOISE. ALSO, THE FAIR MARKET VALUE SHOULD BE DETERMINED BY 1988 FIGURES, NOT 1986', WHICH IS WHAT GOLF COURSE IS PAYING. MR. VAN ANTWERP MENTIONED THAT THE FAA WILL MAKE THE DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE, ALSO, HE SUGGESTED THAT BEFORE ANY EXPENDITURES ARE INCURRED, THE PROPOSAL SHOULD BE SEN% TO FAA SINCE THEY MUST APPROVE ANY NON-AVIATION ACTIVITY. CHAIRMAN PALUCH SUGGESTED THAT INSTEAD OF JUST LEASING 2 ACRES, THE CLUB SHOULD LEASE THE 2.7 ACRES AVAILABLE AND INCORPORATE A BUFFER ZONE INTO THEIR PACKAGE FOR THEM TO MAINTAIN IT. HE ALSO STATED THAT A FIGURE OF $261. PER ACRE PER YEAR WAS MENTIONED. THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD HAS ALWAYS TAKEN LEASES ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND HAS NEVER LEASED ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE GOLF COURSE THAT CHEAP. PAT FLOOD, 226 MAIN STREET, OBJECTED TO THE LIFTING OF THE MORATORIUM FOR ONE GROUP WHEN OTHER APPLICANTS HAVE BEEN TURNED'DOWN, SAYING IT WOULD LEAVE THE CITY OPEN TO LAW SUITS. HE WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE OPENING OF ANOTHER BAR IN THE AREA. HE ~LSO OBJECTED TO CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RESIDENTIAL AREA. CHARLES PULLARA, PRESIDENT, ITALIAN AMERICAN CLUB - TOOK EXCEPTION TO MR. FLOOD'S REMARKS, PARTICULARLY THE INFERENCE THAT A PROBLEM WOULD BE CAUSED BY DRINKING. THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY WAS SUGGESTED BY THE FORMER CITY ATTORNEY AND IT WAS THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. BILL MARKHAM, 238 MAIN'S~REET, CONCERNED ABOUT PLACEMENT IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. FEARS HIS PROPERTY WILL BE DEPRECIATED. SAM MARSTON, 274 MAIN STREET - CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOW RENT BEING CONSIDERED. DOESN'T WANT TO SEE TRE LAND BEING GIVEN AWAY. MR. McCLARY iNFORMED THE BOARD THAT. THE DEVELOPER HAS WITHDRAWN HIS APPLICATION FOR AN AIRPORT AT SAN SEBASTIAN SPRINGS A'ND THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MR. McELARY STATED HE HAD SEVERAL THINGS TO BE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD BUT DID NOT WISH TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME NOW. NEED TO DISCUSS THE OPINION OF THE CITY ATTO~RNEY REGARDING'THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING, WHICH BASICALLY IS THAT IT CAN'T GO WHERE PROPOSED ON THE SITE ALREADY CLEARED BECA~JSE O~ THE PS ZONING. HE IS TRYING TO MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO 1HE COUNCIL REGARDING PAVING OF THE AIRPORT ENTRANCES. - 3 - 7 NEW BUSINESS: (Cont'd.) ROBERT McCLARY, CITY MANAGER - AIRPORT MANAGER'S DUTIES MR. McCLARY STATED HE HAD REVIEWED THE CHARTER AND THE CODE AS TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD AND THE AIRPORT MANAGER. HE HAS LOOKED AT THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND JOHN VAN ANTWERP. THE DIRECTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS NOW COMES UNDER THE CITY MANAGER AND HE AND MR. VAN ANTWERP HAVE DEVELOPED A WORKING RELATIONSHIP. THE ADVISORY BOARD IS ADVISORY IN NATURE TO THE CITY COUNCIL. MR. VAN ANTWERP'S RESPONSIBILITY IS CLEARLY SPELLED OUT IN THE CODE AND IN HIS CONTRACT. DOESN'T FEEL THERE IS ANY PROBLEM. THE BOARD CAN COMMENT ON WHATEVER IT WANTS TO, BUT THE COUNCIL HAS THE DISCRETION TO IGNORE ANYTHING THEY'RE TOLD. THERE WAS A BRIEF DISCUSSION REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF INPUT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES.' MR. McCLARY WAS OF THE OPINION THAT MR. VAN ANTWERP SHOULD BE THE 0NE 'TO CONVEY, IN WRITING, THE INTENT OF ANY SUBJECT TO BE CARRIED TO THE COUNCIL. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 5:16 P.M. - 4 - AMENDMENT TO MINUTES OF MEETING OF MAY 31, 1988, APPROVED AT MEETING OF JUNE 28, 1988: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY MR. COOPER, SECONDED BY MR. KENNE¥, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MAY 31, 1988. MR. COOPER REMARKED THAT IN PARAGRAPH 5 THERE SHOULD BE DASHES IN THE RUNWAY NUMBERS, I.E., 9-27 AND 4-22. ALSO, iN PARAGRAPH 7. C., MR. COOPER FELT THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE MOTION MADE SHOULD BE INCL.UDED IN THE MINUTES AND LISTED THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIONS TO THE ALTERNATIVE PLAN WHICH WAS PROPOSED FOR THE AIRPORT TO BE MADE PART OF THE MINUTES: 1. THE CROSSWIND RUNWAY WAS TOO SHORT 2. THE PLAN WAS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT SHORTER RUNWAYS CAUSE LESS NOISE, WHICH IS NOT CORRECT 3. THAT A RUNWAY SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED TO ACCOMMODATE DEVELOPERS. 4. ~THAT NO FEDERAL FINANCING WOULD BE AVAILABLE UNDER THIS PLAN 5. ANY PLAN REDUCING THE RUNWAYS WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT FLIGHT SAFETY 6. THAT IT WOULD NOT SERVE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY MR. COOPER AMENDED HIS MOTION, MR. KENNEY AMENDED HIS SECOND, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MAY 31, 1988, WITH THE INCLUSION OF THE SUMMARIZATION OF OBJECTIONS. CARRIED. City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 D SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 28~ 1988 - 4:00 P.M. AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. APPROVE MINUTES OF MEETING OF MAY 31, 1988 4. OPERATING STATEMENT FOR PERIOD ENDING 5/31/88 5. PUBLIC INPUT 6. OLD BUSINESS: AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT 7. NEW BUSINESS: A. ITALIAN AMERICAN CLUB LEASE B. ROBERT McCLARY, CITY MANAGER - AIRPORT MANAGER'S DUTIES 8. ADJOURN City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 13 SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING TUESDAY~ ..~UNE 28, .1988 - 4:00 P.M. AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2, ROLL CALL 3. APPROVE MINUTES OF MEETING OF MAY 31, 1988 4. OPERATING STATEMENT FOR PERIOD ENDING 5/31/88 5. PUBLIC INPUT 6. OLD BUSINESS: AIRPORT MANAGER'S REPORT 7. NEW BUSINESS: A. ITALIAN AMERICAN CLUB LEASE B. ROBERT McCLARY, CITY MANAGER - AIRPORT MANAGER'S DUTIES 8. ADJOURN City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 n SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 NOTICE OF MEETING AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1988 - 4:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA The Airport Advisory Board will hold their Regular Meeting in City Council Chambers on Tuesday, june 28, 1988, at 4:00 P.M. Ail interested parties are invited to attend. ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE POROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE HEARD.