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Home My WebLink About02/18/2000 City of Sebastian, Florida 1225 Main Street [] Sebastian, Florida 32958 Telephone {561) 589-5330 [] Fax {561) 589-5570 City Council Information Letter February 18, 2000 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Attached is your personal copy of the City of Sebastian Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for Fiscal Year, 1999. Like the Fiscal Year 2000 budget document, the CAFR format has been revised to reflect a more professional text. As such, the City of Sebastian will work to seek recognition from the Government Finance Officer's Association for excellence in financial reporting (as referenced in Mark Mason's attached introductory letter). A brief oral presentation about this year's CAFR will be presented during Wednesday evening's meeting; whereby both Mark Mason and myself will communicate overall ideas as to maintain the best possible financial position for the community. Civil Air Patrol - Participation in Sebastian Please find the attached letter as compiled and delivered by Martin Marugg, 1st LT. CAPT., United States Air Force Civil Air Patrol (CAP) requesting participation with Sebastian Municipal Airport to conduct a search and rescue exercise during the weekend of February 25th. This initiative will involve approximately 40 people ( cadet and senior members of the Florida Wings Group 4 of CAP). This arrangement does not require any special permits, as the program is aviation related, as well as fully insured by the Federal Government. We simply requested that the City of Sebastian is held harmless of any problems that may occur during the program. Generally speaking, this initiative represents another opportunity for our community to gain additional exposure from other governmental entities, which fosters better public relations in the long run. City Council Information Letter February, 2000 Page 2 Sebastian's Pelican Brief - Community Information Letter Attached is your advanced copy of 'Sebastian's Pelican brief'. Arrangements were made earlier this week to have copies delivered to residential properties citywide. As committed during presentations last fall by members of the Charter Review Committee, this issue features a section advertising proposed referendum questions to be considered for the March 14th municipal election. Hopefully, effective communication and education will transpire as a result. New Letterhead Paper For good measure, I have provided you with copies the City of Sebastian's letterhead paper, which now features the Millennium Communities logo in the bottom right corner, as well as the phrase "Celebrating Our 75th Anniversary". This was one of the first suggestions communicated to the 75th Anniversary Committee during their inaugural meeting, in which they unanimously supported the idea. As previously communicated, staff will work diligently to showcase and acknowledge the City's 75th Birthday, via as many arrangements possible. In local government, official letterhead paper works a lot better than greeting cards. President's Day Just a reminder that City Hall will be closed Monday, February 21st in observance of President's Day. As always, feel free to contact me at home should the need arise. I plan to (more or less) take it easy over the weekend. However, knowing myself, I will likely drop by the office at some point to finalize unfinished business. Enclosures: CAFR Document Letter from Civil Air Patrol Sebastian's Pelican Brief Letterhead Paper My Documents/InfoLetter30 ~4/20/19% 21~5B 5615642903 HAK INDUSTRIES LLO PAGE 02 February 15, 2000 Mr. Terry Hill Direc{or of Public Works 1225 Main St. Sebastian, FL 32958 '~Dear Director Hill; Thank you for returning my phone call so quickly. As we discussed, Civil Air patrol is an auxiliary cf the United States Air Force. As such, we are tasked with recruiting cadets for service to the citizens of our country and especially to local communities. One of the more important services that CAP provides is that of Search and Rescue for downed aircraft. It is extremely vital that for quality service to be able to practice rescue missions before accidents occur, by honing these search and rescue skills beforehand, CAP has been able to keep our necessary skills sharp, and thus minimize the amount of time between search initiation and rescue those souls in need bf medical attention. Sir, it is in this light that we seek the assistance of yourself and the good citizens of Sebastian for a location at which we, with the permission of town officials, will be able to practice and hone our rescue skills. Therefor, we request your assistance in allowing CAP to use approximately 1 to 2 acres somewhere on Sebastian Airport to conduct a Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) during February 25, 26, and 27, 2000, The exercise will consist of approximately 40 people (a combination of cadets and senior members of Florida wings Group 4 of CAP). They will be camping in tents, overnight on the 25th and 26th. CAP can provide sanitation facilities to address health considerations. Additionaly, CAP has coverage for insurance purposes from the U. S. Government. We are prepared to have each participati.ng person sign an insurance agreement to hold the city of Sebastian harmless should any of our personnel be injured during the exercise. We also absolutely assure that the area used by CAP will be respected and cleaned to your satisfaction after the exercise is concluded. Should you have any questions, or need further information, pleas contact me at: Martin Merugg, 1st LT. CAP or Frank Haas, Maj. Group 4 Commander 6060 61st Street Vero Beach, FL 32967 Tel: (561) 564-2903 Fax: (561) 564-2903 Headquarters Group 4 PO BOX 730514 Ormond Beach, FL 32173-0514 Tel: (904) 527-3170 Fax: (904) 677-5300 Thank you, in advance, l~lart'n erugg, ~st'LT. CAP