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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/16/2001 1225 Main Street [] Sebastian~ Florida 32958 Telephone (561} 589-5330 [] Fax (561} 589-5570 City Council Information Letter February 16, 2001 Prolsosal for Sebastian Boys and Girls Club Facility I recently met with representatives from the newly formed Boys and Girls Club of Indian River County to discuss the possibility of establishing a Boys and Girls Club facility in Sebastian. My recommendation is to therefore host a brief presentation during your next meeting so as to consider and/or debate the opportunity accordingly. The process of implementing this arrangement generally involves municipalities making land available to house a newly constructed recreational center, with funding to be generated via capital campaigns as authorized by the organization's national office. Otherwise, no direct funding from the City would be necessary for this effort. As such, included is your personal copy of official literature that outlines various elements of club operations. Accordingly, Executive Director Leisa Smith-Fulton and President Kenneth Felten will attend the February 28th meeting to further discuss the overall program. Grant Award from COPS in Schools ProRram Please find the attached sample press release as delivered by Congressman Dave Weldon's Office announcing the awarding of grants to hire new police officers in America's schools, including a $125,000 allocation over three-years to the City of Sebastian. As addressed during the Fiscal Year 2000/2001 budget process, a goal of the Sebastian Police Department included expanding the School Resources Officer Program, in partnership with the School District of Indian River County. As a result of this award, the City of Sebastian is positioned accordingly. City Council Information Letter February 16, 2001 Page 2 No SmokinR/DesiRnated Smokin.q Areas As briefly mentioned during Wednesday evening's meeting, please be advised that arrangements are being made to formally designate no smoking areas at various municipal facilities, particularly arrangements to prohibit smoking in and/or around playgrounds, concession stands, bleachers, pavilions, walkways, baseball fields, tennis courts, basketball courts and other present and future amenities within public parks. Via this exercise, specific designated smoking areas are being established in the parking lots of respective parks, including the Barber Street Sports Complex (BSSC), Riverview Park and Schumann Park. In essence, this arrangement serves as the official no smoking/dedicated smoking policy of the City of Sebastian, per facility use guidelines authorized by you last September, as well as in response to concerns raised by you during Wednesday evening's meeting, Timber Removal/Prescribed Burn - North Sebastian Conservation Area For good measure, I have asked Indian River County (IRC) Director of Community Development Robert Keating to provide the attached written update relative to the timber removal exercise currently underway in the conservation area just west of City Hall. As previously addressed, effective August 31, 2000, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service approved the Sebastian/Indian River County Habitat Conservation Plan, as a primary component it involves the removal of pines from county owned scrub conservation lands, in order to open a respective tree canopy to allow establishment of Iow-growing oak scrub, a prime habitat of scrub-jays. As such, IRC has contracted with Georgia-Pacific to harvest pines, particularly to thin the canopy accordingly. IRC Chief of Environmental Planning Roland DeBIois can be contacted by calling 567-8000 extension 254, should you and/or any citizen which to address additional specific concerns about the respective exercise. Update - Facilities Improvements/Project Implementation Please be advised that various sections of city parks and facilities will be temporarily closed to the public beginning next week, as necessary to initiate construction of new restrooms at BSSC, Hardee Park and the City Councillnformation LeEer February16,2001 Page 3 Sebastian Yacht Club, as well as a slab extension for the skate park facility. No problems are anticipated as far as overall enjoyment of parks, as the respective areas will be barricaded accordingly. In the coming weeks, sections of Schumann Park will be closed temporarily, as bids are currently being solicited for resurfacing of tennis courts and other improvements such ancillary and replacement lighting. As such, a recommendation is anticipated to be presented during an upcoming City Council meeting to authorize budgeted expenditures. Winin.qer Memorial Dedication Ceremony Two weeks ago, I reported that a memorial dedication for the late Martha Wininger would take place immediately following the Kay O'Halloran ceremony this coming Tuesday morning. However, the Wininger monument (see attached sketch) will not become available for installation until the following week. As such, a ceremony to unveil the Wininger Memorial will be held Thursday, March 1st, 10:00 a.m. Once again, please join us, schedules permitting. Sebastian Little League Openin.q Day I believe that you all may have received a note earlier this week about Sebastian Little League opening ceremonies being held at BSSC tomorrow at baseball fields beginning at 10:00 a.m. Just a reminder, including the attached original electronic mail notice delivered earlier this week. President's Day - Monday February 19th Just a reminder that City Hall will be closed Monday February 19th in observance of President's Day. As usual, I can be contacted during this three day weekend via home, the office (during the day for a while Saturday) or digital telephone. As always, feel free to contact me should the need arise. Enclosure(s): Information Package(s), Boys and Girls Club Sample Press Release, COPS Program Memorandum from Chris McCarthy, No Smoking Policy Letter from Roland DeBIois Sketch, Wininger Memorial E-Mail Notice, Sebastian Little League My Documents/InfoLetter78 FILE No,375 02/12 '01 17:29 ID:US REP DAVE WELDON FAX: PAGE Sent From: CONGRESSMAN DAVE WELDON 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way Building C Melbourne, FL 32940 (321)632-1776 (321)639-8595 fax www,house,gov/weldort Fax Transmission Kevin Morris Veteran Liaison kevin, morris(~maiLhouse.gov Sent To: Name: Company: Date Sent: Reference: Rekrencc Numbe~ Number of Pages: (including this page) Fax# ~<~/~ Comments: FILE No.375 02/12 '0I 17:29 ID:US REP DAVE WECDON 6~:60 I0, 60/~0 3~I1 X~ FAX: PAGE 2 FICE No.~?5 02~12 '0I 17:2~ ID:US REP DAVE WEL30N FAX: NO, 7878 PAGE ?.3 SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE Er~argoed Unfl Februan/8, 2001 Contact David I~uchanan C_¢lbeft Moom (202) 616-1728 U.S, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES $70 MILLION IN GRANTS TO I-HRE NEW POLICE OFFICERS IN AMERICA'S SCHOOLS 043 Officers to Walk a New Beet WASHINGTON, D.C,- The United States Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) today announced grants totaling $70 million to hire 643 new police officers to work in the nation's schools. These grants will be awarded to 348 law enforcemeot agencies representing cities and towns in 47 states across the country, q'his initiative anabies police departments and school systems to establish and implement a proactive school safety pla~ that includes a police oflcer being permanently assigned I~ the schod system,~ said COPS' acti~ director, Ralph Justus. "As ~ recenliy publiciza:t occurmr, ces of school violence have shown us, deterrence and the ~ype of early intervention that can be achieved by an officer working directly in a school am key components of'school safe~,," Toda),'s grants were awarded under the COPS in Schools program, which funds ~e hiring of community policing officers t~ work in primary e~d secondary scheoL~, Grants provide up to $125,000 to pay for the salary and benefits of each new ~ over lhme ye.ars, Since the inception of the COPS iD Schools Program in 1998, the COPS program has provided $420 million to fund more than 3800 officers. RX TI{'IE 02/09 '01 09:39 HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND 1225 MAIN STREET o SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE: (561) 589-5330 · FAX (561) 589-5570 MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: February 15, 2001 Terrence R. Moore, City Manager Chris McCarthy, Parks and Maintenance Superintendent Recommendations on No Smoking in Parks Terry Hill and I met this morning to discuss the no smoking issue in parks. We came up with the following recommendations. City owned Buildings No smoking in City owned buildings. Barber St. Sports Complex No smoking in or around playground, concession stands, bleachers, pavilions, walkways, on fields, basketball courts and skate park. Designated smoking area will be the parking lots. Riverview Park No smoking in or around playgrounds, pavilions and on benches. Schumann Tennis Park No smoking in or around restrooms, on tennis courts, basketball courts and racquetball courts. Designated smoking area will be the parking lot. No restrictions recommended for the following Parks Easy St. Park, Hardee Park, Historical Park, Main St. pier and Yacht Club pier. Cc: Terry Hill "An Equal Opportunity Employer" Celebrating Our 75th Anniversary eat 8ye Indian Riven County; g781806; Feb-14-01 g:54AM; Page 1/1 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 1840 2$th Street, Veto Beach, Florida 32960-3J65 Tclophon¢: J561 ) 567-8000 Feb~' 13, 2001 Ten'encc Moore, City Manager City of Sebasdan 1225 Mom Se~t Implementation of the SebaStian Area-wide Scrub-Jay Habitat Co~servatim~ Plan; Timber Removal and Prescribed Burn of the Norlh Sebastian Conservation Area lmtia~ River Couoty Community Development Dirccmr Bob Keatiilg asked tile to update ymt on management actz¥1ties occumng at the ~407 acre North Sebastian Conserwfon Area (NSCA) behind Sebastian City Hall. 'lhe COUllt~t has contracted with Georgia-Pacific (GP) lo hm'vest l~h~es in fhlfillment of the Sebastian Area-Wide Scmh-.Tay Habitat Conservatton Plan (HCP), Ett'~ctiv¢ Augu.~t 31, 2000, the I.l.~q Fish and Wildlife S~tvice (FW8) approved t-%r }-ICP at~t issued an "Incidental r~ke Pem~it" (rfP), thereby r=leasing pl~ttcd scrub lots in the Sebastian Highlands tbr dcvelcvpment. To co~tc lbr the scab-jay tmbi~t flint ~1 be lost, ~ Couo~ is core. trod m mango ~he NSCA and other UoxmW-owncd scrub lmds m en~ce Florida scrub-jay habigat. A m~ component of tee IiCP ~s fl~e removal of pflies from publicly-o~cd stxub cm~a~ areas, including t~ NSCA, in oral= to open-ap ~e ~e canopy to allow eslablis~enl of low-g~wi~ oak which is the pNmc Mbitar of scab-jays, In ~eas where oak seine habltal is be~ l~smm~ ~c tlCP calls for ~e removal of aR hot os~e or two canopy Ieee* 9ce acre. guh[equenfly, periodic prescribed bu~ be conduced ~ part of ~bJ~t ma~tcnance. Con~act~ with OP (or mm~er constructor) is t~ most vosl.otl~c~ve lncans m ~ ~e pine canopy, because GP s~s ~e timber as a co~odi~ and is in ~act paying the County for ~e fim~r, lh~ revenue ~eived is funneled back in~ thc pmpe~' to conwibute town.s other mmmgemenl cos~, such as f~c~g, *xeric plant ~moval, and eventual pnblic ~s ~ove~nm. The aR~na~vc would be ~br Cc~W, at cotmiderablc cosh m cut ~e ~ec~ and ~pose of the de.is at thc cowry l~fiH (or hum the debris with a b~n~g perturb. By con~c~g wi& a ~mbcr co.any, ~ removed pmc~ will be used wood products ~glo~d offending a wasted 'lha~ you and thc Ci~ for ~oatnued coop~atio~, if you have any quest~ns, please do ao~ he~ita~ m contact me, ~...-~ Roland M. DeBlois. A1CP C~ef, ,Environmel~ta{ Plamamg Cc: Robert Kc~.tLug Beth Gambmo M~RITT MONUMENT ~,~ INC, 48~2 SOUTH U,S, HWY 1 FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA M98~ 561,,~,.8887 ' CITY OF 8EBA§TIAN SCHUMANN DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS MARCH 1~ 2001 D~J~ICAT~I') IN MP_MoR¥ oY MAYOR MAgrHA S, WINiNGEll 1939 - 1999 CLASSI(~ BLUR ORA NiTE 2,0 X I-~ X 4-0 Terrance Moore From: Sent: To: Subject: WebstemNorth@aol.com Monday, February 12, 2001 8:44 AM tmoore@cityofsebastian.org Sebastian Little League Good Morning Mr. Moore I wanted you to know that our opening ceremonies will be held this Saturday at 10AM. We would like to invite you and the City Council to attend. Would you please let them know about this. Thank you. Hope to see you Saturday. Jo-Ann Webster By the way the guys are doing a great job with the fields!