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Home My WebLink About06/08/2001HONfl[ OF PFAACA~ ISLAND 1225 Main Street [3 Sebastian, Florida 32958 Telephone (561) 589-5330 [3 Fax (561) 589-5570 City Council Information Letter. June 8, 2001 Stormwater Utility Public Workshop You all have likely made arrangements by now to attend the City of Sebastian Stormwater Utility Workshop scheduled to take place Tuesday June 19th at 7:00 p.m. The primary purpose of this meeting is to outline legal, financial, operational and administrative issues and impacts related to the necessity of establishing such a program in our community. Representatives from Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc. will also be present to help outline respective conditions, as well as offer recommendations accordi,nthgly. The attached Public Notice will be advertised in the Sunday June 17 Press Journal Newspaper, so as to encourage public attendance accordingly (not to mention, standard legal requirements for advertisement of such public meetings). Grant Opportunity from the School District of Indian River. County Children Services Advisory Board You will notice on next week's City Council Meeting Consent Agenda a recommendation to authorize delivery of a grant application to the School District of Indian River County Children Services Advisory Board. I felt that it was appropriate to share with you all, the attached Program Narrative contained in the proposed application, essentially to request funding for the implementation of a Truancy Intervention Program for the North Indian River County Area, via the establishment of a truancy office to handle truant students in Sebastian. This program represents a vital effort to reduce juvenile crime in the community, consistent with progressive community oriented policing practices. Be advised that our plan, if authorized, will be to maintain annual financial support from the School District of Indian River County, as the geographical area will directly benefit. Any thoughts? City Council Information Letter June 8, 2001 Page 2 Former Good Guys, Inc. Property - Conceptual Plans Please be advised that arrangements are being coordinated to initiate improvements to the former Good Guys, Inc. property (Riverview Park Expansion Program). Proposed enhancements are consistent with grant funding requirements by both the State of Florida Recreational Development Assistance Program (towards acquisition costs during Fall 1999) as well as funding awarded last summer by the Florida Inland Navigation District ( a $425,000 grant agreement to finance improvements related to shoreline stabilization, reconstruction of the dilapidated boat facility, veterans memorial and landscaping - the outline for Phase I improvements). For good measure, I have provided you all with personal copies of conceptual plans, including aspects of additional phase improvements, including picnic pavilions, shuffleboard decks and concert shell. This plan is to also be shared with the Planning and Zoning Commission during their June 21st meeting, in an effort to initiate formal processes so as to assemble respective future recommendations. Any of you may feel free to share any individuals related ideas at your convenience. Enforcement of Emer_clenc¥ Water Restriction Despite newspaper article(s) and other commentary, please be advised that formal direction has been provided to the Sebastian Police Department to issue immediate fines to violators of the current emergency water restriction. As referenced in the attached e-mail message to officers from Police Chief Jim Davis, it had been an initial policy to seek voluntary compliance with standard watering violations and other code infringements. However, as the most recent emergency program was authorized (with respective notification efforts), the matter has become more serious and therefore the necessity to issue direct fines to violators sighted. This is the same practice being employed by water management districts throughout the State in an effort to conserve water until acquifers are restored to reasonable capacities. As such, the aforementioned position by the Sebastian Police Department is not at all unreasonable at this time. Enclosure(s): Notice - Stormwater Utility Workshop Program Narrative - SRO Program Planning & Zoning Commission Notice/Conceptual Plan E-mail from Police Chief Jim Davis - Water Restrictions My Documents/infoLettedg2 PUBLIC NOTICE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SEBASTIAN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FLORIDA STORMWATER UTILITY PUBLIC PRESENTATION AND WORKSHOP The City Council of the City of Sebastian will conduct a Stormwater Utility Public Presentation and Workshop on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 1225 Main Street, Sebastian, Florida. Input from the public is welcome. Any person who decides to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any ma~ter considered at this meeting (or hearing) will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be heard. (286.0~05 F.S.) tn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who needs a special accommodation for this meeting should contact the city's ADA coordinator at 589-5330 at least 48 hours in advance of this meeting. FROM : SEBASTIAN PD ADMINISTRATION PHONE ND. : 561 388 1872 Jun. ~8 2~01 10:47~M P1 Program Descript/on: Please prov/de the £ollow/ng./nform,6.on for ~ progn~m socking taz~orr- (Please use ~ di_fferem.eo~or paper for each program.) I. Ih'ocram Name: .Tn~ev/hr=vent/on Prom-am I. Sta~.~ae ¢irctmasm.t~=s, issues arid b~wlers faced by the program's population, i.~. clients, 1994, the Truancy In~tvention Program was established to ~aar~ss th~ ~ ~ of ~ 1994-1995 comped ~o 228 ~ 19~. ~e pro~ ~ ~ ~y ~ve ~ No~ C~ ~ ~ o~y 10% of ~ ~ ~ ~t ~ ~ ~'~ ~ ~eo~t for 35% of~ ~'s ~on~ ~ltm~ N~ Co~'s City of Sebastian ]225 MAIN STREET ~ SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE {561)589-5537 [:3 FAX {561) 589-2566 PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF SEBASTIAN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FLORIDA THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, HAS SCHEDULED A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, AT A REGULAR MEETING ON THURSDAY, JUNE 21ST, 2001, AT 7:00 P.M., TO CONSIDER APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND SITE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN'S RIVERVIEW PARK EXPANSION, PROJECTS 1 THRU 3, CONSISTING OF PARKING, WALKWAYS, PAVILLIONS, VETERANS MEMORIAL, LANDSCAPiNG, PIER AND BOAT SLIPS, AND SHORELINE STABILIZATION. THE PARCELS ARE LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF HARRISON STREET AND INDIAN RIVER DRIVE AND THE PARCEL DIRECTLY EAST OF INDIAN RIVER DRIVE (THE FORMER GOOD GUYS, INC. PROPERTY). THE PROPERTY IS ZONED CR (COMMERCIAL RIVERERONT). ALL iNTERESTED PARTIES MAY APPEAR AT THE HEAR1NG AND PRESENT TESTIMONY WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT. KELLY J. MATHER, CHAIR_MAN PLANNING AND ZON1NG COMMISSION CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA ANYONE WHO MAY WISH TO APPEAL ANY DECISION THAT MAY BE MADE AT THIS HEARING WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), ANYONE WHO NEEDS SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THIS MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY'S ADA COORDINATOR AT (407)-589-5330 AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING. PUBLISHED: JUNE7, 2001 Terrance Moore From: Sent: To: Subject: Jim Davis Monday, June 04~ 2001 5:12 PM Dispatch; Police Dept Emergency Watering Restrictions Last week you were informed about the emergency watering restrictions allowing for a ticket to be written for the first violation. It has been our policy to seek voluntary compliance with the watering as well as alt code violations. It is time to change our policy with regards to the watering. The restrictions have been in place long enough for everyone to be familiar with them and it is time to enforce the violations by issuing a ticket for all watering violations. No more warnings. If you have any questions about this please contact me.