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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/21/20021225 Main Street [] Sebastian, Florida 32958 Telephone (772] 589-5330 [] Fax [772) 589-5570 City Council Information Letter June 21, 2002 P~ith Holland-Sheltair As previously reported, staff is working with Holland-Sheltair to negotiate a long term lease and construction agreement for new t-hangar development at Sebastian Municipal Airport. As referenced in the attached memorandum as compiled and delivered per my direction by Airport Manager Jason Milewski, final terms for a respective contract are being finalized. As such, it is currently anticipated that recommendations for your consideration will be offered during your July 10th meeting, to include a possible presentation by representatives of Holland-Sheltair to discuss the partnership further, as well as entertain specific questions and/or concerns any of you may have. F ronmental Assessment Please be advised that initial assessments have been performed relative to potential hazardous environmental conditions along Sebastian's riverfront. Currently, no impediments are immediately imminent. However, Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation ProjectManager William Fleck's initial review of potential site conditions included evidence of underground storage tanks located in the far eastern section of the former CAVCORP property (now city owned property primarily employed for boat and automobile parking). Interestingly, environmental assessment reports compiled in circa 1991 suggest that soil excavation and tank removal efforts were performed in accordance with federally mandated standards, and therefore no concerns expressed since that time. As such, Foster and Wheeler will forward a proposal to the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection to seek authorization for further investigation, including ascertainment of other problem areas in the vicinity. Mr. Fleck will forward a copy of the aforementioned proposal to my office once compiled and delivered to Tallahassee. I will therefore share the report with each of you City Council Information Letter June 21, 2002 Page 2 when it becomes available. Soon after, a respective public presentation will be scheduled during an upcoming City Council meeting. As some of you may have read in recently published area newspaper articles, the Sebastian Police Department's K-9 fundraising campaign has become far more successful to date than originally anticipated. In fact, a substantive award totaling $1,200 from the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Heroes Grant Program was presented to Chief Davis a few days ago to benefit the program. Due to the tremendous success of this effort, the establishment of the K-9 unit will now be incorporated among the various police oriented goals and objectives via the Fiscal Year 2002/2003 Proposed Budget. Appropriately, specific logistics to outline administration of the program will be publicly communicated during the August 21st proposed budget workshop, to include explanations regarding training activities, equipment use and general deployment response. Animal Control Home Q~reement Early last week, Chief Davis attended a meeting with representatives from both the Indian River County Animal Control Division and Humane Society to discuss additional ideas to help alleviate existing problems and concerns associated with vicious dog presence in our community. It was decided that the attached notice would be delivered to owners of pets that were either involved in bites/attacks and/or demonstrate aggressive behavior. This arrangement is an effort to direct compliance of potential quarantine guidelines for animals subject of a bite and/or other aggressive behavior investigation. This requirement also dictates additional guidelines to be followed, including updated rabies vaccination, storage in home kennel facility as well other restraining requirements. Essentially, this notice places respective animal owners on notice and serves as an additional measure to be taken prior to a pet being formally classified as a dangerous animal. Hopefully, this effort will prove to be an effective step to help prevent future attacks. City Council Information Letter June 21, 2002 Page 3 Bud et for Filbert Park Develo ment As previously reported and directed, the city owned Filbert Street parcel is programmed to become one of the first new passive oriented neighborhood parks in the community, to possibly include of portion of land designated for stormwater retention, as being deemed possibly beneficial by the community's stormwater consultants Camp, Dresser and McKee. As a result of this possibility, the City of Sebastian will not be able to participate in the State of Florida Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to help finance improvements to the property (interestingly, it turns out that LWCF will provide funding only for small scale community conservation initiatives and not for park land use). Fortunately however, an allocation from the current year's Discretionary Sales Tax Fund totaling $150,000 is available to initiate construction of Filbert Park. As such, the recommendation to begin this project in Fall 2002 will remain. Enclosure(s): Memorandum from Jason Milewski - Holland~Sheltair Update E-Mail message from Chief Davis -K-9 Fundraising Efforts Memorandum from Nancy Errett, Indian River County Animal Control Division My Documents/InfoLetter138 Memorandum TO: FROM: DATE: RE: Terrence Moore, City Manager Jason Milewski, Airport Mana~'~ 6/19/02 Holland-Sheltair Update I am pleased to report that there has been a great deal of progress in negotiations with Holland- Sheltair, Inc. for a possible long-term lease of Airport property. Though we are still finalizing the business terms of the agreement, they have completed theft' due diligence on the site and are very interested in formalizing a partnership with the City. This proposed arrangement could lead to a very significant increase in revenues for the Airport Enterprise Fund. Additionally, this may set a favorable precedent for future public-private sector partnerships, including further arrangements with Holland-Sheltair, Inc. With a great deal of assistance from the City Attorney, Airport staff has worked meticulously to ensure each segment of the proposed lease agreement was revised and/or rewritten to ensure a clean and concise document which best suits the interests of each party. Provided there are no unanticipated obstacles, we anticipate finalizing the terms of our partnership soon and expect to present you with a detailed agreement in approximately two to three weeks. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns regarding these issues. As always, I'll keep you informed of any further progress. E:\Coorespondenee\Cit~ Manager\MEMO Holland-Sheltair update.doc Terrance Moore To: Subject: Jim Davis RE: Neighborhood Heroes Grant 0Nal-mart) --Original Message-- From: Jim Davis Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 12:11 PM To: Terrance Moore Subject: Neighborhood Heroes Grant (Wal-mart) We received a $1,200 Grant this morning from Greg McCarty toward the purchase of a K-9. The funds are coming in faster than I anticipated and being received from citizens outside of Sebastian. We will not be able to start the program until we have trained at least two new police officers (probably October). Chief Davis INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: THRU: Marion Fell, Assistant County Attorney Michael Galanis, Environmental Health Director Gary Smith, Indian River County Sheriff's Office Joan Carlson, Humane Society of Vero Beach Jim Davis, Sebastian Police Department Nancy Errett, Animal Control Manager John King, Director~ Department of Emerg~fcy ~Services DATE: May 20, 2002 SUBJECT= Animal Control Meeting During the last meeting of the Animal Control Task Force there were suggestions and proposed changes to procedures and the Animal Control Ordinance. At that time it was suggested another meeting be scheduled to discuss additional issues as well as review the proposed changes. Therefore, a meeting has been scheduled for June 11, 2002, at 2:00 pm in Conference Room B of the County Administration Building. Please plan to attend or send a representative. ~4 4~ ~ 0 0 0 tn. r~ n INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL HOME QUARANTINE AGREEMENT 1840 25th Street Vero Beach; FL 32960 (772)567-8000 ext 446 I understand that this animal is the subject of a bite investigation. As the owner or keeper I am fully responsible for maintaining the following quarantine guidelines as required by Florida State Statute. I also understand that failure to follow the guidelines will result in seizure of the animal and the balance of the quarantine period will occur at the Humans Society of Veto Beach at the owner or keepers expense. ~a'ilure to com 1 ma also be subject to a civil citation. GUIDELINES 1. Owner must be able to show proof of current rabies vaccination. 2. The animal must be kept inside a dwelling or in a fully enclosed kennel. 3. The animal must not leave the property for the quarantine period for any reason. 4. Anytime the animal is outside the dwelling or the fully enclosed kennel or pen, it must be under restraint of a competent person by a leash, cord or similar device. TODAY'S DATE: VET. NAME: NAME: ADDRESS: RABIES VAC. DATE: WORK PHONE#: PHONE#: MAILING ADDRESS: DOG CAT__ M F__ STERILIZED (Y/N) AGE BREED NAME DEscRIPTION: I STATE THAT I AM THE OWNER/KEEPER OF SAID ANIMAL AND CONSEQUENTLY HAVE THE . EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT. I AGREE TO MAINTAI~ SAID A~IMAL ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES SET FORTH. OWNER'S SIGNATURE LICENSE #: ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER February20, 2002 Dear It is the responsibility of the Indian River County Animal Control Division to take all proper precautions to prevent animals fi.om injuring persons, animals, or property; and m enforce animal care and control laws of the State of Florida and Indian River County. Your pet has recently completed the mandatory quarantine period for biting a person Although this may not seem like a serious incident, your animal appears to be demonstrating signs of aggressive behavior which may cause it to be classified dangerous in the future should such behavior not be altered. You mum make everv__effffon to control -our animal and .ou _are hereby advised that our~e on dour an~_ al will remain o ep..~. Although Animal Control has not declared your dog as dangerous, you should take steps now to correct situations that may contribute to its misbehavior. It is highly recommended that the animal be neutered/spayed if this has not already been done. In order to prevent any more problems or incidents you must adhere to the following requirements within twenty-four (24) hours of your receipt of this letter: When Outside of your home," ' "must be confined by means of secure, adequate fencing or a secure heavy duty chain, the length of which must be within the perimeter of your property. There must be shelter and water available at all times. When offyour property the dog shall be walked by means cfa heavy duty leash, no more than 6' in length, by a competent adult capable of handling the dog. 3. The dog shall not be allowed to run astray at any time. 4. You must post your property with "Bad Dog" signs to warn people. SOME POINTS OF AGGKESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN DOGS A review of the current literature suggests that some pet owners may be so involved with their pets that they are not forceful enough to assume a dominant or leadership role over their pet. Additional problems can arise when owners have a ve__e low level ofinvolyement with their dogs, especially when they ai'~ le~ continuously isolated from social contact with the family. Dogs think of owners and the owner's family as members of their pack. h is natural~forthe issue of who dominates or comrols the pack to come up. Obedience Trainin - is ye irn~,ortant to ensure that owners will_be the dominant ~s in control However, obedience training does no good if the dog is allowed to roam free. Unruly. dogs that start controlling their owners at an early age, as a young puppy or young adult, may create serious problems when they become adults. Early neutering of these dogs may control this unruliness. Also, it is never mo late for obedience ~aining. Aggression toward the owner, the family or friends should never be tolerated from the family pett' 'Cots and dogs belonging to neighbors are not fair game. Aggressive behavior toward a baby, or child in the family is probably due to competition for affection The dog should be given affection only when the baby or child is present. The dog quickly understands that it will get affection only when the baby or child is present and hopefully change his aggressive behavior. Don't let the dog sleep in the parents' bedroom. This sends a signal to the dog that it may rank above the children in social stares. Let only the children give the ,rears and tidbits. Aggressively defending territory is natural, but praising for guarding territory only makes it worse. The dog should be conditioned to like people when they come to visit. This.may be accomplished by rewarding it with affection only when visitors arrive. Dogs Whogrov¢l or snip at their 0wfi~rs may do this to have thek way; owners whoare-bitten because of~his are often the ones who have spoiled or pampered their-~'~l:/ite they were puppies or young adults. Early obedience training can prevent tlfi~along with maintaining control of the animal. BOTTOM LINE: Obedience Training is Money Well Spent to teach owners the responsibility of controlling their pets and the methods on how this is accomplished. Pets must no be allowed to roam and be a menace to the PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY of people and their pets in the neighborhood.