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City Council Information Letter
June 27, 2003
Additional Annexation Proposals
As referenced in the attached memorandum as compiled and delivered by
Director of Growth Management Tracy Hass, City Hall is currently being
inundated with various proposals and applications from developers to annex
additional unincorporated parcels of land located south and west of the
Sebastian Corporate Limits. In addition to the recently annexed properties
to accommodate the Forte Macaulay high end residential and Paradise
Partners (Shark Mart) commercial development activities, applications are
to possibly be received from Coy Clark Development, Inc. Continental
Properties, Century Realty Funds, as well as from other individual enclave
property owners interested in incorporation. As Tracy eloquently references
in his memorandum, each of the aforementioned proposals offer distinctive
development schemes. However, they all incorporate the objective of
meeting approval and development rights from the City of Sebastian. In
addition, opportunities for future new commercial development are to be
incorporated into respective site plans. As city administration wishes to
continue efforts to implement well-managed growth practices in the
community, it becomes highly imperative to carefully evaluate each
annexation request individually, as well as to remain within prescribed city
planning principles and protect Sebastian from unrestrained growth. To this
end, such annexation opportunities fortunately do not represent urban
sprawl, the phenomenon having been experienced in communities such as
South Florida and the Atlanta Metropolitan Area - whereby growth and
development constantly expanded outward from city centers due to a lack of
existing land development code provisions governing desirable growth
activities. In the case of Sebastian, such proposed development represents
suburban infill - the construction and development of properties consistent
with original planned community growth dynamics as initiated by the
General Development Corporation over forty (40) years ago, as well as
development practices currently underway on vacant properties within the
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June 27, 2003
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community. As such, if theSe annexations were to be approved, the City of
Sebastian will simply be able to secure an additional tax base via applicable
new high end residential construction activities and new commercial
development, without having to compromise our well accepted growth
management requirements and practices. The attached map of the
southern half of the city was assembled for purposes of identifying
properties recently annexed, properties currently under review via
application to the Department of Growth Management, and for properties
whereby various developers have expressed an interest to staff in working
with the City of Sebastian to initiate a respective application process.
Proposals that have been received will of course be scheduled for future
public hearings before both the Planning and Zoning Commission and City
Council - a process that may begin later this summer.
Fiscal Year 2003/2004 Proposed Budget
Please be advised that the Sebastian Budget Advisory Committee will be
receiving draft Fiscal Year 2003/2004 Proposed Budget statements this
weekend, providing members an opportunity to prepare for their first
meeting scheduled to take place Thursday July 10th. Revenue and
expenditure forecasts will be based on my office's recommendation to retain
the current property tax rate of 4.5904 mills. The total budget of all funds in
terms of dollars is estimated to be approximately $18 million, 10% less than
that of the current fiscal year figure of nearly $20 million. The ability to
maintain the currently millage rate (the lowest on record in the last twenty
years or so) with a decrease in total funds budget would be remarkable,
given the anticipated reduction of state revenue sharing opportunities,
expected increases in health premiums and more residents who will require
municipal services as a result of constant growth/population increases
underway in the City. Actual bound proposed budget documents will be
delivered to each of you circa Friday July 25th, to include my annual Letter of
Transmittal, a more up to date revenue and expenditure analysis summary
and departmental goals, objectives and accomplishments. As such, both
Acting Director of Finance Debbie Krueger and I will be available meet with
any of you individually to address any questions and/or concerns that you
may have accordingly.
Additional Grant Awards for Sebastian Municipal Airport
As referenced in the attached memorandum as compiled and delivered by
Airport Director Jason Milewski, the City of Sebastian was recently awarded
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nearly $1 million additional dollars from the Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT) Aviation Section to help finance various programs
and projects at Sebastian Municipal Airport. Such efforts will include
security enhancements, acquisition of necessary equipment, and additional
infrastructure improvements. Recommendations to authorize respective
Joint Participation Grant Agreement with FDOT will therefore be presented
for your consideration during your July 9th meeting.
Opportunity for Historic Train Station
Per direction offered during Wednesday evening's session relative to
interest in working with the Florida East Coast Railroad (FECR) to establish
partnerships relative to implementing the historic train depot renovation and
relocation effort, I had an opportunity to speak with FECR Historian Mr. Seth
Bramson relative to such possibilities. His primary interest at this time
appears to be to seek clarification as to whether or not the station as offered
to the City of Sebastian by the Florida Inland Navigation District was actually
once upon a time located in Sebastian. Based on written historical
documentation available to him, the facility could have possibly been located
elsewhere in what is now Indian River County, notably the Fellsmere Area. I
therefore invited him to meet with Building Official George Bonacci and I to
visit the property so as to facilitate conclusions accordingly. As such, I hope
to offer City Council a presentation regarding such during your July 9th
meeting, during the discussion relative to options for a location to house the
facility. Regardless whether this structure was originally located in either
Sebastian, Fellsmere or any other area of Indian River County, I think the
project represents a wonderful opportunity for historic preservation in our
community, especially given gestures offered by various contractors to
assists efforts respectively.
Additional Volleyball Court Designation
Per interest expressed by Councilman Jim Hill during your June 11th
meeting relative to the installation of additional volleyball fields in the
community, please be advised that the Parks and Recreation Division of the
Department of Public Works will install two new courts at the Barber Street
Sports Complex (BSSC) behind the practice football field within the next two
weeks. This arrangement is possible due to the active park designation at
BSSC, as well as the sheer ease of implementing respective tasks
(spreading of sand and positioning netted poles). In addition, information
will soon be offered publicly relative to future volleyball courts, notably via
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the municipal complex park to be constructed in conjunction with the New
City Hall and Police Station Expansion Program.
Independence Day Weekend
As briefly discussed during Wednesday evening's meeting, arrangements
are being made to accommodate your participation in the Independence
Day Parade and Celebration scheduled to take place next Friday July 4th.
Patriotically decorated brand new golf carts will be available to each of you,
as well as possibly larger vehicles and floats to accommodate any of you
with specific needs to facilitate distribution of beads, candy, etc. I have
provided the attached schedule of events for this year's activities. We
therefore hope to see each of you at the morning breakfast at the Sebastian
Yacht Club during the 7 o'clock hour just prior to the parade. Bob Barbour
will also spend time with us to direct and produce a half hour television
program about Independence Day festivities in Sebastian, to be broadcast
via Sebastian Government Channel 25 at a later date. Whatever your
additional plans are for the Independence Day Weekend, please enjoy
yourselves and most importantly, be safe! No information letter will
therefore be delivered next week!
Enclosure(s):
Memorandum and Color Map (Personal Copies) from Tracy Hass - Potential Annexations
Memorandum from Jason Milewski - FDOT Aviation Grant Awards
Memorandum from Chris McCarthy-Volleyball Courts
Schedule of Events - Independence Day Festivities
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MEMORANDUM
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
June 23, 2003
Terrence R. Moore, City Manager
Tracy E. Hass, Director of Growth Managemen~
SUBJECT: Potential Annexations
As solid growth management guidelines are in place within our fine community, a number of
surrounding and adjacent property owners have expressed a strong desire to annex their properties
within the City. Although each request brings with it a unique development proposal, each has the
same objective, obtain annexation approval and development rights from the City of Sebastian. I think
it's safe to say that the recent influx of annexation requests has been rather astonishing. Therefore, it is
in the City's best interest to carefully evaluate each request individually, yet collectively, to remain
within prescribed growth management principles and protect Sebastian from unrestrained growth.
Accordingly, and per your direction, Growth Management staff assembled the attached map for
purposes of identifying potential annexations. Although the map highlights several speculative
annexations, there is a high degree of probability that a vast majority of the properties outlined therein
will ultimately result in official requests for annexation.
The map is color coded as follows: Green for properties recently annexed; Orange for properties under
review (applications filed); Red for properties that are either being considered for annexation, or the
property owner/representative has contacted Growth Management Staff with reference to applicable
annexation procedures and local development guidelines. The green area outlines the recently authorized
annexation of approximately 72.45 acres along the southeast comer of County Road 512 at the point of
intersection with County Road 510. Additionally, the 7.1 acre parcel (SharkMart, Mobil Gas Station) was
annexed shortly thereafter, therefore, bringing the entire comer within the city limits.
We hope this memo and corresponding map have provided you with insight with regards to our current
predicament, and should further direction be warranted, we look forward to working with you and the
City Council on determining the best course of action concerning requests for annexation.
cc: Mayor and Council
Planning and Zoning Commission
Attachment
City of Sebastian Zoning Map - South
ADOPTED 3/22Y2tX~0 - ORDINANCE NO. 0-00-09 ~
REVISED 4/26/00 - ORDINANCE 0-00-10 Under Review
REVISED 2/14/01 - ORDINANCE 0-01-04
Potential Annexations
Recently Annexed
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
Memorandum
TO:
Cc:
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
Terrence Moore, City Manager
Debbie Krueger, Interim Finance Director
Jason Milewski, Airport Direc~
6/26/2003
Upcoming FDOT Grant Agreements
This memo is to update you of recent developments at Sebastian Municipal Airport, regarding
some expected and some unanticipated funding from the Florida Department of Transportation
(FDOT), Aviation Section. This includes funding for security enhancements, infrastructure
development, and maintenance equipment. The following paragraphs provide a brief summary of
each of the above-listed issues.
First, as you are aware, we are getting closer to the reactivation of Runway 9-27 and as such,
need to begin adding the appropriate infrastructure to both the east and west sides of the airport in
order to effectively develop the property. In addition, the anticipated Airport/Engineering/Public
Works Administration Facility will require some significant infrastructure development such as
three-phase power, water, sewer, and pavement work, all but the latter to be brought from Main
Street. In anticipation of this, we have budgeted $625,000 to fund these efforts as well as some
other related work. This amount reflects an anticipated grant agreement from FDOT. Earlier this
week, my office has received a Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) for this very amount. FDOT
requests that we approve this agreement as soon as possible.
The second part of this update corresponds to the purchase of equipment. It was determined that
the airport needs some additional maintenance equipment in order to continue our maintenance
program efficiently, and more importantly to save money by completing some capital projects
ourselves, rather than hiring a contractor. We intended to budget for a front-deck mower, a skid-
steer, and a 4x4 utility cart in FY2004. Based on recent information provided by Bobcat
Company, we have decided to opt for one of their new machines called a Toolcat. This equipment
essentially combines all of the above-listed pieces, therefore eliminating the need to purchase
three machines. After considering this new information, staff has determined that purchasing this
machine now, rather than in October can save the Airport an additional $60,000 in trenching and
excavating costs related to other capital projects. The Toolcat, with necessary attachments, costs
$45,048 on federal contract. The good news is that FDOT, though not originally programmed for,
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was able to come up with $32,000 towards the purchase of this machine and has sent a JPA
accordingly. The remaining $13,048 will, if approved by Council, come from airport revenues.
Finally, the third update is regarding anticipated security enhancements at Sebastian Municipal
Airport. As with the above-listed JPA's, my office has also received a grant agreement from
FDOT in the amount of $400,000 for the installation of security upgrades at the airport. The great
news here is that this agreement requires n__qo match from us! Based on the events of September 11,
2001, the State of Florida passed a new law, which allows FDOT to fund security enhancements
at 100% through June 30, 2004. Though I have no formal recommendations for expenditures at
this time, we intend to solicit bids for things such as cameras, fiber optic cable (to connect all
electric access gates), access control for future administration facility, and finally a proposed
agreement with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to provide a law
enforcement officer in exchange for living quarters on-site. I wilt formalize all of the above
information in the coming weeks in order to present formal recommendations.
In total, this equals $932,000 in additional funds to our airport. Our total match requirement is
$138,048 for a total of $1,070,048. Overall, these grant agreements offer a tremendous
opportunity for us to further our efforts to enhance and develop of Sebastian Municipal Airport.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any additional information.
/jm
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Terrence Moore, City Manager
Chds McCarthy, Parks & Recreation Superintendent
Terry Hill, Director of Public Works
6/25/2003
Volleyball Courts
We plan to install two volleyball courts in the southwest comer of the Barber Street Sports Complex
behind the practice football field. Construction should begin on the Sports Complex volleyball courts
within the next two weeks. Future plans call for volleyball courts at Municipal Complex Park and Filbert
Street Park.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
6:30 am
5K Run Sponsored by the American Cancer Society
7:00 am V.I.P. Continental Breakfast at the Yacht Club
8:30 am Parade (starts at the Community Center to Indian River
Dr. south to Riverview Park)
9:30 am Welcome by the 4TM of July Committee
Dignitaries Address
National Anthem Gail Allen
Invocation Pastor Clifton Cooley
Calvary Baptist Church
10:00 Flag Raising Ceremonies
Man and Woman of the Year Presentation
Sponsored by the Sebastian Sun
11:00 - 3:00 pm Dixieland Band in the Park
12:00 - 1:45 pm Greg FesSel 50's, 60's, 70's Music Main Stage
Noon Visit Booths for Food & Crafts & More
12:00 - 3:00 pm The Award Winning Trio We 5 Blues and Jazz
3:00 - 4:00 pm
4:00 - 6:00 pm
6:00 - 9:00 pm
9:00 pm
Duke and his Uke - Sing-a-Long, Gazebo
Mole Crickets Main Stage
Wildcard Country Rock Main Stage
Enjoy Fireworks over the Indian River