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City Council Information Letter
March 14, 2003
Airport Administration Facility Development Process
As the City Council recently authorized acceptance of a Florida Department
of Transportation (FDOT) Aviation Grant to help finance construction of an
airport/engineering/public works administration facility as the initial stage of
developing a municipal complex at Sebastian Municipal Airport, please be
advised that arrangements will soon be made to initiate a Request for
Proposal process to solicit interest from architectural/construction firms to
assist the City of Sebastian with implementation of this necessary capital
improvement effort. The attached schematic drawing provides a conceptual
image of the facility from both a floor plan and elevation standpoint. Staff
currently enjoys the ability to provide this information to you as a result of
The LPA Group's recent compilation of a design/build package necessary to
initiate the selection process. In addition, as city administration was recently
informed that draft and final municipal building plans, blueprints and
schematic drawings are exempt from public record, I respectfully request
your cooperation in keeping this information confidential for the time being.
Recommendations are therefore anticipated to be offered publicly in the
coming weeks.
Community Development Block Grant Administration
As a result of Wednesday evening's action to authorize execution of the
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) agreement to help finance
implementation of the Louisiana Avenue Area Improvement Program,
please be advised that arrangements are now underway to select a
consulting firm to assist the City of Sebastian with administration of the
project. Such becomes highly necessary in that numerous (and esoteric)
federal guidelines and other conditions must be followed when expending
such federal grant dollars. In addition, as the City of Sebastian does not
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employ a community development coordinator/manager position, this
service now becomes necessary. A similar practice occurred during the
middle 1990s when the City last implemented a CDBG funded project.
Fortunately, respective administrative/consulting expenses have been
incorporated into the original program budget totaling $1,000,000. As such,
there will be no need to allocate additional funding for this service.
Respective recommendations will be offered publicly in the coming weeks,
after the necessary Request for Proposal process has been satisfied.
Voluntary Annexation Proposal
Please find the attached letter as recently compiled and delivered by local
professional engineer Joseph Schulke expressing interest on behalf of one
of his clients, the Coy A. Clark Company to voluntarily annex a 56 acre
unincorporated parcel located immediately north of the Sebastian
Elementary School (reference location map attached). The objective
relative to this proposal is to accommodate possible construction of an
upscale, single-family residential planned unit development (P.U.D.). As
such, a formal request has been made to host a public presentation
regarding this matter during your March 26th regular meeting.
Public Facility Ancillary Door Closure Policy
As previously reported, staff has recently initiated an administrative policy to
lock rear and other ancillary doors to municipal facilities during periods of
orange (high) national security status. As reported in the February 14th
information letter, staff once again recently implemented this action,
commensurate with recommendations from the Department of Homeland
Security. Such will remain the case during times of heightened security
alerts declared at the federal level. As you may have heard by now,
President Bush reduced the nation's alert status to yellow (medium) risk
earlier last week, whereby rear and additional doom to municipal facilities
were since reopened to accommodate normal business hours, as well as
traditional entrance and exit activities. Federal officials continue to inform
local and state governments that such declarations are anticipated to
continue indefinitely. Accordingly, the aforementioned practice will remain
appropriate during times of heightened national security.
Enclosure(s):
Draft Schematics - Airport Municipal Administration Facility (Confidential - Not for Public Review/Distribution)
Letter from Joe Schulke - Coy A. Clark Company Proposal for Voluntary Annexation
Location Map- Aforementioned Voluntary Annexation Proposal My Documents/InfoLetter168
JOSEPH W. SCHULKE, RE.
JODAH B. BIBLE, RE.
WILLIAM P. STODDARD, Ph.D., RE.
SCHULKE, BITTLE & STODDARD, L:L,C,
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING * LAND PLANNING * ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING
March 6, 2003
Terrance Moore
City Manager
City of Sebastian
120.1 Main Street
Sebastian, FL 32958
Re:
Proposed Annexation and New Development
56-acre parcel north of Sebastian Elementary
Dear Mr. Moore,
The Coy A. Clark Company is considering the annexation and development of a
56-acre property located immediately north of Sebastian Elementary School. We would
appreciate the opportunity to make a brief informal presentation to City Council at the
March 26, 2003 city Council meeting to discuss the company's proposed development
plans, and hopefully receive some feedback from the City Council or other interested
parties.
For your information, the following is an outline of the company's objectives:
-Annexation into the city-with land use of low density residential.
-Single-family residential P.U.D., under 5 units/acre. Lot sizes 50 fi wide
are being considered.
-Access. We would like to discuss possible access locations to the
property.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call.
Sincerely,
Cc: Jeffrey Blackstone
Coy Clark
1140 7~ COURT, SUITE F VERO BEACH, FLORIDA 32960
]'EL 772 / 770-9622 FAX 772 / 770-9496 EMAIL sbsen~l~ate.net
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