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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWINTER- Vol 2#2lican rief Vol. 2 No. 2 Offi¢i~l City of Sebastian G~u~rterly Newsletter Winter 2000 County Road 512 Master Plan A Growth Management Department Report article depict the future vision of County Road 512. As yon can see, new "softer" architectural elements are incorporated in building design. These changes will provide pedestrians and travelers alike a more appealing gateway to the community. Photo series one depicts a before and after of a possible redesign option, including a second stoW addition, to the Barber Street Plaza. The design elements include a higher degTee of roof pitch, a tin roof, second-stow balcony and a covered arcade. You will also notice an enhanced landscape design. Photo series two represents a before and after for the Nu-Pak building (intersection of South Wimbrow and CR-512). This is a dramatic redesign incorporating a tin roof and a "front porch" effect. Again, there is also an enhanced landscape detail incorporated within the redesign. Continued on page 2 As many of you may be aware, The City Council recently adopted a Development Master Plan for County Road 512. The Master Plan in its infancy started with a Planning Charrette, which was an intense, on the spot design ef~brt where the public was invited to dictate the design, landscape and street improvements they felt were vital to improving CR-512. The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council hosted the Chaa-rette and then spent several weeks developing a plan that incorporated the CR- 512 "vision" as the public stipulated. There are many significemt elements incorporated within the plan, such as the addition of special design regulations for all building construction along CR-512, enhanced landscape requirements for individual commercial properties and the roadway median, and improved pedestriaz~ walkways with safer highly visible crosswalks. The photos that accompany this Series 2 Before Series 1 Before Series 2Afler Series 1 After July 4 'Fireworks Fund' opens for A campaign to raise $13,000 to pay for the traditional Sebastian Community Fir~rks display over the Indiah River Lagoon is underway. ~ "The fund-raising camp~ugn allows the Independence Day fi~works to continue as a family event and as a salute to freedom," said City Manag~er Terrence R. Moore. ~ The fireworks~isplay draws thousands to RiVb~ew Park, where concerts arid other entertaLr~ment ~0 offeye~. D~n~a~[ be ~gnized ir~ a pri~prbgram landed out on July ~ CSntrib~tions may be founded to: tl~e ~ity of S~bastian, ~y~ D-fi~ent, 1225 M~$tkeet Sebastian FL 329581 CELEBRATE V ith reworks at Sebastian RiVerview Park SUPPORT your fireworks with a contribution. YES, I would lik~ to h~lp support the fireWorks displa~ NAME Please ~st your nar~e asyou would like it to a ly 4th. Welcome Interim Chief of Police Jim Davis... We are pleased to introduce and welcome Mr. James A. Davis, as the City of Sebastian's Interim Police Chie£ Mr. Davis holds an Associates Degree in Applied Science and Law Enforcement as well as a Bachelor of Science Degree in Police Administration from Madonna College, Detroit Michigan. Mr. Davis brings a great deal of law enfarcement experience to this capacity. Previous professional experience includes serving as Indian iRiver County UndersheritT Indian River Shores, Director of Public Safety and Director of Public Safety, City of Beverly Hills, Michigan. Welcome Airport Manager, ason Milewski was appointed as the City of Sebastian s Airport Manager. M~; Jason Milewski has served as the community's Airport Management Intern during the past yeem In December 2000, Jason received his Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management degree from the Florida Institute of Technology with nigh academic honors and was appointed as the full time Airport Managm; effective January, 2001. Prior to Mr. Jason Milewski's service with the Cit, of Sebastian, he participated in various aviation management ~nter~kip/censu!ting ~rcjects. Geed !rick Jazcn! We to working with you in making the Sebastian Municipal Airport the best possible managed aviation facility. City Board Members The City of Sebastian has several City boards, committees and commissions. A description of the duties, purpose, and meeting schedules of each board are provided in the City of Sebastian Board Handbook and on the City's website at www. cityofsebastian.org. Some boards have statutory powers, while other serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council. Board members are a valuable part of American local government. In the City of Sebastian, "Service is our business". To make us truly a service community, we need your help and expertise. City board, committee and commission members can be a strong, positive force in planning the development of our City, As a member of one of our boards, you may be the only contact a citizen has with local govarnment. That first contact is vital. Many people quickly make up their minds about the City of Sebastian based on their initial contact with just one person. Public relations is not publicity, it is om- collective ability to handle the concerns and requests of our citizens. Current active boards of the City are as follows: BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE (Does Not Meet Again Until 2006) CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD CONSTRUCTION BOARD HANDICAPPED SELF-EVALUATION COMMITTEE (Has Not Met in Several Years) PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION POLICE RETIREMENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECREATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD TREE and LANDSCAPE ADVISORY COMMITTEE F~rthcr infc~"ma~i~n~ctic~he bom~d~ ~.md~pt~a arc awitabte4n4he Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 1225 Main Street. March 13, 2001 General Election Information · Election Day is the Second Tuesday in March (March 13, 2001) (Charter 2.0.3) · SebastianCityCouncilConsistsofFiveMembers(Charter2.01) · There Ai'e Three City Council Seats To Be Filled at the March 13, 2001 General Election (Charter 2.03) · City Council Members Se~we Two Year Terms (Charter 2.04) THE CITY COUNCIL HONORS Jmes F. M~Candrew - LST 325 City Council, at its February 14, 2001 regular meeting, honored James E McCandrew of Sebastian with a Mayor's proclamation for nis role in bringing LST (Landing Ship Tank) 325 home from Greece to Mobile, Alabama. Mr McCandrew and 28 other veterans of World War II, the Korean conflict, and Vietnmn, worked together to make the aged and dilapidated LST seaworthy and brought it back to the United States for use as a floating memorial. Once underway, the veterans' voyage took one month over rough winter Atlantic seas. They arrived safely in Mobile on January 10, 2001. the year t0~ day~ ~r ~ek ~d addre ~ , and $atur~tay, Even water Tuesday, greatly restrictions City Hall Historic Preservation Efforts Well Underway! In November 2000, the City of Sebastian was highly successful in securing a grant award from the State of Florida Bureau of Historic Preservation to finance architectural and engineering scope of service for interior restoration of the Sebastian City Hail. A $50,000 grant agreement will therefore be delivered in the coming weeks so as to initiate the aforementioned phase accordingly. Once full arcnitectural and engineering plans have been ~mbl~dl'autldpate8 by~pring200~); the City of Sebastian will then be in position to solicit additional funding from the State of Florida Bureau of Historic Preservation to help finance actual restoration of the building. Plans for the restoration will be included in future newsletters, including architectural drawings and planned use for additional space. City Council Seats Are At-Large (Charter 2.01) City Council Candidates Must Be Qualified Electors in the City and Have Actually Continually Resided in the City for a Period of One Year Immediately Preceding the Final Date for Qualification (1/26/01) (Charter 2.02) CityC~unci~TermsBeginataSpecialMeeting~ntheM~ndayF~ll~wingtheE~ecti~n(Charter2~~4) MayorandViceMayorAreElectedbyCityCouncilfromamongitsMembers(Charter2.06) Election precincts and polling places are as follows: Precinct 12 .....The Sebastian Commnnity Center, 1805 North Central Avenue Precinct 14 .....Highlands Chapel Church of God, 281 Delaware Avenue Precinct 15 .....The North Indian River County Library, 1001 Fellsmere Rd. (CR 512) Precinct 16 .....Sebastian Elks Lodge #2714, 731 S~uth Fleming Street Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Candidates who qualified for the three seats are as follows: Joe Barczyk Ben A. Bishop Greg Conover Edward Majche~; Jr. New Development Projects Within Our Community A Growth Management Department Report Schumann Drive Medians The City had a community forum with residents that live by the medians on Schumann Drive to discuss landscaping in the medians. The City entered into an ~t-,,vith-~e~ T~ees~i:Sebastian to install the landscape materials. Some of the landscape material being installed are Sabal Palms, Queen Palms, Crepe Myrtles, Day Lilies, Beach Sunflower and Gallardia. Releaf Trees is donating- several large trees and labor to install the landscaping. The City will water the new landscaping and install mulch. Skate Park A contract has been awarded to John Woodstock, Inc., to act as design~%uild consultant in the development of the Barber Street Skateboard Park. Preliminary work will begh~ within a few weeks. Completion of the project is expected by this summer. City Parks Restroom Construction Projects On January 24th, 2001, the City Council approved the contract with Camco Services, Inc. of Vero Beach for the construction of three restroom facilities for the Yacht Club, Hardee Park and the Barber Street Sports Complex. Construction is expected to begin mid Februeu~ and all three restrooms are scheduled to be completed by the summe~: Off Street Paving During the first two weeks in February Ranger Construction will pave the Public Works Compound. All appropriate St. John's stormwater per,nits are in order for this project. Creative Playground The installation of the new Creative Playground was completed in December 2000. The existing playground was painted, new playground equipment, sand and sidewalks were installed. Future plans include more sidewalks, new fence and signs. Paving The City of Sebastian is coordinating street paving with the water expansion project being administered by Indian River County. The County is expected to complete its construction and final pressure testing in the area bounded by Mah~ Street, Flemfl~g Street, and Wimbrow Drive by April. At that time paving information will be distributed to homeowners in that area and paving operations will begin toward the middle of March. Approximately (20) twenty streets will be paved at that time. In preparation for the opening of Publix on US1, paving improvements and pavement marking design and application will be implemented on Barber Street from the Railroad tracks west to Pelican Island Drive. The paving portion of this project is projected to be completed by March 16th. After a 30-day period, thermoplastic pavement markings can be installed. Stonecrop Dam Construction The dam structure and the water channel to the south prong of the St. Sebastian River are complete. At present clearing is taking place for the retention pond. The project is scheduled for completion in April. Observation Pier Construction is expected to begin in February on the Observation Pier on Indian River Drive anr~h of Main Street. Summerlin Seven Seas Construction, Inc., is the contractor. This project will be completed within 90 days. County Road 512 Master Plan A Growth M~aqement Deioartme~t Report Continued from page 1 Series three is a typical future vision of the roadway median after new landscaping is installed. The median depicted in this photo is at the intersection of Rosalond Road and CR-512. With proper planning, visioning and a supportive and cooperative public/private partnership, the "vision" as we see it today can and will become a reality tomm~cow. Information on the 512 Master Plan can be reviewed at the Growth Management Department 1225 Main Street, Sebastian, 589- 5537, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Series 3 Before Series 3 After Golf Course Renovation: The golf course will be closed from June 1st, 2001 to September 30th, 2001. (The front nine will actually close on May 21st, 2001, but the back nine will remain open to golfers until June lst.) Many projects are scheduled for this time period which include rebuilding all greens and green-side bunkers, leveling and re- gras~mg the tees, beauti~ring and landscaping the entrance-way, and installing driving range netting. The company/contractor who will be rebuilding the greens and greenside bunkers is Links Construc¢ion, which is based in Port St. Lucis, Florida. In Links Construction, Sebastian Golf Course will receive a high-quality, capable, and extremely experfon~lf~om-se t~fit~:ler. Iv. eluded in Links Construction's past work experience is a renovation project for the Olympic Club in San Francisco in preparation for the 1998 United States Open, as well as several renovation and design projects with Arnold Palmer Design Compan~ A brief explantion of what Links Construction is going to accomplish entails removing approximately sixteen inches of earth from the greens, installing drainage, adding four inches of gravel and twelve inches of certified United States Golf Association greens mix, and sprigging with tiff-drawf bermuda grass. The general layout of each green will not change, howeveg each green will increase in square footage and gentle, sweeping slopes will be incorporated into each green. The greenside bunkers will have drainage installed, four inches of new sand, and several of the bunker "lips" or "faces" will be reduced in size. The renovation project promises to provide golfers with excellent putting surfaces, properly constructed bunkers, leveled tees, and a beautiful, landscaped entrance. Other Renovation News Even though Sebastian Golf Course will be closed from June through September, the Eagles Nest Restaurant, the golf shop, and the driving range will remain open throughout the summen With the driving rang~e remaining open, plans are underway for the 2001 Sebastian Junior Golf Academy. Details and applications will be available on May 1st, 2001. The hours for the golf shop will be posted at a later date and the Eagles Nest Restaurant will remain open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. On October 1st, 2001, plans are underway for a grand re-opening celebration. A tentative schedule presently includes a bagpipe player, skydivers, and local recording artist Ryan Johns will sing the National Anthem. The festivities will take place around 7:30 A.M. with several City Officials and City Council members planning to attend. Following the grand re-opening festivities, golf em will begin play at 8:00 A.M., competing in Sebastian's fong-standing Monday League. 5th Annual Sebastian Open Golfers plan your schedules early. The 5th Annual Sebastian Open Golf Tournament will be on November 17th and 18th, 2001. With the renovation complete, the Sebastian Open promises to offer lightning-fast greens! The overall defending champion is Chris Wimsett, the Senior defending champion is Ran Kutschifiski, the Super Senior defending champion is Jerry Clark, the Women's defending champion is Lisa Ruehman, and the Profesilonal defending champion is Jason Gontilecore. Applications/entry fonus will be available on October 1st, 2001. No Smoking/Designated Smoking Areas Arrangements are being made to formally designate no smoking areas at various municipa! faci!ities, particularly to prohibit smoking in and/or around areas highly frequented by community youth such as 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 raspective parks, including the Barber Street Sports Complex, Rivem/lew Park and Schumann Park. In essence, this arrangement serves as the official no smaking/dedicated smoking policy of the City of Sebastian, per facility use guidelines authorized in September 2000, as well as in response to citizen concerns and national trends to promote both physical and environmental health. City chef POSTAL PATRON PRSRT STD ECRWSS ~S. POSTAGE PAID VERO BEACH, FL PERMIT NO. 218