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Home My WebLink AboutWINTER Vol. 1, No. 1 ~ -. .'. Winter 2006 NEW ORDINANCE MODIFIES PERMITTING ACTIVITIES FOR TREE REMOVAL AND LANDCLEARING Ordinance No. 0-05-18 amending Land Devel- opll1ent Code Article XIV Tree Protection and Landscaping; became effective October 16th 2005. The amended arti- cle states that a permit is required before the com- mencement of any grub- bing, tree remova I or land clearing on any real property, lot or acreage located \vithin the city. The applicant must post the permit at the site zlIld said permitted activities may only be undertaken between the hours of 8 a.lll. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and not during holidays in which City Hall is closed. C!I.1J(!~ [~~ , ";<".'"',,,,,;. '.';;; ;~_\~:'-;~!;<-, ;':(J;_:,'::~f::/ ff ~ '. >"-\",,>~:><. DOG IN THE PARK RULES At a recent Citv Council .I meeting, members oi the Sebastian City Council agreed to allow dogs on leases Z1t all city parks, with the exception oi playground areas during special events and or sports activities. Pet ovvners Illust pick up their dog waste and use dog-waste receptacles provided by the City. Pets will not be allowed at the iollowing locations: . Two city owned docks on Indian River Drive Riverview Park (Playground area) Barber Street Sports Complex Schumann Drive Tennis Courts Friendship Park Any other area where sporting activities or special events may occur . . . . . Please be observant ofthe "No Dogs Allowed" signage placed at playground and sport facilities. MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2006 By Sally Maio, MMC, City Clerk The City oi Sebastian Ceneral Election will take place on Tuesday, March 14,2006 for two two-year City Council seats. Sebastian Council consists of five melllbers. Elections are conducted annually for tv\,? seats in even-numbered years and for three seats in odd- numbered years. Municipal elections are at-large and non-partisan. Candidates who qualified for City Council seats are: Lisanne Moniec Sal Neglia, AI Paternoster and Eugene WoHf. In addition to the two Council seats, City Council has placed a referendum on the ballot by adoption of Ordinance No. 0-05-19. The ballot question is: REFERENDUM Amending Section 1.02(11) concerning eminent domain power. Shall the City oi Sebastian amend the City Charter to add the following provision? "The city shall not use the power of eminent domain for a project having the purpose of transferring rights in the properties acquired to a private party in pursuit of economic development." Yes for Approval No for Rej ection Early voting will take place in Sebastian City Council Chambers from Monday, February 27 through Saturday, March 11,2006,8 am to 4 pm excluding Sundays. Current polling places provided by the Supervisor of Elections: Precinct Location 103 St. Sebastian Catholic Church, 13075 Us. 1, Sebastian 104 VFW Post 10210, 815 Louisiana Avenue, Sebastian 105 Sebastian Elks Lodge No. 2714, 73] South Fleming Street, Sebastian 106 North Indian River County Library, 100"1 CR 512, Sebastian 107 Sebastian Elementary School, 400 CR 5] 2, Sebastian 109 North Indian River County Library, 100"1 CR 512, Sebastian 201 Trinity LutherZ1n Church, 611 SchumZ1nn Drive, SebastiZ1n 203 CZ1lvZ1ry Baptist Church,l23 Thunderbird Drive, SebZ1stiZ1n 204 Sebastim1 Christian Church, ] 90 Dav Drive, Sebastian .I Polling places are subject to change. Information about precincts, polling places, voter registration and carly voting should be directcd to Kay Clem, Supervisor of Elections for Indian River County at 567-8]87. Questions specific to the City of Sebastian Gcneral Election and candidates should be directcd to City Clerk, Sally Maio at 589-5330 or E-mailto:smclio~Ocityoisebc1::,tian.()rg. ,:r~~~ SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE NEWS A couple of special upcoming golf tournaments: Saturday, April 2Slli, 2006 - American Cancer Society Charity Scramble. For additional information, contact Dot Judah of Indian River National Bank at 772-388-1200. Cost of tournament is $65 and includes contincntal breakfast, range balls, tee prize for cach playel~ lunch and several awards and raHle prizes. Show your support of this extremely worthy cause and help fight cancer! Saturday and Sunday, April 22lli1 & 23w, 2006 - Sebastian Tvvo-Person Team Championship. An enjoyable and exciting two-person team evcnt, in which different formats are utilized ior the 36-hole competition. For further information, contact the golf shop or go to our website at \vww. scbastiangolfcourc;c.org and print out a tournamcnt application. SebashaIL]unior Coif Academy: As always, Sebastian Coif Course Golf Professionals will offcr sever,)1 junior golf academies throughout the summer months. Some new and cxciting changes are planned ior the academies this summel~ so bcginning May ]'l, 2006, information and applications will be available in the golf shop and on our website. The Golf Proiessionals would love to introduce or further enhance your child's experiences with the wonderiul game oi golf. By having your child participate, he or she will find a game that they can play for a lifetime. At Sebastian Goli Course, we always firmly believe that our Juniors are the Future of the Game! LASERFICHE WEBLINK COMES TO SEBASTIAN Laserfiche Wcblink is a user-friendly program for public access to City records from the City's website W\vw. cityoisebastian.org. To access Laserfiche simply click on the "Public Records Access" link located in the upper left corner of the homepage vvhich takes you to a sccondary information page whcre you will click on bCCESS LASERFICHE WEBLlNK PUBLIC RECORDS, to take vou to Laserfiche Weblink. . .I Weblink uses a Windows iormat to guide the user through their scarch. Some of the documents available at this time are: full Council agenda packets back to 1990, all Council and Board minutes, resolutions, ordinances, contracts, leases, and Pelican Brief editions. These records have been available at City Hall using any of the City's computers, but now with Weblink thcy are available to anvone with internet access at home. Weblink will help you access records and print them out them in PDF format. ~ (.:It 'fl'- '.....Ot~.... 1<>010 ~ ~ 1:.J~}3 "" Laserfiche' WebLlnk 'M,,~_~ '" "'(":;I!_I_~(""'l\....UJ. "'~GQ~ '.... 810__ I .. Oo><..._t'l,;tt<lo.~ a 1-C.l)CI~'" a B ;-"'U\lI~"I)'" 8 J.('r-1".I"\{U 8 , C,)"ffFf.:;; G 'S-',l'lI,,;JH '; ,_",..,100' 8 "';I~"l::la;"f~ El 4.q.,.",=.R~o,,~. e 6.?r'Jo..~'e,",1; '3 'r'S',j'~'_(ij 8 ,-Votlol.:/e'.cr:H 8 "'."" l!I~rt'..~~ 8 u' The sidebar graphic is a sample of what the Laserfiche Weblink site looks like: '. --"~f~_"-.t"'"'''''-''' ....,.....,.....,~-.ln...._'.C,...___(_.._ ~1'...'.__'o.c",._...""'...<Jqtw. tl '- ,.,..., ..,.... ..-':.,:c..,'-~".~ ~.---~ -.,.......,...~ "j~flt1.-.t -- ~ . ~':l"~f1(tI('lllir~'lm:m . .. .. . , · : I 11~.Jll.-mnu, ... . . . . .. . .. . . "_~~II",!::,j'I(~I_ WELCOME ABOARD On January 3, 2006, Ms. Rebecca Grohall, AICI~ began her career with the City of Sebastian as the Growth Management Director. Ms. Crohall brings a great mix of formal education and valuable experience to the position. She is a certified planner through the American Institute of Certiiied Planners. She possesses a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology wi th cm phasis in Business Administration. She also has a Master's Degrec in Urban Planning. Her experience includes more than twelve years in the public sector in growth management/ planning capacities. Most notably, Ms. Grohall served the City of Coral Springs as a Planning Supervisor and Mobile, AL as a Planner II. Welcome aboard clnd good luck! FRIENDSHIP PARK IS OPEN Friendship Park, located behind Sebastian City Hall, 1225 Main Street, Sebastian, FL., opened June, 2005 and offers many park amenities, such as a multi-purpose soitball /baseball / soccer field, playground, picnic pavilions, sand volleyball courts, shuffleboard courts, bocce ball courts, horseshoe pit and most proudly four (4) Har-Tru clay suriace tennis courts. Our Har- Tru c1av tennis courts allow ior a consistentlv slower ball .I .I bounce, a cooler suriace during sweltering hot summer days, more flexibility, allowing for less risk of injury and much softer under ioot. Now is the time to develop your toughness, stamina, patience and strategy. The City encourages and welcomes all amateurs and professionals to challenge our great clay courts. Please call 58] -8839 for availability and for any other additional park iniormation. ~-.....:, .~ " Daily Tennis Fees Are As Follows: I V2 Hour Session $3.00 - Resident · 'I If2 Hour Session $5.00 - Non-Resident Annual Memberships are also available. I'R5RT:, In ECI~\\'SS us. I'OSTACE PAID \fER() BEAClI, FL I'ER:-'1IT \!O. 21~ POSTAL PATRON Sebastian, Florida 32958