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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02252009crrvoF ,S-T~, ~~~~ ,~ HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009 - 6:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA Mayor Gillmor called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 2. Invocation was given by Pastor Bill Brothers, First Baptist Church of Sebastian. 3. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 4. ROLL CALL City Council Present: Mayor Richard H. Gillmor Vice-Mayor Jim Hill Council Member Andrea Coy Council Member Dale Simchick Council Member Eugene Wolff Staff Present: City Manager, AI Minner City Attorney, Robert A. Ginsburg City Clerk, Sally Maio Deputy City Clerk, Jeanette Williams Airport Director, Joseph Griffin Finance Director, Ken Killgore Parks Supervisor, Chris McCarthy Police Captain, Greg Witt Police Captain, Bob Lockhart Systems Analyst, Robb Messersmith 5. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS -None 6. PROCLAMATIONS, AWARDS. BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS Presentations of proclamations, certificates and awards, and brief timely announcements by Council and Staff. No public input or action under this heading. Mr. Wolff announced the Sunday March 1, 12th Annual Eco Fest at the Environmental Learning Center, Ms. Coy announced the Grant Seafood Festival this weekend, and Mayor Gillmor announced the Sebastian River Art Show and Treasure Hunt this Saturday in Riverview Park. Regular City Council Meeting February 25, 2009 Page Two 7. CONSENT AGENDA All items on the consent agenda are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of consent agenda items unless a member of City Council so requests; in which event, the item will be removed and acted upon separately. If a member of the public wishes to provide input on a consent agenda ifem, he/she should request a Council Member to remove the item for discussion prior to start of the meeting or by raising his/her hand to be recognized. 1-14 A. Approval of Minutes - 2/11/09 Regular Meeting 09.041 B. Prior Approval for Vice Mayor Hill to Travel to Tallahassee Re: Working Waterfronts 15 Grant (City Clerk Transmittal) 09.042 C. Resolution No. R-09-10 1St Quarter Budget Amendment (Finance Director Transmittal, 17-47 Review Memo, Capital Projects Status Report, Schedule of Investments, 1St Qtr Accomplishments) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA ADOPTING AN AMENDED BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2008 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AS PROVIDED FOR IN EXHIBIT "A"; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION by Ms. Coy and SECOND by Mr. Wolff to approve the consent agenda. Result of the roll call: Ayes: All Nays: None Passed 5-0 8. COMMITTEE REPORTS & APPOINTMENTS -None 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS -None 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 09.043 A. Dog Park Location (City Manager Transmittal, Site Plan) 49-51 The City Manager said he was seeking direction from Council on his recommendation to locate the dog park at Keen Terrace as set out in the agenda transmittal. He said if approved tonight, it will go to Planning and Zoning for.site plan approval. MOTION by Vice Mayor Hill and SECOND by Ms. Coy to move forward on the Keen Terrace site. Don Wright said there has been extensive research done on several sites, and recommended the Keen Terrace site which was the first recommended site. Mr. Wolff said he visited the site, and asked the City Manager if he had notified the property owners adjacent to the site, and the City Manager said he had not. In response to Mr. Wolff the City Manager exhibited the proposed site on the overhead. 2 Regular City Council Meeting February 25, 2009 Page Three Mr. Wolff recommended seeking funding in the budget for additional landscaping. Ms. Simchick said she visited the site as well, noting there are duplexes adjacent, and some of these residents might find this park a plus. Mayor Gillmor said he also visited the site and his only concern was the need for landscaping along with the white vinyl fence. Ms. Coy thanked everyone who has worked on this, Parks and Recreation and the City Manager. The City Manager said staff will get the landscaping done. Result of the roll call: Ayes: All Nays: None Passed 5-0 The City Manager said it will go to P & Z on March 5th and we will look to mid-March to get started. 09.044 B. Schumann Park -Direction for New Improvements (City Manager Transmittal, 53-57 Desi ns The City Manager briefly updated Council on the recommendation by Parks and Recreation to do two basketball courts, noting both plans went before Planning and Zoning and both site plans were approved but P & Z unanimously recommended Council approve the plan with the two basketball courts. He sought direction from Council on the plan and said then he will come back with contract and amend the budget for the other improvements. MOTION by Mayor Gillmor and SECOND by Ms. Coy to approve two basketball courts. Ms. Simchick suggested that motions be made following public input. The Mayor pointed out that Roberts Rules states discussion should take place after a motion and a second. Ms. Simchick asked the City Attorney for his opinion. The City Attorney advised if the motion is first, the discussion relates to the motion; however, he's observed since October there has been discussion, a motion and discussion again pertaining to the motion. He said typically, there is a motion and the discussion relates to the motion. Ms. Coy agreed with stating the motion upfront so the public knows the direction in which Council is moving. Mayor Gillmor said this process is in accordance with Roberts Rules, he saw this process at the County Commission meeting and it works well. Mayor Gillmor opened the meeting for public input. 3 Regular City Council Meeting February 25, 2009 Page Four JoAnn White, Parks and Recreation Committee, said the Schumann tennis courts are used extensively, that she conducted surveys of school children on what they wanted and they want more basketball. Vicky Lada, Riviera Avenue, asked if there will be lighting at night and extended concrete at the back of the basket. The City Manager said there will be lighting for tennis and basketball courts, and there won't be significant extensions of pavement. Jeff Weatherford asked if there will be set hours, and if not it could cause problems with kids congregating at night, and said that the light timers go off at 10 pm. Ms. Simchick asked if we can put in controls to give you light for a specific time and the City Manager said we can. Harry Smith, LaPlaya Lane, said the lights do go off at 10:30 p.m., that we need new basketball courts, asked if we can tone down the tennis court lights, and move the security light so it won't shine in his windows. The City Manager said the old court lights are at the proper height, and he will check into the security light. Mr. Smith suggested a fence around the basketball court so people can play dodge ball. Anthony Masi, 1890 Sand Dollar Lane, Vero Beach, Pelican Island Elementary School, said the schools have formed a North County basketball league, suggested maybe the Parks and Recreation Committee could create a summer league, kids need supervision, questioned whether you need lights due to extended light in the summer, and said the idea of the plan is definitely worthwhile. Damien Gilliams, 1623, suggested covering one of the courts against the summer heat. Don Wright, 720 North Fischer Circle, Parks and Recreation Committee, said this was studied extensively, the park has fallen into disrepair, before the hurricanes the basketball courts were well used, that tennis players would like to see an area they can sit in the shade while waiting and the restrooms need to be repaired. He said with two basketball courts there is less cost and the community will be well served with the recommended improvements. Ms. Simchick said she would like to see swing sets included and agreed with two basketball courts. The City Manager said this can be included. Mr. Wolff asked if there is a fence around the full basketball court and the City Manager said there was. Mr. Wolff said someone suggested hanging a wall of some type on the tennis court to practice as long as it was taken down before a hurricane. Ms. Simchick asked what control we have over people forming leagues and the City Manager said the courts are first come first served. Result of roll call: Ayes: All Nays: None Passed 5-0 4 Regular City Council Meeting February 25, 2009 Page Five 11. PUBLIC INPUT Cindy Falco asked if there has been any progress on a Farmers Market, and the City Manager said the RFP has not yet been completed but will be shortly. Tom Collins, Capt. Hiram's, said he has been hearing about the bad economy and suggested the City investing in some billboards along I-95, or some type of ad campaigns, and he encouraged everyone to start thinking of ways of advertising. Ms. Simchick asked if Mr. Collins would attend the March 18 Tourism Workshop. Mr. Wolff said Mr. Collins has been a proponent of getting people off the river, and thought this was a good idea. Mr. Collins said he had proposed a mooring field and needs someone to help him move it forward, noting the City would have to get the permit and he could manage it. Harvey Wheeler, Sebastian, said he was a concerned about the following in regards to operations of Main Street project: -no Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection notice of intent posted -no emergency contact list posted -there are two storage tanks near the lagoon unprotected -there is no stabilized construction entrance -there are two stockpiles adjacent to the lagoon -there aren't any temporary sediment basins -there aren't any turbidity curtains on the shoreline Mayor Gillmor asked if Mr. Wheeler he had spoken to the City Manager on this issue and he said he had. Ms. Simchick asked him to repeat his dewatering concern. Mr. Wheeler said two temporary sediment basins are required for dewatering or sediment control. The City Manager said for the record he did not speak to Mr. Wheeler about this, perhaps he spoke to officials, maybe Margie Reynolds. He explained some issues are significant, some not significant, silt fences are part of mitigation and have always been a management problem, these things are not consequently alarming because the environment is not being damaged, all permits have been received and it is part of daily construction management. Mr. Wolff asked why Mr. Schulke was not supervising the project, noting he had noticed a diesel tank on the site. The City Manager said Mr. Schulke is not being paid to supervise 24/7 but there is supervision either from him or from staff. He said Bucky Gerber, Jerry Converse, and Margie Reynolds are supervising, and there is a construction supervisor on site. Mr. Wolff said it was a Saturday when he visited. Mr. Wolff asked if proper mitigation is not part of the obligation when bidding the project and the City Manager said it was and it is a management issue to make sure it is executed. Regular City Council Meeting February 25, 2009 Page Six Jeff Weatherford said the Rotary pier is overgrown with mangroves, there have been burglaries, and if we trimmed back mangroves, it might give a nicer view and less crime. He asked the City Manager if the trimming is part of the project. Mr. Hill called a point of order and said he should direct his input to the Chair. The Mayor said we can check into it and see what can be done. Damien Gilliams, 1623 U.S. Highway 1, said it is nice for Mr. Collins to come out and try to help out, said we still have boats from the hurricanes on a State easement near his property, and said we don't use the two docks we built. Ms. Simchick said if he calls 226-1000, James Gray, IRC Coastal Engineer, can assist him in removing the boats. Mr. Gilliams said there was money set aside in the CRA budget to remove the boats, said there is a substandard road next to a Boys and Girls organization on Blossom and Potomac and someone in his family flipped in a canal and still nothing has been done. He asked Mayor Gillmor if he had been notified and asked if anything had been done with the street. He said he faxed articles to the City Manager and nothing has been done. Mayor Gillmor said he would look into it. The City Manager said he has spoken to Mr. Gilliams and Mr. Gilliams knows the actions he has taken on this and if Council Members would like to speak to him individually they can do so. Mayor Gillmor called recess at 7:39 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 7:54 p.m. All members were present. 12. NEW BUSINESS 09.045 A. Consider Land Purchase -1301 US Highway 1 - $300,000 (City Manager 5s-153 Transmittal, Financial Statement, Contract, Appraiser Info, Appraisals) The City Manager gave a brief update on a recommendation to consider the purchase of the property at 1301 US 1 which is available in the amount of $300,000 funded with monies available from the Indian River Drive/Main Street project. He said the property is blighted, the amount is $110,000 over the appraisal amount, the appraisal is fair, however, the property was purchased in 2005 for $375,000 so the owner is taking a loss. He said the property could be key to some of our plans. Mayor Gillmor asked if anyone on Council wanted to make a motion to move forward with the recommendation. MOTION by Ms. Simchick to direct City Manager to negotiate the price. The City Manager said there is an executed contract in the backup and he is seeking direction to execute the contract. Motion died for lack of a second. 6 Regular City Council Meeting February 25, 2009 Page Seven 09.040 B. Indian River Drive/Main Street Improvement Project Change Order -Chamber Parking 155-162 (City Manager Transmittal. Change Order #1. Attachments. Two Maps -Current Parking and Proposed Parking Under Separate Cover) MOTION by Ms. Coy and SECOND by Vice Mayor Hill to approve the change order for Chamber parking. Mr. Hill asked that the motion be to go back to the original plan approved by City Council with the parking behind the Chamber with turf block noting the current plan has asphalt. The motion and second were amended to go back to the original plan with turf block. Tom Collins, Capt. Hiram's, said he had encouraged Mr. Schulke to put in additional parking on the site because we are in need of parking on the riverfront. He said you are putting a boat parking lot on a prime piece of property but you have already done that and now you are in need of additional parking. Mr. Wolff asked the City Manager to cite the number of parking spaces, and the City Manager said there are twenty car parking spaces planned for the north side of Main Street. Caleb Kottel, Sebastian, said this is one of the few parks left that is not overrun by kids, asked what people are going to want to park and do, said the park down the street is always noisy and busy, and this park you are destroying is always quiet. Ms. Simchick asked if he had seen the plans for the small communal space on the north side. She cited Pocahontas Park in Vero which has bus stops now, parks are forever changing, and there will be a quiet communal space. Cindy Falco, Sebastian, asked what we need parking for as there is nothing happening on the river. She said there is property across from Grace's Landing to build a parking lot and billboards should include all businesses that offer something to do, not just a segregated few. Ms. Simchick said Jordan Park is not historic it is just old. She provided a photo of the old Candy Cane Park playground. Chris Pinson, said he remembers the park, and there was a City Hall built there and then a mobile police station, and said as a Chamber member, the City has not always been friendly with the Chamber, and the Chamber is trying to help businesses, and encouraged the Council to support the parking to enable people to visit. Lisanne Monier, downtown Sebastian, said this is her neighborhood park, and thanked staff and Council for improving the park. She said the Chamber is not always related to business, there are environmental pamphlets and coloring books for children. She said her house was an opera house, movie house, and city hall and it has changed. She said it was deplorable that a City Council member is protesting on an issue that comes before him, and Mr. Wolff should recuse himself. 7 Regular City Council Meeting February 25, 2009 Page Eight Richard Brandt, Sebastian, boater and fisherman, said he uses the boat ramp, his family visits and the park is nice and asked if we can put in picnic tables and candy canes like it was, said the City got rid of seven year old trees and spent money to save a 120 year old tree, and that it would be nice to have a closer place to park due to his handicap. Chuck Lever, Sebastian, corrected Ms. Simchick and said the park is on file with the State Historic District and goes all the way up to the Hardee Tree. He said the Paternosters would be here to speak but had an emergency in Washington with their son. Ms. Simchick said she did not say the park was not in the district but rather that it was not an historic park. Mr. Lever said the removal of the oak trees was illegal, that the City received a $50,000 grant for the boat ramp which is part and parcel of the park, that the City was to have notified the state historic preservation office regarding this renovation, but the main thing is that the people want this park, and thanked Ms. Coy for suggesting the demonstration and Ms. Simchick for not liking the way this was brought back, and Mr. Hill for remembering green space. He said he has used the park and asked Council to consider the people. The City Manager said we received SJRWMD permits, and Ms. Simchick said SJRWMD would automatically notify the historic preservation office who must sign off before we received the SJWMD permit. The City Manager said all regulatory agencies are notified and Chris McCarthy received a phone call today that the Department of Natural Resources does not have any issues with the site. Harvey Wheeler, Sebastian, said it breaks his heart to see green spaces go away. He applauded Mr. Hill on the turf block idea, that it is a given that we will lose some percolation, and asked that the stormwater accommodations reflect that there will be sheet runoff. Ms. Simchick asked if the permit was obtained without the extra spots, and the City Manager responded that it was not but it is within the margin that will allow as built. Louise Kautenburg, Sebastian, said Council is not talking about eliminating a park, but the reconfiguration of an existing park. She said parks change over time as demands of the public change to meet the recreational needs of the people, noted the building used by the Chamber is in the park, said this will be a much nicer site than it has ever been before and in the future people will say we need to change that park again. Sal Neglia, Sebastian, asked Council to honor the last vote of the Council not to include that parking, agreed we are not doing away with the park, but said we want to keep it open, we asked the first City Manager to keep it open, said the area could be a nice place for children to play, said pressure was put on the City Manager by Council and citizens to readdress this as a parking area, we do not want this parking area to be used by businesses, that there are not enough businesses to need more parking, there is parking on Jackson Street, and again asked do this for the people of Sebastian and leave it a park. He said the area has not changed for twenty years; no one is coming down to our riverfront to need more parking. He asked Ms. Simchick why she is against this and said we should leave it a park area for the people. Regular City Council Meeting February 25, 2009 Page Nine Ruth Sullivan, Indian River Drive, Sebastian, adjacent property owner, said in 1974 the park was named Jordan Park, that she has been here for 33 years and it has been a dirt lot used for parking, that it was used for City Hall and is now used by Chamber, that in the past the police department put in a trailer and used the lot for parking. She said the only park was Candy Cane park which was a narrow strip of playground equipment that was eventually dismantled and moved to Riverview Park. She said she would love to have a park next to her house, but this lot has never been developed, and did not remember benches ever being there. She said the Chamber has been denied parking and it is only fair they get parking that has always been behind the building. Mickey Groepler, Sebastian, said the taxpayers turned it over to the Chamber for one dollar for thirty years, but only the building not the property, she said it is valuable waterfront property, and was against putting parking next to a parking lot we are already building, said the park has been neglected but asked why don't they put in picnic tables and benches. She said it would be nice for the Chamber to move over to City Hall, and Parks and Recreation should take over the park and make it into a viable park. Vicky Lada, Riviera Avenue, Sebastian, said the photo of the Candy Cane park has many trees and now there are no trees left on the site and it is almost naked there. Mr. Hill said we are talking about additional lot and not about removing trees. The City Manager said the site plan was marked out with what trees would be removed and saved, the cost of new sable palms was the same for saving and replanting old sable palms. Richard Strange, Sebastian, said you want to take out a $300,000 lot and make it green and take a $750,000 lot and make a parking lot, Council should do what is right. He commended Mr. Neglia for his input. Don Wright, Sebastian, said if any other business in Sebastian had its parking moved you would hear screaming, the original plan was approved with parking, then taken out, and now it should be put back in. He said situations change, the area is going to get swamped with boats and the twenty spaces on the north side are going to be filled. He said if you don't put the parking back you won't have reasonable access to the Chamber. He said the new concept provides a more usable park; people can park there to walk along the riverfront. Cindy Falco began to speak and was advised she had already spoken on this issue. Todd Klitenic, said he had been here since 1996, was former president of the Pelican Island Preservation Society, the park has been there since 1932, agreed with Sal Neglia and said they are passionate about it. He said he wants it to be kept a park, that the wildlife is gone, and urged them to keep it as a park, noting the Jordan family gave it as a lifetime park and said the Chamber should be near City Hall. Damien Gilliams said this is great, the Tiki Bar needs more parking, said there is a tittle fibbing going on, he put in a parking lot and had to put in a retention pond, now you are saying you don't need retention because you have impervious surface. Mr. Hill offered to answer and Mr. Gilliams asked him to wait. 9 Regular City Council Meeting February 25, 2009 Page Ten Mr. Gilliams continued saying the Chamber could be near City Hall and they would have plenty of parking, said it is the City's fault that we let the park go, on the site plan you have two tables for 15,000 people, that this is politics at its best, suggested putting in a big kiosk right at the end of Main Street, said the bottom line is it is politics and there is an election coming up this year, fourteen spots is not going to help them. Mayor Gillmor told him to stick to the subject, not the Chamber, Mr. Gilliams said we know how the vote is going to go, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Coy and Mr. Hill, so this is fruitless. Mr. Wolff said he initially voted for the parking lot and then changed his mind, the whole project has been controversial regarding design and finance, there has been no give and take, and this request to save the spaces represented give and take, said he did not have the benefit of the history of the park, and heard the emotion. He said in Sebastian politics everything is extremes, and we haven't discussed that there may be an attachment and people want to use the park, maybe we should be talking about what is the correct number, he said this is an area where we can come to some compromise. He said he had a different opinion but supports the Chamber, he said the uproar is because it has not been professionally addressed, and we can go back and look at it again, it is time to develop the park, it is not black and white, we should use more imagination, and hear what you all have to say. He asked the City Attorney if he had to recuse himself because of the demonstration. The City Attorney said he was able to vote on this issue. Ms. Simchick said Mr. Wolff protesting is no different than a Council member stating his opinion in a newspaper article. Ms. Simchick said this has been an emotional issue, she and Ms. Coy had voted for the parking, understood Mr. Neglia's passion, that at first she was not in favor when the City Manager asked us to reconsider the issue, said she did not like the way it was brought back, but would not change her original vote, noted parks change all the time, that in time people will call this Main Street Park, she has heard there are not enough benches along the river, noted the Hardee Tree is registered historic, City Park and Jordan Park are not historic and they will still be a park. Mayor Gillmor said there have been a lot of good comments, it was said this was a reconfiguration of a park, said he and his wife visited the area, and had to park in Vic's Restaurant parking lot to walk the riverfront and that parking is an issue in the area. He asked how you are going to enjoy the park if you have to walk two miles to get there, maybe we should reinstitute Candy Cane park and make it work, maybe we can put some benches there, for the last thirty years no one used it, and for the last nine years the City has put no money there. Mr. Hill said if this passes, people need to see what is currently planned there and what we are talking about, had the City Manager exhibit the photo of the park location he got from Google, which shows a dirt parking lot, and then he exhibited what is currently approved by the previous Council, and then the lot we are talking about tonight which is a very little difference. He said his phone was not ringing off the hook, and got only one phone call, and one a-mail. He said he took this very seriously, most of the people didn't even know this was going on, and said a lot of the animosity about this parking is about the Chamber, and some individuals are propagating this and saying we are not listening to the people. He said we hear we are not 10 Regular City Council Meeting February 25, 2009 Page Eleven doing enough for small business, and then they attack the people who are doing the most for small businesses which is the Chamber, and that we are spending hours on a parking lot because it is next to the Chamber. He said he was wholly in favor of what we are doing tonight. Ms. Coy said she keeps hearing the park was donated by the Jordan family, but actually it was taken in a tax deed for delinquent taxes. Mr. Wolff said this information was not provided to City Council, and the City Clerk confirmed that the City Park property was not donated but taken in a master deed and this information was included in the documents she provided to all of Council last Friday. Ms. Coy noted that the name Jordan comes from an honor that was made in 1954 and the Clerk corrected it to be 1974 and that it was for a former City Clerk. Ms. Coy said she was skeptical coming into Council and it took her a year to understand the other side of government, and it took her a while to understand what the Chamber does for the City, she said there are many parks in the City, cited how people use Easy Street Park all day long, Barber Street Park is well used, Riverview Park has people. She said we need the parking for people who walk down there, said she was sorry if anyone is offended but it is the right thing to do. Result of roll call: Ayes: Coy, Hill, Simchick, Gillmor Nays: Wolff Passed 4-1 09.007 C. Discuss 163-171 i. Manner in Which Items are Carried Forward to Subseauent Meetings When a Meeting is Not Completed ii. Public Input Mayor Gillmor discussed the procedures and noted in the past people would sign up to speak and said if we reinstitute that sign-up sheet and we don't get to "Public Input," those names could carry forward to the next meeting. Mr. Hill said one of the problems is that people might be late and not sign the sheet, The City Clerk noted in the past the problem may have been that the sheet was collected at the beginning of the meeting and instead maybe it can be collected when we get to public input and handed to the Mayor or if we don't get to public input then those names automatically carry over. Ms. Simchick said in the past we allowed people to contact the City Manager to list them on the agenda. Mr. Wolff expressed some concerns for using asign-up sheet, but it was decided that any individual would be allowed to speak at the meeting whether or not they had signed, but only the names on the sheet would be carried over if the meeting ended before "Public Input." Damien Gilliams said he thought this a great idea. 11 Regular City Council Meeting February 25, 2009 Page Twelve Mr. Ginsburg suggested the speakers list the topic because maybe it is something that the City Manager can deal with in between meetings with an option to leave a telephone number. 13. CITY ATTORNEY MATTERS The City Attorney said he had contacted the previous Special Magistrate applicants, and two of them are interested and we could set up interviews or we could go ahead and engage them both because they are both active attorneys and could back each other up. He said if Council agreed he can bring back contracts and invite them to come before Council. Ms. Coy said she liked having one person, and when issues become repetitive, she liked having one consistent mind. Ms. Simchick suggested perhaps a specific case could stay with one of them and the City Attorney said this would not be in the best interest of the City because these cases need certainty. It was the consensus of Council to go with one individual and the City Attorney said he would contact the next highest ranked individual and try to reach an agreement and then go to the next if necessary. 14. CITY MANAGER MATTERS The City Manager reported the truck delivering the two pedestrian bridges for Barber/Periwinkle was pulled over changing the installation date from Friday, February 27 to Wednesday, March 4tH He said in regard to highway advertising that came up tonight, his wife who has graphic design experience put together thumb sketches for billboards, and said he would get them out to Council and seek direction at a later time. 15. CITY CLERK MATTERS -None 16. CITY COUNCIL MATTERS A. Council Member Coy -None B. Council Member Simchick Ms. Simchick said she would not want to partner with businesses on billboards but rather have a billboard for Sebastian; said she would like to work on a kiosk at the Tourism Workshop on March 18tH C. Council Member Wolff Mr. Wolff gave the City Manager a parable in regard to his wife's design of a City billboard. 12 Regular City Council Meeting February 25, 2009 Page Thirteen He stated that on the parking issue, he did receive a lot of phone calls and e-mails, spoke to 40-50 people about it and they are not all gadflies. He said he had no animosity for the Chamber, that people told him they knew what the vote was going to be and that good people spoke here. D. Mavor Gillmor -None E. Vice Mavor Hill Mr. Hill said he would like Beth Mitchell to come to Council and talk about Chamber of Commerce functions and renovations at the next meeting if available. 17. Being no further business, Mayor Gillmor adjourned the Regular Meeting at 10:00 p.m. Approved at the March 11t", 2009 Regular City Council meeting. Richa illmor, ayor A Sally A. Maio, MC -City C/lerk 13