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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11182009CRACity Council Present: Mayor Richard H. Gillmor Vice -Mayor Jim Hill Council Member Andrea Coy Council Member Don Wright City Council Absent: Council Member Eugene Wolff aPlOF HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRA) (CITY COUNCIL) MINUTES WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2009 6:00 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN ST, SEBASTIAN, FL 1. Mayor Gillmor called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 3. ROLL CALL Staff Present: City Manager, Al Minner City Attorney, Robert Ginsburg City Clerk, Sally Maio Deputy City Clerk, Jeanette Williams Growth Management Director, Rebecca Grohall Police Chief, Michelle Morris Police Captain, Greg Witt Police Captain, Bob Lockhart MIS Systems Analyst, Rob Messersmith 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 9/23/09 Meeting MOTION by Mr. Hill and SECOND by Ms. Coy to approve the 9/23/09 minutes passed with a voice vote of 4 -0. 5. Facade, Sign and Landscaping Grant Program A. Resolution No. R -09 -02 Formulating Review Committee The City Attorney read the title of Resolution No. R- 09 -02. Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting November 18, 2009 Page Two MOTION by Mr. Hill and SECOND by Mayor Gillmor to approve Resolution No. R- 09 -02. Damien Gilliams, 1623 U.S. Highway 1, congratulated the new board members and said in the past the board talked about expediting things to make it easier for businesses yet this adds another committee that a business has to get past, adding regulation on top of regulation. Mr. Wright noted the panel composition on page seven does not mention that you have to be a resident. He said getting business owners together to make recommendations in the CRA makes sense. Ms. Coy and Mayor Gillmor asked if this could be stipulated in the resolution. The City Attorney replied having ownership of the property would be sufficient for their general purposes. Mr. Hill said that is exactly how he reads the resolution. Result of the roll call: AYES: Hill, Coy, Wright, Gillmor NAYES: None Being no further business, the Mayor adjourned the meeting at 6:07 p.m. but noticed Ms. Lisanne Robinson waving her hand in the audience. At the advice of the City Attorney, MOTION by Mr. Hill and SECOND by Ms. Coy to allow public input passed unanimously. The City Manager said he advised Ms. Robinson to come before the board with her items but the meeting adjourned too quickly. New Business Lisanne Robinson, US Highway 1, said the Sebastian Riverfront Fine Arts and Music Festival scheduled for January 23 and 24 will be phenomenal, and she asked if she could hang a 9 x 13 ft banner across the billboards closest to the City advertising "Sebastian Riverfront Fine Arts and Music Festival Coming January 23 and 24 at $1.25 a square foot plus $50.00 for installation for a total of $250.00 which is within the advertising budget already approved. Mr. Hill asked if she had a description and if she would be responsible for taking it down after the event. Ms. Monier said it would advertise the coming festival and make sure the $50.00 installation fee includes the removal. Mr. Wright said it was a great way to effectively use the billboard. 2 Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting November 18, 2009 Page Three Mr. Hill said this kind of advertising is typical; and Ms. Coy said it would break up the monotony. She asked if Mr. Wilson could tighten up the billboard coming south. The City Manager said Mr. Wilson is working with the property owners to do just that. Mayor Gillmor asking what kind of time frame is needed. Ms. Monier said we need to move before Christmas to receive four weeks of advertising. Mayor Gillmor said he is concerned with setting precedence with private events. Mr. Hill said it should be kept for OWi events. city sponsored US Highway 1 Ms. Robinson read from the CRA master plan citing the streetscaping enhancements for slowing down traffic on US Highway 1 and Indian River Drive. She said she has been trying to promote controlling the speed on US 1 for years, read list of other businesses concerned with safety on US 1, and said she has put in a Facade, Sign and Landscape grant application to do a bulb out which will help protect parking, reduce accidents, and safety for customers. Ms. Robinson said she was aware the City was looking at conceptual ideas for the CRA side streets and suggested that project engineer, Joe Schulke, do the drawings for the bulb outs. Mayor Gillmor pointed out her speaking time had expired and there was no objection to allowing her to continue. She said she found the engineering cost for one flower box or bulb out is $2,000.00 so she spoke to Mr. Schulke about doing all of U.S. 1 for $8,000.00 and she asked the Board to allocate funds for engineering the bulb outs, which will be in addition to future conceptual plans. She said if the Board is willing to do this, she offered to remove her FSL grant application if the board agrees to do this to best utilize City funds. Mr. Hill said we should be slowing the traffic down on US 1 and look at the CRA master plan, but wanted to have all information before the Board appropriates funds. The City Manager suggested that Mr. Schulke include these designs in the current purchase order for the CAVCORP landscaping concepts as well as the one -way streets, and he could bring back the three items for the Board's consideration before Christmas and work with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Ms. Robinson pointed out there is staff and Board consensus to start working with the FDOT to slow the speed of traffic itself, and she was willing to withdraw her grant application, but if the Board does not want to consider the bulb outs, she didn't want to lose a grant year cycle for her bulb out. The City Manager said her request is fair and her application can be held in abeyance until a decision is made. He noted there are about six applications to bring to the Board in January. 3 Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting November 18, 2009 Page Four AWEST.: In response to Mayor Gillmor, the City Manager agreed to discuss including the design of bulb outs with Mr. Schulke for no additional cost. Mayor Gillmor expressed concern about lack of adequate striping for parking. The Growth Management Director said she would be happy to suggest some enhancements to include traffic calming items, and Mayor Gillmor said the parking spaces need horizontal bars. Riverfront Kiosk Mr. Wright said nothing really happened with the Chamber's request for a kiosk earlier this year and he would like that to move forward with that to help people understand what is happening in town. Mayor Gillmor said he has a problem with the kiosk design. Mr. Hill suggested bringing some designs to the next CRA meeting. Ms. Coy agreed, saying she hoped for a little more upscale design. There was no objection to reconsidering a kiosk design at a future meeting. 6. Being no further business, Mayor Gillmor adjourned the CRA meeting at 6:29 p.m. Approved at the December 9, 2009 CRA meeting. as amended on page 3. e,,,s 4 or ichard H. Gillmor W arm Depu+y Cify Cle -M r Sally A. Maio, MMC City Clerk 4