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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04252012MinutesCf1YOF c� �rl��� HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012 - 6:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 1. Mayor Hill called the regular meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 2. Rev. Karen Leedahl, Christ the King Lutheran Church gave the invocation. 3. Council Member Gillmor led the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. ROLL CALL Citv Council Present: Mayor Jim Hill Vice-Mayor pon Wright Council Member Andrea Coy Council Member Richard H. Gillmor Council Member Bob McPartlan Staff Present: City Manager, AI Minner City Attorney, Robert Ginsburg City Clerk, Sally Maio Deputy City Clerk, Jeanette Williams Community Development Director, Joseph Griffin Deputy Police Chief, Greg Witt MIS Engineer Analyst, Rob Messersmith 5. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS Modifications and additions require unanimous voted of City Council Members Mayor Hill requested to add impact fee discussion under item #10A Unfinished Business. There was no objection. He announced that the City is temporarily experiencing telephone outages as a result of the installation of the new system and advised the public to dial 911 for emergencies and all other callers should continue to call until the problem is solved. 6. PROCLAMATIONS, AWARDS, BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS Presentations of proclamations, certificates and awards, and brief time/y announcements by Council and Staff. No public input or action under this heading. 12.058 A. Proclamation - Vietnam Veterans Day in Sebastian — April 28, 2012 — Martin Zickert, President Veterans Council of IRC and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1038 Accepting Mayor Hill read and presented the proclamation to Col. Zickert. Regular City Council Meeting April 25, 2012 Page Two B. Brief Announcements Ms. Coy said today's Press Journal has an article inviting Floridians to join the "Do Not Call" registry for free and encouraged everyone sign up on-line at fldnc.com and also at the DoNotCall.gov for the federal registry. Chamber of Commerce Concert in Riverview Park — Moio Medicine Band — 5:30 pm to 8 pm Mr. Wright announced the Chamber of Commerce Concert in the Park will be April 27tn from 5:30 to 8:00 to see the Mojo Medicine Band. Mayor Hill read a draft letter to the County Commission filing an official protest to the results of the City/County kickball game and received authorization from Council to send it (see attached). He noted that Aimee McPartlan, local author and wife of Council Member McPartlan was MVP for the City team. 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 separate/y. If a member of the public wishes to provide input on a consent agenda item, he/she shou/d 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. A. Approval of Minutes — 4/11/12 Regular Meeting 12.057 B. Request for Use of Yacht Center — Surprise Party — A/B Request — Permittee DOB Confirmed (Parks Transmittal) MOTION by Mr. Gillmor and SECOND by Mr. Wright to approve consent agenda items A and B. Result of the roll call vote: AYES: All NAYS: None Passed 5-0 8. COMMITTEE REPORTS & APPOINTMENTS — None. 9. PUBLIC HEARING 12.036 A. Second Reading and Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 0-12-05 — Veterans Board (City Attorney Transmittal, 0-12-05) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, CREATING THE VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD; PROVIDING MEMBERSHIP, MISSION, PROCEDURES, AND A REPEALER; REFERENCING CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (PJ Ad 4/11/12) The City Attorney read the title of Ordinance No. 0-12-05 and Mayor Hill opened the public hearing at 6:43 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting April 25, 2012 Page Three MOTiON by Mr. Wright and SECOND by Ms. Coy to adopt Ordinance No. 0-12-05. There was no public input. Result of the roll call: AYES: All NAYS: None Passed 5-0 Ms. Coy recognized the American Legion and VFW Post members in attendance. She also introduced American Legion Post 189 Commander, Ed Irons and VFW Post 10210 Commander, Jack Willis 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS added A. Impact Fees The City Manager said he received input from members of Council in regard to the issue and requested placement to allow members to discuss their positions publicly. Mayor Hill memorialized previous discussion and action of Council to authorize Mr. Wright to address the County Commission in March, noting that Council had favored the elimination of impact fees but not the six cents gas tax. He noted that the Commission had extended the moratorium on certain impact fees at that meeting. He went on to say the Council discussed the issue again and that Mr. Wright will attend the Mayors' meeting to gather information and then come back to Council, and then Council would come up with a position. Mr. Wright noted the Mayors' meeting has been scheduled. He said he attended the Economic Development Council (EDC) meeting to present the City's recommendations, had found the meeting lacked information as to how the County would pay for needed improvements, noting there had been a motion to suspend impact fees for two years but he had not voted. He said the County suffers traditionally from high unemployment, lack of tax revenue, and ability to provide essential services without tax increases, so he was trying to communicate that we need to find alternative methods. Ms. Coy said she is the primary Sebastian member of EDC and had no knowledge that Mr. Wright was planning to attend the meeting and make a presentation. She said the County had already taken a stand by the extension of the moratorium on certain impact fees and it was a good compromise but Mr. Wright is advocating the elimination of impact fees. She noted a motion had been made at the County Commission meeting to eliminate them but did not get a second. She said Council had decided not to pursue the six cent tax but Mr. Wright wants to pursue it. She said the 7-6 vote at EDC will be revisited because there were other non-members of EDC at the table and the vote status was not certain. Mr. Wright said he was putting out these ideas as a discussion point only because he is looking for ways to solve problems and is not pushing his position but rather asking whether or not impact fees will help those problems. Regular City Council Meeting April 25, 2012 Page Four Mr. Gillmor agreed Council was still seeking information and had not made a position statement. He cited the recent use of impact fees for Davis/North Central sewer lines, which the City Manager confirmed was a capacity fee but is similar to an impact fee. Mr. Gillmor agreed there needs to be discussion but asked when growth starts up again, what will pay for needed infrastructure. Mayor Hill said discussion is worthwhile, Mr. Wright has a right to give his view as an individual, though Council hasn't set policy. Mr. Wright said he was merely providing the same information that was relayed to the County Commission. Mr. McPartlan agreed that Council needs more info on impact fees, but Mr. Wright has a lot of good information on this topic, and it may have been misconstrued as to which hat he was wearing. Mayor Hill said he looked forward to the information Mr. Wright will bring back to Council. Ms. Coy clarified that the Mayors' meeting representations will be generic, not state that Council approved the elimination of impact fees, and did not vote for the gas tax. Mr. Wright cited the City Manager's letter which stated Council, after discussion, had recommended elimination of impact fees and he was to represent Council to the Commission on the matter. He said he always prefaces ideas about alternative funding by stating it has not been ruled on by Council. Ms. Coy suggested listening to the EDC meeting recording, and said she had nothing against Mr. Wright but there are differing opinions. The City Clerk requested direction from Council and concurrence from the City Manager, noting Mayors' meetings are not typically broadcast live, but she would have the meeting videotaped for later broadcast if needed. There was no objection. 11. PUBLIC INPUT Bruce Zingman, Sebastian, said in conjunction with the 4th Annual Indian River County Day of Service, the Sebastian Property Owners Association will meet at the pavilion next to Mulligan's this Saturday on April 28th at 9:00 a.m. to pick up cigarette butts, the Natural Resources Board will meet 8:30 a.m. at the Main Street Pier to clean spoil island IR1, the Roseland Community Association will meet 8:30 a.m. at the Roseland Methodist Church to clean Roseland Road, and the Friends of St. Sebastian River and Kayaks Etc. will meet at Moore's Point to clean the river, and invited everyone to come out and clean. He wished the Clerk and Deputy Clerk a happy Administrative Professionals Day and said Deputy Roberta Barker will be at Roseland Walgreens to pick up outdated pills on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stephanie Austin, Co-Founder, Coalition for Help Against Smart Meters, asked Council to pass a resolution against the installation of smart meters citing the harmful effects of pulsed radiation and the unauthorized collection of personal data. 12. NEW BUSINESS — none. Regular City Council Meeting April 25, 2012 Page Five 13. CITY ATTORNEY MATTERS — none. 14. CITY MANAGER MATTERS — none. 15. CITY CLERK MATTERS— none. 16. CITY COUNCIL MATTERS A. Mavor Hill Mayor Hill reiterated the temporary telephone outages as a result of the installation of the new system and advised the public to dial 911 for emergencies and for all other calls individuals should continue to try to get through until the problem is solved. B. Vice Mayor Wright — none. C. Council Member Cov 12.059 i. FPL Smart Meters Ms. Coy said she met with Mrs. Austin to discuss the issue, there are people passionately opposed to meters, and although she doesn't share their passion, she understands their concern. She said she would have been more interested in taking action on their own if she had heard from people locally. Mayor Hill said he watched the FPL presentation and only heard about FPL service and not much about health issues. Discussion continued about the alleged pros and cons of smart meters, the fact that most of the City installation is complete, question of who will bear the cost of changing them, the fact that the Public Service Commission is already looking at the issue, the idea that people do have concerns about their private property, and the fact that the world is already full of radio waves from many sources such as cell phones, On- Star, radio towers, etc. Mr. Gillmor and Mr. Wright said they understood the need to have a choice and Mr. Gillmor said if there was consent he would like to see this on the next agenda and if there is enough support to opt out, he could support it. Mayor Hill said he could ask the City Manager to add it to the agenda. Ms. Coy said she is not inclined to go further but if there is to be an agenda item, Amy Brunjes from FPL should be invited. D. Council Member Gillmor 12.060 i. Update Gooqle Advertisement Mr. Gillmor said the result of the Treasure Coast League of Cities' (TCLC) six month campaign came out to about $33 a day which generated 200,000 hits to the TCLC website and when compared to direct mail, $100,000 would be needed to reach 200,000 people. He said he would be initiating a different campaign with the Treasure Coast Council of Local Governments and the successful ads would be available if the City wanted to use Google Ads. Regular City Council Meeting April 25, 2012 Page Six Mayor Hill suggested looking at Google Ads during the budget process. E. Council Member McPartlan — none. 17. Being no further business, Mayor Hill adjourned the regular meeting at 7:40 p.m. Approved at �je May 9�h, 2012 Regular City Council meeting. Mayor A � �� Sally A. Maio, MJJ��IIC - City �� � ����� HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND 1225 Main Street Sebastian, Florida 32958 Phone (772) 589-5330 — Fax (772) 589-5570 E-Mail: city@cityofsebastian.org April 26, 2012 The Honorable Gary Wheeler Commission Chairman Indian River County Board of County Commissioners 1801 27th Street Vero Beach, FL 32960-3388 Dear Chairman Wheeler: Please accept this letter as an official protest of the results of the City/County kickball game that was held during the inaugural heli-drop fund raiser sponsored by Indian River County's Youth Guidance Program. The bases for this protest are as follows: • The officials for the game were clearly on the payroll of Indian River County and or were in need of glasses as all bad calls (THERE WERE MANY) favored the team from the County. • The stadium announcer (Wesley Davis) was biased toward the County team and rallied support for them when the team from the City took a commanding lead. • The County imported talent in the form of world class athlete Milo Thorton and suspiciously came up one player short causing them to utilize his offensive talents twice per inning. This was a clear violation of sanctioned International Federation of Kickball rules. Due to the seriousness of these violations we respectfully request that Indian River County be stripped of its victory on 4/21/2012 and demand a rematch at a date to be determined. Sin ere , Jim Hill Mayor cc: IRC Board of County Commissioners City of Vero Beach City of Sebastian