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SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014 - 6:30 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
ALL AGENDA ITEMS MAY BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA OR ON THE CITY WEBSITE
Procedures for Public Input are Attached to the Back of the Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION – Pastor Seth Goldsmith, Coastal Community Church
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Led by Council Member Coy
4. ROLL CALL
5. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
Modifications and additions require unanimous vote of City Council members
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.
14.089 A. Proclamation - Emancipation Proclamation Day – Accepted by Council Member
5 Jerome Adams
14.090 B. Proclamation – National Peace Officers Memorial Day and National Police Week
6 – Accepted by Sebastian Police Chief Michelle Morris
14.091 C. Proclamation – Honoring Gloria Fennell on her Retirement as President of
7 Ecumenical Council and Her Many Contributions to the City of Sebastian
14.092 D. Proclamation – Memorial Day May 26, 2014 – Accepted by Representatives of
8 VFW and/or American Legion
14.093 E. Proclamation – American Legion Poppy Drive – Accepted by American Legion
9 President Char Kinlen
14.094 F. Proclamation – Building Safety Month – Accepted by Wayne Eseltine, City of
10 Sebastian Building Official
G. Brief Announcements
i. 5/16/14 – Chamber of Commerce Concert in Riverview Park – The Cheyenne
Band – 5:30 pm to 8 pm
ii. 5/26/14 – Memorial Day Observance at Veterans Memorial in Riverview Park –
Unveiling of New Memorial – 11 am
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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 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
item, 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.
11-18 A. Approval of Minutes – April 23, 2014 Regular Meeting
14.095 B. Approve Alcoholic Beverage Use at Civita Wedding at Community Center on
19-21 May 24, 2014 from 4 pm to 9 pm – DOB Verified (Transmittal, Rental Permit
Application and Receipt)
14.096 C. Prior Approval of City Council Travel to Florida League of Cities Annual
22 Conference in Hollywood, FL – August 14-16, 2014 for Any Member Wishing to
Attend (Transmittal)
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS & APPOINTMENTS
City committee reports and Council Member regional committee reports. No public input or action except for City
committee member nominations and appointments under this heading.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Procedures for legislative public hearings:
Mayor opens hearing
Attorney reads ordinance or resolution
Staff presentation
Public Input (Anyone wishing to speak is asked to raise hand and when called, go to the podium and state name for
the record.
Staff summation
Mayor closes hearing
Council deliberation and action
14.076 A. Second Reading, Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance
23-25 No. O-14-03 – Cemetery Regulations (1st Reading 4/9/14, Legal 4/30/14)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO CEMETERY
REGULATIONS; AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, CHAPTER 34
“CEMETERIES” BY AMENDING SECTION 34-4 “UNLAWFUL CONDUCT” BY PROHIBITING
POSSESSION OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN THE CEMETERY AND ENGAGING
IN RAUCOUS ACTIVITY; AMENDING SECTION 34-6 “SPEED LIMIT” TO MOVE PROHIBITION OF
PARKING OR DRIVING OVER GRASS BURIAL AREAS TO SECTION 34-4; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS AND SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
14.018 A. All Aboard Florida Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Review Discussion
26 (Transmittal)
11. PUBLIC INPUT
New information or requests to city council not otherwise on the prepared agenda
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12. NEW BUSINESS
14.097 A. Memorandum of Understanding – City of Sebastian and Indian River County
27-54 Historical Society – Fisherman’s Landing Museum (Transmittal, MOU, Request
by City, IRCHS Response, Chamber Letter, IRCHS Historical Components)
14.098 B. Replacement of Failing ICOP Video Retention Server Under Florida State
55-58 Contract in the Amount of $11,960.70 with Appropriation from DST Reserve
Funds from Dell (Transmittal, Dell Quote)
14.099 C. Discuss City Annexation Possibilities (Transmittal)
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13. CITY ATTORNEY MATTERS
14. CITY MANAGER MATTERS
15. CITY CLERK MATTERS
16. CITY COUNCIL MATTERS
A. Council Member Coy
B. Council Member Gillmor
C. Mayor McPartlan
D. Vice Mayor Hill
E. Council Member Adams
17. ADJOURN (All meetings shall adjourn at 10:00 p.m. unless extended for up to one half hour by a majority
vote of City Council)
HEARING ASSISTANCE HEADPHONES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS FOR ALL
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS.
All City Council Meetings are Aired Live on Comcast Channel 25.
ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER
CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND MAY NEED TO
ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE
TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE HEARD. (F.S.286.0105)
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), ANYONE WHO NEEDS A SPECIAL
ACCOMMODATION FOR THIS MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY’S ADA COORDINATOR AT 589-5330 AT
LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THIS MEETING.
Future Council Meeting Dates:
5/28/14 Regular City Council Meeting 6:30 pm
6/11/14 Regular City Council Meeting 6:30 pm
6/25/14 Regular City Council Meeting 6:30 pm
7/9/13 Regular City Council Meeting 6:30 pm
7/23/14 Regular City Council Meeting 6:30 pm
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PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC INPUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION R-13-18
Regular City Council Meetings
Public input is ALLOWED under the headings:
Consent Agenda
Public Hearings
Unfinished Business
New Business
Public Input
Public input is NOT ALLOWED under the headings:
Proclamations, Awards, Brief Announcements (except for individuals giving or accepting
proclamations or awards);
Committee Reports and Appointments (except for committee members giving reports and
applicants being interviewed for committee appointments);
City Council Matters
Charter Officer Matters
Council may, by majority vote, call upon an individual to provide input if desired.
Workshops and Special Meetings.
Public input is limited to the item on the agenda
Time Limit
Input on agenda items where public input is permitted on agendas is FIVE MINUTES; however,
City Council may extend or terminate an individual’s time by majority vote of Council members
present.
Input Directed to Chair
Speakers shall address the City Council IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO CITY COUNCIL
DELIBERATION of the agenda item and ALL INPUT SHALL BE DIRECTED TO THE CHAIR,
unless answering a question of a member of City Council or City staff. Individuals shall not
address City Council after commencement of City Council deliberation on an agenda item after
public input has concluded, provided, however, the Mayor and members of City Council may
recall an individual to provide additional information or to answer questions.
Certain Remarks Prohibited
Personal, impertinent, and slanderous remarks, political campaigning and applauding are not
permitted and may result in expulsion from the meeting. The Chair shall make determinations on
such remarks, subject to the repeal provisions below.
Appealing Decisions of Chair
Any member of Council may appeal the decision of the Chair to the entire Council. A majority
vote of City Council shall overrule any decision of the Chair.
Public Input Heading on Agenda
The heading on Regular Meeting agendas “Public Input” provides an opportunity for individuals to
bring NEW INFORMATION OR REQUESTS TO CITY COUNCIL NOT OTHERWISE ON THE
PREPARED AGENDA. Individuals are asked to attempt to resolve matters with staff prior to
meetings. Individuals are asked to provide copies of material for Council one week prior to the
meeting if they intend to refer to specific material. City Council will not debate an issue during
Public Input but may by consensus direct a Charter Officer in regard to the item if necessary or
place a requested item on a future agenda.
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SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2014 - 6:30 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
1. Mayor McPartlan called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
2. Invocation was given by Reverend Lori Hoey, St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church.
3. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Adams.
4. ROLL CALL
City Council Present:
Mayor Bob McPartlan
Vice Mayor Jim Hill
Council Member Jerome Adams
Council Member Andrea Coy
Council Member Richard Gillmor
City Staff Present:
City Manager, Joe Griffin
City Attorney, Robert Ginsburg
City Clerk, Sally Maio
Administrative Services Director, Debra Krueger
Golf Course Director, Greg Gardner
Network Manager, Rob Messersmith
Deputy Police Chief, Greg Witt
E-Records & Information Manager, Barbara Brooke-Reese
5. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
Modifications and additions require unanimous vote of City Council members
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.
14.078 A. Proclamation – Foster Care Month – Accepted by Christina Kaiser, Director of
Community Relations, Devereux Community Based Care of Okeechobee and the
Treasure Coast
Mayor McPartlan cited the need for more foster families, then read and presented the
Proclamation to Ms. Kaiser. Ms. Kaiser said there are only ten foster homes in Indian
River County and many children in need, and asked everyone to please spread the word
about the need, and contact Devereaux or Mayor McPartlan.
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14.079 B. Proclamation – Earth Day – Accepted by Robin Graves, Chairperson of City
Natural Resources Board
Mayor McPartlan read and presented the Proclamation to Ms. Graves. Ms. Graves
announced the annual Earth Day on April 26th a family event which gets bigger and
better every year, noted that Waste Management will have a paper shredding and
electronic recycling event for City residents, and asked everyone to come out a support
Mother Nature.
14.080 C. Proclamation – Relay for Life in Sebastian – Accepted by Theresa Tolle, Event
Chair and Theresa Woodson, ACS
Mayor McPartlan read and presented the proclamation to Ms. Woodson. Ms. Woodson
said Relay is a chance to celebrate, remember and fight back, and commended staff and
the committee who are working very hard on this event. She said the City has supported
Relay for Life for many years, and this is the first time in Riverview Park.
14.081 D. Employee of the 4th Quarter 2013 – Sebastian Police Detective Todd Finnegan
Mayor McPartlan read and presented a bio and plaque to Detective Finnegan. Detective
Finnegan thanked Detectives Snell and Crime Scene Detective Allison and Chief Morris
for their involvement on this case and expressed his condolences to the family of
Patricia Harrison.
14.018 E. Kim Delaney, Strategic Development Coordinator, Treasure Coast Regional
Planning Council – Update All Aboard Florida
Kim Delaney gave a lengthy and comprehensive Power Point presentation and update
report on the current status of the proposed All Aboard Florida high speed passenger rail
project planned to run along the existing FEC tracks from Miami to Cocoa and then west
on new tracks to Orlando (see attached).
Ms. Delaney exhibited a Florida map showing current and proposed rail lines, both CSX
and FEC, and cited the planned route for the private All Aboard high speed rail on the
existing FEC line, which currently carries only freight, with addition of new rail lines from
Cocoa to Orlando along a purchased easement, with stops in Miami, Fort Lauderdale
West Palm Beach and Orlando. She said the proposal is for 16 trains per hour in each
direction, from 6 am to 9 pm, with service estimated by 2016.
She said FECI announced the project in 2012 and applied for a Railroad Rehabilitation
and Improvement Financing Loan from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), which
is a commercial type loan available for railroad improvements, and they fund some
passenger and some freight, and requires an Environmental Impact Statement (ESI).
She exhibited components that need to be included in the ESI, noted that FECI does not
need a permit to replace the tracks it owns which will be rehabilitated, but they do need
to comply with environmental regulations, will have to rehabilitate the three moveable
bridges on the corridor but that rehabilitation falls under the threshold for Coast Guard
permits. She said they had submitted an environmental assessment in October 2012,
and it was approved very quickly because it looked at the double tracking of the existing
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corridor, which has long been viewed as a priority. She said that assessment did not
look at any of the area from West Palm north or any of the bridges.
She said FRA conducted a series of scoping meetings, noting TCRPC provided about
two dozens issues that it wanted to be addressed in the ESI, along with similar issues
raised by others. She FRA will take all of those comments and sufficiently address them
in the EIS before it can be released. She said the FRA indicates the draft EIS will be
published in May/June, and once released TCRPC and all local governments will receive
a copy and this sets in motion a 45 day public comment period, thought they have
requested that period be extended to 90 days. She said once comments are received by
FRA they are required by statute to modify the document and address the comments,
and then issue a final EIS which triggers another 30 day minimum public comment
period, and after that the next step is to issue a record of decision which is the final
action and any concerns will enter into a judicial process. She said it is challenging to
manage all of this without data, and that is primarily because it is a private company
pursuing a unique project.
She said TCRPC’s responsibility will be to gather all comments from all of its agencies
and disseminate, and it is also the responsibility of each agency to do the same, and
those comments can also be directly sent to FRA. She said TCRPC has not yet taken a
position until the ESI is released, but requested on April 10th that FRA address 24
different items which are summarized in the PP presentation, including extension of the
first public comment period to 90 days, and asking FRA to conduct workshops in this
region. She described a safety report issued by FRA to FECI on April 8th with many
comments.
Ms. Delaney said TCRPC is posting all information received by all agencies on its
website as it is received.
Ms. Coy thanked her for attending and asked how bridges such as the St. Sebastian
River train bridge will be handled, and Ms. Delaney said there are six fixed bridges and
they are planned to be replaced. Ms. Coy asked how the first portion of the project got
approved so quickly and Ms. Delaney said they were replacing tracks already there, that
there was not a lot of complexity in the southern region and no permits were necessary.
Ms. Coy asked if TCRPC will be the voice for the response to FRA, said TCRPC has a
responsibility to collect comments but every agency can respond. Ms. Coy confirmed
that Sebastian’s comments should be sent to TCRPC and to FRA. She said public
workshops will be arranged by FRA and they may not be in every county. Ms. Coy said
she is tired of being left out and said we could offer our Chambers and televise it. Ms.
Delaney said she will add to her take away from Sebastian that a meeting be held in
each of the counties.
Ms. Coy expressed concern about increased freight trains and stated if the passenger
stuff doesn’t work out, more freight trains will kill every city, and asked that they write in
that they don’t do a bait and switch and all of a sudden it is more freight and less
passenger. Ms. Delaney said forecasts show increased freight, and in the EIS we will be
asking the FRA to balance freight and passenger on this line, and the EIS can attach
conditions.
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Ms. Delaney said TCRPC asked FRA to develop a model near and long term to look at
where all the freight coming into the ports in south Florida is going, and what does the
complete picture look like. She said TCRPC would consider FDOT to be a helpful
partner because they and FECI have independent relationships with the State. She said
no freight is planned to go from Cocoa to Orlando, but from Cocoa to Miami there is
discussion, noting there are local stop and goes and through freight trains, and it is those
through trains we would want to go to the CSX lines.
Mr. Hill said we passed a resolution opposing public funding, as have other
governments, and asked what direction have other governments gone. Ms. Delaney said
concerns generally have been related to this type of public funding which has to be
privately collateralized.
Mr. Gillmor asked if the rail corridor is part of SIS system and Ms. Delaney said it is and
the quandary is that we are now finding out that this is not all private, and citizens are
concerned with a 110 mph train coming through 32 times per day. He asked her if FRA
will work with municipalities from a safety standpoint to upgrade to sealed corridors. She
said TCRPC has been very consistent for its desire for safety infrastructure to be
installed by FECI to be installed at its cost. She described a Federal Tiger Grant being
developed by Palm Beach and Broward counties. Mr. Gillmor said if it is coming we need
to find a way to get quiet zones. She said any angle that can deliver quiet zones is better
than leaving any option unexplored.
Mr. Adams asked what we can do to steer freight trains to the CSX lines. Ms. Delaney
showed two positive signs which are planned rail connections in Miami and West Palm
between CSX and FEC lines, and the hope for further dialogue between the two rail
companies.
Mayor McPartlan said the EIS will have to be very specific as to what load the tracks can
handle and did not imagine a passenger train equals a freight train, and asked if there is
a total load. She said the EIS should address the different kinds of trains and their
impact, citing the difference between the two types of trains, therefore, it may not be an
assumption in the EIS, and they would not be treated in any similar fashion.
Mayor McPartlan asked, if all the improvements are done and passenger fails, would
they have to do another EIS, and Ms. Delaney said the only reason the EIS is required is
because of the public loan, and that would be a question to ask the agencies. She said it
was likely that if it failed, the federal government would own the rail line.
Ms. Delaney reiterated she would include in the staff report for the next TCRPC meeting,
request for a public meeting in each county, and offer Sebastian’s televised venue.
Mr. Hill said IRC has hired a consultant, and suggested if Sebastian is considering
responding as an entity we need to consider our own person, and can’t burden staff and
perhaps we need to discuss whether we want to hire someone or work with Indian River
County.
Ms. Coy said IRC is spending $28K and that is not a whole lot for the whole county.
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Mr. Hill requested that Council ask the City Manager to explore options to respond to the
EIS and bring something back to next meeting.
Ms. Delaney said TCRPC can assist with this as a staff resource.
F. Brief Announcements
i. Saturday, 4/26/14 – Earth Day/Community Shredding in Riverview Park
ii. Tuesday, 4/29/14 – Substance Abuse Council Panel at City Hall – Town Hall
Meeting - Time to Talk About Underage Drinking 6 pm – Broadcast CH 25
iii. Saturday, 5/3/14 – Craft Club in Riverview Park – 10 am to 4 pm
iv. Friday & Saturday, 5/9 & 5/10/14 – Relay for Life in Riverview Park
Mayor McPartlan read the announcements above.
The City Manager introduced the new Environmental Specialist, Cynthia Watson,
and gave her extensive background. Ms. Watson said she lives in Sebastian and loves it
here, has been teaming with the City in writing and obtaining grants as Neel-Schaffer
staff member, is a team player and is excited to be on board.
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 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
item, 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.
A. Approval of Minutes – April 9, 2014 Regular Meeting
14.082 B. Award Bid for Partial Range Netting Replacement to Action Sports Netting, Inc. in
the Amount of $18,841.60 (Transmittal, Three Quotes)
14.083 C. Approve Expenditure from Police Department Forfeiture Fund in the Amount of
$600.75 to Creative Product Sourcing, Inc. for DARE Graduates – Expenditure
by Council Required by FS 932.7055 (5) (b) (Transmittal, Invoice)
14.084 D. Approve Onvia DemandStar Agreement for City Bidding Process (Transmittal,
Proposed Agreement)
14.085 E. Award Bid for Annual City Uniform Contract to Unifirst Corporation, Ft. Pierce
(Transmittal, Bid Tabulation Sheet, Bidder Submittals)
14.086 F. Approve Alcoholic Beverage Request for Perez at Community Center on
5/10/14 from 4 pm to 10 pm – Permittee Age Verified (Transmittal, Application,
Receipt)
14.087 G. Approve Alcoholic Beverage Request for Herndon at Community Center on
4/27/14 from 2 pm to 7 pm – Permittee Age Verified (Transmittal, Application,
Receipt)
14.088 H. Approve Citywide Computer System Replacement and Training from Dell, Inc. in
the Amount of $163,115.00 Under State Contract (Transmittal, COS Technical
Improvement Plan, Vendor Quotes: Dell)
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Mr. Gillmor pulled item B for discussion.
MOTION by Ms. Coy and SECOND by Mr. Adams to approve items A, and C through H
Roll Call: Ayes: McPartlan, Hill, Adams, Coy, Gillmor Nays: None Passed: 5-0
Item B
Mr. Gillmor suggested that perhaps the netting needed to be replaced in total or we
could approve this item tonight and then bring back the rest soon after. He asked if the
City’s liability is increased by the condition of the netting and the City Attorney said yes.
The Golf Course Director agreed that the netting needed total replacement, but they
were trying to think of the Golf Course contingency account and being gentle on it
because there are other big ticket items down the road. He agreed that the rest of the
netting will wear through the summer.
The City Manager said nets have a ten year life span, and he relieved Mr. Gardner of
responsibility, stating that it was he who wanted to do this piecemeal, because of other
needed improvements. He offered the option of going out to bid on the whole netting in
the amount of about $60K, which would cause a two to two and ½ month delay, or
complete this purchase and come back with an item to complete the whole thing.
After some discussion among Council members about which of the options was most
appropriate, whether doing it in sections would make it have a different look, whether it
was an emergency, and what the cost difference would be, information as to the fact that
there was no netting from 1989 to 2004, and for the sake of the overall appearance , it
was the consensus of Council to withdraw the item and have the City Manager do an
RFP for the whole net.
Mr. Gillmor asked if it was possible to do away with the net in the back and install
a small fence instead to collect balls. Mr. Gardner said this might keep the cost
down a bit.
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS & APPOINTMENTS
City committee reports and Council Member regional committee reports. No public input or action except for City
committee member nominations and appointments under this heading.
Mr. Gillmor briefly reported the Beach and Shores meeting stating the only beach that hasn’t
degraded is one the close to the PEP reef. Ms. Coy said she served on this board, and they
are finally talking different ways to stop the sand.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
14.014 A. City Manager Employment Agreement Discussion and Action (Transmittal,
Proposed Employment Agreement)
MOTION by Ms. Coy and SECOND by Mr. Hill to approve.
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Mr. Adams asked if Council would consider looking at adding a cap for accumulated sick
and vacation time for newly hired Charter officers, so it would affect Mr. Griffin but not
the City Clerk.
Mr. Hill said he had discussions with Mr. Griffin and this language is pretty standard, and
he was not concerned with Mr. Griffin spending 20 years on the job, however, for
someone in their younger years it is reasonable, and did not see him turning this into a
$200K golden parachute.
Mr. Adams said maybe just going forward, after Mr. Griffin leaves then. Mr. Hill said
those things are considered during the negotiation process and he was shocked at the
low number Mr. Griffin proposed for salary. Mr. Adams said Mr. Griffin is a stellar guy
and he was just looking at this in the future. Mr. Hill said for every individual who comes
to us we would take those things into consideration, and it is a negotiating tool. Mr.
Adams said this is an issue that has come up a lot recently. Ms. Coy said she would not
be inclined to cap it, and Mr. Gillmor said it is an individual thing and sees his point but
not in this case.
Roll Call: Ayes: Adams, Coy, Gillmor, McPartlan, Hill Nays: None Passed: 5-0
11. PUBLIC INPUT
New information or requests to city council not otherwise on the prepared agenda
Bruce Zingman, Sebastian asked people to bring a canned good to the Earth Day
celebration and they would use the cans for Relay for Life with glow sticks rather than
candles. He said this Saturday is also the day of service, but the many groups involved are
planning to do the riverfront cleanup the following Saturday, May 3rd.
Will Collins, Captain Hiram's and Olivia Sunnycalb, announced a free concert at Hiram’s
on April 28th featuring American Idol contestant Kristin O’Connor, and said he was using
the event to raise funds for Relay for Life. He thanked the City Manager for
accommodating him and talked about efforts to get the “How to Do Florida” TV show here.
He said he was dedicated to promoting Sebastian and commended Council for pushing
that too.
Jim Sunnycalb, Sebastian, talked about Pete Harris who sang songs about Sebastian, and
said Natural Resources Board has given him permission to run his model trains around the
fountain near the Pete Harris plaque, noted Janet Begley of the Press Journal will be
doing a story about the event and he hoped to see everyone at Hiram’s for Kristin
O’Connor.
12. NEW BUSINESS - None
13. CITY ATTORNEY MATTERS
Thanked David Hancock for filling in for him at the last meeting.
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14. CITY MANAGER MATTERS
The City Manager gave a brief update on the Presidential Streets project, which is set to
begin, that the SJRWMD permit has been received and until the Washington Street DEP
permit is received they will start from the south end of the project, mobilizing in Cavcorp.
The City Manager said with deep regret he was announcing the passing of Ellen
Roughsedge, a City Hall volunteer who was a joy to be around, noting her husband is
the Police Volunteer Captain.
15. CITY CLERK MATTERS
The City Clerk congratulated the City Manager and said staff is behind him.
16. CITY COUNCIL MATTERS
A. Council Member Adams
Council Member Adams urged everyone to be hurricane ready.
B. Council Member Coy
Ms. Coy announced that Senior Wii Bowling team Gotta Go Wii Wii got knocked
out of competition.
C. Council Member Gillmor
Mr. Gillmor said Council had received emails about residential noise and in
conversation with Deputy Chief Witt he is satisfied that the existing noise
ordinance should work and people should call police when there is an issue and
it will be followed up.
D. Mayor McPartlan
Mayor McPartlan said the Easter egg hunt went well but the twins focused on
pinwheels instead.
E. Vice Mayor Hill
None.
17. Being no further business, Mayor McPartlan adjourned the Regular Meeting at 8:25 p.m.
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