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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5/22/1968WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1968 The Board of Countycommissioners of Indian River County, Florida met in regular session at the Courthouse, Vero Beach, Florida on Wednesday, May 22, 1968 at 8:30 o'clock A. M. Present were D. B. McCullars, Vice Chairman; Donald Macdonald, Richard P. Bogosian and Jack U. Dritenbas. Absent was Robert W. Graves, Chairman. Also present were Jack G. Jennings, County Administrator; Attorney George Heath, acting as County Attorney; and Alfred H. Webber and Janet N. Burriss, Deputy Clerks. The Vice Chairman called the meeting to order and recognized Homer Fletcher, County Tax Assessor, who requested the purchase of aerial maps of the entire County from Mapco, Incorporated at a cost of $1,045.50. Upon a Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Bogosian and unanimously carried, the County Tax Assessor was authorized to purchase aerial maps of the entire County from Mapco, Incorporated at a cost of $1,045.50. That inquiriesand investigations having been made and these maps having been found to be unavailable from any other organization, authorization is therefore given to purchase these .maps from Mapco, Incorporated. Miles Mank II, County Judge appeared before the Board advising p. them of the resignation of Thomas Williams, Juvenile Counselor. He advised that with the growing juvenile problems, a fully experienced counselor on a full time basis, a full time secretary and office space and equipment were necessary, Thomas H. Trent, Civil Defense Director{ appeared advising the Board that the feasibility of the Old Jail for an Emergency Operating Center was studied and that in order to have the needed space an addition would need to be added to the building; he stated that the basement of the Courthouse would have the required space and would in every respect be more appropriate for the purpose. A Motion was made by nooK 11 ?ACAE242 MAY ° 19611 Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Dritenbas and unanimously carried that Mr. Trent be authorized to have a feasibility study made of the basement of the Courthouse for its use as an Emergency Operating Center. A Motion was 'made by Commissioner Dritenbas, seconded by Commissioner Bogosian and unanimously carried that the Administrator be authorized to investigate chemical eradication of the weed growth in the Tropicolony Park pond and if the chemicals are unavailable to go into the pond with County equipment and clean out the pond. Lawrence Wineland, U.pS, Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Department appeared before the Board stating that with the closing of the sugar mill a great amount of pollution of the Sebastian River had been eliminated and that a fish stocking program might now be made in that area. On a Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Bogosian and unanimously carried the Administrator was requested to write a letter to Mr. Lawrence Wineland requesting him to instigate a survey of the Sebastian River to determine whether or not the level of pollution had been reduced to the point that it would support fishand other aquatic life, and if so that the necessary steps to request a fishery stocking program be taken. A Motion was made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Bogosian and unanimously carried that Mrs. Peggy Kuster, Vero Beach Humane Society, be authorized to make the trip to Bartow to attend the annual meeting of the Animal Control Officers' Association on Saturday, May 25, 1968. A Motion was made by Commissioner Bogosian, seconded by Commissioner Dritenbas and unanimously carried that the Administrator be authorized to set public hearings for the zoning changes for Harold E. Royal and Ralph Sexton. The County Administrator presented a plat of 'a Subdivision known as Orange Heights Subdivision, Unit #3, Sebastian; Florida and recommended its approval as it has been approved and signed by all of 'the officers of the City. Upon a Motion of Commissioner Macdonald, wiAY 2 ;j.1968 BOOK li PAG1243 seconded by Commissioner Bogosian and unanimously carried the approval was given for Orange Heights Subdivision, Unit #3. Announcement was made thA t the Board was invited to meet at Gifford High School at 8:30 on May 23 to attend a test well drilling in the area by Urban Development Utilities. On.a Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Dritenbas the reappointment of Russell A. Gielow as life guard at Wabasso Beach was unanimously approved. Itwas announced that the bridge to Memorial Island was in need of• repair and that the City of Vero Beach was desirous of knowing if the County would be willing to share the expense. A Motion was made by Commissioner Bogosian, seconded by Commissioner Dritenbas and unanimously carried that the Administrator be authorized to advise the City that the County will share in the cost of the repairs to the Memorial Bridge on Memorial Island on a fifty-fifty basis with the City of Vero Beach, the total cost of which shall not exceed $4,100.00. VERO BEACH PRESS -JOURNAL Published Weekly Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER; STATE OF FLORIDA Before the undersigned authority personally appeared J. J. Schumann, who on .oath says that he is Business Manager of the Vero Beach Press -Journal, a weekly newspaper published at Vero Beach In Indian River County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertise- men t, being a in the matter of • in the fished in said newspaper in the issues of Court, was pub - Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Press Journal is a newspaper published at Vero Beach, in said Indian River County, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Indian River County, Florida, weekly and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Vero Beach, in saki Indian River County, Florida for a period of one year next preceeding the first publication of the attached copy of adver- tisement; and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this adver- tisement for publication in the said newspaper. for.� Swom to and subscribed before me this__�____!__` _ day (SEAL.) tine (Business Manager) i / ffi �_:7-P1/7 '� 7 fail (Clerk of t Circuit Court, Indian River1 County, Florida) NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of County Commis- sioners of Indian River County, ' Florida, will receive sealed bids to the hour of 10:00 o'clock A. M. on Wednesday, May 22, 1968, and at • said time publicly open the same at a meeting of said Board to be held in the County Commissioners Room, Indian River County Court- house, Vero Beach, Florida, for sale to said County the following de- scribed personal property: One (1) Dragline bucket as per specifications. Bid forms and detailed specifica- tions may •be obtained upon appli- cation to the County Road and Bridge Department, Room # 114, Courthouse, Vero Beach, Florida. The County will furnish all tax exemption certificates to which it is entitled and reserves the right • to reject any and all bids for any purpose. All bids shall be in an envelope securely sealed, and marked on the outside, "Bid for dragline bucket, open date May 22, 1968." This the 29th day of April, 1968. BOARD OF COUNTY COM- MISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA • By: ROBERT W. GRAVES, Chairman May 2, 9, 1968. The Vice Chairman read the foregoing Notice and sealed bids were received and opened as follows: Vero Machine and Supply (Page) $961.60 (Hendrix) 978.40 Kelly Tractor Company (Hendrix) 1044.75 Bucket Mart, Inc. (Page) 1053.00 • (Less 2/ 10 days) Highway Equipment & Supply (Hendrix) 985.05 Griffin Equipment Company (Hendrix) 960.00 Shelley Equipment Company (Hendrix) 916.00 A Motion was made by Commissioner Bogosian, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and the low bid of Shelley Equipment & Supply Company of $916.00 for a 3/4 yard dragline bucket was unanimously accepted subject to the County Administrator's certification that it meet specifications. Daniel Parrish appeared before the Board stating that he was interested in forming an organization for the help and benefit of prisoners. He stated that through this organization he felt that a prisoner might be allowed to make more telephone calls so that his family and employer may be informed= and that toothbrushes and razor blades might be provided. The Board referred Mr. Parrish to Sam Joyce, Sheriff and took no further action in the matter. Commissioner Dritenbas reported that he had made a selection of a person to represent Indian River County in the Central Florida Regional Housing Authority. On a Motion made by Commissioner Dritenbas, seconded by Commissioner Bogosian and unanimously carried this Board recommends to the Governor that he appoint Alfred M. Scattergood II to act as Commissioner from Indian River County to the Central Florida Regional Housing Authority for four years. On a Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Dritenbas, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted: MAY 2 2 196 enoX •.1 PAGE 245 RESOLUTION NO. 68- 32 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, res olves: 1. That the County Administrator is herewith authorized and directed to obtain in the name of Indian River County, Florida, for the use and benefit of the State Road Department of Florida, a right of way for State Road 507 extending from the right of way of the Trans Florida Central Railway to the North County Line in order that said right of way for said road shall have a total width of 80 feet, that .is, to add to the present platted and dedi- cated right of way of 30 feet, 25 feet on tie East side and 25 feet on the West side of the present platted right of way in order that said road may be im- proved in accordance with the letter from Arnold Ramos, District Engineer of the State Road Department of Florida to the County Administrator dated May 9, 1968. 2, Said Administrator is authorized to give a letter to each owner of each parcel of property conveyed to the County for this right of way where- by the County agrees to relocate any and all improvements of any such owner which lies within the right of way conveyed in order that said improvements may be removed from the right of way without cost or expense to the person conveying the right of way, all to be done either prior to the presently con- templated improvements or prior to the use of such additional right of way. as shall be determined by the County Administrator and each such letter shall state in detail the improvements to be removed and such letter shall constitute the agreement of Indian River County to do all of the same at its expense. MAY 2 21969 Smith, Heath, Smith & O'Haire, Attorneys At Law, P. 0. Box 518, Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Book 11 248 • / On Motion made by Commissioner Bogosian, seconded by Commissioner Dritenbas the following Resolution was unanimously adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 68- 33 The Board of County Commissioners of 'Indian River County, Florida, resolves: 1. That the parcel of real property owned by Indian River County described as follows: The South 20.22 acres of Tract 9, in Section 20, Township 32 South, Range 39 East, according to the last general plat of lands of the Indian River Farms Company, located in Indian River County, Florida; is hereby designated as a conservation area for the establishment and main- tenance of a forest to be operated, managed, superviced and controlled by the Vero Beach Women's Club, with full power and authority to said Club to go upon said lands, plant and maintain a forest and preserve said lands and the things growing thereon as a conservation area for the use and benefit of the general public, to continue until a change in circumstances not presently con- templated shall require the termination of this dedication. 2. That a certified copy of this Resolution be furnished to the Vero Beach Women's Club and a certified copy' thereof be recorded among the public records of this .county. MAY 2 21968 80111 11 PA t:1247 A Motion was made by Commissioner Dritenbas,.•seconded by Commissioner Bogosian and the State Witness Payroll for the County Court for the May, 1968 Term in the amount of $115.00, and the State Witness Payroll for the Spring Term, 1968 of the Circuit Court in the amount of $277.24 were unanimously approved. A letter received from United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company dated May 9, 1968 in regard to a claim against the County by Mrs. Imogene S. Thomson who was injured when the heel of her shoe broke through a bubble in the tile floor in the kitchen of the Roseland Community Center Building, was referred to the County Attorney and the County Insurance Carrier. Upon a Motion made by Commissioner Dritenbas, seconded by Commissioner Bogosian the following Item to Item Transfers were unanimously approved: ITEM TO ITEMS TRANSFERS GENERAL FUND Account From To 90196 Contingencies $14;000,00 56044 Transporting Mental Health Patients $500.00 20108.1 Insurance Premiums 4,000.00 20113 Office Expense, Board County Commissioners 700.00 20310 Mailing Homestead Notices 200.00 34822 Jail Maintenance 1,000.00 81082 Election Equipment 1,600.00. 82182 Courthouse Equipment 6,000.00 $14,000.00 $14,000.00 ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND Account From 90196 Contingencies $1,570.00 85182 New Equipment (Bucket) 45113 Office Expense To $1,000.00 570.00 $1,570.00 $1,570.00 * * * 1 At the request of Reverend Wallace E. Conkling, Library Board, a meeting was scheduled for the Board of County Commissioners to meet with the Library Board and the City Council of Vero Beach at the Library at 7:30 o'clock on Monday May 27th, 1968. BOOK 11 f Ai;f 248 MAY 2 21968 The Board then adjourned as Board of County Commissioners, and immediately, at the call of the Vice Chairman convened as the Indian River County Agricultural Zoning Board as provided for in Section 193.201, Florida Statutes. Present were D. B. McCullers, Jr., Vice Chairman; Donald Macdonald; Richard P. Bogosian and Jack U. Dritenbas, the voting members; and Homer C. Fletcher, County Tax Assessor and Forrest McCullars, County Agent as ex- officio members. The Tax Assessor presented to the Board returns and applications for certain lands described in each return to be zoned as agricultural land. The Beard examined the returns, Nd. 404 to No. 1118 inclusive and found that with the exception of Nos. 586, 587, 624, 745, and 1109; all of the land described in those returns were used primarily for agricultural purposes. On Motion by. Commissioner. Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Bogosian and unanimously carried all the lands in said returns were zoned as agricultural lands under the provisions of Section 1.93.201, Florida Statutes. The remainder of the returns, Nos. 586, 587, 624, 745 and 1109; making application for the lands therein described to be zoned as agricultural land, the Clerk of the Board is requested to advise each person making the latter returns that the Board has insufficient information required to establish .that said land is actually used for bona fide agricultural purpose; and to provide further information, each person filing one or more of these returns is requested to file with the Board a further detailed return on 6F -A-1, a copy of which shall be furnished to each such person and after these further detailed forms are filed, the Board will takefurther action on these returns. On Motion made by Commissioner Dritenbas, seconded by Commissioner Bogosian and unanimously carried the Indian River County Agricultural Zoning Board then adjourned to meet again at the call of the Chairman. The Board then reconvened as Board of County Commissioners. ROOK 11 YAGE249 MAY 2 21968, Mrs. Luckie, Vero Beach Women's Club, appeared before the Board expressing appreciation of County Commissioner's Resolution No. 68-33. She stated however that it: was .the desire' of the Club that the words "for the use and benefit of the general public" be stricken from the Resolution. She was advised that there -could be no action on the matter until the return of the County Attorney. A Motion was made by Commissioner Bogosian, seconded by Commissioner Dritenbas and the out of County travel of Forrest McCullars, County Agent, to Okeechobee on May 31 for a Dairy • Management Meeting and to the University of Florida on June 5th and 6th to attend a State DARE meeting was unanimously approved. Homer Fletcher, Tax Assessor, appeared before the Board expressing his appreciation for the ramp which was built leading into the entrance of the new annex. The several bills and accounts against the County having been audited, were examined and found to be correct. were approved and. warrants issued in settlement of same as follows; General Fund, Nos. 1063 to 1125 inclusive; Road and Bridge Fund, Nos. 820 to 841 inclusive; Fine and Forfeiture Fund, Nos. 48 --to 54 inclusive. Such bills and accounts being on file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, the warrants so issued from the respective funds being listed in the Supplemental Minute Book as provided by the rules of the Legislative Auditor, reference to such record and list so recorded being made a part of these minutes. There being no further business, on Motion made, seconded and carried, the Board adjourned at 11:30 o'clock A. M. MAY 2 21968 HO 11 t'Ai:r25O