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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/25/1969WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1969 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida met in regular session at the Courthouse, Vero Beach, Florida on Wednesday, June 25, 1969 ae8:30 o'clock A. M. Present were Jack U. Dritenbas, Chairman; Richard P. Bogosian, Vice Chairman; D. B. McCullers, Jr.; Alma Lee Loy.and Edward J. Massey. Also present were Jack G. Jennings, County Administrator; Sherman N. Smith, Jr., County Attorney; and'Alfred H. Webber and Janet N. Turpan, Deputy Clerks. The Chairman called the meeting to order and asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes of June 11. On a Motion made by Commissioner Loy, seconded by Commissioner McCullers, it was unanimously carried that a change be made inthe wording of the minutes of June 11. Above change having been made, a Motion was made by Commissioner McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Loy and unanimously carried that the minutes of June 11 be approved. Reverend Hendry appeared before the Board requesting tentative approval of Roseland Gardens Subdivision. On a Motion made by Commissioner Lodi, seconded by Commissioner McCullers, it was unanimously carried that the proposed plat of Roseland Gardens Subdivision be tentatively approved on the following basis: 1. That all of the streets, drainage easements and rights-of-way be dedicated for private use of the property owners in the subdivision. 2. That the intersections of Hart Avenue, Hotchkiss Drive and Campbell Avenue, within the portion that will extend into the right-of-way of Roseland Road will be paved according to County specifications pursuant to proper connection radius, to be approved by the County Administrator. 3. That traffic control signs be placed and maintained at the intersections of the three mentioned streets with Roseland Road. 4. That the Plat show, in accordance with Subdivision Regulations, that the County does not accept the streets, drainage or other items for maintenance by the County, that all such maintenance. must be rovide'd JUN 2 5 1969 1413 k ,L 11,17 by the subdivider or the property owners. Commissioner Bogosian stated that he felt that property owners of private subdivisions would still depend upon the County to resolve their problems. Dewey Walker, County Zoning Inspector, reported; that fifteen of ,the previous twentyone violators have been in the office and are working with the County to lift the violations and that three others will be in this week to discuss their problems. James Beindorf appeared before the Board as engineer for the Sebastian Inlet District requesting a permit from the Board to do certain dredging work, including the depositing of spoil in the public waters forming a part of the Sebastian Inlet, according to the .plans and specifications which he submitted. On a Motion made by Commissioner Massey, seconded by Commissioner McCullers, the permit was unanimously approved subject to the approval of the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund and the Corp of Engineers. • Joseph Pappace, of the Whispering Palms Subdivision, appeared before. the Board requesting that an area near the landfill operation, which is being used as a playground by the children of the subdivision, be cleared and leveled by the County. A Motion was made by Commissioner McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Loy, and unanimously carried that the Administrator check the ownership of the play area, and, if County owned, clear and level it for the use of the children of the subdivision as a playground with the understanding that if the need does arise for its use as a County landfill area, it will be reclaimed by the County for this purpose. JUN 2 1959 tim":: 2 8 On a Motion made by Commissioner Bogosian, seconded by Commissioner Massey, and unanimously carried, the Administrator was authorized to write a letter of intent that the County will provide $15,000.00 for the second year of the geological survey of the water resources'study, in answer to a letter received from R. O. Vernon, Director, Florida Board of Conservation - Division of Geology. Robert F. Lloyd, Engineer, presented an application for a dredge and fill permit on behalf of Pebble Bay, Inc., to permit, the connection of the recently dug borrow pit area in Pebble Bay Estates Subdivision to be connected to the access channel in the Indian River by removing the plug that separates the two, according to plans and specifications presented to the Board. On Motion made by Commissioner McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Massey and unanimously carried, the permit was granted subject to approval by the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund and the Corps of Engineers. It was decided that before approval be given for incorporation of a new type of drainage system into County Subdivision Regulations, as presented by General Development Corporation, that it be more thoroughly investigated by the Administrator. JUN 2 5 1969 1bJOk12 219 On a Motion made by Commissioner Massey, seconded by Commissioner Loy and unanimously carried, the Proposal No. 1 as offered by William R. Vines, Urban Planning Consultant, was unanimously approved: " Proposal No. 1: Review the existing zoning ordinance, the Planning and Zoning Board's working draft of a new zoning ordinance, and all pertinent related materials, and prepare written comment and suggestions on all items within the ordinance which I feel are at variance with good zoning practice or which, for other reasons, could be improved through modification. The basic philosophy underlying all of my comments and suggestions would rest on the county's need to defend against premature and substandard urban development and to improve the county's ability to.either provide needed public services for new land developments or ensure that such services are provided by others. I would be willing to undertake this work for a fixed fee of $1,250.00. Should you desire me to participate in a one day work session with the Planning and Zoning Board and/or County Commission after they have received and reviewed my zoning ordinance comments and suggestions, the fixed fee for the one day work session would be $350.00, including travel time and expense." On a Motion made by Commissioner Massey, seconded by Commissioner Loy, the following Item to Item Transfer was unanimously approved: Item to Item Tramsfer General From To 90196 Contingency Reserve $2.000.00 67709.3City-County Planning Program $2,000.00 ije btJlik 1 ,y JUN 2 1969 On a -Motion made by Commissioner McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Loy, the Administrator was unanimously authorized to pay a 1966 bill.to Greene's Gas for $13.15 On a Motion made by Commissioner McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Loy, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 69- 31 • The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, resolves: 1. That the State Road Department of Florida is herewith requested to add to the State Secondary Road System in Indian River County, Florida, the following parts or portions of State Road 606, also known as Oslo Road, in order that all of said road from State Road 605, Old Dixie Highway, to Ranch Road shall be all within the State Secondary Road System, the addi- tional parts thereof being specifically: A. Approximately one (1) mile of State Road 606, also known as Oslo Road, lying between State Road 609 and the Westerly limit of the 5.304 miles of State Road 606, Oslo Road, Section 88601 on the present State Secondary Road System. B. Approximately one (1) mile of State Road 606, Oslo Road, between the Easterly limits of the 5.304 miles of that road on the present State Secondary Road System to State Road 605, the Old Dixie Highway. C. Four (4) bridges on State Road 606, Oslo Road, as follows: • (1) Bridge at straight line diagram mile post 5.1612 20 feet wide and 60 feet long; (2) Bridge at straight line diagram mile post 3.016 24 feet wide and 75 feet long; (3) Bridge at straight line diagram mile post 2.007 20 feet wide and 60 feet long; (4) Bridge at straight line diagram mile post 0.000 20 feet wide and 45 feet long. • LIN ri litfow .12 2. This Board does-herewith'express' its desire and consent to e State Road Department of Florida that all of the above described road and e parts thereof designated shall be and become a part of the State Secondary oad System to be maintained by the State Road Department from gasoline tax. unds accruing to the department for expenditure in Indian River County under e provisions of Section 208.44, Florida Statutes, and the County agrees to the xpenditure of all funds necessary for such maintenance and that sums expende erefrom shall be deducted from the County's secondary gas tax accruals on a urrent basis. • Smith, Heath, Smith & O'Haire, Attorneys At Law, P. O. Box 518, Vero Beach, Florida 32960 On a Motion made by Commissioner Massey, seconded by Commissioner Loy and unanimously carried the Clerk is directed to place the additional comprehensive liability insurance with the Warren T. Zeuch Agency, the present carrier, to give the County coverage for its newly required tort liability. On a Motion made by Commissioner McCul]srs, seconded by Commissioner Massey, the following Item to Item Transfer was unanimously approved: Item to Item Transfer Fine and Forfeiture to 34101 Sheriff's Salary. $375.00 94196 Contingency Reserve from $375.00 The Sheriff filed with the Board a statement of his appointments of Don Owens, Evelyn L. Walters and Merwyn T. Lassiter whose -voting precinct is , as Deputy Sheriffs and the said Deputy Sheriffs filed their bonds with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, which was presented to the Board. On a Motion made by Commissioner Loy, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, the bonds of said Deputy Sheriffs were approved and ordered filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court. On a Motion made by Commissioner Massey,seconded by Commissioner McCullers, the State Witness Payroll for the County Court for the May, 1969 Term in the amount of $129.20 was L JUN 2 1963 fL!,Zt unanimously approved. On a Motion made by Commissioner Loy, seconded by Commissioner McCullers, the application for admission to a State Tuberculosis Hospital by Willie Foster was unanimously approved. Commissioner Loy presented a letterof resignation from Dewey D. Reams resigning from the County Planning and Zoning Board. On a Motion made by Commissioner Loy, seconded by Commissioner Massey, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted: • • RESOLUTION NO. 69- 32 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, resolves: 1. That it accedes to the wishes of DEWEY D. REAMS and accepts his resignation as a member of the Indian River County Zoning Commission. At the same time, this Board wishes to make a matter of recor the long and distinguished service of Mr. Reams on this Board. Indian River County was one of the first counties in Florida to adopt a county -wide plan of zoning. One of the original members of the Zoning Commission was Dewey D. Reams. He faithfully served as a member of that Commission from its beginning to this time, a period of more than twelve (12) years.. Indian River County is noted as one of the outstanding counties in Florida in the field 'of planning and zoning. Its growth and development while rapid has been never- theless orderly and stable and one of the contributing factors has been the steadying influence of Mr. Reams and his fellow members of the Zoning Commission. During all these years, he faithfully attended the meetings of the Commission and gave of his time and talents for the benefit of the citizens of this county without compensation. Upon behalf of the citizens of the county, this Board and its members individually express to Mr. Reams sincere thanks and appreciation for his valued services. 2. A certified copy of this Resolution shall be furnished to Mr. Reams, the press and radio. JUN 2 51969 oaox 12 A.42 3 On a'Motion made by Commissioner Loy, seconded by Commissioner Bogosian, the following plan of recommendation was unanimously approved: June 11, 1969 Mayor Taylor C. Simpson Mr. James Pryde, City Manager Mr. Richard Bogosian, County Commissioner Mr. Jack G. Jennings, County Administrator Gentlemen: I would like to suggest that,the City and County use a buffer commission to work directly with the'new joint City -County full time planner. I would further suggest this commission or whatever you wish to call it, be composed of seven members to be selected as follows: One member from City Council One member from Board of County Commissioners One member from City .Parks Planning & Zoning Commission One member from Indian River County Planning Authority The County Administrator and the City Manager One member from the County Zoning Commission Please understand this is my personal recommendation and not an official one from our Planning Authority. Our Authority has not taken any official action on any recommendation in regard to this matter. Warmest personal regards to each of you. Sincerely, MERRILL P. BARBER., President 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. 2687 to 2727 inclusive; Road and Bridge Fund, Nos. 1652 to 1687 inclusive; Fine and Forfeiture Fund, Nos. 250 to 252 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. The County Commissioners conducted their quarter -annual inspection of the offices and records of the County'Judge, Sheriff JUN 4„;•; • •"•• , •1 ••• • ••••i•k••••••,•„, • • • • • J. •• •Jir kr and Clerk of the Circuit Court and other officers of this County to see that the laws prescribing and regulating the duties of said officers were being fully complied with and they did not find any failure on the part of such officers to perform their duties. The Commissioners carefully examined each of the bonds of the County Officers of this County and found no reason to 0 believe that the sufficiency of any such bond had become impaired. • There being no further business, on Motion made, seconded and carried, the Board adjourned at 11:30 o'clock A. M. • JUN .2 5 1969 ,ot12 22