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Home My WebLink About4/16/1974� � r TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1974 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, ON TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1974 AT 7:30 O'CLOCK P.M. PRESENT WERE ALMA LEE LOY, CHAIRMAN; EDWARD J. MASSEY, VICE CHAIRMAN; WILLARD W. SIEBERT, JR.; .JACK U. DRITENBAS; AND RICHARD P. BOGOSIAN. ALSO PRESENT WERE .JACK G. JENNINGS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR; JACK HOCKMAN AND ELIZABETH FORLANI, DEPUTY CLERKS. PAUL D. BURGH, ATTORNEY TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND L.S. THOMAS, COUNTY FINANCIAL COORDINATOR WERE ABSENT. ALSO PRESENT WERE .JAMES BEINDORF AND DR. DAVID SMITH CONSULTING ENGINEERS. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND STATED THAT THE REASON FOR THIS MEETING IS TO HEAR A REPORT FROM OUR CONSULTING ENGINEERS RELATIVE TO FURTHER INFORMATION AND EXPLORATION INTO THE "201 FACILITIES PLAN". DR. DAVID SMITH STATED THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S REQUIREMENTS TO REMAIN EW-GIBLE FOR A GRANT HAVE CHANGED AND IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ANY GRANT ;IN THE FUTURE, THE ''201 FACILITIES PLAN" MUST BE MADE. THIS PLAN WOULD PROCEED IN THREE STAGES: FIRST THE OVERALL PLAN WOULD HAVE TO BE PREPARED r AND APPROVED BY THE E.P.A. AND A PUBLIC HEARING WOULD FOLLOW;_ THE � 4 SECOND STEP WOULD BE TO DEVELOP CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND ENGINEERING PLANS AND TO SELECT THOSE AREAS TO BE INCLUDED IN PHASE I; THE THIRD STEP IS THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION. 75%. IN EACH STEP THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COULD FUND UP TO .JACK STINSON APPEARED STATING THAT THE BOARD SHOULD NOT GO BACK TO CONSIDERING A COUNTY -WIDE SEWER SYSTEM SINCE THE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY HAVE VOICED THEIR OPPOSITION TO IT AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS PROCEED TO WORK ON A LIMITED PLAN INCLUDING TAKING OVER MID FLORIDA UTILITIES AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. acux 19 pigA48 COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT DR. SMITH IS SPEAKING ABOUT A GRANT AND NOT A LOAN AND HE WOULD LIKE TO. HEAR WHAT THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS HAVE TO SAY BEFORE MAKING UP HIS MIND, CHAIRMAN EOY STATED,"NE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY GRANT IF WE DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE "201 PLAN".' DR. SMITH ANSWERED: "THIS IS TRUE; IF YOU PLAN A SMALLER SYSTEM AND THEN DECIDE ON A BIGGER SYSTEM, YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE 0201 PLAN" AT THAT TIME." ED SCHLITT APPEARED IN FAVOR OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION OF THE "201 PLAN", COMMISSIONER BOGOS-IAN STATED THAT HE DOES NOT THINK IT IS ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE TO BUILD A SEWER SYSTEM WITHOUT GRANT MONEY AND THAT WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY THE 25% OF THE COST AND GO ALONG WITH THIS, MR. STINSON STATED THAT HE COULD SEE THE NEED FOR A SEWER SYSTEM IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTY AND HE WOULD SUPPORT THE "201 PLAN", BUT ADDED, "WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDING THE SYSTEM LET`S CHECK THAT CAREFULLY." COMMISSIONER BOGOSIAN STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION IN REGARD TO COSTS. DR. SMITH STATED THAT AFTER THE E.P.A. APPROVES THE APPLICATION THE COSTS WILL BE SET. AT THE SPECIAL MEETING OF APRIL 2ND, THE BOARD APPROVED FILING THE "201 FACILITIES PLAN" APPLICATION. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOGOSIAN THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE SIGNATURE OF THE CHAIRMAN ON THE "201 FACILITIES PLAN" AND INSTRUCTED THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION IN BEHALF OF THE COUNTY, APR 16 1974 eooK '19 PAGE449 4 THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE COUNTY OR THE CITY SERVICING THE HOSPITAL AND SURROUNDING AREA WITH A SEWER AND WATER SYSTEM. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER-SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR AN AMBULANCE FOR SEBASTIAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AMBUALNCE SQUAD. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS, SECONDED . BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARIf UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED THE BID FROM ASK -US ROOFING COMPANY TO REROOF THE COUNTY JAIL AS BEING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID MEETING SPECIFICATIONS ' IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,500.00. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING AMENDED RESOLUTION. I i MANAPR 16 197 AMENDED RESOLUTION NO. 74 - 14 WHEREAS, the County Auditor, after tentatively ascertaining the proposed fiscal policies of the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, for the fiscal year commencing on the lst day of October, 1973, and ending on the 30th day of September, 1974, did prepare and present to the Board a tentative budget for the ensuring fiscal year for each of the funds therein as provided by law, including all estimated receipts, taxes to be levied and balances expected to be brought forward and all estimated expenditures, reserves, and balances to be carried over at the end of the year, and WHEREAS, upon receipt of the tentative budgets and the com- pletion of revisions made by the Board, the Board did prepare a statement summarizing all of the tentative budgets. The summary statement did show for each budget and for the total of all budgets proposed tax millages, the balances, the reserves, and the total of each major classification of receipts and expenditures classified according to the classification.of accounts prescribed by the appro- priate state agencies. This Board did cause said summary statement to be advertised one time in a newspaper of general circulation published in Indian River County, Florida, to -wit: in the issue of February 17, 1974, of the Vero Beach Press -Journal as will more fully appear by Proof of Publication thereof filed in the Minutes of the Board, and i WHEREAS, said Board did meet at the time and place stated in said advertisement for the purpose of hearing requests and complaints from the public regarding the proposed budgets and for the purpose of holding a public hearing and making whatever revisions in the budget it did deem necessary and all of the same having been now completed, and WHEREAS, the said Board does intend to budget an increased amount of ad valorem tax revenue, exclusive of revenue from ad valorem taxation on properties appearing for the first time on the assessment roll, and APR 161 e`oo 19 ?AcE451 974 WHEREAS, it did advertise its intention to do so at the same time that it advertised its intention to fix its budget for the forthcoming fiscal year which advertisement did appear in a newspaper of general circulation published in Indian River County, Florida, to -wit: in the issue of February 17, 1974, of the Vero Beach Press - journal as will more fully appear by Proof of Publication thereof filed in the Minutes of the Board, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COJJNTY , COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board does - herewith finally adopt the budget for ttje funds of this Board for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1973, and ending September 30, 1974, in the form as heretofore prepared and duly advertised. That the total millage of 4.817 mills as advertised be redistributed among the funds in the budget as follows: GENERAL FUND 2.755 mills ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND •858 mills FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND 1.204 mills TOTAL MILLAGE 4.817 mills In order to provide funds to the Indian River County Public Health Unit, it is determined and hereby declared that a tax rate of one hundred and thirty-two thousandths of a mill (.132) upon the dollar be levied, assessed and is hereby imposed upon all property lying and being in the County of Indian River$ the proceeds of which when collected shall be paid to the State Treasurer of the State of Florida for the account of the State Board of Health of the State of Florida to be expended by said State Board of Health as provided by Chapter 154, Florida Statutes. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Tax Assessor of Indian River County, Florida, be and he is hereby directed to assess and levy the foregoing tax as fixed and levied by this Board upon the taxable property in Indian River County just and due taxation. The Tax Collector of Indian River County, Florida be and he is hereby directed to collect said taxes and pay over the same as provided by law. APR 16 1974ooK 19 PAF 452 i L- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the budgets as finally adopted herein shall be filed in the office of the County Auditor in a substantial book as a public record and the County Auditor shall transmit forthwith a certified copy of this Resolution to the Tax Assessor of Indian River County, to the Tax Collector of Indian River County, and to the Department of Revenue of the State of Florida. ATTEST: 44tlz Cl rk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA By Z�42 Q 9--Z Alma Lee Loy, Chairman PAA53 11 4 FA IL- THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ON MOTION MADE SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE BOARD ADJOURNED -AT 9:35 O'CLOCK P.M. ATTEST: CLERK y ' CHAIRMAN N BOOK P44 54