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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/17/19740 m i JUNE 17, 1974 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA ON MONDAY JUNE 17, 1974 AT 4:00 O'CLOCK P.M. PRESENT WERE ALMA LEE Loy, CHAIRMAN; EDWARD J. MASSEY, VICE CHAIRMAN; JACK U. DRITENBAS; WILLARD W. SIEBERT, JR.; RICHARD P. BOGOSIAN. ALSO PRESENT WERE JACK G. JENNINGS, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR; PAUL D. BURCH, ATTORNEY TO THEBOARD• OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; L.S. THOMAS, COUNTY COORDINATOR; ` JACK HOCKMAN AND VIRGINIA HARGREAVES,DEPUTY CLERKS. OFFICIALS OF ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES IN THE COUNTY WERE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS SPECIAL MEETING. THOSE ATTENDING WERE: ARTHUR NEUBERGERr MAYOR, CITY OF VERO BEACH JAY A. SMITH, COUNCILMAN, CITY OF VERO BEACH DAVID GREGG, JR., COUNCILMAN, CITY OF VERO BEACH FRED CARLSEN, COUNCILMAN, CITY OF VERO BEACH ROBERT F.LLOYD, ENGINEER TO THE CITY OF VERO BEACH F. EUGENE CRAGG, MAYOR, TOWN OF SEBASTIAN JAMES C. KINARD, COUNCILMAN, TOWN OF SEBASTIAN ROLAND MILLER, MAYOR, TOWN OF INDIAN RIVElR SHORES ALEX MACWILLIAM, JR., COUNCILMAN, TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES CONRAD TUERK, COUNCILMAN, TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES ROBERT KOHLER, COUNCILMAN, TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES GEORGE LIER, MAYOR, TOWN OF ORCHID THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLIC MEETING WAS TO BRIEF AND INFORM EACH OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF A GRANT PROGRAM, THE "201 FACILITIES PLAN, THAT IS UNDER CONSIDERATION IPJ REGARD TO THE PROPOSED COUNTYWIDE SEWERAGE PROGRAM, CHAIRMAN LOY THEN INTRODUCED DR. DAVID SMITH AND WILLIAM SABIS, OF SVERDRUP & PARCEL & ASSOCIATES, INC., COUNTY CONSULTING ENGINEERS. DR. SMITH EXPLAINED THAT PREPARATION OF THIS PLAN IS JUN 17 1974 Beck 43) Pul lou 0 NECESSARY..IN ORDER TO BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR SEWERAGE FACILITIES DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION GRANTS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND ASKED MR. SABIS TO ELABORATE ON THE "201 FACILITIES PLAN" AND WHAT IT REQUIRED.' MR. SARIS EXPLAINED THAT THE "201 FACILITIES PLAN" IS A RELATIVELY NEW REQUIREMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND DIFFERS FROM OTHER PLANS MAINLY IN THE EXTENT OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. A GREAT DEAL OF TIME IS SPENT IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC. HE STATED THAT THE TOTAL ESTIMATED.COST OF THIS PROPOSED PLANNING OPERATION IS $350,000.00 - 75% OF WHICK WILL BE PROVIDED BY A GRANT FROM THE E.P.A.AND HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE PRIOR PLANNING WORK PAID FOR BY THE COUNTY, IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000.00 WOULD APPLY TO THE 257 THE COUNTY IS EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE. THUS NO FURTHER FUNDS WOULD BE REQUIRED OF THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS `201" PLAN. MR. SABIS FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT PARTICIPATION IN THIS PLAN DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE COUNTY TO PROCEED WITH FURTHER STEPS OR'TO GO ON WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COUNTYWIDE SEWERAGE SYSTEM. CHAIRMAN LOY NEXT INTRODUCED WARREN STRAHM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF POLLUTION CONTROL,LOCATED IN FORT LAUDERDALE, MR.STRAHM INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT REQUIREMENTS FOR SEWERAGE . TREATMENT ARE•GOING TO BECOME MORE STRINGENT YEAR BY r YEAR, AND SINCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS WILLING TO SHARE IN THE COST OF DEVELOPING SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, THE STATE ENCOURAGES THE MUNICIPALITIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS. HE POINTED OUT THAT MANY PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD ON THESE PLANS AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTS TO BE VERY SURE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THE PUBLIC WANTS AND THEY ALSO WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW IT WILL BE HANDLED. MR. STRAHM EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITIES AS IT IS VERY UNLIKELY THAT A GRANT WOULD BE MADE TO JUST ONE SMALL MUNICIPALITY AT A TIME. HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY IN LINE ALREADY APPLYING FOR THESE GRANTS AND IN ORDER TO GET ANY PRIORITY A MOVE SHOULD REALLY BE MADE NOW. 17 1974 aooK 20 PACE187 n i i ` .JAMES BEINDORF, COUNTY CONSULTING ENGINEER SPOKE BRIEFLY ON HOW THIS PROGRAM INVOLVES ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES. CITY COUNCILMAN GREGG ASKED WHAT WAS COVERED BY THE $90,000.00 ALREADY SPENT BY THE COUNTY. DR. SMITH -SAID THIS INVOLVED PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING STUDIES. ROLAND MILLER, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES ASKED WHY THE AUDUBON SOCIETY HAD BEEN MENTIONED IN CON- NECTION WITH THE PROGRAM. MR. SABIS EXPLAINED THAT EVERY SOCIETY HAVING TO DO " WITH THE'ECOLOGY OF THE AREA MUST BE CONSULTED, MAYOR MILLER ALSO WONDERED IF THE SEWERAGE PLAN THEY HAD ALREADY DEVELOPED FOR THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES WOULD FIT"INTO THE PROPOSED COUNTYWIDE SYSTEM. DR. SMITH EXPLAINED THAT THERE MUST BE A NUMBER OF TRIALS AND ERRORS AND MANY LAY -OUTS FOR SUBAREAS TO COME UP WITH AN OVERALL SYSTEM AND THERE WAS NO WAY NOW TO TELL IF THEIR PLAN WOULD FIT OR NOT. MAYOR CRAGG OF THE TOWN OF SEBASTIAN ASKED IF THE SEWER SYSTEM WOULD INCLUDE A WATER SYSTEM. MR. SABIS ANSWERED THAT THIS PLAN DEALS ONLY WITH SEWERAGE FACILITIES NOT WATER, BUT THE WATER SUPPLY MUST BE CONSIDERED. MR. SARIS STATED•THAT THE FUNDING MONEY WOULD PROBABLY ONLY COVER THE TREATMENT PLANT.AND MAIN TRUNK LINES INTO IT. SEBASTIAN WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE OVERALL PLAN, BUT THIS DOES NOT MEAN THE FUNDING WOULD COVER CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEWER LINES IN SEBASTIAN. CITY COUNCILMAN GREGG ASKED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THERE WERE A CONFLICT OF PLANS, MR. STRAHM STATED THAT TO GET IN THE RUNNING FOR FEDERAL FUNDS, YOU HAVE TO SHOW THE STATE THAT IT IS A PLAN ACCEPTABLE TO THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA AS THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT INCLINED TO GRANT LOANS WHERE THERE IS A CONFLICT. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED WHAT IF OUT OF FIVE MUNICIPALITIES ONLY ONE DOENIT WANT IT? jUN l? W14 BOOK 4U PACE188 0 OF JUN 17 1974 DR. SMITH EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS DOCUMENTED WITH THE APPLICATION AND THE DEPARTMENT WILL MAKE A DETERMINATION. ALEX MACWILLIAM, COUNCILMAN OF THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES QUESTIONED HOW THE $350,000.00 ESTIMATED COST OF THE PLANNING PROGRAM WAS ARRIVED AT, CHAIRMAN Loy STATED THAT DR. SMITH HAD BEEN AUTHORIZED TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT WAS INVOVLED IN A "201" APPLICATION AND HE CHECKED WITH THE STATE TO DETERMINE APPROXIMATELY WHAT THEY FELT THE COST WOULD BE TO DEVELOP THIS WHOLE APPLICATION. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT SAID THAT THIS ESTIMATED COST HAD BEEN BROKEN DOWN IN GREAT DETAIL SHOWING MAN HOURS, TIME REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS, ETC. ATTORNEY BURCH ASKED IF ONE MUNICIPALITY COULD ACT INDEPENDENTLY OF ANOTHER UNDER THE GRANT. MR. STRAHM EXPLAINED THAT THE COUNTY MUST GET USER AGREEMENTS WITH ALL OF THE OUT -LYING AREAS BEFORE IT CAN GET THE GRANT., CHAIRMAN LOY THEN ADDRESSED ALL THE OFFICIALS OF THE VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES AND REQUESTED THAT THEY TAKE THIS INFORMATION BACK TO THEIR COUNCILS FOR DISCUSSION AND THEN MAKE THEIR WISHES KNOWN TO THIS BOARD, SO THAT A DECISION CAN BE MADE AS TO WHETHER TO.PROCEED WITH THIS "201" PLAN. DR, SMITH INFORMED THE BOARD THAT IF THE MUNICIPALITIES DO DECIDE THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE, THE COMMISSIONERS WOULD NEED A RESOLUTION FROM EACH OF THEM NAMING AN INDIVIDUAL AS A REPRESENTATIVE TO WORK IN THE PLANNING OPERATION, MAYOR CRAGG OF THE TOWN OF SEBASTIAN STATED HE FELT THAT THIS IS ONE TIME WE ALL SHOULD PULL TOGETHER ESPECIALLY AS IT ISN IT GOING TO COST ANYTHING FURTHER AND WE SHOULD AT LEAST GET THE "201" PLAN. r 84flf( 20 PACE 189 Al CHAIRMAN LOY THANKED EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING AND REQUESTED THAT THE MUNICIPALITIES INFORM THE BOARD OF' THEIR DECISIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEIR BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS ON POTION MADE SECONDED AND CARRIED THE BOARD ADJOURNED AT 5:25 O'CLOCK P,rl, ATTEST: r C ERK CHAIRMAN BOOK 20 PAGE190