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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1/29/1975WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1975 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1975 AT 7:30 O'CLOCK P.M. PRESENT WERE ALMA LEE LOY, CHAIRMAN; WILLARD W. SIEBERT, JR., VICE CHAIRMAN; EDWARD J. MASSEY; EDWIN -S. SCHMUCKER AND WILLIAM WODTKE. ALSO PRESENT WERE JACK G. JENNINGS, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR; L.S. "TOMMY" THOMAS, COUNTY COORDINATOR; JACK HOCKMAN AND ELIZABETH FORLANI, DEPUTY CLERK AND PAUL D. BURCH, ATTORNEY TO THE B OARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR INFORMED THE BOARD THAT AT THE BOARD MEETING OF JANUARY 22, 1975 THE BID FROM FRED COYNE CHEVROLET WAS ACCEPTED, AND HE IS NOW REPORTING THAT HE WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE FOR IMMEDIATE. DELIVERY OF A 1975 TRUCK IN THE AMOUNT OF THE BID PRICE OF $4,038.69 AND TWO 1974 TRUCKS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,855.38 EACH. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT AT THE BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 18, 1974 THE BOARD ACCEPTED BIDS FOR A MOTOR GRADER, AND AT THE JANUARY 22, 1975 BOARD MEETING THE BID FROM LINDEN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE CO.,.'LAKELAND FOR A CHAMPION MODEL D -560 -HD MOTOR GRADER WAS ACCEPTED, SUBJECT TO THE COUNTY 'ATTORNEY'S REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THIS MOTOR GRADER HAS A TWO CYCLE ENGINE, WHICH DOES NOT MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS CALLING FOR A'FOUR CYCLE ENGINE. NED HODGES THE AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHAMPION MOTOR GRADERS AND. ED HUFFMAN THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR LINDEN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE CO. WERE PRESENT FOR THIS DISCUSSION. ATTORNEY BURCH STATED THAT SINCE THERE IS NO LONGER A BID STATUTE IN THE STATE HE RECOMMENDS REJECTING ALL BIDS AND TO NEGOTIATE WITH LINDER INDUSTRIAL MACHINE CO. TO BUY THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, AT THE SAME BID PRICE, JOIN 291975 souk PAGE 2 ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED.BY COMMISSION.ER MASSEY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO REJECT ALL BIDS ON THE MOTOR GRADER. THE COUNTY. ADMINISTRATOR ASKED MR. HUFFMAN IF LINDER INDUSTRIAL MACHINE CO. WOULD SELL THIS MOTOR GRADER TO THE COUNTY AT THEIR BID PRICE OF $38,905.00 . MR. HUFFMAN STATED THAT THEY WOULD. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO INSTRUCT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. TO PURCHASE A CHAMPION MODEL D -560 -HD MOTOR GRADER FROM LINDER IN- DUSTRIAL MACHINE CO., LAKELAND IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,905.00. A REPRESENTATIVE OF JOHN DEERE EQUIPMENT QUESTIONED WHY THE BOARD WAS" NOT ACCEPTING NEW BIDS'ON THIS'PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND THEIR POLICY IN GENERAL. ATTORNEY BURCH STATED THAT THE COUNTY IS NO LONGER REQUIRED BY LAW TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS, BUT IT IS THE BOARD'S USUAL POLICY TO ACCEPT BIDS ON LARGE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT AND PURCHASING THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FROM LINDER INDUSTRIAL MACHINE COMPANY TONIGHT WAS DUE TO .AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. A TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY, THE CITY OF VERO BEACH AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT RELATIVE TO SERVING THE AREA OF OUR NEW HOSPITAL IN REGARD TO UTILITIES WAS DISCUSSED. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY, CITY OF VERO BEACH AND THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1972 RELATIVE TO THEIR IDEAS OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT MIGHT PROPERLY QUALIFY UNDER THIS ACT, IF THE BOARD SO CHOOSES TO TAKE PART IN THESE PROGRAMS. 2 JAN 20197 5 Book 2,2 PAGE 25 COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT ONE OF THE PURPOSES FOR THIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT IS TO ELIMINATE SLUMS AND BLIGHTED AREAS AND THE GIFFORD AREA FITS THIS DESCRIPTION. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER SUGGESTED THAT -IF THE: BOARD COULD AGREE ON ONE PROJECT, WE MIGHT HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF RECEIVING FEDERAL MONIES. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER CONTINUED THAT THIS GIFFORD AREA HAS DIRT ROADS, A POOR WATER SYSTEM, NO STREET LIGHTS, POOR DRAINAGE AND HE FEELS THAT THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO USE FEDERAL FUNDS THAN GIFFORD. HE LISTED HIS PRIORITIES AS FOLLOWS. 1. PAVE ROADS IN GIFFORD AREA 2. IMPROVE THEIR WATER SYSTEM 3. IMPROVE DRAINAGE 4. INSTALL STREET LIGHTS COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE AGREED WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED BUT HIS PROJECT AND FIRST PRIORITY WOULD BE TO IMPROVE URBAN DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES AND MID FLORIDA UTILITIES. BOTH AREAS SERVICED BY THESE TWO UTILITY COMPANIES ARE IN PREDOMINATELY LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AREAS, WHICH WOULD FULLY MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS. HE FEELS THAT GOOD WATER SYSTEM IS MORE IMPORTANT` THAN PAVING ROADS. COMMISSIONER MASSEY STATED THAT HIS TOP PRIORITY PROJECT WOULD BE TO IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE IN AN AREA IN THE COUNTY THAT INCLUDES A PUBLIC SCHOOL, WHERE THERE IS VERY LITTLE DRAINAGE AND THE AREA IS WATERLOCKED; THIS IS THE WEST WABASSO AREA. COMMISSIONER MASSEY STATED THAT HE DID NOT AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER ON THE BENEFITS OF SUBMITTING ONLY ONE PROJECT. HE FELT THAT WE SHOULD SUBMIT ALL THE AREAS WHICH COULD BENEFIT FROM THESE PROGRAMS. HE ALSO DISAGREED WITH COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKERS PROJECT OF STREET LIGHTS FOR THE GIFFORD AREA, HIS REASON BEING THAT THE ROCKRIDGE COMMUNITY HAS A SPECIAL LIGHTING DISTRICT FOR THEIR STREET LIGHTS. COMMISSIONER WODTKE LISTED THE FOLLOWING AREAS AND PROJECTS: THE GIFFORD AREA; RECREATION EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAMS, PAVING ROADS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES WATER SITUATION IS NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION BY FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION; THE DRAINAGE SITUATION IN THE WEST WABASSO AND FELLSMERE AREA; A HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR MODERATE AND LOW INCOME HOUSING. -3- 800K .22 PAGE 26 THE BOARD WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT IS A STATE PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. MR, THOMAS, COUNTY COORDINATOR STATED THAT SENDING IN ONLY ONE PROJECT OF HIGH PRIORITY MIGHT NOT BE GOOD AND HE SUGGESTED THAT IF THE BOARD DECIDES ON TWO OR THREE PROJECTS THAT MEET ALL THE PRIORITY REQUIREMENTS, THAT THEY ALL BE SUBMITTED, COMMISSIONER WODTKE CONTINUED THAT THESE PROJECTS ARE FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS, AND LISTED HIS PRIORITIES AS FOLLOWS: 1. PAVING ROADS IN THE GIFFORD AREA AND INSTALLING STREET LIGHTS 2. SUITABLE WATER IN THE GIFFORD AREA 3. RECREATION EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAMS FOR THE GIFFORD AREA 4. DRAINAGE IN THE WEST WABASSO AREA. CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT MANY OF THE ITEMS DISCUSSED WERE GOOD, AND SHE PROCEEDED TO LIST HER PRIORITY PROJECTS. 1. A SOURCE OF GOOD WATER TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES SYSTEM, WHICH POSSIBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE IN COOPERATION WITH THE CITY OF VERO BEACH. 2. THE DRAINAGE PROBLEM IN THE WEST WABASSO AREA IS ONE OF OUR CRITICAL AREAS AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. 3. SOME TYPE OF STREET PAVING AND ROAD PROGRAM WITHIN THE GIFFORD AREA. 4. A STREET LIGHTING PROGRAM IN HIGH DENSITY AREAS OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS, COMMISSIONER WODTKE SUGGESTED THAT HAVING DISCUSSED THIS HE FEELS CONFIDENT THAT WE KNOW THE AREAS THAT NEED HELP, AND HE SUGGESTED REPORTING THIS INFORMATION TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND SEE WHAT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE. COMMISSIONER WODTKE QUESTIONED IF THE GIFFORD AREA IS A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AND WEST WABASSO AREA IS NUMBER TWO - COULD WE TIE THESE TWO AREAS TOGETHER. COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION CAN AND WILL GET THE WATER SITUATION WITH URBAN DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES STRAIGHTENED OUT, THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR REPORT FOR THE UP- GRADING OF THE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM TO FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION -4- JO 291975 BOOK 22 PAGE 27 • IN 291975 FOR THEIR REVIEW° THE CHAIRMAN STATED THAT AFTER DISCUSSION WE HAVE TWO MAJOR AREAS - GIFFORD AND WEST WABASSO THAT HAVE A GREAT NEED FOR THESE FEDERAL FUNDS UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE FORWARDED TO VAL BRENNAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE COUNTY CONSULTING ENGINEERS MIGHT BE CALLED UPON FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE, THE CHAIRMAN STATED THAT AT THE DECEMBER 4, 1974 MEETING, THE VERO BEACH CIVIC ASSOCIATTON PRESENTED A REQUEST, PETITIONS AND CON- SIDERABLE INFORMATION REGARDING ESTABLISHING A CHARTER STUDY COM- MISSION AND AT THAT TIME WE AGREED TO GET TO THIS ITEM IN JANUARY, IF POSSIBLE FOR A LITTLE MORE DISCUSSION. JEROME KRAMER, ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF VERO BEACH CIVIC ASSOCIATION APPEARED AND INFORMED THE BOARD THAT BROWARD AND COLLIER COUNTIES HAVE APPROVED CHARTERS, WHICH HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, MR. KRAMER SUGGESTED THAT THE BOARD APPOINT A COMMISSION THAT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO EMBARK ON THIS STUDY. JOANNE DAVIS APPEARED STATING THAT REPRESENTATIVE CHESTER CLEM COULD NOT APPEAR AT THIS MEETING, BUT HE DID AUTHORIZE HER TO STATE THAT HE IS INTERESTED IN THIS AND DOES FAVOR APPOINTING A CHARTER STUDY COMMITTEE. JOHN EGAN III, WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE APPEARED AND.BTATED THAT THE CHAMBER HAS LOOKED INTO THIS STUDY WITH THE IDEA OF ASSURING THE RESIDENTS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY THAT THEY ARE GETTING THE MOST FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT. HERMAN HEISE, PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAS PREPARED A STUDY FOR US OF OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND HE HAS COME UP WITH FOUR ALTERNATIVES. THE CHAMBER WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THIS REPORT FIRST THEN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND PRESENT THE REPORT TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THE REPORT IS COMPLETE AND THERE IS A COMMITTEE STUDYINC IT AND THEY WILL REPORT BACK AT THE FEBRUARY 10TH CHAMBER BOARD MEETING. AT THAT TIME THEY WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WILL BE PASSED ON TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. MR. EGAN STATED THAT THE CHAMBER WOULD LIKE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO WAIT AND REVIEW THEIR REPORT BEFORE FORMING A CHARTER STUDY COMMISSION. HE STATED THAT THE CHAMBER HOPES TO HAVE THE REPORT TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BY THEIR FEBRUARY 19, 1975 MEETING. -5- BOOK 22 FACE 28 • THE BOARD THANKED THE VERO BEACH CIVIC ASSOCIATION AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE. THE CHAIRMAN STATED THAT THE BOARD WILL AWAIT THE CHAMBERS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN A WORKSHOP WILL BE SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS MORE THOROUGHLY, ATTORNEY BURCH LEFT THE MEETING. THE BOARD DISCUSSED AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL AND THE VERO.BEACH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING THE STATE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. A CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS TO BE ORGANIZED TO REPRESENT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ON COASTAL ZONE PLANNING. _ I COMMISSIONER SIEBERT WAS OPPOSED TO APPOINTING A COMMITTEE AND STRONGLY OBJECTED TO ARTICLE 11 OF THE AGREEMENT. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT HE WOULD GO ALONG WITH ARTICLE 11, BUT IT WOULD BE UNDER PROTEST. CHAIRMAN LOY QUESTIONED WHERE THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA PLANNING COUNCIL GOT THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO CREATE AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND STATED THAT SHE WOULD ASK THAT QUESTION OF THE INDIAN RIVER. COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AT THEIR MEETING SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 31, 1975.. JACK HOCKMAN, COUNTY FINANCE OFFICER GAVE A STATUS REPORT ON STATE REVENUE SHARING. HE STATED THAT AT BUDGET TIME, STATE REVENUE SHARING WAS INCLUDED IN OUR BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $348,000.00, WHICH WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE FUNDS AS FOLLOWS: $252,000.00.- ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND 48,000.00 - GENERAL FUND 48,000.00 - FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND. AT THAT TIME THE STATE PROJECTED THE COUNTY'S SHARE TO BE APPROXIMATELY $390,000.000, BUT NOW THE STATE HAS REVISED ITS PROJECTION AND WE CAN EXPECT TO BE, AT BEST $108,000.00 SHORT AND AT THE WORST $128,000.00 SHORT. MR. HOCKMAN STATED THAT STATE REVENUE SHARING FUNDS ARE COMPRISED OF CIGARETTE TAX) AUTOMOBILE ROAD TAX; AND INTANGIBLE TAXES. INTANGIBLE TAXES ARE DOWN WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR THE DROP IN STATE REVENUE SHARING. -6- klAk 2-a-1?75 BOOK 22 2.A 29 • CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT IT WOULD APPEAR THAT WE SHOULD HEED MR. HOCKMAN'S REPORT AND INSTRUCT THE FINANCE OFFICER TO CONTACT EACH OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT WE ARE RECEIVING LESS MONIES AND WE WOULD' APPRECIATE THEIR EXTREME COOPERATION IN CUTTING THEIR PRESENT BUDGET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THAT WE INFORM DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FUNDED BY COUNTY TAX REVENUE TO LIMIT THEIR SPENDING DURING THE CURRENT YEAR. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT THE $90,000.00 THAT THE ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT WILL BE SHORT HE:HOPED WOULD NOT MEAN A CUT IN PERSONNEL. HE SUGGESTED MAKING CUTS IN ANY OTHER AREA, BUT KEEPING THE PERSONNEL HE NOW HAS. THE BOARD AGREED WITH THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. RESOLUTION N0. 75-5 HAVING BEEN COMPLETELY SIGNED IS HEREBY BEING MADE A PART OF THESE MINUTES. -7- JAN 291975 800 ;'.Ai. -;E• • RESOLUTION NO. 75-5 WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, on January 8, 1975, did select, nominate and unanimously elect as their Chairman, Alma Lee Loy; and did select, nominate and unanimously elect, as their Vice -Chairman, Willard W. Siebert, Jr., and WHEREAS, the people of Indian River County, Florida, have voted in General Public Election and have duly elected Ralph Harris to the Office of Clerk of the Circuit Court, and WHEREAS, the Clerk of the Circuit Court. of Indian River County, Florida, is also the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners as provided by Florida Statute 125.17: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners, and their Clerk, do hereby designate the following banking institutions as official depositories: (1) First Citrus Bank of Indian River County (2) Florida First National Bank at Vero Beach (3) Commercial Bank of Vero Beach (4) Beach Bank of Vero Beach (5) Southeast Bank of Sebastian (6) First Westside Bank of Vero Beach (7).. Indian River Federal Savings and Loan Association (8) Security Federal Savings and Loan Association of -Indian River County (9Y First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Fort Pierce (10) First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Indian River (11) Southern Federal Savings and Loan. Association of Broward County BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each designated depository of the Commission be, and it is hereby requested, authorized, and directed to honor check warrants or other orders for the -payment of money drawn in the Commission's name, including those payable to the individual order of any person or persons whose name or names appear thereon as a signer thereof when bearing the signature of the Clerk, Ralph Harris, and one signature of either.the Chairman, Alma Lee Loy, or the Vice -Chairman, Willard W. Siebert, Jr. Of the two signatures, one must be an actual signature and one may be a fr- PAGE 31 facsimile signature. Said actual and facsimile signatures appearing below: (1) Ralph Harris (2) Alma Lee Loy (3) Willard W. Siebert, Jr. AGt. e 4 Actin de57 Facsimile . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the above named signatories are hereby authorized to execute any and all signature cards and agreements as requested by the respective Banking Institutions to effectuate the intent of this Resolution. We the undersigned, do hereby certify that there is no provision of said Commission limiting the power of the Board of County Commissioners to pass this Resolution, and that the same was adopted by this Commission on January 22, 1975 and is in conformity with the provisions of said Commission. i BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA By L:Ztf4) Attest: (SEAL) JAN 29 1975 Alma Lee Loy, Chailta BOO PAGE. ,,. .2 • •J4:29 1975 • THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ON MOTION MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE BOARD ADJOURNED AT 1O:45O'CLOCK P.M. ATTEST: ite? CLERK CHAIRMAN C>. -10- Bon _22 PAGE 33