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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/8/1975OCTOBER 8, 1975 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, MET IN REGULAR SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8, 1975 AT 8:30 O'CLOCK A.M. PRESENT WERE ALMA LEE LOY, CHAIRMAN; WILLARD W. SIEBERT, JR., VICE CHAIRMAN; EDWIN S. SCHMUCKER AND WILLIAM C. WODTKE, JR. ABSENT WAS EDWARD J. MASSEY♦ WHO IS ON VACATION. ALSO PRESENT WERE JACK G. JENNINGS, COUNTY ADMINIS- TRATOR; L.S. "TOMMY" THOMAS, COUNTY COORDINATOR.,° JACK HOCKMAN, FINANCE OFFICER AND ELIZABETH FORLANI, DEPUTY CLERK. PAUL D. BURCH, ATTORNEY TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WAS ABSENTfDUE TO ILLNESS AND GEORGE G. COLLINS, JR., ATTORNEY SAT IN FOR HIM. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT LED THE PLEDGE OF. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, AND REVEREND J. A. PETERSON, OF THE PIONEER BAPTIST CHURCH GAVE THE INVO- CATION. THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1975. THERE WERE NONE, AND ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1975, AS WRITTEN. THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 24, 1975. COMMISSIONER WODTKE REQUESTED ON PAGE 74, SEVENTH PARAGRAPH, THAT PORTION OF THE FIRST LINE READING "....IF ANY PRESENT..." BE CHANGED TO READ "...IF ANYONE PRESENT. ..". CHAIRMAN LOY REQUESTED ON PAGE 74, NINTH: PARAGRAPH, "SAM TIBBITTS" BE CHANGED TO READ "SAM T1LLIS". CHAIRMAN LOY'REQUESTED ON -PAGE 91, SIXTH PARAGRAPH, SECOND LINE, "OCTOBER 14, 1975" BE CHANGED TO READ "OCTOBER 17, 1975." COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER REQUESTED ON PAGE 4, THE FOLLOWING BE ADDED AFTER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH. "COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER RETURNED TO THE MEETING." ON PAGE 1, FIRST PARAGRAPH, NINTH LINE, "GEORGE D. COLLINS, JR BE CHANGED TO READ "GEORGE G. COLLINS, JR." 1 OCT 81975 BOON 600K rA JE (3/ rA,E �. OCT 81975 CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT COMMISSIONER MASSEY WAS APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COME U? WITH FIVE ADDITIONAL NAMES AND PRESENT THEM AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 22, 1975. THE BOARD AGREED WITH COMMISSIONER SIEBERT'S RECOMMENDATION. MR, MATTHEWS ALSO REQUESTED PERMISSION FROM THE BOARD TO UTILIZE THE EXTRA ROOM THAT IS IN THE OLD WINTER BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THEIR HEAD START PROGRAM, ON JANUARY 10, 1973, THE E.O.C. ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, TO USE THE PLEASANT RIDGE SCHOOL, KNOWN AS THE OLD WINTER BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THEIR HEAD START PROGRAMS, MR. MATTHEWS WAS INFORMED THAT A WINTER .BEACH GROUP IS ALSO USING THIS BUILDING AND WAS REQUESTED -TO SPEAK TO THEM REGARDING THE E.O.C. UTILIZING THIS ADDITIONAL SPACE. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT IN THE JANUARY.10, 1973 AGREEMENT IT STATES THAT QUARTERLY REPORTS TO THE BOARD CONCERNING THE UTILIZATION OF THE PROPERTY MUST BE FILED AND HE SUGGESTED - AMENDING THE AGREEMENT TO STATE THAT SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS BE REQUIRED. MR. JENKINS STATED THAT THIS REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE NEXT MEETING AND WILL THEN BE FOLLOWED THROUGH SEMIANNUALLY. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND THE E.O.C., WITH REGARD TO THE PLEASANT RIDGE SCHOOL, TO SUBMITTING SEMIANNUAL REPORTS INSTEAD OF QUARTERLY REPORTS, AS STATED IN ITEM 11 OF THE AGREEMENT. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR INFORMED THE BOARD OF A LETTER FROM SHERIFF SAM T. JOYCE STATING THAT UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE. COUNTY JAIL BY THE FIRE MARSHALL FROM THE CITY OF VERO BEACH CERTAIN CORRECTIVE MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN TO BRING IT UP TO STANDARD REQUIRE- MENTS WHICH WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $1,000.00. THE BOARD REQUESTED THAT THIS BE TAKEN UP LATER IN THE MEETING, WHEN SHERIFF JOYCE COULD BE PRESENT, ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT AT THE AUGUST 6, 1975 BOARD MEETING HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO ESTABLISH OWNERSHIP OF A 3 your 24 fU THESE CORRECTIONS HAVING BEEN MADE A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 24, 1975, AS WRITTEN. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR INFORMED THE BOARD VERO BEACH HIGHLANDS SUBMISSIONS No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o. 5 AND 6, AS PLATTED AND RECORDED AS PORTIONS OF VERO BEACH HIGHLANDS SUBDIVISION: UNITS 2, 2 (RESUBDIVIDED), 3, 4 AND 5; AND THE CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,815.65, TO BE USED TO PURCHASE FUTURE TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS. JAMES JENKINS, PRESIDENT OF THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL, AND CHARLIE FRANK.MATTHEWS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, APPEARED, AND MR, JENKINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY ARE IN RECEIPT OF A LETTER FROM THEIR ATLANTA OFFICE WHICH STATES THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COM- POSED OF 18 SEATS, AND AT THIS TIME THE "PUBLIC SECTOR" IS NOT ONE-TH`IRD OF THE BOARD AS REQUIRED BY LEGISLATION.ATLANTA STATES THAT THE "PUBLIC SECTOR" MUST BE COMPOSED OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS WITH PREFERENCE GIVEN TO ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIALS. M. JENKINS CONTINUED THAT IF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE NOT ABLE TO SIT ON THIS BOARD, THEY MAY DESIGNATE A PERMANENT REPRESENTA- TIVE OR THEY MAY DESIGNATE ANOTHER PUBLIC AGENCY TO HAVE REPRESENTATION. MR. MATTHEWS STATED THAT I,F THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE ANY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENTLY SERVING ON THIS BOARD IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE ATLANTA OFFICE. ' OCT 8 Ian 2 800k 10 ACRE SITE LOCATED OFF NORTH JIFFORD ROAD IN THE AREA OF THE MIDDLE SEVEN SCHOOL, THIS PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS VERO BEACH BURIAL PARK, ATTORNEY COLLINS CONTINUED THAT HE HAD AN ABSTRACT OF TITLE PREPARED, AND IT APPEARS THAT THE COUNTY HAS NO OWNERSHIP WHATEVER IN THE BURIAL PARK. THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY VERO BEACH CEMETARY INC., A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE BOARD AGREED THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE MADE TO SEE IF THERE IS AN ACTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE TAX STATUS BE REVIEWED WITH HOMER. s FLETCHER, PROPERTY APPRAISER. ATTORNEY COLLINS PRESENTED A TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY, THE CITY, AND INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN WHICH THE COUNTY WILL RELINQUISH THE AREA OF THE NEW COLLEGE SITE TO THE CITY FOR THE PROVISION OF WATER AND SEWER SERVICE, THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WILL REQUIRE 31,500 GALLONS PER DAY OF WATER, AND IF THE GALLONAGE GOES OVER THAT AMOUNT, THE OVERAGE WILL BE APPLIED AGAINST THE CITY OF VERO BEACH ALLOCATION AND,NOT THE COUNTY'S ALLOCATION. ATTORNEY COLLINS DISCUSSED A LETTER FROM DR, PAUL TAYLOR, CHAIR— MAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF INDIAN RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, DATED SEPTEMBER 19, 1975, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE VERO MED GROUP TO USE WATER THAT WAS ALLOCATED TO THE HOSPITAL.. • ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE HOSPITAL ALLOCA— TING WATER TO A THIRD PARTY WITHOUT THE COUNTY COMMISSION'S APPROVAL, THE BOARD AGREED THAT IF THE HOSPITAL WISHES TO RELEASE SOME OF THEIR WATER ALLOCATION TO THE VERO MED GROUP, IT SHOULD BE DONE BY COUNTY AGREEMENT WHICH WOULD REDUCE THE HOSPITAL'S ALLOCATION, THE HOSPITAL CAN MAKE AN OFFICIAL REQUEST TO US TO ALLOW A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF THEIR ALLOCATION TO BE USED BY THE VERO MED GROUP, ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT ANY AMENDMENT TO THE TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT WOULD HAVE TO INVOLVE ALL THREE PARTIES, THE HOSPITAL, THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT THE HOSPITAL SHOULD BE NOTIFIED THAT ANY TRANSFERRING OF THEIR ALLOCATION OF WATER SHOULD BE APPROVED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSION, OCT 81975 L , mss. -, inti. ,,�._.. 4 1 BOOK 24 ?AGE 04 ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT WE WILL NEED AN AGREEMENT FROM THE HOSPITAL DECREASING THEIR ALLOCATION IN ORDER TO GIVE IT TO THE VERO MED GROUP, CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT SHE FEELS WE SHOULD LEAVE THE HOSPITAL ALLOCATION AS IT IS BECAUSE THIS IS A VITAL NEED. IF WE GIVE THE VERO 'IED GROUP A PORTION OF THE HOSPITAL'S ALLOCATION, WHAT IS TO STOP ANOTHER DOCTOR GROUP COMING IN AND ALSO WANTING A PART OF THE HOSPITAL'S ALLOCA- TION? THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN ALLOCATED WATER FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS, THE ENGINEERS HAVE BASED THEIR ALLOCATION ON WHAT THE HOSPITAL IS USING NOW AND IT IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF BEDS, YOU CANNOT TAKE ANY CHANCE IN CUTTING THE HOSPITAL SHORT, COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT IF THE HOSPITAL IS WILLING TO ALLOCATE SOME OF THEIR WATER TO THE VERO MED GROUP, THEY MUST HAVE INVES- TIGATED THE PROBLEMS THAT COULD ARISE, ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT HE WILL MEET WITH WILLIAM STEWART, ATTORNEY FOR THE HOSPITAL, AND REVIEW THIS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD AGREED THAT EVEN IF THE HOSPITAL HAS MORE WATER THAN THEY NEED, THEY SHOULD NOT BE THE ONES TO ALLOCATE WATER TO ANYONE ELSE. ATTORNEY COLLINS WILL MEET WITH ATTORNEY STEWART AND REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD, THE BOARD THEN DISCUSSED THE ALLOCATION FOR THE INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THERE IS ONLY ONE DIFFERENCE IN THIS TRIPARTITE AGREE-. MENT AND THAT IS THAT ANY WATER ALLOCATION OVER THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED WILL GO UNDER THE CITY'S ALLOCATION, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE SIGNATURE OF THE CHAIRMAN ON THE TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE•CITY OF VERO BEACH, THE COUNTY, AND THE INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR WATER ALLOCATION OF 31,500 GALLONS PER DAY. WHEN THIS TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT IS FULLY SIGNED, IT WILL BE MADE A PART OF THESE MINUTES. HAMILTON G. ARDEN', JR. OF ARDEN INSURANCE SERVICE AND AGENT FOR THE COUNTY APPEARED AND RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD THAT THE INSURED VALUES OF COUNTY BUILDINGS AND CONTENTS BE INCREASED ALMOST 100%, 5 OCT 81975 BOOK 24 PAGE 65 THE BOARD DISCUSSED TMS INCREASE, AND COMMISSIONER WODTKE QUESTIONED IF THE COUNTY HAD A LOSS WOULD THE LOSS BE PAID ON A NEW COST REPLACEMENT BASIS ISR. ARDEN STATED THAT IT WOULD UNDER THIS NEW COVERAGE. 1E STATED THAT WE ARE UNDER INSURED. IF THERE IS A MAJOR CATASTROPHE SUCH AS A FIRE OR HURRICANE, WE SHOULD HAVE THE INSURANCE COVERAGE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE DAMAGE, THIS POLICY WOULD RESTORE BUILDINGS IF DESTROYED REGARDLESS OF AGE OR CONDITION. ATTORNEY COLLINS LEFT THE MEETING AT 10:40 O'CLOCK A.M. COMMISSIONER i`IODTKE STATED THAT HE IS IN FAVOR OF THE PROPER COVERAGE, BUT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS I'UT IN SOME FORM SO THAT THE BOARD CAN SEE WHAT WE ARE PRESENTLY COVERED FOR AND TO INCLUDE THE CON- TENT VALUE AND THE RECOMMENDED INCREASES. MR, ARDEN STATED THAT HE WILL SUPPLY THIS. THE BOARD AGREED WITH COMMISSIONER WODTKE'S SUGGESTION, MR. ARDEN STATED THAT FIDELITY COVERAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000.00 COVERING ALL EMPLOYEES UNDER THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WOULD COST $642.00 ANNUALLY. THE BOARD REQUESTED THAT THE FOLLOWING LETTER BE MADE A PART OF THESE MINUTES. 6 OCT 81975 BOOK 24 PACE 06 OCT 875 ARDEN INSURANCE SERVICES Senerargnsurance TELEPHONE. 607.3625 September 4, 1975 Mk'. George L. McKenna Indian River County County Court House Vero Beath, Florida 32960 RE: Faithful Performance Blanket Position Bond Coverage POST OFFICE SOX 3190 3407 OCEAN DRIVE VERO BEACH. FLORIDA 32960 Dear George: In response to your request Fidelity Coverage in the amount of $100,000.00 under the captioned form would be $642.00 Annually. Please advise if you would like the coverage added to the County Policy. Sincerely, Hamilton G. Arden, Jr. HGA/ljn 7 1 -600k 44 PAGE 07 ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT. THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL OF THE ARDEN INSURANCE COMPANY FOR FIDELITY COVERAGE I EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1975. ATTORNEY COLLINS RETURNED TO THE MEETING AT 10:50 O'CLOCK A.M. THE BOARD AGAIN DISCUSSED THE INCREASE IN INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR COUNTY BUILDINGS AND CONTENTS. CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT THE BOARD IS OF A MIND TO ACCEPT MR. ARDEN'S RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT THEY WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL COMPARISON FIGURES. SHERIFF SAM JOYCE WAS PRESENT FOR THIS DISCUSSION REGARDING HIS LETTER TO THE BOARD STATING THAT UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE COUNTY JAIL BY THE FIRE MARSHALL FROM THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, CERTAIN CORRECTIVE MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN TO BRING THE JAIL UP TO STANDARD REQUIREMENTS. CHAIRMAN LOY QUESTIONED MR. ARDEN IF THIS EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDED BY THE FIRE MARSHALL IS INSTALLED WILL THIS HELP THE COUNTY IN THEIR RATING AT THE JAIL. MR. ARDEN STATED THAT THIS WILL NOT LOWER THE RATES - THE RATES ARE BASED ON THE STRUCTURE. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT) SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER, SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE REQUEST FROM SHERIFF JOYCE TO PROCEED WITH CORRECTIVE MEASURES TO BRING THE JAIL UP TO STANDARD REQUIREMENTS, AS STATED BY THE FIRE MARSHALL FROM THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $1,000.00 AND THAT THE FINANCE OFFICER, JACK HOCKMAN) INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBLE USE OF REVENUE SHARING FUNDS. '�. CHAIRMAN LOY INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS A CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 1OTH AND 24TH, 1975, ON CUSTOMER SERVICE, INC. SEWER AND WATER FRANCHISE. RICHARD BOGOSIAN, ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CUSTOMER SERVICE, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF LAUREL HOMES, INC., JOSEPH ROBINSON, PRESIDENT; PETER ROBINSON, VICE PRESIDENT; AND BOB SHUTTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, WERE PRESENT FOR THIS DISCUSSION. MR. BOGOSIAN INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE PROPOSED SEWER AND WATER TREATMENT PLANT WILL BE LOCATED ON THE LAURELWOOD SUBDIVISION PROPERTY Q OCT 81975 -BOO4 ?g{ 0 AND NOT AS ORIGINALLY DISCUSSED, WHICH WAS TO PLACE THIS TREATMENT PLANT ON PROPERTY SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SUBDIVISION IT WILL SERVE. MR, BOGOSIAN CONTINUED THAT THIS TREATMENT PLANT WILL BE LARGE ENOUGH TO SERVICE LAURELWOOD SUBDIVISION AND ANOTHER AREA THE SIZE OF THE LAUREL - WOOD SUBDIVISION, THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA OF THIS SUBDIVISION HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND THEY HAVE OFFERED NO OBJECTION TO THIS TREATMENT PLANT, PETER ROBINSON PRESENTED A STATEMENT OF THIS NOTIFICATION, AND THE BOARD REQUESTED IT BE MADE A PART OF THESE MINUTES, X the undersigned Peter Robinson, a Vice President of Customer Service, Inc. hereby certify that on October 4, 1975 I personally served upon Henry Reed, Jr. and Irene Esker Thompson notice of the Customer Service, Inc. public hearing scheduled on October 8, 1975 at 11:00 a.m. I accomplished this service by showing to each of the above adjoining property owners the preliminary plan of Laurelwood Subdivision showing the location of the Water Treatment Plant and the Sewer Treatment Plan and ponds. Peter Robinson, Vice President DATED: October 8, 1975 OCT 81975 9 eoox PAGE 09 MR. BOGOSIAN INFORMED THE BOARD THAT CHANGES WERE MADE IN THE COUNTY'S UTILITY FRANCHISE REQUIREMENT AGREEMENT IN ORDER TO CLARIFY DEFINITIONS OF WATER TREATMENT PLANT, SEWER TREATMENT PLANT, SERVICE AND HOOKUP AND/OR CONNECTION AS SET OUT ON PAGE 2 OF THE FRANCHISE. ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT BY CLARIFYING THESE DEFINITIONS THEY ARE SPELLING OUT WHAT WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE COUNTY WHEN A COUNTYWIDE SEWER AND WATER SYSTEM IS INSTALLED. JAMES BEINDORF, ENGINEER FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, INC., INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO REDESIGN A SMALL PACKAGE SYSTEM AND REBUILD THE LIFT STATIONS IF THEY WERE TO BECOME A PART OF A COUNTYWIDE SYSTEM. THESE ARE SMALL LIFT STATIONS AND COULD NOT HANDLE A LARGER CAPACITY. THE SIZE WOULD DEPEND ON THEIR LOCATION AND WHERE IT WOULD COME INTO THE COUNTY SYSTEM. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ASKED WHAT BENEFIT WOULD LIFT STATIONS AND PRESSURE LINES BE TO THE OWNERS WHEN A COUNTYWIDE SYSTEM IS TO BE INSTALLED, MR. SHUTTS STATED THAT THEY COULD SALVAGE PARTS TO BE USED IN OTHER SUBDIVISIONS. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT THE COLLECTION LINES, LIFT STATIONS AND PRESSURE LINES WOULD NOT BE A PART OF THE TREATMENT PLANT ITSELF AND WHEN A COUNTYWIDE SYSTEM DOES COME THROUGH, THEY WOULD NOT BE TURNED OVER TO THE COUNTY, HE CONTINUED THAT IF THE PRESSURE LINES AND LIFT STATIONS ARE TO BE SALVAGED BY THE OWNER AND THE COUNTY REPLACE THEM, THEY; WOULD BE NO GREAT VALUE TO THE OWNER AND AN EXPENSE TO THE COUNTY. MR. SHUTTS STATED THAT MR. JENNINGS WAS RIGHT, AND HE WOULD BE IN AGREEMENT ABOUT THE PRESSURE LINES TO THE SYSTEM, THEY ARE PRIMARILY INTERESTED IN THE PUMPS BECAUSE THEY COULD BE USED IN OTHER SUBDIVISIONS. tlR. ROBINSON SUGGESTED THAT THEY RETAIN THE RIGHT TO EVERYTHING ON THE 10 ACRES EXCEPT THE COLLECTIONS STATIONS AND PRESSURE LINES, IF NEEDED BY THE COUNTY. THE BOARD AGREED THAT THE DEFINITIONS DISCUSSED SHOULD BE RE- VIEWED, AND ATTORNEY COLLINS SUGGESTED THAT HE AND ATTORNEY BOGOSIAN WORK ON THESE. 10 OCT 81975 1 rtis,k 10 THE BOARD THEN DISCUSSED THE RATE SCHEDULE ON PAGE NINE OF THE PROPOSED FRANCHISE, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT HE FEELS THERE SHOULD BE, SOME UNIFORMITY IN RATES, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE REALIZED THESE RATES ARE HIGH, BUT HE FEELS PROBLEMS ARISE WHEN THE RATES ARE TOO LOW BECAUSE THE OWNERS CANNOT MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM WITH WHAT THEY ARE CHARGING. IF THEY CAN MAINTAIN A GOOD SYSTEM WITH THESE RATES, HE WOULD AGREE TO THEM, CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE THESE RATES TO BE OUT OF LINE, AND THEY WILL APPLY STRICTLY TO THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS SUBDIVISION. THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO BE HEARD; THERE WERE NONE. ATTORNEY COLLINS RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD THAT THIS FRANCHISE NOT BE AN EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE. MR, BOGOSIAN HAD NO OBJECTION TO CHANGING IT TO A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY GRANTED A 40 YEAR NON-EXCLUSIVE SEWER AND WATER FRANCHISE TO CUSTOMER SERVICE, INC. FOR LAURELWOOD SUBDIVISION, SUBJECT TO AN AMENDMENT OF DEFINITIONS ON PAGE 2, ITEMS H, I, J, AND K. THE BOARD RECESSED AT 12:19 O'CLOCK P.M. AND RECONVENED AT 1:30 O'CLOCK P.M. THE HOUR OF 1:30 O'CLOCK P.M. HAVING PASSED, THE DEPUTY CLERK READ THE FOLLOWING NOTICE WITH PROOF OF PUBLICATION ATTACHED, TO -WIT: 11 OCT 81975 BOOK t'AGE 11. 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 .1. J. Schumann, Jr. 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 advertisement, being in the fished in said newspaper in the issues of Court, was pub - 1! R JcPyr 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 said 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. Sworn to and subscribed before me this _ X dof fy_ . A.D (SEAL) OCT 81975 (Clerk of the it Court, Indian River County, Florida) • NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Com- missioners of Indian River County, Florida, wilt receive bids to the hour of 1:30 P.M., Wednesday, • October 8, 1975, for sale to the said County of the following materials. Asphaltic Concrete; hauling and spreading Asphaltic Concrete; creosote lumber; lime rock; corrugated metal pipe; aluminum pipe; "0" ring concrete pipe; gasoline & diesel fuel; ready mix concrete; road base construction for lime rock; soli cement and mixed in place; liquid asphalt; traffic and street signs. Instructions to Bidders, Specifications and special bidding blanks for Motor Fuels and Signs are available at the Office of the County Administrator, Room 115, County Court House or will be mailed on request. Bids for • materials other than fuel and signs should be submitted on your let- terhead or bidding forms. The Board of County Com- missioners reserves the right to refect any or all bids and to make awards in such manner as they consider to be in the best interests of Indian River County. Bids for each item shall be in separate envelopes securely sealed and plainly marked on the outside to show the material being bid on, the item number as shown in the specifications and the date and time of the opening. The bids may be mailed or delivered to the Office of the County Ad- ministrator, Room 115, County Court House, Vero Beach, Florida 32960. Proposals received after • 1:30 P.M. October 8, 1975, will be returned unopened. Board of County Commissioners Indian River County, Florida By: Alma Lee Loy • Chairman Sept. 14, 18, 1975. auk 24 rAcE 12 Item # 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 THE CHAIRMAN THEN ASKED FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOTICE AND THE FOLLOWING SEALED BIDS WERE RECEIVED, OPENED AND READ: October 8 Meeting of Board of County Commissioners Bid Opening for Materials - Annual Requirements Material Asphaltic Concrete Placing Asphaltic Concrete 11 11 Piling - S. Pine Lumber - S. Pine 11 n Limerock Asphalt Coated Steel Pipe 10 11 Aluminum Metal Pipe 10 Concrete Pipe 11 fl Petroleum Products Mixed Concrete n �a 11 Soil Cement Base 12 Liquid Asphalt 13 Limerock Base w n 1/ O 14 Mixed In Place Base 15 OCT 81975 Signs 10 13 Name of Firm Submitting Bid Dickerson Inc. Pan American Engr.Co. Longdale Co. Kippers Co., Inc. Longdale Co. Koppers Co. Miami Crushed Rock Dixie Lime & Stone Co. Palm Beach Tank& Culvert Co. Florida Steel Corp. Southern Culvert Palm Beach Tank & Culvert Co. Gator Culvert Co. Southern Culvert Carns Concrete Pipe Co. Southern Culvert Standard Oil Co. Russell Concrete Inc. Rinker Materials Corp. Pan American Engr. Co. Dickerson Inc. Mariani Asphalt Co. Pan American Engr. Co. Dickerson Inc. C. E. Ward Inc. Stuart, Fla. Vero Beach, Fla. Valdosta, Ga. Gainsville, Fla. Valdosta, Fla. Gainsville, Fla. Miami, Fla. Ocala, Fla. Palm Beach, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Ft. Pierce, Fla. Palm Beach, Fla. Santana, Fla. Ft. Pierce, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Ft. Pierce, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Vero Beach, Fla. Vero Beach, Fla. Vero Beach, Fla. Stuart, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Vero Beach, Fla. Stuart, Fla. Ft. Pierce, Fla. Pan American Engr. Co. Vero Beach, Fla. McCain Sales of Fla.Inc.Ft. Pierce, Fla. Vulcan Signs & Stampings Foley, Ala. a THE FOLLOWING LIST OF SPECIFICATIONS PERTAINS TO THE FOREGOING BIDS, Item Number SPECIFICATIONS September 11, 1975 1. Unit price per ton on approximately 500 tons or Type 11 Asphaltic Concrete Surface Course Material in accordance with Florida State Department of Transportation specifica- tions, delivered F.O.B. Vero Beach in various quanities and at various times as needed. 2. Unit price per ton, for approximately 5000 tons, for hauling spreading by an approved mechanical spreader, and finishing Type II Asphaltic Concrete Surface Course Material, all in accordance with Florida State Department of Transportation specifications. 3. Unit price per foot on approximately 2,000 linear feet of 12 pound pressure treated creosote southern pine lumber. Price to be for truck load lots of approximately 1,000 linear feet delivered to County Garage. Piling to have a minimum 12" diameter at butt and 8" diameter at tip in accordance with Florida State Department of Transportation specifications. Bid prices should be made on piling lengths of 20 feet; 25 feet; 30 feet and 35 feet. 4. Unit price per1,000 board feet on approximately 7,000 board feet of 12 pound pressure treated creosote southern pine lumber in approximately 7,000 board feet truck load lots delivered to the County Garage for sizes as follows: A. 12" x 12" x 26' length F. 4" x -8" x.12' length B. 3" x 10" x 28' " G. 3" x 8" x 16' C. 4" x 8" x 14' " H. 4" x 10 x 16' D. 12" x 12" x 22° " 1. 10" x 10" x 16' " 5. unit price per ton on approximately 150 tons of pit run, Miami Oolite, Ocala, or Naranga type road rock meeting Florida State Department of Transportation specifications. Price'F.O.B. Vero Beach, Florida. 6. _Unit price per foot bid on asphalt coated corregated metal pipe `for any available gauge for approximately 800 linear feet depend- ,.ing upon the County's requirements. Sizes, ranging from'10" dia- u eter to 96" diameter. Delivered to the County Garage. 7. Unit price per foot bid on aluminum metalpipe for any available gauge for the County's requirements ranging in sizes from 10" diameter to 96" diameter delivered to the County Garage. 8. Unit price bid on "0" Ring Rubber and/or Neoprene Concrete pipe for any available gauge for approximately 200 linear feet depending upon the County's requirements. Sizes ranging from 10" diameter to 72" diameter. Delivered to the County Garage. 9. Approximately 100,000 gallons of hi -test gasoline and approxi- mately 65,000 gallons of diesel fdel all in accordance with the specifications and bid proposal forms available at the office of the County Administrator, Room 115, Court House, Vero Beach, Florida. OCT 81975 IR 24 'PAGE 14 10. Unit price per yard for approximately 300 yards of 3,000 pound ready -mix concrete for the pouring of bridge slabs at the County Garage. Also unit price per yard for approximately 100 yards of 2,500 pound ready -mix concrete delivered in as little as one yard quantities for miscellaneous pours at • various points in the County for bridges, headwalls and curbs. 11. Unit price bid per square yard for six inch depth soil cement. in amounts and in areas as requested by the County. The County to furnish base material graded ready for mixing, to furnish grading of mixed material and final hard planing. Contractor to furnish all necessary equipment for processing in accordance with Indian River County's specifications for cement stabiliza- tion of base Bourse. Bid ro be on basis of a cement percentage of 8% by volume. Contract price adjusted on the basis of.five cents per square yard per one percent increase or decrease in Bement percentage by volume. Seal coat shall be a minimum of .15 gallon of RC-ls asphalt per square yard, the sanding of the seal coat to be furnished by the County. All work to be in accordance with County Specifications. County to furnish initial tests and processing controls. 12. Unit price per gallon for approximately 5,000 gallons.of asphalt grade RC-ls and/or RS -2; approximately 10,000 gallons of asphalt grade AC -15. Material to meet Florida State Department of Trans- portation Specifications. Prices quoted shall be based on deli- very at Vero Beach. Florida, in 4,000 gallon truck load lots. Bids 'hall specify waiting time allowed. charges for waiting time and charges for return shipment of order made for direct delivery on job site. • 13. Unit price per square yard for six.inch depth of limerock, per Florida State Department of Transportation specifications, in • amounts and in areas as requested by the County. The County to furnish subgrade and drainage ready for base material. Contrac- tor to furnish all necessary equipment for compacting, and water equipment. Base to be inspected at County's expense and contrac- tor must produce base to meet County's requirements. Seal Coat shall be a minimum of .15 gallon of RC-ls asphalt per square yard, the sanding of the seal coat to be -furnished by the County. All work shall be in accordance with County Specifications. The base width furnished by the County shall be within reasonable limits. No forms shall be furnished. Notice of prepared subgrade Completion shall be given to the contractor and if deterioration of prepared work is caused by delay in contractor beginning work, the contractor shall rework road ready for base material subject to the approval of the County Administrator. County -to furnish initial final grade stakes. Replacement of grade stakes during contractor's operation shall be furnished by the contractor. Base shall be a minimum of 20' - 6" in width with a full 6" depth. Reasonable deterioration of prepared subgrade ahead of the base work shall be restored by the contractor. If weather deteriorates the road bed prepared by the County after set date of beginning of contract, it shall be the contractor's responsibility,to replace same. This is limited to base course construction and not to shoulders, drainage, etc. 14. Unit price. per square yard for a 6" mixed -in-place base on the basis of a mixture of three gallons per square yard of asphalt • in amounts andin areas as requested by the County Administrator. Also the price per gallon per square yard. The contract price will be adjusted by the combination of these bid figures in order to determine the.final price per square yard based on the actual quantity of asphalt used. There will be no reduction of contract price if the amount of asphalt used is less than three gallons per square yard. The contractor to furnish all necessary. equipment for the adding of asphalt in proper quantities, proper mixing and the final grading and compaction in accordance with Indian River County Specifications. The County to furnish the base material graded and ready for mixing. The contractor shall furnish a seal coat to be a minimum of .15 gallon of RC-ls asphalt per square'yard. Sanding of the seal coat to be furnish- ed by the County. The County will also furnish initial tests and processing control. 15. Unit price bid for stop signs, street signs, and various other signs and hardware all in acdordance with specifications and bid proposal forms at the office of the County Administrator, Room 115, Indian River County Court House. Vero Beach, Florida. 15 OCT 81975 ROOK 24 FvcE 15 ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT THE ABOVE BIDS BE REFERRED TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR EVALUATION. CHAIRMAN LOY INFORMED THE BOARD OF INFORMATION RECEIVED REGARD- ING FLOOD INSURANCE, SHE CONTINUED THAT A WEEK AGO VAL BRENNAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR, RECEIVED OFFICIAL MAPS THAT SHOW THE FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS, AND THE MAYORS RECEIVED A MAP OF THEIR MUNICIPALITY. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HAS ASKED FOR A MEETING TO REVIEW THESE MAPS, THE CHAIRMAN SUGGESTED AUTHORIZING MR, BRENNAN TO CONTACT ROBERT CASSELL) JR., FLOOD INSURANCE SPECIALIST, TO SCHEDULE THIS MEETING SO ALL THE MAYORS OF THE MUNICIPALITIES AND THE COUNTY COM- MISSIONERS CAN ATTEND AT ONE TIME. VAL BRENNAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR, APPEARED AND STATED THAT HE WOULD INVESTIGATE SETTING UP THIS MEETING AS SUGGESTED BY THE CHAIRMAN. MR. BRENNAN STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT IN A WEEK OR TWO THE "701" PROGRAM WILL RECEIVE NEW INFORMATION, HE HAS HAD FOUR MUNICIPALITIES INDICATE TO HIM THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN SOME TYPE OF "701" PLAN PROGRAM, AND HE WOULD LIKE AUTHORIZATION TO WORK WITH THESE MUNICIPALITIES, MR, BRENNAN STATED THAT THE STATE PLANNING ACT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND LSE PLAN BE COMPLETED BEFORE 1979, AND HE FEELS THESE MUNICIPALITIES HAVE NOT BUDGETED ENOUGH MONEY TO COMPLETE THIS PLAN IN ONE YEAR, BUT IT COULD BE COMPLETED OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD, THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE RATE SCHEDULE FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES FOR THEIR PLANNING NEEDS, MR, BRENNAN STATED THAT THE RATE SCHEDULE f�IS- CUSSED AT BUDGET HEARINGS WAS FOR THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, COMMISSIONER WODTKE INFORMED THE }BOARD IT WAS STATED THAT WHATEVER CHARGE WE MADE TO ONE MUNICIPALITY, WE WOULD MAKE TO ALL. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT SUGGESTED THAT THE RATES SCHEDULE HAVE A MINIMUM RATE IN IT, MR, BRENNAN STATED THAT HE HAS DRAWN UP A RATE SCHEDULE, BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE A MINIMUM RATE IN IT, 16 OCT 81975 BOOx 24 PAGE 1t OCT 81975 COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE FEELS EACH MUNICIPALITY SHOULD STATE WHAT THEY WANT IN PLANNING SERVICES FOR NEXT YEAR AND A RATE SCHEDULE BE PREPARED WITH A MINIMUM RATE INCLUDED. MR, BRENNAN STATED THAT THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES HAS BUDGETED $5,000.00, THE CITY OF FELLSMERE $500,00, AND THE TOWN OF ORCHID $250,00 FOR PLANNING, AND THIS IS NOT ENOUGH TO HIRE A STAFF PERSON, HE FEELS THIS YEAR WE SHOULD GIVE THEM MINIMUM SERVICE AND GET THEIR "701" APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. CHAIRMAN LOY EXPLAINED THAT MR, BRENNAN NOW HAS TWO C.E.T,A. PEOPLE, AND IF HE KNOWS HOW MUCH MONEY HE WILL HAVE, HE COULD THEN KEEP ONE OF THOSE EMPLOYEES, THE C.E,T.A. PROGRAM ENDSJANUARY, 1976. CHAIRMAN LOY ASKED MR. BRENNAN IF HE HAD GIVEN ANYONE A COST ESTIMATE FOR SERVICES, AND "RR, BRENNAN ANSWERED THAT HE HAD NOT, THE BOARD AGREED THAT IR, BRENNAN SHOULD ASK THE MUNICIPALITIES WHAT THEY WANT IN SERVICES AND ESTIMATE WHAT IT WILL COST THEM, AT THE SEPTEMBER 24, 1975 MEETING A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD REGARDING A ZONING CHANGE FROM A -AGRICULTURAL AND R-1 SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT TO R-1PII PERMANENT MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION DISTRICT OF A SECTION OF PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE AREA OF ICINGS HIGHWAY AND LINDSEY ROAD, THIS • PROPERTY IS OWNED BY JOHN D. COLE AND BOB HOFMANN IS THE DEVELOPER, AFTER DISCUSSION, THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED, AND IT WAS THE DECISION OF THE BOARD TO DO MORE RESEARCH ON THIS REQUEST AND TO MAKE IT AN AGENDA ITEM AT THIS MEETING. ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT STEVE HENDERSON, ATTORNEY REPRE- SENTING MR, HOFMANN AND 'MR. COLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE PRESENT TODAY, BUT HE HAS WRITTEN A LETTER WITH INFORMATION REGARDING WHETHER MOBILE HOMES ARE TAXED AS REAL PROPERTY, HIS LETTER EXPLAINED THAT WHILE A MOBILE HOME OWNER MAY HAVE THE OPTION OF PURCHASING AN"MV" TAG, WHEN THE MOBILE HOME IS ATTACHED TO A PERMANENT FOUNDATION ON LAND OWNED BY THE MOBILE HOME OWNER, IT IS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION (74-150), THAT THE OWNER AT THAT POINT HAS EXERCISED HIS OPTION TO TREAT THE MOBILE HOME AS REAL PROPERTY, AT THAT POINT THE MOBILE HOME OWNER IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AN "RP" TAG, AND THE MOBILE HOME AND LOT IS THEN TAXED AS REAL PROPERTY, 17 ., ROw( 2 4 ��GE 17 ATTORNEY COLLINS READ FROM FLORIDA STATUTE 193 AND THEN STATED THAT IF THE MOBILE HOME IS PERMANENTLY FIXED, IT WOULD BE TREATED AS REAL PROPERTY, BUT THIS IS NOT DEFINITE AS IT IS THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DECI- SION TO TREAT IT AS A VEHICLE OR A PERMANENT HOME. BOB f{OFMANN, DEVELOPER, APPEARED AND STATED THESE MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE THE WHEELS REMOVED AND FIXED TO A BASE WHICH THEY AS DEVELOPERS WILL DO, AND THE BUYER WILL HAVE NO OPTION AND IT WILL BE TAXED AS REAL PROPERTY. COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED IF WE HAVE ANY MOBILE HOMES ASSESSED AS REAL PROPERTY, ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THERE ARE SOME, BUT VERY FEW. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER ASKED IF THE PROPERTY APPRAISER WOULD NOW SAY HOW HE WOULD ASSESS THIS PROPERTY. ATTORNEY COLLINS ANSWERED THAT HE COULD NOT. 1R, H OFMANN STATED THAT HE HAS TALKED TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, AND HE SAID HOW IT IS TIED DOWN IS THE QUESTION. THIS IS A 152 ACRE SITE, APPROXIMATELY 120 ACRES WILL BE USED FOR THIS SUBDIVISION. IT WILL CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 430 UNITS AND WILL HAVE A TOTAL DENSITY OF 3.6 UNITS PER ACRE. THE REZONING REQUEST IS FOR 152 ACRES, THE DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT COME UNDER DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT BECAUSE IT IS UNDER 500 UNITS. MR. HOFMANN STATED THAT IT IS HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE AUTHORITY OVER THE ZONING OF THIS SUBDIVISION UNTIL THE SUBDIVISION APPROVAL IS GRANTED. ROBERT BERG, ASISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR, STATED THAT THIS IS TRUE; THE..ZONING WILL ONLY BECOME EFFECTIVE AFTER THE SUBDIVISION IS GRANTED FINAL APPROVAL. THE SUBDIVISION REVIEW COMMITTEE HAS A MEMBER FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS AND THAT PERSON LOOKS AT THE SUBDIVISION WITH REGARD TO THEIR DEPARTMENT. DENSITY IS COVERED AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE STATES THAT THE PROPERTY MUST MEET THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN. ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT ONCE THE LOTS ARE SOLD, THE OWNER HAS A CHOICE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT HE WILL FIX HIS HOME TO THE GROUND OR NOT AND THE PROPERTY APPRAISER HAS THE OPTION.TO ASSESS IT. 18 OCT 81975 8DQK 4- f'.4 GE 18 CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT SHE IS GOING TO HAVE TO OPPOSE THIS REZONING REQUEST. SHE CONTINUED THAT THE PROPOSED CHANGE CREATES SOME- WHAT OF AN ISOLATED DISTRICT UNRELATED TO THE DISTRICT AROUND IT. SHE DOES NOT'FEEL IT WILL ANSWER THE COUNTY'S NEED FOR LOW COST HOUSING, AND THE STANDARDS USED FOR THE BUILDING OF MOBILE.HOMES ARE NOT THE SAME STANDARDS USED FOR CONVENTIONAL HOUSING, SHE FEELS IT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO LIVE IN THE ADJACENT AREAS. SHE ALSO FEELS A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE SHOULD GO THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT RE- VIEW, BASED ON THE INFORMATION PRESENTED, SHE WAS NOT CONVINCED THIS PROJECT BELONGS IN THIS AREA, MR, HOFMANN STATED THAT ONE HALF MILE DOWN THE ROAD IS AN EXIST- ING TRAILER PARK. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE AGREES WITH WHAT CHAIRMAN LOY HAS STATED AND CONTINUED THAT YOU CANNOT BASE A DECISION ON WHAT THE DEVELOPER SAYS HE WILL DO. R-1PM PERMANENT MOBILE HOME DISTRICT ALLOWS 8.7 UNITS PER ACRE DENSITY AND THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY IT WILL BE. THIS WOULD BE A FORM OF STRIP ZONING, AND WE WOULD BE CREATING A NEW TYPE OF ZONING IN THAT AREA, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS HOME AND AN R-1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENT IS PRIMARILY IN THE TYPE OF STRUCTURE.THE PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTY IS THERE IS NO WAY TO CONSTRUCT A $20,000 HOME. THERE ARE MODULAR HOMES ON THE MARKET THAT ARE OF VERY GOOD CONSTRUCTION, BUT THEY ALSO RUN UP INTO $30,000. HE SUGGESTED THAT WE REFER THIS REQUEST BACK TO THE ZONING COMMISSION TO CREAT A NEW PERMANENT MOBILE HOME DISTRICT OF FOUR UNITS PER ACRE AND SEE IF THE ZONING COMMIS- SION WILL THEN APPROVE THIS REQUEST. MR, HOFMANN STATED THAT THERE IS A SECTION OF THE BUILDING CODE THAT THE TRAILER HOME FALLS UNDER, AND THEY HAVE TO BUILD TO CERTAIN SPECIFICATIONS. F.H.A. FINANCING IS CONTROLLED AS TO QUALITY. CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT NO ONE HAS PRESENTED ANYTHING THAT ASSURES US THAT THIS WILL HANDLE LOW COST HOUSING FOR OUR PEOPLE. %TILL THIS MEET ALL ITS NEEDS, BASED ON A $15,000 TAXABLE VALUE FOR THE SERVICES NEEDED, IT WILL NOT BALANCE OUT. No ONE DISAGREES WITH THE FACT THAT THERE IS A NEED, BUT SHE HAS NOT HAD ANYTHING SHOWN TO HER THAT THIS IS THE WAY IT COULD BE HANDLED. OCT 81975 19 1 BOOK ` 'PAGE ij COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED WHAT WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF A MOBILE HOME PARK, THIS IS AN OBJECTION, BUT IF YOU PUT ONE OF THESE UNITS ON A QUARTER ACRE AND PROPERLY LANDSCAPE IT, IT COULD BE ACCEPTABLE, WITH SUBDIVISION APPROVAL AND WITH PUTTING THEM ON THE TAX ROLL SO THEY PAY THEIR SHARE FOR SERVICES THEY WILL BE NEEDING, THIS COULD BE ACCEPTABLE, AND AS TIME GOES BY, PEOPLE. WILL NOT FIND IT SO OBJECTIONABLE, ONE UNIT PER QUARTER ACRE FIXED TO THE GROUND AND PROPERLY SHRUBBED, AND TF WE HAVE CONTROL TO HOLD THEM TO THE FOUR UNITS PER ACRE, IT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO AIM, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT WE SHOULD CREATE A DISTRICT THAT WOULD LIMIT THEM TO FOUR UNITS PER ACRE AND REQUIRE THAT THE UNITS BE ON A PERMANENT FOUNDATION, CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT THAT WOULD BE CONDITIONAL ZONING AND CANNOT BE DONE, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT A NEW DISTRICT COULD REQUIRE THESE RESTRICTIONS, WE WANT THOSE PEOPLE TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF THE TAXES IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WE SHOULD REQUIRE THEM TO BE ON A PERMANENT BASIS, VAL BRENNAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR, APPEARED AND STATED THAT THE LIFE OF A MOBILE HOME IS MUCH LOWER THAN A CONVENTIONAL HOME, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT WE ARE AT A STALEMATE, HE.FEELS THIS IS NOT THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY, THE ZONING COMMISSION DID NOT DENY THE REQUEST BECAUSE OF THE FOUR UNITS PER ACRE, AND HE DOES NOT FEEL IT SHOULD BE SENT BACK TO THE ZONING COMMISSION SO A NEW DISTRICT COULD BE CONSIDERED, CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT IT IS THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITY THAT WHEN WE DO MAKE A ZONING CHANGE OF THIS NATURE, WE SHOULD BE AS SURE AS WE CAN BE, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION IN OUR OFFICE REGARDING THIS PROJECT, AND WE COULD NOT ANALYZE ANY PLAN OF IMPACT, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO MAKE THIS AN AGENDA ITEM OF THE FIRST MEETING IN NOVEMBER, MR, HOFMANN ASKED WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE COMMISSIONER WOULD LIKE IN ORDER TO HELP THEM MAKE THEIR DECISION, 20 OCT 81975 ROfik i'AGE 20 OCT 81975 COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONVINCE HIM THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY AND WHAT WILL BE THE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE ZONING COMMISSION TO STUDY A NEW DISTRICT OF FOUR UNITS PER ACRE ON PERMA- NENT FOUNDATIONS, HE CONTINUED IF THE R-1PM DISTRICT AT EIGHT UNITS PER ACRE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, MAYBE WE HAVE A DISTRICT WE DO NOT WANT, CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE INFORMATION. PERTAINING TO THEIR BACKGROUND AS INDIVIDUALS OR,THEFR COMPANY ON PROJECT'S LIKE THIS; SOMETHING THAT IS TANGIBLE TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE QUALIFIED TO HANDLE THIS, ALSO, SHE WOULD LIKE ANY INFORMATION THEY COULD SUPPLY ON HOW THIS WOULD MEET OUR LOW COST HOUSING NEEDS, MR, HOFMANN STATED THAT THIS' COMMISSION SHOULD HAVE TO UNDER- STAND THAT WE HAVE TRIED TO GET THIS TYPE OF ZONING, AND SOMEONE WILL ALWAYS OBJECT, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE OPPOSES SENDING THIS REZONING REQUEST BACK TO THE ZONING COMMISSION, THIS IS A MOBILE HOME PARK AND TO DEVELOP IT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, - TO REDUCE THE DENSITY TO MAKE IT FIT, IS AN OBJECTION, ALSO, HE DOES NOT AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER'S ANSWER TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN LOW DENSITY; MAYBE THE ANSWER IS TO ALLOW A HIGHER DENSITY IN A SELECTED AREA, THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR INFORMED THE BOARD OF A TELEPHONE CALL FROM MR, HUGH DAWSON, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT REGARDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, MR, DAWSON RE- PORTED THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER OF CREDIT DOCUMENT, AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS INFORMATION GET TO HIM, HE SUGGESTED THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZE HIM, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER AND JACK HOCKMAN TO GO TO .JACKSON- VILLE TO REVIEW THIS WITH H.U.D. IT• WILL BE NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A RATE SCHEDULE SUCH AS IS PRESENTLY USED FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES ON AUTHORIZED WORK PROJECTS, THE HOURLY WAGES WILL BE THE SAME AS ESTAB- LISHED NOW FOR THE COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE EMPLOYEES, THE MONEY FOR THIS PROGRAM IS WAITING, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, FINANCE 21 BOOK 24 F,aLIE 21 OCT 81975 OFFICER HOCKMAN, AND COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER TO ATTEND A MEETING IN JACKSON- VILLE REGARDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM WITH THE DATE TO BE DECIDED BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ASKED THE BOARD TO CONSIDER A TRIP TO TALLAHASSEE TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF OBTAINING SOME PARTICIPATION MONEY FOR THE BLUE CYPRESS LAKE PROJECT IN REGARD TO INSTALLING RESTROOMS AND PUTTING IN A DUMPSTER SYSTEM AND A WATER SUPPLY, CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT WE NEED A PLAN AND AN ESTIMATE OF COST. THE BOARD AGREED THAT IF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CAN GET THE BASICS TOGETHER, A TRIP TO TALLAHASSEE WOULD BE CONSIDERED, COMMISSIONER WODTKE LEFT THE MEETING AT 4:00 O'CLOCK P.M. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, CHAIRMAN LOY VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE APPLICATIONS FOR LEON G. BASS, DALE W. CAMPBELL, EDWARD RICHARD O'DONNELL, ORVAL L. SHELTON FOR RENEWAL PERMITS TO CARRY A CONCEALED FIREARM, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, CHAIRMAN LOY VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE APPLICATION FOR DOMINIC SARACINO FOR A .PERMIT TO CARRY A CONCEALED FIREARM. ON MOTION BY COMMISSION SCHMUCKER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER° SIEBERT, CHAIRMAN LOY VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE REQUEST FOR OUT -OF -COUNTY TRAVEL FOR JUDITH A. WAKEFIELD, EXTENSION HOME ECONOMICS AGENT, TO ATTEND THE FOLLOWING. OCTOBER 14 BELLE GLADE AREA ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE (STATE TRAVEL FUNDS) OCTOBER 20 COCOA DISTRICT XII 4-H COUNCIL. (EVENING) MEETING (TRANSPORT 4-H DELEGATES.) JUDITH A. WAKEFIELD, EXTENSION HOME ECONOMICS AGENT, REQUESTED OUT -OF -COUNTY APPROVAL TO ATTEND A NATIONAL EXTENSION HOME ECONOMICS AGENTS ASSOCIATION MEETING IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE ON OCTOBER 27 - 31. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THIS REQUEST AND QUESTIONED-IF'THE STATE IS PAYING FOR THIS TRIP AND REQUESTED MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS TRIP, JACK HOCKMAN, FINANCE OFFICER, DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD WHO SHALL PAY FOR THE LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A 10% 22 BOB 24 PAGE 22 OCT 81975 MILLAGE INCREASE FOR THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REQUIRED BY SPECIAL ACT 74-500 AND CHAPTER 129 FLORIDA STATUTES, COMMISSIONER WODTKE RETURNED TO THE MEETING AT 4:15 O'CLOCK P,M. THE BOARD AGREED THAT THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SHALL PAY FOR THEIR LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS, MR. HOCKMAN ASKED IF WE SHOULD PAY THE HOSPITAL FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS AND INFORMED THE BOARD THAT WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE HOSPITAL THAT IF THERE ARE FUNDS LEFT FROM THE INDIGENT HOSPITALIZATION ACCOUNT, AND IF THERE ARE HOSPITAL BILLS CERTIFIED BY GLADYS VIGLIANO, COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTOR AND DR. C. FLOOD, COUNTY HEALTH DIRECTOR, THAT WE WILL PAY THOSE BILLS AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THE POSITION THIS YEAR IS THAT WE DID HAVE TO MAKE A BUDGET AMENDMENT AND PAY CONSIDERABLE MONIES INTO THAT ACCOUNT TO HANDLE EXTREME CASES AND WE HAVE EXCEEDED THE BUDGET, MR. HOCKMAN CONTINUED THAT HE DOES NOT THINK THE HOSPITAL IS LOOKING FOR THIS MONEY BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE THAT WE HAVE EXCEEDED OUR BUDGET. CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT THE HOSPITAL WILL BE NOTIFIED THAT WE HAVE EXCEEDED OUR BUDGET AND THERE ARE NO FUNDS AVAILABLE, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT AT THE APRIL 24, 1974 MEETING W. F. COX REPRESENTING THE WINTER BEACH CEMETERY ASSOCIATION APPEARED RE- QUESTING THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION TO PERMIT THEM TO INCORPORATE COUNT'S OWNED PROPERTY INTO THE ADJACENT WINTER BEACH CEMETERY PROPERTY FOR ADDI- TIONAL CEMETERY PURPOSES, AND THIS WAS GOING TO BE INVESTIGATED. HE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT ATTORNEY COLLINS INVESTIGATE THIS AS MR, COX WAS INQUIRING ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF THIS, THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR WILL INVESTIGATE THIS AND REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD STANDARDIZING THE CATEGORIES OF THE FRANCHISE RATES. THE BOARD FELT THAT SINCE SERVICE WAS NOT UNIFORM, RATES COULD NOT BE STANDARDIZED, THE BOARD INSTRUCTED ATTORNEY COLLINS TO PREPARE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OB VERO BEACH AND THE COUNTY REGARDING RATES ESTABLISHED FOR 1975-76 RECREATION PROGRAMS, THIS AGREEMENT WILL INCLUDE THE 1976 FOOTBALL PROGRAM. 23 4 BOOK 24 PACE 23 THE FOLLOWING LETTER HAVING BEEN RECEIVED IS HEREBY BEING MADE A PART OF THESE MINUTES. WARREN T. ZEUCH, JR. CHAIRMAN THOMAS R. JONES VICE CHAIRMAN JOE N. IDLETTE, JR. . LOIS KRAMER DOROTHY A. TALBERT QS: October 14, 1975 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD 6 °` AREA CODE 306 POST OFFICE BOX 2648 567-7165 VERO BEACH, FLORIDA - 32960 WILLIAM H. McCLURE SUPERINTENDENT Miss Alma Lee Loy, Chairman Indian River County Commission Courthouse Vero Beach, Florida Dear Miss Loy:: Two School Board members were appointed to the Tax Equalization Board at the regular School Board meeting of October 13, 1975: Mr. Warren T. Zeuch, Jr. and Mr. Joe N. Idlette, Jr. Both were notified of the meeting to be held at 9:00 a.m. Friday, October 17, 1975. Yours very truly, . ,A William H. McClure Superintendent WHM/gm cc: Mr. Warren T. Zeuch, Jr. Mr. Joe N. Idlette, Jr. OCT 81975 1 8041( 24 Pala 24 THE BOARD DISCUSSED A LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 24, 1975 FROM THE INDIAN RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RELATIVE TO $144,000.00 REVENUE SHARING FUNDS THAT WERE TENTATIVELY ALLOCATED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR CAPITAL IM- PROVEMENTS, AT THE MAY 30, 1973 MEETING THE BOARD AGREED THAT FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS FROM JANUARY 1, 1973 TO JUNE 30, 1973 IN THE AMOUNT OF $146,001.00 BE TENTATIVELY ALLOCATED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW HOSPITAL, AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO NOTIFY THE HOSPITAL THAT THOSE FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS WERE MADE AVAILABLE ON A TENTATIVE BASIS, IF A TRUE EMERGENCY CAN BE SHOWN, BECAUSE OF THEIR ANTICIPATED DECREASE IN TAXING AUTHORITY, DUE TO THE THEN TEN MILL CAP IN THE YEAR 1973-74 AND SUCH A SITUATION NO LONGER EXISTS, CHAIRMAN LOY INFORMED THE BOARD OF A LETTER FROM THE MOORINGS OF VERO, PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, REGARDING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON THE BEACH, CHAIRMAN LOY ASKED THE COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON THE BEACHES. 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 los. 4999 - 5084 INCLUSIVE; ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND NOS. 2593 - 2628 INCLUSIVE; AND FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND Nos. •955 - 968 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 APART OF THESE MINUTES. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ON MOTION MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE BOARD ADJOURNED AT 5:15 O'CLOCK P.M. ATTEST: CLE RfC/ ,r7 CHAIRMAN 25 OCT 8 1975 (AK 24 PAU 25