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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1980
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, ACTING AS THE DISTRICT BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT, MET AT CITY HALL COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, 1053 20TH PLACE, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, ON WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 22, 1980, AT 3:51 O'CLOCK P.M. PRESENT WERE WILLARD W.
SIEBERT, JR., CHAIRMAN; ALMA LEE Loy, VICE CHAIRMAN; WILLIAM C.
WODTKE, JR.; AND PATRICK B. LYONS. ABSENT WAS R. DON DEESON DUE
TO A DEATH IN HIS FAMILY. ALSO PRESENT WERE GEORGE G. COLLINS, JR.,
ATTORNEY TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; AND VIRGINIA HARGREAVES,
DEPUTY CLERK.
THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
CITY OF VERO BEACH FINANCE DIRECTOR TOM NASON REPORTED
THAT A MEETING WAS HELD WITH SOUTHERN-KELTON & ASSOCIATES IN REGARD
TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRE DISTRICT. THE AGREEMENT THEY PROPOSED
IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE THE COUNTY PREVIOUSLY HAD WITH THEM, AND
IT PROVIDES FOR CONSULTING SERVICES RE LOCATION OF THE NEW FIRE
STATIONS, DESIGN, ETC. MR. NASON STATED THAT IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION
OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT A CONTRACT BE APPROVED WITH SOUTHERN-
KELTON IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5,000. IT WAS FURTHER RECOMMENDED
Y.N RESPONSE TO COMMENTS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT A SPECIFIC PERSON
BE DESIGNATED AS THE SOLE SOURCE FROM WHICH MR. KELTON WOULD BE
DIRECTED, AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNING
BOARD BE DESIGNATED AS THAT PERSON. HE CONTINUED THAT THE SECOND
MODIFICATION IN THE AGREEMENT WAS TO CLARIFY THE WORDING RE THE
CHARGES AND MAKE IT "UP TO $300 PER DAY" AND TO SET OUT THAT THE
EXPENSES WOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLA. STAT. 112.061, IT WAS THE
UNANIMOUS POSITION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT THE GOVERNING BOARD
CONSIDER THIS. MR. NASON NOTED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE CONTRACT
IN ITS FINAL FORM; IT IS BEING COMPLETED. FUNDAMENTALLY, IT IS THE
SAME WITH THE ABOVE MODIFICATIONS.
QUESTION AROSE ABOUT A SPECIFIC TITLE FOR MR. NASON, AND
HE REPORTED THAT IN ORDER TO DIFFERENTIATE FROM HIS POSITION AS
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FINANCE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, HE REQUESTED THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER LIVING HIM THE TITLE OF FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR
FOR THE DISTRICT; THEY AGREED, AND HE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED THE
GOVERNING BOARD'S CONCURRENCE SO HE CAN HAVE A TITLE TO SIGN UNDER
WHEN HE SENDS OUT CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE DISTRICT.
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT AGREED THAT SHOULD BE THE FIRST ORDER OF
BUSINESS.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
Loy, THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE SOUTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE
DISTRICT UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A POSITION OF FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR
FOR THE DISTRICT.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPOINTED THOMAS MASON FINANCIAL ADMINISTRA-
TOR FOR THE SOUTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE CONTRACT WITH SOUTHERN-KELTON
& ASSOCIATES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND AUTHORIZED
THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AFTER REVIEW BY THE DISTRICT'S ATTORNEY AND
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR.
SAID AGREEMENT WILL BE MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES WHEN
COMPLETED AND RECEIVED.
ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT BOND COUNSEL HAS
SENT DOWN A RESOLUTION FORM, BUT HE DID NOT FEEL IT IS IN FINAL FORM
TO BE ADOPTED TODAY. HE ASKED THAT THE BOARD HAVE THE FINANCIAL
ADMINISTRATOR REVIEW THIS DOCUMENT SO WE CAN BE IN A POSITION TO
ADDRESS IT AT THE NEXT MEETING.
COMMISSIONER LYONS REQUESTED THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR
TO BE SURE THAT WHEN THERE ARE JOB OPENINGS THAT THE NOTICE OF THIS
GETS TO THE COUNTY AS WELL AS THE CITY AND TO BE SURE THAT WE SET UP
A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO PERSONNEL DIRECTORS.
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THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ON MOTION MADE, SECONDED
AND CARRIED, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTING AS THE DISTRICT
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE
DISTRICT ADJOURNED AT 4:00 O'CLOCK P.M.
ATTEST:
CLERK
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THEREUPON RECONVENED
AT 4:01 O'CLOCK P.M. WITH THE SAME MEMBERS PRESENT.
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UTILITIES DIRECTOR GEORGE LINER CAME BEFORE THE BOARD TO
REVIEW HIS PROPOSED PRIORITY SYSTEM FOR CONNECTIONS TO THE COUNTY
WATER SYSTEM AS SET OUT IN THE FOLLOWING MEMO:
MEMORANDUM
TO: Neil Nelson, County Administrator
FROM: George Liner, Utilities Director
SUBJECT: Proposed Priority System for Connections to County Water System.
DATE: October 15, 1980
From now until the initial rush of connections are satisfied, there
will be a problem determining who should have a connection and when can
it be made. The following proposal is offered for consideration as to a
logical plan which requires a minimum of confusion or judicious decisions.
The following priority is proposed until the system reaches a design
demand of 80% of the maximum capacity of the system. When this point is
approached or reached, a limited rate of connection will be imposed while
the next phase of growth is completed. To do this, the developer will
be.limited with a schedule of units vs. connection date (not to be exceeded)
set as part of the service agreement. To be considered for connection the
customer must be contiguous to existing water mains. Priority levels
will be assigned only after service agreements are fully executed and
all applicable fees are paid.
The priority for connections to be made to the system should be:
1. Where conditions are certified to be an emergency by the Health Depart-
ment officials, these cases shall receive top priority; ie. all later
priorities will be interrupted for this installation or connection.
2. Chronologically according to the following cases.
2A. Individual customers applying by signing a service agreement
and paying appropriate fees.*
2B. Projects that require connection on the County 6th Avenue Force
Main and signs agreements complete with fees.* These will be
water and sewer customers. This priority will preclude adding
"sewer only" customers which should be avoided per Ordinance
80-13.
2C. Projects that require "water only" service that sign agreements
complete with fees.*
3. Chronologically (first come, first served) on a request basis -
subject to agreement and fees.*
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4. If the plant capacity is used up before accepted, the developer will
be given -the option of having his agreement rescinded and the impact
fees refunded, or have the agreement and priority level remain in
effect until service can be provided.
When these priorities are all satisfied, if there is plant capacity
remaining, the same priority schedule shall apply for non-contiguous
connections that are economically feasible. The feasbility pertains to
extending the water mains according to the Master Utility Plan.
George Liner Utilities Director
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cc: John Robbins
Joe Collins
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* If the fees are escalated during the period the connection is contracted
for, the customer will be required to pay the escalated fee prior to
making the connection. When a project is developed in phases, the County
responsibility shall be limited to servicing only those connections
paid in advance.
COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF AN
INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER AND WHETHER ITEM 2A ALSO WOULD INCLUDE COMMERCIAL.
MR. LINER STATED THAT HE CONSIDERED AN INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER
A FAMILY THAT WANTS SERVICE TO THEIR EXISTING HOME, AND UNDER 2P:, HE
WAS THINKING IN TERMS OF A FAMILY HOME.
COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED WHERE COMMERCIAL FITS INTO THIS
PRIORITY SYSTEM, AND MR, LINER STATED THAT IF THE COMMERCIAL IS IN
EXISTENCE, OR IF IT IS TO BE BUILT, AND THE OTHER PRIORITIES ARE
COMPLETED, IT COULD.GET ON THE LIST: HE FELT IT WOULD BE COVERED
UNDER 2B AND 2C, AND ALSO UNDER ITEM 3. HE AGREED IT MIGHT CLARIFY
MATTERS TO SPECIFY THOSE COMING UNDER 2A AS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE FAMILY.
ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THE INTENT OF THE MID FLORIDA
AGREEMENT IS THAT WE HOOK UP CONTIGUOUS PROPERTIES, AND HE FELT THE
WORD "CONTIGUOUS" NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED UNDER 2A, I.E., "INDIVIDUAL
SINGLE FAMILY CONTIGUOUS PROPERTIES APPLYING..." THE BOARD AGREED.
COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED IF THE INTENT OF 2A IS TO LIMIT
THE APPLICATIONS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS OR WHETHER IT WOULD MAKE A DIF—
FERENCE IF THE INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER APPLIES FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOME
THEY ARE GOING TO BUILD THAT WILL BE CONTIGUOUS TO SOMEONE ALREADY
HOOKED UP.
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MR. LINER STATED THAT HIS INTERPRETATION OF CONTIGUOUS
WOULD BE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE ADJACENT TO A WATER MAIN, AS
STATED IN THE NEXT TO LAST SENTENCE OF THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF HIS MEMO.
COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED AT WHAT POINT WOULD MR, LINER MAKE
A DECISION TO DO A PROJECT UNDER 2B, AND MR. LINER STATED THAT IF ALL
THE APPLICANTS WITH HIGHER PRIORITY ARE EXHAUSTED AND WE STILL HAVE
RESERVE CAPACITY, THEN WE GO TO THE NEXT PRIORITY.
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT SOME MAY NEVER BE CONNECTED,
AND MR, LINER STATED THAT HE VISUALIZED THAT THERE WILL BE A RUSH
OF EACH KIND OF CATEGORY AT FIRST. HE FELT THAT AFTER THE INITIAL
RUSH AND WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF THE IMPACT FEES, WE WILL BE GETTING
SOME OF THESE PROJECTS. HE NOTED THAT SOME OF THOSE WHO ARE SEWER
ONLY CUSTOMERS ALREADY HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST.
COMMISSIONER WODTKE CONTINUED TO DISCUSS THE SEQUENCE OF
HOOK-UPS, NOTING THAT THOSE UNDER 2A WHO MAKE APPLICATIONS WILL BE
TAKEN CARE OF FIRST AND THEN YOU GO TO THE NEXT CATEGORY, BUT WISHED
TO KNOW HOW IT WOULD BE HANDLED IF, IN THE MEANTIME, MORE APPLICATIONS
CAME IN FROM 2A. HE STATED THAT HE HAD FELT THE INTENT WAS TO TAKE
OF THE EXISTING HOMES FIRST.
SCHEDULES.
MR. LINER BELIEVED IT WILL HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT WITH
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT HIS INTERPRETATION WAS THAT
WE WERE GOING TO TAKE ALL THE APPLICATIONS AND ARRANGE THEM ON A
PRIORITY SEQUENCE - FIRST SINGLE FAMILY, NEXT COMMERCIAL AND PROJECTS,
ETC., THAT ARE WATER AND SEWER, AND THIRD, THE WATER ONLY. HE FELT
IF YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH 2A AND GET TO 2B, BUT GET ANOTHER APPLICATION
FROM 2A, THEY WOULD GO TO THE HEAD OF THE PRIORITY LIST.
MR. LINER AGREED THAT IS THE FEASIBLE WAY TO DO IT.
COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THAT WE MUST BE PREPARED TO STAND
FIRM, BUT BE CONSISTENT.
ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT PUTTING OURSELVES
IN THE POSITION OF ENTERING INTO DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS BEYOND OUR
CAPACITY, AND HE FELT THAT 2B AND 2C LEAVE THIS OPEN. THE ATTORNEY
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FURTHER FELT THAT
ITEM 4 WHERE MR. LINER TALKS ABOUT TELLING
THE
DEVELOPER WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE CAPACITY AND RETURNING HIS MONEY
COULD PUT US IN A REAL PICKLE AND THAT IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. HE
STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BOARD MANDATE THAT AFTER WE
REACH A CERTAIN POINT, NO DEVELOPER AGREEMENT WILL BE ENTERED INTO
WITHOUT SHOWING THERE IS ADEQUATE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR
NEEDS UP TO THE EXTENT OF THE AGREEMENT.
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT AGREED AND FELT WE SHOULD REQUIRE THE
DEVELOPER TO BEAR THE COST OF THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER OR NOT
THERE IS ENOUGH CAPACITY.
MR. LINER POINTED OUT THAT AS WE APPROACH THE NUMBER OF
UNITS WE KNOW WE CAN SERVICE, ANYONE WHO CAME IN FOR MORE GALLONS
THAN WE WOULD HAVE, WOULD BE TURNED DOWN. HE BELIEVED THAT WE
ALREADY HAVE THE MECHANISM TO DETERMINE THIS. HE NOTED THAT WITH
THE 600,000 GPD WATER ALLOCATION, WE CAN HAVE ABOUT 400 MORE UNITS
BEFORE WE HAVE OUR OWN PLANT IN OPERATION, AND AS WE GET CLOSE TO
THAT AMOUNT, WE COULD MODIFY THAT NUMBER ACCORDING TO ACTUAL EXPERIENCE
AND DEMAND, ADMINISTRATOR NELSON AGREED THAT THIS JUST INVOLVES
SIMPLE ARITHMETIC.
ENGINEER ROBBINS ASSURED THE BOARD THAT KEEPING UP WITH
THE BOOKS ON THE NUMBER OF UNITS AVAILABLE IS QUITE SIMPLE.
COMMISSIONER WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT THE SECOND PARAGRAPH
OF THE MEMO STATES THAT WHEN THE SYSTEM REACHES A DESIGN DEMAND OF
HO% OF MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF THE SYSTEM, A LIMITED RATE OF CONNECTION
WILL BE IMPOSED, AND ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED HIM THAT WE ARE CLOSE
TO THAT POINT RIGHT NOW.
ATTORNEY COLLINS SUGGESTED THAT A TIME BE SET, PERHAPS
THREE MONTHS, TO ADVERTISE IN THE PAPER THAT CONTIGUOUS SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENCES WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY, AND OTHER EXISTING
STRUCTURES; THEN AFTER THREE MONTHS, WE WOULD DRAW THE LINE AND SEE
HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IS AVAILABLE AND THEN PUT IT OUT TO
DEVELOPERS TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN SERVICE.
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DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON REDRAFTING THE AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE
THE THINGS DISCUSSED, AND IT WAS FELT THAT FOR THREE MONTHS WE WOULD
SAY EXISTING CONTIGUOUS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES CAN MAKE APPLICATION
AND OTHER EXISTING CONTIGUOUS STRUCTURES, AND IN THE SECOND THREE
MONTHS, WE WOULD CONSIDER ANYONE IN THAT SAME CATEGORY WHO DIDNIT
APPLY PREVIOUSLY, PLUS DEVELOPERS WHO COULD BE SERVICED, AND IF IN
THAT THREE MONTH PERIOD ALL THE CAPACITY IS USED UP, THERE WOULD BE
NO ADDITIONAL CONNECTIONS AVAILABLE FOR 6TH AVENUE.
ATTORNEY COLLINS AGREED THAT WAS A PROPER SEQUENCE AND
NOTED THAT PREFERENCE COULD BE GIVEN TO SEWER AND WATER CUSTOMERS,
COMMISSIONER WODTKE COMMENTED THAT, IN ESSENCE, WE WOULD
HAVE NO MORE SEWER CUSTOMERS, AND ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THIS WAS NOT
NECESSARILY SO BECAUSE THERE ARE ALTERNATE WATER SUPPLIES AND THERE
IS NOTHING TO SAY WE COULDN'T HOOK THESE PEOPLE UP AS SEWER CUSTOMERS,
ALTHOUGH WE WOULD PREFER TO HAVE BOTH WATER AND SEWER.
COMMISSIONER WODTKE NOTED THAT THERE WONT BE ANY INDIVIDUALS
FOR WATER AND SEWER UNLESS THEY PUT IN LIFT STATIONS, AND SINGLE FAMILY
LIFT STATIONS ARENIT FEASIBLE.
DISCUSSION AROSE ABOUT TROPIC GROVES, AND THE ATTORNEY DID
NOT SEE HOW A PROJECT SUCH AS THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED UNTIL THE NEW
PLANT IS ON LINE.
AFTER FURTHER CONVERSATION, CHAIRMAN SIEBERT DIRECTED
UTILITY DIRECTOR LINER TO WORK WITH ATTORNEY COLLINS ON REDRAFTING
THE PRIORITY SYSTEM FOR WATER CONNECTION AS DISCUSSED.
WASTEWATER SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERO REACH, TOWN OF
INDIAN RIVER SHORES AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
COMMISSIONER LYONS REPORTED THAT PART OF THE AGREEMENT IS
THAT THE TOWN DISMISSES THE SUIT AGAINST THE COUNTY FOR SEWER SERVICE.
HE NOTED THE PERTINENT PART OF THE AGREEMENT IS FOUND STARTING AT
PARAGRAPH 6, WHICH SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATES THE AREAS TO BE COVERED,
INCLUDING THE "TRACKING STATION" AS SHOWN IN EXHIBIT "A"; HE FELT
THE NEXT THING OF SPECIFIC IMPORTANCE IS AT THE BOTTOM OF PARAGRAPH 7
ON PAGE 3 WHERE THE CITY AGREES TO ACCEPT TITLE TO WASTEWATER FACILITIES.
LIFT STATION, ETC., ONLY AFTER CONDITIONS ARE FULLY COMPLIED WITH TO
THE SATISFACTION OF THE CITY. COMMISSIONER LYONS CONTINUED THAT
ORIGINALLY IT WAS PROVIDED THAT IF THE TOWN DID NOT CONSTRUCT THE
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SEWER LINE BETWEEN PEBBLE BAY LIFT STATION AND THE NORTH LIMITS OF
VERO BEACH THAT, AT A TIME .THECOUWU FOUNDS- AUSFACTiO6?Y , WE WOULD RUN A F"
LINE FOR OUR PURPOSES, BUT IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED TO HANDLE IT
SO THAT IF THE TOWN PUTS IN A LINE BIG ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE TOTAL
400,000 GPD, THE COUNTY WILL PAY TO THE TOWN THE COST OF RUNNING A
6" LINE; IF THE TOWN IS DELAYED AND THE COUNTY WANTS TO PROCEED, WE
WOULD CONSTRUCT A LINE BIG ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE 440,000 GPD, AND
THE TOWN WOULD PAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT COST AND THE COST FOR
A 6" LINE. THE ALLOCATION TO THE CITY FOR THE COUNTY AREA IS A
PERMANENT ALLOCATION, AND THIS BECOMES A SERVICE AREA OF THE CITY.
THE ALLOCATION AS FAR AS THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES IS CONCERNED
HAS A TIME LIMIT. COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THAT IN PARAGRAPH 9, WE
SPECIFICALLY OUTLINED THE PACKAGE TREATMENT PLANTS OR LOCAL SEWER
ARRANGEMENTS THAT WOULD GO OUT OF BUSINESS AND THE SEQUENCE IN WHICH
THEY WOULD BE SERVED. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT IN ITEM 1.0, THE TOWN
AND COUNTY AGREE TO PAY THE CITY A CONNECTION CHARGE OF $187.50 FOR
EVERY UNIT THAT IS CONNECTED AT THE PRESENT TIME.
COMMISSIONER LYONS COMMENTED THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN PAST ONE
OF THE MAIN ARGUMENTS AND HAVE GOTTEN THE CITY TO AGREE TO TAKE THE
SEWAGE AT THE CITY LINE RATHER THAN HAVING US PAY FOR THE LINE ALL
THE WAY BACK TO THE SEWER PLANT. HE FELT THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
HE INFORMED THAT BOARD THAT HE HAS SOME DISAGREEMENT WITH OUR OWN
ATTORNEY AS TO WHO PAYS THE $187.50 CONNECTION FEE, AND IT IS HIS
FEELING THAT THE COUNTY SHOULD PAY FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO WERE
CONNECTED TO THE COUNTY'S SEWER SYSTEM WHILE ANY CUSTOMERS WHO ARE
CONNECTED TO THEIR OWN PRIVATE SYSTEM WHICH WE TAKE OUT OF BUSINESS
SHOULD PAY THE $187.50 DIRECTLY. THIS REALLY DOESN'T COME INTO THE
AGREEMENT, BUT COMMISSIONER LYONS JUST WISHED TO MENTION IT. COMMIS-
SIONER LYONS STATED THAT THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MANY,
MANY MEETINGS, AND HE FEELS IT IS ABOUT THE BEST WE CAN DO. HE WISHED
TO THANK FRITZ GIERHART FOR HIS HELP AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD
ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT.
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MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER LYONS THAT THE COUNTY ACCEPT
THE WASTEWATER SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF VERO REACH AND TOWN
OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN'S SIGNATURE.
ATTORNEY COLLINS REPORTED THAT CITY ENGINEER ROBERT LLOYD
IS WORKING ON EXHIBIT "A". FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WILL RE-
MAIN THE TOWN'S RESPONSIBILITY,AND THE TRACKING STATION PARK WILL BE
THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY. EXHIBIT "B" SETS OUT CORRECTIVE ACTION
THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN IN THE PEBBLE BAY SYSTEM. ATTORNEY COLLINS
STATED THAT HE HAS NOT SEEN THE COMPLETE EXHIBITS YET, AND HE SUG-
GESTED THAT THE MOTION SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL BY COMMIS-
SIONER LYONS OR THE ATTORNEY AND THE UTILITY DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITS
"A" AND "B" AFTER STAFF REVIEW.
COMMISSIONER LYONS STATED THAT HE WOULD AMEND HIS MOTION.
MOTION.WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMIS-
SIONER Loy, TO APPROVE THE WASTEWATER SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY
OF VERO BEACH AND THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES AND AUTHORIZE THE
SIGNATURE OF THE CHAIRMAN, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF FXHIBITS "A"
AND "B" BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, THE ATTORNEY AND THE UTILITY DIRECTOR
AFTER STAFF REVIEW.
COMMISSIONER WODTKE BROUGHT UP THE UNINCORPORATED ENCLAVE
MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 9; ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THIS WILL BE
INCLUDED IN THE TOWN'S ALLOCATION.
COMMISSIONER WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT IT STATES THAT ALLOCA-
TION IS AS THE TOWN DETERMINES THE ALLOCATION, AND ATTORNEY COLLINS
FELT THEY HAVE TO TREAT THE ENCLAVE PROPERTY CONSISTENT WITH ALL OTHER
PROPERTIES WITHIN THE TOWN'S LIMITS. HE STATED THAT THEY TRIED TO
DRAFT AN AGREEMENT WHEREBY IF THAT ENCLAVE WERE DEVELOPED ON THE
SAME LEVEL AS THE REST OF THE TOWN, IT WOULD RECEIVE THE SERVICES.
THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
SAID AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF VERO BEACH AND THE TOWN
OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES RE WASTEWATER SERVICE WILL BE PUT ON FILE IN
THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK WHEN COMPLETED AND RECEIVED.
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ADMINISTRATOR NELSON NOTED THAT COMMISSIONER LYONS
DESERVES AN AWARD FOR PERSISTENCE IN OBTAINING THIS AGREEMENT,
AND THE BOARD AGREED.
ENGINEER ROBBINS NOTED THAT HE HAD BEEN PUT ON A TEMPORARY
HOLD TO REVISE THE ENGINEERING PLANS OF THE SEWER LINE DOWN INTO
INDIAN RIVER SHORES SUBJECT TO THE OUTCOME OF THE FOREGOING AGREEMENT.
HE ASKED IF HE SHOULD CONTINUE TO HOLD OR PROCEED WITH THE 6" LINE.
COMMISSIONER LYONS COMMENTED THAT WE HAVE TO KNOW WHAT
THE 6" LINE WILL COST, AND MR. ROBBINS STATED THAT HE HAS THAT IN-
FORMATION.
COMMISSIONER LYONS BELIEVED THERE SHOULD BE THREE-WAY
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CITY, TOWN AND COUNTY TO GET STRAIGHT ON
WHAT THE SIZE OF THE LINE IS GOING TO BE. ENGINEER ROBBINS STATED
THAT HE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH UTILITY DIRECTOR LINER.
DRAINAGE IN HAEGER HIGHLAND SUBDIVISION - RAY PRESCOTT
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ANNOUNCED THAT THE COMPLAINT RE DRAINAGE
IN HAEGER HIGHLAND SUBDIVISION NOW WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS REQUESTED
IN THE FOLLOWING LETTER FROM RAY PRESCOTT:
- Septe28, 1980
W. W. Siebert, Jr., Chairman
Board of County Commissioners
Indian River County
Vero Beach, Fl 32960
Dear Mr. Siebert:
In October 1979, I appeared before the county commission
concerning my letter of September 12, 1979, regarding
drainage problem and Haeger Highland Subdivision. At the
board meeting, the decision was for the county to pursue
this matter, as the county attorney stated it should be
the countyts responsibility to see that this problem was
resolved.
However Mr. Jack Jennir{gs felt this was not the responsi-
bility of the county. I met with Mr. Jennings and he
related the county had no responsibility in this matter.
Later I learned that the county did indeed require the
developer to construct a road and cut ditches. The ditch
on the east side of Haeger Highlands Subdivision was never
cut to Citrus Road as reauired. This impaired the normal
flow to the west and as the side ditches were cut draining
the eastern half of the subdivision to the east, to the
area where the designed ditch would carry the water north
to Citrus Road. With the ditch construction being totally
ignored and subsequently approved by the county, the water
from this subdivision now flows onto my property, as related
in my letter of last year.
I consider this drainage of water onto my property extremely
damaging, as well as creating a tremendous health hazard.
I consider the county responsible for allowing this to happen.
I would appreciate your examining this situation and taking
immediate action to correct this inadequate drainage provision.
Yours t.r y,
Ray Prescott
255 9th Court
Vero Beach, F1 32960
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS
DISCUSSED THIS MATTER WITH MR. PRESCOTT AND HAS INFORMED MR. PRESCOTT
THAT THE ATTORNEY HAS STATED THE COUNTY HAS NO OBLIGATION IN THIS
MATTER, AND FURTHER THAT TWO SIMILAR REQUESTS MADE WHERE DRAINAGE
WAS NOT PUT IN PRIVATE SUBDIVISIONS ACCORDING TO THE PLAT WERE DENIED.
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MR. PRESCOTT COMMENTED THAT HE DOES NOT LIVE IN THE SUBDI-
VISION AS THE OTHER COMPLAINANTS DID, AND HE FELT THAT IS A MAJOR
DIFFERENCE.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR NELSON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THERE
IS NO DRAINAGE EASEMENT DRAWN ON THE PLAT, AND MR. PRESCOTT STATED
THAT FORMER ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS HAD SAID THE DEVELOPER HAD TO
CUT THE DITCHES AND HAVE THE ROAD BUILT BEFORE THEY WOULD ISSUE PERMITS.
LATIONS.
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT EXPLAINED THAT IS TRUE UNDER TODAY'S REGU-
ADMINISTRATOR NELSON NOTED THAT THIS PLAT WAS PUT ON RECORD
AS A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE. THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD BY METES AND BOUNDS,
AND THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD GET A BUILDING PERMIT WAS TO HAVE IT
RECORDED. THE INGRESS AND EGRESS DOES NOT EVEN MEET REQUIREMENTS,
AND THERE IS NO DRAINAGE SHOWN ON THE PLAT; NO DITCHES ARE CUT; AND
NONE ARE SHOWN ON THE PLAT. THE ADMINISTRATOR THEN READ ALOUD THE
FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION FROM THE PLAT OF HAEGER HIGHLAND SUBDIVISION:
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
T HE UNDERSIGNED DULY ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,FLORIDA,DOES
HEREBY CERTIFY THAT SAID BOARD HAS DETERMINED THAT THE STREETS
AND EASEMENTS SHOWN ON THIS PLAT ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC
USE AND THAT THEY ARE NOT, AND WILL NOT BE, A PART OF THE COUNTYS
SYSTEM OF PUBLIC ROADS; AND SAID BOARD HAS WAIVED A DEDICATION OF
THE SAME TO THE PUBLIC, AND HAS APPROVED THIS PLAT.THE STREETS
AND EASEMENTS WILL NOT BE IMPROVED OR MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY
UNTIL THERE IS A FORMAL ACCEPTANCE OF THESE STREETS AND/OR
EASEMENTS OR ANY PART THEREOF BY THE COUNTY.,
APPROVED THIS/Z DAY OF ivy ,1975.
CFNTY ADMINISTRATOR
MR. PRESCOTT STATED THAT IN THE MINUTES OF A PREVIOUS
MEETING ON THIS MATTER, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNTY TO PURSUE THIS MATTER, AND HE ASKED IF
THE BOARD IS NOW CHANGING THEIR MIND ON THIS.
ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED HIM THAT THE MINUTES HE READ DID
NOT HAVE SUCH A COMMENT IN THEM, AND WHAT THEY DID SHOW WAS THAT HE
SUGGESTED THE ADMINISTRATOR TALK TO THE VARIOUS PROPERTY OWNERS AND
ORGANIZE THEM FOR A SELF-HELP PROJECT TO TRY TO RELIEVE THE PROBLEM.
ADMINISTRATOR NELSON NOTED THAT HE HAD A RECENT CONVERSATION
WITH FORMER ADMINISTRATOR KENNINGS, WHO INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM
WAS NOT THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY.
COMMISSIONER LOY FELT THAT IT HAD BEEN POINTED OUT TO
MR. PRESCOTT PREVIOUSLY THAT WE HAVE NEW REGULATIONS NOW TO PREVENT
THESE PROBLEMS FROM CONTINUING TO RECUR,
MR. PRESCOTT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAD TO COME BEFORE
THE BOARD IN 1974 TO GET A WAIVER TO BUILD A HOUSE IN THIS SAME AREA
BECAUSE OF THE ONE ACRE REQUIREMENT. THE BOARD DID NOT FEEL THAT
THIS RELATES TO THE MATTER BEING DISCUSSED.
COMMISSIONER LYONS POINTED OUT THAT MR. PRESCOTT IS HERE
FOR PRECISELY THE REASON THAT THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS WERE CHANGED,
WHICH WAS BECAUSE PEOPLE HAD MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT THE ROADS, ETC.
ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED MR. PRESCOTT THAT HE HAS THE
RIGHT OF SELF-HELP.
MR. PRESCOTT STATED THAT HE INHERITED THE PROBLEM FROM
SOMEONE ELSE, AND HE HAD NO PROBLEM UNTIL THEY DID NOT CUT THE DITCHES
AND ACTUALLY SLOPED THE DITCHES BACK TO HIS PROPERTY. HE REITERATED
THAT IT IS NOT HIS PROBLEM; IT IS SOMEBODY ELSE `S PROBLEM THAT IS
CAUSING HIM A PROBLEM.
ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT HE DID NOT WISH TO ARGUE WITH
MR. PRESCOTT. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT ADMINISTRATOR NELSONS
RESPONSE WAS ENTIRELY CORRECT AND THAT SHOULD BE THE POSITION OF THE
COUNTY.
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT HE HAD TOLD MR. PRESCOTT
THAT WHEN THE COUNTY ACCEPTS SOMETHING THAT WAS WRITTEN ON A PLAT,
HE FELT IT SHOULD BE DONE AS ON THE PLAT, BUT THIS IS NOT A SITUATION
WHERE THE COUNTY SIGNED A PLAT AND THE DRAINAGE WAS NOT PUT IN; THE
DRAINAGE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PLAT IN THE BEGINNING.
ADMINISTRATOR NELSON STATED THAT IT WAS HIS RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE COUNTY DO NOTHING IN THIS REGARD.
DISCUSSION FOLLOWED IN REGARD TO A VOTE, AND THE ATTORNEY
STATED THAT THIS DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ACTION BY THE BOARD.
ED BOSCH, A NEIGHBOR OF RAY PRESCOTT, WISHED TO ADDRESS
THE BOARD. HE STATED THAT AT A PREVIOUS MEETING SOMEONE ON THE BOARD
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ASKED
THAT THE COUNTY
LOOK INTO THE MATTER AND COME BACK
WITH
WHAT
THE COUNTY'S POSITION WAS GOING TO BE WITH RESPECT TO THE EXPENDITURE
OF MONEY, ZONING DIRECTOR WALKER APPARENTLY LOOKED INTO THIS AND
DETERMINED THE DRAINAGE WAS NEEDED AND THERE WOULD BE A COST IN
EXCESS OF $30,000, MR. BOSCH CONTINUED THAT THE CONTRACTOR HAD
STARTED TO BUILD DITCHES, AND IN THAT CONSTRUCTION, MOVED THE FLOW
FROM THE STREET TO THE REAR PROPERTY LINE AND BROUGHT WATER BACK
ONTO THEIR PROPERTY. HE STATED THAT THEY NEVER HAVE RECEIVED ANY
FURTHER REPORT FROM THE COUNTY, AND HE FELT THE COUNTY DID HAVE
SOME OBLIGATION TO CURE THIS IN ALLOWING THE DEVELOPER TO BRING THE
WATER TO THEM.
COMMISSIONER LYONS REITERATED THAT THIS IMPROVEMENT WAS NOT
REQUIRED OF THE DEVELOPER AT THAT TIME, WHICH WAS WRONG, AND THE
COMMISSION, THEREFORE, DEVELOPED NEW REGULATIONS TO CURE THIS PROBLEM.
COMMISSIONER LYONS POINTED OUT THAT WHEN ANYONE BUYS PROPERTY, THEY
PAY A PROPORTIONATE SHARE FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS DONE ON THE PROPERTY,
AND NOTED THAT WHEN MR. PRESCOTT BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY, APPARENTLY HE
DID NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT AND NOW HE HAS TO FACE
UP TO THIS COST.
MR. BOSCH STATED THAT THEIR WATER IS BEING DRAINED, AND IT
IS THE WATER FLOWING OFF OTHER SUBDIVISIONS ONTO THEIR PROPERTY THAT
IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. HE NOTED THAT THEY COULD PUT UP A BARRIER,
AND THE ADMINISTRATOR FELT THEY HAVE THAT RIGHT.
COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT THIS BECOMES A CIVIL DISPUTE WITH
ANOTHER PROPERTY OWNER, AND IT IS NOT A COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY.
MR. BOSCH CONTINUED TO ARGUE THAT THEY DO HAVE AN EASEMENT,
AND THAT AFTER THE HURRICANE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS MADE A
STATEMENT TO KNIGHT & MATHIS THAT THE COUNTY WOULD BE HAPPY TO DIC A
DITCH TO RELIEVE THEIR FLOODING PROBLEMS IF THEY HAD AN EASEMENT.
THE BOARD FELT MR. BOSCH IS NOT COMPARING SIMILAR PROBLEMS,
AND ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS COMPOUNDED IN THAT
THE EASEMENT MR, BOSCH IS REFERRING TO IS A UTILITY EASEMENT, NOT A
DRAINAGE EASEMENT. THERE ARE NO EASEMENTS FOR DRAINAGE ON THE PLAT.
DISCUSSION CONTINUED, AND MR. PRESCOTT AGAIN REQUESTED
THAT THERE BE A MOTION OF THE BOARD PUT ON RECORD,
MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMIS-
SIONER LYONS, THAT THE BOARD ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADMINIS-
TRATOR AND THE ATTORNEY THAT THE COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE ANY RESPONSI-
BILITY IN THIS PROBLEM AND MAKE A COPY OF THE SUBJECT RECORDED PLAT
OF HAEGER HIGHLAND SUBDIVISION A PART OF THE RECORD, WITH SPECIAL
REFERENCE TO THE CERTIFICATION THAT THE COUNTY HAS NOT ACCEPTED THE
ROADS OR EASEMENTS FOR ANY MAINTENANCE OR IMPROVEMENT.
COMMISSIONER WODTKE WISHED TO MAKE A FURTHER STATEMENT TO
MRS PRESCOTT FOR THE RECORD. HE NOTED THAT THIS PROPERTY IS IN HIS
AREA, AND STATED HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ATTEND A MEETING OF THE PROPERTY
OWNERS, EXPLAIN THE SITUATION TO THEM, AND SEE IF THERE IS ANY WAY
HE COULD BE OF ANY HELP IN WORKING WITH THEM TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
HE FELT IF THESE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE CAUSING DAMAGE TO MR. PRESCOTV S
PROPERTY BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THEY HAVE DONE, THAT MR. PRESCOTT
DOES HAVE SOME RIGHT OF RELIEF, POSSIBLY COURT ACTION.
MR. PRESCOTT FELT MEETING WITH THESE OWNERS WOULD BE USELESS
BECAUSE MOST OF THEM ARE NOT AFFECTED AND THE COST WOULD BE OVER-
WHELMING.
THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
COPY OF PLAT OF HAEGER HIGHLAND SUBDIVISION IS HEREBY MADE
A PART OF THE RECORD.
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THE EAST 10 ACRES OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OFTHE SOUTHWEST
1/4 OF SECTION 13,TOWNSHIP33 SOUTH, RANGE 39 EAST
ACCORDING TO THE LAST GENERAL PLAT OF THE INDIAN RIVER
FARMS COMPANY SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2.
PAGE 25, ST. LUCIE COUNTY PUBLIC RECORDS, NOW LYING AND
BEING IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,FLORIDA; LESS ALL EXISTING
RIGHTS OF WAY OR EASEMENTS OF RECORD.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
THE UNDERSIGNED DULY ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,FLORIDA,DOES --
HEREBY CERTIFY THAT SAID BOARD HAS DETERMINED THAT THE STREETS
AND EASEMENTS SHOWN ON THIS PLAT ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC
USE AND THAT THEY ARE NOT, AND WILL NOT BE, A PART OF THE COUNTYS
SYSTEM OF PUBLIC ROADS; AND SAID BOARD HAS WAIVED ADEDICATION OF
THE SAME TO THE PUBLIC, AND HAS APPROVED THIS PLAT.THE STREETS
AND EASEMENTS WILL NOT BE IMPROVED OR MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY
UNTIL THERE IS A FORMAL ACCEPTANCE OF THESE STREETS AND/OR
EASEMENTS OR ANY PART THEREOF BY THE COUNTY.1,
APPROVED THIS/ -7- DAY OF M4ti ,1975.
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SIDE YARD EASEMENT 6.00 FEET
THE STREETS ANDEASEMENTS SHOWN ONTHIS PLATARE NOTDEDICATED TOTHE
PUBLIC AND WILL NOT BEA PART OF THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC ROADS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND THEY WILL NOT BE IMPROVED OR
MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY UNTIL THERE IS A FORMAL ACCEPTANCE OF THESE
STREETS AND/OR EASEMENTS OR ANY PART THEREOF, BY THE COUNTY
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THE EAST 10 ACRES OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OFTHE SOUTHWEST
1/4 OF SECTION 13,TOWNSHIP33 SOUTH, RANGE 39 EAST
ACCORDING TO THE LAST GENERAL PLAT OF THE INDIAN RIVER
FARMS COMPANY SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2.
PAGE 25, ST. LUCIE COUNTY PUBLIC RECORDS, NOW LYING AND
BEING IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,FLORIDA; LESS ALL EXISTING
RIGHTS OF WAY OR EASEMENTS OF RECORD.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
THE UNDERSIGNED DULY ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,FLORIDA,DOES --
HEREBY CERTIFY THAT SAID BOARD HAS DETERMINED THAT THE STREETS
AND EASEMENTS SHOWN ON THIS PLAT ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC
USE AND THAT THEY ARE NOT, AND WILL NOT BE, A PART OF THE COUNTYS
SYSTEM OF PUBLIC ROADS; AND SAID BOARD HAS WAIVED ADEDICATION OF
THE SAME TO THE PUBLIC, AND HAS APPROVED THIS PLAT.THE STREETS
AND EASEMENTS WILL NOT BE IMPROVED OR MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY
UNTIL THERE IS A FORMAL ACCEPTANCE OF THESE STREETS AND/OR
EASEMENTS OR ANY PART THEREOF BY THE COUNTY.1,
APPROVED THIS/ -7- DAY OF M4ti ,1975.
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SIDE YARD EASEMENT 6.00 FEET
THE STREETS ANDEASEMENTS SHOWN ONTHIS PLATARE NOTDEDICATED TOTHE
PUBLIC AND WILL NOT BEA PART OF THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC ROADS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND THEY WILL NOT BE IMPROVED OR
MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY UNTIL THERE IS A FORMAL ACCEPTANCE OF THESE
STREETS AND/OR EASEMENTS OR ANY PART THEREOF, BY THE COUNTY
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SECOND PUBLIC HEARING - PREAPPLICATION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT - 1980-83
THE HOUR OF 5:01 O'CLOCK P.M. HAVING PASSED, THE DEPUTY CLERK
READ THE FOLLOWING NOTICE WITH PROOF OF PUBLICATION ATTACHED, -TO -WIT:
VER® BEACH PRESS-J®URMAL
Published Meekly
Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida
COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER:
STATE OF FLORIDA
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared J. 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 hi
a � �L�/ �'C
in the matter of v
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in the
Court, was pub -
fished in said newspaper in the issues of _I "t I // r
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-
tiserrent; 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 bef me is / day of A. D.
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(SEAL)
OCT 2 2 1,980
(Business Manager)
(Clerk of the Circuit Court,, 1 dian River County, Florida)
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Notice is hereby given./that the County
Commission of Indian River County will hold a
public hearingg on October 22,1980, at 5:01 p.m.
in the Council Chambers of Vero Beach City
Hall at 1053 20th Place, Vero Beach, Florida,
for the purpose of:
(1) Informing the citizens of the County's
intent to fele a Pre -application for funding
under the Small Cities Program of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974 and
1978 as amended.
(2) Explaining the program, approximate
funding level, program requirements, and the
timing and approval procedures relating to the
Pre -application;
(3) Obtaining the views of the citizenry
regarding community needs and priorities and
receiving public input on how tim funds maybe .
spent;
(4) Explanation of how proposed activities
will benefit low and moderate -income
families, prevent and eliminate slums and
plight, upgrade the neighborhood. environment
or improve community services and facilities;
and
(5) Briefly discussing the accomplishments
of past efforts funded with CDBG funds as
contained in the status report which will ac-
company the Pre -application to be submitted
to the Department of Housing A Urban
Development (DHUD) by November 17, 1980.
Citizens will have an adequate opportunity to
participate in the development of any
revisions, changes or amendments for ex-
penditure of Community Development funds at
this public hearing.
Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River County, Florida
By: Willard W. Siebert, Jr.,
Chairman
.Oct.1611980. a,
Bou 45 PAGE 93
O CT 2 21980
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 J. 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
hi�in .�Indian River County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being
a
in the matter oft! &) Zog
A, A/
the Court, was pub -
fished in said newspaper in the issues of l96
Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Press -Journal is a newspaper published at
Vero Bcach, 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 sec3nd 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. �J
Sworn to and subscribed before a rh' y of ..... . A.D.
�jCl l.l�'��t.•
\ _ , dB (iness Manager)
(SEAL) (Clerk of the Circuit Court, ian River County, Florida)
45 PACE 94
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PUBLIC HEARING INIOTIOCE-,"
i
Notice is hereby given that the.County Commission of Indian ,
River County will hold a public hearing on October 22, 1980 at 5:01
p.m, in the Council Chambers of Vero Beach City Hall at 1053 - 20th
Place, Vero Beach, Florida, for the purpose of: '
I
(1) Informing the citizens of the County's intent to file a
Pre -application for funding under the Small Cities
Program of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 and 1978 as amended.
(2) Explaining the program, approximate fundirig level,
program requirements, and the timing and approval
procedures relating to the Pre -application;
I '
(3) Obtaining the views of the citizenry regarding com-
munity needs and priorities and receiving public in-
f put on how the funds may be spent;
(4) Explanation of how proposed activities will benefit
low and moderate-income'families,-prevent and-".'-!'.--*
eliminate slums and plight, upgrade the
neighborhood environment or improve community
services and facilities; and
(5) Briefly discussing the accomplishments of past efforts
funded with CDBG funds as contained in the status
report which will accompany the Pre -application to
be submitted to the Department of Housing & Urban
Development (DHUD) by November 17, 1980.
Citizens will have an adequate opportunity to participate In the
development of any revisions, changes or amendments for expen-
diture of Community Development funds at this public hearing.
Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River County, Florida
BY: Willard W. Siebert, Jr., Chairman
- October 12, 1980
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REGAN CAME BEFORE THE BOARD
TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION AND AGAIN REVIEWED THE PROPOSED PROGRAM AND
BUDGET, STATEMENT FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION, AND APPLICATION SUMMARY,
ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE 10:00 A.M.
PUBLIC HEARING. MR. REGAN STATED AS FOLLOWS:
In accordance with the Community Development Act of 1974
and 1978, as amended, and the Federal Department of Housing and
Urban Development regulations, we are opening this second Public
Hearing so that the citizens of Indian River County will have an
adequate opportunity to participate in the development of any
revisions, changes or amendments to the proposed 1981 Community
Development Block Grant Pre -application.
The proposed 1981 Pre -application is for a Comprehensive
Project to be called the "Southeast Gifford Project." It is
to be generally.bounded by U.S. Highway One (U.S. #1) on the
west, 38th Lane on the north, 17th Avenue on the east and 37th
Street (Barber Avenue) on the south, located in Gifford, Florida.
Rehabilitation $ 725,000
Streets 20,000
Park and Playground 15,000
Water Service 35,000
Relocation Assistance 150,000
Administration 138,000
Planning 27,000
Contingencies 60,000
$ 1,170,000
The total project is phased over a three-year period
with.the individual projects estimated as follows:
1981 Project
1982' Proj ect
1983 Project
$ 321,000
425,000
424,000
$ 1,170,000
It is proposed that the first year amounts reflect a period
of "gearing -up" for the three-year comprehensive program while
providing immediate improvements to the area.
MR. REGAN INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT WE HAVE INVESTIGATED
A SEWER SYSTEM FOR THIS AREA, AND THE COST WOULD BE AROUND $550,000,
WHICH IS PROHIBITIVE. HE CONTINUED THAT HE IS GOING TO INVESTIGATE
OBTAINING A WAIVER WITH FMHA OF THEIR SEWER REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO
BRING NEW HOUSING TO THE AREA.
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COMMISSIONER LYONS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A MEETING OF
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE; THIS PROJECT WAS DIS—
CUSSED; AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO GET THIS
PROJECT APPROVED AND FUNDED.
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO BE HEARD.
A. GROVER FLETCHER OF ROSELAND COMMENTED THAT A STATEMENT
HAS BEEN MADE THAT AVAILABLE FUNDING MAY VARY, AND THERE IS NO GUAR—
ANTY OF FUNDING. HE ASKED IF ANY PRIORITY HAS BEEN SET AS TO WHICH
ITEMS WILL BE FUNDED FIRST.
COMMISSIONER LYONS WAS NOT SURE THAT WAS ADDRESSED IN THE
COMMITTEE. HE STATED THAT THEY INITIALLY FELT THAT THEY WERE LOOKING
AT A PROJECT AS SUCH AND DIVIDING IT INTO A THREE YEAR PROGRAM; HE
DID NOT FEEL THEY ANTICIPATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE LESS THAN THE
PROJECT INVOLVED.
COMMISSIONER WODTKE LEFT THE MEETING TEMPORARILY AT 5:45
O'CLOCK P.M.
MR. FLETCHER NOTED THAT 14% OF THE BUDGET DEALS WITH ADMINIS—
TRATION AND PLANNING, AND WAS CONCERNED THAT IF, FOR INSTANCE, WE
ONLY RECEIVED 14% FUNDING, WHETHER ONLY ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE FUNDED.
COMMISSIONER LYONS BELIEVED IT WOULD BE OBVIOUS WE WOULD
NOT SPEND THE 14% ON ADMINISTRATIONIAND HE FELT REHABILITATION IS THE
FIRST PRIORITY.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REGAN EXPLAINED THAT UNDER
THE THREE YEAR PROGRAM, AS IT IS BROKEN DOWN, THEY WOULD START FROM
BARBER AVENUE WORKING NORTH AND GO AS FAR AS FEASIBLE SO THAT IF
THE FUNDING WAS DISCONTINUED FOR ANY YEAR, WE WOULD HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
WHAT WAS POSSIBLE IN A GIVEN AREA.
COMMISSIONER Loy POINTED OUT THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING THE
GUIDELINES THAT HAVE BEEN SENT DOWN TO US; WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE
WOULD BE BETTER OFF TO HAVE JUST A ONE SECTION PROJECT AND THAT THE
PROJECT SHOULD ENCOMPASS ALL OF THE THINGS SET OUT IN THE APPLICATION.
WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITHIN THE FRAME OF WHAT WAS SENT TO US.
we
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT NOTED THAT THIS IS A PREAPPLICATION;
YOU HAVE TO BE INVITED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION; THEY TELL YOU WHAT
AMOUNT TO SUBMIT FOR; AND IF IT SHOULD BE A LESSER AMOUNT, THEN YOU
REESTABLISH YOUR PRIORITIES.
LEROY BENNETT OF EAST COAST SELF-HELP HOUSING NEXT CAME
BEFORE THE BOARD AND STATED THAT HE WROTE MR. REGAN IN REGARD TO
PRODUCING 15 TO 20 HOUSES A YEAR UNDER THE SELF-HELP PROGRAM OVER A
THREE YEAR PERIOD, BUT HE NOTED THAT FMHA REQUIRES THAT THERE MUST
BE SEWER SERVICE. MR. BENNETT EMPHASIZED THAT ANY FEDERAL PROGRAM
WILL REQUIRE SEWER AND EXPRESSED REGRET THAT HE HAD NOT WORKED WITH
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. MR, BENNETT CONTINUED TO DISCUSS THE COST OF
PROVIDING SEWER SERVICE, WHICH HE REALIZED HAD BEEN ESTIMATED AT A
PROHIBITIVE COST. HE BROUGHT UP THE AGREEMENT MADE BETWEEN THE CITY
AND COUNTY IN REGARD TO FURNISHING WATER AND SEWER SERVICES TO THE
URBAN AREAS AROUND THE CITY AND NOTED THAT THERE IS A SEWER LINE
GOING OUT TO THE HOSPITAL AND POSSIBLY A LIFT STATION COULD PUMP TO
THAT LINE. HE FELT THERE ARE OTHER MEANS TO TRY TO CUT THE COST FOR
SEWER FOR THAT AREA. MR. BENNETT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HIS GROUP
HAS A GOOD TRACK RECORD IN THE COUNTY; THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY BUILD
THEIR OWN HOMES, AND THEY HAVE A VERY LOW FORECLOSURE RECORD BECAUSE
OF THE INTEREST PEOPLE HAVE IN HOMES THEY BUILD THEMSELVES. HE ALSO
NOTED THAT BRINGING MORE HOMES TO THE AREA WOULD MAKE AN ADDITION
TO THE TAX ROLL AND AGAIN EMPHASIZED THAT SEWER IS A NECESSITY BEFORE
ANY DEVELOPMENT CAN TAKE PLACE.
COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT THAT MR. BENNETT WILL FIND THAT
THERE IS GOING TO BE CONSIDERABLY MORE SEWER AVAILABLE SHORTLY IN
THE GIFFORD AREA; WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT A SCHEDULE TO MAKE THE GIFFORD
SEWER PLANT OPERABLE, AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME EXPANSION IN THE GIFFORD
AREA. HE POINTED OUT THAT THE REASON WE WENT WITH THIS PARTICULAR
PROJECT IS THAT WE CAME SO CLOSE TO GETTING IT FUNDED TWICE AND
FEEL WE SHOULD TRY ONCE MORE.
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CHAIRMAN SIEBERT INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT EARLIER TODAY
THE BOARD INSTRUCTED OUR ENGINEER TO EXPLORE ALL AVENUES OF FUNDING
FOR SEWER FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA AND POSSIBLY INCORPORATE IT INTO
THE 201 FACILITIES PLAN.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
Loy, COMMISSIONER WODTKE BEING OUT OF THE MEETING TEMPORARILY AND
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT VOTING IN FAVOR, THE BOARD CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
Loy, COMMISSIONER WODTKE BEING OUT OF THE MEETING AND CHAIRMAN SIEBERT
VOTING IN FAVOR, THE BOARD INSTRUCTED THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR TO COMPLETE THE PREAPPLICATION AS PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL
AT THE NEXT MEETING,
PROPOSAL OF SOUTHERN-KELTON & ASSOC, TO ANALYZE STRUCTURE OF VARIOUS
COUNTY DEPARTMENTS
ADMINISTRATOR NELSON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS TAKEN
A VERY CLOSE LOOK AT THE OVERALL COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT.
HE FELT IT NEEDS A MAJOR REORGANIZATION AND THAT WE HAVE COME TO THE
POINT WHERE WE NEED HELP IN COMING UP WITH THE REORGANIZATION. HE
CONTINUED THAT HE HAS SEEN MR. KELTON'S WORK IN MANY AREAS AND FEELS
HIS FIRM HAS GIVEN US A VERY FAIR PROPOSAL. MR, NELSON PASSED OUT
A CHART OF THE PRESENT ORGANIZATION OF THE ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT
AND BELIEVED THIS ARRANGEMENT SHOULD BE MODERNIZED IN ORDER TO OBTAIN
MORE EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE.
COMMISSIONER WODTKE RETURNED TO THE MEETING AT 5:55 O'CLOCK
P.M.
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT AS KED IF IT IS CUSTOMARY THAT WE HIRE
CONSULTANTS TO DO A REORGANIZATION OF ANY DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE COUNTY,
MR. NELSON BELIEVED WE PROBABLY COULD DO THIS IN-HOUSE, BUT
WITH THE WORKLOAD RIGHT NOW, WE NEED ASSISTANCE.
MR. KELTON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR
ORGANIZATIONS TO SEEK OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THIS PURPOSE AND NOTED
THAT THEY PRESENTLY ARE COMPLETING SOMETHING SIMILAR FOR HERNANDO
COUNTY, COLLIER COUNTY, LEE COUNTY, AND THE FORT LAUDERDALE RECREA-
TION COMMISSION. THEY ALSO ARE DOING SIMILAR WORK IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY.
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MR. KELTON DID NOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO THIS REORGANI-
ZATION INTERNALLY, BUT FELT THAT OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE PROVIDES A BETTER
PERSPECTIVE; IN ADDITION, THE EMPLOYEES ARE INVOLVED IN THEIR DAY TO
DAY ROUTINES AND DON `T HAVE THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THE ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE.
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT NOTED THAT OURS IS A RAPIDLY CHANGING
COUNTY, AND HE BELIEVED THAT MORE OF THIS TYPE OF THING IS GOING TO
BECOME NECESSARY IN THE FUTURE. HE FELT IF WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPA-
BILITY OF DOING THIS INTERNALLY, PERHAPS WE SHOULD HAVE.
COMMISSIONER LYONS STATED THAT HE DID NOT REALLY SEE THE
CAPPBILITY FOR THIS ANY PLACE AT THE PRESENT TIME, WHICH WAS NO
REFLECTION ON THE ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE THEY HAVE ENOUGH STRUGGLE
NOW JUST TO CATCH UP. HE NOTED THAT THE ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT IS
ONLY A PART OF THE PROBLEM, AND WE SHOULD LOOK AT THE OVERALL PICTURE.
COMMISSIONER LOY FELT IT IS .VERY OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A
NEED FOR THIS TYPE OF REORGANIZATION. SHE POINTED OUT THAT DURING
BUDGET SESSION, MANY QUESTIONS WERE RAISED THAT COULDNIT BE ANSWERED
AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BOTH TO GET
MORE EFFICIENCY AND ENABLE THEM TO KEEP UP WITH THE WORKLOAD THAT
HAS BEEN PUT UPON THEM.
DISCUSSION ENSUED AS TO WHETHER SOUTHERN-KELTON'S PROPOSAL
RELATED ONLY TO THE ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT, AND IT WAS FELT THAT
THE PROPOSAL WAS FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATOR AND
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, WITH AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE
ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT.
COMMISSIONER WODTKE FELT THAT THE ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURE
OF THE LABORERS IN THE ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT WAS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE
MORE EFFICIENCY, BUT HE FELT THAT THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF
THE ADMINISTRATOR AND DEPARTMENT HEADS WAS PRETTY WELL DEFINED. HE
COMMENTED THAT AT ONE: TIME WE HAD A VERY EXPENSIVE PROPOSAL RE AN
AN ANALYSIS OF SCHEDULING AND EQUIPMENT COSTS, DOWN TIME, PROPER
SUPERVISION AND TRAINING OF THE LABOR FORCES, ETC., AND STATED THAT
HE IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT AN ANALYSIS ALONG THE LINES OF PROCEDURES.
HE FELT THERE IS A NEED TO ESTABLISH WHAT AUTHORITY THE FOREMAN HAS
AND OVER WHICH WORKERS AND HOW THEY COORDINATE.
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COMMISSIONER LYONS EMPHASIZED THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE
WHOLE PROGRAM AS TO WHO IS IN CHARGE OF WHAT AND HOW MANY PEOPLE
REPORT TO HIM, AND HE BELIEVED THAT THIS REQUIRES A LOOK FROM SOMEONE
SITTING ON THE OUTSIDE.
DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AS TO SPECIFICS IN DELINEATING DITCH
CREW LEADERS, DITCH CREW FOREMEN, AND THE LINE OF RESPONSIBILITY, ETC.,
AND ATTORNEY COLLINS COMMENTED THAT HE FELT MR. KELTON'S PROPOSAL TO
REVIEW THE STATUS OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS POSITION WAS VERY
VALID SINCE, ACCORDING TO THE STATUTES, THE ADMINISTRATORS POSITION
MAY BE DIFFERENT TODAY THAN IN PAST YEAR.
MR. KELTON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEIR FIRST PRIORITY
WOULD BE WITHIN THE PUBLIC WORKS AREA WHICH HE FELT WOULD TAKE 30
IO 45 DAYS, AND THAT THE BALANCE COULD BE HANDLED IN 45 Io 60 DAYS
AFTER THAT,
ATTORNEY COLLINS REPORTED THAT HE HAS LOOKED OVER THE SCOPE
AGREEMENT AND HAS NO PROBLEM WITH IT AS LONG AS IT HAS A MAXIMUM CAP.
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT HE WOULD WANT TO SEE A "NOT TO
EXCEED It FIGURE INCLUDED, AND MR. KELTON FELT AT THIS POINT, HE WOULD
HAVE TO SET AN $8,000 FIGURE UNTIL THEY GET FURTHER INTO THE STUDY.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED THE PROPOSAL OF SOUTHERN-KELTON
& ASSOCIATES DATED OCTOBER 6, 1980, FOR THE ANALYSIS OF OUR ORGANIZA-
TION AS OUTLINED FOR THE "NOT TO EXCEED 11 FIGURE OF $8,000, AND
AUTHORIZED THE SIGNATURE OF THE CHAIRMAN, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
WE WILL GET AN INTERIM REPORT ON THE ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT BEFORE
THE FINAL REPORT.
COMPLETED.
SAID AGREEMENT WILL BE MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES WHEN
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PLANNING DIRECTOR DAVID REVER RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD
THAT WE UTILIZE THIS ADDITIONAL $20,000 PLANNING GRANT TO HELP ACCOM-
PLISH THE TASK WE ALREADY ARE UNDERTAKING SOMEWHAT MORE EFFICIENTLY
AS WELL AS MORE SPEEDILY. HE THEN DISCUSSED THE COMMITMENT THE
COUNTY HAS TO HELP SEBASTIAN AND FELLSMERE COMPLETE THEIR COMPREHENSIVE
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PLANS. HE FELT SINCE WE HAVE BEEN GRANTED THIS WINDFALL, WE COULD
UTILIZE A PORTION OF IT TO CONTINUE THE HELP THAT COUNTY PLANNING
NOW NEEDS TO COMPLETE OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THEREBY FREE STAFF
MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH FELLSMERE AND SEBASTIAN SO THEY
CAN COMPLETE THOSE PLANS NOW. OUR AGREEMENT WAS THAT WE WOULD HELP
THEM UPON COMPLETION OF OUR OWN PLAN, BUT POSSIBLY WE CAN UTILIZE
A GOOD PORTION OF THIS ADDITIONAL GRANT TO HELP THEM OUT NOW; IN
THIS WAY WE WOULD NOT BE PASSING THE MONIES ON TO THEM DIRECTLY,
BUT WOULD MAKE HELP .AVAILABLE TO THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT FELT THIS IS ACCEPTABLE AS LONG AS IT IS
UNDERSTOOD THAT WE ARE NOT MAKING ANY PROMISES. HE CONTINUED THAT
IF WE ACCEPT MR. REVERS RECOMMENDATION, WE WILL NEED A MOTION
AUTHORIZING HIM TO ACCEPT THE GRANT.
COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED IF WE HAVE TO BE VERY SPECIFIC
ABOUT WHAT THE GRANT IS GOING TO BE USED FOR. HE COMMENTED THAT
WE HAVE ASKED THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL FOR A PROPOSAL IN
CONNECTION WITH A BARRIER ISLAND STUDY, AND IT MIGHT BE THAT THIS
COULD BE FUNDED WELL WITHIN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED. HE BE-
LIEVED SUCH A STUDY IS A PART OF TAKING A GOOD HARD LOOK AT THE
MASTER PLAN, AND HE DID NOT WANT TO PRECLUDE THE POSSIBILITY THAT
WE COULD USE PART OF THESE MONIES FOR THAT PURPOSE.
PLANNING DIRECTOR REVER EXPLAINED THAT THE RULES SPECIFY
THAT THESE MONIES SHOULD BE USED TO DEVELOP THE ELEMENTS OF THE
REQUIRED PLAN AND THEN THEY CAN BE USED TO DEVELOP THE IMPLEMENTATION
TOOLS. HE FELT SINCE IT IS THIS SPECIFIC, PERHAPS WE COULD UTILIZE
THIS MONEY FOR DOING JUST THAT AND POSSIBLY FREE UP SOME OF THE
MONEY WE HAD ALLOTTED TO THIS PREVIOUSLY TO BE USED FOR A BARRIER
ISLAND STUDY. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF BOOKKEEPING, BUT HE BELIEVED
WE BETTER STICK TO THE RULES, WHICH ARE VERY STRICT.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
LYONS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF.COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, AS
FOLLOWS:
101.
OCT 2 21980 BOOK 45 PAGE101
OCT 2 2 1980 Wx 45 PAGE 102
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WILLIAM C. WODTKE, in., Chairman
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ALMA LEE LOY, Vice Chairman
WILLIARD W. SIEBERT, JR.
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PATRICK B. LYONS .
-_JACK G JENNINGS. Administrator 2145 14th Avenue Vero Beach, Florida 32960
October 22, 1980
Mr. Bill Dowse
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
2571 Executive Center Circle, East
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Dear Mr. Dowse:
We are in receipt of the Department's letter notifying the County of the
selection for funding under the Local Government Comprehensive Planning
Assistance Program.
The Grant award of $20,000 is accepted by Indian River County to assist in
the completion of the required elements of the Comprehensive Plan, under the
LGCPA or permitted exceptions as described in Section 913-5.08 of your depart-
mental rules.
The County, through the Department of Planning and Zoning, is developing the
contractural material necessary to fulfill the remainder of the requirements
to receive the Grant. This includes the signing of contracts and sub -contracts
as well as the preparation of the Appendix "A" and "B" defining the documents
to be prepared and outlining the work program schedule.
Indian River County is most pleased to have been chosen for this Grant. We
look forward to the successful completion of our planning document to meet the
LGCPA requirements.
Sincerely,
i
W. W. Siebert, Jr.
Chairman
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cc: Neil Nelson, County Administrator
David Rever, Planning & Zoning Director
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT
NEEDS TO CET SOME OFFICIAL SIGNATURES ON RECORD OR THERE ARE GOING
TO BE A LARGE AMOUNT OF CHECKS THAT HAVE TO BE SIGNED BY HAND, HE
STATED THAT HIS RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CHECKS BE SIGNED BY HAND
RATHER THAN HAVE TO HAVE A REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.
COMMISSIONER LOY AGREED THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CHECKS
AND THEY WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE MOST EFFICIENT AND SMOOTHEST
WAY TO CONTINUE COUNTY OPERATIONS WITH THREE OUT -GOING COMMISSIONERS.
SHE CONTINUED THAT WE DO HAVE TWO REMAINING COMMISSIONERS, HOWEVER,
WHO HAVE REGISTERED SIGNATURES WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE
FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS GETTING PREPARED TO HAVE ALL THE SIGNATURES
DONE FOR THE FIRST TWO MONTHS BY HAND, IF NECESSARY, IN ORDER THAT
THE NEWLY CONSTITUTED BOARD CAN GET ORGANIZED. COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED
THAT NOVEMBER 18TH IS THE DAY THE NEW COMMISSIONERS WILL BE SWORN IN.
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED IF IT HAS TO BE THE CHAIRMAN AND
THE VICE CHAIRMAN WHO SIGN THE CHECKS, AND IF NOT, POSSIBLY WE COULD
GO AHEAD AND REGISTER COMMISSIONER LYONS AND COMMISSIONER WODTKE AS
THE AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES.
ATTORNEY COLLINS SAW NO REASON WHY THIS COULD NOT BE DONE,
BUT NOTED THAT IF NEED BE, THE BOARD COULD REORGANIZE TEMPORARILY
AND SUBSEQUENTLY REORGANIZE AGAIN, IF DESIRED. HE DID NOT KNOW IF THIS
WOULD BE NECESSARY AND STATED THAT HE WOULD CHECK INTO IT AND SIVE
THE BOARD AN ANSWER AT THE NEXT MEETING.
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT REQUESTED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO SEND OUT
NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF REORGANIZATION AND FURTHER REQUESTED THE ADMINISTRATOR
TO COME UP WITH AN ORIENTATION PROGRAM SOMETIME BETWEEN ELECTIONS
AND THAT MEETING DATE FOR THE NEWLY ELECTED COMMISSIONERS TO REVIEW
THE MAJOR PROJECTS UNDER WAY IN THE COUNTY AND MEET THE VARIOUS
DEPARTMENT HEADS, ETC.
COLLINS:
COMMISSIONER WODTKE LEFT THE MEETING AT 6:30 O'CLOCK P.M.
THE BOARD REVIEWED THE FOLLOWING MEMORANDUM FROM ATTORNEY
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MEMO
TO: LIZ FORLANI for review by ALMA LEE LOY ,
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FROM: GEORGE G. COLLINS, JR. c., c`f�''ss;��"Vn
RE: CARABELLE LEONARD - Lots 185, 199 and 200, GEO�
SUBDIVISION
DATE: September 18, 1980
This situation is an embarrassment to the County as it
presently exists. I do not feel that the property can be
mentconveyed back to and bids andMsaleLtothe highest bidard without der. advertise -
der.
Because of the location the property is highly con-
ceivable that it may be needed for utility purposes in the
future. I, therefore, suggest that the County decline to
reoonvey the property and, further, I think the County
should take action to terminate the present uses on the
property and vacate the'�and, clearing it of all structures.
GGC,Jr/ph
cc: Alma Lee Loy
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ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED'THE BOARD THAT IRS. LEONARD, WHO
RESIDED ON THE ABOVE PROPERTY, PASSED AWAY DURING THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
HE NOTED THAT THE COUNTY HAD BEEN RELUCTANT TO DISTURB THE SITUATION
WHILE SHE WAS RESIDING ON THE PROPERTY, BUT HE NOW WOULD RECOMMEND
THAT THE COUNTY MOVE AHEAD AND CLEAR UP THIS SITUATION BY HAVING
THE PROPERTY CLEARED, HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT TITLE IS CURRENTLY
IN THE COUNTY'S NAME, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS HAS
REPORTED THAT THE STRUCTURES THERE ARE DEBILITATED AND SHOULD BE
REMOVED BECAUSE THEY CONSTITUTE A HAZARD.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
Loy, CHAIRMAN SIEBERT VOTED IN FAVOR, THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE ADMINIS-
TRATOR TO TAKE STEPS TO CLEAR LOTS 185, 199 AND 200, GEOFFREY'S SUB-
DIVISION AND APPROVED THE DEMOLITION OF THE HAZARDOUS STRUCTURES
LOCATED THEREON AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ATTORNEY AND THE INTERGOVERN-
MENTAL COORDINATOR.
AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT CREATING THE TREASURE COAST
REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL
COMMISSIONER LYONS EXPLAINED THAT THIS AMENDMENT IS NECESSI-
TATED BY A CHANGE IN THE LAW, AND AFTER THIS DOCUMENT IS EXECUTED,
IT SHOULD BE FORWARDED ON TO THE OTHER COUNTIES FOR THEIR SIGNATURES.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
Loy, CHAIRMAN SIEBERT VOTING IN FAVOR, THE BOARD APPROVED THE AMEND-
MENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT CREATING THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL
PLANNING COUNCIL'AND AUTHORIZED THE SIGNATURE OF THE CHAIRMAN.
SAID AMENDMENT WILL BE MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES WHEN
COMPLETELY EXECUTED.
COMMISSIONER LYONS REPORTED THAT THE STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENTED AN OUTSTANDING PROGRAM, AND HE BELIEVED
THAT ANY COMMISSIONER WOULD BENEFIT FROM ATTENDING. HE ALSO FELT
THE ADMINISTRATOR, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, AND ENGINEER COULD GAIN
A LOT OF WORTHWHILE KNOWLEDGE FROM ATTENDING. COMMISSIONER LYONS
EMPHASIZED THAT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SUBJECTS ADDRESSED WAS THE
GROWING PROBLEM WITH JAILS, AND HE FELT WE SHOULD SET UP A PUBLIC
COMMITTEE TO STUDY THIS MATTER AS HE BELIEVED WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
TO UPGRADE OUR FACILITY AND TREATMENT OF PRISONERS AND ADDRESS THIS
PROBLEM MORE SPECIFICALLY THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST.
REQUEST MADE BY CHARLES HENKEL, .JR., RE POOL_ CONSTRUCTION PERMIT
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAS RECEIVED A REQUEST
FROM CHARLES EDWARD HENKEL, JR., THAT HIS LETTER REGARDING EXTENSION
OF A POOL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT BE READ ALOUD TO THE COMMISSIONERS.
THE CHAIRMAN REPORTED THAT THIS LETTER HAS BEEN FULLY STAFFED, AND
IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING STAFF, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY,
THE BUILDING DIRECTOR, AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, THAT THIS BE
HANDLED ADMINISTRATIVELY AND NOT BE A POLICY DECISION OF THIS BOARD.
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT CONTINUED THAT IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF
THAT THIS PERMIT BE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 1, 1981., AND HE INSTRUCTED
THAT MR. HENKEL'S LETTER BE MADE A PART OF THE RECORD, AS FOLLOWS:
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OCT 2 2 1980
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Charles Edouard Henkel, Jr.
Board of County Commissioners
1300 24th Avenue
Vero Beach, Fla 32960
(305) 562-0154
6767 Hendrickson Rd.
Middletown, Ohio 45042
(513)423-1140
15 September, 1980
Indian River County
County Courthouse '
Vero Beach, Florida 32960
Attn: Chairman of the Board of Commissioners 1 �i
Sir: �.
As a property owner outside of the city limits of the City of Vero -Beach and yet
within the boundaries of Indian River County, I have a matter of the most del-
icate nature and the most extreme urgency I wish presented at the next meeting
of the County Commission. I hereby request that this letter be read at that
meeting and that my request for an extension until January 15, 1981 of my
currently valid swimming pool permit be placed to a vote.
This permit is due to expire sometime this October or November and to finish
it before the permit runs out will place me in an extreme financial hardship.
I began work on this pool in.April of 1978. Due to a series of poorly timed
natural calamities (including but not just limited to the flooding of May, 1979
and the hurricane of September, 1979) the concrete shell was not poured until
June this past summer.
I was laid -off from Piper this past March 28th after almost 5 years with them.
I tried to finish the pool before I started my new job, but it was all I could
do to finish the plumbing and excavation work before I had to leave. Being
laid -off has really put me under a financial strain. The house went up for
sale immediately when I was laid -off but has not sold yet. Supporting a home
up here in Ohio and trying to keep up the payments on the Vero Beach home is
taxing me greatly even with my wife working full time. On top of that, our
oldest daughter just began college. We felt it would be a sin to deny her
desire to go to college since she is nearly a straight "A" student.
The company I am working for now is shutting down between Christmas and New
Year's. We are planning to come down then and pour the deck around the pool,
set the tile ourselves (all to minimize the costs to finish -it), and then
contract for the plastering. If we'are not able to finish it according to
this plan by 1 January, 1981, extension of the permit to 15 January, 1981
would give us the time necessary to have a contractor finish what we were
unable to finish, the little that that would be.
As a tax paying citizen, I believe 1 have the right to bring this request with
my reasons for the request directly to the county commissioners. Normally a
request. -such as this, I realize, would go through the Planning and Zoning
Department and then the Vero Beach Building Department, but I have been to
them so many times already and have had so many problems going that route that
I cannot bring myself to prevail upon them again. Hence my request to you.
I hope that you can find it in your hearts to grant me this extension until
15 January, 1981 because of the extreme hardship I am under. Thank you for
your consideration.
Very truly yours, r
Charles Edward Henkel, Jr.,/
1,
cc: Johnny's Pools, 4365 25th Ave., Vero Beach
Mrs. Esther Rhymer, Vero Beach Building Department
_. Please mail the reply to tJMIletown, Ohio address. Than
AUTHORIZE PREPARATION OF RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO
SENATpR LAWTON CHILES
COMMISSIONER LOY REQUESTED THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZE THE
ATTORNEY TO PREPARE A RESOLUTION TO SEND TO SENATOR LAWTON CHILES
IN APPRECIATE OF HIS ASSISTANCE IN HELPING THE COUNTY SECURE THE
TRACKING STATION PROPERTY.
CHAIRMAN SIEBERT INSTRUCTED THE ATTORNEY TO PREPARE A
RESOLUTION AS REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER Loy
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AGREEMENT WITH THE U,Sm DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RE
A SOIL SURVEY IS HEREBY MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES AS APPROVED
AT THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 24, 19808
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OCT 221980
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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
NATIONAL COOPERATIVE SOIL SURVEY
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH
THE SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE,
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
AND AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS,
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES,
INDIAN RIVER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
AND
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
RELATIVE TO
MAKING A SOIL SURVEY IN
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA (#061)
Purpose of Doing the Work. The purpose of this soil survey is to provide basic
soils data for multipurpose planning in Indian River County. A reconnaissance
survey was prepared in 1913 of a narrow strip along the Indian River which is
out of print and inadequate for modern planning purposes, nor does it meet
current standards of the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
Description of the Area
- Indian River County is located on the Atlantic Coast in the central
portion of the Florida peninsular. It is bounded by Brevard County on the north,
Osceola and Okeechobee on the west and St. Lucie and Okeechobee Counties on the
south. The county occurs within the southern Florida flatwoods and the southern
Florida lowlands major land resource areas. Elevations range from sea level to
about 60 feet in the western part of the county.
The major soil landscapes in the county consist of the coastal beach and
dunes between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River and the well drained sandy
ridge on the west side of the Indian River running north and south across the
county. The large St. Johns marsh and Lake Wilmington area occupy approximately
60,000 acres in the west central part of the county. This area, which consists
of organic and very poorly drained mineral soils, forms the upper reaches of the
St. Johns River watershed. The landscape to the east and west of the St. Johns
marsh consists of acid and sweet flatwoods with shallow depressions and sloughs
throughout the area. Soils are primarily spodosols.
The eastern portion of the county is undergoing rapid land use changes,
primarily to urban development. Vero Beach is the county seat and the largest
city in the county.
The major agricultural industry in the county consists 'of citrus and cattle
production, with some tomatoes and melons also produced.
- Size. Land area - 351,000
(1970 Census) Water area - 27,000
Total area - 378,000
Cooperating Agencies and Responsibilities.
- Soil Conservation Service shall provide technical staff to conduct the
survey. The Service will also provide the equipment, supplies, transportation,
and new -base photos. for _the survey._ Additionally, the Service will provide the
necessary quality control to insure the survey meets the stan--&rds -of -th-&— - _-%
National Cooperative Survey, and will assume the responsibility for map
compilation, finishing, and publication.
- University of Florida Soil Science Department will provide laboratory
characterization data as needed for proper classification and interpretation.
The University will provide the funds and manpower for sampling, laboratory
characterization, and preparation of data -reports. They will also prepare the
section relating to the "physical, chemical, and mineralogical analysis of
selected soils" for the report manuscript.
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services through the
state soil and water office, provide state leadership for the acceleration of
the soil survey in the state. Working with the Florida Association of
Conservation Districts and other interested groups and agencies including the
Indian River Soil and Water Conservation District seek continued support and
"9 from the state legislature plete the survey in the stat�f
a. `
- Indian River Soil and Water -ervation District will genera. rfil
Wt and publicity for the surywill take leadership in dis ai
on
of soils information locally. Additionally, they will work with the In ian
River County Board of Commissioners to provide local funding in support of the
survey. Financial arrangements for funding will be spelled out in a separate
agreement among the agencies. They will work with the county to identify
priority areas for mapping.
- Indian River Board of County Commissioners will provir'e funds in
accordance witn a separate cooperative agreement among the gencies to do the
soil survey in Indian River County. They will also assist in an information
program to inform the public as to the availability as wel as uses of soil
survey information. In addition, the county will use soils information in
making land use decisions to protect the public interest and welfare -i_,:"'"
county.
S ep cification.
- Base Imagery. The soil survey will be compiled m 1980 photography
obtained by the Service for the soil survey. Publicat-on scale will be 1:20,000.
Map compilation and 'finishing will beajoint effort between the soil survey
party and the map compilation staff in the State Office. Field parties will be
responsible for adequate joining and checking of completed atlas sheets before
they are turned over to cartographic technicians for finishing.
- Field Procedures. Mapping will be done by conventional field procedures.
The soils in each delineation will be identified by direct field examination.
Minimum size delineation of contrasting soils will be about three acres.
Systematic transect procedures will be used as necessary to supplement data on
composition of mapping units. Adequate descriptions and field notes will be
made during the course of the survey to substantiate the name of each map unit
and to establish the range of characteristics of each of the named soil.
Mapping legend and descriptive legend will be developed as the survey progresses
and will be kept current at all times in accordance with state policies.
Time. The field work will begin in FY81 and will be completed in four years
from the starting date. Critical scheduling dates will be maintained using the
CASPUSS schedule. A time taU a will be developed at the initial review
providing a guide to scheduling and completing the various sections of the soil
survey manuscript and supporting documentation.
Publication. The SCS party leader has responsibility for preparing the report
manuscript. The manuscript will be in accordance with current format and
procedures outlined in the National Soil Handbook. The party leader, working
through the Area Conservationist, will be responsible for obtaining necessary
assistance for preparing the woodland section, use and management section,
wildlife section, and engineering section of the report manuscript. Specialist
assistance will be scheduled throughout the course of the survey so that the
various sections are completed when mapping is complete. The soil handbook
will be kept current at all times and will be in the format for published soil
surveys. The general soil map will also be developed as the -survey progresses.
Name
State Conservationist,
Soil Conservation Service
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Dean for Research, FAS,
University of Flo da
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Cha=rr�aff Indian River unty Soil and
Water Conservation D'Cotri t
Naion River County o d of
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY, THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER
SHORES, AND THE SOUTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT IS HEREBY
MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES AS APPROVED AT THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 2u,
1980,
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A G R E E M E N T
THIS AGREEMENT, Made and entered into this o?9r'�'day of
September, 1980, by and among the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, hereinafter referred to as "County";
the TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES, FLORIDA,
hereinafter referred to as "Town"; and the SOUTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
FIRE DISTRICT, hereinafter referred to as "District"; and their
successors.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, on the 5th day of November, 1975 County and Town entered
into an Agreement for Joint Fire Protection, which Agreement included
certain rights to County _-o take over Town's fire fighting equipment
and lease certain portions of Town's Fred R. Tuerk Municipal Center;
and
WHEREAS, on the 5th day of January, 1977 County and Town re-
affirmed their November 5, 1975 Agreement and entered into additional
agreements concerning the eighty-five foot (851) standard equipped
aerial ladder truck; and
WHEREAS, by Case No. 78-764, Town, in August of 1978, filed
an action for Declaratory Decree requesting the Court to intepret
the validity of the two Agreements above referred; and
WHEREAS, County, by Ordinance No. 80-32 and properly joined
by City of Vero Beach Ordinance, created the SOUTH INDIAN
RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT,which District was approved and millage
authorized by the voters in a primary election held September 9,
1980;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of mutual promises and other
covenants as set forth below the parties agree as follows:
1. A. County and Tonin agree to void and forever negate the
Joint Fire Protection Agreement entered into between Town and
County on the 5th day of November, 1975, and that Purchase of
Fire Protection Agreement dated the 5th day of January, 1977.
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Both Agreements are hereby declared null and void.
B. Town shall provide fire protection services extending
from the North Town limits to the Sebastian Inlet on the Island.
Said fire protection shall be at a level consistent with the
services provided by Town within the Town limits. Said fire
protection shall be for a period of three (3) years and will
be rendered at no charge -to District or to County.
C. Town shall convey to District, within thirty (30)
days of the signing of this Agreement, the 1,000 qpm American
LaFrance Pumper with related equipment that was received
at the time of purchase, free and clear and without charge.
D. All additional fire equipment, including the fire
rescue truck and ladder truck will be made available during
an emergency when called at no charge to either the County
or the District. The Town and District shall enter into
a Mutual Aid Agreement consistent with the Mutual Aid
Agreement dated the 6th day of May, 1980 between the Town
and the City of Vero Beach.
E. Town and District agree that the aerial ladder truck
will be made available for training purposes to both the
North and South County Fire Districts at no charge.
F. District agrees to pay to the Town for a period of
two (2) years, Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00) each
year for the purchase of the 2,500 gallon tanker truck.
Town will, as soon as practicable, purchase the tanker
truck, making it available to service the North Beach Area.
Town shall purchase the tanker truck at a cost of no less
than Twenty Four Thousand Dollars ($24,000.00).
G.. Town shall dismiss Case No. 78-764 with prejudice
and the parties agree that by execution of this Agreement
said litigation is settled.
3. It is the intent of this Agreement that said Agreement
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shall remain in full force and effect until such time as it
is mutually terminated by Town and District.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized officials of the
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
the TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES, FLORIDA,
and the SOUTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT , have executed
this Agreement on the day and year first above written.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
INDIAN R VER COUNTY FLO ID
By y
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Attest:
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County CleIMAV.' ,� allAAxeao �•� .
(SEAL) N
APPROV D AS TO FORM
CVntyAtto ney, Indian RPer County
TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF INDIAN
RIVER S S, FLORID
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Mayor
Attest: �j
Town Cxerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED S TO F
own Attorney, Town of Indian River
Shores
SOUTH IIAN RIVE CO T FI DISTRICT
By
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Vice Chairman
(SEAL)
APPROV TO FORM
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COMPLETELY EXECUTED LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF VERO
BEACH RE PROPERTY FOR THE USE OF THE MIDGET FOOTBALL LEAGUE IS HEREBY
MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES AS APPROVED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF
JULY 30, 1980,
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THIS LEASE executed this,.;,2 day of 0-JLA., ,
1980, by and between the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, hereinafter called the "County"
and the CITY OF VERO BEACH, FLORIDA., a municipal corporation
existing under the laws of the State of Floirda, hereinafter
called the "City
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the County owns land within its boundaries
which is available and suitable for recreational use; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to provide adOitional recrea-
tional facilities for the health, welfare and general good of
the citizens of Indian River Countv; and
WHEREAS, the City is willing to improve the property
hereinafter described and to convert the same into a recreational
area,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the following mutual
promises, the County does hereby let, demise and lease unto the
City the following described property, situated in Indian River
County, Florida, to wit:
From the Southwest corner of the Southeast quarter of
Section 2, Township 33 South, Range 39 East, as desig-
nated on the last general plat of lands of the Indian
River Farms Company filed in the office of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of St. Lucie County, rlorida, in Plat
Book 2, page 25; said lands now lying and being in
Indian River County, Florida; run North along the quarter
section line 80 feet -to a point on the North right-of-way
line of 16th Street; thence run Fast along the North
right-of-way line of 16th Street a distance of 943.19
feet, more or less, to a point on the West right-of-way
of 17th Avenue; thence run North along said right-of.-wa_v
line a distance of 443.5 feet to the Point of Beginning
of the parcel to be herein described; thence run West r
on a line parallel with the North right-of-way line of
16th Street 500 feet; thence run North along a line
parallel with 17th Avenue 265 feet to the North side
of a 15 foot drainage easement to be used by both the
lessee and Sunshine Rehabilitation Center, Inc., property
joining and contigious on the East; thence East along
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the North side of 15 foot drainage easement 233.74
feet to the Northwest corner of the Sunshine
Rehabilitation Center property; thence run South
245 feet; thence run East on a line parallel with
the North right-of-way line of 16th Street 250
feet; to a point on the West right-of-way line
of 17th Avenue; thence run South 20 feet to the
Point of Beginning, containing 1.632 acres, more
or less.
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1. The term of this lease shall be for a period of four-
teen (14) years, commencing on the date of the execution of
same.
2. It is understood that the above described land shall
be used exclusively for public recreational purposes available
to the public at large. There shall be no differential in
charges between in -city and out -city participants.
3. The City will make all the necessary improvements on
said property in order to convert the same into a recreational
area and will maintain the same as a recreational area during
the term of this lease, at the City's expense. Any improvements
to the real property shall vest in the County at the termination
of this lease.
4. The City agrees not to use or permit the use of said
premises or any part thereof for any unlawful purpose or
offensive use. The City represents that the leased premises
shall be used as a football field and other sports activities.
5. This lease shall not be assigned and no part of the
leased premises shall be subleased nor used for any purpose
other than that expressed in this lease.
6. The County may terminate this lease at any time prior
to its expiration by providing the City written notice eighteen
(18) months in advance of its intention to do so. At the end
of said eighteen (18) month period, this lease shall then
terminate.
7. The City agrees to provide liability insurance naming
County as co-insured with minimum coverage of at least Three
Hundred Thousand ($300,000.00) Dollars for each individual injury
and Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000.00) Dollars for multiple
injuries and to supply County with Proof of Insurance prior to using
the leased premises. In addition, the City agrees to indemnify
and hold County harmless from liability from any injuries that
may occur from the use of the leased premises by City which
indemnification shall include the payment of attorneys fees
and court costs.
8. County shall have no responsibility for making any
improvements to the leased premises.
9. County agrees to provide fifteen (15) feet contiguous
to the North boundary of the leased premises for the purpose
of drainage for the leased premises and the Sunshine Center
Rehabilitation Center adjoining the leased premises on the
East.
10. In the event the City fails to comply with any of
the terms or conditions of this lease, the County may exercise
its option to terminate same in accordance with Paragraph 6
above.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their
hands and affixed their seals, intending to be legally bound,
the day and year first above written.
ATTEST:
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City C rk
APPR VED AS TO FORM AND CO ENT:
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City tt rney
ATTEST:
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Freda Wright, Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT:
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eeVffe .'6'e/13/i" /;s , Jr.
County Attorney.
OCT 2 21990
CITY OF VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
Byi:
Don C. Scurlock, J6
Mayor
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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By
Willard V. Siebert, Jr
Chairman
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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: TREASURY FUND
NOS. 67620 - 68107 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 BONDS BEING LISTED 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.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ON MOTION MADE, SECONDED
AND CARRIED, THE BOARD ADJOURNED AT 6:40 O'CLOCK P.M.
ATTEST:
CLERK
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