HomeMy WebLinkAbout8/31/1988SPECIAL JOINT SESSION WITH SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, August 31, 1988
The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County,
Florida, met in Special Joint Session with the Sebastian City
Council, at City Council Chambers, 1225 Main Street, Sebastian,
Florida, on Wednesday, August 3.1, 1988, at 1:00 o'clock P.M.
Present from the County were Don C. Scurlock, Jr., Chairman;
Gary C. Wheeler, Vice Chairman; Richard N. Bird; Margaret C.
Bowman; and Carolyn Eggert. Also present were Acting County
Administrator William G. Collins II, Charles P. Vitunac, Attorney
to the Board of County Commissioners; Joseph Baird, OMB Director;
and Barbara Bonnah, Deputy Clerk.
Present from the City were Mayor Richard B. Votapka, Vice
Mayor Peter Vallone, and Councilman George Metcalf. Absent were
Councilman Kenneth Roth and Councilman Robert McCarthy. Also
present were Robb McClary, City Manager; Charles I. Nash, City
Attorney; and Kathryn O'Halloran, City Clerk.
Mayor Votapka called the meeting to order, and led the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
Vice Mayor Vallone requested the addition to today's Agenda
of a discussion of joint cooperation regarding utilization of the
County Building Department for building inspections and city
planning. This item was added as item M.
Councilman Metcalf suggested a Motion for deletion of Items
A, B, C. D, I and K, but the Motion died for lack of a second.
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Commissioner Eggert requested the addition of an update on
the City of Sebastian proposed ordinance to allow a library in
multiple family zoning. This was added as Item N.
Mayor Votapka stated that the purpose of this joint meeting
is to discuss numerous items and gather information which will
enlighten the City of Sebastian on County projects and foster
better relations and cooperation between the two governments.
A. JOINT COOPERATION OF IRC AND SEBASTIAN IN THE REPAIR OF
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Mayor Votapka advised that Barber Street south of Joy Haven
and the southern extension of the city portion of Schumann Drive
are being repaired through the joint efforts.of the Indian River
County Commission, Sebastian City Manager Robert McClary and
County Public Works Director Jim Davis. He thanked all those
involved in the project.
Director Jim Davis gave an update on the paving project. He
anticipated the project would be forthcoming in September and
would take approximately two weeks depending on the weather.
Mayor Votapka asked about the possibility of using gas tax
funds for a bike path in conjunction with the paving, and
Director Davis explained that gas tax funds can be applied to the
construction of bike paths only in conjunction with new road
construction. He noted that local citizen groups in the county
are holding fundraisers to raise money for bike paths since there
is no county revenue source at this time. The approximate cost
for bike paths is $7.50 to $10.00 per foot.
Commissioner Bird reported that the joint IRC/City of Vero
Beach Bike Path Committee approved the master plan just this week
for a county -wide master bikeway system and would start to
prioritize sites for bike paths.
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Mayor Votapka advised that he would contact the PTA, General
Development Corporation and other groups who may wish to assist
with the funding of bike paths.
B. FUTURE COORDINATION OF IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN SEBASTIAN AND IRC
After a brief discussion on ingress and egress to CR -510 and
explanation regarding the procedures for obtaining road
right-of-way, Director Davis assured the Council that the County
is not actively pursuing the paving of Lateral A (66th Avenue) at
this time since the daily traffic count shows only 2900 vehicles,
which is well below the 10,000-12,000 capacity. He felt that
once it gets to 8000 daily trips, we should take a look at going
to Powerline Road. He noted that acquisition of road right-of-way
can be as much as 50% of the total project cost.
Regarding Louisiana and Cross Streets, Director Davis
explained that the interconnections between the twin pairs
concept for CR -512 are included within the scope of the work of
the CR -512 project and would be discussed in approximately two
weeks. If those streets are included in the scope of work, the
County would be turning to the City for input.
Director Davis presented graphics on the CR -512 project,
beginning at U.S. #1 and terminating 800 feet west of Roseland
Road, and explained that the twin pairs project would involve a
traffic signal 900 feet north of the existing signal on U.S. #1
and another railroad crossing.
Regarding Old Dixie Highway, Director Davis advised that the
County has the option to either improve Old Dixie or abandon the
existing railroad crossing as a substitute for the CR -512 twin
pairs additional crossing.
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C. STATUS REPORT ON CR -512 PROJECT AND PROJECTED TIMETABLE FOR
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Director Davis presented a cross section of a proposed
median type 4 -lane CR -512 with a bike path on the north side,
which is expandable to six lanes, stormwater management to the
north side, signalization of major intersections, and marginal
access accommodation in the commercial property to the south.
Utilities Director Terry Pinto advised that water and sewer
lines will be installed along CR -512 out to Roseland Road and
that there is sufficient right-of-way for this project.
Mayor Votapka asked the approximate cost of the project, and
Director Davis explained that this project would cost
approximately $1 -million per mile, To date, $1 -million of impact
fees has been generated in District 3 to begin the project.
However, the project may take 4 years since construction permits
will be issued in increments of $1 -million each until the project
is completed.
Director Davis advised that the proposed ordinance for
increasing road impact fees, which is to be heard by the Board of
County Commissioners on September 13th, is expected to increase
impact fees from $750 to $1113 for a single-family residence in
the Sebastian area.
D. PAYMENT FOR THE EXTENSION OF ROSELAND ROAD SOUTH BY THE
DEVELOPERS OF SEBASTIAN LAKES I I -LIEU OF USE OF TRARSP-ORTAT I ON FEES
Sebastian Building Official Bruce Cooper reported that the
developers of Sebastian Lakes have submitted plans for revisions
which include the library site and the change from preliminary
PUD to conceptual. The plans still show the extension of
Roseland Road and improvement of Laconia. He explained that they
may request credit toward impact fees for this, but Chairman
Scurlock interjected that impact fees are never waived.
Mayor Votapka recommended discussing Item N - Public Service
Zoning - at this time. Bruce Cooper advised that there should be
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no glitches in the proposed ordinance scheduled for public
hearings on September 14, and 28, 1988, which if approved would
allow the library in PUD zoning.
Commissioner Eggert was hoping for a February, 1989 ground-
breaking for the North County Library.
E. DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTY SANDMINING ORDINANCE AND
RELATIONSHIP 0I G I SSEBBASTITN ALONG BRIE—ATLANTIC
Mayor Votapka asked how much time was put into the adoption
of the County's sandmining ordinance and why the County deleted
the final section regarding fill in its approved draft.
Robert Keating, Director of Planning & Development,
explained that the County discovered during its review of the
proposed ordinance that the final decision on the depths of
mining on the Atlantic Coastal Ridge was a difficult issue to
resolve, and that the outcome was that the County would impose no
additional requirements for those projects that come under review
by the St. Johns River Water Management District.
Chairman Scurlock explained that the deletion of the fill
section of the ordinance was due to the fact that the Commission
got bogged down trying to establish a process of identifying the
cause of road damage on a non-discriminatory basis.
Director Keating stated that County staff would be happy to
work with the City in the adoption of its sandmining ordinance.
F. CURRENT STATUS AND PROJECTED TIMETABLE OF SANITARY SEWER AND
WTTERDTST 130TTON SYSTEMS- IN TRE -IO
Director Pinto reported that the design phase of the project
is going along well. Approximately 4920 units have signed up so
far, and the County has funds in escrow for 400 units within
private franchises. An assessment program, based on impact fees
which will be multiplied by those units, needs to be established
to pay for the construction of the system. A letter of intent
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has been received to issue the permit for the effluent disposal.
Director Pinto noted that 130 easements need to be secured for
the collector system, but they have received only minimal
cooperation from the railroad, particularly in the U.S. #1 area
where they had hoped to use the parallel railroad easements but
were unable to. Bidding on the engineering design could begin in
early spring or possibly earlier, and assessment roll hearings
would begin possibly this October.
OMB Director Joe Baird advised that the target date for the
bond validation hearing was March, 1989.
Director Pinto advised that the County has embarked on the
construction of a sludge septic treatment system, and the design
as to where the sludge goes will have to be approved by the DER
and EPA. This system will be located at the Gifford Wastewater
Treatment Plant.
Vice Mayor Vallone asked about the ability of forcing the
hand of General Development Utilities in cooperating with the
County, and Director Pinto advised that the County would be
looking at that possibility when reviewing GDU's Sebastian
franchise in the near future.
Director Pinto reported that a master plan for water has
been completed and the engineering design has been selected. He
hoped the design would be engineered by 1989.
G. POSSIBLE JOINT COOPERATION IN REGARD TO DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS
I NT ISE C 1T17OF SEBASTIAN THROUGH CON A—CTS FOR SERVICE A D%O t—
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Councilman Metcalf noted that the north prong of the
Sebastian River watershed is currently rated fair to good, but is
losing its class 3 status, while the south prong is in poor
condition and contaminated. Since Sebastian has received
proposals for a drainage study, he was interested in the process
that Vero Lakes Estates used to prepare a drainage study.
Director Davis explained that Vero Lakes Estates set up a
Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU) in order to do a drainage
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study, in which the County cooperated. He suggested that
Sebastian consider a stormwater utility or tax assessment to
implement a program, and assured the Council that the County
would be willing to work with them on it.
Chairman Scurlock hoped the various entities in the County
could coordinate their stormwater management programs.
Councilman Metcalf gave a brief summary of the function of
the Watershed Committee.
Vice Mayor Vallone requested cooperation from the County on
commitments for contract services on drainage, but Chairman
Scurlock felt the County cannot solve all problems. However,
because there are areas of cooperation that do exist, he
suggested that the City Manager and County administrative staff
work together to reach areas of planned cooperation on a
day-to-day basis.
H. RECREATION: THE NEW IRC RECREATION PLAN AND HOW SEBASTIAN
WTLL BENEFIT IF IT BECOMES A PARTICIPANT IN THE PLAN
Commissioner Bird handed out a revised draft of
recommendations for a county -wide recreation district dated June
12, 1988, and gave a brief history of the implementation of the
County Parks and Recreation Committee beginning in 1980. The
1985 report was the final outcome of a committee of local
citizens formed in 1983 to look into future recreation, and
Commissioner Bird felt the political climate is right for this
plan to be looked at again. The proposal is to set up a
governing board for the county -wide recreation district
consisting of 11 members, which would recommend a formula for
funding each district. The philosophy for the interlocal
agreement would be that each municipality would own their own
base facilities and the County would provide the staff and
programs.
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Mayor Votapka advised that the Sebastian City Manager would
look into the proposal for an interlocal agreement but would not
rush into it.
Director Davis reported that the County has done quite a bit
in the past 5 years, i.e., purchased $11,000 of oceanfront
property, done a study on user fees for appropriate recreation
programs which go into effect October 1, 1988, developed
aggressive capital improvement programs, and is currently looking
into an impact fee of approximately $300 per residential unit.
I. TOURIST TAX - DISCUSSION ON THIS POSSIBLE TAX AND EFFECT IT
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Commissioner Wheeler gave a brief history on how the 2 -cent
Tourist Tax was being implemented at this time, and went on to
explain uses of the tax, i.e., beach cleaning, beach maintenance,
IRC Chamber of Commerce tourist development. All funds from
District 2 go toward the development of Golden Sands Park north
of Wabasso Beach. Commissioner Wheeler advised that he would
research what these funds could be used for within the City of
Sebastian. As of June, 1988, $280,000 had been collected, but
the 2 -year budget period will end in April, 1989 and then start
to run concurrently with the County budget. He noted that the
Commission can raise the tax to 3 cents by a majority vote plus
one.
OMB Director Baird explained how the districts were set up
by zip code using mailing addresses for sales tax of businesses.
He pointed out, however, that the mailing addresses are not
always the physical addresses.
Mayor Votapka again requested that the County research what
funds could be expended for Sebastian, and thanked the County for
$6000 of emergency repairs to the Main Street dock.
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J. COOPERATION WITH IRC IN UTILIZING THE SEBASTIAN CLIVUS
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Mayor Votapka stated that the City of Sebastian would like
to eliminate the Clivus Multrum in Riverview Park in exchange for
connection to the north county sewer system.
Utilities Director Pinto felt the Clivus Multrum could be
used on one of the islands or in some other remote area. He
advised that the wastewater facility being designed will service
Riverview Park and there are impact fees which will fund it. A
possible solution would be for the recreation department to pay
the impact fees and then take possession of the Clivus Multrum.
K. RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNTY FOR THE POSSIBLE ACQUISITION OF
THE KROEGEL CATH -ON _
PRESERVATION POS S�
Mayor Votapka noted that he had attended an April 24, 1988
open house at the 3.9 acre homestead, and recommended that the
County consider purchasing it for its historical significance.
Director Keating advised that he had an agenda item for the
September 6, 1988 County Commission meeting requesting an
historic survey grant, and Commissioner Bowman recommended that
the County try to have the homestead designated a national
monument.
L. BARBER STREET SPORTS COMPLEX - CURRENT STATUS AND_
PR PPOS€DP— LA IR" '
Mayor Votapka explained that the County has appropriated
$40,000 to the Sports Complex, the City has appropriated $21,000
and that the City has been working closely with the Little
League, Sebastian Panthers and Exchange Club.
City Manager Robert McClary explained that he had met with
Commissioner Bird, Pat Callahan and Jim Davis and agrees that the
City is at a crossroads regarding recreation. His feeling was
that whatever path is chosen that it be done in cooperation with
Indian River County, and expressed appreciation to the North
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County Recreation for their contribution to the Sports Complex.
He noted that it was his hope that the complex could be completed
in the upcoming fiscal year.
M. COOPERATION WITH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY IN BUILDING DEPARTMENT
INSPECTT(5RS_7N0_CTTV-PUNWING
Vice Mayor Vallone felt his concerns regarding this item has
been satisfied by Chairman Scurlock's comments that the adminis-
trative staffs from the County and City will meet to discuss
joint cooperative efforts regarding utilization of the County
Building Department for building inspections and City planning.
N. DISCUSSION ON ALLOWING A LIBRARY IN MULTIPLE FAMILY ZONING
DISTRICT N�
This added item was discussed under item D.
Mayor Votapka thanked Vice Mayor Vallone for his idea to
hold a joint meeting and also thanked all those involved for
their participation in this meeting.
Former Mayor Everett Gass recommended future joint meetings
with input from the public.
Mayor Votapka adjourned the meeting at 4:00 o'clock P.M.
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