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Home My WebLink About1/20/1959TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1959 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, met at the Courthouse, Vero Beach, Florida in a regular meeting held at 9:00 o'clock A. M. Tuesday, January 20, 1959. All members were pres ent. Also present were Ed Schmucker, County Engineer, Sherman N. Smith,' Jr., Attorney, and Katherine Morrison, Deputy Clerk." P. The Chairman sta ted they would dispense with the reading of the minutes until the next regular meeting. �d Mr. Alvin K. Forney and Mr. Dewey Reams of the Indian River Planning and Zoning N Board were present as there seems to be a matter of interpretation and policy with respect to Section 4 of the Zoning Regulations and more particularly Sec. 4. Sub -paragraph G. which reads d. "G. Minimum Floor Area Required: The Minimum required floor area of any dwelling, exclusive of open patios, terraces attached ga rages, carporte or unroofed area shall be 750 feet. Fif- teen per cent of the required floor area may be credited to screened porches." The question lid was brought up as to whether or not any of the 15% may be credited to storage areas and whether'i a or not they must have a direct entrance intonthe main living area. Several representatives of I the Mackle Company presented their views in the matter. Several representatives of Bart Collard"Jand Company presented their views in the matter. After considerable discussion in the matter and upon Motion made by Commissioner Gifford, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and unanimously carried, the following Resolution was adopted: That the County Commissioners establish as a matter of interpretation and policy with respect to Section 4 of the Zoning Regulations that sub -paragraph G thereof, shall be interpreted to read as follows: Minimum Floor Area Required: The minimum required floor area p of any dwelling, exclusive of open patios, terraces, garages, carportes or non -living area, shall be 750 square feet, and not more than 15% of the required floor area may be credited to attached screened porches and/or storage areas, and these shall be a part of the main dwelling.,, It was further carried that this interpretation would not apply to those dwellings now under construction or for which permits had already been issued. Mr. George A. Hand, caretaker for Mr. George A. Fry, appeared before the Board and requested permission to carry a pistol while working as a caretaker. The Board asked the Clerk to III check with the Sheriff and if it met with his approval they would issue Mr. Hand a permit. Dr. Wade N. Stephens, Director of the Bureau of Local Health Service of the Florida State Board of Health, met with the Board and a further discussion was held as to whether or i not Indian River County would join with Osceola County as a member of a two county Unit. Dr. Stephens pointed out that Indian River County would have 3/5 of the Health Officer's time and 3/5's of the time of the Supervising Sanitarian. He further pointed out that we have enough in our reserve with the State Board of Health that it would require no additional funds in this year's budget but would require approximately 5 to 6 Thousand Dollars additional in our'j! 1959-60 budget. He further stated that Dr. Miller would remain as Health Officer for St. Luciell Martin and Okeechobee, and that therefore, we would be without a resident Health Officer until q around the first of July (unless someone could be found in the meantime), but that he or his -II 0 1 0 1 1 is 1 F� • 1 1 1 assistant from Jacksonville -would act as'Health Officer until one was found. After some further discussion and upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Gifford and unanimously adopted, the Board accepts the recommendation of the State Board of Health to join with Osceola County in a two -county Health Unit and with Mr. Tom Miller as supervisoring Sanitarian beginning March 1, 1959. E. E. Carter appeared before the Board representing Mr. George S. Dales who has a subdivision on Pine Island, and stated they would like to build a bridge from Wabasso Bridge Island to Pine Island, He further stated this would be on County right of way but if the Commissioners would use their equipment that Mr. Dales would pay for the materials to put the bridge in. He also stated that the County would have to obtain a permit from the War Departm to put such a bridge in. The County Engineer tentative estimated that the cost of the materia; would run around One Thousand Dollars. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullers, and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the County Engineer obtain the permit and if same was obtained to proceed with this work as soon as he thought it would be safe to move the equipment in. A letter was received from the Roseland Woman's Club requesting the County designate;;, the Roseland Woman's Club as custodians of the Community Building in Roseland. Upon Motion made.by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, the Board designated the Roseland Woman's Club as custodians of the Community Building in Roseland. The Chairman stated that Rev. Owens from Wabasso had contacted him and would like to renew the lease of the Wabasso Civic Club as they had in the past and they would forget the lifeguard, Upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullersY and carried, the Board agreed to renew the lease as before. The Board requested the County Attorney to contact the State Road Department to see if there was any possibility that State Road 60 could be designated a Federal Highway. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Gifford and carried, the Board authorized the payment of insurance premium to the Stringer Insurance Agency to cover a trip for the 4-H club to the Florida State Fair. Audit Report #4875 covering records of the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector was pre- sented to the Board and was ordered filed as a part of the public records of the Board pur- suant to Section 21.121(3) Florida Statutes. At this time the Board of County Commissioners entered into a conference with re- presentAtives of the Hospital and the Pilot Club with respect to the contemplated construction@ of a nursing home. No action was taken by the Board, however, they requested the Hospital Board work out a tentative plan and layout for a nursing home. The Board requested the County Engineer contact a consulting engineering firm and get an estimate of what the cost of a survey would be for future extension and location plans for future courthouse extension and/or building, and report back to the Board. The County Engineer requested permission to obtain an appraisal on two pieces of property on 6th Avenue between 12th and 14th Streets upon which he had been unable to obtain a f= tl �I 'r -i91 right of way, and also permission to obtain an appraisal on the Godboldt property on North Gifford Road for which he has been unable to obtain right of way. The Board upon Motion made byhCommissioner McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and carried, authorized the County Engineer to obtain these appraisals from Mr. Jewett. p The County Engineer told the Board he would like to put in a soil cement road on North Gifford road. He stated that he had not thought of starting this road for a couple of months but if he started right away he would be able to borrow the Mackle Company equipment for a nominal amount which would save the County about $6,000.00. He further asked the County Attorney if it would be alright for the Mackle Company to take pictures to be used for publicity purposes and the County Attorney said he could see no objection at all. After some further discussion, the Board authorized the County Engineer to proceed at once with this work ,S on North Gifford Road. There being no further business, upon Motion made, seconded and carried, the Board then adjourned. CHAIRMAN TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1959 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, met at the Courthouse, Vero Beach, Florida in a regular meeting held at 9:00 o'clock A. M. Tuesday, February 3, 1959. I, All members were pres ent. Also present were Ed Schmucker, County Engineer, Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney and Katherine Morrison, Deputy Clerk. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and carried, the minutes of regular meeting of January 6th and regular meeting of January 20th were'j,k approved. County Judge Miles B. Mank appeared before the Board and said he would like to have his documents, especially Probate papers photostated for accuracy sake and would save time too.,, Also that he would like to convert to the flat filing system which would save sapce. Therefore;, he requested permission to buy a filing cabinet and authorization to put in the official record f,! system. He Further stated he would like to buy for the County's Judge's office, Florida Sta tutes Annotated and Redfern on probate. Upon motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, se- conded by Commissioner Hamilton and unanimously carried, toe Board authorized the purchase of d I the filing cabinet, the books and putting in of the official record system but told the Judge d he should work out the details for the photostating with Mr. Baker, Clerk of the Circuit 1 40 1 41