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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5/5/19590 1 1 • 1 0 TUESDAY, MAY 5, 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, May 5, 1959. All members were present. Also present,were B. Q. Waddell incoming Commissioner, Ed Schmucker, County Engineer, Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney and Katherine Morrison, Deputy Clerk. Upon M tion made by C- issioner McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and carried, the minutes of regular meeting of April 7 and 2lat were approved as read. VERO BEACH PRESS -JOURNAL Published Weekly i Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER: STATE OF FLORIDA Before the undersigned authority personally appeared J. J. Schumann,, 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 River County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a r ►tx. — in the matter of �� 3i►'„'•"`��4ca In the Court, was pub- lished in said newspaper in the issues of — Q" 1& I? 9 Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Press Journal is a newspaper published at Vero Beach, in said Indian River County, Florida, 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 neat preceeding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; 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 advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1 �' da of + — A. D. �_ (gine er) (Clerk of the Circuit Courtf4ndian River County, orida) (SEAL) NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Commission of Indian River County, Florida, has made its final report recommending changes and additions to the Zoning Resolution of Indian . River County, Florida'1 which said changes and additions are substantially as follows: 1. That the Zoning Map be changed in order that the following described property, situated in In- dian River County, Florida, to -wit The South 333 feet of Gov- ernment Lots 8 and 9, Section 36, Township 31 South, Range 39 East; be changed ,from F-1, Agricultural District, to R-1, Single Family Di trict. G. 2. That the -Zoning Map be changed in order that the following described property, situated in 1A. than River County, Florida, to -wit f, All of the property lying East of the Old Dixie Highway and lying West of the right of way of the Florida East Coast Rail- way, and lying South of a line 150 feet North of Glendale and lying North of the South Relief Canal; The changed from R-1, Single Fam- iTY 1')isti'#btr to Cd•A, . Re9tricie,d Commercial District., A public hearing in relation there- to at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard will be held by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, in the offices of the Board, Indian River County Courthouse, Vero Beach, Florida, at 9:00 o'clock A. M. on the 6th day of May, 1959, after which said Board will take action thereon with 'respect to said final report or with respect to any other changes in zoning of said above described property or any lesser or greater area in the vicinity of said property or pei� tai -;ng to said proposed changed as shall appear proper. BOARD OF COUNTY COM. MISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Robert W. Graves, Chairman April 16, 1959 The foregoing Notice was read by the Chairman, who asked if there were any _.present who wished to be heard. No one was present who wished to be heard. The County Attorney then stated that the persons requesting the desired changes had agreed to certain conditions under which the Planning and Zoning Board had made their recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners, and up to the present time these conditions had not been complied with. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded bytiCommissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, the Board continues the public hearing and the matters are tentatively deferred. 0�, VERO BEACH PRESS JOURNAL Published Weekly OFFICIAL RECORD Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER: STATE OF FLORIDA Before the undersigned authority personally appeared J. J. Schumann, who on oath says that he is Business Manager of tie Vero Beach Press -Journal, a weekly newspaper published at Vero Beach in Indian''River County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a in the matter of {"yi In the lished in said newspaper in the issues of Court, was pub - Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Press -Journal is a newspaper published at Vero Beach, in said"Ind % - River County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Indian River County, Florida, weekly and has been entered as second class axail' matter at the post office In Vero Beach, in said Indian River County, Florida, for a periaMbf 4fie.gear next preeeeding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant"ft3rt1 'Rayl that'l}eta �ea(her.,pa#ItIclx promised any person, firm or corporation any discq(tt, xebaEe, co}ntntsstoh off.efiYnd'. for t1Ye purpose of securing this advertisement for publicatdon. � in the- �daid ne�spa' . Sworn 40, and subed amore me't$ r "� d. y of A. D.I AA Mer) i Y 1 ?g C4 P.: (Clerk of the Circuit Court, dhdian River County Florida) (SEAL) PA& N O T I C E Notice is hereby given that Rose- land Woman's Club has filed a Petition with the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, requesting said Board to' adopt a resolution vacat- ing, abolishing and abandoning alk of Baird Street located between Sebastian Avenue and the Sebas- tian' River, as shown upon the plat of the Town of Roseland, as per plat thereof recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of St. Lucie County, Florida, in Plat Book 1, page 43, and request- ing said equesting',Isaid Board to renounce and - disclaim any right of said County for the public in and to said street above delineated on said recorded plat' as a street, road or highway. Said Board will hold a public hearing thereon at 9:00 o'clock A. M. on May 5, ' 1959, in the office of said Board of County Commission- ers'' in the Indian River County Cot thOuse, Vero Beach, Florida. Persons interested may -,appear and be heard �at that time. BOARD OF COUNTY COM- MISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA ::By: Robert W. Graves, 'Chairman April' 9, 1959. Pursuant to the foregoing Notice, the Chairman asked if there were any present who wished to be heard. There being none upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, the following Resolution was adopted: R E S O L U T I O N BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County C- issioners of Indian River County, Florida, that this Board does herewith find and determine as follows: 1. That Roseland Woman's Club filed a Petition before this Board on the 7th day of April, 1959, at a meeting of said Board, requesting this Board to adopt a Resolution vacating, abolishing and abandoning all of Baird Street located between Sebastian Avenue and the Sebastian River, as shown upon the plat of the Town of Roseland, as per plat thereof recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of St. Lucie County, Florida, in Plat Book 1, page 43, and renouncing and relinquishing the rights of Indian River County, Florida, or the public in and to all that part of said street. 2. That this Board has published Notice thereof one time in the Vero Beach Press Journal, a newspaper of general circulation in Indian River County, Florida, said publication being published at least two weeks prior to the date stated therein for such public hearing. 3. That said street, road or highway on the above described land is not a State or (Federal rood maintained by the State of Florida and that said street, road or highway delineates Ion said recorded plat is not located within the incorporated limits of any municipality and is located in Indian River 6ounty, Florida. 4. That said road, street and highway located by said plat on the parcel of land hereinablve described is not now and never has been used as a road, street or highway. 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5. That a public hearing thereon has been held by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida in the office of said Board in the Indian River County Court- house, Vero Beach, Florida, on May 5, 1959. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Board does herewith close, vacate and abandon the said road, street and highway as the same is hereinabove described and as the same is laid out and delineated on the said plat and does hereby renounce and disclaim any right of Indian River County, Florida, and the public in and to all lands comprising said street, road and highway. The Chairman then stated that further discussion would be held at this time with respect to a proposed enabling Act for a building code for this County. Joe Michael was recognized by the Chair, and stated that as President of the Farm Bureau and speaking for them that they were still apposed to a building code for the farmers in this County and would do ally 4 in their power to keep any proposed legislation from being passed. Same Bradley, Bill Graves,II and Oswald Helseth were all heard and were agreeable to having such legislation passed. Several other parties were heard from and a general discussion was held. Commissioner Mac- donald then made a Motion that the matter of the adoption of the building code be referred to the County Planning and Zoning Commission with the request that they recommend to the Board of County Commissioners a building code as if we now had the power to put it into effect, and that the Board of County Commissioners defer any further action on its recommended enabling Act for a building code, and that said Act not be presented to the present Legislature. Commissioner Hamilton seconded the Motion and said motion upon vote, was unanimously passed. The Board requested Joe Michael to try to work out something with the Planning and Zoning Board that would be agreeable with the farm bureau and the Board. Mrs. Duda was recognized by the Chair and asked if the County Attorney had found out anything from the State Road Department as to whether or not the alignment of U.S. #1 from Wabasso to Vero Beach had been definitely decided upon. Mr. Smith stated that he had contacted the State Road Department and that the tentative plans the County now has is now definite and will not be changed. Mrs. Duda stated in that case would the Board approve the replatting of Wabasso Manor Addition, Unit #1, which she had requested at the Board meeting on April 21st. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and unanimously carried, the County approves the replatting of the part of Wabasso Manor Addition S/D that fronts on the existing State Road 5. Mr. Robert F. Lloyd appeared before the Board representing Mr. Belsky, and others requesting that the Board approve the Plat of Pine Hill Park Subdision. He also had two checks totaling $4450.00 which he stated they would like to put up as a cash bond for the completion of the work required by the County. After some discussion in the matter Commission Macdonald made a motion that on the strength of the recommendation of our County Engineer that the Board approve the Plat of Pine Hill Subdivision, and that the County accept, subject to the( approval of the Auditing Dept., Cashier's Check #221093 in the sum of $2,000.00 and Cashier's Check #221094 in the sum of $2,450.00 drawn on the Mercantile National Bank of Miami Beach, as a bond to the County contingent upon the completion of work required by the County regular in accordance with the specifications and contract existing with Jeff Waters Contractor, and that the County agrees that upon completion of the first phase in accordance with that contract; All that one of the checks will be returned and the other retained as a bond until final completion) and the second check will be returned. Commissioner Hamilton seconded the Motion and upon a vote, said Motion was unanimously carried, Mr. Treley Thompson appeared before the Board and stated that he would like to come to some agreement with respect to the triangular piece of land adjoining the Kroegel property and now owned by the State as right of way:tbut was not needed now by the State. Mr. Thompson gave the County Engineer a drawing of the piece of land he was interested in. After some discussion,li in the matter and upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCulley and unanimously carried, the Board requested the County Attorney to have the necessary steps taken to abandon this property with the understanding that the County will be reimbursed in the amount of $100.00 for the approx. .2 of an acre which we had to pay for. Mrs. Anne Christensen County Welfare Case Worker appeared before the Board and gave a report of her activities for the Month of April and said report was ordered filed by the Clerk. Mrs. Christensen further requested that the County approve partial cost of the train fa for Mrs. Hicks and her five children to go to her father in New Jersey. She stated that she ne $51.03 and she would also like the County to approve $40.00 cost to send a Mr. Dyer to Georgia. Upon motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Mr. McCullers and carried, the Board approved these two payments. The Chairman, Mr. Graves, read a letter from the Acting County Health Officer, Dr. Kelso in which he requested that the Board rescind its action of April 21st and set the number of days hospitalization at 6 days surgical and 8 days medical. Upon Motion made by Commiss McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and unanimnusly carried, the Board rescinds its former action and set the amber of days hospitalization at 6 days surgical and 8 days medical. Mrs. Alice Helleso and Mrs. Anne Christensen, gave a report on the welfare convention they had attended. Mr. Orth appeared before the Board and stated that although he had already signed a right of way deed giving a portion pf his land for Glendale Road, that he did not know at that time that it would take so much, thereby shortening his runway to under Government requirements. He stated that he had talked the situation over with the County engineer and they had come up with the solution that the County and or the Drainage District move the ditch at the North end of his field about 25 feet North wlich would put the new ditch on the Section Line. After some further discussion in the matter and upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and carried, the County approved the relocation and realignment of that part of the ditch on the South side of 12th Street adjoining the property of the Indian River Flying Service, in order that the ditch be relocated on the right of way subject to the approval of the drainage district. Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney for the Board stated that we still did not have the approval of the Fla. East Coast Railway Company for a crossover at 16th Street. Mr. SMith stated he had received a letter from the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund stating that they did not want to release the spoil area now owned by them on Mangrove Island. The Board requested Mr. Smith send a copy of the Trustees letter to Joe Michael and suggest to him that he get all the organizations he could behind the matter and see if they could do anything to help secure this spoil area on Mangrove Island for a public park. e ded 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1�1 0 1 E ther action Mr. Smith further stated that the Air Force had agreed to.delay any fur on their part to give the County time to submit plans, etc. for a public park and beach area. The Board requested Mr. Smith to send a copy of the letter he had received from the Air Force to the Senators and Representatives and request them to do what they could for us. Mr. Smith told the Board he had received the Appraisal from Jewett Appraisal Service) on the two parcels of land on 6th Aveunue for which we had not been able to secure right of way) Upon Motion made by,46mmissioner Macdonald, seconded by... Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, the Board approved the appraisal by Jewett Appraisal Service and authorized Mr. Smith to put said two parcels of land on 6th Avenue into Condemnation. Mr. Schmucker stated that no one in his office was a notary public and would like to have someone qualified as a notary. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by.Commissioner McCullers and carried, the Board authorized Aubrey Wadell and Elayne Massey to secure Notary Commissions at the expense of the Board. Mr. Schmucker and Mrs. Morrison gave a ;eport on their trip to Stuart as to Martin County's Purchase Order system. After some discussion in the matter, the Board asked Mrs.. Morrison and Mr. Schmucker to get the reaction of the fee officer's to putting in a requisition system. Mrs. Morrison told the Board she had contacted Mr. Balleau with respect to opening an escrow account for cash bonds, etc. Mr. Balleau said such an account could be opened rather than hold the cashier's checks. Whereupon, the Board authorized the opening of an escrow account. The Several bills and accounts against the County, having been audited, were examinec and found correct, were approved and warrants issued in settlement of same. Such bills and accounts being on file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, the warrants so issued from the respective funds being listed in the Supplemental Minute Book as provided by the rules of the State Auditor, reference to such record and the list so recorded being made a part of these minutes. The County Depository filed its monthly statement, showing receipts and disbursement, of the various funds, which have been audited, were found to be correct. There being no further business, on mation made, seconded and carried, the Board then adjourned. ATTEST: ,rte CLERK' CHAIRMAN TUESDAY, MAY 19, 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, May 19, 1959. Present were Robert W. Graves, Chairman; D. B. McCullers, Jr., J. J. P. Hamilton, and Donald Macdonald. Also present was Dr. B. Q. Waddell, Jr. who was appointed to the Board of County Commissioners for District #4 by the Governor to take the place of H. H. Gifford who passed awal Also present were Ed. Schmucker, County Engineer, Sherman N. Smith, it., Attorney and Katherine Morrison, Deputy Clerk.