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Home My WebLink About9/19/1961TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1961 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, September 19, 1961. Present were Robert W. Graves, Chairman and members Donald Macdonald, B. Q. Waddell and J. J. P. Hamilton. Absent was D. B. McCullers, Jr. Also present were John Gould, Attorney for the Board, Ed Schmucker, County Engineer and Katherine Morrison, Deputy Clerk. The County Engineer advised the Board that when procuring rights of ways for State Road 5 we had received right of way from Mr. S. D. Gaines for a Lateral Ditch and it was part of the agreement that the County would place a drain pip under the road. This was not put in the contract by the State Road Department and the State Road Department informs us that the Contractor will do the work if the County will pay for the pipe and the cost of placing same, and that the estimate cost would be around $600.00. The Board stated since it would cost over $800.00 that it would have to be advertised and authorized the County Engineer advertise for this to be done. Flip Lloyd representing Russell Burks presented a proposed water and sewer franchise containing a land area of 160 acres on North Gifford Road. Motion was made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and carried that tentative approval of the franchise be granted subject to the approval of the Attorney for the Board. Dan Knoebel appeared before the Board and stated that he would like to charge a minimum charge for lighting of streets in Rockridge S/D on his water and sewer bill. The -Board informed Mr. Knoebel that our franchise contained nothing about lights or lighting of streets and they had no ob- jection to his placing the charge on the bills but that he could not'force the people to pay such a charge. An invitation was received from the Rockridge Property Owners assoc. to attend the dedication of their park in Rockridge S/D. Motion was' made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and carried, that the County Engineer be authorized to have up to three Notary Publics for his office. Ed Carter appeared before the BoardaXad stets* .that the ,bride* on 27th Street had been out for quite so®e,time. This is the street • running through Spillway. He stated that the City does not have the facilities for pouring pre -cast concrete bridges and that the City would be willing to pay up to $1500.00 for the cost of materials if the county would supply,the labor to form the bridge and put it in: Motion wits made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and unanimous* ly carried, that the County Engineer be authorized to furnish the labor for the pouring and placing of forms for a bridge on 27th.Street if the City of Vero Beach will pay an estimated cost of $1500.00,for these materials. This is to be in connection with the City paving 27th street from the Railroad to McAnsh Park. The -County Engineer stated that on September 20th the County adopted a Resolution to change the zoning of Mr. Kelly's property contingent upon the construction of certain structures and completing the construction within one year and if not done the zoning would revert back to the zoning in effect prior to the change. After some discussion in the matter, it was decided that the Board would go view the property and report back at a later date. A committee was appointed consisting of B. Q. Waddell, Ed Schmucker and John Gould to work toward setting up a building code. Troy E. Moody, Tax Collector submitted the E & I list on Real and Personal and Intangible Property for the year 1960 and same was approved upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and unanimously carried. The Deputy Clerk noted that the County Judge had presented Criminal Cost bills in the amount of better than Seven Hundred Dollars representing amount due him from February through August. The Clerk also stated there would be another bill forthcoming for September, and since there is no money in this account there will have to be a transfer. Motion was made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and carried, and the following Resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 61 WHEREAS, there is a total surplus of $1387.50 in the Fine & Forfeiture Fund of Indian River County under some items and which surplus exists after the payment of all necessary expenditures under such items for the current fiscal year; and WHEREAS, there is a deficiency in funds necessary to provide for the proper and authorized expenditures under some items in the Fine & Forfeiture Fund; and WHEREAS, said items mentioned are a part of the same fund and the transfer from one item to another item in the same fund and is not a transfer from one fund to another fund; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that there is herewith transferred the sum of $1387.50 booth from sone items where there is a surplus to the items where there is a deficiency, according to detailed statement attached, all in the Fine and Forfeiture Fund of the current budget of Indian River County as provided by law. Item to Item Transfers EXPENDITURES TRANSFE$S A/C Name To From 311. Sal. Co. & Cir. Judges $ 25.00 323. Fees & Costs, Cty. Judge 1362.50 County's Reserve forContingencies $1387-.50 TOTAL $1387.50 $1387.50 REsourrup NO. WHEREAS, there is a total surplus .of $3,200.00 ii 1 Bridge Fund of Indian River County under some items and *Leh, surplus exists after, the payment of all necessary expenditures under such iters for the current fiscal year; and WHEREAS, there is a deficiency in funds necessary to provide for the•proper and authorized expenditures under some items in the Road & Bridge Fund; and WHEREAS, said items mentioned are a part of the same fund and..the transfer from one item to another item in the same fund and is not a transfer from one fund to another fund; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that there is herewith transferred the sum of $3,200.00 from some items where there is a surplus to the items where there is'a deficiency, according to detailed statement attached, all in the Road & Bridge Fund of the current budget of Indian River County as provided by law. Item to Item Transfers EXPENDITURES TRANSFERS A/C Name To From 424. Administrative 834. Equipment Reserve for Contingencies $3,200.00 $2,000.00 1,200.00 TOTAL $3,200.00 $3,200.00 RESOLUTION N0. 61 - WHEREAS, there is a total surplus of $5,760.00 in the General Revenue Fund of Indian River County under some items and which surplus exists after the payment of all necessary expenditures under such items for the current fiscal year; and WHEREAS, there is a deficiency in funds necessary to provide for the proper and authorized expenditures under some items in the General Revenue Fund; and WHEREAS, said items mentioned are a part of the same fund and the transfer from one item to another item in the same fund and is not a transfer from one fund to another fund; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that there is herewith transferred the sum -of $5,760.00 from some items where there is a surplus to the items where there is a deficiency, according to detailed statement attached, all in the General Revenue Fund of the current budget of Indian River County as provided by law. Item to Item Transfers EXPENDITURES TRANSFERS A/C Name To 224'. Commissions Tax Assessor $3,500.00 225. Commissions Tax Collector 1,200.00 241. General Maintenance 75.00 241-1. Repair Furniture & Fixtures 720.00 •241-2 Utilities 175.00 275-2 Juvenile Expense 681-3 Administrative Co. Agent 681-5 Station Wagon Maint. 241-4 Incidentals 672 Civil Defense 68.1-2 44 & FF Reserve for Contingencies. 20.00 25.00 45.00 From $800.00 4,000.00 70.00 890.00 $5,760.00 The Board requested the County Attorney write for an Attorney.General': -.Opinion as to whether these are just and due bills. A committee consisting of Tom Williams, Reverend Labarre, and John Witt was appointed as the Indian River County Advisory Board to work with committees from Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee County as to the advisa- bility of Wilding a jo'nt four county juvenile and mental detention home. Mrs. Bradley appeared before the Board with a replat of Bonita Beach and Board told her she should see her attorney to draw up the necessary papers, etc. for public hearing. There being no further business, upon motion made, seconded and carried, the meeting then adjourned. ATTEST: CLERK _- � ,,�-.- CHAIRMAN