TOWN OF INDIALANTIC

Brevard County, Florida 32903

REGULAR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

May 20, 2008 Town Hall

MINUTES NO. 08-08

MINUTES OF A TOWN COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN THE INDIALANTIC TOWN HALL ON MAY 20, 2008

PRESENT:

Hon. Robert L. Cochran, Jr., Mayor

Hon. Vince Benevente, Deputy Mayor

Hon. Dave Berkman, Councilmember

Hon. Loren Goldfarb, Councilmember

Hon. Lori Halbert, Councilmember

Paul Gougelman, Town Attorney

Christopher W. Chinault, Town Manager

Laura Eaton, Town Clerk

This meeting was tape recorded. Records are indexed and filed for ready reference where such have been summarized in typed minutes.

I. CALL TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM

Mayor Cochran called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. PUBLIC

A. Bill Heiss, 560 Oakridge Drive and co-owner of Scott’s on Fifth, 141 Fifth Avenue, received information on the process for approval to expand his business.

B. John B. MacNeill, 1320 S. Riverside Drive, and Vice President of the Homeowner’s Association announced that the Homeowner’s Association is meeting May 20^th at 6:30 p.m. in Town Hall to discuss annexation.

C. Nancy Joseph, 215 Deland Avenue, requested assistance from Code Enforcement regarding the property at 210 Deland Avenue

IV. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Town Clerk read the following announcements:

A. There are currently openings, including reappointments, on the Board of Adjustment, Civil Service Board, General Employees’ Pension Board, Police/Fire Pension Board and Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee

B. There will be openings, including reappointments, on the Board of Adjustment, Civil Service Board and Police/Fire Pension Board in May.

C. Town Hall will be closed Monday, May 26, 2008 for Memorial Day.

V. CONSENT AGENDA

A. Minutes No. 08-07– Regular Meeting – April 15, 2008

B. Authorization for the Brevard Mosquito Control District to operate an aircraft over the Town to spray for mosquitoes

C. Proclamation - National Public Works Week - May 18-24, 2008

D. Appointment for the Fifth Avenue Task Force – Carl Priddy (Requested by Deputy Mayor Benevente)

E. Acceptance of a grant from the Florida Department of Health in the amount of $4,190 to purchase a laptop to report Emergency Medical Services data (no local match required)

F. Adoption of Resolution 08-06 supporting the House of Representatives’ acceptance and confirmation of the decision of the Air Force to award the tanker contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation and EADS North America (Requested by Councilmember Berkman)

Mayor Cochran requested that Item D be removed.

Deputy Mayor Benevente moved to approve Items A, B, C, E and F. Councilman Berkman seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

D. Appointment for the Fifth Avenue Task Force – Carl Priddy (Requested by Deputy Mayor Benevente)

Mayor Cochran noted that since the Council meets only once a month there is some delay in appointing new members to the Task Force when there is a vacancy. He requested that Council agree to allow him to make future appointments based on recommendations from the appropriate Councilmember. It was the consensus of the Council that the names of new appointees would be given to the Town Clerk to be forwarded to the Mayor for appointment.

Deputy Mayor Benevente moved to accept Consent Agenda Item D. Councilman Goldfarb seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

VI. APPOINTMENTS

A. General Employees’ Pension Board - Two openings. Jim Perrin would like to be reappointed.

Councilmember Goldfarb moved to reappoint Jim Perrin. Councilmember Halbert seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

B. Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee – One opening. Marge Schwanbeck would like to be reappointed.

Deputy Mayor Benevente moved to reappoint Marge Schwanbeck. Councilmember Halbert seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

C. Zoning and Planning Board – One opening. Dan Sullivan would like to be reappointed.

Councilmember Goldfarb moved to reappoint Dan Sullivan. Deputy Mayor Benevente seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

D. Police/Fire Pension Board – One opening. Application received from Bruce Bogert.

Deputy Mayor Benevente moved to appoint Bruce Bogert. Councilmember Berkman seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

VII. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

A. Ordinance 08-07 - Amending Sec. 2-226 relating to the Police/Fire Pension

1. First reading – by title only

The Town Clerk read the ordinance by title only.

2. Public hearing and adoption on first reading

Councilman Halbert moved to approve Ordinance No. 08-07. Councilmember Goldfarb seconded.

There were no public comments.

Motion to adopt Ordinance 08-07 carried unanimously.

B. Ordinance 08-08 – Amending the Comprehensive Plan by providing for a new Public School Facilities Element and modifying the Capital Improvements and Intergovernmental Coordination elements

1. First reading – by title only

The Town Clerk read the ordinance by title only.

2. Public hearing and adoption on first reading

Mayor Cochran moved to approve Ordinance No. 08-08. Deputy Mayor Benevente seconded.

There were no public comments.

Motion to adopt Ordinance 08-08 carried unanimously.

VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A. Discussion and possible action regarding an agreement with LaRue Planning and Management Services, Inc. to conduct an annexation study

Town Manager Chinault advised that LaRue Planning and Management Services, Inc. has submitted an agreement to conduct a preliminary analysis on the feasibility of annexation at a cost of approximately $7,500. He noted that this analysis would not meet the state mandated requirements to initiate an annexation but would provide information on costs and benefits.

In response to a question from Council, Mr. LaRue advised that the report would take three to six months to complete.

Council discussed the background information and the proposed map of the annexation area. It was the consensus of Council to revise the area under consideration by removing the elementary school and including commercial areas east of A-1-A.

Dan Batchelor, 404 S. Ramona Avenue, received clarification on why the school was being removed from the proposed area.

Councilmember Halbert moved to approve the proposal from LaRue Planning and Management Services to conduct an annexation feasibility study on the area as discussed. Councilmember Berkman seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

B. Discussion and possible action regarding updating the Town’s website (requested by Councilmember Goldfarb)

Councilmember Goldfarb presented proposals from three companies to update and host the Town’s website.

Carl Priddy, 450 Wayne Avenue, spoke in favor of selecting a content management system.

Councilmember Goldfarb moved to authorize Knowledguard of Voorhees, NJ, to update the website at a cost not to exceed $2,000 and to pay them $30 per month to host the website. Councilman Berkman seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

C. Discussion and possible action regarding a 5k run (requested by Councilmember Goldfarb)

Councilmember Goldfarb advised that the “Witch Way 5k” run would be October 18, 2008 at 7:30 a.m. in conjunction with the Halloween Party. A meeting will be held May 21, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. to start the planning process.

IX. NEW BUSINESS

A. Discussion and possible action regarding dog friendly dining (Requested by Councilmember Halbert)

Councilmember Halbert advised that there has been interest in allowing “doggy dining” in Town.

Town Manager Chinault stated that the Legislature adopted stringent regulations when it approved this on a trial basis which currently expires in June, 2009. He recommended that a fee to cover code enforcement costs and a sunset provision be included if Council desired to draft such an ordinance.

Councilmember Halbert moved to authorize staff to draft an ordinance permitting certain restaurants to allow dogs. Councilmember Goldfarb seconded. Motion carried with Deputy Mayor Benevente voting “nay.”