December 2004 Record

INDIALANTIC
RECORD December 2004

COUNCIL MEMBERS SWORN IN

Attorney Gougelman administers the oath of office to Mayor Trott (in top picture) and Councilman McCabe (in lower picture

Mayor Dan Trott and Councilman Mike McCabe began their new two year terms after being sworn in by Town Attorney Paul Gougelman at the November 16, 2004 Council meeting. Mayor Trott and Councilman McCabe were unopposed in the November 2, 2004 election.

Councilman McCabe was unanimously selected by the Mayor and Council to serve as Deputy Mayor for the upcoming year. During the meeting Mayor Trott appointed the following individuals to represent the Town:

Space Coast League of Cities – Councilman Benevente with Mayor Trott as alternate

Space Coast League of Cities Intergovernmental Committee – Councilman Benevente with Mayor Trott as alternate

Brevard County Water Supply Board – Deputy Mayor McCabe

South Beaches Coalition – Councilman Bogert

Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway Coalition – Ray DiZefalo

Qualifying for the February 8, 2005 special election to fill the vacant Council Seat 4 continues through December 9^th. Packets are available in the Town Clerk’s office.

UPCOMING BOARD AND COMMITTEE OPENINGS

There will be openings, including reappointments, on the Board of Adjustment, the Budget and Finance Committee, and the Zoning and Planning Board in December and January. There are currently openings on the Police/Fire Pension Board, General Employees’ Pension Board and the Civil Service Board. Applications are available at Town Hall and on the web site – www.indialantic.com. For more information regarding boards and committees, please call the Town Clerk’s office at 723-2242.

POLICE BEAT

The Police Department would like to thank everyone who visited our Crime Prevention Booth at the annual “Halloween Block Party”. During the event we donated cable style gunlocks and we still have plenty of them left. These gunlocks will fit small and large bore handguns and rifles. For those who own a firearm, we want to help you by promoting safe and responsible firearm ownership and storage.

Children’s safety is very important to us. We are currently offering children’s identification kits to residents and their families. If your child is ever missing, the Identification Kit will provide important pertinent information.

Our Home Security Survey service can offer tips to help make your home a little safer. Remember:

Adequate lighting is important to have at front and rear doorways. Try to use at least a 40watt light. Burglars will usually be deterred from a well lit home.
Check the trees and shrubbery next to your windows and doors and make sure they are not too tall. Burglars can use shrubbery as cover while taking their time gaining entry to your home.
Simply locking all exterior doors and windows to your home is one of the best ways to prevent a burglary.
Jalousy windows are fairly simple to disassemble from the outside. A protective screen mounted on the inside is a good way to prevent entry for this type of window.
Check exterior door hinges. If they are mounted on the outside, the pins can be removed and the door taken off.

For a complete home security survey or if you just have any questions please contact Community Policing Officer Terry Tenpenny at 723-7788 or ttenpenny@indialantic.com

With the Christmas season upon us, please be aware of your personal safety.

Please keep car doors locked both while driving and parked and don’t roll your windows down for strangers. Be particularly wary when stopped at traffic lights and when entering and exiting your vehicle in a parking lot. If you are struck from behind in what appears to be a minor rear-end accident, pull over in a well lit, populated area to investigate. While shopping, try to keep all packages and gifts out of sight, preferably locked in the trunk. Try to enter and exit stores (particularly malls) around other groups of shoppers. We tend to see an increase in burglaries this time of year so please remain vigilant in your efforts to keep your home and vehicles secure. If installed, set your alarm, even if you are only leaving for a short time. Successful burglaries to homes equipped with a good alarm system, that is kept armed, are very rare. Well-positioned outdoor lighting can also be a successful deterrent.

Thank you and have a safe and happy holiday season!

Chief Troy W. Morris

INDIALANTIC FIRE RESCUE

This is considered the most dangerous time of the year for fires and fire related deaths. Holiday safety should be most important in our minds as we enter the holiday season. Too often our minds are so focused on the joy and festivities that we tend to be lax with our safety awareness. Some of the things to remember as we prepare for the holidays:

	Needles on fresh trees should be green, hard to pull out of the branches and should not break. The trunk should be sticky with sap.
	Real trees must have an ample supply of water in the base. Do not leave real trees up for more than two weeks.
	Do not place the tree close to a heat source.
	Be sure artificial trees are flame resistant.
	Inspect all lighting wires for fraying and bare spots as well as broken or cracked sockets. Use only lighting approved by an approved testing laboratory. Do not link more than three strands of lights together. Do not leave decorative lights on when no one is home and turn off all decorative lights when retiring to bed.
	When burning candles be sure they are in stable holders. Do not place in or near the curtains or the tree and do not leave the house with candles burning.
	Be certain that your smoke alarms are functioning or replace them before setting up your tree.

The Indialantic Fire Department wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday.

Jon Macdonald, Fire Chief

Town Engineer Scott Glaubitz, BSE, Inc., inspects the Nance Park restroom after Hurricane Frances to ensure structural integrity

RECENT COUNCIL ACTION

October 19, 2004 Meeting

	declared two vehicles as surplus and authorized disposition
	accepted the performance evaluations for the Town Manager for 9/27/03 through 9/26/04
	ratified action taken at the 9/28/04 special meeting declaring the Town a natural disaster area due to Hurricane Jeanne and suspending hurricane related permit fees through 11/30/04
	confirmed the Town Manager’s authority to sign documents relating to reimbursement of expenses resulting from hurricanes Frances and Jeanne
	approved a Proclamation of Recognition for Town employees based on efforts during recent hurricanes
	approved a Local Law Enforcement Grant application in the amount of $1,439
	approved waiving permit fees for damage caused by hurricanes Frances and Jeanne through 12/31/04
	approved Ord. 05-01 on first reading extending the sunset provision relating to hours of operation for certain outdoor cafes
	approved Ord. 05-02 on first reading extending the sunset provision relating to transient signs
	approved Ord. 05-03 on first reading amending Sec. 17-88 by allowing decorative fences within the front yard areas of commercial properties

November 16, 2004 Meeting

	approved Res. 05-01 designating personnel authorized to sign checks
	approved final budget adjustments and encumbrances for FY-04
	approved a 3% salary increase for the Town Manager
	approved increasing the dollar amount of capital equipment from $750 to $1,000
	approved Ord. 05-04 on first reading amending Sec. 15-18.1 by increasing the annual rate for parking spaces covered under use agreements
	approved Ord. 05-06 on first reading extending the sunset provision of Sec. 13-3(e) relating to outdoor display of goods in the C-2 zone
	approved a school impact fee agreement with Brevard County
	directed staff to provide an analysis regarding speed trailers by April, 2005

NEW FACES IN TOWN

Kenneth Wall - 310 Fifth Avenue – CPA

Paragon Radiology, LLC – 122 Fourth Avenue – Diagnostic radiology

Phillips Consulting – 144 Sixth Avenue – Appraisals and consulting

GT Builders – 131 Fifth Avenue – Carpentry

Allison & Co., Inc. – 109 N. Palm Avenue – Mortgage financing

MAST ARM INSTALLATION

Traffic Control Devices is working to install green fluted post mast arm signals at the Riverside Drive/Fifth Avenue intersection. These new signals will replace the span wire traffic signals that are presently at this intersection. Council awarded the contract for $134,025 on November 18, 2003, with the funds being provided by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

The new signal installation is the latest component of this Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) with FDOT that was approved in March, 2000. Previously, through this JPA the turn lane on US-192 at SR-A1A was lengthened and a turn lane was added to the outside lane of US-192 at S. Riverside Drive. Additional related improvements include the concrete bicycle/walking path through Douglas Park and sidewalk improvements along the east side of S. Riverside Drive from Fifth Avenue to Eighth Avenue.

The Fifth Avenue/SR-A1A intersection is slated for signal replacement in FY-07 when FDOT installs a dual left turn lane at the intersection. The new signals are proposed to be green fluted post mast arms similar to the ones currently being installed at the Riverside Drive/Fifth Avenue intersection

ü Town Hall will be closed Thursday and Friday, December 23^rd and 24^th,for Christmas and December 31^st for New Year’s

.The traditional Holiday Tree Lighting will take place Thursday, December 9^th at 7:00 pm in Nance Park. This annual observance of the holiday season will include a short program, a visit from Santa and refreshments for the kids

Jon E. Macdonald started November 1, 2004, as the Town’s new Fire Chief. Chief Macdonald brings public service fire and/or rescue experience to the Town from Flagler Beach, Hamilton County, and Largo. He succeeds Thomas L. Barker who retired recently after spending over twelve years as the Town’s Fire Chief. Chief Macdonald’s selection was confirmed by the Council on September 28, 2004.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

DECEMBER

16 7:00 PM Town Council

21 8:00 AM Heritage Committee

28 5:30 PM Zoning and Planning

JANUARY

18 8:00 AM Heritage Committee

18 7:00 PM Town Council

24 9:00 AM Parks/Recreation

25 5:30 PM Zoning and Planning

The Volunteer Fire Department meets every Wednesday at 7:00 PM at the Fire Department, 216 Fourth Ave

LUMINARIA sales begin December 1^st and continue through December 24^th. Kits will be available at Town Hall during regular business hours through the 22^nd and at the Fire Station on the 23^rd and 24^th. All proceeds from this project, sponsored by the Parks, Recreation, Beautification Committee, are used for beautification projects throughout the Town.

The Committee previously used accumulated proceeds to construct the tiled Indialantic sign in the Fifth Avenue median east of SR-A1A.

The Indialantic Record is published every other month by the Town of Indialantic, 216 Fifth Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903 at an outside cost of $.22 per resident. Daniel S. Trott, Mayor; Vincent Benevente, Deputy Mayor; Councilmembers Bruce Bogert, Cliff Cook and Michael McCabe; Christopher W. Chinault, Town Manager; Laura Eaton, Town Clerk – www.indialantic.com - (321) 723-2242