American Heart Association Donates AEDs

Representatives of the Florida affiliate of the American Heart Association donated two Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to the Indialantic Police Department.

 This donation is part of an effort by the heart association and Health First Heart Institute to award law enforcement agencies with AEDs and associated training funds. The Indialantic Police Department, as one of eleven law enforcement agencies to receive the units, received two Automated External Defibrillators.  These units will be placed in patrol cars.  With the two AEDs previously donated to the Town by the American Heart Association, each patrol vehicle will now be equipped with a unit.

An AED is a small, portable device that sends an electric shock to the heart and restores a patient’s heart rhythm to normal levels before a rescue crew arrives on the scene.  Each year sudden cardiac arrest claims over six hundred lives in Brevard County and 340,000 nationally. Approximately 45,000 to 50,000 lives could be saved annually if AEDs were more widely available, according to the American Heart Association.

Local jurisdictions receiving the units are required to ensure that non-medical personnel using the AEDs are trained, that local Emergency Medical Services are aware of the location of the AEDs, that a doctor oversees each AED for quality control, and that a maintenance plan is in place to keep the AEDs in working order.

RECENT COUNCIL ACTION

June 20, 2006 Meeting

•  approved the Auditor Selection Committee’s ranking of audit firms and authorized the Town Manager to negotiate a contract with the number one firm – Hoyman, Dobson & Co., PA

• approved budget adjustments for FY-06

• authorized the Brevard Watercolor Society to hold an art show in Nance Park March 24-25, 2007

• authorized Deputy Mayor Benevente to attend the Florida League of Cities’ 80^th Annual Conference as the Town’s voting delegate

•  adopted Ordinance 06-08 amending the qualifying provisions for Town Council to comply with County election deadlines

• adopted Ordinance 06-09 regarding the duration that banners may be displayed

 July 18, 2006 Meeting

• approved the FY-07 budget calendar

• renewed the agreement with Brevard County and Space Coast Emergency Medical Services, PA for medical supervision of Town rescue services

• requested Brevard County to renew the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity with the County authorizing the Town to provide advanced life support first responder services

• approved a stormwater maintenance agreement with Miramar Condo

• approved an audit contract with Hoyman, Dobson & Company, PA for FY-06, FY-07 and FY-08 audits

• adopted Ordinance 06-10 which allows full time employees to receive one free beach parking permit

• adopted Ordinance 06-11 amending the qualifications for volunteer firefighters

• set tentative millage rate for FY 06-07 at 4.3313; set date for first public hearing on the millage rate and budget for 7:00 pm on September 5, 2006; set date for second public hearing for 7:00 pm on September 19, 2006; set tentative budget workshop for 6:00 pm on August 15, 2006

•  agreed to request that FDOT reduce the speed limit on Fifth Avenue from 35 mph to 30 mph

• approved Ordinance 06-12 on first reading regulating where sexual offenders/predators can reside

Town Public Works personnel continue efforts to capture water run-off in street side swales.  This swale was installed recently on Eighth Avenue

Atlantic Development of Cocoa, Inc. replaces the failing metal stormwater pipe at 1105 S. Riverside Dr.  The Town has approximately 38,000 linear feet of 45 year old metal pipe that needs to be replaced.

POLICE BEAT

On June 14, 2006, the Indialantic Police Department responded to the Regions Bank, located at 500 North Miramar Avenue, in reference to a report of a bank robbery that had just been committed.  During the robbery, the suspect implied he had a firearm and fled the bank with a little over $3000.

During the investigation, the police department turned to the citizens of the Town of Indialantic and asked for assistance in identifying the suspect through composite sketches, photographs and multiple interviews with several witnesses. Several messages were broadcast using the Town’s Code Red Community Warning System. In true community spirit, town residents stepped up and aided the police department by providing everything from hunches to critical information.  In fact, it was information that was obtained from town residents that gave the police department a major break in the case and ultimately led us to the suspect.

On June 27, 2006, the suspect was arrested during a traffic stop on North Miramar Avenue, ironically one-half block away from the bank he robbed.  He was interviewed and confessed to the crime.  

While the Town of Indialantic may not be growing geographically, we are certainly being affected by the enormous growth of other nearby cities. The police department has seen an increase in the number of calls for service and residents are reminded to stay vigilant and report suspicious activity immediately.  It is nice to know, however, that the Town has residents who still have a sense of community and can be counted on to assist this agency when needed.  

The Indialantic Police Department is committed to excellence and to providing the best possible service for the town’s residents, business owners and visitors.  With continued support from the community, we can and will maintain that level of service.

Detective Michael Connor

Public Works Update – Ron Cassedy 

There was a time when small piles of yard waste could be placed by the street for collection.  However, with the implementation of the automated cart system residents are requested to place yard waste inside the cart for collection.  Harris Sanitation is using the automated side load vehicles rather than rear loaders to clear the town of small and medium size piles of yard waste.  Using the 96 gallon container should expedite the removal of the yard waste.  Huge piles will still be collected by the clam truck.

Please remember the following procedures for the cart system:

ü    Place carts curbside with the opening facing the street

ü    Bag and tie all household garbage before putting it in the cart

ü    Fill carts only enough to allow the lid to close

ü    Place carts away from mailboxes and trees

ü    When placing two carts at the curb , place them 2 feet apart so the truck can service each one safely

ü    Break down boxes before placing them in the cart

ü    Do not bag yard waste.  Place leaves, pine needles,  palm fronds (21 or fewer), tree trimmings and small branches (smaller than 4 feet in length) in the cart

ü    Do not place dirt in the carts

ü    Place only small amounts of rock, brick and tile in the carts

ü    Contents in carts must be less than 200 pounds

 For bulk pickup, white goods and large piles of trees and yard waste please call 723-4455 to schedule pickup.