The Sebastian City Council on Dec. 17 approved a series of routine and project‑level items, including authorization to negotiate a Bailey Drive surplus‑land sale with Spirit of Sebastian LLC, approval of a parks tree‑inventory contract, approval of an aircraft hangar lease and acceptance of a 2.5% FDOT grant share for an airport apron expansion.

Land sale: Staff reported the appraised value of the Bailey Drive parcel at $165,000 and said Spirit of Sebastian LLC submitted a $166,000 bid. Council moved to negotiate and execute an agreement; the contract would allow 45 days to closing. The motion passed unanimously.

Airport lease and grant: The council approved a one‑year lease (with a possible one‑year extension) by Hayburn Asset Management LLC for a completed hangar at Sebastian Airport to provide interim aircraft protection. For the airport apron expansion, staff described Resolution R‑25‑48 as accepting the FDOT portion — 2.5% of the project cost — and noted construction will not begin until an anticipated FAA grant (covering the majority of the project) is received, expected in June or July. Council member Nunn emphasized the city’s share for the FDOT portion will be $27,000, paid from the airport enterprise operational funds; "the FAA is giving us over $1,000,000," a council member said to underline the grant leverage.

Appointments and consent: The council confirmed appointments to the Citizen Budget Review Advisory Board (including reappointing Scott Baker) and approved the consent agenda items. All motions recorded in the meeting were adopted by unanimous roll‑call votes of those present (Mayor Jones, Council members Nunn, Matthews and Dodd; Vice Mayor McPartland was excused).

Votes at a glance:
- Consent agenda (items A & B): approved; yes 4, no 0.
- Charter review committee: appointed Felicia Holloman, Wanda Simmons and Nicholas Schakowsky; authorized manager to appoint a resident city employee and a police representative; approved; yes 4, no 0.
- Citizen Budget Review Advisory Board: reinstated Scott Baker; approved; yes 4, no 0.
- Bailey Drive surplus land: authorize negotiation/execution with Spirit of Sebastian LLC (bid $166,000; appraised $165,000); approved; yes 4, no 0.
- Wiregrass Ecological Associates: award tree inventory contract (parks scope, $20,100); approved with requirement that any scope expansion return as a change order; yes 4, no 0.
- Hayburn Asset Management LLC: approve hangar lease (one year, optional extension); approved; yes 4, no 0.
- Resolution R‑25‑48 (FDOT grant for apron expansion): accept FDOT 2.5% share; approved; yes 4, no 0.

What’s next: Staff will negotiate final purchase documents for the Bailey Drive sale, obtain vendor quotes and potential change orders for any added tree‑inventory scope, finalize the hangar lease, and await FAA grant approval before construction on the airport apron begins.