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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_05/13/1975MINUTES OF THE MEE'~,TNG OF THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA May 13, 1975 The first Council meeting f©r the month of May was held Tuesday, May 13, 1975, at 7:30 P.M., in the Village Hall. Present were Little, Jones, Campbell, Baron and Taylor. Also present were Robert Harp, Village Manager, Cyrese Colbert, Village Clerk"and John C. Randolph, Village Attorney. The meeting was opened with Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Mayor Little. Jones moved, "to adjourn at $.OO P.M.'f -The motion was adopted.. D.G.Husky Mr. D.C. Husky, William R. Hough Co., was present to ~Tm. R, ipform the Council the purpose of obtaining a Village Kough, Co. Bond Counsel. The recommendation of Freeman, Richardson, Watson, Slade, P~cCarthy and Kelly for appointment as Village Bond Counsel was made by the Village Water Depart- ment Financial Consultants, William R. Hough, Co.. Campbell moved, "to appoint Freeman, Richardson, Watson, Slade, McCarthy and Kelly as the Village Bond Counsel." • The motion was adopted. The Village Manager read a Resolution of the Village Council of the Village of .Tequesta, Florida naming Freeman, Richardson, WatsaA, Slade, McCarthy and Kelly as Bond Counsel in connection with the proposed expansion of the. Village water system. Campbell moved, " to adopt this l~esolution.~' The motion was passed and Resolution No. 11/74-75 was therefore adopted. ~.C.Husky Mr. D.C. Husky informed the Council of the need to gym. R. ' amend the contract the Village Water Department has with 3ough, Co. William R. Hough, Company to permit them to assist the Village with applications for Federal funds for financing of proposed Tf~ater system improvements, One of the larger items needed for the improvement is the building of the new water plant. One question is, is Tequesta and other areas served by Tequesta water considered-rural areas, if so the Village Water Department-might be able to qualify for Federal Funding. Campbell m©ued, "to accept proposal of William R. Hough, Company .to amend the contract'to include the changes." The motion was adopted. -51- 5-13-75 -2 Mrs. Eli Shay Mrs. Eli Shay, wife of deceased former Councilman, West- was present and presented the Flag for War Veteran received ~ Ave. by Mrs. Shay to Mayor Little to be presented to the Palm Beach-Martin County Medical Center. Mrs. Shay gave a heart-touching memorial about her husband. Mrs. Shay donated six (6) lots in Tequesta, owned by he r, to the Palm Beach-Martin County Medical Center in the name of Mr. Shay. Taylor felt that if the Village met with a Representative of Martin County to discuss remc-val of the surcharge from their water rates, we should also speak with Palm Beach County. Campbell noted the. main purpose of the meeting was to set up a franchise with Martin County in so much as Palm Beach Gounty has a franchise with the Village already. Baron moved, "to comply with the situtation of item ~3 and also include the Water Committee and the time, any one could set up." Baron arriended his motion, "to include discussion of franchise.~~ The motion was adopted with the amendment. A meeting time for Tuesday, May 20, 1975 was tentatively set. Item ~4 on the Agenda was, discussion on use of Sixth Entitlement Period Federal Revenue Sharing Funds. Taylor moved, "item ~4 on the Agenda pertaining to Federal Revenue Sharing Funds be applied to Tequesta Drive improvements." After some discussion Mr. Taylor amended his motion to read, "be applied to Tequesta roads improvements." The motion died due to a lack of a second. • The meeting was adjourned at $:02 P.M. Cyrese Colbert -52-