HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_04/10/1973MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF-THE COUNCILMEN
OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
The First Regular April Council Meeting of the Councilmen
of the Village of Tequesta was held at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, April 10,
1973 at the Village Hall. Councilmen mresent were Messrs: Russell,
Little,Frank, Leone and Del Ninno. Also present were Jean Frank,
Assistant Village Clerk and Christopher H. Cook, Village Attorney.
Robert Harp, Village Manager and Clerk-was attending the 31st Annual
Conference for Municipal Finance Officers and Clerks.
The meeting was opened. with Prayer and the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag by Counci]man Leone.
Upon motion by Leone. seconded by Little and unanimously
passed. the minutes of the March 27, 19?3 meeting were approved with
a correction on page 2, second paragraph from the bottom - the
appointment of Jean Franlc was not unanimous -Councilman Frank
abstained from voting.
Councilman Frank asked about the progress on Beacon
Street and the Village Attorney advised he had done substantial work,
but the conc!emnation had not been filed as yet. Councilman Frank said
he had. had. the Council's approval to confer with the Police Chief on
new VOT stickers. The Chief then presented a few new type stickers
for the Council's approval. A sample, red and white in color with
VOT and 1973-74 was approved by the Council. He then spoke of a new
hand-gun radar unit being used in several localities very successfully.
It is mobile, portable and. efficient for use in the Police Department,
priced at $1,067. Frank moved the unit be purchased for the department,
seconded by Leone and unanimously passed. He then read an article on
Riviera Beach Frith reference to voting for Mayor, Councilmen and
re-districting the area. He asked the Village Attorney to look into
the legality of this and. recommend.
Co~an.-I.~rte spoke of the letter received from
Mr. Peter L, Pimental, Executive Director of the Loxahatchee River
Environmental Control District expressing their concern for the
number of sewer connections we have and are granting - he asked
Mr. Harp fora report of our committments. The Mayor replied. by
reading from a memorandum to him from the Village Manager giving the
number of taps that have been authorized from the original additional
300 taps, showing that there were 41.5 taps left, It was mentioned
that we are at the rationing stage.. Mr. Sydow, Consulting Engineer
for the Sewer Department had recommended, when the 300 taps are gone,
no further connections be made. It ~+~as decided that the Mayor and
Village Manager would get together and. answer the letter from
Mr. Pimental.
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Councilman Little reported that there was not~iing new
on the Kiwanis Park acquisition. The Mayor read from Mr. Harps
mez-~randwn that Mr. A. F. Tolius of .the State Division of Recreation
and Parks. expected to have the proposed lease for Kiwanis Park back
from review by other members of the Department and the legal staff
sometime during the week for his final review and submission to the
Village for review. Little then spoke of the bicycle path for Beach
Road and: said he had spoken to a paving contractor and gotten an
unofficial estimate of $3,380. for 4/10 of a mile - which would be
asphalt - 5 feet wide. Mr. Lafferty, President of the Beach Road
Association had looked into the matter with Mr. Little. It would be
from north, of the Village limits south to the curve. Little made a
motion that the Village get the right-of way from the State, seconded
by Leone and unanimously passed. After much discussion as to whether
the, path was really wanted by the residents, Mr, Lafferty was asked
to bring a petition to the Council from those residents who desire
the bicycle path.
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Counci]man Del Ninno said. he was concerned. about the
water situation and had been spoken to by many people, but would defer
to Mr, Osha, Water Department Consulting Engineer, and listen to his.
discussion of the problem,
The Mayor reported. that the Village Manager had spoken to
• Mr. Ney Landrum and the Village Attorney had written to Mr. Landrum,
Mr, Tolius and the Legislative Delegation urging them to act upon our
request for well sites in Kiwanis Park, He also said Mr. Sydow, the
Sep,*er Department Consultant would be out of toian for the Council meeting
but would send a letter in regard to the requests for sewer taps. He
also mentioned a request from the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Department
to install a 6~ - 10~ antenna on the overhead water tank in Well Field
No. 1 together with a 6~ Parabolic Disc. This is to provide their area
cars with better radio reception. The Village Manager and Water
Department Superintendent do not feel that this is an unreasonable
request providing-the necessary lease arrangement can be reached with
the Sheriffs Department including the Village being held harmless in
the event the installation should be responsible for damage or injury
to any property or persons, Mr. Little suggested speaking to Sheriff
Heidtman about the speeding problem on Beach Road and said one hand
helps another, Mr. Skinner reported that in another state a light
installation was made on a road where it stayed green on both sides,
only going red when a person went 5 miles above-the speed limit and
felt an installation of this type would help stop speeding. The
Village ria.nager-and Police Chief are to check into this. The Mayor
also mentioned the Workshop Meeting of last Monday and.. said the
positions of Village Manager and Village Clerk would be separated.
It would. be more productive to have them as separate positions and
.give the Village Manager more opportunity to go out and meet the
people. The Village is looking for candidates for the position of
Village Clerk.
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The Mayor then presented Mr. Karl Kandell, who was
requesting the Council to schedule a Public Hearing for the purpose
of changing the zoning classification of a portion of his property
and all of Mr. DiVosta~s property lying west of Seabrook Road from R-1
to R-2 zoning classification. Mr. Kandell presented a rendering of
the proposed use of the Iand and said it was well within the Planned
Development requirements of 10 units per acre under the proposed new
Zoning Ordinance. He said he had set aside 1/2 acre for a well field
in the new rendering and had also added a road from Seabrook Road to
Riverside Drive and felt this rendering was proper utilization of the
land and well below all levels in all respects. A motion was made
by Frank, seconded by Little that a Public Hearing be held at 7:00 P.M.
on May 8, 1973, and the motion passed unanimously.
The Mayor then introduced Mr. Donald L. Osha, Water
Department Consulting Engineer, who gave his report to the Council
on the problems of the water situation and his recommendations. He
stated .the need for an aerator to remove iron from the. new well fields;
the need for a partial treatment plant at a cast of approximately
$100,000.. He felt if new wells were but in on the property at Kik*anis
.Park, Jupiter Inlet Colony-Jupiter property, Kandell property - we
would have SO% more water in the system. Along range plan to put
wells in property out west would be very expensive and would need
• full treatment. iie said a new line for the Beach Road area is
necessary; that the re-pump facilities on the Beach should be checked
and that the Village could get a pressure meter to measure flow in
the Beach Road condominiums. Many Beach Road residents were in
attendance at the meeting and spoke of their pressure problems in
addition to the coloring of the water. rir. Osha said in Well Field
No. 2 there is iron in the water due to the high demand and it needs
treatment to eliminate it. Leone made a motion that a water study
be made into the condition of the water system now, in 5 years and
in future years, this report to be due to the Council in 60 days.
Del Ninno seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Mr. Leone
also suggested a water committee to work ~ti*ith Mr. Osha and this was
then made in the form of a motion which was seconded by Little and the
motion passed unanimously. The Mayor asked rir. Leone to be Chairman
of the Water Committee. Mr. Kandell offered his assistance to help on
the Committee with Mr. Leone.
.Councilman Little then made a motion to have a six (6)
:month moratorium on building in view of the water situation. The
Village Attorney then passed out to the Councilmen an ordinance he had
already prepared. Dir. Leone said he would second the motion but
suggested a 90 day moratorium and Little agreed. rir. Cook then read
the proposed ordinance and under it there would be no-time limit on
the moratorium, but ~:~hen adequate water capacity is reached it can be
reviewed by the Council. The Council unanimously passed Ordinance
No. 207 as read.. on First Reading.
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The Village Attorney then discussed changing the Charter
to elect the Mayor and Vice Mayor by electors voting; he spoke of the
difficulty of districting, Frank was then appointed Chairman of a
committee to work with the Village Attorney on this proposed change.
The Village Attorney then spoke of the ordinance he had
prepared on the Community Appearance Board. Mr. Corddry, who is
Chairman of the Zoning Review Committee said it was an excellent job
and. asked for a few minor changes, and also asked that it be passed
tonight, but it was decided that since the Council had not had an
adequate opportunit3~ to read it thoroughly that it would be discussed
at the next, Council meeting.
Mr. Cook spoke of the proposed new Zoning Ordinance he
was preparing, which will be over 50 pages and said he had brought
the first 8 pages for distribution to the Council, and would attempt
to complete his review in the next two weeks.
The Village Attorney then discussed the lift station on
the McGlynn-Garmaker property and asked the Council to authorize
issuance of a permit upon ,agreement that the lift station will be
repaired. He said the Village owns it, as it had been deeded to us by
McGlynn-Garniaker and they would pay for the repairs. A motion was
made by Leone, seconded by Little and unanimously passed to have the
Building Inspector make inspection of the lift station.
Mr. Cook introduced Mr. Ed Welsh of the firm of Winters,
Brackett, Lord F~ Held who will replace him at Council meetings in
the event of his disability, vacation, etc.
The Mayor said the next item on the Agenda was the
request of Wendimere Villas for 18 sewer taps. Little moved, seconded
by Leon~s and passed unanimously that these taps be granted.
The next item was the request of the Villager Apartments
for 12 sewer taps. Little moved, seconded. by Leone and passed
unanimously that the 12 taps be granted.
The 2~iayor then mentioned that Fire Control District No. 1
would hold a Public Hearing on Fire Prevention Resolution No. 3, in
the Village Hall at 7:30 P.M., April 12, 1973.
Mayor Russell reported on a call received from Mr.
Charlie Hyman, Traffic Engineer, Palm Beach County with reference to
the faulty operation of the traffic light at U.S. Highway No. 1 and
Tequesta Drive. He has conferred with the Police Chief on this and
they will follow up on Mr. Hyman+s offer of help by the County.
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The riayor discussed the water franchise with Jupiter
and it was felt that the rates on the lease were exhorbitant and
A~Iayor Russell suggested that the Village reimburse Jupiter and
Jupiter Inlet Colony for their total costs to date expended on the
well field. A motion was made by Leone, seconded b3T Frank and
passed unanimously. The Mayor then discussed the proposed water service
franchise from the Town of Jupiter to the Village of Tequesta and
said the Village should agree to a franchise on the same basis as
that received from Jupiter Inlet Colony. Leone moved, seconded by
Frank and passed unanimously-that the franchise agreement as presented
be rejected.
The Mayor read a letter from the Acting County Engineer,
H. F. Kahlert and a memoranduan to the Palm Beach County Commissioners
in reference to a meeting held to discuss County Line Road. The Mayor
~•ras very disappointed and-will discuss this with the Village Manager
and see ~~hat more can be done about a meeting, The Mayor also
discussed the road at length with Mr. Kandell as to his development
of a portion of the road.
Mr, Leone said that the Florida State Board of Health
has asked for approval of the Village of Tequesta for Riverbend to
put in their own. crater wells. Leone made a motion to give approval,
seconded by Del Ninno and unanimously passed.
The Council authorized Donald L. Osha, Water Department
Consulting Engineer to proceed frith preparing a comprehensive
engineering report on the Village of Tequesta Water System to include
supply, treatment, distribution and storage requirements. Report to
be broken down into three time frames to ref lect immediate requirements,
intermediate requirements (next 5 to 6 years), and long range require-
ments. Report to be completed in 60 days.
at 11:15 P .ri .
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
can Frank
Assistant Clerk
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