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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_03/13/1973MINUTES, OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF THE COUNCILMEN OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA The. First Regular-March Council Meeting of the Councilmen of the Village of Tequesta was held at 7:30 P.M,, Tuesday, March 13, 1973 at the Village Hall. Councilmen present were Messrs: .Russell, Cunningham, Little, Frank and Leone. Also present were Robert Harp, Village Manager and Clerk and Christopher H. Cook, Village Attorney. The meeting was opened with Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Vice-k~tayor Cunningham. Upon motion by Leone, seconded by Frank and unanimously passed the minutes of the February 27, 1973 Council Meeting and the March 5, 1973 Special Council Meeting were approved. Councilman Frank asked the Village Attorney about the progress with an ordinance to restrict the hours of work in the Village and was advised that no further work had been done on same. The Village Attorney stated he was pursuing the Beacon Street condemnation proceedings but had run into a problem with an existing private easement when he was examining titles and was referring the matter to the appraisers to see if the value of the parcels of ].and would be reduced. Councilman Frank mentioned a portable radar gun which the Jupiter Island Police Department has recently put into use. He mentioned. some comp3aints about the sodding of a swale on Seabrook Road possibly causing rain water not to flow properly. He was advised the consulting engineers were still pursuing possible new sources for water supplies. He mentioned the Village's participation in the "Help Stop Crime" program and the Police Department will present a film and present- ation on the program at the April 10, 1973 Cohncil Meeting. He mentioned the i-OT sticker program and the fact that unauthorized persons were Obtaining the stickers and then bringing their trash into the Dillage, dumping it on trash piles. He would like the Council to authorize him to discuss the matter with the Police Chief and perhaps have an ordinance prepared for the use etc, of VOT stickers. Mayor Russell asked the Police Chief if citizens arrests were in order and was advised they are but the complainant must file an affidavit with the Clerk of the Village and appear against the defendant. The Mayor said a Village resident noted Jupiter made more arrests last month than Tequesta. CounciLnan Leone stated he had talked to Attorney Wood and ENCON would not lose the 6.7 million dollars. ENCON would probably be able to keep $700,000. with $100,000. earmarked for the purchase of the Village's plant and it was anticipated that they could work out a scheduled draw for the remainder of the funds. The transfer of the Village's sewer plant could quite 31 3-13-?3 - 2 possibly be done as of the end of March. He advised that ENCON now had an office on Jupiter Street and had hired an executive director. He further mentioned the need for enforcement of signs of builders and realtors. Mayor Russell spoke of the Tequesta Association of Voters candidates meeting last night and the need for enforcement of ordinances. Councilman Little reported that no further word had been received on the Kiwanis Park leases; the recent COG meeting on recreation and he and Jupiter Cor~unissioner Faucher are to work on an areawide recreation program. Hiring a Recreation Director is being withheld until the park lease matter is resolved. Mayor Russell stated CAG had recently passed two resolutions in regard tp recreation, one in support of Jupiter retaining 22 acres for Lighthouse Park and the other that the goverr~r-ent land on the north side of SR 707 in the Village be set aside for afire station, auto inspection station and recreation purposes, with the local governmental agencies to have first claim on the property before any private interests. Councilman Cunningham had nothing to report on. • Mayor Russell asked if we had received any report on the March 2, 1973 meeting between the Palm Beach County and A~artin County Engineers at which they were to discuss the East West road. No report had been received and the Village Manager is to see what occurred at this meeting. Mayor Russell spoke of the progress with the proposed new zoning ordinance and asked the Village Attorney about Council approval of the Comprehensive Plan which Barr, Dunlop and Associates had done for the Village. It was the Village Attorney's opinion that it would be best to adopt the ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan at the same time. He inquired about the fact that a representative of Congressman "Skip" Bafalis' office would be at the Village Hall the first and third Tuesdays of each month to meet with any persons who might have matters to bring to the Congressman. He asked about the Annual Report from the Village's Pension Fund Trustee and stated the $150. annual fee could not be quarreled with. The Village Manager read a Resolution requesting the Palm Beach. County Legislative Delegation not to defer the effect- ive date of January 1, 1973 for 90% BOD removal for sewage treat- ment plants until June 30, 1975 as proposed by State Representative Thomas F. Lewis. Cunningham moved, seconded by Little and unanimously passed that the reading be approved and Resolution No. 2-72/73 was thereby passed and adopted. 32 3-13-73 - 3 The Village Manager read a Resolution requesting the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation to amend the Florida State Comprehensive Planning Act of 1972 and to re-establish planning district designations to include in District 10-only Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee ,Counties representing a logical grouping of counties having similar problems. Upon motion by Frank, seconded by Little and unanimously passed, the reading was approved and Resolution No. 3-72/73 was thereby passed and adopted. Mayor Russell reported that Mr. Graham Corddry, Chairman of the Zoning Review Committ+es had pre+vided the Village Attorney with various standards for a Community Appearance Board which is proposed in the proposed new Zoning Ordinance. Councilman Little said he--thought perhaps meetings similar to last ni.ght~s Voters Association meeting should be held once or twice a year for elected officials to let the people know what was going on in the Village. He also asked .the Village Attorney several pointed questions to stress the point that the Village Council has not and does not do things insslipshod manner and must have some rational justification for its actions. The matter of heavy truck loads and speeds on Village • streets was discussed. 1'he matter of re-routing the truck traffic was discussed. The Village Manager and Building Official are to study load tonnages for trucks. The matter of a lower speed limit on Tequesta Drive was discussed and the Police Chief is to study and make a recommendation.. A resident of Tequesta Drive asked about painted markings placed on the roadway recently and some one had told him Tequesta Drive was going to be widened. The Village Manager advised the markings were for use with aerial photography of the area. The matter of parking on the sidewalk area in front of Tequesta Hardware Company was mentioned and this will be looked into. A Mr, Murphy asked what could be done about the regulation of speed on U.S. Highway No. 1 since this commercial area was becoming more congested; the matter of correcting the driveways on Tequesta Drive along the bicycle path was discussed and prices for correcting same will be obtained so that the work can be done. A problem of motorists not observing the "Right Turn Lane Must Turn" requirement at the intersection of Tequesta Drive and U,S. Highway No. 1 was discussed. It was suggested an additional warning information sign be placed in the area and the road markings be repainted. The Village Manager advised of some recent problems with Court records from Tallahassee indicating that cases had been handled by the Village Court when they had not been. It was presumed this was due to computer error. He also mentioned • 33 3-13-73 - 4 the new requirement and forms for reporting Social Security taxes to the State on a monthly basis instead of a quarterly basis. The Village Manager reminded of the General Election to be held Tuesday, March 20, 1973 with the polls to be open from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. and that 5:00 P.M., Thursday, March 15, 1973 is the deadline for voters to obtain absentee ballots. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. at 8:50 P.M. Respectfully ~ubanitted, obert Harp Village Clerk • • 34