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rffNUTES OF THE MP~TING OF THT: COUr'CILMEN OF
THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
The Regular Monthly Meeting of the Councilmen of the
Village of Tequesta, Florida ~~as held at 9:00 P.M., Tuesday,
January 18, 1972 at the Village Hall, immediately following a
Zoning Public Hearing. Councilmen present were Messrs: Sylvester,
Barr, Cunningham, Russell and Little. 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 Councilman Russell.
Upon motion by Cunningham, seconded by Little and unan-
imously passed, the minutes of the December 21 and 31, 1971 Council
meetings-were approved.
The Village Manager recapped the receipts and disbursements
for the three (3) month period ended December 31, 1971. Balances on
hand were as follows:
First National Bank ~ Trust Co. $ 27,007.86
Petty Cash 25.00
Co~nunity Federal Savings ~ Loan 20,000.00
Fidelity Federal Savings fa Loan 16,172.69
Certificates of Deposit 120,000.00
$ _183,205.55
The Sinking Fund balance for payment of principal and
interest on the Village Hall Bonds and Bonds for the purchase of
land east of the Village Hall was $21,629.85. -The ti4ater Department
statement for the month of Decembers w`as not complete at meeting
time.
The Village Manager presented his report for the month of
December 1971. Building statistics were:
December 1971
No . Valuation
38 (~~ houses) 283,890.
^3 (4 houses) 1,111,170.
Year to Date
No. Valuation
110 (12 houses) 837,175.
Last Year
92 (17 houses) 2,985,510.
Mayor Sylvester reported on a request for a street light
near Beacon Street and Venus Avenue and the request of the Beach Road
Condominium Association for additional police protection on Jupiter
Island. He spoke of the necessity for sewage plant expansion and of
the appearance of the Sewage Department Consulting Engineer and
Village Manager before the Board of the Loxahatchee River Envirornnental
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• Control District last night to discuss such an expansion. Developers
in the area are experiencing hardships because lack of adequate
sewage facilities is preventing them from developing their lands. He
urged the Council to seriously consider Mr. Kenneth Schmidt~s request
for ten (10) sewer taps so he could construct a restaurant on the North
side. of Tequesta Drive and said the Council should allow the issuance
of a pern~it for the construction of this restaurant. He predicted
assessed valuations ~:Tould go down due to lack of growth if expansion
of the sewage plant is not accomplished.
It eras the general feeling of the Council that no action on
any requests for additional sewage service should or could be taken
until the consulting engineer submits his report on the advisability
of an expansion program.
Councilman Barr and the Village Manager discussed the
operation of the sewage treatment plant since the Village took over
December 28, 1971 pursuant to the tuns of the agreement for acquis-
ition of the facility. Mr. Paul Thomson questioned how and on what
basis additional taps will be allocated and was advised such deter-
mination would have to be made when the Council taas assured additional
service Baas available. Mr. George Barlot:r recommended the Council wait
for the engineers opinion on expansion and capacity before any action
is taken in this regard, Mayor Sylvester suggested the facility should
be turned over to the Environmental Control District as soon as
practicable. Councilman Little asked concerning the status of the
• appointment to the Board of the District by the Governor and ~:*as
advised no further action had been taken at this time.
Mr. Kenneth Schmidt said the Council must proceed ~ti~ith
providing for the gro~~th of the Village and his proposed restaurant
would provide much additional revenue to the Village. He said he had
been in the area many years and did not t~ant to see it die. He
questioned the legality of the Village zoning properties and then not
providing sewerage service with a municipal system which is available
in front of his property. Mr. Thomson said if individual on-site
plants were used by developers, there ~ti~ould be five (5) such plants
in the ir,Unediate area of Tequesta Gardens. l~iayor Sylvester said there
is a need for additional sewage facilities and if the engineer gives
his approval, the Council should proceed at once to expedite the
program. Councilman Russell said he believed the engineer could plan
for expansion without additional information. Councilman Barr said
the Council should exercise expansion and gro~~tth control since good
gro~:*th trithout careful planning could not be good. He further stated
the Village should not increase pollution in the area. Mr. Schmidt
said it ~~aould cost approximately $50,000.00 to expand the plant to meet
requested needs. Mr. J. t~. Blizzard suggested ~:~ater usage as a basis,
for computing additional. services and suggested storm leakage could,
shop, increase flo~:~ through the plant. Mr. Thomson asked if aTl appli-
cable governing bodies t~Tould approve an expansion of the existing
plant., would the Village Council proceed ~:*ith the expansion? Mr.
• Little said he would be in favor as long as other Village residents
would be protected in this regard, Mr. Barr said he would go along
1a~ith the expansion if the consulting engineer and approving agencies
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would authorize it. Mr. Cunningham said he was in favor of expanding
the existing plant instead of developers constructing individual plants.
The entire Council agreed that they would like to have the consulting
engineers opinion in regard to plant expansion as quickly as possible.
Police Chief Dusenbery presented the Police Department and
Civil Defense reports for the month of December 1971. Councilman Little
mentioned bicycles without proper reflection devices being on the streets
at night. Chief Dusenbery mentioned the letter from the Beach Road
Condominium Association and his memo to the Village Manager in this
regard.
Upon motion by Cunningham, seconded by Little and unanimously
passed, the Inspectors of Election Certificate of the results of the
January 11, ]_972 Charter Referendw~ii was approved and accepted.
Upon motion by Cunningham, seconded by Barr, and unanimously
passed P~tarch 21, 1972 was set as General Election Day pursuant to terns
of the Charter. The election tai]_1 be held for the election of Council-
men in Seats 1, 3 and 5 for t~ti*o (2) year teams. The polls ~~~ill be open
from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. in the Village Hall. Inspectors of Election
will be Mary Zd. Elliott, Mildred Graef, Charlotte P, Kadlec, Robert W,
Reaney, Ruth A. Schlusemeyer and John W, Stead.
The Council acknowledged receipt of Jupiter Inlet Colony
Resolution No, 122-71-16.
The Village Attorney read an ordinance providing for the
Village to adopt the Fire Code of Jupiter Fire District No. 1. Russell
moved, seconded by Cunningham, and unanimously passed that the ordinance
be adopted. All Councilmen being present and voting for the ordinance,
Ordinance No. 190 ~~~as hereby passed and adopted on First Reading. The
Village Attorney advised he ~,~as continuing to work on a noise ordinance
and other nuisance ordinances.
The Village rianager advised of a letter from the Tri-Corr¢nunity
Public Library Association advising of Mr. Harry N. Gifford, Jr. 's
term on the Board expiring and suggesting his re-appointment by the Village.
Upon motion by Sylvester, seconded by Barr and unanimously passed,
Mr. Gifford was appointed as the Village's representative on the Library
Board,
The Village l~fanager advised we were still awaiting the
receipt of plans for the bicycle lath and Tequesta Drive improvements
from the engineer; that candidates for election must file during the
]_ast ten days of February and that Palm Beach County tax assessor's
personnel ~,~ould be at the Village Hall January 31 thru February 4, 1972
to accept applications for Homestead Exemptions.
Councilman Russell suggested meetings with the
"natural boundaries" but outside the municipal boundaries
• annexation. Councilman Barr suggested the Tequesta Voters
might be helpful tt7ith such a project.
Village's
to discuss
Association
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• Various matters concerning zoning variances and special
exceptions under the existing zoning ordinance were discussed and it was
the general opinion of the Council that the Ordinance should be re-done
by professional people to conform ~•rith the Comprehensive Plan.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned
at 10:40 ~' .M.
Respectfully sutmitted,
~.,-~-~RoBert Harp
Clerk
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