HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_06/17/1969M'~I~""ES Or ^r.E T ~~'~'IFa~"• •:~T' TP7J ~J~'~TCI°LL~.y~1
OF THE VILLAC,E OF ~d~u~~STA, FL3RID.A
• The regular monthly meeting of the Councilmen of the Vi13a.ge
of Tequesta was held at 8:00 P.A':., Tuesday, Juc.e 17, 1959 at the
Village Hall. Councilmen present tiaere: Meusrs. Syl.resier, Bowden,
Simmons, Long and Cunningham. Also present were Robert Harp, Yillage
Manager and Clerk and William A. Lord, Vi?Ia g~ Attorney.
The meeting wQs cps:^sd with Prayer anti Pied~e of Allegiance
to the Flag by C.ounci?gran Boti•~den.
Upon motion by Cun:?ir_gham, second by Bo-aden and passed,
the reading of the Minutes of the prvious meeting Baas waived.
Bowden moved, second 'oy Crnning?~~.,n and pa:;ssd +~at the
detailed reading of the xinancia,l sta~:encr•c for t:1e ~aon•~h of May
1969 be waived. The `tillage 1~a:'.ager „eapn~a the re_.e-.~ts ar.~i
disbursements far the eight (8) mor~t:~ per; o~ wzrdb.!~; ?.~^y 31, ].959.
A discussion ensued as to t~.e form of *e mo..tnllr farms,.=:.cial report
with Co~i*rciLna.n Sitrirtons requesting figures for file sa,:ne ppraod
last yeax~~ The Village Ma~,~er add-ised a copy of each •:~nor.ths report
for the same period the previ~+us year would be made a;<.~,i3a.ble at
each Council sleeting. C?u~ingham moved, second by Boyden and passed
that the financial statement and dish+srse~r;::~•~s for Ma;~ 1969 be
approvied. Balances on nand a~C May 3I, 1969 were as follows:
First Bank of Jupiter/Tequesta $10+,475.90
• Petty Cs,ah 25.00
Community Federal Savings and Loan 13,736.06
' Fidelity Federal Savings and Loan 14,168.34
U. S, Treasury Bi11s 29.55?„ 10
$6?.457.40
Account balances were as follows:
Operating Account $62,590,75
Petty Cash 25.00
Streets, Roads and Drainage Fund 2,3II0.32
Capital Fund _2-.901 33
The Sinking Fund balance for payment of principal and interest on
the Village Hall bonds was X20.647,23.
The Water Department financial statement for five (5) months
showed total revenues of $89,096.30; total expenses of $24,885.61
and debt service requirements of $55,967.76.
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The Village Manager prose^.t;ed his report covering ac*ivities
during the month of May 1.95°. TTie repo-^¢ ad:cri.sed of a $x.25400
• contribution to the Jupiter V~;ld~r.te~r dire D par`rm~:..*: `::::^ :~:~ x°e~u:~r::~,^
for the annual area ~o~a;:th of a~;Ay ~~ ~.~~x L'orA; ;.8~:~ ~~:<..- ; f y I3"~CO,Ov
from Resort Properties, ir^. as -~,nof.r c:~n~;.ri'au-t:~or. ~.c:var~3 cyst of
Drainage lmprovemer?.ts at. Te:uesta D-::~i~re ~.n:~ Seab:^coTc T'.uad; :,hat
the Water J?partTM.en~t E gYxwE~:r~ ~a,d r.~,d~: a,~~ ~ ~cat~.c•:~. to the r:~.cri.da
State Hea1tT: DeFa rt.~nt~:t pro.„ w~' 1~ Tdo , rl a:--d ' r. ~.n Y~:e Trlol'. pie ~d
on Old Dixie Hi.gr~:~ay a "z''_ TM`.,a, i ~,n~.y, ~~~! , 3O ~-e~~t.~~~~=_:r.1. ~s u~.t~aid l9SS
Yeal Estate ~'~,<:`:~ at i=•,~i ~~~ _~5b3. ~!.':11(73'i~ . i:.9,'a:~5:,'_e:.~ f+~~i T''Iay
1969 were:
Mav lgfig V=~aM ~;n D~,~e
RTo . '~Ja.1~=a t:'v<in I4 ^~ ~'a Iuation
4'3 (13 Houses) $l,t^~'7,6t)9. 25r~ i~~0 N.~:c.sesl $~,4OSS94.
3.ki .~i~ J~`-^. Y•
No. Va~„•.~a.,~t_~~. N®a Valuation
3S (9 Houses) $,~t.i ~j~8. 2j~0 ti61 Tic~ases) $E.,161,~?.
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Mr. Larry Co~xsinc,; President of f:he J,tipira~ -'+_'Qz~aesta 3u7ior
Chamber of Comncrc~ _r.:°~aser:ted a Ce;r~tificwte of rppreciacio:~ to Mayor
Sylvester far ti3e Vil.~_age.
Counci . ~ n Si.~nons reported that the P,~;~sior~ Plan had not
• been completed by the village Attorney's Office. HIr. ?.~~rd stated
the matter had been referred to NIr. James Winters who is px•esently
on vacation and will be ba,.:c i*~ his office Monday. Mr. Si,~unons
verbally resigned from the position of Temporary Trustee for the
Pension Plan.
Councilman Cunrlirgham roported that the C. 0. G. Orgaiuzation
app~nred to be stuir~aliErg along and will probably fall du.e to la c=c of
leadership a:~d Anterest in tY:e organi~~~,ti.~~n~ Lie also x~Q^orted that
he had looked over a p~°eposal fux~ a CaTV ins `a3lati on 'Lcz t'r_e Village
of TequPsta from W. ~;. S~•own. a:_d A::ys:~c:~_afic;s, JF'a~~^t ~,u~_Qr~.s,?e, and
suggested t,'nat the I~.a~or ~,tr-ii.? ~,.~ spve~~.l t~,~ans ~,~~=4~•,? ~`?~~: a:~e
presently operating C<~l'V Sy;,~ems t;o fi ~. c:~:.t *r'.2~.fi: c-`1~'•:° ~cg~a:~~s +:,h~.nk
of their service. Soic±? of the t~ota_~c;?n.era g~~r~^ti:~~, 4;T:YS~Pl.~ !~~rQr ¢'he
that it would be .. indspe: lien ~.~J-?:.i,,~l:.~..~ .,~s,1?.+citj Y.:r fE8
„proposed sysLen in *..he :tillage --- Ter~uc:st~:. Att.^.:,-ey ;.~.:d advised
that Cleve Ii~~,ing, re_rs:sen~Lir.g Tsle~'rom.ter, ,~~sd c~._scnssed C_~.?'V
with him several time a ~d had ads*i aed Mr, I-.ex•ri:>~ 4~.aL tho Ji loge
would probably rec~x:est 'aids far a ^.~'~'d :,ystem frar~.cTiv-~ aid tae
ViI]age Council would probably g:.ve Yiim time !;o c:is W~:ss his proposal.
Councilman Wooden suggested that a .igs advising of the
Council Meeting oe placed in front of ~hn ViI'age Hwl 0:1 t.?ae day
of the Council Meeting to advise the Village residents, 3owden
moved, second- by Long aid passed that such a sig. be secured. He
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• also spoke abou# the lack of he~.~.tifi~.:.ation proje^ts especially at
the 1Railroad Crossi«g ars3 the ~Z~t?f+i'.' sa_'.d he wour!d ~;e"; in .~7.at,;~ wi~ih
rirs. Gravett to seo if her g:^c°:~;~ ti~~~~~a~~. pr~~:Qed. wi`:h. •,hc. pxo;iE:~a;o rFr.
Lcwrien repcrted camrla r~is ox-~ ~c._"~ 'J ~:~_ ~ Mgr ~~irP:11 ~c;:~ ; S'-~;:~, b~~.c-k
splashing cf ra~.nbird. spr.n~cl~;r~~ at ~ ~n c,r.:.~..~.^~. tc~ t;,e ~;o~~;tom C' gab
Community, need far be~:,ter ~:~manu~:i-~iw~;i~,A:v tc Cotar!-;,°i~:~:~en ark. for tree
record reported ~!e il?d pu:~chw~sed a ne~•r autc'nobile.
Tne ~~,;for ar.v~~ ~ec~. t:,.~,t ~e anal the J~.~_~.^,~,e r:ana,;?r ~~ere
still wnrK~.ng oa y~:~^.~~:sa.i ~~~ be m~.ce ~ro t,~: `r~,,~r} c,f' Janiter and
Jupiter I~?let C;oln~?y f ~v. a r.v-_Gro:z ~.n Tr,?s,~ ~r Rates .
meeting.
~,oun^.i?'1'la?"x S~~ixnon~ ~~as ~.xcused from the 7~?o,nce of the
Police Ciii.es D~,~setabe:~y Y~~^esF:y,`~:r'~ ~c-.h~ Po.i~:e D~naL~nent and
Civil Defense Repaats To*^ the :rlo:~~:._i c; :~,:.~~,T 1:;bQ,,
~'iLL~'Sli;?.xn^.TR '.3l^vSl@d, °ec.~,Tld ~a~ fii~„irt'.'d:22 B.:SCi ~a;y"'?C: r.`!:?t ::F1.:7c1~.
pasrl~ent of $815.8:, tc ~5c,~ck, R::cs and Ses,~r.~;r be a~~p,s~cd for yil?age~s
share of C. 0. G. su<ve;~ oz ~.Ta,tc. al:d Sc;w~,ra.gpr
~unnirg~,,m me vec~, second by i.o:~^g and ~;ass~d that pagmlent of
additional premi:u!! in a.noi~nt o'` $~,O~C.~ ~ ;;o Gii1~' k;,fe Irs~,~rar.ae /`
Cvmparsy be app:.^ov~d. Th:~s proz~_A.n:d was r:.ade necessary fuilowing employee
• physical exam~ra ~iuns for Irasura.nce Coven°~,ge.
~3~den moved, second by C~ningham and pasted that an
additional stun of $1,560,80 be approved for cost of res;:-x•fa,c~_n
Country Ci.ub Drive due to more sq~aa.re yards resur<aced upon actual
measurement over estira~a.±ed runber of square yards. Lowden mov~:d, 1
second by Long and pa.°,sed that total pa3~ment of $5,560.80 to L. J. /
Construo::io:~ fo* resurfacing Country Club Drive be approved.
A letter from F~.r~ S. ~Jright and James D. Bou.~:ton advising
that the exzstixtg contr. act i°or the:~r s?rv~.;;es as the V'iilage t s Pulbic
Relations Firm ~rou.id expire at tho e~zd of 3ur~e 2.i~d s~a~,esting renewal
of the contract was discu~.sed bar the COZLrCl?r,~eJl, ea.^,h of ~ahcm had
received a copy of tine l~tt~r r~rior to tI e :.neeLl..°~ ,u~l=.~irgham
moved, second by Duwden and passed. tYl.~.% ::'rle cc:P_14~~att± :riot be renewed.
Attorney Lord reported. on the prcpoaa,l fc~ ip.e Vil'age to
beg~.ra steps to ~o-^o,;::r. e a ~'bans~~ice #',,r. t'rze ~v~~~te: ~Ep yrt:~.ncrt from the
Loard of ^ou_r.~y Corr~.i;~siotler:: of ~1~z~-rin Cou:-~ty f'cr t~:e are.3 n.ot.,~ serviced
and expected to be sewvi ced ir. the ~`'i~;cud e. It Vza,s a~;;:•eed teat s~:ch a
franchise shGUld ba cb~~;s,ined. Cu-~o~_n~;Y~.am mc,~red.; ;~ec::~~;~.:~ by Borden and
passed t:lat t'~e ~Ja~~er T)f~~a.r~tmen.t Consulting ~:,jg;.xze^.r~~ b~ 3,~tra~ized
to prepare a reap of that area in ~ta.rt~_rv Ccz~?~:-y tc be ~`';:°~~.chised to the
Village of Tequeilta, fnr wate?'~ service nor arP.3 ~n the zTa~ure and
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authorizins the Mayor and Village Manager to represent #:he Vill.ag~~
in dealing with the Board of Cou.~ty Commissioners of M.arL•in Co~.znty
to secure said franchise and authorizing the expenditu_~^e ai necessary
funds to secure said franchise.
Attorney Lord reported that the State Legislatu*e had passed
the Bi11 redefining the Village boundaries ,o include al? lands
annexed to the Village since the last r~defi:ziti_on in 1965. He
further reported the Bil.~ that wound allaw a:ssPSSment off' taxes over
the 5 mill Charter limitation. after a referen3~un was reported by
the computer not to have passed, bit the secretary to the Palm
Beach County Legislative Delt~gatior~ stated it had passed. Both Eills
will probably become law witho:~t the Govenars sigi:ature after a
period of ten daps,
The Village Manager reported on a letter fram °.he Trustees
of the Internal l!~provemert Fund a~kir_g ~~:~at acta ~.n, :~f any, she
Vi1la,ge would take wit'r_ resg~ect to the Si.ic~•ragerc;~~- Advi3 wy= Committee
recona~nendatious concerning the Bulklead Y{i :es ir_ the Vi _lages area
of jurisdiction, which basi:a l:y is to pull the lines ~cic to the
high orator line. He stated that he would advise the 'fr~xstees that
the recommendations are under consideration and that *,~e T:u.stees
will be notified anon a..p x~:~rthe?^ ac~~io.~ is ~~~.':tic•n~
the Village Mara.ger requested an ex_tensaor. o: time for the
Tax Assessor to su~nit t~:e 1969 ri~ax oli to 't'r:.e Goui~cil from 3uly 1
• to July /~; 1969, Cunningham moved, second. by Long and gassed that
the extension be granted.
The Village Manager apprised the Council of the Municipal
Home Rule Legislation passed by the Legislature and the passage of
Legislation requiring the Consolidation of City and County Tax
Assessing and collection by County Tax Assessors and Collectors.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned
at 10:00 P.M.
2e ctfully submitted,
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Robert Harp
Village Clerk
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