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COUNCILMEN OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
The regular monthly meeting of the Councilmen of the Vi1la,ge
of Tequesta, was held at 8:00 P.M., September 19, 196? at the Village
Hall. Councilmen present were: Messrs: Cornelius, Valier and Bledsoe.
Also present were Robert Harp, Village rianager and Clerk and k~illiam A.
Lord, Vi1la.ge Attorney.
Counci]men Cornelius was Acting Mayor for the meting and
announced that Vice Mayor Sylvester was not in attendance beca,u~e of
the death of his father.
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The meeting was opened with prayer and the pledge of alle-
giance to the flag by Councilmen Valier.
The Minutes of the August 21, 1967 Council meeting were read
and approved upon motion by Valier, second by Bledsoe and passed.
Yalier moved, second by Bledsoe and passed that the detailed
reading of the financial report for August 1967 be waived. The Village
Manager recapped the financial report for the eleven month period-ended
August 31, 1967 and upon motion by Bledsoe, second by Yalier and passed,
the financial statement and disbursements for the month of August were
approved. Balances on hand at August 31, 196? were as follows:
First Bank of Jupiter/Tequesta $23,024.57
Petty Cash 25.00
Community Federal Savings and Loan 10,596.59
Fidelity Federal Savings and Loan 10.145.58
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Account balances were as follows:
Operating Account $30,661.09
Petty Cash 25.00
Capita 1 Fund ?,225.33
Streets, Roads and Drainage Fund 5 2880.32
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The Sinking Fund balance was $20,5?1.90.
The Village Manager presented his report covering Village
activities during the month of August which showed a considerable
amount of correspondence and activity relating to the purchase of the
water company and the proposed new bridge across the Intracoasta 1 Water-
way at State Road 707. The report showed that the Village was fogged
for mosquitoes eleven times during the month. The report showed Building
Permits as follows:
AI~GUST 196? TEAR TO DATE
No=, Valuation I~?o. V luation
21 (9 Houses) $325,571. 217 (53 Houses $3,043,333.
Businesses having Village Beverage Licenses were advised of the Septem-
ber 30, 1967 expiration date by mailed renewal notices.
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Police Chief Dusenbery presented the Police Department and
Civil Defense Reports for the month of August and both were accepted.
A Staff Meeting of Village of Tequesta Civil Defense will be held Sept-
• ember 25, 1967 at 8:00 P.M. at the Village Hall at which time the fall
and winter program will be discussed and scheduled.
Mr. Gordon Gray, representing Pala Beach Cable Television
Company, who have a franchise with the Village for construction and
operation of a CATV System in the Village, appeared before the Council
to discuss verious problems they are encountering in obtaining a tower
site and the need for an extension of the franchise beyond the December
expiration date. Mr. Gray e~:pla.ined that Time-Life owned 80~ and Burnup
and Sims 20~ of Pa Ln Beach Cable Television Company. He reported the
Company could not fulfill the terms of the franchise which expires in
mid-December. He stated that once a tower site is obtained, it must
be approved by the FCC and CAA. He stated that they would need an
extension of at least one (1) year. He also advised the Council that
they could not make the installation, which they estimate will cost
$200,000, and operate it under the rates of the present existing fran-
chise. He submitted the following rates that would have to be charged
under a new franchise;
New tes Present Franchise Rate~a,
Iastal3ation Charge $30.00 $10.00
Monthly Service Charge 8.50 5.00
and specifically stated that the proposed new rates and installation
of the system could be considered only with Jupiter coming into the
• system. He advised the Council that Jupiter has not as yet been ap-
proached fora franchise. Councilman Valier suggested that the franchise
not be renewed and the matter be considered at a later date. The pre-
sent franchise expires December 15, 1967. The Village Attorney is to
get confirmation by letter of Mr. Grays request for an extension and
the teams under which they ,rant the franchise.
The Village Attorney gave first reading to an ordinance pro-
viding for an R-1 Single Family Dwelling Zoning Classification for the
two (2) parcels of land owned by Eastern Sales, Inc. whic:~ were annexed
to .the territorial limits of the Village of Tequesta by Ordinance No. 133.
Valier moved, second by Bledsoe and passed that the first reading of the
ordinance be approved.
The Village Manager read a letter from the J~~piter-Tequesta
Chamber of Commerce which called the Councils attention to the accumu-
lation of trash and debris along Highway AlA from the Jupiter Public
Park to Juno Beach and suggesting that steps be taken to insta 11 trash
receivers for the use of the public ~~lio use the facilities. The Council-
men believed this to be a matter for the consideration of the Board of
County Commissioners, who have been advised of the situation by the
Chamber of Co~mnerce .
The Village Manager read letter from Thomas Savas and William 0.
Kegg, both making application for a Village liquor license.
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The Village Attorney reviewed the terms and conditions of a
water franchise granted to the Village of Tequesta by the Board of Cou~i;;;;
Commissioners of Palm Beach County following a Public Hearing on the
• application held September 12, 196?. Valier moved, second by Bledsoe
and passed that the water franchise be approved and the Vice~fa.yor and
Village Clerk be authorized to execute the franchise.
The Village Attorney gave first reading to an ordinance
amending Section 8, Ordinance No. 1, to permit the playing of bingo in
the Village pursuant to the provisions of Florida Statutes, Chapter
949.-093. Valier moved, second by Bledsoe and passed that the first
reading of the ordinance be approved.
Mr. John M. Good, Chairman of the Village Beautification Com-
mittee, reported on a recent meeting of his committee and presented-the
following recommendations of the committee for the coming year:
1.) Seed the unimproved and unplanted sections of the right-of-
way along Tequesta Drive from U. S. Highc~ay No. 1 to Country
Club Drive with bo,hia and rye grass at as estimated cost of
$600.-$?00.
2.) That the Village weed, prune and maintain the four (4) corners
of the street entrances in Country Club Point subdivision
which do not have residences on the corner lots at the pre-
sent time.
Mr. Ka.dlec, a resident of Country Club Point, objected to the committees
• recommendations in regard to the maintemnce of the entrances stating
that he had helped to maintain the entrances on the street on which he
has resided for the past severa 1 pears and said he thought the Village
should assume the maintenance of the entrances as they do the ones at
the Tequesta subdivision. Mr. Kadlec further stated the Country Club
Point Property Owner s Association did not have a representative on
the Beautification Committee even though a resident of their subdivi -
sion had been appointed by Mayor Bowden to replace Mr. Tedeschi who
was out of town during the summer. further discussion ensued on va ri-
ous facets of the entrance gate maintenance problems and the members
of the Country Club Point Property Owners Association. stated they did
not concur with the Beautification Corrnnittee~s recommendation concerning
their entrances. Mr. Junger, President of the Country Club Point Pro-
perty Owners Association stated that area is getting man; more residents
now. A letter to the Councilmen from that Association rey~uesting the
following information was also discussed:
1.) Status report and recommendations of the Beautification
Meeting.
2.) What decision the Village Council has made regarding main-
tenance of entrances to their subdivision.
3.) Request that their organization be notified when the Beau-
tification Committee meets so they can send a representative
to the meeting.
4.) Direction of all correspondence etc. concerning their sub-
• division to their President.
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It was suggested and agreed that the Association meet with the Beauti••~
fication Cor~ani.ttee to further consider this matter.
Attorney Lord advised of the receipt of a petition from
C,E,J., Inc, requesting annexation of property on Jupiter Island to the
Village. Attorney Lord stated the property was located approximately
2,000 feet of the north Village limit on Jupiter Island and he could
not state that contiguity, a prerequisite for annexation, exists in this
instance and advised the Council against the annexation. The Council-
men requested the Village Attorney to give them his written opinion and
reasons for denying the annexation.
Attorney Lord advised the Councilmen that as a prerequisite
to the validation of the Water Revenue Certificates to be used in the
consumation of the purchase and the payment of the purchase price to
purchase all of the assets of Tequesta ~Jater Co., Inc., it is necessary
that an appropriate schedule of water rates be adopted by the Village
Council.
The Village Attorney gave first reading to an ordinance pro-
viding for and establishing schedule of water rates for proposed opera-
tion of water distribution system to be purchased by the Village; and
providing for and establishing charges for fire protection, connection,
reconnection; and providing for no free water service. The ordinance
provides the schedule of rates and charges as follows:
Monthly Service Charge:
Size of Me er
5/6 in, x 3 4
3/4 in.
1 in.
1 1/2 in.
2 in.
• 3 in.
4 in.
6 in.
Service Charge
Per Month
in, $ 2.50
3.62
6.40
14.40
25.60
57.70
103.00
231.00
Monthly Meter Rate
35 cents for each 1000 gallons or fraction thereof.
The ordinance also provides for monthly service charges for private fire
lines for sprinkling systems or other fire protection systems based upon
size. Water service connection charges will be based upon the size of
the meter.
The ordinance also provides that the monthly meter rate and.
monthly service charge for water furnished by the water works system
outside the corporate limits of the Village will at all tines be not
less that 125 of the rate and charge for water furnished by the water-
works system within such corporate Limits,
Where a single meter is installed in the water connection to
serve two or more units, each monthly bill for water furnished to such
units sha 11 be rendered for an amount not less than $2.50 per equivalent
single family dwelling unit plus the monthly meter rate for water used.
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The ordinance also provides that the Village shall pap for tr,:
privilege of taking water from the waterworks system through its fire
hydrants for the prevention an,d extinguishment of fires a fire hydrant
charge at a `ate not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) per hydrant
per anutan. All water used by the Village for municipal purposes (other
than for fire fighting purposes) and all water used by any other political
subdivision or public agency shall be paid for at the established monthly
rate and charge.
To expidite the va,lidati~n process for the Water Revenue Certi-
ficates, the Councilmen decided to hold a Specia l Meeting at 8:00 P.M.,
Friday, September 29, 1967 at the Village Hall to give second reading
to the Water Rate Ordinance and any other business that may come before
said Special Meeting.
Councilman Cornelius stated that the 1967--1966 budget was
a]most complete and could be accomplished with a tax rate of two (2)
mills, the same rate as ]ast year. Bledsoe moved, second by Valier and
passed that the 196? ~nillage rate be two (2) mills.
The Village Manager reported on the following matters:
l.) Progress of the "701" Planning Program.
2.) Florida League of Municipalities Convention in Hollywood,
October 22, 23 and 24.
3.) Intracoastal Bridge.
4.) Accidental Death Insurance for employees.
5.) Florida Power & Light Company correspondence and conversa-
• tions.
6.) Conversation with Mr. Criswell concerning formation of
Sewerage Disposal District.
?.) That bid specifications would be prepared for purchase of
a new police car.
The Councilmen were also advised of the recent death of the
father of Councilman Robert E. Sylvester and Police Officer Harold
Sylvester.
The Village Manager also advised the Councilmen that the
garage area presently housing the pumper of the Jupiter Fire Control
Tax District would have to be used by the water company until other
suitable facilities could be obtained.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned
at 9:40 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
ert Harp
Village Clerk
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