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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_12/15/1966MINUTES OF THE 1~ETING OF THE COUNCILMEN OF THE VIIJ~AGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIIIA The regular monthly Meeting of the Councilmen of the Village of Tequesta was held Thursday, December 15, 1966 at ?:50 P.M. at the Viler lage Ha 11. Councilmen present were: Messrs. Bowden, Sylvester and Cornelius. Also present was Robert Harp, Village Clerk and Village Manager. The Meeting was opened with prayer and the pledge of alle- giance to the flag by CounciLna,n Cornelius. Mayor Bowden advised that the Meeting had been postponed from December 13, 1966 due to lack of a quorum, Cornelius moved, second by Sylvester and passed that the reading of the Minutes of the previous meetiag be waived. Cornelius moved, second by Sylvester and pe.ssed that the detailed reading of the financial statement be waived. The Village Clerk recapped the financial statement for November, 1966 and upon motion by Sylvester, second by Cornelius and passed, the financial report and disbursements for the month of November were approved. Balances on Hand at November 30, 1966 were as follows: First Bank of Jupiter/Tequesta $13,543.22 Petty Cash 25.00 Community Federa 1 Savings £~ Loan 19,929.14 • Fidelity Federal Savings ~ Loan 9.816.82 $43,314.18 U.S. Treasury Bills 19.655.92 62 970.10 Account Balances were as follows: Operating Account $48,339.45 Petty Cash 25.00 Capita 1 Fund 8,725.33 Streets, Roads and Drainage Fund 5.880.32 6 970.10 The Sinking Fund Balance was $11,966.43. The Village Manager presented his report covering activities for the month of November. The report showed that a total of $26,713.82 had been collected on the 1966 Tax Roll of $33,125.00 at the end of November. This is approximately 81~ of the total tax roll collected in the first month. Building Permits were as follows: NOVEMBER 1966 YEAR TO DATE No. Va luation Nom Valuation 17 (2) $64,987. 29 (6) $189,717. • Mayor Bowden reported that the negotiations for the Village of Tequesta to purchase the Tequesta Water Company are progressing. The Village fiscal agents, Sullivan, Nelson ~ Goss, Inc. and engineers, -9- 2 ~- 12-15-66 Brockway, Owen and Anderson Engineers, Inc. have completed the first • feasibility report and after meeting with the other principal are in the process of refiguring the proposal. This revised report is expected to be completed within the next week. Cornelius moved, aecond by Sylvester and passed that Christmas payments be made to the twelve Village employees on the same basis as last year. Police Chief Dusenbery presented both the Po1~.ce Department and Civil Defense Reports for November. The next Civil Defense ~Ie~ting is scheduled for Monday, January 30, 1967. Both reports were accepted upon motion by Cornelius, second by Sylvester and passed. Councilman Sylvester reported on the recent report faro~n the State Road Department which recommended that the new bridge to be constructed across the Intracoastal Waterway to Jupiter Island be located at approximately the same location where it is now located. Councilman Sylvester reported that he will continue to keep close attention to the progress of the situation. He also reported on a meeting on Monday, December 12 at Jupiter Island called because all interests had been advised that the posted load limits oa the Hobe Sound Bridge and Jupiter Island Bridge would be enforced. This pre- vented fire, service and construction vehicles from using the bridges. The Village Clerk eve second reading by title only to an ordinance granting Burnup ~ Sims, Inc. a non-exclusive franchise for • a Community Antenna Television System in the Village of Tequesta. Cornelius moved, second by Sylvester and passed that the second reading be approved. The first and second readings of the ordinance having been approved, Ordinance No. 127 was hereby passed and adopted on second reading. Mayor Bowden reported that the terms of John M. Good and Ralph 0. Cabaniss on the Zoning Board of Adjustment expire December 31, 1966. Two persons are to be appointed to the Board for teens of three (3) years each. Cornelius moved, second by Sylvester and passed that John M. Good and Ralph 0. Cabaniss be appointed to the Zoning Board of Adjustment, each fora three (3} year term commencing Januax°y 1, 1967. Further discussion of the Jupiter Fire Control Tax District and the Village Police Reserve was postponed until the January meeting when the full Council should be in attendance. Attorney Lord advised by letter that the annexation of Bessemer Properties on Jupiter Island now depends upon the approval of the Phipps family. The Village Manager was instructed to advise Mr. Julian Field of the recent R-3 (Nigh Rise) Zoning Classifications placed upon properties in the Village of Tequesta on Jupiter Island. The Village Manager showed the Counci Lnen the first seven (7} cancelled Excise Tax Revenue Bonds which were issued for construction of the Village Hall. The Council approved a full page black and white advertisement -lo- 3 - 12-15-66 for the 196?-1968 k`ishing Guide to be put out by the Jupiter-Tequesta . Chamber of Commerce. Price of the page advertisement is $108.00 and provisions had been made in the current budget for this item. A letter from Palm Beach County Engineer, George R. Frost to Rinker Materials Corporation concerning proposed drainage modi- fications at Rinker Materials Plant on Old Dixie Highway was read to the Councilmen. The estimated cost of the correction of this drainage is $20,000, but the County would not pay the entire costs of correction. The letter suggested the costs be allocated to the County and private properties benefitting from the improvement on an equitable basis. The Councilmen asked that the County be made aware of the dangers caused by this poor drainage during heavy rains by wetting automobile brakes and causing very poor road conditions. A letter from the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment concerning "Model Neighborhoods Under the Demonstration Cities Act" was referred to. A letter from Mr. H. T. Cook, General Attorney for the Florida East Coast Railway Company, was read in which he stated he hopes to attend the January Meeting to discuss a possible change in Ordinance No. 126 to allow their security to yield instead of stop at the crossings in Tequesta. A letter from the Jupiter-Tequesta Chamber of Commerce requesting the support of the Village in regards to automobile and • trash dumps which have been started in the Jupiter area and could eventually be a blight on the entire genera 1 area was read. The Councilmen were in accord that such detrimental activities should be called to the attention of the Board of County Commissioners and the Palm Beach County Hea lth Department. A letter from Christ the ring Evangelical Lutheran Church requesting a directiona 1 sign at t^Jillow Road and Tequesta Drive was read. The sign is to aid people in locating the Church on tt~illow Road. The Village Manager said a sign could be made to conform with existing directiona 1 signs to direct to Ridgewood and the Church. Cornelius moved, seconded by Sylvester and passed that the Village erect a directional sign on the south side of Tequesta Drive at 4~illow Road denoting Ridgewood Homes and the Lutheran Church. Cornelius moved, second by Sylvester and passed that the Meeting be adjourned. Meeting adjournea at 9:00 P.M. Seasons Greetings to all for the Holiday Season. Re ctfully submitted, Robert Harp ,~ Village Clerk -11-