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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 5A_9/14/1989 A C• VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 •. (407) 575-6200 FAX: (407) 575-6203 • TEQUESTA DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 1 8 , 1 9 8 9 I . The Tequesta Downtown Task Force held a meeting at the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Friday, August 18, 1989 . The meeting was called to order at 9: 35 A.M. by Carlton Stoddard, Chairman. Other Task Force members present were: Jim Pilz, Jim Stergas and Edwin Nelson. Village Officials present were: Village Manager, Thomas G. Bradford; and Jack Horniman, Village Planning Consultant. Other persons present were: Harry Enderlein, TAVT. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA , Mr. Pilz stated he would like to discuss the Coast Guard property before 11 :00 a.m. , relative to a lease, since Mr. Nelson would have to leave the meeting at 11 :00 a.m. . With this one change, the Agenda was approved as submitted. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A) Task Force Meeting of August 4, 1989 was approved as submitted. IV. DISCUSSION OF PLANS FOR CHARRETTE SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 7 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 11 . A) Mr. Pilz stated there is a lease from one government agency to another possibly through 1992 involving the use of the tower on the Coast Guard property. Plans are for continued use of the tower by the Coast Guard or Air Force. Chairman Stoddard stated the land subject to release is L-shaped, with the government continuing to hold the inner portion of the land which contains the tower ; therefore, they would have the continued use of the tower that was sought. Mr. Stoddard stated the L-shaped property is prime land, and the County Tequesta Downtown Development Task Force Meeting Minutes August 18, 1989 Page 2 has expressed desires to cooperate with Tequesta for its best use in serving Tequesta and the County. Chairman Stoddard asked Village Manager Bradford if his second meeting with the County Commissioner' s office had yet taken. place . Mr . Bradford stated he had met on August 17 with Lois Stone , Dennis Eshleman and Jerry Brownlee to discuss the Coast Guard land. The bottom line was that Mr. Eshleman was not optimistic in the settlement of the land being finalized in 12-18 months as told to the Village by the Coast Guard representative from Miami . However, the County is very willing to cooperate with the Village in the plans for development of this property. Mr. Eshleman has two concerns : 1 ) A passive-type park to preserve existing Scrub Pines ; and 2) Access to the Waterway. Mr. Bradford voiced two other important points which came out of that meeting: 1 ) Jerry Brownlee, Executive Director of the- Palm Beach County Library System, realizing the timeframe of getting the Coast Guard Land, is anxiously awaiting the Charrette in order to participate and is excited about the fact the some sort of design plan is being pursued. 2 ) The County Commissioner' s office would be very interested in securing other uses on the land. Dr. Eissey should be contacted to find out what he is going to do, if anything, and if the Lighthouse Gallery someday would also want to locate there. The County is not opposed to " 'some sort of attractive structure' " being put there that attracts peoples' attention as they drive by. Chairman Stoddard concurred that the Council was right in postponing dealing with the Coast Guard land in the Charrette. Mr. Nelson agreed it was good wisdom on the part of the Council and agreed the Task Force needed to stick to their original assignment. B) Jack Horniman, Village Planning Consultant, stated Council had approved the budget for the Charrette of $25 ,840 which the Task Force had proposed, the dates for the Charrette had been decided on September 7-11 , and that Image Network had done an impressive presentation to Council . It has been informally decided that Lighthouse Gallery would be the location for the Charrette since it is totally set up as far as lights, rooms ; it' s a turn-key operation, etc . , everything the Charrette people will need. Mr. Horniman presented a Tequesta Downtown Development Task Force Meeting Minutes August 18, 1989 Page 3 draft copy of a Press Release which will be done by Image Network to be released prior to the Charrette to major planning magazines around the country. Mr . Pilz made an additional suggestion thc.t the proposed Press Release mention that Tequesta is in Palm Beach County, and perhaps an aerial photo or a map showing Tequesta' s location might be helpful . Chairman Stoddard reported that he had been interviewed by Image Network to organize publicity releases to TV stations and newspapers prior to the Charrette. Mr. Horniman also presented in draft form a proposed Agenda for the Charrette. In attendance at the Charrette will be: Task Force members, Council members, department heads and staff, major property owners , etc. Mr. Horniman presented a tentative Agenda for the Charrette and encouraged the Task Force attend as many sessions as possible and pointed out that the Charrette is open' "to the public. ;' 'He stated FPL people will be invited, Karen Marcus, Charles Sparks , Rick Dent of Encon, Mr. Wodraska, Executive Director of the South Florida Water Management District, Gee & Jensen will also be invited. Mr. Horniman pointed out that it was felt that streetscaping was going to be a big issue and plans were to appoint one team just to deal with that. Monday, September 11 , at 7 :00 p.m. , it is planned to present to the public at Lighthouse Gallery the Golden Circle Master Plan at the conclusion of the Charrette. Mr. Horniman went over a list of "Alternative Design Issues and Considerations" he had drafted. Mr. Pilz stated that additional consideratons should be: 1 ) Increasing the Village tax base; and 2) Are we overbuilt in shopping centers? Village Manager Bradford stated Mayor Capretta felt it was very important for the Village not to make the same mistake twice and would like to see some sort of analysis of consideration to determine what caused the shopping center situation in the first place and to make sure that,doesn't happen again. Mr. Stergas suggested it would be wise to include local marketing people in the Charrette: ".: He'-also felt it was important to involve local participation in the Charrette before the preliminary master plan had been determined and suggested the Agenda be adjusted accordingly. Mr. Horniman pointed out that the Dorner land and the St. Jude ' s church property have no drainage improvements. Chairman Stoddard stated the drainage problems and storm run- off problems have come from the shopping centers and perhaps 1 Tequesta Downtown Development Task Force Meeting Minutes August 18, 1989 Page 4 on-site retention of water ought to be considered during this Charrette . He reported on the efficient drainage system with lagoons at Tequesta Country Club. He cited the possibility of a retirement center designing their building around a small lake. Vr . Horniman agreed the source of the drainage problem is in the study area and perhaps an on-site retention plan should be considered with the creation of a waterfront downtown. This would be a critical design consideration. Mr. Stoddard stated it is important to have Tequesta Water Management people at this Charrette to advise on what is permittable. Mr. Pilz elaborated on manmade water areas of Jupiter Hills . Mr. Pilz and Mr. Stergas felt it was necessary to adjust the Agenda to include local design people up front in order to allow them input before the Preliminary Master Plan was drawn up. It was felt their input could be most beneficial . Village Manager Bradford asked if the Task Force agreed Lighthouse Gallery should be the location for the Charrette. The agreement was unanimous . Mr. Enderlein made the observation that the Village may be on parallel track with Dorner as opposed to the same track in the sense that Dorner owns the land and the Village is trying to make plans of what to build on it. Village Manager Bradford mentioned many people had come to him with concerns about the Village not being on track with Dorner, and suggested that Council declare "zoning in progress" in order to postpone any development plan that Dorner might have so that the land is not developed in a fashion contrary to the Village's wishes . Jim Stergas suggested a 60-day postponement might be a better route to take, thereby alleviating any possible overreaction on Dorner's part. Whatever is done, it needs to be done in a legal manner. Mr. Pilz made the motion that the Task Force suggest to Council that they take whatever proper steps are necessary to let 1 • Tequesta Downtown Development Task Force Meeting Minutes August 18 , 1989 Page 5 • the public know that the Village plans to consider zoning changes involving the Dorner land , St . Jude ' s property, and Lighthouse Plaza area, during the Charrette . Jim Stergas seconded the motion . The vote was : Chairman Stoddard - for Jim Stergas - for Jim Pilz - for the motion therefore ,passed and was adopted. V. ANY OTHER MATTTERS The Task Force agreed to hold their next meeting on Thursday, August 31 at 9 : 30 a.m. as opposed to the regularly scheduled meeting on September 1 . . VI . ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Task Force, the meeting was adjourned at 11 : 30 A.M. Respectfully submitted, Fran Bitters Recording Secretary /fgb Date Approved: August 24, 1989