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T EQUE S TA DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
TASK FORCE MEET=NG M=NUT E S
APR ci, 7 . 1989
I. The Tequesta Downtown Development Task Force held its
Organizational Meeting at the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta
Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Friday, April 7, 1989. The
meeting was called to order at 9:00 A.M. by Thomas G.
Bradford, Village Manager. Task Force members present were':
Dr. Stanley B. Jacobs, Jim Stergas, Ed Nelson and Carlton D.
Stoddard. Member Jim Pilz was absent due to a previous
engagement and was therefore excused from the meeting.
Village officials present were: Earl L. Collings, Village
Councilmember and Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager.
Village Manager Bradford stated that the purpose of today's
meeting was for organizational purposes and to generate
initial ideas and concepts relative to the direction of the
Task Force.
II. SELECTION OF OFFICERS
A) Chairman
Village Manager Bradford opened the floor to nominations
for Chairmanship of the Task Force. Dr. Jacobs moved,
seconded by Ed Nelson "that Carlton D. Stoddard be
considered as the Chairman of the Task Force" . There being
no further nominations, the vote on the motion was:
Stanley B. Jacobs _
Ed Nelson for
Jim Stergas for
Carlton D. Stoddard for
for
the motion, therefore, passed and Carlton D. Stoddard was
approved as Chairman.
B) Vice-Chairman
Chairman Stoddard opened the floor to nominations for the
position of Vice-Chairman. Ed Nelson moved, seconded by
Jim Stergas, "that Dr. Stanley B. Jacobs be Vice-Chairman
of the Task Force. " There being no further nominations,
the vote on the motion was:
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Ed Nelson - for
Jim Stergas - for
Carlton D. Stoddard - for
Stanley B. Jacobs - for
the motion, therefore, passed and Dr. Stanley B. Jacobs was
approved as Vice-Chairman.
III. DISCUSSION OF ACTION - PLAN FOR TASK FORCE
A) Time and Date for Bi-Monthly Meetings
After a general discussion relative to the pros and cons of
various days and times for having the bi-monthly meetings
of - the Task Force, it was the consensus of the Task Force
that its regular meetings would be held on the first and
third Friday of each month commencing at 9:30 A.M.
B) Discussion of Potential Items For Review of Task Force
Chairman Stoddard opened the meeting to discussion relative
to individual Task Force members conception of the
directions in which the Task Force should concern itself.
Dr. Jacobs stated that the primary focus of the Task Force
should be the shopping centers. Dr. Jacobs felt that it
would be necessary to generate sufficient factual data
relative to Lighthouse Plaza. He further reiterated that
the key variable to redevelopment would be the vacant lands
referred to as the Dorner Tract. Jim Stergas felt that the
Task Force should initially define what it means by
"Downtown Tequesta" . Mr. Stergas explained that he felt
that provision should be made for mixed used zoning that
would readily lend itself to a pedestrian oriented
atmosphere. Councilmember Collings suggested development
of a "Village Center" concept to soften focus away from
"hard" commercial development often associated with
Downtown terminology. Dr. Jacobs felt that the
parameters
of the Task Force should be expanded to pick up the vacuum
created by the abolition of the Planning Commission. As an
example he cited the Planning Commission recommendation of
the Tequesta Beautiful Fund as a type of activity the Task
Force could concern itself with in order to stimulate
attractive development within Tequesta. Member Ed Nelson
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suggested that the primary focus of the Task Force should involve
land planning and utilization for the Downtown area.
After further general discussion, it was the consensus of the
Task Force that it should work toward the goal of establishing a
focus broader than the C-2 Community Commercial District and the
Downtown area. If after giving further consideration to
broadening the scope, it would be presented to the Village
Council at an upcoming Workshop Meeting with the Task Force
members for their consideration. To further highlight the
broadened focus of the Task Force, the members indicated they
desire to give further thought to recommending to the Village
Council at the appropriate time changing the title of the Task
Force to the Tequesta Center Task Force. The geographical
parameters of the Task Force would be the Intracoastal Waterway
to the east, Bridge Road/C-707 to the south, Seabrook Road to the
west and County Line Road to the north. The geographical
parameters would be referred to as the "Golden Circle".
Village Manager Bradford gave a status report regarding various
inquiries received by him recently relative to potential
development of the area in question. Chairman Stoddard provided
the members with important contact persons and their phone
numbers for help in developing the Task Force direction.
Upon conclusion of the Organizational Meeting, the Village
Manager was requested to notify key people and corporations of
the creation of the Task Force so that they would be aware of
this important work which may have a direct bearing upon their
financial interests. Additionally, the Village Manager was
requested to invite Gary Van Brock, local representative of the
Dorner Trust to attend the next meeting of the Task Force.
Member Stergas indicated that he would seek information from the
Greater Palm Beach's Chamber of Commerce relative to their
Interchange Beautification Plan for potential applicability to
the U.S. One entrance to Tequesta. Finally, due to previously
scheduled commitments, the Task Force decided the next meeting of
the group would be held at 9:30 A.M. , Tuesday, April 25 in
Village Hall.
There being no further business before the Task Force, the
. meeting was adjourned at exactly 11:00 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Thomas G. Bradford
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