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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Recreation_Tab 4B_11/23/1983 r • • MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING A OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA • October 25, 1983 � IJ A meeting was held by the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta at 7:30 P.M. , Tuesday, October 25, 1983 in the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida. Councilmembers present were: Beddow, Brown, Little, Stoddard and Wagar. Also present were: Robert Harp, Village Manager, Cyrese Colbert, Village Clerk, ::Scot B5ilding (0 and John C. Randolph, Village Attorney. The .opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was given by Mayor Stoddard. Changes made and approved to the agenda were: • add lc. Road Impact Fee, Building Official (Stoddard) add 2c. Agreement to Professional Building rezoning (Stoddard) • Mayor Stoddard announced that through the efforts of Robert Harp, Village Manager and Bill Kascavelis, Finance Director the Village has received a "Certificate of Conformance in Financial Report". The Certificate of Conformance is the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting. Mayor Stoddard told the Village Manager that when the plaque .for the Certificate arrives he would like to have it formally presented to the Village Manager and the Finance Director. la. The next item on the agenda was Water Service - Jupiter . Island Beach Company, Inc. Mr. Francis T. Ryan, owner of Jupiter Island Beach Company, Inc. was present at the request of Council. Council requested that Mr. Ryan be present Ito give them an update on the connection of the Jupiter Island Beach Company, Inc. to the Village's Water System. • Mayor Stoddard asked Mr. Ryan if there has been a finalizing -of sale.'of.'the water system and Mr. Ryan told Mayor Stoddard that there was no sale. Mr. Ryan told Mayor Stoddard that when he presented this alternative to the people that will be on the system, they were not interested. - Mr. Ryan told Council that he has signed an agreement with Gee & Jenson to proceed with the letting of bids pursuant to his contract with the Village. He thanked Council for allowing a continuance of the agreement, but it has taken more time than he had anticipated to sell the program. Mr. Ryan told Council that he has worked. out an agreement apportioning the costs, to connect, between the people of Rolling Hills and the people of Jupiter Island. r ` 10-25-83 -02 The Village Attorney told Council that he would get an answer to their question of whether or not the Public Service Commission could regulate our bulk water rate to Jupiter Island Beach Company, Inc. When the question of whatever happened to the turning over of this water system to the Village, Mr. Ryan told Council that once everything is taken care of and the system is working well he will come back and see if the Village of Tequesta wants the system. • lb. The next item on the agend was the Site Plan Review - Publix Automatic Teller Machine. There was no one present to represent Publix but the Building Official explained where it would be and showed a picture of what it would look like to Council. Brown moved, "the approval of the Site Plan Review for the ATM at Publix". Little seconded and vote on the motion was: Beddow -for Brown -for Little -for Stoddard -for Wagar -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. 2c. The next item on the agenda was the update on Road Impact Fees, Building Official. The Building Official gave a brief history of the Road Impact Fee that was started in August of 1979, Palm Beach County at that time put into effect a road impact fee for new developers or. businesses coming into the County. There were only four (4) governmental entities that did not opt out, of the program, Tequesta was ore of them. It has been in and out of court since then. Tequesta has collected a total of $34,161. The monies that are collected are sent to Palm Beach County and put into a kitty for road repairs that are needed in the zone in which they are collected. There is money that is still outstanding to Tequesta and Palm Beach County is getting together a letter to send to the people who have not yet paid, so that the monies can be collected. The Village Manager told Council that at the time the Village. did not opt out because- the Council at that time felt there were.a lot of roads in this area ie, Indian Town Road, Old Dixie, etc. that needed repairs and this was a good way to get it done and paid for. 2a. The next item on the agenda was the consideration of an Ordinance updating Village Construction Codes. The Village Attorney told Council that the Village Council passes an Ordinance like this every-once in a while to update the Village's Codes. The Village Attorney read by title an Ordinance entitled, AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTIONS 6-21, 6-22, 6-42, 6-61, 6-81, 6-101, 6-102, 6-121, 6- 122, OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE, 1982 EDITION, THE UNIFORM, MINIMUM COUNTYWIDE AMENDMENT TO THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE, 1982 EDITION, THE UNIFORM, MINIMUM COUNTY-WIDE AMENDMENT TO THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1981 EDITION, THE STANDARD GAS CODE, 1982 EDITION, THE STANDARD HOUSING CODE, 1982 EDITION, THE STANDARD MECHANICAL CODE, 1982 EDITION, THE UNIFORM, MINIMUM COUNTYWIDE AMENDMENT TO THE STANDARD MECHANICAL CODE, 1982 EDITION, THE STANDARD PLUMBING CODE, 1982 EDITION, THE UNIFORM, MINIMUM COUNTY-WIDE AMENDMENT 10-25-83 -03 TO THE STANDARD PLUMBING CODE, 1982 EDITION, THE DELETION OF SECTION 6- 62 OF THE VILLAGE CODE AND THE ADOPTION OF THE STANDARD SWIMMING POOL CODE, 1982 EDITION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Beddow moved, "to approve on first reading of this Ordinance". Brown seconded and vote on the motion was: Beddow -for Brown -for Little -for Stoddard -for Wagar -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. 2b. The next item on the agenda was the consideration of an amendment to garbage, yard and other trash collection franchise and agreement. The Village Manager told Council that he and Mr. Ron Arrowood, Nichols Sanitation have talked and that the best rate Nichols can give the Village is $8.50, to be effective October 1, 1983. The Village Manager said that he has gone back and made an amendment to the existing Franchise and Agree- ment. The amendment provides a five (5) year extension of the present franchise from October 1, 1985 to October 1, 1990, it provides for a rate of $8.50 to be effective October 1, 1983; it provides for the Village to change the method of payment, in case Council ever decides not to take the payments out of the taxes and have the individual homeowners pay for the service; it also deletes the requirement for the company's collectors to get I.D. Cards. Mayor Stoddard told Council that this is a. savings of $15,052. . for this year. Beddow told Counil he would like a stipulation in the agreement that the :cost of $8.50 includes the $14.00 per ton disposal rate charged by the County and all other costs of Nichols Sanitation, Inc Beddow moved, "that we approve the agreement as amended". Wagar seconded and vote_on the motion was: Beddow -for Brown -for Little -for Stoddard -for Wagar -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. 2c. Mayor Stoddard asked that discussion of the agreement to the Jupiter-Tequesta Professional Building rezoning be added to the agenda. Stoddard said that he has looked over the Zoning Ordinance that pertains to this rezoning and he would like the Village Attorney to reassure the Council on the zoning change and that it is in keeping with our Zoning Ordinance. The Village Attorney discussed this briefly with Council and 10-23-83 -04 said that the owners of the property will need the proviso, of sharing the parking with the Church in the deed restriction and have a "Unity of Title". 3a. Council set up a Workshop Meeting to listen to what the people on our Water System on Jupiter Island have to say about their request for refund of what they feel is over payment for connecting to the Village's Water System on Jupiter Island. The Workshop was set for Thursday, October 27, 1983 at 5:30 P.M. 3b. Beddow moved, "to approve cancellation of the November 8, 1983 Council Meeting". Brown seconded and vote on the motion was: Beddow -for Brown -for Little -for Stoddard -for Wagar. -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. 4a. Brown moved, "that the Minutes of the September 13, 1983 Public Hearing be approved". Little seconded and vote on the motion was: Beddow -for Brown -for Little -for Stoddard -for Wagar -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. 4b. Little moved, "to approve the September 13, 1983 Council Meeting Minutes". Brown seconded and vote on the motion was: Beddow -for Brown -for Little -for Stoddard -for Wagar -for • and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. 4c. It was the consensus of Council the the Village Manager not give approval for water connection to a development or project outside the Village limits until the Village finds out what the development or the project is. Little moved, "approval of the Village Manager's Report for October 10 - 21, 1983". Brown seconded and vote on the motion was: Beddow -for Brown -for Little -for Stoddard -for Wagar -for and therefore the motion was passed and adotped. 10-25-83 -05 4d. Councilmember Little asked the Village Manager when Tequesta Drive Drainage Improvements would be finished. The Village Manager could not give a date but did tell Council that the contractor was just about finished with the outfall into the River. Little said that the Village ought to think about closing off Tequesta Drive and rerouting the traffic due to the number of complaints that he and other members of Council are getting. Council instructed the Village Manager to send a letter to Detective Davis commending him on a job well done on a case he was working on and on which he has received a letter from the State Attorneys Office thanking him for his help. Councilmember Brown told Council he and other members of the Tequesta Pines Community were concerned about the retention pond being built for Chapel Court. Brown said the embankment for the retention ponds were quite steep. Brown said there is concern about small children falling into the pond. Councilmember Brown also would like the Village Attorney to let Council know if the Village is liable if someone gets hurt there. The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 P.M. -4706(qe' Cy ese Colbert Date Approved Thomas J. Beddow Lee M. Brown Thomas J. Little Carlton D. Stoddard William E. Wagar