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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 9A_7/22/1993 • _Vir-• VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive Tequesta,Florida 33469-0273 • (407)575-6200 � � Fax: (407)575-6203 ;e:`\ N CoUM • MEMORANDUM: TO: Village Council FROM: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager DATE: July 16, 1993 SUBJECT: Discussion, Relative to Provision of Village Incentives for Landscaping and Beautification of Private Properties Abutting Tequesta Drive; Agenda Item At the June 24th Village Council Meeting, Councilmember Earl Collings suggested awards or prizes to stimulate beautification of private properties along Tequesta Drive. I believe that his desire is to beautify the entranceway into the heart of our community making it more attractive and desirable by others while increasing property values. Attached is a copy of a recent news article in • this regard. Also attached, please find a recent memorandum that I wrote to the Village Council in this regard. On June 24th, the Village Council chose to have a discussion on this subject at their next Village Council Meeting. For this reason, this item is on the Agenda for your consideration. TGB/cm attachment Recycled Paper • Lawns • ■ CONTINUED FROM A2 "It will be hard to beautify son • front yards while postal trucks arc shop meetings.Village Clerk Joann using it."he said. • Manganiello said. Village Attorney Pa meld ■ Mayor Ron Mackail said some McN ierney suggested the coup:;I 1 Prizes Y could "direct staff to look into the +I residents may have trouble improv- matter." but Collings said th,,l ing their lawns because U.S. Postal could cause the idea to get lost. Service trucks drive on properties "1 don't like staff to look into proposed along the road to deliver mail to it," he said. "Some items staff mailboxes. still looking at.- , for lawns ,A\ • By Jim Tumer Staff Writer TEQUESTA — One lucky Te- questa Drive resident could receive' $1,000 for taking care of his or her \s front lawn, if a lawn contest is ap-- . proved here. Village Councilmember Earl Collings, on Thursday, proposed the council give cash awards.forthe.• top three lawns on•the entrance., roadway to the residential area of the village. The council agreed to place the idea on its July 8 agenda. . - • Collings said awards of S1,0W`' 4. $500 and $250 should be given to the owners of the best three liwns. :t • Residents in the unincorporated Palm Beach County area around Bermuda Terrace. would be ex; cluded from the contest,he said. If the contest'succeeds in. irn. proving the look of the road, its • may be spread to other parts pf the. village,Collings said. . '" • "It would be foolish to do city:. wide the first year,"he said. "Plus,` • Tequesta Drive is the entrance way tote village." Councilmember Liz Schauer; • questioned whether the village had , $1,750 to award for lawn care.Th ; • • money could be listed as a separate i line item for the 1994 fiscal,year , . ,during the upcoming budget.workr4 ' Please see Lawns on A71 '' VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA �. Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive Tcqucsta,Florida 33469-0273 • (407)575-6200 - Fax: (407)575-6203 o MEMORANDUM: • TO: Village Council FROM: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager '7 DATE: June 30, 1993 SUBJECT: Streetscape Proposal of the Tequesta Tree Board (CAB) At the last Council Meeting, Councilmember Collings suggested the Village Council give consideration to awarding prizes to landowners along Tequesta Drive for landscaping improvements to their property. Anything which enhances the beauty and value of Tequesta is to be commended and appreciated. In this regard, as you contemplate this suggestion, I would like to offer four (4) thoughts for your consideration, as follows : 1) Many communities and/or homeowner associations utilize the "Yard of the Month" as an award and recognition program to draw attention to commendable landscaping projects of private property owners . This involves little expenditure of funds except for the cost of a sign, and the winner of the month or quarter, whichever interval of time is chosen, could be included within the Tequesta Newsletter for further recognition.. 2) The Chamber of Commerce recently approached me for my feedback in recognizing commercial property owners in Tequesta with a similar "Yard of the Month" type of program to encourage commercial properties to undertake landscaping improvements. I told them that I thought this would be fantastic, but have heard nothing since. Recycled Paper Page 2- - 3 ) Tequesta could fund a grant program whereby properties on designated streets meeting Village criteria would be eligible for a grant of certain funds to improve their landscaping. Grants might be in increments of $500, $1,000 or $2 , 000 . This encourages landscaping improvements without the injection of competition. 4 ) The Tequesta Tree Board is working toward finalizing a recommendation to the Village Council for a landscaping project from Willow Road to Seabrook Road within the Tequesta Drive right-of-way, which should serve to significantly improve the appearance of this portion of the roadway. Attached is a copy of the minutes of the Tree Board, which have not yet been approved by them, wherein their plans and recommendations for Tequesta Drive are discussed. Assuming the Village Council will view the proposed project favorably, funding to accomplish this work has been proposed by Village staff in the forthcoming Capital Improvement Fund budget that you will be reviewing in the month of July. This Project serves as a reminder to differentiate between improvements proposed on public property and improvements proposed on private property. Also, remember, that most residents along Tequesta Drive somehow seem to think that they own more land than they really do. Landscaping improvements of private property owners should: a) be planted on private property and b) be coordinated with any existing or proposed public landscaping project, streetscape or treescape (Royal Palms) . These are some thoughts that come to mind that I wanted to share with you as you contemplate improving the appearance of the Tequesta Drive corridor. Please feel free to contact me should you have any comments or suggestions. TGB/krb c: Scott D. Ladd, Building Official Gary Preston, Director of Public Works di!{, 2111 VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA • . ' 9 BUILDING DEPARTMENT ..1\71�4 Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive f c' C ' Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 • (407) 575-6220 FAX: (407) 575-6203 COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD SITTING AS THE TREE BOARD. OF THE . VILLAGE OF TEQUEBTA MEETING MINUTES MAY 1 2 , 1 9 9 3 . I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL ,The Tree Board of the Village of Tequesta held a regularly scheduled meeting at the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Wednesday, May 12, 1993 . The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman Strahan at 9: 32 A.M. Tree Board members present were: Vice Chairman Victor Strahan, Paul Coben, Ruth Maitland, Molly McCormick and Steve Parker. Also in attendance were Gary Preston, Head of Parks . and Recreation Department, and Scott Ladd, Clerk of the Board. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The Agenda was approved as submitted. III. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS' MEETING MINUTES 1) April 30, 1993 Tree Board meeting Minutes were approved as submitted. Recycled Paper Tree Board of the Village of Tequesta Special Arbor Day Meeting Minutes May 12, 1993 Page 2 IV. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1) Tequesta Drive Tree Planting Project (Tree Board Member, Steve Parker) : Gary Preston pointed out to the Board that on December 14, 1989 Council approved a tree planting plan. The Board felt that planting plans of the Tree Board of 1993 should pre-empt any decisions of 1989. It was originally estimated that the project would be done in three phases: o Phase I: Fiesta to Seabrook: move Royal Palms, and new plantings; o Phase II: Seabrook to Tequesta Bridge; new plantings; o Phase III: Tequesta Bridge to Country Club entrance, new plantings. In the past, $15, 000-$20, 000 has been budgeted for Royal Palms. Because of proposed construction, it was determined that plantings could not take place from Fiesta to Gallery Square, North, until approximately April 1994. Steve Parker submitted a tree planting plan to the Board for the review, pointing areas where existing Royal Palms are located, stating that he attempted to mix in Live Oaks, as previously recommended. Five Royal Palms in front of Blair House may need to be relocated (moved forward) to allow for sidewalk space. Boardmember Coben felt it would be more cost- effective to move a sidewalk, rather than moving Royal Palms, since Royal Palms are so costly to replace should one not survive the move. Scott Ladd explained that sidewalks have a tendency to be under water, because of the swale, if they are not properly placed. However, Royal Palms located near the swale do fine because they get the water. Because of the large canopy which Queen Palms provide, they were sketched to be located in front of commercial areas where they would not be blocking signs, etc. Tree Board of the Village of Tequesta Special Arbor Day Meeting Minutes May 12, 1993 Page 3 Boardmember Maitland moved to approve for Fiscal Year 1994, funds in the amount of $27 , 500, which would include replacing any Royal Palms that may die during Fiscal Year 1994,, the any other trees that may have to be replaced, and the irrigation system, to complete Phase I of the Tree Board's Tequesta Drive streetscape planting in the area of Fiesta/Willow to Seabrook Road as follows: o Move five Royal Palms, located in front of Blair House, to 9 ' 6" off the edge of the right-of-way; o Install 45 new trees between Fiesta/Willow and Seabrook Road consisting of: seventeen Queen Palms @ 18 '-22 ' in height; sixteen Pigeon Plums @ 10' in height, with a minimum 6' canopy; twelve Live Oaks @. 14 ' in height, with a minimum 8 ' canopy; o Install new. sprinkler irrigation system from Fiesta to Venus on south side of Tequesta Drive; o Replace Royal Palms and other Village trees, as needed. Boardmember Coben seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Victor Strahan - for Paul Coben - for Ruth Maitland - for Molly McCormick - for Steve Parker - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. 2) Review Cost Estimates For Fiscal Year 1994 Tree Projects: 17 Queen Palms (18 ' -22 ' overall) - $ 100.00 ea. 16 Pigeon Plum (10' x 6' ) - $ 100.00 ea. 12 Live Oaks (14 ' x 8 ' - $ 125.00 ea. Total - Phase I $4800.00(1) • 1) Irrigation would be additional (approximately $6000) . Tree Board of the Village of Tequesta Special Arbor Day Meeting Minutes May 12, 1993 Page 4 Boardmember Coben moved that the above-referenced spending program be monitored as of April 1994 in order to possibly begin Phase II of the Tree Board Tequesta Drive Streetscape project. Boardmember Maitland seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Victor Strahan - for Paul Coben - for Ruth Maitland - for Molly McCormick for Steve Parker - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. V. ANY OTHER MATTERS Gary Preston pointed out that the two Carrotwood trees in Village Green Park that were knocked down during the last storm have now turned brown and will have to be replaced. Boardmember Maitland moved to officially thank Boardmember Steve Parker for his generous work and time exerted in producing the Tequesta Drive Streetscape plans. Boardmember McCormick seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Victor Strahan - for Paul Coben - for Ruth Maitland - for Molly McCormick - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. Tree Board of the Village of Tequesta Special Arbor Day Meeting Minutes May 12, 1993 Page 5 VI. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11: 04 A.M. • Respectfully submitted, Fran Bitters Recording Secretary Date Approved: By: Clerk of the Board