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Home My WebLink AboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 10L_7/24/1997 Memorandum To: Village Council From: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager Date: July 17, 1997 Subject: Regional Roadway Mediation Accord and Loc 1 Government Recommendations Pertaining to Implementation; Agenda Item The final Regional Roadway Mediation Meeting was held on June 18, 1997 . Attached hereto, please find a copy of the Regional Roadway Mediation Accord prepared by the various Stakeholder Groups as a result of this long and tedious mediation process . Most of the items sought by Tequesta Stakeholders are dealt with in a general sense. The Tequesta Stakeholders did the best they could under the adverse circumstances . The adverse circumstances consisted primarily of a unified recalcitrant position by Martin County Stakeholders to oppose the Connector Road. Please recall that mediation is a process that provides for outcomes that are agreed upon. Arbitration, on the other hand, provides for a potentially binding outcome, without respect to agreement of the parties to the dispute. It is recommended that the Village Council receive and file the Regional Roadway Mediation Accord for future reference. On the other front, the local governments that were a party to the Regional' Roadway Mediation Process, including Tequesta, proposed to the various Stakeholders that we would pursue the provision of a local planning agency (LPA) pursuant to Chapter 163 of the Florida Statutes, by way of an interlocal agreement between the parties, whereby they would each appoint members to the LPA that would make recommendations to the governing bodies of each government relative to comprehensive planning associated with the identified regional roadways which were a part of the Mediation Hearings. These roadways would include County Club Drive, possibly Tequesta Drive, the Connector Road, the Western Connector, Longshore/Northfork Drive, Church Street, and Loxahatchee River Road. It was envisioned that citizens, as well as elected officials, would serve on this LPA. This process would ensure that each participating local government would have to take action at a public meeting on the recommendations of the LPA created to deal with these regional roadway issues . Martin County is anticipated to participate upon conclusion of Section 28 litigation. • The Village Council should take some formal action relative to the local government recommendations of the Regional Roadway Mediation Process, namely, whether or not Tequesta intends to participate in the proposed LPA. If so, your vote will get the ball rolling toward the initiation and completion of the interlocal agreement to formalize this proposal . I think the proposal has merit in that it allows the citizens most affected to make comprehensive plan recommendations relative to the regional roadways . The Village Council would not be required to accept the recommendations of this specific LPA. However, the Village Council may wish to consider what ramifications, if any, this would have on Tequesta' s current comprehensive planning process, wherein the Village Council sits as the LPA for Elements associated with the Comprehensive Plan. For example, would the proposal cause Tequesta' s planners to take Transportation Element issues potentially affecting Country Club Drive and Tequesta to the proposed LPA, in addition to the current Tequesta LPA? Subject to such legal and planning issues being satisfactorily resolved, I would recommend that the Village Council give consideration to approving this proposal . TGB/krb Attachment council\071797-1.sam 2 MEDIATION RESOURCES, INC. JUN 2:7 1997 HARRY G. GOODHEART III E MAIL mediate@gte.net Villa e Manager's Office 17507 WATERLINE ROAD,BRADENTON,FL 34202 TEL 941 746 4008 FAX 941 747 0021 MEMO TO ROADWAY ISSUES MEDIATION PARTICIPANTS Date: June 23, 1997 Re: Memo and Updated Documents I want to again thank all of you for the opportunity to have served as your mediator in this Roadway Issues Mediation. I congratulate you for having achieved the Accord.that you have, and for your agreement and commitment to the soon-to-be-formed Joint Planning Agreement under Florida Statute 163,which will provide the basis for your continuing work together to refine and implement the regional solutions you've agreed to. Enclosed is a fully-typed copy of the Accord, as presented at our Joint Meeting of Stakeholders and Government on June 18. My portable printer proved no more reliable than my car that afternoon! Also enclosed is a revised List of the Stakeholder Groups' Representatives,Individuals and Government Representatives, together with their addresses and telephone numbers. This consolidated list should prove helpful in enabling both Stakeholder Groups and Government to continue the improved level of communication that you have achieved, and help in your future correspondence and scheduling of meetings under the Joint Planning Agreement. Approach your ongoing discussions, meetings and negotiations with the same spirit of cooperation, patience and collaborative problem solving that you have demonstrated during the Mediation process. Agree up front to the same Ground Rules and proven communication protocol that have enabled you to really listen to each others' concerns and interests, and work together to implement your regional solutions to these issues with civility and mutual respect for one another. I am confident that, once the Section 28 appellate process is resolved, all four Governments will be productively involved in the Joint Planning process with the Stakeholder Groups' Representatives and, in the meantime, a lot of progress can be made toward feasibility studies, ongoing discussions and implementation that is essential to your long range plan for global roadway solutions. Stay involved and committed to the process you've designed, and I wish you well. Warmest r ards, Harry G. G odheart III end. ROADWAY ISSUES MEDIATION STAKEHOLDER GROUPS' ACCORD JUNE 18, 1997 The Stakeholder Groups in the Roadway Issues Mediation support the general principle of a comprehensively planned and developed regional road system that fairly distributes the burden of traffic among all neighborhoods. By the foregoing, we mean that we want our governments to work together in an organized, collaborative and productive manner to implement long-term, rather than piecemeal / band-aid solutions, and we offer the following as guidance. The Stakeholder Groups strongly recommend that the governmental entity formed for the purpose of implementing these solutions include representatives of the Stakeholder Groups. We agree that there is an urgent need for the construction of an inter-county Western Corridor Roadway, running from the vicinity of Island Way in Martin County to Indiantown Road, in the vicinity of Shoney's, in Palm Beach County. Our Governments must plan and build this Roadway with adequate build-out levels to handle traffic for the foreseeable future. Our Government participants in this Mediation must work together to ensure that construction of this Western Corridor can begin at the earliest possible time, and be completed before any new development of any undeveloped land is permitted, including Sections 28, 33, 3 and 4. In accomplishing the foregoing, our Governments must minimize adverse impact upon, and maximize compatibility with, all existing residential neighborhoods and all environmentally-sensitive land. We also support controlling traffic impact through reasonable traffic calming and enforcement of traffic regulations on all our roadways. Page One of Two STAKEHOLDER GROUPS' ACCORD, continued We understand and support Martin County's efforts to promote responsible growth and limit density, and urge Martin County to amend its Comprehensive Plan to include the Martin County segment of the Western Corridor as soon as possible. AGREEMENT on Limestone Creek/ Church Street (March 26, 1997, refined April 2, 1997): Minimize traffic to Church Street caused by non-Limestone Creek community development. The Public Forum Mediation Meeting of April 2, 1997, was attended by a large number of Little Club residents and resulted in Stakeholder Groups' consensus - to consider the construction of a Bypass Road. Other Stakeholder Groups oppose construction of a Bypass Road, recognizing this is a complex issue requiring definitive studies and collaborative efforts by Governmental, Business and Residential entities. We recommend that County Line Road be left as engineered,with accurate weight limits on bridges and improved through-truck control and law enforcement. We strongly emphasize the priority of completing the Western Corridor in both Palm Beach and Martin Counties as a means to minimize traffic on existing roads and protect existing neighborhoods. Let it be emphatically noted that Loxahatchee River Road, Northfork Drive and Church Street shall not be alternatives to the construction of the Western Corridor. To do so will not solve long-term regional planning needs. Page Two of Two CONSOLIDATED STAKEHOLDER GROUPS' REPRESENTATIVES, • INDIVIDUALS, AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES Revised June 23, 1997 Stakeholder Group Representative(s) Address/Telephone Business Interests Group Peggy Verhoeven; 18996 Point Dr.,Tequesta 33469; 743-2556 Cove Point Fred Linn;9440 S.E Point Terrace,Tequesta 33469; 746-3469 Friends of the Park Marge Ketter;7088 S.E. River's Edge,Jupiter 33458; 747-9487 Heritage Oaks H. O. Julius Edelmann; 18432 S.E Heritage Dr.,Tequesta 33469; 747-8127 Hunt Club H.O. Mike Robbins;No. 4 Splitrail Circle,Tequesta 33469; 746-5458 Island Way Estates, So. Martin Co. Mike Helfant;9328 Island Place,Tequesta 33469;746-5268 Imperial Woods H. O. Cheryl Lannon; 19990 Earlwood Dr,Jupiter 33458; 575-2674 Bob Burgess; 19800 Castlewood Dr.,Jupiter 33458; 575-5566 Jupiter Hills H. O. Jack Lynch; 11800 S.E.Hill Club Terrace,Tequesta 33469; 746-5151 Catherine Winseck; 18750 S.E. Pineneedle Lane,Tequesta 33469;744-6264 Limestone Creek Community Stephen Hunter; 7025 182nd Rd.No.,Jupiter 33458; 744-0982 Little Club Condominium Association Doris Pellegrini; 18081 SE Country Club Drive#210;Tequesta 33469; 747-5834 Little Club H. O. John Cornwell;9792 SE Little Club Way, So.,Tequesta 33469; 743-6900 Jim Fox;9671 SE Little Club Way N.,Tequesta 33469; 748-8165 Herb Kane;9582 SE Little Club Drive, So.,Tequesta 33469;747-4963 Maury Holthaus;9620 SE Little Club Way,No.,Tequesta 33469; 746-3383 Charles Noworyta; 18319 SE Club Lane,Tequesta 33469; 747-0854 Loxahatchee Community Coalition Judy Daversa; 19050 Loxahatchee River Rd.,Jupiter 33458;746-1790 Ott Fiebel; 19963 Hibiscus Dr.,Tequesta 33469; 746-3070 Marty Perry; 1645 P.Bch.Lakes Blvd, Ste.1200,W.Plm. Bch. 33401;471-3507 Martin County Conservation Alliance Lloyd Brumfield; 11225 SW Meadowlark Circle, Stuart 34997;286-3244 NW Jupiter Residents Jim Kuretski(Shores Residents);18658 Breezewood Ct,Jupiter 33458; 743-5645 Mary Beth Hague; 166 Tuscan Circle,Jupiter 33458; 745-2133 Lauren Dadario(Northfork Res.); 132 No.River Dr.E.,Jupiter 33458; 744-7165 Rich Murphy(Cypress Cove Res.);6822 Cypress Cove Circle,Jupiter 33458 Southeast Landing H. O. Ginny Linden;9746 SE Landing Place,Tequesta 33469; 575-1042 South Martin County Dan Guisinger;9685 SE Landing Place,Tequesta 33469; 747-8127 Tequesta-Tequesta Penninsula Jim Legros;298 Country Club Dr.,Tequesta 33469;746-0533 Lowell Steele; 346 Country Club Dr.,Tequesta 33469;746-4726 Ed Resnik;342 Country Club Drive,Tequesta 33469;746-3986 Joe Hall; 159 Country Club Dr.,Tequesta 33469;746-8232 Tom Little;486 Dover Rd.,Tequesta 33469;746-3385 Tropic Vista Bill Green;No Address; 746-4438 Turtle Creek Club Bill Campbell;4 Tradewinds Circle,Tequesta 33469 Turtle Creek East Owners Bob Hoffmeir; 19173 Sea Turtle Creek,Tequesta 33469 Turtle Creek No. 1 Assoc. . Floyd H.Piper;23A Turtle Creek Drive,Tequesta 33469 Turtle Creek Village Property Owners Bob Shambelan; 86 Turtle Creek Drive,Tequesta 33469; 747-3262 George Boll; 11 Club Circle,Tequesta 33469; 746-6290 Bob Thorsen; 84 Turtle Creek Drive,Tequesta 33469; 747-8012 Individuals Address/Telephone Bill Griffin 350 Country Club Drive,Tequesta 33469;746-4909 Dr. Stanley Jacobs 43 River Drive,Tequesta 33469; 746-2725 Wade Griest 494 So.Dover Rd.,Tequesta 33469;746-6117 CONTINUED Page 1 of 2 Government Representative(s) Address/Telephone MARTIN COUNTY Commissioner Janet Gettig(observing);2401 SE Monterey Rd., Stuart 34996; 221-2357 Gary Oldehoff,County Attorney(observing); 2401 SE Monterey Rd., Stuart 34996; 288-5442 PALM BEACH COUNTY Commissioner Karen Marcus;P.O. Box 1989, West Palm Beach 33402; 355-2001 Barbara Alterman,County Attorney's Office;P.O. Box 1989;West Palm Beach 33402; 355-2206 TOWN OF JUPITER Mayor Karen Golonka;Jupiter Town Hall,210 Military Trail,Jupiter 33458; 575-5134 Lee Evett,Town Manager;Jupiter Town Hall,210 Military Trail, Jupiter 33458; 746-5134 Tom Baird,Town Attorney; 11891 U.S.Highway One, Ste 201,North Palm Beach 33408;691-1766 VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA Mayor Liz Schauer;Tequesta Corporate Center, Suite 300,250 Tequesta Dr., Tequesta 33469; 575-6200 Tom Bradford,Village Manager;Tequesta Corporate Center, Ste 300,250 Tequesta Drive,Tequesta 33469; 575-6200 Treasure Coast Reg. Planning Council Terry Hess; 3228 S.W Martin Downs Blvd, Ste 205,Palm City 34990; 221-4060 Jonathan Dickinson State Park Dick Roberts;Jonathan Dickinson State Park,P.O. Box 1246,Hobe Sound 33475; 546-0900 • Page 2 of 2