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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 7A_9/23/1997 • 1 _ ,.. to lir A • • VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA . Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive .s" �o Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 • (561) 575-6200 ®`:Ilk pe Fax (561)575-6203 • N co • VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA VILLAGE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY WORKSHOP • (VILLAGE COUNCIL SITTING AS. THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY) MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 28, 1997 I, CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Tequesta Local Planning Agency held a meeting at the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Thursday, August 28, 1997. The meeting was called to order at 7:04 P.M. by Mayor Elizabeth A. Schauer. A roll call was taken by Betty Laur, Recording Secretary. Councilmembers present were: Mayor Elizabeth A. Schauer, Vice Mayor Carl C. Hansen, Alexander W. Cameron, Joseph N. Capretta, and Ron T. Mackail . Also in attendance were Village Clerk Joann Manganiello and Department Heads. Village Manager Thomas G. Bradford was absent from the meeting. TI, APPROVAL OF AGENDA Vice Mayor Hansen made a motion to approve the Agenda as submitted. Councilmember Mackail seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Carl C. Hansen - for Alexander N. Cameron for • Joseph N. Capretta - for Ron T. Mackail - for I Y Village Local Planning Agency Workshop Meeting Minutes August 28, 1997 Page 2 The motion was therefore passed and adopted and the Agenda was approved as submitted. III. COMMONICATIONS FROM CITIZENS (NON-AGENDA ITEMS) There were no communications from citizens. IV. PRESENTATION OF OUTLINE FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN An introduction of the elements that will be presented with changes made to the Village of Tequesta Comprehensive Plan, as required by the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) process (presentation by Mr. Jack Horniman, Planning Consultant for the Village of Tequesta; Mr. Scott D. Ladd, Director of Community Development, Village of Tequesta) A. Identification of Issues/Changes for Comprehensive Plan Elements: 1. Utilities: Stormwater Management Element 2. Utilities: Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Element 3. Housing Element B. Comments/Issues from the Village Council, LPA (not identified herein) The presentation was provided by Director of Community Development Scott D. Ladd, Mr. Jack Horniman, Planning Consultant, and Mr. Jim Fleshman, Consultant with Mr. Horniman' s firm, who was introduced as an expert on the housing element, and who presented the housing element information. The housing element presentation was provided before the other presentations since Mr. Village Local Planning Agency Workshop Meeting Minutes August 28, 1997 Page 3 Fleshman had to leave to attend another meeting. Rousing Element Mr. Horniman explained that a new requirement was that each city give a housing needs assessment, and most of the results of that effort would go into the support documentation. Terminology changes in State law regarding low and moderate housing were reflected in the goals, objectives and policies. Mr. Horniman explained that it was hoped that the new DiVosta project could be used as a basis for saying that the Village was meeting those types of needs since statements regarding those needs were relative to local conditions. The Housing Element goal 1.0. 0 had been changed to include the wording To include the preparation of plans and policies necessary at the beginning of the statement. Objective 1.1.0: Beginning wording was changed as follows: To conserve existing standard condition housing, prevent substandard housing conditions. Policy 1. 1. 1 was not changed. Changes to Policy 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 were updated to reflect that these items had been done and indicated an ongoing objective. Item C had been changed to reflect the requirements. Mayor Schauer questioned whether the Village had a procedure for demolition of housing, to which Mr. Ladd responded that this procedure had existed for years within the building code. Vice Mayor Hansen questioned what was meant by the . term "affordable housing", to which Mr. Fleshman responded that housing costs must not exceed 30% of the owner' s adjusted gross income. Mr. Fleshman provided income levels as follows: median family of four income in Palm Beach County was $48, 000; a low income household would make 801 of that n Village Local Planning Agency Workshop Meeting Minutes August 28, 1997 Page 4 median. The income level would be adjusted downward for smaller families. Therefore, a low income household for one person would be at $26, 900. A low income household for a family of four would be $38,400 . Very low income households are those that make 50% of the median; very low income for a household of one was $16, 800, and for a household of four was $24,000. All figures were in 1997 dollars. Mr. Fleshman explained that the State had formulated a very detailed computer program to do an affordable housing assessment, which had verified that the Village did need to provide additional very low and low income housing. The rule, however, did provide some ways to modify the results of the computer program, such as if land values were too high within the Village to support the provision of very low income housing that could be used as a basis to argue that none could be provided. Also, the State policy not to direct development into the Coastal High Hazard Area could also be used, since a large portion of the Village was within that area. Mr. Fleshman explained that this was the approach planned for the housing element. A case must be built in the support documentation as to why the Village was not necessarily the appropriate place to build very low and low income housing, i.e. , because of the cost of land in the Village, etc. Mayor Schauer pointed out that Policy 1.2.5 carried the statement that due to high land values it was not feasible to construct very-low income housing within the Village; and low income housing efforts shall be oriented toward the provision of elderly rental units. Mayor Schauer questioned whether that statement would be enough to satisfy this requirement, to which Mr. Fleshman responded that it could as long as hard facts were provided in the support documentation to show that land values were too high. The purchase price for the DiVosta project was being considered for use in this case. Mr. Fleshman commented that the language regarding elderly 0 Village Local Planning Agency Workshop Meeting Minutes August 28, 1997 Page 5 rental units had been used because of the hope that rents for Sterling House units could be used to show that affordable housing was being provided. Councilmember Capretta commented that Jupiter had just announced that in order to meet low income housing requirements in Abacoa, developers must build a certain number of homes under $140, 000 for which the selling price must remain under $140, 000 for five years after their construction. Mr. Fleshman commented that he had seen this done under some State programs with rentals, but never with units for sale; and that Jupiter' s Comprehensive Plan stated that they will try to provide units that are affordable to families making 80% to 120% of the median and did not currently address low and low income, which they would now have to address. Councilmember Capretta commented that recently published information contained appraised values for all homes in Tequesta, and only 35 homes were appraised at over $300, 000. Mr. Horniman commented that a lot of Tequesta' s homes were high value homes, however, a lot of them have been paid off. Mr. Horniman explained that the support documentation would focus on land available for development, the high value of land, and land within the Coastal High Hazard Area. Councilmember Mackail commented that he liked the approach which had been taken to keep the goals and objectives general rather than becoming too detailed. Councilmember Cameron agreed. Mr. Horniman explained that mobile homes had been added to objective 1.2. 0 because they had to be mentioned, and that the rest of the changes of page H-2 were merely updates. Mr. Fleshman commented regarding Policy 1.4.2 that group homes are mandated by Florida Statutes, and the Village Village Local Planning Agency Workshop Meeting Minutes August 28, 1997 Page 6 Code already stated they could be accommodated in certain neighborhoods. Mr. Fleshman speculated that Sterling House, a licensed facility, was probably too large to be considered a group home since they were limited to only 6-12 beds. In regard to Policy 1.4.6, Vice Mayor Hansen questioned whether the Village was publicizing subsidiary programs promoting the availability of daycare and foster care living accommodations, to which Village Clerk Manganiello responded that to her knowledge the Village had no such programs nor ever publicized those programs. Mr. Ladd verified that the Village had no program for such publicity, that there were no privately licensed day care facilities within the Village, and the Village did not get involved in promoting church day care. Village Clerk Manganiello commented that it was very difficult to obtain licensing for home care. Mr. Fleshman left the meeting at 7:27 P.M. Utilities: Stormwater Management Element Mr. Horniman explained that he had met with Al Oslund and Gary Preston to make sure that all requirements had been included. Mr. Horniman referred to the handout chart of Tequesta' s Proposed 10-Year Capital Improvement Program, and explained that under State law only a 5-year program was required; however since the Village did have. a 10- year program that had been alluded to in the text of Objective 1. 1. 0 by the statement that the Village shall at minimum maintain a 5-year schedule. Policies 1.1. 1 and 1.1.2 alluded to the 10-year Capital Improvement Program. Deletions shown on page SPECIAL MASTER TORCIVIA-1 were due to projects having been accomplished. On page SPECIAL MASTER TORCIVIA-2, FY 1998/99 had been added to policy 1. 1.3 . A Village Local Planning Agency Workshop Meeting Minutes August 28, 1997 Page 7 Councilmember Mackail questioned whether the words reduction in the adopted level in policy 1.1.4 should be changed to read changes in the adopted level. Mr. Horniman explained the level of service adopted and that the wording was correct. Mr. Horniman explained that on page SPECIAL MASTER TORCIVIA-3 policy 1.2 .5, 1.2.6 and 1.2. 7 reflected requirements of both the Florida Administrative Code and the NPDES Stormwater Permitting Program. To assure consistency, the wording as required by NPDES Stormwater Permitting Program had been added to Policy 1.3.4. Vice Mayor Hansen discussed Objective 1.3 . 0 regarding providing adequate public drainage capacity, and questioned whether the swale reshaping project would include existing homes. Al Oslund explained that over a period of time existing swales silted in and periodically needed to be recut back to the original design, which would help water discharge and NPDES requirements. The dip made in existing driveways was discussed. Mr. Oslund explained that most cars would not drag and that drives now being reshaped would not be redone later. Mr. Oslund commented that reshaping would not be done in curb and gutter areas. Mayor Schauer discussed a home on Seabrook Drive with PVC pipes under the swale and questioned whether others would be allowed to do that also. Mr. Oslund responded that PVC pipes could be used in curb and gutter areas and also in swale areas that were deep enough to accommodate the pipes. Utilities: Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Rleient Mr. Horniman explained that the major addition in this element was Seabrook Road, scheduled for completion during the years 2000 and 2001. Mr. Horniman commented that Policy 1.1.5 had been deleted Village Local Planning Agency Workshop Meeting Minutes August 28, 1997 Page 8 • because updates were not yet available. There being no further comments, Mr. Ladd announced that the next meeting would be held on October 23 for review of the water and sewer element. Mr. Horniman commented that he hoped to also present the transportation element at that meeting. There were no comments from the public. V. ANY OTHER MATTERS Vice Mayor Hansen commented that he had attended the Code Enforcement Special Master Hearing that morning, where several cases were heard. Tequesta Motor Cars had been represented by Bill Burckart and had been fined $8, 700 for violation of Ordinance 377. Other cases were given - warnings. Vice Mayor Hansen stated it was his understanding that this was the first fine that had been imposed, and his feeling was that the police department was doing a good job and that the Special Master could have been tougher on the other cases. The Vice Mayor commented that he believed this system was an improvement over the prior system of using a Code Enforcement Board where neighbor was judging neighbor. VI. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Mackail made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Hansen. ' The vote on the motion was: Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Carl C. Hansen - for Alexander W. Cameron - for • Joseph N. Capretta - for Ron T. Mackail - for . Village Local Planning Agency Workshop Meeting Minutes August 28, 1997 Page 9 The motion was therefore passed and adopted and the meeting was adjourned at 7:45 P.M. Respectfully submitted, )111-e-'1:29- 4f-A-k) Betty Laur Recording Secretary ATTEST: Joann Manganiello Village Clerk DATE APPROVED: