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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 10H_11/9/1995 HJ. Village o OCT 2 MEMO Villa a Maita VI J Vii=mac TO: Tequesta Village Council • FROM: Mayors Emeritus Carlton Stoddard and Earl Collings RE: The proposed Camelot Cultural Center in Tequesta • As most of you may already be aware, many months ago a group of citizens -- including representatives of Lighthouse Gallery and the Burt Reynolds Institute -- formed the Came%1 Cultural Committee dedicated to the task of acquiring the 56 acres of surplus Coast Guard Land east of U.S. Hwy One and adjacent to state Road 707 to Jupiter Island from the Department of Interior at no cost for the purpose of creating a Cultural Center and Nature Preserve.in Tequesta. We have met many times with representatives of the Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management, the Coast Guard and the Air Force as well as different representatives from the county who favor the action in an effort to progress the project. Tom Bradford has also met with representatives at various levels. The attached letter is being sent to U.S. Senator Connie Mack to help spur action. The letter is self-expianitory. It must be in the Mail before any action is taken in mid-November However the one thing that is missing in the communication is tangible evidence to the Senator and others that Village officials also strongly subscribe to the project and will support it. 'We have therefore asked Mr. Bradford to draft a resolution that underscores such support. To have land worth several million dollars available at no cost will be a distinct asset to the village. The project, if successful, will obviously avoid the use of taxpayers dollars to purchase a site if that action has been under consideration.. RESOLUTION NO. 9 - 95/96 A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, • FLORIDA, EXPRESSING VILLAGE COUNCIL SUPPORT OF EFFORTS TO SECURE A PORTION OF U.S. COAST GUARD PROPERTY BEING RETURNED TO THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT FOR LANDS FOR CULTURAL FACILITIES AND A NATURE PRESERVE WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA. ' II WHEREAS, the United States Coast Guard operates the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Station on several parcels or tracts of land located generally at the northwest quadrant of the Loxahatchee River and the Intracoastal Waterway, just west of the Jupiter Inlet in the Village of Tequesta and the Town of Jupiter in Palm Beach County, Florida; and WHEREAS, the U. S. Coast Guard is returning to the Bureau of Land Management 80 acres of land associated with the Jupiter Lighthouse, including Parcels A and B, which are located within the Village of Tequesta, consisting of approximately 49 . 49 acres; and WHEREAS, the Village of Tequesta, for many years, has designated the land use for these properties to be recreational and open-space (R/OP) , which provides for permitted uses including cultural and civic centers, as well id as conservation areas; and 1 WHEREAS, the cultural organizations in the Tequesta area have experienced phenomenal growth in recent years, necessitating the need for bigger and more modern facilities to accommodate these levels of participation; and i WHEREAS, there is a shortage of land available for the expansion of cultural facilities within the Tequesta area that can be reasonably afforded by these not-for-profit organizations; and • WHEREAS, the people of Tequesta have always been closely associated with the various artistic endeavors since the inception of the Village, as evidenced by the location of the Lighthouse Gallery and School of Art, the Burt Reynolds 1 Institute for Theatre Training, the Coastal Players Theatre 1 and the Blowing Rocks Music Festival, all located within the Village of Tequesta; and WHEREAS, a group of citizens have formed a committee for the purpose of securing land for the aforementioned cultural facilities and to provide an integrated nature preserve upon appropriate portions of the land to be excessed by the U. S . Coast Guard and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. r NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1 . The Village of Tequesta hereby states its support of citizen efforts to secure lands for cultural facilities integrated with a nature preserve in order to enhance public access to the environmental resources to be preserved and protected in this remnant of Florida Scrub, while simultaneously providing land for the development of urgently needed cultural facilities serving the Northern Palm Beach/Southern Martin County areas . Section 2 . The Village Council of the Village of Tequesta hereby expresses the intention of the Village in working in conjunction with the cultural organizations , citizens committee, Bureau of Land Management; other agencies of the Federal Government and. Palm Beach County in securing these lands for cultural facilities, in conjunction with a nature preserve, in order to facilitate the utilization of this property for the benefit of the public. Section 3 . The Village Manager is hereby authorized to meet and confer with the various officers and officials of the Bureau of Land Management, local cultural organization representatives and concerned citizens, as may be required, and to do all things necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this Resolution. Section 4. The Village Clerk is 'directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to appropriate officials of the Bureau of Land Management; Florida's United States Senators; United States Representative Mark Foley; Karen Marcus, Palm Beach County District One Commissioner; the presiding officer of each local cultural organization and applicable local government agency heads having an interest in this matter. Section 5 . This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED by Councilmember , who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilmember and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows : FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and adopted this 9th day of November, A.D. , 1995 . MAYOR OF TEQUESTA Ron T. Mackail ATTEST: Joann Manganiello Village Clerk • II it 1 1 •