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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Planning and Zoning_3/6/2008 6727.4. r VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA PLANNING AND ZONING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES March 6, 2008 I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Village of Tequesta Planning and Zoning Advisory Board held a regularly scheduled meeting at the Tequesta Village Hall, 345 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Thursday, March 6, 2008. The meeting was called to order at 5:31 p.m.. by Chair Elizabeth Schauer. A roll call was taken by Recording Secretary Betty Laur. Board Members present were: Chair Elizabeth Schauer, Vice Chair Steve Okun, Alternate Russell Von Frank, and Alternate James Hackett. Board Member Royce Hood, Board Member Josh Escoto, and Board Member Leslie Cook were absent. Also in attendance were Clerk of the Board and Community Development Director Catherine Harding, and Recording Secretary Betty Laur. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Alternate Board Member Von Frank moved approval of the agenda as submitted. Vice Chair Okun seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 4-0 vote. The motion was therefore passed and adopted and the Agenda was approved as submitted. Ill. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING.MINUTES MOTION: Alternate Von Frank made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of February 7, 2008 as submitted. Vice Chair Okun seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 4-0 vote. IV. NEW BUSINESS A) Review of an application of the Village of Tequesta Memorial; James Humpage, Mayor. Mayor Humpage presented the project and advised that after 9/11 he had met with the Fire and Police Chiefs to discuss establishing a memorial for firefighters and police officers, and then began raising money through dinners, golf tournaments, etc. All money for this project was from private donations. No money from ad valorem taxes_ would be used, only money donated specifically for this memorial. The location was within the area of March 6, 2008 Meeting Minutes Page 2 Public Safety and Administration where there was existing infrastructure. Fire Chief Weinand provided a computerized rendering of the project, showing a reflection pond 12"-18" deep, with a glass bottom bridge over it. Glass sides would have the names etched of any Public Safety personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty, and the Village logo. The glass panels would be topped with a railing from which water would cascade. The canoe shapes shown on the site plan were benches replicating, the Indian canoes, reflecting the Village history. The American Flag, Firefighters' Flag, Police Flag, Village Flag, and State Flag would be illuminated throughout the night. Because of an unanticipated expense of $4,300 for the cost to move a water main, another golf tournament was to be held in October, and the Village would be paid for this by Friends of Public Safety. The proposed pavers and granite were described. $62,000 had been collected in donations, and another $10,000 was anticipated to be received by October. MOTION: Vice Chair Okun moved to approve the application of the Village of Tequesta Memorial. Alternate Board Member Von Frank seconded the motion. During discussion of the motion, Alternate Board Member Hackett noted there was a similar structure located at Downtown at the Gardens; and asked the reasoning behind not using the existing fountain. Mayor Humpage explained that fountain was the property of the Village, put in by a former Village Council as a gift to the Village of Tequesta, and they wanted it to remain. The new structure would be for Public Safety. The Mayor explained that the Public Safety memorial was not located on the west side of the property because it would consume existing green space used by the Village for recreational purposes, such as movies for residents. The vote on the motion was: Elizabeth Schauer -yes Steve Okun -yes Russell Von Frank -yes James Hackett-yes Motion carried by unanimous 4-0 vote. V. COMMUNICATION FROM CITIZENS • Mayor Humpage introduced two members of the committee that had worked on the memorial who were present, resident Dottie Campbell, and Sonya Davis of Lighthouse Center of the Arts, and reported that CH2MHiIl had donated their time and expertise free of charge to prepare the site plan. Ms. Campbell commented they wanted to welcome school children to visit the memorial so it had been designed for visits by school children, and placed close to the road so people could see it. VI. ANY OTHER MATTERS March 6, 2008 Meeting Minutes Page 3 There were no other matters to come before the board. VII. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Vice Chair Okun; seconded by Alternate Board Member Von Frank, and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 5:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, c4c.c i Betty Laur Recording Secretary