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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Workshop_6/2/2025 MINUTES Workshop Meeting Village of Tequesta, FL Mayor Molly Young Vice-Mayor Rick Sartory Council Member Laurie Brandon Council Member Patrick Painter Council Member Jayson E. French June 2, 2025 6:00 PM Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Mayor Molly Young at 6:00 p.m. A roll call was taken by Deputy Clerk Mary Ann Grieser. Present were: Mayor Molly Young, Vice-Mayor Rick Sartory, Council Member Patrick Painter, and Council Member Laurie Brandon. Absent were: Council Member Jayson E. French. AGENDA ITEMS 1. Discussion on Non-Union Employees Job and Pay Review 2025 Mrs. Merlene Reid, Director of HR introduced Ms. Katie Busch, project manager for HR Compensation Consultants, LLC, who presented a powerpoint for Council on the recent salary study contracted by the Village. Her presentation included, job alignment, job maps, grade changes, title changes, total rewards, survey organizations, market summary, implementation costs, range penetration & equity adjustments, and final deliverables. Ms. Busch recommended a 5%, across the board general increase for non union, full time positions. Various other positions were recommended up to a 2% increase based upon equity adjustments. Council had questions regarding the number of employees in each grade and HR Director Merlene Reid commented she would research and report back. 2. Discussion on Mobility Plan Update Mr. Jay Hubsch, Community Development Director introduced Mr. JP Weesner, a principal from research company, Kittleson and Associates. Mr. Weesner presented a powerpoint to Council on a mobility plan for the Village. He believed the plan could connect the community, enhance safety, improve traffic and develop multimodal improvements. Additionally, the mobility plan could provide guidance and opportunity for people to move throughout the community. There were 27 key projects around the Village, with 10 that would eventually move forward to a priority status. Council commented on survey results, golf carts, low speed vehicles, feasibility, bike lanes, innovative ideas, prior projects for reference, connectivity in and out of the Village, Tequesta Park, Jackson Park, and Old Dixie Highway intersection safety. Mrs. Marcia Nielson of 94 Beechwood Trail asked where she could find the survey as she had not seen it. She believed Jackson Park was a sensitive, natural area and not a park. Mr. Thomas Bradford of 44 Chestnut Trail opined about survey questions referencing traffic calming alternatives. He cautioned Council on the negatives of speed bumps and/or speed tables. 3. Discussion on Environmental Advisory Committee Vacancy and Meeting Schedule. Manager Allen reminded Council of a prior meeting where Council Member French suggested making changes to the Environmental Advisory Committee due to the degree of difficulty in filling vacancies on the board. Council Member French had suggested reducing the number of members to five, in addition to scheduling the meetings for evenings instead of afternoons, while reducing the frequency to every other month. Council discussed and decided to leave the Board and schedule as it currently stood. 4. Discussion on Tree Rebate Program Mr. Jay Hubsch, Community Development Director proposed starting a new "Tree Rebate Program" which would encourage residents to plant trees. The former "Adopt A Tree" program had been challenging, resulting in a limited number of residents being able to receive trees, under its' guidelines. The new Tree Rebate Program would be open to Village residents and Homeowners Associations (HOAs) and would offer rebates of up to 2 trees per residence, or 5 trees per HOA, owned by the applicant. There were some limitations, such as planting within 10 feet of sidewalks, and a cap of $10,000 would be proposed for the first year of the program. A list of different species and sizes of trees were available for applicants to choose from. Mrs. Marcia Nielson of 94 Beechnut Trail asked for the rebate details to be tightened up so that residents had a clear understanding of how they would be reimbursed. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:47 PM. Respectfully submitted, Lori McWilliams, MMC Village Clerk Note: These summary minutes are prepared in compliance with 286.011 F.S. and are not verbatim transcripts of the meeting. A verbatim audio record is available from the office of the Village Clerk. All referenced attachments are on file in the Village Clerk's office.