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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_11/10/1959 MINUTES OF THE COUNCILMEN OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA At 9 :30 A.M., Tuesday, November 10, 1959, the regular monthly meeting of the Councilmen of the Village of Tequesta was held at the Village Office at Village Square Shopping Center, Tequesta, Florida. Those present were; John P. Kurtz, falter F. Lathrop, Albert-D. Alderman, Zeke Cornelius, Thomas H. Daly and Robert Harp/ 4a a. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Treasurers report for period ending October 31, 1959 was approved. Mrs. Marion M. Cromwell was sworn into the Office of Village Judge of the Village of Tequesta, Florida. (Copy of oath of ._office is attached to and made part of these minutes.)_Pictures of the taking of oath of office were taken by Ernest Histed. Mr. Riner, owner of parcel of land located adjacent to Texaco Service Station on south and his attorney, Mr. Robert Cromwell appeared .before meeting to get clarification of zoning_ status of this piece pf property. This is lot on which Kagan -Cook Motors had previously located their,_used car lot. They requested zoning for new and used car lot for this property when zoning is adopted by Village. They stated that they were desirous of complying with wishes of Village Council to have a good, reliable and substantial client which would not be detrimental to the physical appearance of the Village of Tequesta. Previous action by the Village Council had assured proper zoning of this land and they were so advised. Mrs, Eleanor Kelly and Mrs. Talboom appeared before Council as representatives of Waterway Village,requesting information about how Waterway Village could become a part of the Village of Tequesta. They were advised to prepare a petition requesting annexation, having pe- tition signed by interested property holders and then to present tition to Village Council for their approval. Mr. Alderman reported that lighting of sign at Tequesta Dr, and US Rpute 1 had been completed by Crowe Electric Co. He.reported, however, that in his opinion another light was needed on each side of the sign to give proper illumination. All councilmen concurred in the need for two new lights and Mr. Alderman was authorized to proceed with this additional work. Payment of $250.00 for other work done on lighting by Crowe Electric Co. was authorized. It was moved and unanimously agreed to reemburse Lou Laliberte night patrolman for Village Police Department, for spotlight., assembly for his car, which is necessary for -his patrol work. Total cost of spotlight assembly installed was $38.27, The Councilmen, acting - as the board of appeals on building codes, authorized the Marion D. McCombs house to be set back 20 feet from the street line on Lot 86 Tequesta. The fol °owing names were suggested for possible appointment to the Resources Development Baord of Palm Beach County; Mr. Lou Schlusemeyer Mr. Freeman H. Dyke Mr. Hank Keene (2) The clerk read a letter received from Col. Lackey relative to the boundary map of the Village of Tequesta that he is preparing. Sinve new annexations are anticipated, the clerk was advised to re- quest a pencil tracing map of the boundaries of the Village to date and that at the present time a permanent map was not too important. Village Counsel, Attorney William A. L rd, answered and dis- cussed various questions that he liad been reques ed to act upon. He presented Ordinance #23 FOR THE CONTINUATION OF ELECTIONS; QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTORS, AND Other information relative to the conduct of Village Elections. After thorough discussion, Ordinance 23 was unanimously adopted. Ordinance #24, annexing certains of the JUPITER MATER CO. into the Village of Tequesta was unanimously adopted. - A general discussion was held on zoning in the Village and its importance to the Village. It was the general feeling of the Councilmen that action on zoning regulations should be taken at once, With these facts in mind, the following resolution was made and unanimously adopted,• - Whereas, zoning of all areas in the Village of Tequesta is extremely important to the progress, development and appearance of the Village of Tequesta and that the Council of the Village of Tequesta is empowered to regulate zoning. NOB, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED; That Palm Beach County Zoning Regulations be adopted as shown on zoning maps, for the Village off; Tequesta, Florida with exceptions of record accepted in prior annexations to the Village of Tequesta, Attorney Lord is to get information regarding sign ordinance from Town of Palm Beach and to present ideas for sign ordinance at next meeting. A further investigation is to be aade into Occupational Licenses for other than contractors, sub- eontractors,.etc. Clerk is to write letter to Rinkers m aterials Corp, and Maule Industries, Inc. Concerning fee of $50,00 for Occupational License in Village. They are to be reminded of their actual manufacturing of product on. streets and roads of Tequesta and the wear and tear by their trucks on the streets. It was the general feeling of council that both companies would make a token payment of $50.00 per year. It was moved and unanimously agreed that sound trucks will not be permitted to operate within the corporate limits of the Village of Tequesta without a permit, There being no farther business, the meeting was adjourned at 11;15 A. M. Respectfully submitted, Attested: ss stan e ef- MINUTES The business and dinner meeting of the Association of Municipalities of Palm Beach County was held at 7 :00 PM, Thursday, October 22, 1959 at Captain Alex Restaurant in Riviera Beach. The invocation was given by Ballard R. Donnell. of West Palm Beach. Secretary William E. Lawson, Jr. read the minutes of the previous meeting which were approved as read. The Treasurer's report was given by Mr. Lawson, which was approved as read, indicating $873.44 on hand as of October 22nd. There was no old business to be brought before the Association. President Horace Miller noted the meeting of the Florida State League of Municipalities to be held in Pensacola October 29th thru October 31st. He asked representatives to be at Pensacola to aid in the program of the Tri- County League of Municipalities to defeat the re- apportionment amendment and also to aid West Palm Beach in its efforts to get the convention of the League in that city next year. President Miller then introduced the speaker of the evening - past president of the Association, Zell Altman, City Attorney of Lake Worth. Mr. Altman spoke on why the re- apportionment amendment to the State Constitution - Senate Joint Resolution 660, 1959 Legisla- ture - should be defeated at the polls November 3, 1959. The speaker introduced his talk with the statement that the subject is very important to every single citizen in the state, and es- pecially to every person in South Florida. Re- apportionment is the changing of the representation in the legislature to meet the changing population. There should be re- apportionment every ten years based on the preceding state or national census, whichever may apply, according to the present constitutional provisions. This has not been done in the past. It seems, Mr. Altman noted, a tre- mendous departure when our legislators refuse to allow reapportion- ment. Since the last re- apportionment in 1945 there have been two attempts made - one in 1955 and the other in 1957. Now we have a bill we are going to vote upon on November 3rd. This has come about because the situation is called an emergency. It is:: But, he said, I doubt the necessity of having the election in an off -year. This means that the opponents must get out the vote in every locality because a light vote will allow the amendment to pass. And this is a constitutional amendment. You don't have amendments every year, and if this amendment passes we are going to be stuck with it. Mr. Altman reviewed the make -up of the legislature - 38 Senators and 95 Representatives at present, which numbers would be increased to 44 and 103 if the amendment passes. In taking this little bit of increase in representation by the larger populated counties the door is locked on any future re- apportionment in effect. Anyone who supports it does not understand what it does. It sets up new ways of changing representation. In the future we are going to have to consider geographic area and -2- economic affinity in determining representation, in addition to pop- ulation. Even with the additional senators and representatives the control of the legislature is not being taken from the hands of the so- called "Pork Chop Gang ". The definitions of geographic area and economic affinity mentioned in the amendment are left with the fellows who control the legislature. It is included in the amendment that no senatorial district will be comprised of more than three counties. A long time ago we had a Boston Tea Party to wipe out taxation without representation. This resolution sets up the districts and that there shall be a re- apportionment of the House in 1961 and the Senate in 1971, and they go on and say, "In the event we fail to reapportion the State, etc." They have decided they will take some of the control from the Gover- nor and in this resolution they say that after a period of time they can adjourn sine die. This is not a minor amendment of the Constitu- tion with a change in the method of reapportionment. It is a major change in the structure of our government. There have been quite a few speeches made and a lot of information has been in the papers by the efforts of the Tri- County League. The people are aware of the facts. Palm Beach County is the 43rd down the list of counties in representation per population in the Senate. The situation in the House is just as bad. We have representatives in the legislature representing 2,200 people, while our two repre- sentatives represent 250,000 people. Today 43 counties in the state get back more money from the state that the state gets from those counties - Palm Beach is not one of the 43. We can't change this unless the amendment resolution fails. The question comes up, "You are knocking something, do you have a better plan ?" Not unless the Federal District Court takes juris- diction. Otis Shriver of Miami brought a case in Federal District Court and the court declined to consider it as having no jurisdiction. We hope to have this decision reconsidered. 'Mr. Altman reviewed the debate held the previous night between Ft. Lauderdale Mayor Russell and Governor Collins on the subject, and re- iterated his appeal to everyone in attendance to get out the vote November 3rd to defeat the resolution. A discussion followed con- cerning points brought forth in the talk. Meeting adjourned. VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA JUPITER, FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE CLERIC OATH OF OFFICE; STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF PALM BEACH I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and protect and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States and of the State of Florida against all enemies, domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true faith, loyalty and allegiance to the same: and that I am entitled to hold office under the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution and Laws of the State of Florida, and that I will faithfully perform all the duties of the office of VILLAGE JUDGE of the VILLAGE OF TIQ UESTA, FLORIDA, upon which I am about to enter., so help me God. K L ,i iV,sit Sworn to and subscribed before me thiN 10th day of ber, 1959.' Notary Pubes Rotary Pubic, c$ My Commission expires My Commission Ex p;r,� „.3 podded By American fire & Cesunily Co, Witness <ea