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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Miscellaneous_06/27/1995_Country Club Drive Task Force F ;� `��'; VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA , Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive �' Tequesta, F'lorida 33469-0273 • (407) 575-6200 a _ a/ t � Fa�c: (407) 575-6203 3. o B 4 f, �H COUN� COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE TASK FORCE MEETING MINUTES JUNE 27, 1995 I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Country Club Drive Task Force of the Village of Tequesta held their first regularly scheduled meeting at the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Tuesday, June 27, 1995. The meeting was called to order at 3:38 P.M. by Village Manager Tom Bradford. Task Force members present were: Gary Collins, Bill Treacy, Joan Marshall, Mac Goodner, Mary Grace Klimas, Gene Robbins, Chuck Hartley, Dick Neibling, and Bill Clifton. Also in attendance were: Mayor Ron Mackail, Village Manager Bradford, and Village Clerk Joann Manganiello. Task Force member Steve Downey arrived at 3:54 P.M. Village Manager Bradford explained that the Village Council had created the Country Club Drive Task Force for the purpose of considering the traffic problems throughout Tequesta, and that although the major concern was Country Club Drive, traffic would increase over time on all major roads and a domino effect from Country Club Drive might affect other streets in the Village. Village Manager Bradford suggested that the Task Force create a mission statement to narrow their field of focus after they had become familiar with their subject matter. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Joan Marshall requested the addition under ANY OTHER MATTERS of a discussion of Martin County. Motion was made by Mr. Treacy to approve the agenda. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hartley, and unanimously carried. K�cUClcd Paper Country Club Drive Task Force Meeting Minutes June 27, 1995 Page 2 ----------------------------- III. INTRODUCTION OF TASK FORCE MEMBERS Village Manager Bradford introduced each task force member and gave the reasons he believed that the Village Council had asked each person to serve on this Task Force. Gary Collins: President of Tequesta Country Club Community Association which was the primary neighborhood impacted by Country Club Drive traffic. Bill Treacy: Member of Tequesta Civic Association and a resident of Country Club Drive. Joan Marshall: Resident of Country Club Drive, realtor, and President of Jupiter-Tequesta-Hobe Sound Board of Realtors. Mac Goodner: Owner of Goodner's Variety Store, Goodner's Hallmark in Tequesta Shoppes as well as other stores in the area, member of the Tequesta Business Association and member of Jupiter-Tequesta-Juno Beach Chamber of Commerce. Mary Grace Klimas: Resident of Tequesta Drive, active in AARP, had appeared before the Village Council in the past on other traffic issues and was one of the early residents who wanted action on the Northfork (Section 28) Development. Gene Robbins: Member of the Board of Directors of Tequesta Pines Property Owners Association, appointed as a representative from outside the main thoroughfares impacted. Chuck Hartley: Resident of Country Club Drive, retired firefighter, who had expressed concern over traffic on Country Club Drive in the past. Dick Neibling: Member of Board of Directors of Bay Harbor, formerly from the St. Louis area, with background in construction and development, who had been appointed to give outside insight into the traffic issue. Bill Clifton: A businessman involved in the Homeowners Association for Tequesta Country Club Pointe Property Owners Association, appointed to represent that community. Steve Downey: Employed by GE Capital, active in the Tequesta Civic Association, and a resident of the Country Country Club Drive Task Force Meeting Minutes June 27, 1995 Page 3 ----------------------------- Club Community. IV. OVERVIEW OF MATERIALS Village Manager Bradford provided a brief history of the Country Club Drive traffic situation and reviewed the materials provided to the Task Force members. Village Manager Bradford explained that since the lawsuit regarding the Section 28 development might be resolved shortly, that the first item the Task Force should consider was the impact that development could have on Country Club Drive. Village Manager Bradford discussed the use of Tequesta roads by Martin County residents with no payment of impact fees. The Village Manager reported that Martin County Commissianer Janet Gettig had requested that the joint meetings between the Village and Martin County be reconvened. Village Manager Bradford reported that Palm Beach County had begun the process of amending their Comprehensive Plan to show a southerly exit road for the Section 28 Development which , would provide trip alternatives for those residents, and which would have an 80-ft. right-of-way which would allow expansion to four lanes in the future; and which seemed to conflict with Jupiter's recent action in that area when they began the process of downgrading zoning from Industrial to Residential and Commercial which would allow less trips. Since Palm Beach County typically conducted all alignment studies, they therefore were planning within Jupiter's jurisdiction, and it was rumored that Jupiter planned to conduct their own alignment study with funding participation from Martin County, �Palm Beach County, and Tequesta. Discussion ensued of whether the developer of Section 28 had deliberately left a southerly exit road off of his original plan. Village Manager Bradford commented it was in the developer's best interest to have the exit road. Mr. Treacy reported that the developer had agreed to build Connector Road in Martin County at a Village Council meeting. After further discussion, Village Manager Bradford expiained that an agreement existed that Longshore Drive would never connect to Island Way, which eliminated an alternative route, and that residents along Loxahatchee River Road would be allies of the Task Force because of possible traffic Country Club Drive Task Force Meeting Minutes June 27, 1995 Page 4 ----------------------------- impact on that road. During discussion of the proposed Connector Road, Village Manager explained that a former Martin County Commissioner had placed it in their Comprehensive Plan and in their Capital Improvement Element at the request of himself and Mayor Mackail; however, when that commissioner had been replaced by Janet Gettig, she had had it taken out of the Comprehensive Plan and out of the Capital Improvement Element and had the County Engineering Department remove all stop signs and speed bumps in Little Club--in effect creatinq a connector road, which upset single-family residents in Little Club. Commissioner Gettig's political support came from the condo residents in Little Club who did not want the eonnector road built, rather than from the single-family residents. The Task Force discussed actions the Village had taken to reduce the number of trips on Country Club Drive. Village Manager Bradford explained that now in process was an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan of the Village to reduce the 80-ft. right-of-way on Country Club Drive to a 50-ft. right-of-way by designating 15 feet on each side of the road as recorded easements for everything except roadways, so that Country Club Drive could never become a 4-lane road. Mayor Mackail commented that Tequesta might not have many options, that the joint meetings with Martin County and Jupiter had accomplished nathing, and wanted Tequesta's Task Force to look at the whole picture in order to determine a basis for their focus. Mayor Mackail indicated that North- South and East-West Roads were imperati�e; and an objective overlay of zones to prioritize the best scenario should be done. Further discussion brought out the following points: that the Section 28 development would definitely be built, that Martin County must cooperate with Palm Beach County, that Tequesta must bond with Jupiter and use that clout to go to the County, that Lonqshore Drive and Loxahatchee River Road residents should be solicited as allies, and that Palm Beach Commissioner Marcus could be requested to make it clear that Palm Beach County would not provide.police and fire service to Section 28. Gary Collins suggested that the information provided to the Task Force be condensed into a simple statement that could be taken to the Loxahatchee River Road residents, and used Country Club Drive Task Force Meeting Minutes June 27, 1995 Page 5 ----------------------------- to inform all of the residents of Tequesta. A suggestion was made that the attorney who had handled the , closing of Haverhill Road in the Steeplechase development in Palm Beach Gardens be contacted to determine the feasibility of closing Country Club Drive from a legal standpoint. The necessity of keeping an active business community and Tequesta's geographical location as a deterrent to crime were discussed. After further discussion of matters that should be considered by the group, the Task Force appointed the following subcommittees which would each meet before the next meeting of the entire task force and would report their results at that meeting. Village Manager Bradford explained that the meetings must be conducted under the Sunshine Law and outlined the procedure that must be followed. Facts--Past, Present, and Future Subcommittee Members: Gary Collins, Chair Joan Marshall Options Subcommittee Members: Bill Treacy, Chair Chuck Hartley Legal Subcommittee Members: Gene Robbins, Chair Gary Collins It was agreed that the remaining committee members would participate later in the process according to their areas of expertise, with Bill Clifton and Mac Goodner to work together to provide a business perspective. The following schedule of ineetings was established: Facts--Past, Present, and Future Subcommittee Tuesday, July 11, 1995 at 2 P.M. Options Subcommittee Tuesday, July 18, 1995 at 3 P.M. Country Club Drive Task Force Meeting Minutes June 27, 1995 Page 6 ----------------------------- Legal Subcommittee Thursday, July 13, 1995 at 2 P.M. Country Club Drive Task Force Tuesday, July 25, 1995 at 3:30 P.M. V. CONSIDERATION OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR APPOINTMENTS Motion was made by Joan Marshall to appoint Gary Collins as Chair of the Country Club Drive Task Force. Motion was seconded by Steve Downey, and unanimously carried. Motion was made by Gary Collins to appoint Joan Marshall as Vice Chair of the Country Club Drive Task Force. Motion was seconded by Bill Treacy, and unanimously carried. VI. ANY OTHER MATTERS Discussion of Martin County was included under agenda item IV. VII. ADJOURNMENT Chuck Hartley moved that the meeting be adjourned. Gene Robbins seconded the motion, which unanimously carried. Therefore the meeting was adjourned at 5:35 P.M. �jiil:�.r:, J�' �`�' ' ���V�� . Respectfully submitted, .. . 6` 1�, ,' �; � - --- r / �i � ';,( , '0 F� . y Y � � y . ��t �. - �.. i � -�1. � ,� � _ ,(� 1h 1��� (�. . �) � �' Betty Laur Recording Secretary ATTEST: Jo nn Manganiel o Village Clerk DATE APPROVED: ��,�,.�' �o , � 9 9 s—