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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Workshop_12/08/2011 MINUTES VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA VILLAGE COUNCIL WORKSHOP THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Mayor Tom Paterno at 5:00 p.m. A roll call was taken by Village Clerk Lori McWilliams. Present were: Mayor Tom Paterno, Vice Mayor Vince Arena, Council Member Abby Brennan, Council Member Jim Humpage, and Council Member Calvin Tumquest. Also in attendance were: Village Manager Michael R. Couzzo, Jr., Village Attorney Keith Davis, Village Clerk Lori McWilliams, and Department Heads. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION Council Member Humpage made a motion to approve the agenda with the items re- ordered to make item 3 the first item, and to make item 9 the last item. Council Member Tumquest seconded the motion, and unanimously carried 5-0. 3. Air Conditioner — Public Safety Building Village Manager Couzzo provided an update on the air conditioner issue at the Public Safety Building. He reported a meeting had been held with Ms. Erendson who lives across the street and an engineer she had recommended, and he will have a report next week. Staff is addressing the issue. He explained Ms. Erendson requested the units be turned off from 8 p.m. to midnight. Mayor Paterno stated the air conditioner units should be on and work properly as installed. 2. Council Update and Discussion of Ell Portal /River Drive Plans as Forwarded by TECA — Tequesta Country Club Village Manager Couzzo reported Council Member Humpage had met with the Tequesta Country Club Association. Council Member Humpage advised there had been a second meeting with most of the principals present. There had been three drawings presented at that meeting, and the third drawing had seemed to be the most popular. After he had left the meeting, apparently things changed and was surprised to receive a call that it had been redesigned. He was not familiar with the new plan, which was a completely new concept, and believed to be two or three times the engineering cost of drawing number three. The Village had paid approximately $25,000 in engineering costs for drawing number three. Village Manager Couzzo noted there was no urgency and this could be discussed in January or February. Mayor Paterno recommended addressing this after the first of the year. Village Council Workshop Meeting Minutes December 8, 2011 Page 2 3. Review and Discussion of Annexation Report Village Manager Couzzo explained he had discussed this with Council members but there was no current direction. He indicated a baseline analysis had been done by the Community Development Department as to cost and impact so Council could speak competently about the subject to residents. He explained the Village was not looking to force anything, but looking to see if there would be a benefit and if the residents wanted it. He explained it was difficult for Palm Beach County to service the enclave areas. Currently it was less costly for residents to be serviced by Palm Beach County, but at some point in the future it might be less costly for them to be serviced by the Village. The current County response time of 19 minutes compared to 2 minutes from the Village would be an advantage for residents. The Village Manager explained that by putting the information out, residents could discuss it and make decisions. Consultant Nilsa Zacarias discussed Anchorage Point, Riverside Drive, and County Line unincorporated areas. She presented the impacts of estimated revenues and expenses to the Village. There would be no big expense to annex Anchorage Point; Riverside Drive needed major road improvements to meet the Village standards; and the four parcels on County Line Road would have no impact on expenditures. She advised that additional code enforcement personnel would be needed Citizens Comments Nancy Lally — 4400 River Pines Court (also 430 Tequesta Drive homeowner), reported previous harassment issues with code enforcement and indicated she was happy with things as they were. John Simpson — 19275 Riverside Drive, expressed concern about taxes and code issues, and asked if annexation would be voluntary or involuntary. Mayor Paterno responded it would be voluntary. Mr. Simpson also expressed concern regarding riparian rights, and commented no one enforces the County's code, but Tequesta did enforce its code. Nancy Lally expressed concern regarding Tequesta code rules for boats, and stated this was Florida and people have boats. Fred and Gail Secting - 19483 Riverside Drive, each requested the annexation vote for Riverside Drive be held separately from the other two parcels. Village Manager Couzzo assured the residents if any annexation was contemplated the residents would be notified well in advance; and the Village would not want to enter into this relationship if it were anything but mutual. Both parties would have to benefit and agree before anything would be done, and residents would be notified of any future workshops regarding this issue. Discussion ensued regarding past annexations. Village Council Workshop Meeting Minutes December 8, 2011 Page 3 Council Member Humpage expressed his opinion the County fire and taxes would increase in the future. He suggested holding workshops specific to certain areas; the Village Manager indicated individual analysis could be done. Council Member Humpage commented he would like to see residents given 3 -5 years to come into compliance with the Village codes. ADJOURNMENT MOTION Council Member Turnquest moved to adjourn the meeting; seconded by Council Member Brennan, and unanimously carried 5 -0. Therefore the meeting was adjourned at 6:03 p.m. 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.