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Date: 5/7/2004
To: Michael R. Couzzo, Jr., Village Council
From: Mary Miles, Village Clerk
RE: Tropic Vista
The Tropic Vista Agenda Item backup will be sent on
Monday, May 10, 2004 under separate cover.
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Scott G. Hawkins, Esquire
Direct Dial: 561-650-0460
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May 3, 2004
Mary Miles, Clerk
Village or Tequesta
Post Office Box 3273
Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273
Re: Village Council Meeting on May 13, 2004/Agenda Items/Tropic Vista
Dear Mary:
The purpose of this letter is to confirm that the Agenda for the Village Council meeting
on May 13, 2004, shall include a business item for Tropic Vista. Specifically, I
recommend that under old business you have a presentation for approval of Interlocal
Agreement between Village of Tequesta and Martin County regarding the Tropic Vista
Portable Water project and Martin County Initial Assessment Resofution.
Mary, please let me know if you have any questions in this regard. I anticipate this item
will take approximately ten to fifteen minutes for presentation and comment.
Sincerely,
JONES, FOSTER, JOHNSTON & STUBBS, P.A.
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May 12, 2004
VIA FACSIMILE
Mr. Michael. R. Couao, Village Manager
Village ofi Tequesta
Post Qffice �ox 3�73
Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273
R�: Tropic Vista - Our File No. 13153.70
D�ar Mike:
As I explained to yvu on Monday aft�rnoon, May 1 Q, 2404, the attorneys for Martin
County just advised that the Martin County Utilities bepartment wants more time before
presenting the Tropic Vist� project fio t�e Martin County �ommission for �pproval. In
this regard, ( want to recount the following facts:
1. There has been subst�ntlal negotiation between Martin County and the
Viilage of Tequ�sta over the terms and conditions of an Interlocal Agreement between
the Village and Martin Cout�ty for the provision by the Village of pol�able water to Tropic
Vista residents. In addition, there has been substantial negotiation regarding the
specific terms and canditions of the Initial Assessment Resoiution that wi!! ultimately be
adapted by Martin Caunty to implement and fund this project. In this letter 1 refer to
these documents as the "Proj�ct Agreements D
2. At the same time as fihese negotiations have been progressing, engineers
for the Village have been attempting to obtain bids to cover the etltite capital COSt of the
project, The bid process commenced several weeks ago but n4 fin�l bids haVe yet to
be received an,d opened. It is anticipated that fina! bids will be made av�ilable within the
next seven days,
3. The engineers at our tequest have pufi tagether a realistic estimate af the
total costs of the project. I have given #his number to counsel for Martin Courity and
requested that this projectlon be inserted irt the Projec# Agreements so that they can be
presented to the M�Ifiin County Commission fot' tentative review and approval. subject
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May '12, 2004
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to later revision associated with adjustments in the fiinal number. This realistic cost
estimate was presented to M�ttin County on Ftiday, May 7, 20Q4 and Monday May � a ,
2004 in the hopes that Martin County could place these items on the Martih County
�genda for a vote on June 10, 2004. Martin Gounty requires that submission materials
be submitted np later than thirty days prior to public hearing.
4. The attomey far Martin County had advised that if the cost estimate was
d�livered by May 10, 2004, he expected that the mat�er could be presented to Martin
County on the commission agenda for the June 10, 2004 meeting. On the afternoot� of
May 10, 2004, i was informed that the Utilities Department would like mor� time to
evaluate the cost estimate before taking this mafiter to the Martin County Commission.
Specifically, counsel for Martin County has proposed that the Initial Assessmerrt
Resoiutian be scheduled for the Martin County meeting on July 13, 2004. I have
examined this date �nd concluded that if the matters are presented to the Martin County
Commissivn on July � 3, 2QD4 #here should be suffi�ient time to have the cost of this
projeGt included ln the November 2004 tax bills. When delivered to Tropi� Vista
residenfis they wil! include an assessment associated with the Village of Tequesta
project. The operative date in this r�gard is September 15, 2004. As i �undersfand ifi, if
the matters are addressed by Martin County in the manner proposed by it's courtsel,
there wilt be sufficient time to ensure that this project is included in the tax role which
must be finalized by September 15, 2004.
My reasons for providing this background are ta exptain that I was hoping to bring tttese
matters be�fore the Village Council at the me�ting scheduled for Thursday, May 14.
2004. Un'Fottunately, we will not have fina! documents to present at that time given the
�dditional review requested by Martin Gaunty. Therefore, I request that this matter be
pla��d on the agenda for #he regular Vit(age Counci! meeting to be cvnducted in June.
If you or any couneil members h�ve questions regarding this correspondence, please
contact me.
Very truly yours,
JOl1lES, F�ST��Z, JOMNSTQN & S�'U�BS, P.A.
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Scott G. H�wkins
cc: Mary Mi(es, Vill�ge Clerk (via facsimile 575-6203}
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