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I. The Code Enforcement Board of the Village of Tequesta held
a reqularly scheduled meeting at the Village Iiall, 357
Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Tuesday, April 12,
1994. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by
Chairman Paui Hrienza. A roll call was taken by Betty
Laur, the Recording Secretary. Boardmembers present were:
Chairman Paul Brienza, Vice-Chairman William Treacy,
Michele Delany-Tumlin, and Jeffrey Vorpagel. Also in
attendance were: Scott D. Ladd, Clerk of the Board,
Steven Kennedy, Code Enforcement Officer, and Attorney
Scott Hawkins (sitting in for John C. Randolph, Villaqe
Attorney). Boardmembers absent were Tim Goldsbury, Dr.
Ernest Kuonen, and William Sharpless.
I I- 1iPPROVISL OF AGEND�
Vice Chairman Treacy moved that the Agenda be ap�roved as
submitted. Boardmember Vorpagel seconded the motion. The
� vote on the motion was: �
Paul Brienza - for
Ti�illia� Treacy - for
1Kichele Delany-Tu�lin - for
Jeffrey Vorpaqel - for
the motion vas therefore passed and adopted and the agenda
was approved as sub�itted..
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III. APPROVAL OF PREVIOIIS 1�BTING I+IINOTES (February 22, 1994)
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Vice Chairman Treacy moved to approve the Code Enforceaent
Board Meeting Minutes of February 22, 1994 as submitted.
Boardmember Vorpagel seconded the motion. The vote on the
motion was:
Paul Brienza - for -
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�iilliam Treacy - for
llichele Delany-Tumlin - for
Jeffrey Vorpaqel - for
the motion was therefore passed and adopted and the
meetinq lriinutes were approved as submitted.
IV• SWEARING IN OF CODE ENFORCEl�ENT OFFICSR
Clerk of the Board, Scott D. Ladd, swore in the Code
Enforcement Officer.
V • PIJBLIC SBARINGS :
There were no public hearings.
VI• PRESENTATION OF NEW CASF�S Tp gET gpR HEAitINGS:
There were no new cases for presentation.
VII. DNFINISHED BIISINESS:
There was no unfinished business before the Board.
VIII. 1,1QY OTAffit 1�ATrg[tS
1. Review of C$B Case Loq: CEO referred board members to
the list of 1993 case logs in the agenda packet listing
Case No. 93-01 through 93-11 inclusive, and stated all
cases on this listinq had been complied with except
those concerning two separate properties upon which
fines have been imposed and further action is needed,
i.e., Case numbers 93-01, 93-04 and 93-I1, Joseph
Laduca, 50 Golfview Drive, Tequesta, and Case numbers
93-09 and 93-10, Rita G. Walters, 370 Maple Avenue,
Tequesta. CEO reco�ended the Board take action to
record unpaid fines as liens against these properties
which is a step recommended by Village Attorney
Randolph so that further action could be taken aqainst
these violators. CEO assured the Board that proper
, , notice had been given to both Joseph Laduca and Rita
Walters as requested by the Board at the last meeting,
however notice was not required under Village �
ordinances or statues. CEO stated he had visited both
of the properties that evening and both were still in�
the same condition and therefore still in violation.
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Case No. 93-01: Joseph Laduca, 50 Golfview Drive,
Tequesta. Violation of Chapter 10, Article II, Health
and Sanitation, Sec. 10-18(a) Villaqe Code of
Ordinences.
The CEO explained this was a repeat violation that
concerned an overgrown yard and that the $500 per day
fine issued January 5, 1993, for a seven day period,
which totaled $3,500, remains unpaid.
Vice Chairman Treacy moved to adopt the following
motion as read into the record by Code Enforcement
Officer Kennedy:
Based upon the advice of'the Code Enforcement Officer
that the order of the Code Enforcement Board relating
to Case No. 93-01 has not been complied with, I move to
impose a fine of $3500.00 as the property was
previously found in violation and fine had been imposed
at the rate of $500.00 per day for 7 days and that the
sum of this fine of $3500.00 shall be entered and
recorded as a lien aqainst the subject property.
Boardmember Vorpagel seconded the motion. The vote on
the motion was:
Paul Brienza - for
William Treacy - for
� l�ichele Delany-Tumlin - for
Jeffrey Vorpaqel - for
the motion was therefore passed and adopted.
Attorney Hawkins sugqested since all motions to be made
in regard to Case Numbers 93.01, 93.11, 93-04, 93-09
and 93.10 were to be the same, that the motions be made
� to use the same language used in the motion for Case
No. 93.01 insertinq the applicable amounts and days in
violation.
Case No. 93-11: Joseph I.aduca, 50 Golfview Drive,
Tequesta. violation of Chapter 10, Article II, Health
and Sanitation, Sec. 10-18(a) Villaqe Code of
Ordinances.
The CEO explained this was a repeat violation which
concerned an overgrbwn yard. $250 per day fine imposed
August 3, 1993 for a 15-day period totaled $3,750 and
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remains unpaid.
Boardmember Vorpagel moved to adopt the following
motion with the fiqures as read into the record by Code
�Enforcement Officer Kennedy:
Based upon the recommendation of staff I move to adopt
the same lanquaqe as in l�Iotion number one for Case No.
93-01, for Case No. 93-11: in violation for 15 days,
rate at which fine was imposed �as $250.00 per day, and �
the total fine was $3,750.00. Boardmember Delany-
Tumlin seconded the motion. The vote on the motion
was: �
Paul Brienza - for
William Treacy - for
lsichele Delany-Z'u�lin - for
Jeffrey Vorpaqel - for
the �otion was therefore passed and adopted.
Case No. 93-04: Joseph Laduca, 50 Golfview Drive,
Tequesta. Violation of Chapter 6, Article II,
Buildinq and Buildinq Regulations, Sec. 6-18,
Subsection 101.6, Village Code of Ordinances.
The CEO explained this violation concerned the.swimming
pool, and the fine imposed of $250.00 per day was still
running since May 4, 1993, a period of 342 days, now
totaled $85,500.00.
Vice Chairman Treacy moved to adopt the following �
motion with the figures as read into the record by Code '
Enforcement Officer Rennedy:
Based upon the recommendation of staff I�ove to adopt
the samme language as in l�otion number one for Case No.
93-01, for Case l�o. 93-04: in violation for 342 days,
rate at which fi.ne vas imposed was $250.00 per day, and
the total fine was $85,500.00. Boardmember Delany-
Tumlir� seconded the motion. The vote on the motion
was:
Paul Brienza - for .
William Treacy - for
![ichele Delany-Tu�lin - for
Jeffrey Vorpaqel - for
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the motion was therefore passed and adopted.
Case No. 93-09: Rita G. Walters, 370 Maple Avenue,
Tequesta. Violation of Appendix�A, Zoninq, Section X
(E) (5), Village Code of Ordinances;
and
Case 93-10: Rita G. Walters, 370 Map1e Avenue,
Tequesta. Violation of Chapter b, Article V, Standard
Housing Code, Section 103.2.1, Village Code of
Ordinances.
The CEO explained the Code Enforcement Board had
previously heard both cases, and had found three
separate violations in Case No. 93-09, and imposed a
fine of $250.00 per day for each violation, for a total
per day of $750.00. Violations were structural and
roof problems. Fines had accrued for 163 days, for a
total of $122,250.00 due as of today, April 12, 1994.
Vice Chairman Treacy moved to adopt the followinq
motion with the fiqures as read into the record by Code
Enforcement Officer Rennedy:
Based upon the reco�endation of staff I move to adopt
the same languaqe as in Plotion nu�ber one for Case Ho.
93-01, for Case No. 93-09: in violation for 163 days,
rate at which fine was imposed was a total of $750.00
per day which was $250.00 per day for each of 3
separate violations, and the total fine was
$122,250.0�. Boardmember Delany-Tumlin seconded the
motion. The vote on the motion was:
Paul Brienza - for
Willia� Treacy - for
Iiichele Delany-Tumlin - for
Jeffrey Vorpaqel - for
the motion was therefore passed and adopted.
Case No. 93-10 was a violation for a swimminq pool not
properly enclosed. The $250.00 per day fine imposed for
that violation had run for 140 days and totaled
$35,000.00. This fine stopped runninq because the
building official directed a local contractor to put
plywood around the screen enclosure to bring it into
compliance because of imminent hazard to the neighborhood.
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Boardmember Vorpagel moved to adopt the followinq motion
. with the figures as read into the record by Code
Enforcement Officer Rennedy:
Hased upon the recom�endation of staff I aove to adopt the
same language as in Hotion number one for Case No. 93-01,
for Case No. 93-10: in violation for 140 days, rate at
which fine was imposed was $250.00 per day, and the total
fine was $35,000.00. Vice Chairman Treacy seconded the
motion. The vote on the motion was:
Paul Brienza - for �
William Treacy - for
l�ichele Delany-Tumlin - for
Jeffrey Vorpaqel - for
the motion vas therefore passed and adopted.
Boardmember Michelle Delany-Tumlin moved to adopt the
followinq motion: .
I move that with respect to Case Numbers 93-01, 93-04, and
93-11 and the property affected thereby which is located �
- at 50 Golfview Drive, Tequesta, and with respect to Case
Numbers 93-09 and 93-10 and the property affected thereby
which is located at 370 l��iaple Avenue, Tequesta, that
foreclosure proceedinqs be inctituted at the appropriate
time in accordance with stautes. Motion was seconded by
Vice Chairman Treacy. Attorney Scott Hawkins advised the
Board that there would be a three-month waiting period.
Boardmember Vorpagel questioned Attorney Hawkins as to
whether the violators would be notified that the Board had
moved to institute foreclosure proceedinq. Attorney
Hawkins responded that under the recording law once a
document had been recorded you were deemed to have
kno.wledge of it, and that if any mortqages exist on these
properties that this foreclosure action would be inferior
to the mortgages. The vote on the motion was:
Paul Brienza - for
Willia� Treacy - for
lrlichele Delany-Tt�lin - for
Jeffrey Vorpagel - for
the �otion was therefore passed and adopted.
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Vice Chairman Treacy inquired as to the status of the
Segal property. The CEO reported everything was in
compliance upon inspection performed in December 1993 and
that he had not intensely inspected the property since
that time.
2. Code Enforcement Officer Kennedy asked the Board to
consider changing the time of the Code Enforcement Board
meetings to a time earlier than 7:30 p.m, in order to
finish the meetings earlier.
IX. ADJOURNIKENT
Vice Chairman Treacy moved that the meeting be adjourned.
Boardmember Vorpagel seconded the motion. The vote on the
motion was:
Paul Brienza - for
William Treacy - for
l�iichele Delany-Tumlin - for
Jeffrey Vorpagel - for
the motion was therefore passed and adopted and the meetinq was
adjourned at 8:29 P.1�.
Respectfully submitted,
Bett Laur
, Recording Secretary
ATTEST:
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Scott D. Ladd
Clerk of the Board
DATE APPROVED:
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