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� Mr. Thomas Bradford �
� Village Manager
Yllage of Tequesta
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� Tequesta, FL 33469-0273
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' RE: Draft TeQUesta Ordinance Repulatin� Compostina
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' Dear Mr. Bradford:
On behalf of the Solid Waste Authority of Paim Beach County, I would like to thank you
for allowing us the opportunity to provide input into Tequesta's ordinance regulating
composting.
' Jim Greer and I both reviewed the ordinance and our only concem is with Sec.10-72 (4),
� specifically, the phrase "waste generated by products used for human consumption shall
� be prohibited." While we do understand the importance of exduding many types of waste
; which would fall into this category, there are some exceptions which we would like to see
' listed. Organic food scraps can be a very effective ingredient in the production of
compost. These inGude, but are not limited to:
; • all vegetable scraps
� • fruit remains
• breads
� • pastas
� • coffee grounds
• tea bags
• egg shells
• wet paper towets
Of course it is our objective at the SWA for residents to compost as much as possible,
thereby keeping it off their curb and out of the county's disposal facilities. We
recommend that the ordinance be amended to include these "green" types of food waste
listed above.
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Bradford
Composting Ordinance �
February 16, 1994 � �
Pag�e 2
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Again, thank you for recognizing backyard composting as a viable aitemative to "throwing
it away." This ordinance will serve as a example for other muNc�palities to follow.
Sincerely,
ON BEHALF OF THE SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
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ana A. Haskins
Senior Project Manager
cc: Kathleen E. Kelley, Director of Recycling, Source Reduction and Public Affairs
� Linda Hodgktns, Intergovemmental Coordinator
Jim Greer, Residentiai Recycling Coordinator
' VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
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'�d Tcqucsta. Flonda 33469-0273 • (407) 575-6200
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February 10, 1994
Ms. Jana Haskins
Source Reduction Coordinator
Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
7501 North Jog Road .
West Palm Beach, Florida 33412
RE: Draft Tequesta Ordiaance Requlating Compo�ting
Dear Ms. Haskins:
Attached hereto, please find a copy of a draft Ordinance regulating
composting which is to be considered by the Village Council in the
near future. Prior to proceeding with the adoption process, the
Village Attorney and i felt it would be prudent to receive any
comments from the Solid Waste Authority regarding our proposed
Composting Ordinance.
I was informed that I should forward the attached Ordinance to you
for this purpose. Please review the Ordinance and offer any
comments on behalf of the Solid Waste Authority regarding
Tequesta's draft Composting Ordinance. Please forward any coimnents
that you may have to the attention of the undersigned prior to the
close of the working day, Friday, February 25, 1994. If I do not
hear from you by that date, I will assunee the Solid Waste Authority
has no official comments regarding Tequesta's Composting Ordinance.
Should you have any questions concerning this matter, please feel
free to contact me at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely,
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Thomas G. Bradford
Village Manager
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Attachment
ORDZI�IANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILI�AGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER
10 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO
HEALTH AND SANITATION, BY CREATING A NEW
ARTICLE VIZI RELATING TO COMPOSTING; PROVIDZNG
FOR THE REGUI�ATION OF COMPOSTING; PROVIDING
FOR PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
FINES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
� FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE. .
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, FLORIDA,.AS FOLLOWS: �
Section 1. That Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances of
the Village of Tequesta is hereby amended by creating a new Article
VIII, Composting, to read as follows:
"ARTICL$ VIII. COMP08TIId3
sec. 10-72. Requlatioa of Composting.
(a) For purposes of this article, compostinq is
defined as the accumulation of leaves, pine needles,
twigs, grass, weeds, vegetative debris, dead trees and
other wastes qenerated by veqetation or landscape, that
become decomposed as a result of the breakdown of the
organic materials by bacteria, funqi, worms and other
orqanisms. ,
(b) Owners of real property within the Villaqe
shall be permitted to engage in composting activities on
their property provided such owners comply with the
following restrictions:
(1) All compostinq materials shall be kept
in a compost bin located on the property which
shall not exceed four feet (4') in height
and/ or f our f eet ( 4' � in width and/ or f ive
feet (5') in lenqth. Said bins shall be
manufactured plastic mold units referred to as
plastic open air bins identified on Exhibit
"A" attached hereto.
(2) Compostinq material shall not be
permitted to exist on any property within the
Village except for within a compost bin as
described in subsection (b)(1).
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(3) Not more than two (2) compost bins shall
be permitted for each residence within the
Villaqe and said bins shall be located within
the rear yard so as not to be visible from a
public street and shall be located within the
setbacks applicable to the zoning district in
which they are located.
(4� The compostinq of trash, debris or waste
generated by products used for human
consumption shall be prohibited.
Sec. 10-73. Penalties.
Violations of the provisions of this article, after
notice by a.village official, shall constitute a
misdemeanor. Any person upon conviation of such
misdemeanor shall be fined in accordanc� with the
penalties prescribed by Florida Statutes relatinq to the
same.
Bec. 10-74. Administrative pines.
Consistent with law and this article, the Villaqe
Code Enforcement Board shall have jurisdiction to enforce
the provisions of this article within the corporate
limits of the Village. The Code Enforcement Board, upon
notification by the Code Enforcement Officer, that an
order of the Code Enforcement Board has not been complied
with by the set time, or upon �findfnq that the same
violation has been repeated by the same violator, may
order the violator to pay a fine in an amount consistent
with the fine allowed by state statute, and by the Code
Enforcement Ordinance of the Village relatfng to
violations within the jurisdiction of the Code
� Enforcement Board."
Section 2. Severability. If any provision of this
Ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of
this Ordinance which can be qiven effect without the invalid
provisions or applications, and to this end, the provisions of this
Ordinance are hereby declared severable.
section 3. Repeal of Ordinances 3n Conflict. All other
ordinances of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, or parts thereof
which conflict with this or any part of this Ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Section 4. Codification. This Ordinance shall be codified
and made a part of the official Code of Ordinances of the Village
of Tequesta.
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Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect immediately upon its passage and approval, as provided by
law.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was offered by Councilmember
, who moved its adoption. The Ordinance
was seconded by Councilmember � and upon
being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION
The Mayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly passed and
adopted this day of , 1994.
MAYOR OF TEQDESTA
Ron T. Macka 1
ATTEST:
Village Clerk .
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To: Thomas G. Bradford, Villag r 4 ;
Frnm: James M Weinand, Fire Ch rEUUt� � h �
Date: 02/24/1994 ,� FEB 2 l ; :�?'1 :
Subject: Emergency Medical Servic e VIILAGE ,'
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Since October 1, 1993, Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life S) emergency
care, along with ambulance transportation, has been provided to the Village of Tequesta and
Jupiter Inlet Colony by contract with Jupiter Ambulance Service, Inc.,
Basic Life Support: Is generally defined as airway maintenance, ventilator support, CPR,
hemorrhage control, splinting of fractures, management of spinal injuries, protection and
transportation of the patient in accordance with other accepted procedures.
Advanced Life Sun�rt: Encompasses all basic life support measures, plus invasive medical
procedures, including intravenous therapy, cardiac defibrillation, administration of
antiarrhythmic medications....use of adjunctive ventilation techniques, and other procedures
authorized by state law.
The responsibility and administration of the emergency medical service was delegated to me
under the distinguished characteristics of my job description. Without having direct supervision
over this service, I have only been able to monitor its performance. This has been accomplished
by respondi.ng coinstantaneously with Jupiter Ambulance Service to all medical emergencies
within the corporate limits of Tequesta and Jupiter Inlet Colony.
When I was interviewed for this position, I stated that the costs associated with the EMS
contract was not as lucrative as it appeared. Although I discounted the proposal, I felt this was
the best alternative due to the time limitations on building an entire Fire Department Now that �
this department is operational, I feel compelled to demonstrate our ability to provide a
prominent level of service at a reduced rate.
In the following pages of this report, I will demonstrate an alternate approach in provid.ing
quality inhouse Emergency Medical Care, with beneficial consequences for our fire suppression
rating, wluch effects insurance rates. The projected costs in ttus report are based on the last five
years Comsumer Price Index, which demonstrated an average of 3.8 % increase in costs for the
southern region and an average of 7.625% increase in costs for the medical index.
The following outlines the yearly costs for EMS, if ttus service was provided by the Fire
Depariment.
_ . Village of Tequesta
Depar�ment of Fire Rescue
COST PROJFCI'IONS FOR EMS
Ac.coae� Nun�ber Title . , �rou�g�t
1-19-5Z7-Q-1-1200 $��r/W�� 79,632.78
Three employees � 522,661.00 for si�c months 33.991.5
Three employees @$23,227.52 for six months 34.841.28
Paramedic inc�dve pay 3@$3600.00 10.800
i-19-527-0-i-1400 Overtime 9,�17.3
Sick leave 48 haurs @ 143928 * 3 2,080.4
Vacation time 106 hrs � 514.4472 * 3' 4,594.21
Holiday Pay 88 hours @ S9.6314 * 3 2,542.69
1-19-527-0-1-2100 Fica Taxes ���
SalaryiWages + Overtime * .0765
i-19-527-0-i-?.210 Retirement 12,550.31
Salary/Wages + Overdme * .1440
1-19-SZ7-0-1•Z300 Life/Healt6 InSUtAnCe 13,Z00.72
Life Insurance SS0,000.00 * iS *.0042 504
One employee at family rate 1@$6,439.68 6,439.68
Two employees at single rate 2@$3,128.52 6,257.U4
i-19-527-0-i-2400 Workers Compensation Insurance 8,140Z7
Salary/Wages + Ov�rame * .0934
1-19-527-0-1-2855 p]lysjc�ls � 1,197
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I realize that this proposed EMS Budget only reflects a$ 4,905.30 saving, but if we take these
' budgetary fiqures and multiply them by the CPI modifiers for five years, you will see more
considerable savings. The graph below demonstrates this hypothesis.
Five year cost projections
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This demonstrates a$143,084.70 cost savings, if the EMS care was provided by the Fire
Department and if the CPI multipliers are correct
In actuality, emergency services budgets usually do not increa.se at the same rate as the CPI
Index. Therefore, I have completed a five year budget analysis that takes into account a 3.8 %
increase in all line items and an additional5% raises for salaries and overtime. This review
revealed a$119,728.38 savings of the same five year period, with the majority of the savings
coming after the first year of operation.
Budget year 94/95 encompasses six months' expenditures to Jupiter Ambulance Service and
six months' costs associated with our operation, thus resulting in an insignificant savings of
$526.83. The subsequent budget years disclose a more considerable amount of savings with
$24,332.95 in FY 95/96, $27,044•84 in FY 96/97, $29,931.36 in FY 97/98 and $32,998.10 in
FY 98/99.
These results are graphed on the following page for your review.
� Five year cost analysis
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You can envision from the above illustrations, the amount of costs' savings that this proposal
would sustain over the next ten years. I understand that cost saving alone is not the only
consideration when constituting a change of tlus magnitude. Therefore, I would like to detail
some of the ind.isputa.ble side effects of this program
1. With these additional Firefighter/Paramedics we will have the ability to split the on duty
personnel into two different crews, thus resulting in the efficiency to mitigate two emergencies
simultaneously ( with exception to building fires ).
2. Tlus will provide a greater depth in our EMS system by always having a Paramedic in zone.
3. The increased staffing will help reduce our fire suppression rating which is established by
the Insurance Services Office ( ISO ). In addition to the extra person per shift credit, it also
maximizes our Volunteer firefighting force eredits. ISO will give credit staffing as follows,
three volunteer firefighters are equal to one career firefighter, providing the num�r of volunteer
firefighters divided by three do not exceed the number of on duty career firefighters. Currently,
we have 15 volunteers and an on duty staffing of 4 career firefighters, therefore, we would
receive an additional credit of 4 members under ISO guidelines. If tlus proposal is adopted, we
will have five career firefighters on duty, therefore, we will receive maximum credit for our
volunteer firefighting force.
4. This level of staffing will give us the ability to honor Mutual Aid requests without having to
call in additional personnel.
5. With the increased staffing, we will meet and sometimes exceed the minimum staffing levels
' established by Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Therefore, we should have the capacity to
request a reciprocal Mutual Aid Agreement.
6. lncreased staffing affords the ability to join the contemplated County Wide Mutual Aid
System being developed by the Fire Chief s Association, which will add notable depth to our
fire defenses.
7. By being an EMS provider, we will have the capacity to utilize the disbursement of State and ,
County EMS Grant funds. We also will be eligible to apply for the State of Florida Emergency
Med.ical Service 75/25 grant funds. If approved by Council, I will submit applications to these
grant programs to help fund the start-up costs.
8. Furnishes the mechanisms needed to provide direct supervision over the level of
pre-hospital emergency care administered to our residents and eliminates the liability associated
with a third party agency providing this service.
9. Concludes the goal of being a full service City, with respect to the emergency services.
As with any significant modificati.on in the level of service, undertaking of ttus service requires
the purchase of equipment (startup costs). The outline below itenuzes the major equipment
purchases that would be required.
items # Qty. Description Unit Price Total �
1 2 Marquette 1500 Defibriilator/Monitors $12,799.00 $25,598.00
2 1 Nickei Cadmium Battery Pack $140.00 $140.00
3 1 3-Lead Patient Cable $105.00 $105.00
4 1 Replacement Defibrillator Cable $125.00 $125.00
� 5 1 Case of ECG Recorder Paper $120.00 $120.00
6 1 Pair of Defibrillator Pads $16.00 $16.00
7 1 Pair of Pediatric Defibrillator Pads $16.00 $16.00
8 1 Case of ECG Monitoring Electrodes $87.00 $87.00
9 3 Criticare 503 Puise Oximeter $1,200.00 $3,600.00
10 3 Criticare 503 Pulse Oximeter Case $45.00 $135.00
11 3 Complete sets of Laryngoscope Blades $248.04 $744.12
12 3 Laryngoscope Handles $34.72 $104.16
� 13 3 Laryngoscope Cases $14.32 $42.96
14 2 Magill Forceps ( Large ) $3.55 $7.10
15 2 Magill Forceps ( Small ) $3.46 $6.92
16 3 Adult Mast Trousers $482.66 $1,447.98
17 3 Child Mast Trousers $429.33 $1,287.99
18 3 Pressure Unfuser Cuffs $13.� $39.00
19 3 Plario 747 Trauma cases $9026 $270.78
20 3 Thermoscan Tympanic Therm. $313.33 $939.99
� ~ 21 3 Glucometer Elite $145.00 $435.00
22 1 Set af Training Aids $3,995.00 $3,995.00
23 1 Initial supply of Medications $2,150.00 $2,150.00
24 2 UHF 5 watt radios $950.00 $1 �900.00
25 TOTAL START-UP COSTS $43,313.00/
The salaries and training requirements have already been included in the proposed FY 94/95
Budget year. This is another reason why the proposed EMS budget year only reflects a$526.83
saving.
Demonstrated below is the effect of this proposal on the total Fire Rescue Budget for FY 94/95
(FY94/95 with EMS). For your comparison, I have included two other categories, the FY 93/94
Budget and the FY 94/95 Budget if we keep Jupiter Ambulance Service as our EMS provider
(FY 94I95 without EMS).
ccount Number Title FY 93/94 FY 94/95 FY 94/95
Budget with EMS withoat EMS
1-19-527-0-1-1200 Salary/Wages $381,560.00 $472,052.26 $416,313.16
1-19-527-0-1-1400 Overtime $25,020.00 $35,719.48 $43,497.34
1-19-527-0-1-2100 Fica Taxes $32,830.00 $38,844.54 $35,175.5
1-19-527-0-1-2210 Retirement $56,765.00 $71,215.79 $64,118.
1-19-527-0-1-2300 Life�Health $78,965.00 $80,441.21 $74,673.36
1-19-527-0-1-2400 Workers Comp. $35,115.00 $42,683.29 $38,651.67
1-19-527-0-1-2855 Physicals $2,465.00 $4,197.00 $3,000.00
OTAL PERSONAL EXPENSES $612,720.00 574�,153.57 �675,429.67
1-19-527-0-2-3101 I.egal Services $2,400.00 $0.00 $0.00
1-19-527-0-2-3118 Volunteer Fire Fighters $18,OOO.IX? $15,500.00 $15,500.00
1-19-527-0-2-3403 EMS Services $166,050.00 $89,355.65 $178,711.31
1-19-527-0-2-4000 TraveUPer Diem $2,650.00 $2,650.00 $2,650.00
1-19-527-0-2-4100 Communication Serv. $1,960.00 $1,960.00 $1,960.00
1-19-527-0-2-4300 Utility Service $4,204. $2,400.00 $2,400.00
1-19-527-0-2-4403 Equipment Leases $0. $0.00 $0.00
1-19-527-0-2-4406 Office/Mach. Maint $1,030.00 $1,030.00 $1,030.00
1-19-527-0-2-4500 Insurance $11,770.00 $13,606.00 $11,456.
1-19-527-0-2-4601 General Maintenance $4,300.00 $4,300.04 $4,300.
1-19-527-0-2-4602 Vehicle Maintenance $10,900.00 $10,900.00 $10,900.OQ
1-19-527-0-2-4603 Building Maintenance $2,500.0(? $2,500.00 $2,500.
1-19-527-0-Z-4607 Comm. Maintenance $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00
1-19-527-0-2-4700 Printing & Binding $800.00 $800.00 $800.i10
1-19-527-0-2-49(x) Misccllaneous $2,5(x).00 $2,SOq.(}Q $2,500.(x)
� 1-19-527-0-?-�9Q 1 Licenscs & Fees $�.QO $1,3q0.IX) $Q.(�
1-19-527-O-2-51(X) Officc Supplics $1,Sfx).(x) $1,5(H).(X) $1,5{x).(?O
1-1y-527-U-2-S l3U Firc Prcvention Supplics $7(}Q.(H) $7(x1.(X) $7(K).(x)
t-19-527-0-2-5140 Safety Supplies $1,500.00 $1,SU0.00 $1,5(}(1.00
1-19-527-()-2-5150 Medical Supplies �1,000.00 $6,000.(?0 $1,000.00
1-19-527-0-2-5201 Gas & Oil �3,500.00 $3,500.00 $3,5(x).(x)
1-19-527-0-2-5204 Hazardous Material Supplies $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $ l,ixx).(H)
1-19-527-0-2-5207 Small tools & Equipment $0.00 $0.00 $O.IX)
1-19-527-0-2-5214 Uniforms & Equipment $8,475.00 $9,375.00 $8,475.Q0
1-19-527-0-2-5215 Misc. Equipment $2,300.00 $2,300.00 $2,300.00
1-19-527-0-2-5216 Photographic Supplies $600.00 $600.00 $600.00
1-19-527-0-2-5400 Books/Pub. & Dues $1,055.00 $1,055.00 $1,055.00
1-19-527-0-2-5401 Training $6,475.OQ $6,475.00 � $6,475.00
Medical Director $0.00 $6,000.00 $0.00
TOTAL OPERATIl�TG EXPENSES $259,665.00 $191,306.65 $265,312.31
1-19-527-0-3-6064 Machinery & Equipment $60,000. $56,660.00 $56,660.00
TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENSES �60,0OO.OA $56,660.00 $56,660.00
GRAND TOTAL FY94i95 BUDGET $932,385.00 $993,120.22 $997,401.98
Overall Badget Increase 6.51% 6.97%
Conclusion: Over the last four and one-half months, we have responded to 125 medical calls
with Jupiter Ambulance Service. To my surprise, the performance of this ambulance service is
considerably less than my acceptable standard of care. Their performance, along with the cost
savings and operational benefits that are associated with being the EMS provider, has driven me .
to bring this proposal to you.
People may go through life without utilizing the fire suppression services of the Fire
Department, but everyone will utilize the Emergency Medical Service at some point in their life,
therefore, we should provide, demand and expect the most competent level of care for our
families. I am confident that this program will meet your expectations and deliver a preferred
level of pre-hospital emergency care to the patients, at no additional cost to the tax payers and
provide a superior level of service for all.
I respeetfully request that this item be placed on the next Publi�c Safety Committee Meeting. If
approved, please expedite this item to one of the March Village Council Meetings so notice
may be given to Jupiter Hospital Inc. before April l, 1994.