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VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
Post Office Box 3273 250 Tequesta Drive Suite 300
Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 (561) 575-6200
Fax: (561) 575-6203
VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2001, 7:25
TEQUESTA RECREATION CENTER
399 SEABROOK ROAD
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
PRESENT:
Councilmember von Frank
Councilmember Walker
Acting Mayor Capretta
Councilmember Dalack
ALSO PRESENT:
• Village Manager Couzzo
Village Attorney Randolph
Village Clerk Wolcott
Department Heads
ABSENT:
Mayor Genco
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The Village Council held a meeting at 399 Seabrook Road, Tequesta, Florida, on
Thursday, August 9, 2001. The meeting was called to order at 7:25 p.m. Village
Clerk Wolcott called the roll with all members present except for Mayor Genco.
IL INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Father Taylor gave the invocation, and Councilmember von Frank led the Pledge
of Allegiance.
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
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Councilmember Walker asked to speak to Phase II of the Encon project in the
Tequesta Club under "Any Other Matters."
MOTION: Councilmember Walker moved to approve the agenda as amended,
Councilmember Dalack seconded. Motion carried 4-0.
IV. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
V. PRESENTATIONS
A. Acting Mayor Capretta presented Mr. Buckwalter, stating he is retiring
from the Jupiter Courier, and those of you who attend meetings regularly
know he has been a regular attendee. Acting Mayor Capretta stated Roger
has written many editorials over the last 28 years, what his
recommendations have been, some we agree with and some we don't
always, and he is also a citizen of the Village, and he grew up in Florida.
He probably has helped form a lot of opinions we have in the Village.
Acting Mayor Capretta handed Mr. Buckwalter a gift.
Roger Buckwalter thanked Acting Mayor Capretta.. He said he has been
a resident of Tequesta since 1979, and he has enjoyed it very much. He
believes the Village has a strong since of democracy. He stated major
decisions are coming up around the Village, and the decisions we are
going to be making are going to have along-lasting impact. He thinks the
quality of the city depends on the quality of its people-intelligent,
diverse, and of many backgrounds. He is particularly impressed with the
people on the Charter Review Board. He served on a Charter Review and
knows what it takes. He feels Tequesta will develop as a place of scenic
beauty and civic pride, and hopes to be a part of it. He is going to stay
right here, and as Johnny Carson said, he has been one of the lucky people
in the world. He thanked the Village for the opportunity to do that, and
for all the good work they have been doing.
Councilmember Walker stated when Mr. Buckwalker and I first met, it
was only a couple of years ago, and we were on such opposite sides of the
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fence, it was not a pretty scene. The professionalism which Mr.
Buckwalter has always shown me has always impressed me as
phenomenally outstanding, and I think a very rare quality.
B. Assistant Police Chief Garlo presented Stacy Hillman, a special young
lady who is an example to young people that with the right desire any
thing can be accomplished. At the age of 10, she came to the realization
the police dogs in her hometown were doing an honorable job but were
not protected by the same body armor that the rest of the law enforcement
officers were. Stacy formed Pennies to Protect Police Dogs and has since
raised over $65,000 and providing over 120 vests to over 3 dozen law
enforcement agencies. She has received the Governors Point of Light
Award from Governor Bush, and tonight she is here to present the
Tequesta Police Department and Hasso with her gift of protection.
Stacy Hillman introduced herself as the President of her nonprofit charity,
Pennies to Protect Police dogs. Since she started her charity in March
2000, she has bought 120 vests from Miami to Pensacola. Her goal is to
provide all the police dogs in Florida a bulletproof vest, and then all of the
police dogs in the United States. The donation she received from the
Fraternal Order of Police, which was $720.00 helped her buy K-9 Hasso a
bulletproof vest. Last year two dogs were shot and killed in the line of
duty. I rely on the community to help me get these vests, and I
thank you.
Ron Kelly and Hasso were introduced, and it was explained that the dog
made his first apprehension on an individual who stole a car in Martin
County. The individual was concealing himself in the bushes, but on the
sight of Hasso he gave himself up.
C. Chairman Edward Resnik stated he was there this evening to update us
on the Charter Review Board. The Village Charter Review Board formed
by Resolution 46-00/O1. The Resolution stated the specific purpose to
serve as an advisory board to the Village Council on matters relating to the
review and amendment of the Village charter to make recommendations
to the Village Council relating to said review, and as to any proposed
amendments. You appointed five members with various backgrounds.
These members are Rich Berube, Robert Cook, Jim Humpage, Vi
Laamanen, and me. The Board has been ably assisted by Betty, Skip, and
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Manager. All have served with dedication and vigor. The Board
recognized that a charter is the single most important law of local
government, and are in need of update from time to time to keep it a viable
document. We have recognized that our charter is a sturdy, 30 year old
document that has done us well in the past, as well as for providing the
most effective administration. In compliance with the purpose of the
Charter Review Board, the Board initially established that each paragraph
would be reviewed in detail, and appropriate recommendations for
amendment needed to update, improve and modernize the charter would
be proposed to the Village Council. To date, the Board has had one
administrative meeting, and three detail meetin~s. Additional meetings
are scheduled on the 14`t' of August and the 29 All Board meetings have
been duly noticed and open to the public. They have been formally
conducted. Each councilmember has been provided copies of the minutes
of the meetings, the interim revised charter, and amendments. As you
have seen the interim revised charter is presented in standard line-in, line-
out format. At your September 13t1i Council Meeting, we are planning to
provide a revised charter in line-in, line-out format with the addition of a
Board reason for the change following each change.
Acting Mayor Capretta stated one of our former Councilmen, Earl
Collings, passed away a few days ago. He had been the Council for seven
years, and one of the driving forces behind the reverse osmosis plant. His
funeral is coming up on Monday, and those who want details can get
them.
VI. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Village Council Meeting Minutes of July 12, 2001.
B. Village Council Workshop Minutes of July 14, 2001.
C. Village Council Special Meeting Minutes of July 24, 2001.
D. Village Council Workshop Minutes of July 24, 2001.
E. Special Master Meeting Minutes of May 31, 2001.
F. Charter Review Board Minutes of July 9, 2001.
G. Community Appearance Board Minutes of January 24, 2001.
H. Community Appearance Board Meeting Minutes of June 27, 2001.
I. Village Manager Report of July, 2001.
J. That the Village provide assistance to remove a marker on Country
Club Drive, requiring the services of two Village employees for one
hour, a backhoe and a dump truck.
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MOTION: Councilmember von Frank made a motion to approve the "Consent
Agenda" items A,I, Councilmember Dalack seconded. Motion carried -1-0.
VII. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS
Leslie Cook gave her condolences regarding Earl Collings. She stated she has
lived her for 28 years, and she just recently attended a Community Appearance
Board meeting with regard to the Public Safety Building. She noticed on the size
the overall square footage is too high. There are more rooms than people who
work there. Facing the new building you see 50 ft. of nothing. Windows and
embellishments are over-done. She is concerned that it is being designed
independently without the thought that Village Hall could be on that property-
concerned the fire department is the main focus on that building. She feels this is
probably the most important issue of our Village.
Dana Anderson wants to know who he needs to talk to regarding the road in front
of his house, because the road is low, the driveway is falling apart, there are
miscellaneous problems. Who do I need to talk to? This is Phase I, not Phase II,
• and has been a process over the last five months. I don't know what is going on.
Acting Mayor Capretta stated he could talk to Tom Jensen and Mr. Couzzo. He
stated he has issues himself as to where we stand on the sewers, roads, stormwater
sewers, streetlights, and swales. Phase I should be over by the end of this month.
What they are going through now is the checklist and audit of where we stand on
all of these things. We should give that input to Mr. Jensen or Mr. Couzzo. We
want to clean up all of the details. We tore the Country Club up, and we need to
have a list of what needs to be done.
Mr. Anderson stated if Tom or Mike would like to contact Neil Vanderwaal, their
president, or himself about any other things to try and get a list and all, we would
be more than happy.
Acting Mayor Capretta stated he had them brief him on Phase II, and had them
take a map of all the streets, and lay out color coding. Lay it out so you can
actually see the schedule of where we are actually going. We changed Phase II
because we were afraid they had a plan to leave Country Club until Christmas.
There is a map that Neil Vander Waal might want to review with Mr. Jensen, and
discuss it at one of your homeowners meetings. I think we are ready to have such
a meeting.
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Councilmember Walker stated this is what I wanted to touch on under "Any Other
Matters." There are a lot of unanswered questions with regard to Phase I. People
don't know where they stand, where the Village stands. Phase II is phenomenal.
Water mains are breaking daily, geysers are going 30 feet into the air, and
manholes have now been grated over. There is no source of information or one
source to ask questions. Schedules are provided that are never lived up to. I really
think that even though the majority of the problems in Phase II deal with Encon, it
is the responsibility of Council, let alone this Village, to provide these people with
straightforward answers. I was going to ask if we can schedule a workshop or a
presentation where the Village, and more importantly, Encon would be present to
answer these questions. I think the sooner the better. I think it is imperative that
we answer people's questions in an honest manner. I would request that Council
direct administration to put on such a presentation as soon as possible, and that
everyone be hand notified.
Pert Towne, 364 Fairway North, stated she hopes they are going to pave Fairway
North and Golfview prior to tearing up Country Club Drive, because if we don't,
we will have nothing but ruts, cars are getting ruined. I could not get out of my
. home for 17 days, and it got back to me that Encon and the workmen were calling
me the Saint. They were happy that what they ran into was in front of my house
because I was so congenial and nice about it. What I did to entertain myself, I
stayed in my kitchen and baked cookies for the workmen. But our driveways
have been totally destroyed, my concrete driveway was not made far these
vehicles. My main concern is get Golview, Fairway North and River Drive paved
prior to tearing up Country Club Drive. You are going to have more traffic
through the Country Club. We have nothing but ruts. But the damage is quite
extensive, if it goes too much longer, I think we are going to have "sewer rage."
Village Manager Couzzo stated we have been meeting regularly on this issue,
and the contractor has requested that he be permitted to do work on Saturdays-
our concern was at least not let the residents be inconvenienced on the weekend.
If that is something you want to consider, we will have them work on Saturdays.
We discussed this evening he work until 7:00 at night and the possibility of going
on Saturday. It was our intent to have a communication out to everyone 10 days
ago. We are still waiting to finish the asphalt.
Couneilmember Walker stated it is very frustrating to the residents, the machinery
is sitting there at the entrance to the south gate, and you wouldn't believe the
number of calls I get.
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Village Manager Couzzo responded we are pressing the contractor, there is
some difficulty and we are going to continue to work on it. The schedule
indicated that Country Club Drive would be under construction beginning mid-
November. We have changed that this afternoon to September. They have been
given firm instructions.
C'ouncilmember Walker questioned what has been put off to accommodate that
change, what streets will now be delayed.
Village Manager Couzzo stated we are going to finish up on River Drive and
Golf. Tom Jensen indicated to me he is coordinating a meeting next week to
discuss these issues.
Mr. Vander Waal stated our newsletter would go out in the next couple of weeks.
If I could get an opportunity to meet with Mike the first of the week, maybe we
could arrange some type of meeting we could publish in our newsletter. We
could have Phase II people come in and have a discussion. The residents need a
. better idea as to time frames, responsibilities, etc.
Councilmember Walker when Phase I was going on, there were periodic
newsletters going out, and notices put on doors. There has been none of that in
Phase II, do you think even that would help, or is there something else the
residents are looking for?
Mr. Vander Waal mentioned Phase I had a much more semblance of organization.
We need to find solutions and figure out how people can communicate. If we
could have a meeting next week, we could get some clarification.
Acting Mayor Capretta stated what he was trying to do was get a plan. For Phase
II I want to get a good plan. As soon as I looked at the plan the other day, I
immediately saw the plan they had was for Country Club to be messed up until
next Thanksgiving. What resources the contractor was going to be on, what days
are we going to let them work, what streets are going to be done, and then we can
sit down with these people and give them a plan. I think what you need to do first
is sit down with Mr. Couzzo and Tom Jensen. Everyone says the contractor is the
nicest guy you ever saw. We don't have a belligerent contractor. The real issue is
you have to have a reasonable job on a reasonable schedule. Then you can have it
in the newsletter and have meetings.
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Councilmember Walker commented that in the interim people also need to have
someplace or someone to go to, to ask their questions where they will be
answered in a truthful manner. I am concerned about people like Mrs. Towne on
Fairway North, where every time it rains she has this huge gully in front of her
house, and she doesn't know how deep it is. Who does she call?
Dana Anderson stated I am aware of all this every day of the week. If you ever
had anything done on your house, you understand delays. Some people do
understand what the truth is today. What I tell you is the truth today as a
contractor may not be the truth tomorrow. It is a very relative thing. I can only
control the guys that I pay. Whoever these subcontractors are, all we can do is be
diligent in our supervision making sure it happens. Maybe we need to have Tom
Jensen out there more. We need to push for sooner. A little extra work on
Saturdays, or whatever, the sooner it gets done, the better.
Pert Towne remarked when you have work going on in so many areas, it makes it
hard for Jim Farrell, the Supervisor to see what is going on there. We need more
supervision.
Joe Hall, 159 Country Club Drive, I hear a lot of complaints. I have been going
• to a lot of Encon meetings, and the people that have been at those Encon meetings
have been me and one other guy on River Drive talking to the Board. I think if
you people want something done, you should go to the Encon meeting-go next
Thursday, and make sure the Board and everyone knows there are problems and a
lot of people are being affected.
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE ADOPTED VILLAGE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA
STATUTES, AND CHAPTERS 9J-5 AND 9J-11, FLORIDA
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AMENDING TEXT WITHIN THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT PROVIDING FOR POLICIES RELATED
TO A NEW ELEMENT (PSFE); CREATING A NEW ELEMENT, PUBLIC
SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT (PSFE) ACCORDING TO AN
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE, COUNTY
AND PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
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Acting Mayor Capretta read the Ordinance by caption only.
Acting Mayor Capretta announced the public hearing was open.
There were no public comments.
Councilmember Dalack asked what would be the consequence of not adopting it.
Village Attorney Randolph responded we would be in violation of an interloca.l
agreement we signed along with 27 other municipalities.
Acting Mayor Capretta announced the public hearing was closed.
MOTION: Councilmember Walker moved to approve, seconded by Councilmember von
Frank. Motion carried 4-0.
IX. DEVELOPMENT MATTERS
. A. Community Development Director Newell stated this is a consideration
of a sketch plan for Yacht Club Point. The applicant is Mr. Burg is
present, and has been through a DRC process. The issues
I have listed for you in my memorandum have been addressed. At this
point you will either approve or disapprove Mr. Byrd's sketch plot. Staff
recommendation is to move forward with the approval and to grant
permission to proceed with a preliminary final plat.
Councilmember Walker stated when the project first came before us, the
council did have some comments. I am assuming those comments and
requests have been taken care of through the DRC?
Mr. Newell responded in the DRC they addressed those issues.
Councilmember Walker questioned proposed lot 4, and where the
driveway was cut.
Mr. Burg responded the driveway will enter offthe cul-de-sac, no
driveways are shown.
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Councilmember Walker mentioned it appears the original entrance
columns where you say block columns need to be moved. Are they going
to be relocated to the street?
Mr. Burg responded EMS has to be able to get their emergency vehicles
in there, they are all going to be removed.
Brian O'Brien, 16 Yacht Club Place, state it has just come to my attention
today that they are replatting 16 yacht club place, I have some questions
regarding the density of this project, what is the minimum lot size they
would be allowed to have?
Mr. Newell 12,000 sq. ft., which meets the minimum requirement of R-
1 A.
Steve Gordon. l0 Yacht Club, commented he glanced at the plans and sees
is #1 in affordable the property that the property and tax base of the
property has become prohibited. The house on the property is a pair of
brown shoes for a tuxedo, and out of architectural harmony with the rest of
the Country Club. I have no objection whatsoever to roughly 8 million
dollars of tax base coming in. It boosts our neighborhood pretty well. I
am directly east of it, and I have no objection to it.
Acting Mayor Capretta stated this has been through our review boards and
wouldn't be here if it didn't meet all the requirements.
Joe Grosso the road going through the middle of the property will be
owned by a homeowners association to be formed.
Betty Na~y remarked in 1972 in the Code of Ordinances there will be no
private road in the Village-there cannot be any private streets in the
Village, all streets have to be opened.
MOTION: Councilmember von Frank motion to approve the sketch plat;
Councilmember Walker seconded. Motion carried 3-1, with Councilmember
Dalack dissenting.
X. A. Consideration of designation of one Village Council Member as
Voting Delegate for the Florida League of Cities 75a' Annual
Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, August 23-25, 2001.
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MOTION: Councilmember Walker nominated Mayor Genco; seconded by
Councilmember von Frank. Motion carried 4-0.
B. Resolution No. 54-00/O1-A Resolution of the Village Council of the
Village of Tequesta, Palm Beach County, Florida, supporting small
municipal fire and police departments in Palm Beach County in their
efforts to maintain their municipal identity and services.
Acting Mayor Capretta read Resolution No. 54-00/O1 by caption only.
Assistant Police Chief Garlo explained the Resolution was drafted and
adopted by Lake Clarke Shores a statement of the homeward concept.
MOTION: Councilmember Dalack moved to approve; seconded by
Councilmember Walker. Motion carried 4-0.
C. An Ordinance of the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta,
Palm Beach County, Florida, amending sections 1 and 8 of Exhibit
• "A" of Section 2-30 of the Code of Ordinances, Village of Tequesta,
Florida, relating to Employees' Pension Trust Funds to amend
definitions and provisions relating to qualifications for and payment
of disability benefits; providing for severability; providing for repeal
of ordinances in conflict; providing for codification; providing an
effective date.
Acting Mayor Capretta read the Ordinance by caption only.
MOTION: Councilmember von Frank moved to approve on second reading;
seconded by Councilmember Dalack. Motion carried 4-U.
D. Resolution No. 59-00/O1-A Resolution of the Village Council of the
Village of Tequesta, Palm Beach County, Florida, approving the
Village Manager to execute a contract with Professional Practice
Support, Inc., to collect outstanding receivables totaling $117,465.77,
with funds being derived from collected fees at a commission rate of
27-33 percent.
Attorney Randolph read the Resolution by caption only.
MOTION: Councilmember von Frank moved to accept;
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Councilmember Walker asked if the Village has ever had to go to this
extent before to collect.
Chief Weinand stated the Village has not gone through this extent
before, but it is common among transport services. I think we have billed
out about a half million dollars in collections, and we have about a 70
percent collection rate.
Attorney Randolph stated any approval of this will be subject to his
review the agreement.
Seconded by Councilmember Walker.
Councilmember Dalack remarked he is against any collection. We are not
going up against affluent people. I would not support this
Councilmember Walker commented a while ago chief brought up an issue
for us to approve or disapprove the amount we could charge under
• Medicare. We began a discussion as to how we wanted this department to
operate. I would like to request a workshop be scheduled on this topic.
Colonel Resnik stated about two years ago this issue came up about the
way individuals in Tequesta are charged for emergency services. I asked
the Mayor at that time why is it that you budget for a certain portion of the
pay of emergency services, and you charge for the rest of it, why don't
you just add it to the budget and be done with it. It is just like an
insurance policy for anybody.
Councilmember Walker stated she would like to request postponement of
this issue until we can schedule a workshop in which we can determine the
philosophy and policy of our EMS service, as soon as possible.
Consensus of the Council was to defer this issue. ,
E. An Ordinance of the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, Palm
Beach County, Florida, annexing into the Village parcels of land,
which are contiguous to the Village limits, owned by Roy S. Rood and
Patricia M. Rood. A residential property located at 4546 County Line
Road, Tequesta, Florida 33469; providing a legal description to the
property proposed to be annexed; redefining the boundaries of the
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Village to include said real property; providing for repeal of all
ordinances in conflict; providing for severability; providing for an
effective date; providing for advertising; and providing that this
Ordinance shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court of Palm Beach
County, Florida and Florida Department of State upon adoption.
Attornev Randolph read the Ordinance by caption only.
Councilmember Dalack stated he had no problem with this.
Community Development Director Newell stated Mr. Gentile is here
tonight representing Mr. Rood, and Mr. Spear, a nearby property owner,
who is in support of the annexation. This is 15.23 acres of property we
will bring in, and they want to build single family homes.
MOTION: Councilmember von Frank moved to approve; seconded by
Councilmember Dalack. Motion carried 4-0.
• F. Resolution No. 55-00/O1-A Resolution of the Village Council of the
Village of Tequesta, Palm Beach County, Florida, approving an
Interagency Agreement between the Palm Beach County's Sheriff s
Office, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, the State
Attorney's Office 15th Judicial Circuit, the Public Defender's Office
15th Judicial Circuit, the Office of the Court Administrator, the Office
of the Clerk of Courts, the Division of Youth Affairs for Palm Beach
County, the Florida Department of Corrections, Probation and Parole
Services, the Work Force Development Board, the Department of
Children and Family Services, the School District of Palm Beach
County, and the Village of Tequesta, for Serious Habitual Offender
Comprehensive Action Program, and authorizing the Village
Manager to execute the same on behalf of the Village.
Attornev Randolph read Resolution No. 55-00/O1 by caption only.
MOTION: Councilmember Dalack moved to approve; seconded by
Councilmember von Frank. Motion carried 4-0.
G. Community Development Director Newell stated the Community
Appearance Board asked him to come before Council for consideration of
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moving their review before Council's review. They were actually
challenged by an applicant, because he felt if Council already approved,
then he should not have to make any changes.
Councilmember Walker stated when she sat on the Community
Appearance Board, they were the first stop. We were concerned how the
Council felt, and they asked us to change it.
Town Manager Couzzo stated the Council is the ultimate body, and the
approval of the Council should be the final approval.
Attornev Randolph explained we can change this by ordinance. If
Council votes for this tonight, it will be subject to his reviewing it.
Consensus of the Council was to develop an ordinance for the switch.
H. Resolution No. 56-00/01-A Resolution of the Village Council of the
Village of Tequesta, Palm Beach County, Florida, approving the
purchase of two (2) EKG Monitors/Defibrillators, in the amount of
$44,330.00, from Zoll Medical of Burlington, Massachusetts, with
funds being appropriated from the Fire Department Budget Capital
Outlay Account, which has a FY 2000/2001 budget balance of
$57,463.89.
Acting Mayor Capretta read Resolution No. 56-00/O1 by caption only.
Chief Weinand stated studies show these monitors will significantly
increase the rate of survival with heart attack. Two were purchased in
1995, and were scheduled to be replaced.
MOTION: Councilmember von Frank moved to approve Resolution No. 56-
00/01; seconded by Councilmember Dalack. Motion carried 4-0.
I. Resolution No. 57-00/O1-A Resolution of the Village Council of the
Village of Tequesta, Palm Beach County, approving a proposal from
Reagan Equipment Co., Inc., of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, for the
month-to-month rental of an emergency generator for the temporary
police facility, in the amount of $1,150.00 per month with funds being
appropriated from the general fund temporary facility account and
subject to funds being appropriated for the next fiscal year.
Acting Mayor Capretta read Resolution No. 57-00/Ol by caption only.
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MOTION: Councilmember von Frank motion to approve; Councilmember
Dalack seconded. Motion carried 4-0.
J. Village Manager Couzzo recommended Michael Estok for the Utilities
Director of the Village of Tequesta. I believe Mr. Estok will fill the
position well.
Michael Estok introduced himself, stating he has been in the business far
at least 30 years, and feels he will serve Tequesta well.
MOTION: Councilmember von Frank moved to accept; seconded by
Councilmember Dalack. Motion carried 4-0.
K. Resolution No. 58-00/O1-A Resolution of the Village Council of the
Village of Tequesta, Palm Beach County, approving the purchase of
two (2) thermal imaging cameras and hardware, in the amount of
$31,772.00, from Axis Fire Supply, Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida, with
funds to be appropriated from the Fire Department Budget Capital
Outlay Account which has a FY 2000!2001 budget balance of
$89,235.89.
Acting Mayor Capretta read Resolution No. 58-00/Ol by caption only.
Fire Chief Weinand stated Delray Beach has already saved a child using
one of these, and a few others had saves with these cameras. He
recommends this purchase.
MOTION: Councilmember von Frank motion to accept Resolution No. 58-
00/01; Councilmember Dalack seconded. Motion carried d-0.
L. A Resolution of the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, Palm
Beach County, Florida, submitting to the electorate a question
relating to the future location of Village Hall; providing for a
referendum vote on such issue at a Special election prior to making
the final decision on said location; providing for submission of the
question to the electors of the Village at a Special election to be held
on , 2001; setting forth the form of the question to be voted
upon at the election; providing for delivery of this Resolution to the
Supervisor of Elections on or before p.m., ,2001 in
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order that this question may be placed on the ballot; providing an
effective date and for other purposes.
Acting Mayor Capretta read the draft resolution by caption only.
Councilmember Dalack suggested we do our best to have the referendum
for the amendment of the charter held at the same time as the site
selection, and also when the residents are here.
Councilmember Walker remarked she would like to follow Mr. Dalack
and request we do our best to determine when the majority of our seasonal
residents are here so they can vote, so they are properly notified and
informed, so they can receive absentee ballots and vote. With regards to
the language, I have some concerns. We need to choose a name for the
Center and stick with it. I have been talking with some people, and I say
to them you need to know your vote is important and it seems to be, out of
five people talking, four stated they feel Fire and Police need to be on the
east side of the tracks. We need to pass information to let people know it
is not Police and Fire. I have a concern the two addresses that are given
are somewhat confusing.
Acting Mayor Capretta stated Mr. Zucarelli's building is One Main Street-
-357 Tequesta has always been known as the Village Hall. I am assuming
that it will be the address of the Public Safety Building. A question we
should ask is, do you favor the Village Hall being built at this time? There
has been talk we have been spending an awful lot of money all at once.
Councilmember von Frank asked where does it lead us as far as JMZ.
Would it leave you in the same place if you didn't have that vote?
Attorney Randolph stated you have a lot of policy issues and technical
issues you have raised. As far as what you call it, as long as you are going
through the education process, and as long as you and the public are on the
same page...I will try to come up with more descriptive language.
Councilmember Dalack stated there ought to be a place for "none of the
above."
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Acting Mayor Capretta stated 9 out of 10 wouldn't know what Main Street
was. I assume when the election takes place, someone will have to put up
a location and say where it is proposed.
Attorney Randolph stated you need to tell me the best way to describe
these properties in the ballot language.
Councilmember Walker stated she is concerned we are offering an option
that we don't own. Mrs. Song gave us lots of options to what this building
could contain. I think we never determined what it will contain. If the
electorate needs to vote on the location, I think it is important to us to
know what to contain in the Village Hall.
Joanne Man~aniello stated the Village Center is an approved master site
plan for an envisioned four process development.
I would suggest adjacent to 357 Tequesta Drive,
• Attorney Randoph stated the easier they are listed the better. What
would you rather see-would you prefer-please vote for one location
only, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta Plaza, put an x next to one.
X. ANY OTHER MATTERS
XI. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Councilmember Dalack moved to adjourn; Councilmember von
Frank seconded. Motion carried 4-0. Meeting was adjourned at 9: 36 p. m.
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