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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Local Planning Agency_10/23/1997F TE yP Ica G~~a • ~ ~ VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA Post Office I3ox 3273 3>7 Tequest~i T)ri~~e ;~ o` Tequesta, Floric~i 334<)-0273 (~6ll >77~20U e ~ ~ ~ Fax: (761) ~?>-6203 4 f'CF CO ty VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA VILLAGE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY WORKSHOP (VILLAGE COUNCIL SITTING AS THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY) MEETING MINLiTES OCTOBER 23, 1997 I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL • The Tequesta Local Planning Agency held a meeting at the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Thursday, October 23, 1997. The meeting was called to order at 7:18 P.M. by Mayor Elizabeth A. Schauer. A roll call was taken by Betty Laur, Recording Secretary. Councilmembers present were: Mayor Elizabeth A. Schauer, Vice Mayor Carl C. Hansen, Alexander W. Cameron, Joseph N. Capretta, and Ron T. Mackail. Also in attendance were Village Manager Thomas G. Bradford, village Attorney John C. Randolph, village Clerk Joann Manganiello, and Department Heads. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Vice Mayor Hansen made a motion to approve the Agenda as submitted. Councilmember Mackail seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Carl C. Hansen - for Alexander W. Cameron - for • Joseph N. Capretta - for Xecl'clec! Yrr~~er • Village Local Planning Agency~Workshap Meeting Minutes October 23 , 1997 Page 2 ------------------ Ron T. Mackail - for The motion was therefore passed and adapted and the Agenda was approved as submitted. III. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS (NON-AGENDA ITEMS) There were no communications from citizens. IV. PRESENTATION OF OUTLINE FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN An introduction of the elements that will be presented with changes made to the village of Tequesta Comprehensive Plan, • as required by the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) process. (Presentation by Mr. Jack Horniman, Planning Consultant for the village of Tequesta; Mr. Scott D. Ladd, Director of Community Development, village of Tequesta) A. Identification of Issues/Changes for Comprehensive Plan Elements: 1. Utilities: Sanitary Sewer 2. Utilities: Potable Water Building Official Scott D. Ladd announced the items to be reviewed. The presentation was provided Mr. Jack Horniman, Planning Consultant. Sanitary Sewer Mr. Horniman explained that he had met with the ENCON staff, which had been very helpful in providing updated information, and with Village Manager Bradford to review current situations. Mr. Horniman commented that this was • an unusual element in that the Village did not provide the service, but that it was provided by ENCON, and also • Village Local Planning Agency Workshop Meeting Minutes October 23, 1997 Page 3 that the information pertaining to the Village had to be broken out of the ENCON service area, and from that the level of service information determined for residential (domestic) and commercial (non-domestic) uses. Mr. Horniman advised that the element reflected all of the updates, and that all information to be deleted was struck through and all new material was indicated by an underline. Mayor Schauer commented that Councilmember Capretta had proposed that the village perform periodic septic tank inspections and questioned whether that should be placed in the Comprehensive Plan. Councilmember Capretta commented that during a conversation at another meeting regarding salt water intrusion into wells he had • suggested that the Village Water Department check to see if properties had wells when they read water meters, so that the Village would have data regarding how many wells existed; so that if salt water intruded into the wells the Village would have an idea of the demand that would then be placed on the Village water system. Councilmember Capretta suggested that the wells might also be inspected to determine their adequacy, maintenance, etc. Mr. Hornimann commented that if the concern was regarding water quality, that had been addressed previously in the Stormwater Utility element as part of the NPDES Program. One of the requirements of that program was to do dry weather sampling within the Village for a five-year monitoring period, and Mr. Horniman described how measurements would be taken. Mr. Horniman suggested that the five-year monitoring program could be used to provide background data and that in five years the programs suggested by Councilmember Capretta might be instituted. Vice Mayor Hansen commented that the Village had • maintained constantly that their sewer system was working correctly, however, some septic tanks might not be, and . Village Local Planning Agency Workshop Meeting Minutes October 23, 1997 Page 4 ------------------ with a 5-year monitoring program the Village could prove to ENCON that all septic tanks were working properly. The Vice Mayar questioned whether that would be good information to have in the Comprehensive Plan to show that the Village had a good intent to keep the river clean. Councilmember Cameron commented that if a septic tank was not working properly it was immediately evident, and percolation to the subsoil was a different matter than whether a septic tank was working properly. Councilmember Cameron commented that he believed what the Village was trying to get at was whether septic tanks were an effective way of disposing of sewage, and he was not sure that saying a septic tank worked correctly was an answer to that. Councilmember Cameron stated he did not know the answer to the problem. Councilmember Capretta commented it was one thing to say the Village would have a certain policy and another thing to show that proper controls were in place to assure that inspections were done; and expressed concern that the village had no defense to support their position that the septic tanks and wells were adequate. Councilmember Capretta questioned whether the Stormwater Utility should be responsible for maintaining and checking on wells and septic tanks. Councilmember Capretta commented that there was some controversy regarding swales. Mr. Horniman explained that he could put anything into the Comprehensive Plan that the Village Council wanted, and suggested that the Village Council might want to discuss this matter with Al Oslund, who would know details of the NPDES program and whether some of this would fall under that program. Councilmember Mackail agreed with Mr. Hornimann that this • should be discussed with Mr. Oslund, and cautioned that the Village Council should not be mislead into creating • Village Local Planning Agency Workshop Meeting Minutes October 23, 1997 Page 5 ------------------ additional safeguards because of the village`s position with ENCON. Councilmenwer Mackail expressed his opinion that it would be goad to have a policy and a program to monitor the sanitary situation but that it should dovetail off of the NPDES program. Mr. Horniman commented that the goal of the NPDES program was to improve the quality of groundwater. Mayor Schauer requested that village Manager Bradford contact Mr. Oslund regarding this matter. Tom Little, 486 Dover Road, commented that septic tanks did not fail, that drain fields failed; and the way to prevent drain field failure was to add Rid-X every 6-8 weeks. Mr. Little expressed his opinion that a town inspection program, creating more bureaucracy, was not • needed to handle this. Vice Mayor Hansen questioned Mr. Horniman as to how the numbers at the bottom of page SS-2 were obtained, to which Mr. Horniman responded that had been his question to ENCON, whose explanation had been that one reason the numbers had increased was that more accurate population data was now available; and that problems in calibration of ENCON meters had been corrected. ENCON used a standard level of service of 108 gallons per capita/day. which was inclusive of residential and non-residential usage. ENCON had to break out the Tequesta portion of their service area, which calculated times the 108 gallons/capita/day resulted in the 93 gallons/capita/day figure for maximum month daily flow. 86~ of the use was residential; 14$ was non-residential. The maximum daily flow was calculated using a coefficient of 1.0786. Mr. Horniman explained that the Non-Residential figures were required to be expressed in gallons/acre/day terms, and the maximum daily flow had been calculated by using the same coefficient. village Manager Bradford commented • that these new numbers indicated a 27~ increase in flow attributable to residential, and if Dames & Moore • Village Local Planning Agency Workshop Meeting Minutes October 2.~ , 1937 Page 6 ------------------ Engineers had had that data for their presentation on behalf of the Village, their report might have changed. Mr. Horniman commented that the Village might want to check that. Potable water Mr. Horniman explained that this element had been updated with the help of water System Manager Tom Hall, and commented that Policy 1.4.6 regarding level of service standards had been changed to reflect the Village of Tequesta's portion of the overall Village system, and reviewed the Average Day Water Consumption Rate of Residential at 120 gallons/capita/day and Non-Residential (including irrigation) at 2020 gallons/acre/day; and • Maximum Day Water Consumption of Residential at 180 gallons/capita/day and Non-Residential (including irrigation) of 3030 gallons/acre/day. Mr. Horniman explained how those numbers had been computed. Vice Mayor Hansen questioned why references to dates had been removed, to which Mr. Horniman responded that the five and ten-year plans referred to previously had now been accomplished so that those dates had been deleted. Vice Mayor Hansen questioned why the old numbers were not replaced by new numbers. Building Official Scott D. Ladd responded that the goals had been achieved by the dates specified, so that the old dates were omitted; and that the present goals would be ongoing. Mr. Ladd referred to the many Ordinances that had been presented to the Village Council in the past which had accomplished the goals set forth in the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Horniman explained that the Village had attained the goal of 120 gallons/capita/day for Residential primarily due to rate restructure and conservation, which was good. • Village Manager Bradford questioned the necessity of the . Village Local Planning Agency Workshop Meeting Minutes October 23, 1997 Page 7 -----------_®__i_~- word "continually" in policy 1.1.2, to which Mr. Horniman responded that was the same as the existing plan. Village Manager Bradford commented regarding Policy 1.2.1 and Objective 1.2.0, thinking about reverse osmosis and the fact that there were two wells on site; and questioned in the event the plant expanded in the future whether the Comprehensive Plan should state that additional aquifer well sites should be planned for and reserved at the appropriate time. Mr. Horniman responded that such a policy could be made, and that if reference was made to specific locations that they would need to be added to the future land use map also. Councilmember Mackail commented that he believed a statement should be made regarding that issue. Village Attorney Randolph advised that the word "continually" should be removed from policy 1.1.2 and that it was a good idea to plan for future well sites. Jim Humpage, 426 Cypress Drive, questioned the figure on page PW-6, Policy 1.6.4, of average potable water consumptive use of 10 gallons per capita per day by October 1999. Mr. Horniman responded that was a typographical error and the 10 gallons should be changed to 150 gallons. Mr. Horniman advised that staff would make the changes noted and resubmit to the Village Council. V. ANY OTHER MATTERS Councilmember Capretta questioned what was being done about mosquito control. Village Manager Bradford responded that the Village was spraying twice each week, and putting larvacide in golf course ponds and other waters to stop the spread of mosquitoes. During the present alert, spraying • could be done routinely without having to do testing requirements. Councilmember Capretta questioned whether • Village Local Planning agency Workshop Meeting Minutes October 23, 1987 Page 8 ------------------ this had been publicized and recommended that the public be made aware of the extra efforts that were being done above the normal program. Mayor Schauer commented that people should be told to go indoors when the sprayer was approaching. Councilmember Capretta commented that the village should be sure it was doing the maximum possible to control mosquitoes. village Manager Bradford expressed concern regarding water consumptive use maintenance referred to in Policy 1.6.4. Mr. Horniman explained that a level of service standard must be established for Tequesta's jurisdiction, and the level of service established in policy 1.4.6 was for Tequesta's portion of the system, and was expressed in terms of Residential capita/day and Non-Residential per acre/day. A comment had been made that Tequesta should improve their level of service to 175 gallons per day for the entire system, and policy 1.6.4 was total Residential and Non- Residential expressed in terms of per capita/day, which was just a different way of expressing it. Mr. Horniman assured the village Manager that the State was not being any tougher on Tequesta than on other municipalities. Councilmember Capretta questioned how Jupiter could do straight pricing when the Village had felt it necessary to institute step pricing in order to encourage conservation. Water System Manager Tom Hall distributed a handout of per capita water consumption. Discussion ensued. Councilmember Capretta suggested adopting a different method of pricing water because the Village was not making a profit with consumption down. Village Manager Bradford commented that once the village had excess capacity with the RO water plant, then a comprehensive rate review should be commissioned. Councilmember Capretta commented that all the Village had to do was to take step pricing out, and the Village conservation rate would still be better than most • towns. Village Manager Bradford commented that ten years ago the Village Council had made a conscious decision to • Village Local Planning Agency Workshop Meeting Minutes October 23, 1997 Page 9 ------------------ delay RO as long as possible and the step plan made that delay possible. The Village Manager questioned that if the Village could anticipate restructure of rates when the RO plant was completed, whether the village wanted the restrictions included in the Comprehensive Plan if per capita targets were not met. Mr. Horniman responded that the 175 and 150 gallon figures were calculated on the entire system, which was different than the residential 120 - 150 figures, and the Village was actually at 180 expressed in per capita. Lower water consumption was discussed. Mr. Horniman suggested that he, Village Manager Bradford, and Water System Manager Hall all work together to formulate a policy and bring it back to the Village Council. Mr. Ladd introduced the Village's new Planner, Michelle Falasz, who had begun work the previous week. vz. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Mackail made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Cameron. The vote on the motion was: Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Carl C. Hansen - for Alexander W. Cameron - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Ron T. Mackail - for The motion was therefore passed and adopted and the meeting was adjourned at 8:12 P.M. • • Village Local Planning Agency Workshop Meeting Minutes October 23, 1997 Page 10 Respectfully submitted, ~._ ~ J Betty Laur Recording Secretary ATTEST: Joann Mangani to Village Clerk DATE APPROVED: °~=e-u,.e.,,.~._Q elf ~s , X997 •