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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_10/09/1997 F Tf rP ~ G~~A VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA Post Office E~o~ 32?3 3>~' Tequest~i 1)ri~'c ~ c` Tequesta, Florida 33~C9-0273 (~61) ~?>~2(>U 3 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ FSLY: (561) 57~-6203 f'Ch CO y VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 9, 1997 • I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Tequesta Village Council held a meeting at the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Tuesday, October 9, 1997. The meeting was called to order at 7:01 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. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember Cameron gave the Invocation and led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. • III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mayor Schauer requested the following additions under ANY OTHER MATTERS: Consideration of a Resolution dealing with boundary changes for Jupiter High School and discussion of a phone call she had received from Tommy Thompson regarding Friends of the Loxahatchee River. /Zec7rled /'crpc~r Village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 2 --------------- vice Mayor Hansen made a motion to approve the Agenda as submitted. Councilmember Capretta seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Carl T. Hansen - for Alexander W. Cameron - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Ron T. Mackail - for The motion was therefore passed and adopted and the Agenda was approved as amended. IV. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS (NON-AGENDA ITEMS) • Wade Griest, 494 Dover Road, questioned whether a settlement had been reached in the litigation between the village and Gallery Square North. Village Manager Bradford responded that there had been no settlement and that any settlement would be voted upon in a public meeting. Peggy Verhoeven, Point Drive, polled the members of the Village Council to verify that each had received the letter she had sent to them. Ms . verhoeven commented that people were very pleased with the stop sign on Country Club Drive. Ms. Verhoeven urged the Village Council to repeal the Ordinance allowing establishment of Safe Neighborhood Districts, and pointed out that possibly only a part of the Ordinance might need to be rescinded and that the Village Council had the power to reinstate the Ordinance at any time. Ms. Verhoeven expressed her opinion that Attorney Steve Mathison had acted unprofessionally in not disclosing that he was the attorney for the Tequesta Preservation Association. Ms. verhoeven asked the Village Council to repeal and rescind the Ordinance, to which Mayor Schauer responded that the Village Council would discuss this matter at a future meeting. • Joan Marshall 343, Country Club Drive, thanked the Village • village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 3 --------------- Council for trying to slow traffic on Country Club Drive, but expressed her opinion that the stop signs had made it easier for Turtle Creek people to come out, and requested that police patrol at the north end near her house where cars were speeding. Ms. Marshall commented that if the Ordinance allowing people to form Safe Neighborhood Districts was withdrawn that she believed that would take away the only threat the Village had to force Martin County to do anything to alleviate traffic or put in their own roads, and asked that the Ordinance be left in place. Ms. Marshall stated that she would appreciate it if the Village Council would never state that Country Club Drive will never be closed because the Village would have nothing to hold anyone to if such a statement were to be made. • V. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS A) Proclamation Declaring November, 1997 as National Epilepsy Awareness Month in the Village of Tequesta. Councilmember Mackail made a motion to approve the Agenda as submitted. vice Mayor Hansen seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Carl T. Hansen - for Alexander W. Cameron - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Ron T. Mackail - for The motion was therefore passed and adopted. V. CONSENT AGENDA All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be • routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Village • Village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 4 --------------- • Councilmember so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda of Business and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda. Mayor Schauer announced that Mr. Tom Little wished to discuss Consent Item VIII (B) with the Village Council and questioned whether the Village Councilmembers wished to pull Item VIII (B) in order to have a discussion. It was the consensus of the Village Cauncil not to pull Item VIII (B) from the Consent Agenda. Mayor Schauer read aloud the following Consent Agenda items: VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND REPORTS *A) Village Council Meeting; September *B) Village Managers Report; September 22, 1997 - October 3, *C) Special Master Hearing; September IX. NEW BUSINESS 23, 199 7 1997 23, 199 7 *A) Consideration of Eighteen (18) Impact Fee Refund Requests, per Village of Tequesta Resolution No. 3- 95/96. Staff Recommends Approval) 1) Sun Co Building Corporation Lots 51 - 66, Tequesta Oaks Subdivision $425.32 per Lot x 16 = $6,805.12 2) R. A. Reymann 12 Coconut Lane, $425.32 • 3) William R. Locke 160 Intracoastal Lot 16, Key West $149.72 Lot 3, Coconut Cove Ci rc1 e Vi 11 age • Village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 5 --------------- *B) Consideration of Approval of Payment of Legal Fees in the Amaunt of $1, 296.43 to Pickett, Fanelli & O'Tol1e, P.A., for Forfeiture Proceedings on a 1992 Geo Tracker, with Funds Allocated from the Special Law Enforcement Trust Fund, Having a FY 97/98 Fund Balance of $4,875.39. (Staff Recommends Approval) *C) Consideration of Bid Award to Palm Beach County Utilities Co-op Suppliers, in the Total Amount of $11, 199.50, with Funding Provided by the Water Enterprise Fund, Pumping and Storage Division, Chemicals Line Item, Having an FY 1997/1998 Budget Amount of $44, 836. (Staff Recommends Approval) 1) Ch1 orine (21 Tons - 6 month supply) - Jones Chemical s of Ft . Lauderdale, F1 on da, in the Amount of $7,864.50 2) Caustic Soda (Sodium Hydroxide) (23, 000 Tons - 6 month supply) - Apperson Chemicals, Inc. Of Jacksonville, Florida, in the Amount of $3, 335.00. *I) Consideration of Ratification of Proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the Village of Tequesta and the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police 1997-2000. (Staff Recommends Approval) water System Manager Tom Hall clarified that there was a typographical error in the amount of caustic soda in item C (2) and that the amount should be 23,000 pounds, not tons. village Manager Bradford questioned in regard to item I whether it was the consensus of the Village Council to accept his recommendation to provide the wage increase • retroactive to October 1, 1997. A poll of the Village Council indicated consensus in favor of making the wage • village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 6 --------------- increase retroactive to October 1, 1997. Motion was made by Councilmember Mackail to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Hansen. The vote on the motion was: Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Carl T. Hansen - for Alexander W. Cameron - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Ron T. Mackail - for The motion was therefore passed and adopted and the Consent Agenda was approved as amended. • VIII. NEW BUSINESS D) Resolution No. 1-97/98 - Supporting the Concept of Centralized Dispatch for the North County Area. (Staff Recommends Approval) village Manager Bradford explained that the NANIAC Coordinating Council was continuing to look at the feasibility of a centralized dispatch to serve the north county area, and that the Village had previously expressed support by contributing $1,000 for a feasibility study done during 1995. NAMAC had been told that decisions must be made shortly regarding whether to participate in the county-wide communications network now being built. Therefore, the NAMAC Coordinating Council had requested that all communities interested in continuing forward with a review of the centralized dispatch to pass a Resolution to that effect. Village Manager Bradford explained that staff was interested in studying the centralized system to see if it was still feasible for Tequesta both financially and • operationally, and recommended adoption of the Resolution. • Village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 7 --------------- Councilmember Mackail questioned whether the 1995 study had shown the centralized dispatch to be less costly. Fire Chief James Weinand responded that the feasibility study had shown that everyone currently paying for dispatch service would have cost savings under a centralized dispatch system, and explained that some municipalities such as Juno Beach, Jupiter Inlet Colony, and Palm Beach Shores had been receiving free service from the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office, however, they had been notified by the Sheriffs office that as of October 1998 they would no longer have free service. Therefore, all of the north county municipalities were interested in looking at a centralized dispatch to see if it would be feasible. Vice Mayor Hansen questioned whether the four hubs within • Palm Beach County were to be established at the same time or could the three other hubs be set up without one in the north county area. Chief Weinand explained that this was a complicated matter, with approximately eight different radio studies currently being conducted, and NAMAC wished to bring them all under the umbrella of the Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee. Meanwhile, Palm Beach County was currently building an 800 MHZ network for the county and were looking to coordinate with all of the municipalities to put all of the towers, etc. in place so that if in the future municipalities decided to participate, the towers would already be available. With this county-wide backbone in place, hubs would not need to be established all at one time, but could be done independently. Chief Weinand explained that a hub could pick up communications for another hub that went down temporarily, and that West Palm Beach was currently on-line and servicing Riviera Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, and a few others. Councilmember Cameron expressed his opinion that further • study was worthwhile. Councilmember Capretta agreed that the village should participate in the study, and • Village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 8 --------------- predicted that at some point in the future dispatch communications would operate like cellular phones and that towers would not be needed. Village Attorney Randolph read Resolution 1-97/98 by title only. Councilmember Cameron made a motion to approve Resolution 1-97/98. Vice Mayor Hansen seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Carl T. Hansen - for Alexander W. Cameron - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Ron T. Mackail - far • The motion was therefore passed and adopted. E. Resolution No. 2-97/98 - Authorizing the Issuance of a Note of the Village in the Principal Amount of $1,000,000 to Finance the Cost of Capital Projects of the Village; Providing that Such Note Shall Not be a General Obligation of the Village but Shall be Payable Only From Appropriated Funds as Provided Herein; Providing for the Rights, Securities, and Remedies for the Owner of Such Note; Providing for the Creation of Certain Funds; Making Certain Covenants and Agreements in Connection Therewith; and Providing an Effective Date. Mark Raymond, Bond Counsel. (Staff Recommends Approval) Councilmember Capretta questioned whether this was the same $1,000,000 previously considered by the Village Council, to which village Manager Bradford responded that it was the same $1,000,000 and that the last action taken was to allow Finance Director Kascavelis to close on the note before November 1, 1997. Village Manager Bradford • reiterated that these funds from Barnett Bank would be used for architectural and other professional services • Village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 9 --------------- relative to the Public Safety facilities, and while the note itself was not specifically limited to Public Safety facilities that was the intended use. village Manager Bradford announced that Bond Counsel Mark Raymond was present and could answer any questions. Councilmember Capretta expressed his opinion that the note should not be restricted to the Public Safety Facility since the village had other needs for cash and might want the flexibility of being able to use these funds for other funds. Mr. Raymond clarified that the loan proceeds could be used for any capital expenditures. Village Attorney Randolph read Resolution 2-97/98 by title only. Councilmember Mackail made a motion to approve Resolution • 2-97/98. Vice Mayor Hansen seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Carl T. Hansen - for Alexander W. Cameron - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Ron T. Mackail - for The motion was therefore passed and adopted. F. Resolution 3-97/98 - Supporting the Palm Beach Municipal League in its Recommendation far an Amendment to the Proposed Changes by the Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management (ERM) to Section 9.4. wetlands Protection of the Unified Land Development Code; Providing for Distribution; Providing an Effective Date; and Other Purposes. (Staff Recommends Approval) Councilmember Mackail explained that issues in regard to the wetlands ordinances being proposed by the County were . brought up to the general membership of the Municipal League, with overwhelming response. Main issues that the • village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 10 --------------- general membership reviewed and voted for were to afford the same exemptions that the County government would provide; and the ability for municipalities to opt out of the County regulations pursuant to Chapter 125 Florida Statutes by passing an ordinance equal to or stricter than that of the County or the State. Councilmember Mackail explained that this was another bureaucratic issue that the County was trying to bring about, and the municipalities felt that hometown rule was very important, and supported this amendment one hundred percent. Village Attorney Randolph read Resolution 3-97/98 by title only. Councilmember Mackail made a motion to approve Resolution • 3-97/98. Vice Mayor Hansen seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Carl T. Hansen - for Alexander W. Cameron - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Ron T. Mackail - for The motion was therefore passed and adopted. G. Ordinance - First Reading - Amending Chapter 18, Water, so as to Increase the Schedule of Rates and Charges Enumerated in Section 18-3, Providing for a Capacity Reservation Fee, Providing for Automatic Annual Rate Adjustment, and Providing for Water Restriction Surcharge Adjustment; Amending Section 18-7, to Increase the Charge to the Village for the Use of Fire Hydrants; Providing for Severability; Providing for Repeal of Ordinances in Conflict; Providing for Codification; Providing an Effective Date. (Staff Recommends Approval) • village Manager Bradford explained that the Finance and • Village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 11 --------------- Administration Committeemembers met on July 22 to discuss among other things the need to increase the rates charged by the Tequesta water Department. A report was made by Robert Ori of Public Resources Management Group of Maitland,. Florida, a utility rate and financial management consulting firm brought in by Reese Macon & Associates, the Village's consulting engineers, to look at the financial impact of the reverse osmosis treatment facility on debt service and operational costs of the village. At that meeting, Mr. Ori recommended that the rates of the Water Department be increased by 8-1/2$, but pointed out that he needed to review the latest financial documents from the village and would advise of any changes to his recommendation. After review, his additional analysis resulted in recommendation for an additional increase. The recommendation at this time was • that the base rate be increased by $1.00 per month and the commodity rates be increased by 8$ effective November 1, 1997, that they rise an average of 4$ effective October 1, 1998, and from that point forward that there be automatic pass-through of Jupiter price increases and that rate indexing would be allowed commencing on October 1, 1999 based upon changes to the Consumer Price Index applied to operating expenses but subject to Village Council approval. The base rate would rise from $8.80 for the typical meter to $9.80 on November 1, 1997 and then to $10.20 per month on October 1, 1998. This would exclude the temporary $7.00 charge due to the illegal Jupiter rate increase. Village Manager Bradford explained that this Ordinance also allowed the Village to recoup its cost in the rate dispute with Jupiter from the escrow funds prior to reimbursement of those proceeds to each customer that has paid the same; those expenses having become one of the reasons for the need for a rate increase for the Village water Department. The Ordinance also increased the Fire Protection charge to the Village to $110 per hydrant per year from the current charge of • $100. Fire line monthly charges would increase an average of 16.6$, security deposits would increase $10 to • Village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 12 --------------- $60; a capacity reservation fee would be established at $7.25 per equivalent residential connection per month; and a water restriction surcharge adjustment of 18~ in the event a regulatory authority imposed a 15~ reduction in water usage to the Village of Tequesta. Village Manager Bradford pointed out that this rate increase was not entirely due to increased costs that the Village would face with reverse osmosis. While debt service for the reverse osmosis building would increase by over $200,000 annually, there were other applicable factors: {1) There had been no rate increase for the past five years to recoup costs of operating; and (2) Cash reserves were extremely low due to ongoing litigation with various entities and sufficient cash reserves were needed to satisfy bondholders, to operate the Water Department in the event of unforeseen expenditures and • problems that might arise. Village Manager Bradford explained that now was the time to adopt the proposed rate increase, since if this project stayed on schedule the Village would be ready to go to the marketplace in January, 1998. Vice Mayor Hansen commented that putting the rate increases into perspective, customers of the water Department had been paying $7.00 extra monthly for the past approximately 18 months, which would go away, and the rate increase would start with only $1.00 month extra. Even when the RO plant became operational, the recommended rate increases would not be equal to the $7.00 monthly charge which customers had been paying. Councilmember Capretta commented that he understood the concept and need for RO water; however, recommended that RO water prices compared with prices for other sources of water, and stated his opinion that the RO prices seemed to be getting high. Councilmember Capretta explained that the village priced water on a "conservation curve" • so that anyone using a lot of water was charged a lot, thereby encouraging conservation. This had resulted in • Village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 13 --------------- a decline in use of water by people who had formerly used a lot of water. The Village's pricing strategy was to encourage people not to use huge amounts of water to water lawns, but to drill wells or Xeriscape landscape concepts. Councilmember Capretta stated that the RO price was getting near the most that could be charged before residents became unhappy. Councilmember Cameron commented that Tequesta Gardens had 7-1/2 acres of irrigated property and had reduced water usage from 2.5 MG each month to .5 MG per month due to adding a well and using conservation practices. Councilmember Cameron explained that the reduction in water usage was primarily spurred by the increase in water rates due to the Jupiter lawsuit. • Village Manager Bradford explained that the commodity rate would increase from $1.44 to $1.55, and in a year would go to $1.62. Councilmember Mackail discussed saltwater intrusion and what would happen regarding cost and capacity if wells were contaminated with saltwater. village Manager Bradford explained that the Dames and Moore report presented at the trial had indicated that the amount of water available in the surficial aquifer could be reduced by 15g; and commented that although it was impossible to predict how the lens of the surficial aquifer would impact the surface of the peninsula, it was possible that properties along the water bodies might experience higher chlorides in their wells--in some cases to the point where the wells could no longer be used. village Manager Bradford explained that in the event ENCON was successful in their mission to install sewers that the Village RO plant should be online either at or before the completion of the sewer installation. Councilmember Capretta explained that he lived on the river and used to purchase all of his water from the Village; since he had had a well drilled and used well water for irrigation he was • Village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 14 --------------- saving approximately $100 each month, and speculated that if saltwater intrusion contaminated wells along the river that those properties could increase their use of village water by approximately 100 million gallons per day. water System Manager Tom Hall explained the concept of the proposed Capacity Reservation Fee by commenting that a developer wishing to build within the Village now paid a connection fee which granted him a certain amount of capacity (ERC fee times the number of units to be built). While existing water customers paid a base rate to cover fixed costs and other items associated with the capacity needed, developers in Tequesta had paid their connection fee to reserve specific numbers of ERCs but had paid nothing towards the upkeep of the system to maintain that capacity. Mr. Hall explained that this Ordinance would require contractors to pay their fair share of upkeep, maintenance, and fixed costs to hold the requested capacity for them until their projects were completed. Mr. Hall commented that Palm Beach County, Jupiter, and other governing agencies already had similar requirements in place. Councilmember Capretta questioned how much DiVosta would have paid for the 156-unit Tequesta Oaks project if this requirement had been in effect when he reserved capacity, to which Mr. Hall responded that the unit cost was $7.25, so that $7.25 x 156 = $1,131 per month after a six-month grace period. Councilmember Capretta expressed his concern for people sitting on vacant land and commented that he would watch to see if this new requirement would accomplish discouraging holding vacant property. Mr. Hall clarified that this would apply only to develapers who had applied for a project. Councilmember Capretta commented that Mr. DiVosta was an exception because when he said he would build a project he did build, while Mr. Van Brock said he would build but did not build. Village Manager Bradford verified that Mr. Van Brock would be an example of • someone who would be affected by this Ordinance using Cypress Ridge North as an example. The Village Manager • Village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 15 --------------- explained that IYir. Van Brock had received approval for a subdivision and paid the connection fee to reserve water capacity for approximately 45 homes almost seven years ago, and to date had built only 15 of those 45 homes. Six months after adoption of this Ordinance, Mr. Van Brock would begin paying $7.25 per home per month for every one for which he had paid to reserve capacity. Councilmember Capretta commented that this would increase the cost of holding vacant land. Mayor Schauer commented that the Ordinance would also apply to the Coconut Cove development. Mr. Hall clarified that the security deposit was being increased from $50 to $60, and that such deposits in other cities were comparable. Village Attorney Randolph read the above Ordinance on First Reading by title only. ~yy~ ,~s•f 9r' , V'ce Ma or Hansen made a motion to approve Reso~~an ~--- s~~Coun~lmember Cameron seconded the motion. The ~, vote on the motion was: `` ~_ Elizabeth A. Schauer - for ~, Carl T. Hansen - for Alexander W. Cameron - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Ron T. Mackail - for The motion was therefore passed and adopted. H. Establishment of village Council Priorities far Fiscal Year 97/98. village Manager Bradford explained that the Village Council had completed ranking of priorities submitted by the Village Councilmembers as follows: 1. Complete financing and initiate construction of RO • Treatment Facility. • village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 16 --------------- 2. Finalize Village decisions relative to a new Village location by April 1, 1998. 3. Resolve differences with ENCON. 4. Resolve water problems with Jupiter. 5. Expansion of the Water Department - selling water to Jupiter Island and Martin County (parts of it). Village Manager Bradford explained that monthly status reports would be provided to the Village Council. The village Manager expressed concern that items 3, 4, and 5 were issues over which the village Manager had little or no control. Mayor Schauer expressed her opinion that it would not be fair for the Village Council to evaluate the • Village Manager s performance for a salary increase at the end of the year using items 3, 4, and 5 as criteria. Mayor Schauer suggested still considering those items as priorities but replacing them in the top five with other items which the village Manager could achieve. vice Mayor Hansen agreed with Mayor Schauer and commented that he believed a good job of accomplishment had been done on last year's priorities and that establishing priorities in this manner was a good procedure because it left no doubt in the minds of the staff what the Village Council wanted to accomplish. Vice Mayor Hansen suggested that in the future more priorities be considered since the Village Manager had very little control over some of them. The Vice Mayor stated that he would like to see annexation as one of the top five priorities for this year. vice Mayor Hansen commented that he would like to see as many staff people as possible working on the priorities. Councilmember Cameron agreed that issues 3 and 4 were very urgent but also agreed that the Village Manager had little control of these items. Councilmember Cameron suggested dropping or moving items 3, 4, and 5 • down the list and designating them as not village Manager priority items, and recommended placing the Felhaber • village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 17 --------------- situation on the list as one of the top five. Building Official Ladd explained that the Village had met with Mr. Felhaber~s representatives, that it was their turn to respond, and that the Village had heard nothing further. Mayor Schauer requested that a letter be written requesting a status report of when the Felhabers would be returning before the Village and notifying them that if they were not going to move forward that they would be subject to Code Enforcement. Village Manager Bradford questioned whether priority number two related to Felhaber. Councilmember Capretta agreed that it could, and Mayor Schauer reported that she had had complaints regarding the Felhaber property from Tequesta Oaks residents. Councilmember Mackail commented that priorities 3 and 4 were not priorities upon which he would judge management performance, and stated it was • unfortunate that only five were listed and he believed three or four more should be added, including annexation, continuing streetscaping, and village Hall relocation/Fire Safety, to which number two referred. Councilmember Capretta commented that he believed concepts had been confused since some should be assigned to the Village Manager and he would be evaluated on those; others were the responsibility of the Village Council, and others were just statements of objectives or "wish list" items. Councilmember Capretta explained that he thought the village Manager should be given assignments for which he would have the bulk of responsibility to accomplish. Councilmember Capretta expressed his opinion that the Village Council could establish five items for the Village Council to accomplish, and goals far the community could be established and the people could be asked to help. Village Manager Bradford suggested that the Village Councilmembers re-rate the priorities. • Councilmember Cameron made a motion to table establishment of village Council Priorities for Fiscal village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 18 --------------- Year 97/98 to the next Village Council meeting. Councilmember Mackail seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Carl T. Hansen - for Alexander W. Cameron - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Ron T. Mackail - for The motion was therefore passed and adopted. Village Manager Bradford commented that five priorities would be established for him to accomplish and five priorities would be established for the Village Council to accomplish. • XI. ANY OTHER MATTERS Councilmember Capretta commented that the Town of Jupiter believed that under Florida law they could annex any pockets of land under 10 acres without consent of the residents, while Tequesta had been under the impression that only pockets of approximately one-half to one acre could be annexed without consent of the residents. Councilmember Capretta requested that Village Attorney Randolph research this matter and provide the Village Manager with advice on this subject. Councilmember Capretta requested that the Village Attorney provide legal advice regarding the pros and cons of getting rid of the Safe Neighborhood Ordinance or keeping it. Councilmember Capretta stated he did not want political implications considered, only the legal point of view. Councilmember Capretta commented that he had asked the • Village Manager Bradford to study whether to convert the existing landscape island at the County Line on Country Club • Village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 19 --------------- Drive into a roundabout to slow traffic, and that research had indicated the cost would be approximately $30,000. Councilmember Capretta related that he had realized recently when traveling that road that it would be necessary to only extend curbing on the right side so as to slow traffic coming into the Village, and that the left side would not need to be changed. Councilmember Capretta commented that the cost of curbing might only be about $482, and requested that Village Manager Bradford research the cost to extend the curbing on the right side only, making the curve much sharper. Councilmember Capretta discussed saltwater intrusion and the need to determine the impact on the Village water supply in the event wells could no longer be used. Coucilmember Capretta suggested that the number of private wells might be • determined by having water department personnel check for wells when reading water meters and establishing a database of the information. Periodic checks could then be made to update the database, so that information would be available if needed in the future. Mayor Schauer suggested that looking at water bills could determine who had wells they were using for irrigation, however, the Village Manager pointed out that some people did not use irrigation systems. Councilmember Cameron suggested doing spot checks using developments such as Tequesta Pines and checking a dozen homes to see if they had wells, and doing the same in other developments, which would provide an approximate idea of the number of wells. Mayor Schauer reported to Councilmember Mackail that Tommy Thompson of Friends of the Loxahatchee had called and asked whether Mr. Mackail would be his partner in the canoe race on November 9, 1997. Mayor Schauer explained that Lieutenant Garlo would be a participant. Councilmember Mackail responded that he would let the Mayor know if he would be in town on that date. • Mayor Schauer requested consideration of Resolution No. • village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 20 --------------- 4-97/98: A Resolution of the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, Palm Beach County, Florida, urging the Palm Beach County School Board to Maintain the Current Boundaries for Dwyer Community High School so that the High School Aged Students Residing in Jupiter Farms will not be caused to Relocate to Jupiter High School; Providing an Effective Date. Mayor Schauer explained that she was a member of the School Advisory Council Chair for Jupiter High School and that committee had been discussing boundary changes for Jupiter High School and Dwyer High School with the School Board. Currently, 9th grade Jupiter Farms students attending Dwyer High School would be phased into Jupiter High School beginning in 1998-1999, and their families would have the option of placing the other children in • their families into Jupiter High School. After many meetings, the School Advisory Council was asking that Jupiter Farms students be allowed to remain at Dwyer and look at the situation in 3-5 years after completion of Abacoa. Mayor Schauer reported that under State Law the School Board was required to look at controlled choice which meant that all students living within a 2-mile radius of a high school would attend that high school. Students living outside a 2-mile radius would have a choice of three high schools. Mayor Schauer requested that the village Manager send a copy of Resolution 4- 97/98 to the Town of Juno Beach and Palm Beach Gardens, requesting that they pass similar resolutions. Mayor Schauer requested that all members of the School Board and School Board officials also be sent a copy of the Resolution to let them know that the north County area was again unified on boundaries. In response to Councilmember Cameron, Mayor Schauer explained that with the present boundary set at Frederick Small Road that the bulk of Abacoa students would attend Dwyer High School. • Village Attorney Randolph read Resolution 4-97/98 by title only. • Village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 21 --------------- Councilmember Mackail made a motion to approve Resolution 4-97J98. Councilmember Cameron seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Carl T. Hansen - for Alexander W. Cameron - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Ron T. Mackail - for The motion was therefore passed and adopted. XII. ADJOURNMENT • Councilmember Mackail moved that the meeting be adjourned. Vice Mayor Hansen seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Carl T. 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 8:32 P.M. Respectfully submitted, J Betty Laur Recording Secretary • • Village Council Meeting Minutes October 9, 1997 Page 22 --------------- ATTEST: ~~ J ann Manganie o Village Clerk DATE APPROVED: ~3, X997 • C