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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_01/09/1997• VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA Post Office Box 3273 357 Tequesta Drive Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 (407) 575-6200 Fax: (407) 575-6203 VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 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 Thursday, January 9, 1997. The meeting was called to order at 7:03 P.M. by Mayor Ron T. Mackail. A roll call was taken by Betty Laur, • Recording Secretary. Councilmembers present were: Mayor Ron T. Mackail, Vice Mayor Elizabeth A. Schauer, Joseph N. Capretta, Carl C. Hansen, and Michael R. Meder. 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 Mayor Mackail gave the Invocation and led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The following additions to the agenda under ANY OTHER MATTERS were requested: Councilmember Capretta requested discussion regarding the Gallery Square parking lot. Vice Mayor Schauer requested discussion regarding the Policemen's and Firemen's banquet. Village Manager Bradford requested addition to the agenda of • item IX (F), Resolution 8-95/96 Designating Polling Locations Recycled Paper • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 2 ------------------ in Tequesta. Councilmember Meder made a motion to approve the Agenda as amended. Vice Mayor Schauer seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Ron T. Mackail - for Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Carl C. Hansen - for Michael R. Meder - for The motion was therefore passed and adopted and the Agenda was approved as amended. • IV. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS (NON-AGENDA ITEMS) There were no communications from citizens. V. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS (A) Presentation of Proclamation of Appreciation to Ivah London Upon her Retirement as Customer Service Representative. Mayor Mackail read aloud the Proclamation to Ms. London and presented her with the Proclamation and a watch in appreciation of her good work for the Village during the past 17 years. VI. 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 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. • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 3 ------------------ The following items were listed on the Consent Agenda: VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND REPORTS *A) Village Council Meeting; December 12, 1996 *B) Special Village Council Meeting; December 6, 1996 *C) Village Manager's Report; December 9, 1996 January 3, 1997 IX. NEW BUSINESS • *E) Consideration of Authorizing Purchase of One (1) 1997 Chevrolet 2500 3/4 Ton 4x4 Pick-up Truck in the Amount of $19,997 from Lou Bachrodt Chevrolet of Pompano Beach, Florida, Pursuant to the 1997 State of Florida Annual Contract, Southern District, having an FY 1997 Budget Allocation of $10,000 each from Public Works Capital Equipment and Stormwater Utility Capital Equipment. (Staff Recommends Approval) Motion was made by Councilmember Hansen to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Schauer. The vote on the motion was: Ron T. Mackail - for Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Carl C. Hansen - for Michael R. Meder - for The motion was therefore passed and adopted and the Consent Agenda was approved as presented. VII. COMMITTEE REPORTS A) Finance and Administration Committee; December 5, 1996 • Village Manager Bradford reported that at this meeting • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 4 ------------------ options to increase the cost of holding vacant land in the central business district had been reviewed, which was one of the Village Council's top five priorities for the current year. Five projects had been considered: 1. New roadway and landscaping from Village Boulevard to Tequesta Drive 2. Street lights for Old Dixie Highway 3. Streetscape for Old Dixie Highway 4. Water main extension 5. Tri Rail passenger station consisting of land for the station and parking just off of Old Dixie Highway • The Committee requested that the Village Manager contact Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District relative to a concept for recreational facilities in the central business district; and determined that the Village needed to re-establish contact with Lighthouse Gallery relative to their plans and proposed new location within the central business district. Village Manager Bradford reported that those items were underway and that as soon as a reply was received from the Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District, another meeting of the Committee would be held. Motion was made by Vice Mayor Schauer to approve the report of the Finance and Administration Committee for December 5, 1996. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Hansen. The vote on the motion was: Ron T. Mackail - for Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Carl C. Hansen - for Michael R. Meder - for • The motion was therefore passed and adopted. • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 5 A) Public Works Committee; December 17, 1996 Village Manager Bradford reported that the focus of this meeting had been the status of programs and services at the Tequesta Recreation Center. Recreation Director Gary Preston updated the Committee regarding the inability of the YMCA to underwrite 1000 of the cost for a professional recreation director to oversee recreation; and recommended that the Village partially underwrite the cost to the extent of $15,000 per year for two years-- $6,000 of which would come from utility accounts in his existing budget by virtue of the facility not being in operation at this point. The Committee accepted Mr. Preston's recommendation. The other item discussed at this meeting was a status report on the central garage project. Tom Hall, Water System Manager, reviewed contractual problems with the contractor, which seemed to have been overcome at that point. Village Manager Bradford reported that the work was now proceeding well. Neighbors near the Village Hall property had expressed concerns regarding the three dumpsters behind Village Hall, and that matter had been discussed. Motion was made by Councilmember Hansen to approve the report of the Public Works Committee for December 17, 1996. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Meder. The vote on the motion was: Ron T. Mackail - for Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Carl C. Hansen - for Michael R. Meder - for • The motion was therefore passed and adopted. • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 6 ------------------ IX. NEW BUSINESS A) Discussion with Florida Power & Light Officials Regarding Location Options for Transmission Line to Hills Substation. Rod Macon and Dan Morani were present as representatives of Florida Power and Light Company. Mr. Macon reviewed the events which had taken place at the October 23, 1996 Village Council Workshop, where discussion had been held regarding the proposed route for this project, beginning in south Jupiter and running through Jupiter and Tequesta up to the Hills substation at Countyline Road and U.S. One. At that time, FPL's initial inclination had been to go through Tequesta up the west side Old Dixie Highway to Countyline Road and then east along the north side of Countyline Road to the substation located on the north • side; and had sought input from the Village as to whether there were any compelling reasons that another route should be considered. Discussion had taken place regarding whether to go along Old Dixie or U.S. One, and the Village Council had expressed a preference for the west side of Old Dixie Highway. A critical factor to that particular route was that a deal must be made with the FEC Railway because the roadway pavement ran along the extreme west side of the right-of-way so that in places the pavement was actually within 1-1/2 feet of the right-of-way, making it impossible to place poles on the west side of the road without an easement from the FEC Railroad. The Village Council had expressed their second choice as the east side of Old Dixie if it was impossible to use the west side, with U.S. One being a distant third choice. In November, FPL had made an offer for a 15-foot easement along Old Dixie at a very good price but had been told the railroad was not interested. Mr. Macon reported that because of the impasse with the railroad, FPL planned to pursue the second option of the east side of Old Dixie Highway, and had returned at the Village Manager's request in case any further discussion was needed. • Councilmember Meder agreed that short of purchasing the . Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 7 ------------------ railroad, FPL had no choice other than the second option decided upon at the October 23 workshop. Councilmember Hansen indicated he had spoken strongly in favor of the Old Dixie route at the October workshop; however, had reconsidered and now favored the U.S. One route because Old Dixie was relatively free of poles and U.S. One had existing poles. Councilmember Capretta expressed concern that the east side of Old Dixie was not appropriate because it would become residential development in the future; and questioned whether the primary area of concern was only approximately ~ mile long, immediately north of Tequesta Drive up to Village Boulevard. Mr. Morani explained that there was a very long stretch between Tequesta Drive to Countyline Road where the available space was not enough to accommodate poles without an easement from the FEC Railroad. Mr. Morani explained that a combination of private easements and • road right-of-way with sufficient clearance would allow installation with no problems south of Tequesta Drive on the east side of Old Dixie. Councilmember Capretta questioned whether the transmission lines could be added to existing poles located along U.S. One, to which Mr. Moroni responded that new, larger poles would be needed, which would either interfere with existing underground utilities and/or encroach on the private properties along the roadway; however, with sufficient rights that route would be possible, just as it would be possible along the east side of Old Dixie in the space currently occupied by a pole line. No land rights would be needed for the east side of Old Dixie, however, there would be costs involved with reconstruction of the pole line. Vice Mayor Schauer reported that the television show Good Morning America had recently presented a story of power companies being sued in California for erecting overhead transmission lines near homes, and expressed her opinion that the lines could have been run underground for approximately the amount now being spent on attorneys to defend the lawsuit. Mayor Mackail questioned the reasons for FEC declining the easement offer, to which Mr. Macon responded that FEC was apparently not interested in doing business with FPL because of a recent dispute over the • amount of increases for annual fees, although that had no relation to this matter. In response to Mayor Mackail's • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 8 ------------------ question regarding where the line would be placed if a route along the east side of Old Dixie were used, the response was that near the intersection of Countyline Road the line would go through property owned by FPL, and then across to the north side of Countyline Road and run parallel to Countyline on the north side of the street east to the substation, terminating the line inside the substation. The route through Jupiter was described as east out of the substation near Admiral's Cove to Old Dixie Highway to the bridge over the Loxahatchee River, then along the east side of Old Dixie up to Tequesta Drive. Mayor Mackail commented that the U.S. One route was already more commercial than Old Dixie and there would be no negative impact on possible future development in the downtown area. Councilmember Capretta favored underground installation from Tequesta Drive to Village Boulevard; however, Mr. Moroni explained that the . cast would be prohibitive, and Mr. Macon commented that millions of dollars would be added to the cost of the job. Discussion regarding the feasibility of a U.S. One route ensued. Mr. Moroni explained that it was technically feasible, but would require reconstruction of the circuit to a larger pole line with larger, broader poles requiring approximately a 5-foot diameter space at the base, and easements from all adjacent property owners. Guy wires would only be needed on poles where a 90-degree turn was made for a corner. Joe Hall questioned whether the proposed Countyline Road route would run too close to 2-story homes in Tequesta Hills, to which Mr. Macon responded that the route had been moved to the north side of the road because of that concern. Councilmember Hansen commented that he had read that Florida's rates for electricity were cheaper than in other parts of the country, and expressed his opinion that residents should be prepared to pay more to gain aesthetics. Mr. Hansen commented that in the Country • Club community there were many power lines both in front and in back, and that it was time to put a halt to FPL's Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 9 ------------------ placing lines indiscriminately, so that in future development the Village must consider doing something to make the situation better, and that power companies had not done much to help aesthetics. Mr. Macon responded that underground installations were prohibitively expensive, however, developments had the choice and if they were willing to pay for it that FPL would always do an underground installation. Councilmember Capretta commented that the Village should not allow installation along the east side of Old Dixie between Tequesta Drive and Village Boulevard. Mr. Macon explained that FPL did not need Village approval, but had come to tonight's meeting to provide information on the current situation. Discussion ensued regarding the route priorities decided at the October 23 workshop meeting. Mayor Mackail stated • that if feasible to route along U.S. One, that would now be his first choice, and requested that FPL explore that option. Mr. Macon suggested another option: to route along the east side of Old Dixie and then let future developers include underground installation as part of their projects. Councilmember Capretta requested a dollar figure for the estimated cost of the Route One route versus Old Dixie, which the FPL representatives explained could not be provided since no research had been done regarding U.S. One. During ensuing discussion, Councilmember Capretta stated that the message to FPL was that the Village did not want the line on the east side of Old Dixie between Tequesta Drive and Village Boulevard. Mr. Macon explained that at the October workshop the Village Council had told FPL to stop looking at the U.S. One route, therefore, no cost figures had been developed. Councilmember Hansen commented that at that meeting it had been believed the easement with the FEC Railroad would be accomplished. Councilmember Capretta made a motion that Florida Power and Light Company try to route the transmission line over the bridge from Jupiter to Route One, preferably up the east side of Route One, to Countyline Road, arxoss the • property owned by FPL, and to continue along Countyline • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 10 Road to the substation; and not to route the line on either side of Old Dixie Highway. Councilmember Hansen seconded the motion. During discussion of the motion, Councilmember Meder commented that he believed it was improper to move the transmission line to the business district, which he considered would be more unsightly than near the existing utility route of Alternate AlA and that adding cost to this project was not in the best interests of the Village. In response to Mayor Mackail's question of which would be the lesser of two evils--to have power lines near residential development or in the business district, Councilmember Meder responded that these lines would be very high in the air and saw no reason to do any favors to the owner of this undeveloped property who was unwilling to do almost anything the Village requested. Vice Mayor Schauer requested and • received verification from the FPL representatives that they did not need Village Council approval for this project, but were consulting the Village as a courtesy. Mayor Mackail commented that there should be some form of synchronization between Tequesta and Jupiter in this project and requested that the FPL representatives express to Jupiter the Village's position and why they considered the U.S. One route better. Mr. Macon explained that the Town of Jupiter did not want the route on U.S. One and they had considered paying FPL to take down the lines already there and putting them underground. The vote on the motion was: Ron T. Mackail - for Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Carl C. Hansen - for Michael R. Meder - against The motion was therefore passed and adopted. B) Discussion Regarding Adelphia Cable Franchise Renewal Request and Setting of Public Hearing Pursuant to the • Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984. • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 11 Village Manager Bradford indicated that a letter dated October 31, 1996 had been received from Adelphia Cable indicating that pursuant to the 1984 Cable Act they wished to begin the renewal process for their franchise for CATV service within the Village. The Village Manager commented that this was a rather complicated matter, since there were several pieces of legislation which applied, and the letter provided a copy of the applicable section of legislation, which called for a public hearing to receive input from the public. The Village Manager questioned whether the Village Council wished to proceed with the public hearing or to first have staff hold discussions with Adelphia. Village Manager Bradford explained that notice of the public hearing could be given in the newspaper or in the Village newsletter. Councilmember Capretta compared the Adelphia Cable • renewal to renewals for waste management, wherein public input was obtained and then negotiations were held to obtain the best rate, etc. Councilmember Capretta explained that many times a deal better than the previous contract was offered by waste management in order to avoid competitive bidding. Councilmember Capretta questioned what issues the Village could raise during negotiation with Adelphia, and commented that the channels offered could be an issue, since many older citizens would like to have a channel showing old movies and the history channel. The history channel was now offered after months of promising it would be added. Negotiations could address possibly including more channels in the basic rate. Mr. Capretta commented that Tequesta citizens could not get a channel such as Turner Classic Movie channel even by paying extra, even though it was advertised on TV all the time with the message to call your cable company to have it added. Village Attorney Randolph advised that it would not be proper to include rates in the negotiations, and probably not programming either. The Village Attorney advised that any cable company could come into the Village, but that it was very difficult when another cable company was • already there. Village Attorney Randolph advised that the Village had a lot of power under the Act, and needed • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 12 ------------------ to have a basic understanding of what items could be negotiated, one of which was complaints of residents about getting through to the cable company; and explained that in light of changes in legislation there were a lot of things that could be requested during negotiation. Village Attorney Randolph explained that informal negotiations could be entered into without the deadlines under the Act going into effect until formal negotiations were started. Councilmember Meder questioned whether it would be proper for him to request that the Village Manager invite citizens to come in and voice their concerns about the cable system at a meeting which was not specifically a formal hearing. Village Attorney Randolph advised that could be done at any time, since it would not trigger the clock under the Act. The Village Attorney also advised that the only way the franchise would not be renewed would be if the cable company was • not performing or not being reasonable in regard to requests made by the Village. Councilmember Capretta expressed concern that an adjacent area cable company offered the Turner movie channel as well as other channels not available through Adelphia, which drove residents to purchase a Direct TV dish and to put an antenna on their roof to get local TV. Councilmember Capretta requested that a comparison of programming offered by different nearby cable companies be obtained by staff. Councilmember Meder commented that the local cable TV company did not make as much money on channels such as the history channel as on other services such as paging. Councilmember Meder commented on his past involvement with cable tv renewal in another state where the state required that a record be kept of all calls from every municipality, response time to the calls, average length of time the customer was on the phone getting service and obtaining a solution to their problem, number of calls to the governing agency, etc. Village Attorney Randolph advised that there was nothing like that in Florida since • the FCC had complete jurisdiction to the cable companies, subject to the franchise agreement, so that those items • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 13 ------------------ could be negotiated. Councilmember Capretta reported that he understood there had been cards included in the last cable TV bill which offered a month of cable TV free if service was not received within a certain number of hours after a complaint was made. After further discussion, Mayor Mackail recommended that staff be directed to provide the survey requested and then invite residents to a public hearing. Councilmember Capretta requested a map designating the territory covered by Adelphia and that of the different adjacent cable companies, as well as a comparison of programming offerings. Councilmember Meder cautioned that the public hearing not be a formal hearing. Mayor Mackail stated that the hearing would be informal. During ensuing discussion regarding when the hearing should be held, one point brought our was that the renewal due date was October 20, 1999. Village Attorney Randolph suggested that the content and price survey materials be obtained, after which a decision could made regarding the date of the informal public hearing. Councilmember Meder requested that those materials be on display at the informal public hearing. C. Resolution No. 7-96/97 - Authorizing Ex Parte Communications i.n Quasi-Judicial Matters Relating to the Village of Tequesta Council, Its Commissions and Boards, Pursuant to the Terms of Florida Statute 286.0015. (Staff Recommends Approval) Village Attorney Randolph explained that recent legislation allowed ex-parte communications, which had been previously prohibited by law, as long as the person with whom the discussion was held and the subject matter were disclosed. Apparently complaints had been made and lobbying done until the legislation was amended. Village Attorney Randolph explained that under the new • law in a quasi-judicial proceeding on a local government • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 14 ------------------ land use matter a person who was not an applicant or an intervenor was not required to be sworn as a witness nor required to be subject to cross examination. Also, in government land use matters, communications between the government and another person and disclosure of those communications by a member of the decision-making body was not required, and the non-disclosure must not be considered prejudicial to the decision-making body. Village Attorney Randolph advised that he believed there would be problems in adopting these rules, one of which was that they only related to government land use matters so that a determination would have to be made when the rules were applicable; and that a greater problem would be that a determination must be made whether a person who testified had an interest in the matter. This determination could be very difficult, and if a person was allowed to testify and not to be cross examined that • it might cause a problem in subsequent litigation if the wrong decision had been made. Also, if a Village Councilmember did not disclose a communication and it was later found that the party with whom the communication took place did have an interest in the matter, that could be a problem. The Village Attorney advised that many attorneys felt this law would be challenged as unconstitutional since they believed an applicant in a quasi-judicial hearing on a land use matter did have the right to cross examine people who made statements. Village Attorney Randolph advised that if the Village Councilmembers had no objections to making disclosure of ex-parte communications at a quasi judicial hearing to remain with the status quo by not adopting this resolution. It was the consensus of the Village Council not to adopt Resolution 7-96/97. D. Discussion Pertaining to Annexation Plans for 1997. Village Manager Bradford explained that during the budgetary process, Councilmember Meder had requested the • addition of $1,000 in this year's General Fund budget for annexation if it was decided to proceed with annexation • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 15 at this time. Village Manager Bradford advised that no annexation could be considered at the March, 1997 election since there was a 2-year waiting period required between elections. The Village Manager requested input from the Village Council on whether to begin preliminary work for a referendum possibly in September or November, 1997 or March, 1998; or to do nothing at this time. Councilmember Meder commented that his intention when the $1,000 budget addition was requested had been for a March 1998 election, and that he now believed that would not be enough money since professional help would be needed. Councilmember Hansen expressed favor for annexation and requested information regarding areas qualifying for selective annexation and when they could be considered in a referendum. Councilmember Capretta commented that during previous discussions the Village Council had • determined that annexing small pockets of land or obtaining annexed areas through State legislation would be desirable; and suggested that another option would be to find an area that believed it needed Tequesta's help and would therefore want annexation, for example, Bermuda Terrace, which might prefer annexation to having sewers installed as planned by ENCON. Vice Mayor Schauer expressed agreement with Councilmember Capretta and suggested a workshop to decide prime target areas. Mayor Mackail commented that professional services had been hired for the last annexation attempt, which had been too confusing to residents with so many different scenarios. The Mayor expressed agreement with Councilmember Capretta and indicated there were two or three areas of opportunity including Bermuda Terrace sewers and Waterway Village drainage problems. Mayor Mackail suggested revisiting annexation and breaking down the larger areas which were formerly considered for annexation. After further discussion, Village Manager Bradford advised that staff would address the problem and provide a report to the Village Council regarding possible annexation areas, reasons they should or should not be focused on for annexation, ways in which annexation might • be accomplished, and larger areas reduced into smaller blocks which might consider annexation. • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 16 F) Resolution No. 8-96/97 - Designating Polling Locations, Election Officials, and Inspectors of Election, and Establishing Procedures for the Municipal Election Scheduled to be Held March 11, 1997, and the Municipal Run-Off Election, if Necessary, to be Held on March 25, 1997 Village Manager Bradford explained that this matter was usually considered in February but because of the way the calendar fell this year it needed to be done at this meeting. The Village Manager described the items included in this resolution, and drew attention to the fact that the First Presbyterian Church had decided not to continue as a polling location because of their heavy schedule of activities, and was proposed to be replaced by Tequesta Recreation Center as the polling place for Precinct 14. Councilmember Meder commented that traffic • problems might occur since this location was across the street from a county polling location. Village Attorney Randolph read Resolution No. 8-96/97 by title only. Village Manager Bradford stated that the Resolution number would be changed to 7-96/97. Motion was made by Councilmember Meder to approve Resolution No. 7-96/97. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Schauer. The vote on the motion was: Ron T. Mackail - for Elizabeth A. Schauer - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Carl C. Hansen - for Michael R. Meder - for The motion was therefore passed and adopted. X. ANY OTHER MATTERS Councilmember Capretta questioned whether in the lawsuit where • Dorothy Campbell was suing the Village, she was suing as an individual or as one of the three owners of the property. • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 17 Village Manager Bradford responded that so far as was known, the other owners were not involved. Councilmember Capretta questioned whether the lawsuit involved recovery demands by Mrs. Campbell for $14,000 spent on upgrading the parking lot and whether ownership of the property would be determined by the judge, to which Village Attorney Randolph responded that the money was a part of the lawsuit, and that it was unknown whether the judge would determine ownership. Councilmember Capretta commented that it would benefit the Village to have ownership resolved, and questioned whether the judge might only resolve the money portion and leave the ownership unclear, to which the Village Attorney responded he would need to study the case further to give that answer. After further discussion, Mayor Mackail suggested that this matter should not be discussed publicly when a lawsuit was pending, with which the Village Attorney agreed. • Vice Mayor Schauer discussed the Firemen's and Policemen's Banquet, and announced that the banquet would be held at Tequesta Country Club on Tuesday, March 25, 1997, with cocktail hour at 6:30, dinner at 7:30; that sponsors would be Mr. Capretta, Mayor Mackail, Mr. Hansen, and Gary Collins; that the bill would be sent to the Village Manager; and that Finance Director Kascavelis would set up a special fund for the event. Vice Mayor Schauer announced that a 5-piece band had been hired. Menu choices would be beef tenderloin or Shrimp Newberg. Methods of selling drink tickets were discussed. Village Manager Bradford announced that the Public Safety Committee meeting had been scheduled to resolve details. Vice Mayor Schauer explained that the money raised at this event would be designated for facilities, and that businesses were being asked to sponsor a policeman or fireman and spouse to attend the dinner free of charge, to provide a raffle prize, and to make a large donation. The cost of the dinner was $37 and the tickets would cost $100, and the seating was 240 to 250. Peggy Virhoven, Point Drive, stated that she had been asked by the family of Mrs. Tom Little to announce details of her funeral at this meeting. Graveside services were scheduled for 10 AM on Saturday at Riverside Memorial Cemetery on • Countyline Road, with a celebration of Mrs. Little's life to follow from 11 AM to 2 PM at Jupiter Hospital Conference Room • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 18 ------------------ #1. The family had requested no flowers; there would be no viewing; and a memorial fund would be established. Ms. Virhoven requested that the zoning code be revised to include a definition of hardship. Mayor Mackail requested that Village Attorney Randolph review the ordinance and provide the Village Council with a definition of hardship. Joe Hall, 159 Country Club Drive, explained that Bermuda Terrace residents did not want Tequesta's strict codes and taxes and commented that those items would have to be addressed before asking them to annex. Mayor Mackail responded that Tequesta's codes were the same as those of the County, but that Tequesta enforced them. Mr. Hall explained that sewers had not been installed where he lived when the rest of Country Club Drive had been sewered • under a government grant, and questioned whether residents would be paying for something that had already been paid for under that grant. Village Manager Bradford responded that ENCON had submitted preliminary plans to install a sewer main and a lift station on Country Club Drive as a part of the overall project of sewering the Tequesta Peninsula, which the Village was fighting; and he believed that if a home had been built before a certain date, that it qualified for a reduced hook-up price which would pass the EPA grant money on to the resident. Village Manager Bradford reported that Tequesta and the homeowners of Bermuda Terrace had filed for a petition for administrative hearing to stop the issuance of the permit in Bermuda Terrace. XI. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Hansen moved that the meeting be adjourned. Councilmember Meder seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Ron T. Mackail - for Elizabeth A. Schauer - for • Joseph N. Capretta = for Carl C. Hansen for • Village Council Meeting Minutes January 9, 1997 Page 19 ------------------ Michael R. Meder - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted and the meeting was adjourned at 9:17 P.M. Respectfully submitted, /~ Betty Laur Recording Secretary ATTEST: Jo nn Manganie o • Village Clerk DATE APPROVED: •