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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_06/24/1993VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA Post Office Box 3273 357 Tequesta Drive Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 (407) 575-6200 Fax: (407) 575-6203 O I L LAG E O F T E Q II E S T A V I L L A G E C O II N C I L M E E T I N G M I N II T E 8 J II N E 2 4, 1 9 9 3 I. The Tequesta Village Council held a regularly scheduled meeting at the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Thursday, June 24, 1993. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 P.M. by Mayor Ron T. Mackail. A roll call was taken by Fran Bitters, the Recording Secretary. Councilmembers present were: Mayor Ron T. Mackail, Vice Mayor William E. Burckart, Liz Schauer and Earl L. Collings. Councilmember Joseph N. Capretta was on vacation. Village Officials present were: Village Clerk, Joann Manganiello. Village Manager Thomas G. Bradford was out of town. Department Heads and Attorney Pam McNierney, sitting in for Village Attorney John C. Randolph were also in attendance. II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember Earl L. Collings gave the Invocation and led those in attendance to the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA o Councilmember Schauer asked to hold out for discussion Consent Agenda Item No. V (B). o Councilmember Collings asked to add under ANY OTHER MATTERS a discussion regarding landscaping. o Vice Mayor Burckart asked to add under ANY OTHER MATTERS a comment regarding Jupiter Middle School. o Village Clerk, Joann Manganiello announced that Village Manager Bradford was out of town attending a Florida Redevelopment Association and Florida Main Street Joint Conference in Sarasota, Florida. Ms. Manganiello asked to add under ANY OTHER MATTERS: 1) a proposed Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between Palm Beach County and the Village of Tequesta; 2) Resolution No. 13-92/93; 3) delete Item VIII (B) from this Agenda for consideration ,~ at another time. Rv~wlvd Pnnar village Council Meeting Minutes June 24, 1993 Page 2 ------------------------------- Councilmember Collings moved to approve the Agenda as amended. vice Mayor Burckart seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Ron T. Mackail - for William E. Burckart - for Lis Schauer - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted and the Agenda was approved as amended. IV. CONSENT AGENDA All Items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. V. APPROVAL OF MINIITES *A) Village Council Workshop, June 3, 1993 *B) village Council Meeting, June 10, 1993 held out for discussion Councilmember Schauer asked to have added on Page 9, Item IX (A) at the end of the first paragraph• ~~Ethel Gravett, after meeting with the Historical Commission to determine whether or not the Commission feels it should or should not continue to meet after September 1993, will reuort back to the village Council.~~ Councilmember Collings moved to approve the Village Council Meeting Minutes of June 10, 1993 as amended. Vice Mayor Burckart seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Ron T. Mackail - for William E. Burckart - for Lis Schauer - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted and the Minutes were approved as amended. *C) village Managers Report, June 7-June 18, 1993 Approved under the Consent Agenda. village Council Meeting Minutes June 24, 1993 Page 3 ------------------------------- vice Mayor Burckart moved to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Councilmember Collings seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Ron T. Mackail - for William E. Burckart - for Lis Schauer - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted and the Consent Agenda was approved as amended. VI. COMMITTEE REPORTB A) Public Safety Committee Meeting, June 9, 1993: Mayor Mackail gave an overview of the above-referenced meeting: 1) Village Manager Bradford reported that the fire/rescue budget is 'on-target' as projected. The only item over budget is the acquisition of the aerial ladder truck; 2) it was recommended by Fire Chief Weinand to allow four men per shift in the fire department; 3) discussion of firefighter's pension options, with staff recommending a 5~ employee contribution rate with a 3$ benefit per year of service; 5) the Fire Chief was requested to draft a proposal showing why the particular pension benefit plan was chosen as the best option. The Committee recommended the Village Council adopt the proposed plan. vice Mayor Burckart moved to approve the Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes of June 9, 1993 as submitted. Councilmember Schauer seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Ron T. Mackail - for William 8. Burckart - for Lis Schauer - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted and the above- referenced Minutes were approved as submitted. village Council Meeting Minutes June 24, 1993 Page 4 vII. DEVELOPMENT MATTERS Aj Consideration of Proposed Tequesta Fire/Rescue Living Quarters at village Hall Property, 357 Tequesta Drive. Village Clerk Manganiello pointed out that this item also includes the Public Works Garage renovation to change it to a fire/rescue station. i. special Exception Public Hearing Building Official Scott Ladd stated that the proposal is to renovate the interior of the Public Works Garage, changing it into afire station. A DCA approved modular home, serving as living quarters for the firefighters, will be added at the rear as a temporary facility. It will be mounted and anchored on pier pads raised above the retention pond to allow water to continue to drain and percolate. The facility will have white siding and a light roof color in order to help alleviate energy costs associated with air conditioning of the building. This facility is temporary, since it cannot be permanently affixed without first of all going through South Florida Water Management District and abandoning the drainage easement. In order to abandon the drainage easement and make that a permanent facility, other means of drainage would have to be provided to catch Village Hall drainage from the parking lot and sidewalk areas. Renovations to the garage are planned to start very soon. Councilmember Collings moved to approve the Special Exception as submitted. Councilmember Schauer seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Ron T. Mackail - for William E. Burckart - for Lis Schauer - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. Village Council Meeting Minutes June 24, 1993 Page 5 2. Bite Plan Review Councilmember Collings asked if there would be any change in traffic flow around the Village Hall. Fire Chief Weinand answered that a few parking spaces may be lost on the west side of the building, but there would be no change in traffic flow. Vice Mayor Burckart moved to approve the Site Plan as submitted. Councilmember Schauer seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Ron T. Mackail - for William E. Burckart - for Lis Schauer - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. B) Site Plan Review of Proposed New Main Pylon Sign for Village Square Shopping Center, 219-289 II.S. Highway One, South. Scott Ladd reviewed the site plan: There was a name change on the sign from ~~Blockbuster Plasa~~ to ~~Blockbuster Video at village square~~. Also, the size of the planter has been increased to extend forward of the two outmost pylons which support the sign. A drawing reflecting these changes was presented to the Village Council. Mr. Ernest Toth of SignCraft Signs, applicant for the new signage, presented overhead projection pictures of the proposed signage and explained how he had complied with requests made by the Community Appearance Board. A brief explanation of the setback variance which was approved by the Board of Adjustment was also given. Councilmember Schauer felt it was inappropriate for Blockbuster to have top billing on the sign and felt it was out of conformity with the rest of the Village. Should the anchor tenant leave, the sign then would be incorrect. Councilmember Burckart felt the sign was a great improvement over what presently exists. Mayor Mackail pointed out that the permit cannot be granted until all other non-conforming signs are first removed; and, pointed out to Councilmember Schauer that Village Codes dictate that ten days after a tenant leaves its location of business, its sign must be removed. village council Meeting Minutes June 24, 1993 Page 6 ------------------------------- Attorney McNierney pointed out to the Council that the question of the name on the sign had no bearing on the application. It was also indicated to Council that addition, smaller free- standing signs designating the names of other tenants are proposed for future presentation to Council. Because there were a number of non-confirming signs in existence, Mrs. Manganiello suggested to Council that approval of the main pylon sign be subject to the approval of all non- conforming free-standing signs, prior to issuance of a permit for the new sign. Councilmember Collings moved to approve the Site Plan as submitted, with newly-revised drawing/name, subject to the removal of all non-conforming free-standing signs prior to issuance of a permit for the new sign. Councilmember Schauer seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Ron T. Mackail - for William E. Burckart - for Lis Schauer - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. viii. rTEW BvsirtESs *A) Consideration of Bid Award for Tequesta Fire/Rescue Department Living Quarters to Code Red Fire Equipment Company of Ocala, Florida, in the Amount of $28,000 Pursuant to the FY 1993 General Fund Budget Having an Allocation of $23,650. (Staff Recommends Approval). Approved under the Consent Agenda. *B) Consideration of Bid Award for Tequesta Fire/Rescue 8elf- Contained Breathing Apparatus to Municipal Fire Equipment Company of Orlando, Florida, in the Amount of $28,840 Pursuant to the FY 1993 General Fund- Budget Having an Allocation of $33,315. (Staff Recommends Approval). This item was deleted to be considered at a later date. village council Meeting Minutes June 24, 1993 Page 7 ------------------------------- *C) Consideration of Bid Award for Tequesta Fire/Rescue Department Eutrioatfon Equipment to Municipal Fire Equipment Company of Orlando, Florida, in the Amount of $16,232 Pursuant to the FY 1993 General Fund Budget Having an Allocation of $16,235. (Staff Recommends Approval). Approved under the Consent Agenda. *D) Consideration of Bid A~-ard for Tequesta Drive Bridge and A-i-A Bridge Water Main Replaoement/Painting Project to TLC Diversified of West Pala Beach, Florida, in the Amount of $147,806 Pursuant to the FY 1993 Water Department 8nterprise Fund Budget having an Allocation of $145,000. (Staff Recommends Approval). Approved under the Consent Agenda. IB. COMMIINICATIONS FROM CITIZENS o Alfred Levy asked the Village Council to give favorable consideration to the new proposed location of the Brave Stadium north of Donald Ross Road. o Betty Nagy complained that proper notification was not given for tonight's Village Council Meeting, thereby causing poor citizen attendance. Village Clerk Manganiello explained that tonight's meeting was properly advertised twice as a public hearing on a special exception use at the Village Council Meeting. Advertisement took place well in advance of the meeting, following the requirements of the Florida Statutes for Public Hearing Special Exceptions. Mayor Mackail reminded Mrs. Nagy that she is free to stop by the Village Hall to receive any and all information on upcoming meetings. %. ANY OTHER MATTERS o Counoilmember Collings proposed an annual prize ($1000; $500; and $250) be given to the house on Tequesta Drive for the most improvements in landscaping, eliminating those which are in unincorporated Palm Beach County. It was his suggestion that the Community Appearance Board be the judge of such a program, with a timeframe starting immediately and running through May 1994. Mr. Collings felt this was a sound idea and would help to raise the level of community pride. village council Meeting Minutes June 24, 1993 Page 8 Councilmember Collings moved that the above-referenced plan be discussed and accepted by the Village Council. Attorney McNierney explained that this issue did not warrant a motion, and therefore, there was no second. Vice Mayor Burckart suggested that there be presented at the next Council meeting a program of implementation for review before the Council. Mayor Mackail felt the concept was good but that there were some problems, in that postal vehicles drive on the swale areas to deliver mail and would undo any beautification. Councilmember Schauer suggested the issue be placed on the Agenda for the July 8 Village Council meeting for discussion. The Council concurred. o vice Mayor Burckart stated, regarding the air quality issue at Jupiter Middle School, that a gentleman (Vice President of an Environmental Consulting firm) had come down from Orlando to tour the Middle School. He developed a proposal to do an air quality study which would determine whether there really is an air quality problem at that facility. It was his suggestion that this study be done as soon as possible to obtain an accurate reading. The cost would be $2,750. A member of the Jupiter Town Council has stated they would be willing to split that cost with Tequesta. Mr. Burckart was in favor of this, and Councilmembers Collings and Schauer agreed. Mayor Mackail suggested that the Village Manager be instructed to speak with Mr. Evett in Jupiter and coordinate with Larry Zabik of the School Board, if necessary. o village Clerk Joann Manganiello explained the proposed Interlocal Cooperation Agreement Between Palm Beach County and the Village of Tequesta for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME); Resolution No. 13-92/93, which authorizes the Mayor and Village Manager to execute the same on behalf of the Village. This Agreement allows Palm Beach County to use the population of Tequesta for CDBG funds from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. Palm Beach County uses the grant funds to invest in housing rehabilitation, emergency housing assistance and capital improvement projects. village council Meeting Minutes June 24, 1993 Page 9 Execution of this Agreement will allow the County to implement community development activities within Tequesta during FYs 1994-96. Tequesta may initiate applicable programs within its jurisdiction and make application to the County for CDBG funds by virtue of entering into this Agreement. Absent this Agreement, Tequesta would have to apply through the State of Florida for such funding. Attorney McNierney read Resolution No. 13-92/93 by Title: ~~A REBOLIITION OF THB VILLAGE COIINCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQIIESTA, PALM BEACH COIINTY, FLORIDA, AIITHORISING THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE MANAGER TO EBECIITE BY AND ON BEHALF OF THE VILLAGE AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGRBEMENT WITH PALM BEACH COIINTY TO AID THE COIINTY IN ITS EFFORTS TO QIIALITY A8 AN IIRBAN COIINTY IINDER THE COMMIINITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACTIVITIES FOR TSE FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 1994-1996, A COPY OF WHICH I8 ATTACHED HERETO AS EBHIBIT ~~A~~; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL RE80LIITIONB OR PARTS OF RE80LIITIONB IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.~~ Councilmember Collings moved to approve Resolution No. 13- 92/93. Vice Mayor Burckart seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Roa T. Maokail - for William E. Burokart - for Lis Schauer - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. _..~,W __ Village Counoil ,~,. Meeting Minutes June 2~, 1993 Page 10 ------------------------------- %I. ADJOIIRNMI3NT There being no further business before the Village Council, Vice Mayor Burckart moved that the meeting be adjourned. Councilmember Collings seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Ron T. Maokail - for William 8. Burckart - for Lis Schauer - for $arl L. Collings - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted and the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 P.M. Respectfully submitted, ,.~~_ Fran Bitters Recording Secretary ATTEST: J nn Manganie o Village Clerk DATE APPROVED: 4~..~..~ ataz. , i 993