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VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
WORKSHOP May 23, 2016
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m. A roll call was taken Village Clerk, Lori
McWilliams. Present were: Mayor Abby Brennan, Vice Mayor Vince Arena, Council
Member Steve Okun; Council Member Paterno was absent and Council Member
D'Ambra arrived at 6:04 p.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Council Member Okun moved approval of the agenda; seconded by Vice
Mayor Arena, motion carried unanimously 3 -0.
1. Discuss Practices and Protocols for Citizen Participation During
Workshops and Special Council Meetings.
Consensus of Council agreed to remove this item as it had already been addressed and
handled at the May Council Meeting.
2. Update on FDOT US Highway 1 Corridor Improvements
Manager Couzzo reported that he and Ms. Kim Delaney, Strategic Development
Coordinator of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, had met with the FDOT
and discussed several ideas for the project. He felt that the FDOT team was flexible and
while they could not accommodate all of the Village's requests, they had come up with
some alternatives that were worth further discussion. He revealed that there were some
new concepts regarding shared bicycle lanes, pavement markers and striping.
Council Member Okun inquired about the Saint Jude Catholic Church right of way issue.
Mayor Brennan revealed that she had reached out to Father Chuck, Pastor at Saint Jude,
and he was amenable to releasing the additional five feet of land.
Council Member D'Ambra arrived at 6:04 p.m.
Vice Mayor Arena remarked that Tequesta Drive would look beautiful after all of the
planned improvements were completed.
ADJOURNMENT: Vice Mayor Arena moved to adjourn the meeting; seconded by Council
Member Okun. The motion to adjourn carried unanimously 4 -0; therefore, the meeting
was adjourned at 6:06 p.m.
Village Council Workshop Minutes
April 4, 2016
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Respectfully submitted,
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Lori McWilliams, MMC
Village Clerk
Note These summary minutes are prepared in compliance with 286.011 F.S. and are
not verbatim transcripts of the meeting. A verbatim audio record is available from the
office of the Village Clerk. All referenced attachments are on file in the Village Clerk's
office.