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RESIDENT BRIDGE COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 22, 2008
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
The Village of Tequesta Resident Bridge Committee held a regularly
scheduled meeting at the Tequesta Village Hall, 345 Tequesta Drive,
Tequesta, Florida, on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. The meeting was called to
order at 5:31 p.m. by Village Clerk Lori McWilliams, who then called the roll:
Present were Pete Pimentel, Mary Hinton, Michael Vacarro, Jim Mansfield
and Walt Downey. Also in attendance were Mayor Pat Watkins, Council
Member Arena and Village Clerk Lori McWilliams.
2. Approval of Agenda
MOTION: Committee Member Hinton moved approval of the agenda; Committee
Member Vacarro seconded the motion; motion carried unanimously 5-0.
3. Appointment of Chair
Committee Member Hinton nominated Pete Pimentel as Chair.
MOTION: Committee Member Hinton moved to approve Committee Member
Pimentel; seconded by Committee Member Downey; motion carried unanimously 5-
0.
4. Appointment of Vice-Chair
MOTION: Committee Member Downey moved to appoint Committee Member
Hinton as Vice-Chair; seconded by Committee Member Mansfield; motion carried
unanimously 5-0.
5. Establish Meeting Schedule and Time
MOTION: Committee Member Downey moved to approve holding the meetings
at 5:30 p.m. on April 28, May 12 and May 19, 2008; seconded by Committee
Member Hinton; motion carried unanimously 5-0.
6. Discussion and Assessment of Tequesta Bridge Repair /Replacement
After detailed discussion and citizen input, the committee agreed they wanted the
engineers and the environmental agency to attend the next committee meeting to
address the following issues:
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• Safety
• Long term and ongoing costs to maintain (new vs. repair)
• Permitting
• Bring in traffic engineer to establish where the trips are coming from (i.e.
Martin County / Unincorporated)
• Environmental issues
• Finance
• Downtime
• Elevation & property values
• Power line location
The Committee noted additional concerns were:
• Speed zones not being enforced by law enforcement
• Jet ski's
• Boat safety
• Getting boats out during storms
7. Adjournment
MOTION: Committee Member Hinton moved adjourn the meeting at 6:31 p.m.;
seconded by Committee Member Downey; motion carried unanimously 5-0.
Respectfully submitted,
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Lori McWilliams, CMC
Village Clerk