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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_09/27/1990J ~ • PILLAGE OF TEQUESTA Post Office Box 3273 357 Tcquesta Drive Tcquesta, Florida 33469-0273 (407) 575-6200 FAX: (407) 575-6203 V I L L A G E O F T E Q U E S T A V I L L A G E C O U N C I L M E E T I N G M I N U T E S S E P T E M B E R 2 7, 1 9 9 0 f I. The Tcquesta Village Council held a regularly scheduled meeting at the Village Hall, 357 Tcquesta Drive, Tcquesta, Florida, on Thursday, September 28, 1990. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Vice Mayor Ron T. Mackail. A roll call was taken by the Recording Secretary, Fran Bitters. Councilmembers present were: Earl L. Collings, William Burckart and Vice Mayor Ron T. Mackail. Mayor Joseph N. Capretta was on vacation; Councilmember Edward C. Howell was out of town on business. Village Officials present were: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager; Bill C. Kascavelis, Finance Director; and Department Heads. Village Attorney, John C. Randolph was also in attendance. II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Vice Mayor Ron T. Mackail gave the Invocation and led those in attendance to the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Village Manager Bradford stated he was asked by Sharon Hayward of Shay Place that Item VIII A) be tabled until the October 11, 1990 Council Meeting. Mr. Bradford requested to give an update under Item X ANY OTHER MATTERS on the Village Newsletter. Councilmember Collings moved that the Agenda be approved as amended. Councilmember Burckart seconded the motion. The vote was: Vice Mayor Mackail - for Earl Collings - for William Burckart - for e the motion was therefore passed and adopted. Recycled Paper Village Council Meeting Minutes • September 28, 1990 Page 2 ------------------------------- IV. PIIBLIC HEARING A) Review of Village Special Revenue Fund, Debt Service Fund, Capital Improvement Fund, Water Enterprise Fund and General Fund for FY 1990/1991. Village Manager Bradford gave a brief overview: 1) Improvement Bond Revenue Fund t 1990: $25,705. $863,945. $880,000. Estimated Fund Balance Sept. 30, 1991: Estimated Fund Balance, October 1, Estimated Revenues for FY 91: Estimated Expenditures for FY 91: Transfer to Improvement Bond Revenue Sinking Fund: Transfer to General Fund: $ 80,000. $800,000. $ 9,650. 2) Improvement Bond Revenue Sinking Fund 1990:$ 31,903. $ 87,500. $ 87,865. Estimated Fund Balance Sept. 30, 1991: Estimated Fund Balance, October 1, Estimated Revenues for FY 91: Estimated Expenditures for FY 91: Transfer to Improvement Bond Revenue Sinking Fund: Estimated Interest Income: 3) Capital Improvement Fund $ 80,000. $ 7,500. $ 31,538. Estimated Fund Balance, October 1, 1990:$ 36,148. Estimated Revenues for FY 91: $235,000. Estimated Expenditures for FY 91: $257 000. Transfer from Water Fund: $ 57,750. Transfer from General Fund: $173,250. Interest Income: $ 4,000. Estimated Fund Balance Sept. 30, 1991: $ 31,149. i Village Council Meeting Minutes • September 28, 1990 Page 3 ------------------------------- 4) Water Department Enterprise Fund Estimated Revenues for FY 91: Estimated Expenditures for FY 91: Surplus September 30, 1991: $2,006,800. $1,442,795. $ 251,765. Councilmember Collings asked that Tom Hall provide for him the total pumpage from Tequesta from 1989 to current, in order to compare with the Budget, in order to project demand. Mr. Hall stated he would get that information for Mr. Collings. 5) General Fund f Estimated Fund Balance, October 1, 1990:$ 598,440. Estimated Revenues for FY 91: $3,666,087. Estimated Expenditures for FY 91: $3,642,055. Interest Income: $ 75,000. Inter Fund Transfers: $ 800,000. Intea Government Transfers: $ 105,000. Estimated Fund Balance Sept. 30, 1991: $ 622,472. Fund Balance Reserved for Public Safety 137,620. Estimated Undesignated Fund Balance on' September 30, 1991: $ 484,852. Response From The Public Harold Hutchinson asked why the Water Budget has increased when water usage has decreased and Tequesta is "built out". Village Manager Bradford explained that Tequesta received a revised allocation permit from the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) which requires Tequesta to drill more wells, in a new and different aquifer. SFWMD wants Tequesta to rotate the wells presently in use and have capped the amount of water that can be used per well. Tequesta currently has six production wells with no backup. Kevin Larkin asked what the plantings in the Budget on U.S. Highway One included. Mr. Bradford answered those plantings would be for the medians from County Line Road to C-707. S Village Council Meeting Minutes • September 28, 1990 Page 4 ------------------------------- 6) Resolution No. 16-89/90 - Providing for Levying a Millaqe Rate of $5.4085 per $1,000 of Taxable Valuation (5.4085 mills) for FY 1990/91. Attorney Randolph read Resolution No. 16-89/90. Councilmember Collings moved to approve Resolution No. 16-89/90. Councilmember Burckart seconded the motion. The vote was: Vice Mayor Mackail - for Earl Collings - for William Burckart - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. 7) Resolution No. 17-89/90 - Providing for the Adoption of the Village Budgets for FY 1990/91 commencing October 1, 1990. Attorney Randolph read Resolution No. 17-89/90, with the following changes: Section 1, last line, change "is" to "are"; Section 2, last line, change "municipality" to "municipal". Councilmember Burckart moved to approve Resolution No. 16- 89/90 as amended. Councilmember Collings seconded the motion. The vote was: Vice Mayor Mackail - for Earl Collings - for William Burckart - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. V. CONSENT AGENDA All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. • Village Council Meeting Minutes September 28, 1990 Page 5 ------------------------------- VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND REPORTS *A) Code Enforcement Board Meeting; August 7, 1990 *B) Community Appearance Board Meeting; September 5, 1990 *C) Special Village Council Meeting; September 6, 1990 *D) Village Council Meeting; September 13, 1990 *E) Village Managers Report; September 10-21, 1990 Councilmember Burckart moved to approve the Consent Agenda as submitted. Councilmember Collings seconded the motion. The vote was: Vice Mayor Mackail - for Earl Collings - for William Burckart - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted VII. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS Dottie Campbell announced that the Second Primary will take place on Tuesday, October 2, and expressed hopes of a greater turnout than 27~ as was the case for the First Primary election. Ms. Campbell also asked that she be informed when any Village Staff would be speaking publicly on Public Safety. Vice Mayor Mackail informed Ms. Campbell a speaking engagement was scheduled for November 1 for Tequesta Pines. Village Manager Bradford informed Ms. Campbell the Public Safety Letter of Information will be received by Tequesta residents on Saturday, September 29, and the quarterly issue of the Village Newsletter will be sent out the second or third week of October. Village Council Meeting Minutes . September 28, 1990 Page 6 ------------------------------- Kevin Larkin asked for an update on the Committee for writing the language for the Referendum on Public Safety. Village Manager Bradford stated a potential problem has presented itself which may be grounds for handling the Referendum in a different manner: The Committee is subject to the Sunshine Law, and if a Committee member wanted to be an active campaigner for or against Public Safety, that could generate an air of suspicion. One option might be to simply ask those who are for or against Public Safety to submit their ballot language, in and of themselves, for the Village Attorney and Staff's review for presentation to the Village Council, since the ultimate decision would be with the Council. Councilmember Collings suggested an October 15 deadline for receiving language input from the public, with a public workshop after October 25. The Referendum Language must be ready 45 days prior to the election. Council and the public agreed upon that schedule. VIII. NEW BUSINESS A) Consideration of Amending Requirement to Form a Homeowners Association as a Condition to Acceptance and Repair of Shay Place. Mr. Bradford explained that Mrs. Hayward asked that this item be tabled so the attorney for Shay Place residents could attend the next meeting to discuss this with Council. Council agreed to table this issue until the next Council meeting. Village Council Meeting Minutes • September 28, 1990 Page 7 ------------------------------- B) Consideration of Re-Appointment of Mr. Gordon Ritter and Dr. Charles Foelsch to the Code Enforcement Board for three-year terms to expire September 27, 1993. Lou Ann Hinds inquired as to 1) the process of the selection of the Code Enforcement Board members, 2) as well as inquiring as to why it took the Code Enforcement Board so long to respond to a Code violation. 1. Mr. Bradford explained that several people from the community applied, the Village Council went through a selection process. The membership consists of two people serving a one-year term, two serving a two-year term, and three serving a three-year term. Council is not obligated to reappointment these gentlemen, although these gentlemen have expressed a desire to serve again, and they are quite qualified. Mrs. Hinds felt a request for volunteers ought to take place when a seat needed to be filled. She felt the Board was not acting as strongly as they ought. Mr. Bradford responded that the Board is now beginning to realize that they must act more strongly. Councilmember Collings suggested that alternates might be a solution, but Mr. Bradford answered that alternates are not written into the law for organizing a Code Enforcement Board. Mr. Bradford suggested that, since there is a real learning curve to Code Enforcement, the logical solution might be to reappoint Dr. Foelsch and Mr. Ritter, and have the Clerk of the Board suggest to the Board that they need to take a tougher stand on a lot of issues. 2. Scott Ladd explained to Mrs. Hinds that the remedying of a Code violation is a lengthy process, and reminded the public that the Code Enforcement Board has only been formed for one year. He also reminded them that there is a mechanism for complaint, i.e., they could appear when a hearing takes place to voice those complaints about matters before the Board. Village Council Meeting Minutes • September 28, 1990 Page 8 ------------------------------- Councilmember Burckart moved to approve the reappointment of Dr. Charles Foelsch and Mr. Gordon Ritter for a three-year term of the Code Enforcement Board to expire September 27, 1993. Vice Mayor Mackail passed the gavel and seconded the motion. The vote was: Vice Mayor Mackail - for Earl Collings - against William Burckart - for there was not a quorum and the motion therefore did not pass. C) Ordinance - First Reading - Making it Unlawful to Violate Certain Parking Restrictions within the Village and Establishing a Fine for Violation Thereof. Public Safety Director, Greg Spencer, read the Ordinance by Title: ~~AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, HARING IT UNLAWFUL TO VIOLATE CERTAIN PARKING RESTRICTIONS WITHIN THE VILLAGE; ESTABLISHING A FINE FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.~~ Mr. Spencer explained this Ordinance would allow the Police Department to set fines for parking violations. Councilmember Collings moved to approve the First Reading of the above-referenced Ordinance. Councilmember Burckart seconded the motion. The vote was: Acting Mayor Mackail - for Earl Collings - for William Burckart - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. D) Resolution No. 18-89/90 - Constitutional Amendment Ballot Limiting Unfunded Counties. Urging Citizens to support the No. 3 on the November 6, 1990 State Mandates on Cities and Village Council Meeting Minutes • September 28, 1990 Page 9 ------------------------------- Village Attorney Randolph read Resolution No. 18-89/90. Mr. Bradford explained that Legislators in Tallahassee have created mandates which end up being funded by the municipalities. Constitutional Amendment No. 3 will help keep property taxes under control in that it would amend the Constitution so Legislators cannot provide a mandate without coming up with an independent funding source. Councilmember Collings moved to approve Resolution No. 18- 89/90. Councilmember Burckart seconded the motion. The vote was: Vice Mayor Mackail - for Earl Collings - for William Burckart - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A) Ordinance No. 413 - Second Reading - Amending Ordinance No. 398 Relating to Subdivision of Land Within the Village. Village Attorney Randolph gave the Second Reading of Ordinance No. 413 by Title. A resident of Shay Place asked how this would effect Shay Place. Scott Ladd, Building Official, responded that Shay Place meets all the code requirements and this Ordinance does not effect Shay Place. Councilmember Collings moved to approve the Second Reading of Ordinance No. 413. Councilmember Burckart seconded the motion. The vote was: Vice Mayor Mackail - for Earl Collings - for William Burckart - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. F~ r ~ Village Council Meeting Minutes • September 28, 1990 Page 10 ------------------------------- VI. ANY OTHER MATTERS Village Manager Bradford reiterated that the Public Safety Newsletter has been mailed and the next scheduled quarterly issue of the Village Newsletter will go out the second or third week of October. In that quarterly issue will be an update on the Master Plan area. There will also be a brief on the rules for garbage and trash placement at the curb. Several citizens spoke with Mr. Bradford about the garbage recycling issue. The number one concern of those was that the Village should go to a volume-based charge system for garbage, so that those with smaller amounts of garbage would not be subsidizing those with larger amounts. VII. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Collings moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilmember Burckart seconded the motion. The vote was: Actin Ma or Mackail - for g Y Earl Collings - for William Burckart - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted and the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 P.M. Respectfully submitted, ~~/L~C/ ~~~~~~ Fran Bitters Recording Secretary ATT~S ~~/~ • Bill C. Ka avelis Finance Director/Village Clerk DATE APPROVED: l~__