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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_04/12/1990v v '~ !J '~ F h y C VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive Tequesta, 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 A P R I L 1 2, 1 9 9 0 I. The Tequesta Village Council held a regularly scheduled meeting at the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Thursday, April 12, 1990. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Mayor Joseph N. Capretta. A roll call was taken by the Recording Secretary. Councilmembers present were: Mayor Joseph N. Capretta, Vice-Mayor Ron T. Mackail., William E. Burckart, Earl L. Collings, and Edward. Howell. Village Officials present were: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager; Bill.. C. Kascavelis, Finance Director, and Department Heads. Also present was Pam McNier.ne,y, Esquire, sitting i.n for Village Attorney, John C. Randolph. II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember Collings gave the Invocation and led those in attendance to the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A) Village Manager Bradford asked. to speak to Council, under Item X, ANY OTHER MATTERS, regarding the interview process for a Director of Public Safety. B) Mayor Capretta asked that a discussion take place with Tom Hall, Tequesta Water Department, regarding an update on the Tequesta water situation. Councilmember Collings moved to approve the Agenda as amended. Councilmember Burckart seconded that motion. The vote on the motion was: Mayor Capretta - for • Edward Howell - for Earl Collings for William Burckart - for Vice Mayor. Mackail - for the motion was therefore passed and Agenda was approved as amended. v Village Council Meeting Minutes April 12, 1990 .Page 2 ------------------------ IV. CONSENT AGENDA All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND REPORTS *A) Village Council Meeting - March 8, 1990; *B) Village Council Meeting - March 22, 1990; *C) Downtown Development Task Force Meeting - March 26, 1990; *D) Communi.ty Appearance Board Meeti ng - March 28, 1990; *E) Code Enforcement Board Meeting - April 3, 1990; *F) Village Manager's Report - March 5 - April. 6, 1990. Councilmember Burckart moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Vice Mayor Mackail seconded that motion. The vote on the motion was: Mayor Capretta - for Edward Howell for Earl Collings - for William Burckart - for Vice Mayor Mackail - for the motion was therefore passed and Agenda was approved as amended. VI. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS There were no communications from citizens. VII. APPOINTMENTS A) Community Appearance Board 1) Consideration of Victor W. Strahan as an Alternate Member for a Term of One 11) Year: Mr. Strahan talked with Village Manager Bradford informing him he would be willing to serve on the Community Appearance Board. He was unable to attend this meeting because of business responsibilities. • Village Council Meeting Minutes April 12, 1990 Page 3 ------------------------------- 2) Consideration for a Term of Village Manager to serve on t to attend this surgery. i of Mrs. Ruth Maitland as an Alternate Member One (1) Year: Mrs. Maitland talked with Bradford informing him she would be willing he Community Appearance Board. She was unable meeting because her husband recently had Councilmember Collings moved to approve the acceptance of the two nominees to the Community Appearance Board. Councilmember Burckart second the motion. The vote on the motion was: Mayor Capretta - for Edward Howell for Earl Collings - for William Burckart - for Vice Mayor Mackail - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. B) Board of Adjustment 1) Consideration of William E. Kirkland as a Regular Member for a Three (3) Year Term to Expire 12/31/92. 2) Consideration of Mary L. Nolen as a Regular Member for a Three (3) Year Term to Expire 12/31/92. 3) Consideration of Jerre Reddecliff as a Regular Member for a Three (3) Year Term to Expire 12/31/92. Mr. Bradford explained willingness to continue Mayor Mackail moved to three candidates to Councilmember Collings s was: Mayor Capretta Edward Howell Earl Collings William Burckart Vice Mayor Mackail that all three candidates had expressed a to serve on the Board of Adjustment. Vice approve the acceptance of the above-named serve on the Board of Adjustment. econded the mot.i.on. The vote on the motion - for for - for - for - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. • Village Council Meeting Minutes pril 12, 1990 age 4 ------------------------------- VIII. DEVELOPMENT MATTERS A) Consideration of Request to Amend Location of Proposed Designated and Protected Right-of-Way Within the Master Plan Area as it Relates to St. Jude's Catholic Church Properties. Bill Shannon. Mr. Shannon stated that St. Jude's Church is in the early stages of design consideration and there is a great interest in building a new church, which will probably result in the demolition of the existing structure. The overall site is an "L" shaped configuration, with the foot of the "L" pointing northward and in its natural state, at this point. St. Jude's Church is on the southern portion of the "L". At present, the Church is speaking with design architects for the purpose of gathering design ideas and concepts. These architects have commented on the Village's desire to preserve a couple of roadways which cross this property. The Church feels there is not enough room at the point of Old Dixie and tJ.S. Highway One for a road right-of-way and may cause inverse condemnation of the Parish Hall, a relatively new structure. A road running along the southern portion of the Church property has been suggested. This possibility was reviewed with St. Jude's Parish Fathers. A north-south road giving Parishoners access to Village Boulevard and Tequesta appears to be feasible. An east-west road, however, poses a problem because it would result in unnecessary and harmful traffic on the south side. This road would come out onto U.S. Highway One at a point where there is no curb cut and could result in a loss of stacking room. The Church would like to recommend that Council consider the fact that in order for the intersection of Village Boulevard and U.S. Highway One to reach traffic warrants that would allow for signalization, there needs to be some substantial traffic on that road. If additional accesses are allowed to U.S. Highway One, those warrants may not be reached. Mr. Shannon was asking Counci_1 to reconsider the location of an east-west road. Councilmember Collings asked why the Church had not mentioned this earlier. Mr. Shannon answered he thought it was • probably a matter of the Church not focusing on the impact of the situation. Mayor Capretta asked if the Church had presented this to the Task Force. Mr. Shannon answered "no". v Village Council Meeting Minutes April 12, 1990 Page 5 ------------------------------- Councilmember Burckart stated he felt from the beginning that this roadway did not fit and felt Mr. Shannon made valid points. The whole idea behind the Master Plan Project was to self-contain it so that it did not have a lot of impact on other roadways. Mr. Burckart asked what the status of light signals were on Village Boulevard. Scott Ladd, Building Official, responded a signal is scheduled, but has not yet been done. Mr. Bradford stated that the money for those signals is presently being held in escrow until the traffic count. warrants a signal there. Mayor Capretta again mentioned the idea of hiring a traffic engineer to look at all the stacking lanes and curb cuts from. County Line Road to Tequesta Drive. Once the business which have been approved are along U.S. Highway One are established, these options need to be reviewed. Gary Van Brock felt the Church had a valid point and he felt there would be no problem in eliminating the east-west road. Mr. Bradford asked the Church's opinion of both the north- south road and the east-west road which are west of the land that the Church has that is contiguous to Village Boulevard. Mr. Shannon answered it appears to be outside the Church property. Mayor Capretta thanked Mr. Shannon for his input, stated. the Council would consider it, and commented that, it was obvious the Master Plan needs more detail. Carlton Stoddard, Chairman of the Downtown Development Task Force, commented. that he will encourage the Task Force to consider the Church's proposal and would recommend further study of the road pattern in that area. B) Discussion of Proposed Tequesta Library as it Relates to the Tequesta Town Center Master Plan. Jerry Brownlee, Executive Director, Palm Beach County Library System. Mr. Brownlee read a letter from County Commissioner, Karen Marcus regarding the location of the proposed County Library in Tequesta (the original site being next to the Post Office off A-1-A) and the timetable for moving ahead with that project. Commissioner Marcus' essentially stated the County's position, and Mr. Brownlee elaborated on it. If the site proposed in the Master Plan is the one endorsed by the • Village, then the construction may be delayed indefinitely until future roads proposed in the Master Plan are built. The County sought a recommendation from the Village on the preferred site and a response from the Village by May 1, 1990. Village Council Meeting Minutes .April 12, 1990 Page 6 ------------------------------- Mr. Bradford explained there had been a radical increase in the number of users of the Post Office facility which warrants, in the minds of the postal people, an expansion of that facility. Gary Van Brock stated he had had recent discussions with the Post Office real estate representatives from Tampa who have expressed a desire to expand the existing building by 2000 square feet to the south side, with additional parking to the east. That would not interefere with the original concept of the Library. Mayor Capretta asked when the schedule to build the Library would be. Mr. Brownlee answered, in the next ,year. Mayor Capretta responded that, from. a schedule point of view, it appears there are only two options available to the Village: 1) Accept the location beside the Post Office along Old Dixie Highway; or 2) put it on Village Boulevard on the corner of the proposed Main Street and Village Boulevard. Mr. Brownlee stated he saw a third alternative: If the County abandons this and is essentially out of the Master Plan, then it might be more appropriate to back off and ask "where should the Library be?" Mayor Capretta stated the Council would not give the County any reason to back off from putting the Library in the Master Plan area, and that Council had no idea a decision had to be made with such immediacy. Vice Mayor Mackail stated he felt the location next to the Post Office would be more suitable because of the overflow parking capabilities the Post Office parking lot would allow for the library. Mr. Mackail also stated he liked the Mayor's earlier idea of a berm between Old Dixie and the railroad. Mr. Brownlee stated he, too, felt that location was an acceptab]_e one for the proposed library, witholat violating the Master Plan. Councilmembers Burckart and Howell felt this could be the very project with which to kick off the Master Plan. Vice Mayor Mackail asked what the timeframe for improvements t.o Old Dixie Highway were. Mr. Bradford answered a sidewalk on the east side of Old Dixie Highway and a turn lane were scheduled for the summer of 1991 or perhaps earlier. Mr. Brownlee expressed a desire to meet with the Task Force on April 20th to discuss the alternatives then come back to Council with recommendations. Mr. Bradford responded that it's probably time for serious parties to sit down together • and cautioned Council that though. flexibility is in the Master Plan, changes do need to coordinated. Perhaps the Planners involved should. have some input to guide the Village and make sure everything i.s done property. It may be wise to have these parties sit down together at the next Task Force meeting to get down to some serious planning. Council.member Village Council Meeting Minutes April 12, 1990 . Page 7 ------------------------------- Collings felt that was very- necessary. Mayor Capretta suggested the Gary Van Brock bring to the next Task Force meeting any plans he has for the Master Plan area. Mayor Capretta mentioned he would like to see 3-4 alternatives: 1) north of the Post Office; 2) south of the Post Office; 3) a couple locations on Village Boulevard; 4) and maybe one practically on the St. Jude's property near Village Boulevard. But, Mayor Capretta stressed the fact he did not want to jeopardize the County's offer to build a library in the Master Plan area. Mr. Bradford asked Mr. Shannon who would be involved in future negotiations regarding the Church property. Mr. Shannon answered that an architect has not yet been chosen, but negotiations would include a priest from the parish, another business man in the church and Mr. Shannon. John Giba, resident of Tequesta, stated he had been involved with the library situation for eight ,years and suggested Council allow the library to be located close to the Post Office, since both are public buildings. If the situation is studied too long, Tequesta could lose the library. C) Consideration of Application for Sketch Plan Review for Proposed Noit Gedacht (Dutch, for "I Never Dreamed of It) Subdivision (three lot subdivision (8 acre parcel) next to Bayview Terrace). Gordon R. Ripma, representative for applicant. Building Official, Scott Ladd, dimension requirements. Village the proposed masonery wall is to cul-de-sac. Mr. Ladd answered way outside the property and tha variance. reported the lot meets all Manager Bradford asked if follow the parameter of the that it was in the right of t wall would, indeed, need a Mr. Bradford explained that someone bought a lot recently on Bayview Terrace Circle who wanted to resurrect the idea of the Village abandoning the old, southerly portion of Country Club Drive right of way. Mr. Bradford informed this individual that not only would a petition have to be submitted with as many signatures as possible, and that another concern was that that may be one of the only access ways to the DeWitt property. If this subdivision is approved, the point can be clearly argued that access does exist, and that that road is no longer necessary. Village Council Meeting Minutes April 12, 1990 • Page 8 ------------------------------- Mr. Bradford continued that since the subdivision lies between Bayview Terrace and the Shady Lane subdivision, he was curious how the Deed Restrictions compared to those of the two subdivisions and suggested that they be as restrictive as the most restrictive of the two. Mr. Ladd answered he had not yet had opportunity to review those Deed Restrictions. That would happen at the next stage. Mayor Capretta suggested perhaps it would be possible to combine the Deed Restrictions of these subdivisions rather than having a multiple detailed mess. Councilmember Collings moved to accept the application as submitted. Vice-Mayor Mackail seconded. the motion. The vote on the motion was: Mayor Capretta - for Edward Howell - for Earl Collings - for William Burckart - for Vice Mayor Mackail - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. Mr. Ripma mentioned he was hoping to build a house on Lot 1 to start with, and asked if he could be allowed to proceed with getting that started with the subdivision plat and would like to submit plans for a building permit. Council and Scott Ladd stated they had no problem with that. Attorney Pat McNierney stated she would like to speak to Attorney Randolph about that before commenting. IX. NEW BUSINESS A) Consideration of Bid Award to Rood. Landscape Company as the Lowest and Best Bidder for the Tequesta Drive Streetscape Project. Wendy Harrison reviewed the project. The Tequesta Streetscape came before Council on December 14. At that time Council approved the final design and instructed staff to proceed with the bid processing. On March 14 five sealed bids for the project were opened. Rood Landscape Company provided the lowest bid. The project consists of all • landscaping approved between Willow Road and U.S. Highway Village Council Meeting Minutes • April 12, 1990 Page 9 ------------------------------- One: this includes street trees, work in all the medians, all irrigation for all areas, electrical systems, lighting systems, and entrance sign at U.S. Highway One. Staff is suggesting that Council take two actions to provide for the financing: 1) postpone Country Club Drive paving project to a future year, transferring the $60,000 from that account to the Tequesta Drive Streetscape account; and 2) to authorize the utilization of $60,200 from undesignated general fund balance with an appropriate budgetary amendment to follow within this current fiscal year. Staff recommends the project be awarded to Rood Landscape Company by virtue of their lowest and best alternate bid in the amount of $1.48,150. Mayor Capretta voiced that 120 days allowance for the project was too long. He would be happier with 75 days. Paul Hackett, representative for Rood Landscaping, no problem with amending the project to 75 days. stated he had Councilmember Burckart moved to approve the bid award to Rood Landscaping Company in the amount of $148,150, to approve the financing as stated in the memorandum to C ouncil, an d to amend the project time from 120 days to 75 days for completion. Vice Mayor Mackai.l seconded th e motion. The vote on the motion was: Mayor Capretta - for Edward Howell - for Earl Collings - for William Burckart - for Vice Mayor Mackail - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. X. ANY OTHER MATTERS A) Village Manager Bradford stated there were 103 applications received for the position of Public Safety Director. These have been narrowed down to the top six candidates and interviewing is ready to begin. Out of those six, there are three that stand. out amongst the group. Mr. Bradford asked • if Council desired to be part of the interviewing process. Village Council Meeting Minutes April 12, 1990 Page 10 ------------------------------- Councilmember Collings saw no need for Council to be involved with the six interviewees, but thought it might be helpful to interview the top three. Mayor Capretta suggested that since Council has received copies of resumes of the top six, that they should. choose from those six the three they felt should be interviewed. Having done that, perhaps the interviewing process of the three should include Village Manager Bradford and one or two of the Council. After that Council should give something to Mr. Bradford. in writing stating who their preference was. Councilmember Burckart suggested that whoever is picked ought to be outgoing and have a good public relations rapport and he would strongly recommend. against anyone who is not comfortable in a large gathering. Mr. Bradford suggested that perhaps a public interview is better as opposed to one on one. He agreed to set up the interviewing process with the entire Village Council at an open public meeting. B) Mayor Capretta asked Tom Hall to inform Council regarding the water situation in Tequesta, and the status of the water conservation efforts. Mr. Hall stated he expected any day now a response on the Village's request for permits from the South Florida Water Management District. Staff will review that and make a recommendation to the Water Board. Tequesta's water level is up a bit, but not anything to get excited about - it is still critical. The one foot fresh water mound is barely being maintained on the peninsula. The conservation program has been very successful. Pumpage has been reduced over 209. With the situation still being critical however, South Florida Water Management could still. recommend Phase II if significant rainfall. is not received soon. The status of the authorized R/0 test well remains to be seen, pending South Florida Water Management's recommendation. Village Council Meeting Minutes .April 12, 1990 Page 11 ------------------------------- Mr. Hall reported happily that cooperation is now being received from Martin County Sheriff's Department regarding enforcement of water conservation from Martin County residents receiving Tequesta water. XI. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Collings moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilmember Burckart seconded that motion. The vote on the motion was: Mayor Capretta - for Vice Mayor Mackail - for Earl Collings - for Edward Howell - for William Burckart - for the motion was therefore passed and the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Fran Bitters Recording Secretary Bill C. Kascavelis Finance Director/VIllage Clerk DATE APPROVED: C~,~~ a ~ . / 5' S d •