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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_08/10/1989i .~ .- 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 U G U S T 1 0, 1 9 8 9 I. The Tequesta Village Council held a regularly scheduled. meeting at the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, F1_orida, on Thursday, August. 10, 1989. The meeting was called to order at 9:UU A.M. by Mayor Joseph N. Capretta. A roll call was taken by the Recording Secretary. Councilmembers present were: Mayor Joseph N. Capretta, William E. Burckart, Ron T. Mackail, and Vice-Mayor Edward C. Howell. Member Earl L. Collings was out of town. Village Officials present were: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager; Wendy K. Harrison, Admini_stra.tive Assistant to the Village Manager; John C. Randolph, Esquire, Village Attorney; Department Heads and Bill C. Kasc:.a.veli.s, Finance Director. • II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Vice-Mayor Edward C. Howell gave the Invocation and l.ed those i.n at.t.endance to the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. III. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Village Manager Bradford asked that a, modification be made to the Agenda by allowing Chuck EI_d.erd, Di.rect.or, Film L:ia.ison Office of Palm Beach County to make a. presentation before any other business was taken care of. Council agreed.. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND REPORTS ~) Village Council Workshop Meeting - July 20, 1989. B) Tequesta. Downtown Development Task Farce Meeting - July 21, 1989. G) Village Council Meeting - July 27, 1989 D) Village Manager's Report. - July 24 - August 4, 1989. • Village Council Meeting Minutes August 10, 1989 Page 2 ------------------------------- Councilmember Mackail. moved Reports a.s a whale as s Councilmember Burckart. The Mayor Joseph N . Capretta - Vice-Mayor Edward C. Howell William E. Burckart - Ron T. Mackail - to approve all of the above Minutes and ubmitted. The motion was seconded by vote was: for - for for for the motion therefore passed and was adopted. V. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS Chuck Elderd, Director, Film Liaison Office of Palm Beach Co~.~nty, stated his appearance today was merely to give background to Council as to the function and desires of the Film Liaison Office, and to allow them to ask any questions they might have. Mr. Elderd explained that thirteen years ago the State, under the Department of Commerce, created the Motion Picture and Television Bureau under • t.l~e request of the Governor to attract the film industry to t~,orida. He explained there are 31 liaison offices i.n the State of ~''lorida under the guidance of the Bureau. The film industry is lE-.aving Los Angeles and New York City because of being overburdened with red tape, taxes, permit fees, location fees and the formal liaison office has proven successful in helping attract them to areas where the industry is desirable. The industry wants to work with communities and. the industry ha.s a positive attitude about not messing up what they go in and work with. "One-stop permitting" is that vehicle which i.s so i_mport.ant to filmmakers, which means a single agency has contacts with municipalities and other County Departments as the State has with its agencies, in gaining services that are needed for these filmmakers. The filmmakers understand they will reimburse for these services, without being charged exhorbitant fees. "One-stop permitting" is a County service to municipalities. With their Risk Management and County Attorney, the Liaison Office has put together a detailed, comprehensive application to make sure eve r.yone is protected, giving indemnification a,nd the guarantee that anything the film company does, it will.. accept the responsibility for. The Liaison Office does not have any authority in a municipality that the community officials do not approve. Quality control still remains in the hands of the designated community officials. Mr. Elderd explained that since he is a resident of this area, hi.s foremost concern is to protect the interests of the community. • Village Council. Meeting Minutes August 10, 1989 • Page 3 ------------------------------- Councilmember Mackail asked i.f steps were being taken to avoid problems that had been confronted in Los Angeles and New York and. are the film producers bonded. Mr. Elderd explained measures have been taken to avoid. previous problems and that the filmmakers were not even allowed to start filming until the presentation. of an Insurance Certificate guaranteeing at least ~1 Million of coverage per incident. Also, any services that are needed to complete the film must be made known 60-90 days in advance and all.. agreements are in writing, trying to avoid any mistakes made in the past. Mayor Capret.t.a. asked if the reason Mr. Elderd was here was because a request had been made to do some filming in Tequesta and "Ir. Elderd's answer was affirmative. Mayor Caprett.a asked if there was a time period in which they would be shooting, far instance, the next six months; Mr. Elderd explained they would be shooting far the next six months throughout Palm Beach County. Village Manager Bradford interjected if the Council was interested in this kind of service, it could be arranged through Resolution of Council that spells out, the process. Mayor Capretta felt that would be a. reasonable way to operate. Council agreed. • V"I. DEVELOPMENT MATTERS A> Consideration of Allocation of Funds to Provide for Planned Charete to Create a Ma,ste.r Plan far the Central Business District as Recommended by the Tequesta Downtown Development Task Force. Jack Horniman, Planning Consultant far the Village, introduced Mark Schimment.i., of the Duany firm from Coral Gables, Victor Dover and Jamie Correa of Image Network, collaborators on the above-mentioned project as proposed. The project is a five-day, high-energy workshop which provides a Master Plan far the Downtown Development area, accompanied with the Development Codes and Regulations that would make that Master Plan. work. If embraced, this method would cut down a lot of the up front time, procedures, efforts and costs that go into pre-planning an area. Mr. Horniman explained two locations were being considered for the Charette: 1) The Golden Thimble location at Lighthouse Plaza has been offered by Michael Donahue; and 2) the Lighthouse Gallery. It was felt that Lighthouse Gallery is probably the best location because it would be a turn-key operation and C~ Village Council Meeting Minutes August 10, 1989 Page 4 ------------------------------- all facilities would be available to the Charette. The proposed dates are September 7 through September 11, 1989, a Thursday through a Monday. These dates were decided upon after Task Force Members did an overview of vacation dates and. business commitments of those that need to be involved in the Charette. The other integral part of the Charette is to get local professionals involved. in this process. A number. of local architectural and. urban design firms have already expressed an interest of donating their time for this process, i.e., GBS&.H; George Gentile &. Assoc.; band Research Management; Winston-Lee & Assoc.; Urban Design Studio. Mark Shimmenti and Image Network demonstrated an overhead projected explanation of previous projects of downtown development that. have been done by Image Network, and how it is done. Two kinds of urban design principles were explained: 1) A city of zones, a mono-centric city with houses in one area, culture in another, and recreation in yet another with a. need for much driving; and 2) a city of Neighborhoods, a city that is self-centered where people can ua.lk t.o reach their destinations. Image Network advocates a • City of Neighborhoods. =, graphic presentation was made showing visual changes within a development area before it occurs, with the zoning impact analysis, visualizing regulations of the city. Mark Shimmenti explained the Charette process and output. He explained this was a three-step process: 1) the Plans; 2j the Codes; and 3) the Details. PLANS: a) Existing conditions; b) Master Plan; c} Promotional rendering at 1" = 200'; d) Buildings and lots at 1" = 200'; e) Zoning map; f} Public Buildings and Spaces; g) Pedestrian and Vehicular Networks. CODES: a) Existing code test - images or drawings showing the maximum development allowed by the existing code; b) Urban codes - outlining each building type in the rlaster Plan in terms of setbacks, height, etc.; c) Street sections illustrating plans and section of all street types in Master Plan; d) Architectural. code - methods and materials required to construct the buildings appropriately. Village Council Meeting Minutes August 10,1989 Page 5 ------------------------------- DETAILS: a) Areas i.n detail showing areas of concern and/or major public spaces; b) Computer-generated perspectives conveying the spati.a.l ideas of the Master Plan. Cotzncilmember Burckart asked is there flexibility to follow what the market is ready for in terms of development - is the incorporation of uses that are going to float in terms of market - is that flexibility available within the process. Mr. Schimenti commented that incredibily specific zoning does not work very well; you can't say this must be here, and this must be here. It's very specific on how a building relates to streets, where the parking occurs, but not specific about how much parking there is in relationship to square footage, but it can be. Mixed use is implied. The specifics ar.e in where the .retail areas are located, where the cultural centers are located, etc. What. is needed is a strategy to develop in a way that's good for the Village. ~i,~yor Capretta asked if redevelopment of these areas in need ~~nuld offer economic flexibility after they were developed., • i.e., would there be the population to support businesses, <~nd if so, do we have the ability to make this plan work - nan we get commitments from developers to make this plan work? We need to maximize our return, and also can the Village have zoning regulations that so specifically back up that Master Plan that, we can believe it's going to come true? Councilmember Mackail responded that one of the problems has been that the Village did not have a Master Plan to begin. with. He also reminded Counci_1 that all the major owners of the lands in the study would be attending the Charette, showing that they'r.e trying to understand the needs of the community. He continued that the outcome of this Charette will give Tequesta the flexibility they need, with options. Vice-Mayor Howell asked how many computer simulations the Village would have to work with. Mr. Schimenti. answered there would be one that's agreed upon and if alternatives are needed, they would supply them. `~~illage Council Meeting Minutes -lugust 10, 1989 Fage 6 Councilmember Mackail, asked if future annexation had been taken into account, and would that be part of the Charette? Mr. Schimenti commented that the radius of the plan could. easily be expanded; they will detail out the area with the Golden Circle, and maybe propose general things for the other areas. Mr. Schimenti also stated media coverage is important during this Charette. Mr. Carlton Stoddard. stated our c.*ork is cut out for us. The action began when Tequesta's plans hit the headlines. We're creating a magnet. The purpose of the Master Plan is to present a whole new image of the Village and Urban Design and Image Network are truly the professionalism Tequesta needs. We need. a long-range operation that continues to guide as we grow and this will set the road map for that. Mayor Capretta asked if this included the Coast Guard land and Vice-Mayor Howell wondered if this project with Image Network was going to be an on-going thing for which additional funding would be needed further down the road. • '1r. Horniman explained this project was site specific to include Tequesta Plaza, Lighthouse Plaza, the Dorner holdings, and the St. Jude Church property - these are the original charges of $25,840. Member Burckart asked how much administrative overtime would be required of the Village staff for this Charette. Village Manager Bradford replied there would be no overtime required of the Village staff - the $25,840 is the actual budget for the whole Charette. ~1r. Bradford stated however that Department Heads would be attending the Charette. Councilmember Mackail moved to allocate the funds of $25,840 for the Charette. Mayor Capretta seconded that motion. The vote was: Mayor Joseph N. Capretta - for Vice-Mayor Edward C. Howell - for William E. Burckart for Ron T. Mackail - for the motion therefore passed and was adopted. Village Council Meeting Minutes August 10, 1989 • Page 7 VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A) Ordinance No. 377 - First Reading - Providing New General Requirements for Landscaping. Village Attorney Randolph read the Ordinance by Title. "AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 355, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE, AT SECTION X, "SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS, ITEM (H) LANDSCAPING; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS;" PROVIDING OBJECTIVES; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR LANDSCAPING DURING RENOVATION OF EXISTING PROPERTIES; PROVIDING FOR AMORTIZATION OF NONCONFORMING AREAS; PROVIDING ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR LANDSCAPING AND MAINTENANCE OF OPEN LAND USES; PROL'ODINCx FOR ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC HEARING ON FAILURE TO COMPLY, AND FOR A LIEN TO BE FILED AGAINST THE PROPERTY FOR UNPAID ASSESSMENTS; PROVODING FOR PERFORMANCE fiURETY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ~")R.DINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; (-'~',C)VIDING CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." Councilmember Burckart asked what the rationale wa.s behind the Plant List and suggested it would be better to postpone the Landscaping Code until after the Charette. He also suggested there was a need for a shorter list of plants perhaps concentrating on those that. are draught tolerant, salt tolerant, cold hearty, and low maintenance. Vi]_lage Manager Bra.dfor.d pointed out. there a.re t.wo plant lists referenced in the Ordinance. The one entitled "Village of Tequesta Approved Plantings List" is an adaptation of Palm Beach County's Tree List - 95% of the trees in that list are in the South Florida Xeriscape Manual. Mr. Bradford suggested not referencing the Vil]_age Plantings List at all since the South Florida list is fa.r more comprehensive. Mr. Bradford agreed there was logic to postponing this until a.ft.er the Charrette. Councilmember Mackail moved to postpone Ordinance No. 377 until after the Charette. Vice-Mayor Howell seconded that motion. The vote was: Mayor Joseph N. Caprett.a - for Vice-Mayor Edward C. Howell - for William E. Burckart - for Izon T. Mackail - for the motion therefore passed and was adopted. Village Council Meeting Minutes August 10, 1989 Page 8 B) Ordinance - First Reading - Providing for New Landscape Open Space Requirements, Increasing Maximum Building Heights, Amending Front, Side and Rear Yard Setbacks, Amending Maximum Lot Coverage and Amending Dock and Pier Length Computations. Village Attorney Randolph read the Ordinance by Title. "AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQtTESTA, PALM BEACH COtJNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING ZONING ORDINA'vTCE NO. 355, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION VII, SC.HEDL'LE OF SITE REGULATIONS BY PROVIDING FOR MINIMUM LANDSCAPE OPEN SPACE IN THE C-1, C-2 AND C-3 ZONING DISTRICTS IN THE AMOUNT OF TWENTY- FIVE PERCENT; BY INCREASING THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHTS WITHIN THE C-2 ZONING DISTR.TCT TO FIVE STORIES/SEVF..NTY FEET IN HEIGHT; BY AMENDING THE MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK REQt1IREMENTS IN THE C-2 ZONING DISTRICT SO AS TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM SIDE YARD OF TEN FEET AND A MINIMUM OF TWENTY FEET AT INTERSECTING STREETS AND WHERE CONTIC7UOUS TO NON-C:OMMERCIAI_, DISTRICTS; BY AMENDING THE MINIMIJM FRONT YARD, SIDE YARD AND REAR YARD REQi_JIREMENTS SO AS TO INCREASE SAME BY FIVE FEET FOR EACH STORY ABOVE THE THIRD STORY WITHIN THE C-2 ZONING TISTRICT; BY AMENDING THE MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE IN THE C-1, C- 2 AND C-3 ZONING DISTRICTS TO FORTY PERCENT; BY AMENDING SECTION IX-A, SUB-SECTION (E) RELATING TO PLANNED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS BY INCREASING PERMITTED BUILDING HEIGHTSTO SIX STORIES OR. EIGHTY-FOUR FEET; BY AMENDING SECTION XVI (B) RELATING TO DOCK AND PIER LENGTH BY PROVIDING THAT MOORING DEVICES, BOAT LIFTS, DAVITS AND WHIPS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED IN COMPUTING LENGTH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." Counci.lmember Burckart moved to accept. the first reading of the above-referenced Ordinance. Councilmember Mackai] seconded the motion. The vote was: Mayor Joseph N. Capretta- for Vice-Mayor Edward C. Howell - for Willi.a.m E. Burckart - for Ron T. Mackail - for the motion therefore passed and was adopted. Village Council Meeting Minutes August 10, 1989 Page 9 C) Ordinance No. 389 - Second Reading - Implementing a surcharge on Water Services to Residents of Unincorporated Palm Beach County and Martin County. Village Attorney Randolph gave Ordinance No. 389. Councilmember the second reading of Ordinance No. seconded the motion. The vote was: Mayor Joseph N. Capretta- for Vice-Mayor Edward C. Howell - for William E. Burckart. - for R.on T. Macka.il - for the second reading of Burcka..rt moved to accept 389. Vice-rlayor Howell the motion therefore passed and was adopted. VIII. ANY OTHER MATTERS • ~) Councilmember Burckart had some comments regarding Tequesta Motorcars landscape plan. Mr. Burckart mentioned he had been told by a landscaper that the landscaping for Tequesta Motorcars is far too inadequate for the site as far as the shrubbery and groundcover i_s concerned. Councilmember Mackail suggested the landscaping be re-examined more closely. Mayor Capretta suggested someone from the CAB go back over what was agreed to for Tequesta Motorcar landscaping, and re-visit the site for review. B) David Sullivan, representative for the proposed Radisson site, voiced some concerns regarding power lines at (bounty Line Plaza.. Mr. Sullivan said FPL told Mr. Walsh of Tequesta Motorcars that the utility pole on U.S. #1 would have to be removed in order for the utilities to go underground according to Village specifications. Mr. Bradford suggested the underground utilities could. come from the rear of the property and the pole on U.S. #1 would not have to be moved. Mayor Capretta stated there were arose months ago: 1) plot of land Tequesta Drive should have power center of that land, to avoid a co poles, and giving the ability to Dixie and U.S. #1 with the power; and two generic issues which from County Line Road to coming down through the nglomeration of telephone go both ways between Old 2) the other problem • Village Council Meeting Minutes august 10, 1989 Page 10 was the turn lanes on U.S. #1 from County Line Road to Tequesta Drive, that a study should take place to correct the problems there. Village Manager Bradford responded that he met with FPL's Municipal Service Representative and Chief Engineer for this District who said they have no problem in doing what. the Village wants in dealing with underground utilities, as long as all the easements could be acquired. He stated he suspect the problem lies with the cost of providing underground utilities or with granting of easements that either developer or FPL does not want to have to deal with for one reason or another. The general trac~.ing of underground utilities would go along the western perimeter of the Pantlin property and up the western perimeter of McRoberts, the eastern parimeter of the Village Water Treatment Plant property, and the western perimeter of Walsh property. Mayor Capretta asked Scott Ladd why the Building Department won't take care of this a.nd Scott responded that FPL won't do it. Mr. Ladd explained it's a very expensive process to put existing utilities underground. Attorney Randolph stated FPL ~,annot be forced by a Village Ordinance to immediately put . a.ll utilities underground. rlayor Capretta suggested the Village Manager and his staff prepare a plan to get FPL onto this, discuss how it will be done, exactly where the easements are to be, exactly how the power should come in, exactly how the money will be collected or assess landowners while there is still some empty land left. Otherwise, it will be too late. Village Manager Bradford suggested FPL be invited. to the Charette. Councilmember Mackail suggested the Task Farce draft a letter to FPL to attend the Charette to ascertain the issue under discussion. Task Force Chairman Stoddard answered affirmatively. r Village Council Meeting Minutes August 10, 1989 Page 11 -------------------------------- Councilmember Burckart stated he had approached the Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding the U.S. #1 turn lane issue. He said DOT District Engineer stated DOT has no money to redo the medians but they are interested in working with the Village if the Village would do a rough sketch of the needs, present it to the DOT, they would return with comments, and help develop something to be instituted. IX. ADJOURNMENT There being no other matters before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 10:50 A.M. Respectfuli_c submitted, Fran Bitters Recording Secretary /fgb DATE APPROVED: August 24, 19$9 ATTEST: fr'r Bill C. Kascavelis Finance Director/Village Clerk i•