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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_06/22/1989• VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 • (407) 575-6200 FAX: (407) 575-6203 VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JUNE 22, 1989 I. The Tequesta Village Council held a regularly scheduled Village Council. Meeting at the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Thursday, June 22, 1989. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 A.M. by Mayor Joseph N. Capretta. A roll was taken by the Recording Secretary. Councilmembers present were: William E. Burckart; Ron T. Mackail; Earl L.. Collings; and Mayor Joseph N. Capretta. Vice-Mayor Edward C. Howell was not. in attendance. Village Officials present were: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager; Ms. Pam McNierney sitting in for Village Attorney John C. Randolph, Esquire; Wendy K. Harrison, Administrative Assistant to the Village Manager; Department Heads and Bill C. Kascavelis, Finance Director. II. Councilmember Mackail gave the Invocation and led those in attendance to the Pledge of Allegiance to the American F1_ag. III. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Councilmember Mackail moved to approve the Agenda a.s submit.ted, and the motion was seconded by Councilmember Collings. The vote was: William E. Burckart - for Ron T. Mackail - for Joseph N. Capretta - for F,arl 1.. Col l ings - for the motion therefore passed and caas adopted. C~ Village Council Meeting Minutes June 22, 1989 Page 2 IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND REPORTS (A) Community Appearance Board Meeting - June 7, 1989: (B- Village Council Meeting - June 8, 1989. (C) Village Manager's Report - June 5, 1989 - June 16, 1989. Councilmember Mackail moved to approve the above-referenced Minutes and Reports as submitted. Councilmember Burckart seconded the motion. The vote was: William E. Burckart - for Ron T. Mackail - for Joseph. N. Caprett.a - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion therefore passed and was adopted. V. REVIEW OF COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS AND CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS. (A) Public Works Committee Meeting - June 9, 1989: Village • Manager Bradford informed Council that the .7une 9, 1989 Public Works Committee meeting was a one-man meeting to discuss with Mr. Howell ways and means of enhancing .recreation programs in the Village, to review the ability to provide a Tequesta Recreation Center, and to discuss Village sponsorship of various civic and/or cultural activities. The outcome was: Basically, Mr. Howell would like staff to look for ways to work with others, or to provide our own Recreation Center, if and when that opportunity ever becomes available. Mr. Howell desired that the Village look into the feasibility of budgeting some extra funds within the Recreation budget to provide for programming, other than the Summer Youth Program the Village presently runs, i.e., in terms of a festival type of gathering, similar to the Constitution Park Dedication Ceremony. Mr. Bradford. stated Mr. Howell felt, if the Village could remove the financial burden of Tequesta Park being the responsibility of the Village, or seek to have others cost-share that responsibility, it would, in theory, free up funds which may allow the Village to have its own Recreation Center which could consist of a building and an adjacent field, centrally located. M.r. Bradfor.d suggested a 10-question survey submitted with the next Village Newsletter, asking citizen's Village Council Meeting Minutes June 22, 1989 • Page 3 ------------------------------- opinions on such a project. Councilmember Collings recommended the Public Works Committee and Village staff prepare a formal, detailed study report on this from the standpoint. of what other Villages do, and what recommendations should be made, and look at it in contrast of what. happens now, and what would happen, if it could happen, to accomplish what Mr. Howell is suggesting, and discuss it at a later meeting. Council agreed to do that. (B) Finance and Administration Committee Meeting - June 9, 1989: Mr. Staudinger, Gee & Jenson, gave a brief synopsis of how the 10-year water plan for the Water Department came about. Village Manager Bradford, Mayor Capretta, and Councilmember Collings then brought to the attention of the Council the revisions that have occurred to that Plan. Mr. Staudinger presented an overhead projection presentation of the Plan. Mayor Capretta explained to Councilmembers Mackail and Burckart that Mr. Staudinger presented this same report at the above-referenced meeting. Since that time modifications had been made that perhaps the Village ought to go with revised 2 Plan. Plan 2 consisted of continuing Jupiter 1~urchases through contract term, expanding surface water plant with Wells 24, 25 and 26, then implement R/O system in 1.996. Mayor Capretta explained further that another meeting had taken place on June 21, 1989, where a slightly different position was taken, and in essence, there have been three steps of modifications, and those would be presented this morning. Plan 2, modified: Two incremental expansions - first i.n 1991 to add three filters to the green sand filter plant. that the Village presently has, raising it 1.3m gals/day. Second expansion in 1994, to add 3m gals/day R/O facility. • Village Council Meeting Minutes June 22, 1989 . Page 4 ------------------------------- Recap of Dollars and Timing connected with that: Well 24, production well, presently waiting for permit from South Florida Water, planned to be on-line in 1990. Also adding 3m gals/day of ground storage in 1990, and 1200 gals. of high service pumps at the water plant, site to help store water during peak demand times and to get the water out with decent pressure into the system. In 1991, we would be going for well #25, which is a backup well, which would help us get through emergency situations, such as happened when well #23 went down. In 1991, we would also do an expansion of 1.3m gals/day, adding three filters to the existing plant, and add a second production well to provide water for that expansion and take care of the surficial aquifer tapping. In 1991, R/O test program would begin: drilling a test well to check out the quality of the water to be sure it blended well with our surface water; also begin engineering on the plant in 1992, and in 1.993, drill three production wells into the floridan aquifer, and in '93-'94 have under construction a 3m gal/day R/O plant, add 2m gal/day ground storage, once that plant is on-line with necessary high service pumps. Councilmember Mackail expressed concern regarding R/O with the Village's coordination with surrounding communities, and . suggested perhaps the Village ought to undertake a comparative analysis to be sure the Village understands what they're doing. Village Manager Bradford stated he had spoken with other locals concerning R/O and was told it was found to be astronomical in cost. Mayor Capretta suggested a combination of education of the community on water conservation and strong disciplinary measures taken with the community regarding water usage, would perhaps change the slope of the curve substantially and hold up R/O until the Village was technically and economically ready to do so. Councilmember Collings and Mayor Capretta suggested modifications to the 10-year water plan were the implementation of conservation methods to put off as far into the future as possible, any investment in R/O, because of the unknown variables relative to R/O. Their recommendation for the 10-year water plan i.s: delete the R/O treatment process within the 5-year Capital Improvement Program; that. education, conservation and enforcement efforts be stepped up; and in regard to the analysis that is also taking place, to increase the capital connection charges in anticipation of higher capital costs in the future; that the current demand that we forecast to be provided by R/O be planned to be provided by current methods to reduce the amount of the capital connection charges. I • Village Council Meeting Minutes June 22, 1989 Page 5 ------------------------------- Councilmember Collings moved that a capital connections until. the Village problem; anyone who comes in for a this interim period would be told th~ they will have to return in 30 days. the motion. The vote was: William E. Burckart - for Ron T. Mackail - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Earl. L. Collings - for moratorium be put on has fully analyzed the building permit during ire is a moratorium and Councilmember seconded the motion therefore passed and was adopted. Mayor Capretta brought up two additional points: 1} an enforcement program applying to people who have their own wells; he expressed the need for some technical support, in the form of a letter from the Water Department showing there is a relationship between people taking water out of their own wells, and the effect it has on the Village water system; and 2) he suggested that some temporary workers be hired to go door.-to-door, with literature, to talk to citizens about conservation. Tom Hall, Manager of the Water Department, stated he had some ideas of enforcement to be discussed under Item IX{D), New Business. Councilmember Collings moved that the 10-year water plan, as modified today, be incorporated into the Village's Comprehensive Plan. Councilmember Mackail seconded the motion. The vote was: William E. Burckart - for Ron T. Mackail - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion therefore passed and was adopted. • Village Council Meeting Minutes June 22, 1989 Page 6 VII. APPOINTMENTS ~A) Consideration of Reappointment of Janet Gettig to the Community Appearance Board for Term Ending June 30, 1992. Because Janet Gettig was on vacation and could not be asked whether she wanted. the reappointment, it was moved by Councilmember Collings that the reappointment be delayed until Ms. Gettig could be contacted. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Mackail. The vote was: William E. Burcka.r.t - for Ron T. Mackail - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion therefore passed and was adopted. VIII. DEVELOPMENT MATTERS • (A) Consideration of Site Plan Review for Addition of a Structural Canvas Awning at the East Side of an Existing Structural Canopy, Alex Webster's Restaurant, 209 Tequesta Drive. Bill Swain, Owner-Manager, Alex Webster's Restaurant, presented color photographs of the location of the proposed awning. Scott Ladd commented that the Community Appearance Board had approved the awning. Councilmember Collings moved to accept the awning as proposed. Councilmember Burckart seconded. The vote was: William E. Burckart - for Ron T. Mackail - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion therefore passed and was adopted. • Village Council Meeting Minutes June 22, 1989 Page 7 IX. NEW BUSINESS (A) Ordinance - First Reading - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 9 of the Village Code of Ordinances; Fire Code and Open- Burning Permits. Pam McNierney, substitute for Village Attorney Randolph, gave the first reading of Ordinance Amendment, "PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 9 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ELIMINATING ALL REFERENCE TO FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." Councilmember Collings moved to accept the first reading. Councilmember Mackail seconded. The vote was: William E. Burckart - for Ron T. Mackail - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion therefore passed and was adopted. (B} Ordinance - Consideration of a Proposed Franchise Ordinance Agreement for Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company. Pam McNierney, substitute for Village Attorney Randolph, gave the first reading of "AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY TO USE THE PUBLIC STREETS OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ERECTING, CONSTRUCTING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING LINES OF TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH EQUIPMENT THEREON AND THEREUNDER; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." Village Manager Bradford summed up modifications proposed by Southern Bell, which consisted of: previously the Ordinance referenced the fact that Southern Bell would provide the usage of their facilities which would allow the Village, for example, antennas and telemetry communications from remote sites, etc., which was deemed unnecessary in the opinion of Southern Bell because they are in that business and that's a separate aspect of what they do, and they are always willing to make money in any way they can. Mr. Bradford stated he was comfortable with that. Regarding a ten year franchise - a minimum Southern Bell will do i.s ten years - previously it was a 30-year. A ten year franchise was requested because it would allow the Village to re-visit the franchise and take • • Village Council Meeting Minutes June 22, 1989 Page 8 ------------------------------- advantage of any technological changes that may occur. Councilmember Collings moved to accept the Ordinance with the modifications. Councilmember Mackail seconded. The vote was: William E. Burckart - for Ron T. Mackail - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion therefore passed and was adopted. ~~ U (C) Consideration of Amending Conditions of Construction to Allow For Cost Savings. Tequesta Drive Improvement Project - Hardrives of Delray, Inc. Village Manager Bradford pointed out a savings option of $35,500 would come from shutting off sections of Tequesta Drive for 30 days each, first section being closed sometime in August, 1989, and second section would be after completion of first section, with an estimate of September, entailing a timeframe of 65 days. The alternative would be single lane traffic which could tie up construction for a four-month period. Councilmember Collings expressed concern for businesses within Lighthouse and Tequesta Plazas, his concern being, would it be better, community relations wise, to protect those businesses in that area that may suffer economic impact. Mayor Capretta agreed surrounding businesses would not be happy, but his concern was about this construction spilling over into the season and becoming more of a burden than was necessary. Councilmember Mackail moved to approve the consideration to close off the two sections of Tequesta Drive during the construction process, and the Village would receive a $35,500 cost savings. Councilmember Collings seconded the motion. The vote was: William E. Burckart - for Ron T. Mackai_1 - for Joseph N. Capretta - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion therefore passed and was adopted. (D) Discussion of Enforcement of Mandatory Water Restrictions - Councilmember Collings. Tom Hall, Water Department Manager, expressed suggestions for water conservation: 1) distributing to citizens printed matter explaining different possible measures which can be taken to promote better • Village Council Meeting Minutes June 22, 1989 Page 9 conservation; 2) limit hours and days of irrigation; 3) water saving kits purchaseable at a minimum cost which have a conservation success rate of 75%-80%; 4) modify plumbing codes to require minimum toilet water usage, water saving devices on shower heads; 5)additional step rates in tiered- rate system; and 6) install a stiff fine for violaters and if violation continues, disconnect their water. Mayor Caprett.asuggested soliciting manpower from local Homeowners' Associations to go around in their specific communities to do something in their own communities about conserving water usage. Councilmember Collings suggested a heavy fine to violators would certainly get their attention. Councilmember Mackail suggested that most citizens don't realize how much water they, individually, are using and would probably be delighted to lower usage and save on their water expenditures. Councilmember Burckart moved to limit irrigation watering of lawns to three days a week. Councilmember Collings seconded. The vote was: William E. Burckart - for R.on T. Mackail - for . Joseph N. Capretta - for Earl L. Collings - for the motion therefore passed and was adopted. X. ANY OTHER MATTERS No other matters were brought before the Council. XI. ADJOURNMENT There being no other adjourned at 11:00 A.M. matters before the Council, the meeting was Respectfully° submit.t.cd, ~~ Fran Bitters Recording Secretary /fgb DATF. APPROVED: July 6, 1989 ATTEST : `'~`~"" ~~°"~' _ ~.~_ Eill C. Kascy~trelis Finance Director/ Village Clerk