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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_11/26/1985• MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA NOVEb4BER 26, 1985 A meeting was held by the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, November 26, 1985 in the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida. Councilmembers present were: Gemino, Howell, Mapes, Murphy and Stoddard. Also present were: Robert Harp, Village Manager, Cyrese Colbert, Village Clerk and Attorney Ann Marie, with the firm of Johnston, Sasser, Randolph $ Weaver. The Opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was given by Councilmember Gemino. Changes made and approved to the agenda were: add 2a. Deadline for Five (5) candidates for Village Manager (Stoddard) Mayor Stoddard announced that on November 27, 1985 at 9:00 A.t~1., the foundation for the Christmas Tree in the Village Green will be laid. The lifting of the Christmas Tree will be on Monday. • la. The first item on the agenda was the painting of Water Storage Tanks and Well Field No. 4 Control Building. Mr. Bill Reese, P.E,, Gee $ Jenson was present to review this item with Council. Mr. Reese reviewed with Council Gee ~ Jenson's November 14, 1985 proposal for professional services in connection with the inspection and preparation of plans and specifications for recoating the distribution water service tanks. The Scope of Services also includes the recoating of Well Field No. 4 Control Building which is to be painted the same color as the ground storage tank. Mr. Reese told Council that the cost of items 1 and 2 under Scope of Services is $2,800,00 for engineering services. Items 3 and 5 are an undefined cost at the present but they will notify Council of the cost befoxe the work is started. The Village Manager told Council he feels this is an important matter to proceed with and the Village should get started with project. Murphy asked when the Council will know the estimated cost of items 3 and 5. Mr. Reese told Murphy and Council they should know in about 30 days. Mapes moved, "that the amount of $2,800 be expended for engineering cost for items 1 and 2 and that the Village D4anager be appointed as the Village of Tequesta's representative for this project". b~urphy seconded and vote on the motion was: Gemino - for I-Iowell = for Mapes for Murphy - for Stoddard - for Minutes of the Village Council Meeting November 26, 1985 Page 2 - ---------------------------------------------- and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. lb. The next item on the agenda was the Request for Contribution - Jupiter High School Band Boosters. Ms, Reenie Castiaux was present and requested the amount of $700,00 Ms. Castiaux told Council due to changes made in the Organi- zation and problems they were having, no one sent a letter of request. Howell said he did not see any problem in giving them the money for this year, but next year they should be advised to get their request in early. The Village Manager explained to Council that this request gets back to the basic program. Our policy adopted several years ago is that we get the request letter before the budget so we can budget the right amount of money needed. The Village Manager said the Village Council and Staff should try and keep to this program. Gemino moved, "that we make the contribution of $700.00 toward the Jupiter High School Band". b4urphy seconded and vote on the motion was:. Gemino - for • Howell for = Mapes for Murphy - for Stoddard - for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. Mapes moved, "that this Council in the following year refuse any donation that comes in after the budget". The motion died for a lack of a second. Dottie Campbell, 4 Tradewinds Circle, told Council she concurs with Mapes, but there are somthings that come in that are not here when the budget is adopted. Mrs. Campbell asked Council who was paying for the Christmas Tree that is going in the Village Green and was this expenditure approved by Council. Stoddard told Mrs. Campbell that no money is to be expended by the taxpayers. Mrs. Campbell asked if there were going to be any employees used to help with the tree whose salary will b e paid for by taxpayers. Stoddard told Mrs. Campbell that he himself would do most of the work and that it will require the use of one maintenance man for about 20 minutes. Mrs. Campbell asked Council who approved the expenditure of the "viewing stand" far the Christmas Parade in the amount of $500.00 when in the past other Councils sat on the back of a flat bed truck and that was good enough for them 'why does this Council have to have a viewing stand paid for by the taxpayers • and was this approved by Council. Stoddard told Mrs.' Campbell that this was authorized by this Council. Stoddard told Mrs. Campbell that the concrete used for the Christmas Tree stand was donated by Rinker and that the lights and decoratio~sfor the tree was donated Minutes of the Village Council Meeting . .November 26, 1985 Page 3 - ---------------------------------------------------- by Lighthouse Gallery. lc. The next item on the agenda was the consideration of Site Plan Review - Revised and New Ownership for Pride Plaza. Mr. Scott Ladd, Building Official told Council that the prior owner of this parcel, Melehan Development, Inc. has received a Site Plan Review approval for Pride's Plaza and had obtained a building permit and then stopped. Nothing else has been done since then. Mr. Barry Curtin, Attorney for R. H. Properties told Council the plans the revised Pride's Plaza have been reviewed by the Community Appearance Board. There is 16% landscaping in the project. Mr. Bart Cook, Landscape Architect for the project told Council the Landscape Architect Plans were modified after the first meeting with the C.A.B. and then received approval from C.A.B. because the Board was pleased with the changes made. • Mr. Cook told Council the problem to focus on is that the center sits low on the ground and away from the highway which makes it harder to be noticed or seen by the public. Mr. Ed Hoon, Hoon ~ White Architect passed out pictures of a project in Stuart which belongs to R. H. Properties. The pictures are marked Exhibits A, B ~ C and have become part of these Site Plan Review iQinutes. Exhibit "A: showed a picture of the archways that this project will have. Exhibit "B" showed a picture of the potted plants on each side of the column as proposed for Pride's Plaza. It also showed the break up of the walk- way by the installation of brick. The brick will also be used along the front of the building and along the front wall of the building in this project. Mr. Bart Cook, explained to Council that Exhibit "C" shows landscaping similar to what will be used in this project. They will use black olives, sago palms and other type of palms. There will be a hedge to block off the sight of U.S. No. 1. This picture also showed the standard lighting which has to be approved by Community Appearance Board. Mr. Cook also told Council that they have added planters within the parking area at the request of the Community Appearance Board. The landscaping will be mature trees at the time of planting. Stoddard told R. H. Properties they should take careful consideration to make sure they do not have a great of lost of trees by a freeze. • Minutes of the Council Meeting November 26, 1985 Page 4 - ------------------------------------- Mr. Cook told Stoddard that the Black Olives are the only ones that are considered marginal for the freeze. There are 39 Black Olives called for in the plans. The trees will be replaced if damaged by the freeze and R, H. Properties assured the Village Council that any damaged trees will be replaced. Gemino told R. H. Properties representatives that the additional landscaping has a great impact on the plans and that they are to be commended on the landscape improvement, but they will still have to convince her on the building. Mr. Cook told Council that an additional fountain has been added. John Giba, resident, asked to hear about the traffic flow. Representatives of R. H. Properties reviewed with Council the traffic flow, the ingress and egress. Council also discussed the area that would be designated for R. H. parking. • Mr. Randy Haisfield told Council that R. H. Properties make it mandatory that all the newspapers be in one area and that there be only one color - the color that matches the building. Council was shown the plans for the architectural design. They were also shown the canvas area which R. H. Properties feel would give the shopping center color. Council was concerned that there be harmony between Community Savings and the new Shopping Center, Council express their concern and dislike for the flat roof design and told the developers to come back with some change in the roof design and to incorporate the use of the like that of Community Savings. Gemino moved, "that we accept the Site Plan Review approval for the Pride's Plaza, (R. H. Properties) subject to the following: 1. Anew roof elevation at the request of the Council by R. H. Properties, An artist rendering as to how we can incorporate some the roof very similar to that of Community Savings, 2. Subject to a decision of one color both with Community Savings and R. H. Properties in the Shopping Center, • 3. Subject to a complete drawing in three (3) d-mensional design of existing awning proposed on the shopping center front. Minutes of Council Meeting November 26, 1985 Page 5 - --------------------------------------------- All of this to be submitted at either a Special Council Meeting or the next Council Meeting and that the Building Official. be instructed not to issue any building permit until Council gives its approval". Murphy seconded and vote on the motion was: Gemino - for Howell - for Mapes - for Murphy - for Stoddard - for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. ld. Mrs. Dottie Campbell, 4 Tradewinds Circle, told Council she had received a copy of a letter from the Tequesta Association of Voters and Taxpayers and in the letter it talked about the improvement plans for Gallery Square North and she would like to find out what the plans are. Stoddard said that he also saw this in the TAVT letter and did not approve of this statement. Campbell told Council she has owned this property for about 1-1/2 years and feels this idea of beautification is being cramed down her throat. When she herself without • talking to any one of the Long Range Planning Commission had already started redoing her shops. Mrs. Campbell asked Council how she could obtain the following: 1. Agreement with Mr. Schulmeyer about the parking lot. 2. Other agreements between Mr. Standcliff and the Village of Tequesta. 3. The location of generally utilities and where is the res- ponsibilities to these existing utilities. 4, The location of the water meter and who is paying for the watering of the plants. 5. Who paid for repaving of the parking lot. Mrs. Campbell told Council she was also upset when told by a member of the L.R.P.C, that Dick Discher is the landscaper who could help her with her project. Mrs. Campbell wanted to know if the Village Council had approved of any payment going to Mr. Disccer because he would be doing work with the L.R.C,P. Council told Mrs. Campbell that Council had not given approval of any payment to Mr. Discher and that the L. R.P.C. does not have the authority to issue work • to be done by Mr. Discher without Council's prior approval. . Minutes of the Council Meeting November 26, 1985 Page 6 - -------------------------------------------- D1rs. Campbell told Council she would also like to receive a list of properties owned by the Village of Tequesta including Well Fields, lots in Country Club Community and the old sewer plant. Mrs. Campbell asked Council if they had ever had a meeting with the L.R.C.P, to set up guidelines for them to follow. Gemino moved, "that we call a Workshop Meeting within the next three (3) weeks and invite members of the Long Range Planning Commission to meet with Council to set some guidelines and recommendations." Murphy seconded and vote on the motion was: Gemino - for Howell - for Mapes - for Murphy - for Stoddard - for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. • Stoddard talked about the need to clean up property belonging to the Village, like the old sewer plant. He said he was working on a plan to use .._ _ r ~, . ~~ { : ,~, part o~-the. old- sewer- pant as a storage area for Village equipment, but things hadn't been finalized yet and he was still working on his plan. Mrs. Campbell told Council that she would still like them to consider changing the Village Ordinance that does not allow the use of lighting on an outside building. 2a. Stoddard told Council that he felt the February 26, 1985 deadline for Candidate Selection of the five (5) finalist may be too late and too close to the March 11, 1986 election. He reminded Council that Council could call a Special Council Meeting but he feels this is putting a time sgeeze on this Council. Stoddard said he would like to see the present Council pick the new Village Manager. Stoddard requested Council to move the date up to February 15, 1986. Howell moved, "that the date be moved up to February 14, 1986". Gemino seconded and vote on the motion was: Gemino - for Howell - for Mapes - against Murphy - for Stoddard - for • and the motion therefore was passed and adopted. Mapes told Council he feels that the new Council who will actually be working with the new Village Manager should choose the new Manager and not a Council who could possible not be on Council after the March election. • Minutes of the Council Meeting November 26, 1985 Page 7 - ----------------------------------------- 3a $ b. Murphy moved, "that we accept the resignations of Edward 0. Ricci and Harriet Smith from the Community Appearance Board." Howell seconded and vote on the motion was: Gemino - for Howell - for Mapes - for Murphy - for Stoddard - for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. Stoddard told Council that he has contacted Bret E. Roberton, 131 Golfview Drive and Mr. Roberton would like to serve on the Community Appearance Board and asked the Village Manager to please contact h1r. Roberton and send him the necessary paperwork for filing. Mapes moved, "that the bid received from Al Packer Ford in the amount of $7,571.16 for a 1986 Car for the Water Department Superintendent be accepted." Murphy seconded and vote on the motion was: Gemino - for Howell - for Mapes - for Murphy - for Stoddard - for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted, 4a ~ b. The Council Meeting Minutes for November 12, 1985 and the Village Manager's Report for November 10-23, 1985 were received. Gemino commended Stoddard for the job well done at the Village Green Park Dedication. hors. Campbell told Council she was volunteering to serve on the Committee to select the Village Manager and felt that former P~iayors should be on this Committee. The meeting was adjourned at 10:.25 P.M, Cyr~se Colbert Village Cierk • CC:mk • Minutes of Village Council Meeting November 26, 1985 Page 8 - Date Approved:. 1aa1 Y ~y t l ~~_. • ~6 ~ ~ t W. HARVEY MAPES, JR. ARTHUR~R. MURPHY yV CARLTON D. STODDARD • E WARD C. 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