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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_07/09/1985• MINUTES OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA JULY 9, 1985 A meeting was held by the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, July 9, 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 John C. Randolph, Village Attorney. The opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was given by Councilmember Mapes. Mayor Stoddard commended Patrolman Donald Nagy for disarming a mentally ill person who had a loaded gun pointed at several people on June 26, 1985. Mayor Stoddard made the following announcements: Meeting - July 10, 1985 - 7:00 P.M., thirteen municipalities affected by Fire/Rescue Service. • Meeting - July 12, 1985 - 9:30 A.M., Palm Beach County Commission on Fire/Rescue Service Budget Workshop. Meeting - July 17, 1985 - 11:00 A.M., American Red Cross Hurricane Workshop. Channel 2 Will have a two (2) minute broadcast on Jupiter Inlet on July 12, 1985. The Village Manager told Council he would like to take some time to recog- nize Jean A. Frank who retired from the Village of Tequesta in May, 1984 after fourteen years of service. Jean died June 26, 1985 from lung cancer. Mr. Harp spoke of the fine person and employee that Jean was. She was the smiling face you first saw as you walked into the Administrative Office. She was most helpful to people and knew the working of the Village. Jean will be dearly missed and her death was a great shock to all of us. Mr. James Ellis, 462 Tequesta Drive told Council that his home is on the corner of Tequesta Drive and Dover Road and there is a large Australian Pine tree in the road right-of-way which he did not plant and requested the Village take the tree down since it was on the Village's right-of-way. Mr. Ellis expressed concern that the tree could be blown down in a large storm, possibly damaging his home and that of his neighbors. The Village Manager told Council he would check with the Maintenance Department to see if they could cut it down. • Minutes of the Village Council Meeting July 9, 1985 Page 2 - --------------------------------------------- Mr. John Giba, resident, gave Council his opinion on the beautification committee the Council has been discussing. The next item on the agenda was the appeal of Nozzle Nolen, Inc. from decision of Community Appearance Board for free standing sign at 451 Old Dixie Highway. Mr. Ken Nolen, President, Nozzle Nolen, Inc. was present with his wife Louise and Doug Rockford of Rex Sign of Jupiter. Mr. Nolen told Council that his company had requested an 8' x 12' sign on a 20' pole that went before the Community Appearance Board. The Community Appearance Board approved a 6' x 8' sign on a 15' pole. He was here tonight to appeal the decision of the Community Appearance Board because the sign ordinance allows, in the C-2 Zoning, a sign of 100' square feet on a maximum pole height of 40'. Mr. Nolen also pointed out that the sign conforms to the code and the size. Mr. Nolen told Council there are two (2) tenants presently there because the others have moved out because of the noise and the dust from the Rinker Plant. Council expressed their concern over the yellow background. Mr. Nolen agreed to change the yellow background to off white if Council would approve • of the sign. Stoddard said he would have a hard time approving anything other than what the Community Appearance Board had approved and he feels he cannot go against the Community Appearance Board's decision. Mr. Nolen pointed out to Council that his sign is in compliance with all the requirements and that he would like to put up his allowed sized sign agree- ing to change the background color to off-white. Mapes moved, "affirm, with modification, that we affirm the decision of the Community Appearance Board with the change that the pole be 19' high and that the background be off-white and that the sign be 8' x 12"'. Murphy seconded. The Village Attorney advised Councils that they should affirm Community Appearance Board's action without modifications or affirm Community Appearance Board action with additional changes made by Council or deny Community Appearance Baord's action and approve Council's own. Murphy and Mapes withdrew their motion and seconded. Gemino moved, "that we accept the approval of the Community Appearance Board action with the sign being 6' x 8' on a 15' pole sign with the provision the background be changed from yellow to off-white or ivory." Howell seconded and vote on the motion was: Gemino - for • Howell _ for Mapes against Murphy - for Stoddard - for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. Minutes of the Village Council Meeting • July 9, 1985 Page 3. - Nolen told Council he would at this time withdraw his appeal. 2b. The next item on the agenda was the discussion of upgrading of Chapel Court Drainage Retention Area (Ken Davis). Council had received copies of a proposal for an irrigation system for the Chape). Court drainage retention area. The proposal includes an irrigation system and new sod on top and slopes of the retention area. Mr. Davis also agreed to plant some plants off the north west and east side. Council was advised that the South Florida Water Manage- ment District was very strict with plantings in a retention area, so the plans would have to be checked out by the District first. 2c. The next item on the agenda was the Consideration of Petitions for Annexation of Lands for Proposed Chapel Court Section III, The north 87.89' of the road for the proposed subdivision, as shown on the proposed plat will not be within the Village of Tequesta and Tequesta therefore would not have any jurisdiction over that area. The Village Manager explaine d to Council in a memorandum dated July 5, 1985 that this could not be dedicated to the Village as a Public street. • Council talked about the proposed plat and what benefit would be arrived by not including the first lot on the east side into the proposed subdivision. Council also talked with the Village Attorney about the possibility of creating an enclave if the Village were to annex this proposed plat. The Council instructed the Village Attorney to check with the County to see if annexing this proposed plat would Great an enclave. It was the consensus of Council that the first proposed plat which ex- cluded the first two lots on the west side was the way they would like to see the property annexed into Tequesta but withheld any action until which time the Village Attorney could come back to the Village Council with his report from the County„ The Village Manager reviewed with Mr. Davis the documents that are needed for the homeowner's documents. 2d. The Village Attorney read by title a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, RECORDING ITS OBJECTION TO PROPOSED ACTIONS BY THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS AND/OR A CURFEW ON TAKE-OFFS FROM THE PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 P.M. AND 7:00 A.M." • Mapes moved, "to approve the Resolution". Gemino seconded and vote on the motion was: • Minutes of the Village Council Meeting July 9, 1985 Page 4 - --------------------------------------------- Gemino - for Howell - for Mapes - for Murphy - for Stoddard - for and therefore Resolution No. 12-84/85 was passed and adopted. 3a. The next item on the agenda was the Appointment of Village Representative to the Palm Beach Countywide Beaches and Shores Council. Mapes moved, "to nominate Vice-Mayor Murphy as the Village representative". Gemino 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. • 3b. Under the item consideration of removal of Voluntary Water Use Restriction the Village Manager told Council that it was the opinion of Bill Reese, P.E., Gee $ Jenson that they would like several more weeks to observe the recovery and action of the wellfields before the voluntary water use restriction is lifted. The Village Manager also told Council that the noise level at Wellfield R-7 is way down because of the completion of the building enclosing the well. 3c. Under the next item, consideration of formal approval for Village of Fire- Rescue Service for North County Area, the Village Manager explained to Council there has been talk of the Fire-Rescue Service for the North County area being taken over by the municipalities. There has not been any formal action taken on this by the Council whether the Council is for it or against or if they are even interested in looking into it. The Manager reviewed with Council briefly some of the feasibility study involved with the Fire-Rescue Services. The Village had received notice from the County on July 8, 1985 that the Fire-Rescue Service Budget for Tequesta had been reduced by $75,000.00. The Village Manager also informed. Council that on Wednesday, July 19, 1985 the thirteen (13) municipalities involved will meet with Palm Beach County • Commissioners before Budget time to listen to their concerns. Minutes of the Village Council Meeting • July 9, 1985 Page 5 - ------------------------------------------- It was the consensus of Council to look into this possibility with the Town of Jupiter. Council agreed that a Special Commendation should be prepared by the Mayor for Patrolman Nagy. The Village Attorney told Council that by the next Council Meeting, Council will have some guidelines as how to run the Committee for Beautification. The Village Attorney also told Council he thinks it is a good idea to appoint some of the people, who have their resumes in for the Committee for Beautification to the Community Appearance Board, because of the large number of resumes that we have received. The Village Manager's Report for June 23, 1985 through July 6, 1985 was received. Mayor Stoddard told Council of a letter he had received from Mr. Stephen L. Lefterson, President of the Little Club Homeowner's Association, Inc. per- taining to "No Through Truck Traffic". Mr. Lefterson had requested that • Tequesta remove our signs that re-routed truck traffic going into Martin County off of Tequesta's roads. Mapes moved, "that the Village Manager, subject to the Village Attorney's approval, write a letter to Mr. Stephen L. Lefterson and inform him that this Zoning Ordinance, Through Truck, was put in for the reason that we don't want trucks going through our residential neighborhood going into Martin County. That we have no intentions of doing anything except keeping that Ordinance in effect until such time as the Martin County Commission completes a connector road in Martin County between Martin County Line Road and Country Club Drive, in Martin County, and a copy of the Village Manager's letter to Lefterson be sent to each member of the Martin County Commission". 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. Gemino suggested that the Committee set up to work an the Step~Saver improvements ;set a meeting date and time and send a letter to Mr. Vani inviting him. • Council set a Budget Workshop Meeting for Thursday, July 18, 1985 at 7:00 P.M. • Minutes of the Village Council Meeting July 9, 1985 Page 6 - --------------------------------------------- The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M. Submitted by: ;'~ ~~~ ~ L~~ ~ Sf:~ ~_ Cyr11ese Colbert Village Clerk • CC:mk ~;~ ti~ ~ 'lit, ,~ ` r .. ~ /~i y'~, r Dat Approved `"l{l ~_ ~ !~ r r ~ ~ ~ t ~.cJi, ~..1~~- `e ~ Z { ~ r~~ W. BAR EY MAPES, JR. T~ R R. MURPHY ,,~ I CARLTON D. STODDARD EDWARD C. HOWELL