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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_06/10/1984 • MINUTES OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA JULY 10, 1984 A meeting was held by the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, July 10, 1984 in the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida. Councilmembers present were: Brown, Mapes, Murphy, Stoddard, and Wagar. Also present were: Robert Harp, Village Manager, Cyrese Colbert, Village Clerk and Maureen Hachett, Johnston, Sasser, Randolph & Weaver (Attorney firm for the Village). Mr. Randolph, Village Attorney had advised he would be on vacation. The Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was given by Council- member Mapes. Changes made and approved to the agenda were: Change 3a. Jupiter Bulk Water Rate Increase to be combined with la. Report on Water Rate Study, Mike Rocca, Gee & Jenson. • Delete 2a. Consideration of revised Interlocal Agreement for additional 2¢ local option gas tax. 2b. Cable T.V. System - Jupiter Island Condos. 2c. Coral Cover Park Annexation. 2d. F.E.C. Railroad Crossing Repair Cost add lb. Mr. Bob Ritchie The Village Manager told Council he had a few announcements to make. 1. The Village has received this date the D.E.R, approved permit for the Water Plant Improvements. 2. Gene Caputo, Village Planner, is available for a Workshop Meeting on Wednesday, July 18, 1984 on the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) - Comprehensive Plan. Council set the EAR Workshop Meeting for Tuesday, July 17, 1984 at 7:00 P.M. in the Village Hall. 3. The Village Manager and Finance Director is ready for a Budget Workshop Meeting. Council set the Budget Workshop Meeting for Wednesday, July 18, 1984 at 7:00 P.M. in the Village Administrative Office. Page 2 - Mayor Stoddard told Council he had a few announcements. 1. The hurricane warning information printing is almost completed and will be mailed out by Thursday, by the Tequesta Association of Voters and Taxpayers. Mayor Stoddard said there has been fine cooperation from Chief Frank Flannery and Tequesta Association of Voters and Taxpayers. 2. Mayor Stoddard announced that there have been 65 "Hurricane Captains" signed up throughout Tequesta so far and more is expected. la. The first item on the agenda was the report on Water Rate Study, Mike Rocca, Gee & Jenson and Jupiter Bulk Water Rate Increase. Per. Rocca told Council that the letter of June 26, 1984 from Gee & Jenson on the Water Rate Study was to stimulate input from Council. Mr. Rocca told Council the Village has a unique situation because it currently has a de- mand commodity rate structure which is designed to allocate certain fixed costs to the demand charge and certain other costs to the commodity charge proportionally. The Village Water System charges 80¢ per 1,000 gallons which covers marginal cost for treating water. The Villages' water system is also unique because at this time, it purchases most of its water from another utility. Stoddard asked Mr. Rocca if there were other things that the Village has to be concerned with now, like new Water Safety Standards, in the proposed new rate. Mr. Bill Reese, Gee & Jenson told Stoddard that he does not think we should look at this now because there is no additional testing requirements at this time. Mapes told Council he feels the Village Water System should continue with the present water rate structure and Mr. Rocca should study the present rate structure with a possible increase in it. This study should increase the present cost of chemicals and electrical power usage and the use of chemicals and electrical power in the new plant. Council and Mr. Rocca discussed depreciation as an expense in water system rates structure. Mr. Rocca reviewed with Council his section of the letter that stated, "In place of depreciation renewal and replacement (R&R) costs are considered. R&R is similar to depreciation, however, it generally represents a cash need which is accumulated and spent from time to time to perpetually maintain the facilities in proper working order." It was then announced that Jupiter will hold a Public Hearing on Bulk Water Rate Increase on Friday, July 27, 1984 at 7:30 P.M. in the Jupiter Town Hall. Mapes moved, "that the Village Attorney meet with John F. McKune, Mike Rocca and Bill Reese, if need be, sometime prior to the Jupiter Public Hearing and go over the information supplied by the Town of Jupiter. Page 3 - • Also that the Village Attorney be mane. our spokesman for the Village of Tequesta." Murphy seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown for Mapes for Murphy for Stoddard for Wagar for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. Mapes asked Mr. Rocca if there was any way this rate study can be completed shortly after this Public Hearing. Mr. Rocca said he estimated that the review of the existing and the estimating of future charges would take 30 to 40 days. Mapes also suggested that the Village Attorney have an Ordinance ready on Water Rate increases at the August 14, 1984 Council Meeting were only the blanks have to be filled in for the rates, in case Jupiter increases their rates we could increase the Village's with no lost in revenue. b. Mr. Bob Ritchie, Ocean Towers South, was present and reminded Council that at the last Council Meeting, he was told by Council that the Village Attorney would look into several items on their request for Cable T.V. System and give him an answer tonight. He wanted to know if the Village Attorney had • checked on those items and if Council had an answer for him tonight on the installation of a Cable T.V. system for the 100, 200, 250 and 300 Beach Road condominiums and if Perry Cable was allowed to lower. their rates to certain customers and not all users in Tequesta. Council advised Mr. Ritchie that the Village Attorney is on vacation and is not present tonight to give Council and Mr. Ritchie the answer. Ms. Maureen Hatchett, told Council and Mr. Ritchie that she had looked at this file in Mr. Randolph's office and she could report to Council that he is working on this item and all she could advise is that this item is under advertisement. Council instructed the Village Manager to get with the Village Attorney as soon as he returns and remind him, Council would like an answer by the next Council Meeting. Council said they would be willing to call an "Emergency Council Meeting" if it is needed. Council also instructed the Village Manager to contact Bob Jernigan, Perry Cable, and try to get an extension to the offer from Perry Cable to those condo involved for lower rates. Mapes moved, "approval of the Council Meeting Minutes of June 26, 1984 with corrections." Wagar seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown for Mapes for Murphy for Stoddard for Wagar for • Page 4 - and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. Mapes moved, "the Village Manager's Report for June 24, 1984 to July 7, 1984 be approved." Brown seconded and the vote on the motion was: Brown for Mapes for Murphy for Stoddard for Wagar for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. • Brown thanked the Village Manager for the quick response on getting an out-of-control lot mowed in Tequesta Pines. Brown told Council that he has brought the following subject up to Council before but the problem still exist and seems to have gotten worse and that is the vacant lot behind the new Water Department Building. Brown said there is all kinds of construction debris that has been dumped on this property that could become a health hazard. Council agreed with Brown that the Village Manager should direct the Maintenance Department or Building Department, whatever it takes, to get this property cleaned up and report back to Council at the next Council Meeting. Stoddard told Council that Jupiter Inlet Colony has asked if they could be included in the "Hurricane Preparedness Program" mail out so they could provide their own "Hurricane Captains." Stoddard told Council he has been told by the Legislative Delegation they would like to meet with Tequesta on local bills and he told them if they would like to meet with us that would be fine. Stoddard said that Jupiter passed a control on "Train Whistle" Ordinance. Stoddard told Council that the Martin County Transportation Committee • r w Page 5 - is issuing a memo on the Connector Road which will be on the agenda for their August meeting and that the Chairman of that Committee lives three (3) blocks South of the Village Hall. The meeting was adjourned at 8:37 P.A1. CY SE COLBERT Village Clerk Dat App owed • Lee M. Brown C/lJ, ~ / - W. Harvey Mape ~, ~< <~. Arthur Murphy ,~,%~ Carlton D. Stoddard ~?~ 07~~-~~~ illiam Wagar