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MINUTES OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING
OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
.January 12, 1982
A meeting was held by the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta,
Florida at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, January 12, 1982 in the Village Hall,
357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida. Councilmembers present were:
Brown, Cook, Little, Mapes and Stoddard. Also present were: Robert Harp,
Village Manager, Cyrese Colbert, Village Clerk and John C. Randolph,
Village A~torney.
The opening Pray._r ar.d Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag wss given
by Councilmember Little.
Mayor Mapes announced that Martin County is sending a letter to
the various permitting agencies stating that they have no objections
to the Village's request for the Intracoastal Crossing - Blowing Rocks
Preserve.
Mr. Bob rlcIntyre,T.V. Center of Tequesta, Plaza 222, asked Council why
• the road between the Plaza 222 and Burger Chef is being closed off. He told
Council that if this road is closed off the delivery trucks making deliveries
to his store will be unable to deliver his orders and without the deliveries
he will be out of business.
Scott Ladd, Building Official, told Council and Mr. McIntyre that the
area which Mr. McIntyre is speaking of is supposed to be two (2) parking
spaces for Burger Chef with a living hedge behind the parking spaces.
Mr. Ladd also informed Council that the ingress and engress into
Burger Chef from Bridge Road will be narrowed and drive-in windows will
be installed for the proposed bank that will be built north west of Burger
Chef. He told Council that the road will not be wide enough for carrier
trucks when the change is made.
The Village Attorney read by title, A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION N0. 5-81/82 RELATING
TO THE PP.OMULGATION APdD ADOPTION OF RULES FOR THE GRANTING OR DENIAL OF
SPECIAL PERMITS FOR THE OPERATION OF TRUCKS ON TEQUESTA DRIVE AND COUNTRY
CLUB DRIVE WITHIN THE VILLAGE and explained Sections 1, 2, & 3 to Council.
This Resolution had been requested by Council at a Special Council Meeting
on December 14, 1981 at which time Council discussed various changes they
wanted made to Resolution No. 5-81/82. Council instructed the Village
Attorney at that meeting to draw up a Resolution amending Resolution No. 5-81/82
and to have it ready for this Council Meeting. Little moved, "that we
accept the Resolution as presented". Stoddard seconded and vote on the
motion was:
Brown -for
Cook -for
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Little -for
Mapes -for
Stoddard -for
and therefore Resolution No. 10-81/82 was passed and adopted.
The Village Attorney reminded Council that at the December 14, 1981
Special Council rleeting a suggestion was made by Mr. Robert Moore, resident,
in regard to a possible solution to the problem of the truck traffic.
Mr. Moore suggested a possible suit for declaratory judgement. The Attorney
told Council that he has contacted the Attorney for Turtle Creek Homeowners
Association and the Attorney for Hartland. The Attorneys for Turtle Creek
Homeowners Association was not receptive to the idea until they get a firm
commitment from the Village of Tequesta. The Attorneys for Hartland had
some problems but nothing they felt could not be worked out.
The Village Attorney told Council
from the Council to sit down and start
told Council that there are good points
good faith and it is a good way to end
that he should have authorization
talks on this suggestion. The Attorney
in the suggestion, ie: it shows
various litigations.
The Attorney also informed the Council that the Village has filed a
counter claim against Turtle Creek to remove the truck gate so traffic
could go through it instead of coming into Tequesta. Turtle Creek then
filed a motion to deny and the judge sustained the Village's motion, which
is a good sign and now the Village can go before the judge to make our
claim.
Council discussed the facts of if we should continue with the suit we
are already involved in since it has cost a little over $9,000. or should
we file for declaratory judgment'. Council decided to wait and see what the
out come of the meeting with all Attorneys involved would be.
John Giba read a letter to Council from Dr. Stanley Jacobs, President
Tequesta Country Club Community Association, advising Council that the Tequesta
Country Club Community Association favors the plan to place the matter of
the Truck Ordinance controversy before a neutral judge in Martin Countyy
Stoddard moved, "that the Council authorize the Village Attorney to
proceed to negotiate with all Attorneys concerned in this matter for a
declaratory judgement in Martin County". Brown second,~d and vote on the
motion was:
Brown -for
Cook -for
Little -for
Mapes -for
Stoddard -for
and therefore the motion was passed and adopted.
The Village Attorney told Council that he had received a letter from
Jerome F. Skrandel, Attorney for Fehlhaber Corporation, owner of the Tequesta
Plaza Shopping Center about the proposed development of the land west of
Tequesta Plaza Shopping Center. The letter was a request by the Fehlhaber
Corporation for Council to rehear the Site Plan Review and for the Community
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Appearance Board to also rehear the proposed plans.
• Mr. Skrandel said in his letter that his client did not receive notice
or have knowledge of either hearing. The Village's Attorney told Council
that the Village is not legally bound to send letters to surrounding properties
on an i~$em like this and that due notice of the Community Appearance Board Meeting was
sent to the paper so the Village has, in fact, done everything it is required to do
at~d that a meeting should be arranged between the Fehlhaber Corporation and
the owners of the proposed office building.
In a memorandum to Council dated January 8, 1982 the Village Manager
informed Council of the necessity to relocate water mains west of the FEC
Railway on Riverside Drive and at the northern corner of SR 5 and CR 707.
The work on Riverside Drive was accomplished in!late November and
early December by Belvedere Construction Company. at an estimated cost of
$12,000. on a cost plus basis.
The estimated cost of lowering the water main running east from SR 5
(U.S. Highway No.l) is approximately $15,000 to $19,000. with the higher
estimate for the construction being done in the late evening or early
morning hours in order to prevent the least possible inconvenience to users
east of the construction area.
Stoddard moved, "to authorize the Village Manager to hire Belvedere
Construction Co., on a cost plus basis, to proceed with the work that is
required and thatithe Riverside Drive relocation be paid for from Renewal
• and Replacement Funds and the CR 707 relocation be paid for from Retained
Earnings Account". Cook seconded and vote on the motion was:
Brown -for
Cook -for
Little -for
Mapes -for
Stoddard -for
and therefore the motion was passed and adopted.
The Village Manager informed Council that an application has been made
by the developers of Chapel Court for renewal of their developer's sign
permit for an additional period of six (6) months and that he could see no
problem with the :renewal. Cook moved, "that we approve the renewal for the
developers sign for Chapel Court for a period of six (6) months". Brown seconded
and vote on the motion was:
Brown -for
Cook -for
Little -for
Mapes -for
Stoddard -for
and therefore the motion was passed and adopted.
The Minutes of the December 8, 1981 Council Meeting and Minutes of the
Special Council Meeting for December 14, 1981 were received. The Village
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Manager's Report for December 7, 1981 to January 9, 1982 and the Village
• Financial Statement for November and the Water Department Financial Statement
for November were received.
Little reminded Council that he would still like Council to think
about forming a group to go to Tallahassee about several laws that need to
be changed.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 P.M.
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