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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_04/28/1981 MINUTES OF THE N~ETING OF THE COj?NCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA April 2$, 19$1 A Meeting of the Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, was held at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, April 2$, 19$1. The meeting was held in the Village Ha1.1, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida. Councilmembers x~resent were Brown, Cook, Little, Mapes and Stoddard. Alc, pr~~~~ent ~~rQ.bre Robert Harp, Village Manager, Cyrese Colbert, Village Clerk and John C. Randolph, Village Attorney, The opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was given. by Councilmember Brown. There were no anno~~ncements, Changes made to the agenda were: • Change 5e, to 5g. Add 5e, - Approval of Financial Statement Add 5g, - Approval of Water Department Financial Statement Add 5h. - C.O.G. Meeting Add 5i. - Dredge and fill_ permit Add 5,7, - Jupiter Regional Water Supply Resolution Mr. Clark Krueger, Gee & Jenson was present to discuss the drainage ditch West, of Seabrook Road inparticular the Devito property. Mr, Krueger told Council that he was present at this Council Meeting to try and explain to Council the situation on the DiVito property and its problems. The Village of Tequesta has received a letter from Jerome F, Skrandel, Town Attorney for the Town of Jupiter, expressing Jupiter Town Commi;~:aic>n:~rs F,or~cern over the little or no slope they felt had been provided. Jupit er Town C3rnmi~>ion authorized their T,,wn Att;~rney t write a letter to the Village of Tequesta expressing their concern and requesting the Tequesta Council to advise Jupiter of its positior. and intentions in this matter, Gee & Jenson. feels that the wash out that is oce..urr:in~r ~n the DiVitors bank easement is tie result of water run-off. either from their pool or from the rain gutter around the home. Mr, Krueger told Council that the Village started repair work on the ditch with the Villagers personnel in January. The property owners were not happy with the work so they hired an attorney and the Village stopped the repair work, Mrs, Devito, 109 W, TrYindsor Road, told Council about her property and what she feels is the loss of her property. She 0~.-2$-$1 ~-02 feels the sharp drop out at the ditch is a safety hazard. Council discussed the problem and reviewed pictures that • had been taken by Gee &, Jenson, It was the consensus of the Council that the Village Manager and Clark Krueger, Gee & Jenson should review this situation and to get the problem resolved as soon as possible. Council asked Mrs. Devito if the Village had her permission to enter her property and. to take the necessary steps to repair the ditch abutting her property. Mrs. Devito gave her permission for the Village to enter onto her property and to do the needed work, Farmer Councilmember Joe Yoder, Village representative to the Dock and Pier Steering Committee was present to discuss the proposed Ordinance and its contents. Nir, Yoder explained that he didntt have much to add to the Ordinance that was being presented tonight. John Giba, 7~ Fairview East, told Council he feels the solution to the problems of Lone Star and Rinker Materials is to get them to move taut of Tequesta. He feels the Village should stop helping people outside the Village with police protection, then maybe they will annex into Tequesta, Mr, Herb Fc:>xman, 2~ ~tickory Hill Road, told Council. of the • problem the Tequesta Pines area is having with ~ wheel motorcycles. He told Council that t~~~;~e bikes are going onto private va~~ant l:~t and they are a nuisance, Police Chief Flannery was present and informed Council that he just found out who the ka_ds vaer~a who z,~Fere ~ausing the trouble and that he would talk to the parents of these kids and to the kids themselves. t~~ix•, John Webber, Hickory Hill Road, also told Council. he feels that these 3 wheel motorcycles are a nuisance, Py'Ir, Robert t~~oore , 3 75 Country Club Drive , talked about the heavy traffic on Country Club Drive and feels the speed limit on Country Club Drive should be lowered to 25 m,p,h. Council asked the Village Attorney if the Village could lower the speed limit on the streets within the Village. The Village Attorney said that in his opinion the Village could lower the speed limit on streets wa.thir~ the Village but warned Council they could pass the motion as a first step but this does not mean that it will. be done automatically. Little moved, "that we reduce speed limit from ~0 m.p.h. to 25 m.p.h. within the residential areas of the Village of Tec1uesta". Cook seconded and vote on the motion was: • Cook -for Brown -f o r Little -for Mapes -for Stoddard. -for Ot,-~?~~-~1 mm03 and therefore the motion was passed and ad~?pted, • The Village Attorney briefed Council on the Ordinance entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AN;ETvTDING ARTICLE IV, SECTION g OF TT-TE CODE OF ORDITdANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PAYMENTS T~iADE BY DEVELOPERS TO THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA I1V LIEU OF DEDICATION OF PARKS IN PROPOSED SUBDIVISIONS MAY BE HF,LD IN ESCROW AND USED BY TT?E VILLAGE FOR T1~TE PURPOSES OF NTA.f~IN(x IMPROVEMENTS AND CAPITAL E~PENDT:TiJRES FOR TT1E OPERATION OF PARKS AND ~tECREATI0IVAL AREAS Oti~TdED AND/OR OPERATED BY THE VI?~LAGE; PROVIDING FOR SE?TERABII,ITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AT~T EFFECTIVE DATE , The Village Attorney explained. that It Was COUncil. r ~ F';.`i:~C;ri.si.~s i:~if3t; „~aymer?ts m'~d° by d~VelOp~"~`" to the Village of Tequesta in .Lieu of dedication of narks in proposed subdivisions r~~~ be hold in e~ ~,Y.,;w and u~~'~:~. by the Village for the purposes of making improvements and eapital expenditures for the operation of parks and. recreational areas owned and/or operated. by the Village as we11~ as for the purpose of acquiring parks and. playgrounds and that is so stated i.n the proposed Ordinance, The Village Attorney read the title of the Ord.~.nance, Little moved, "to approve second reading of the Ordinance", Brown seconded and vote on t~^e motion was: Brown -f o r Cook -for Little -for T~a,pe s -f o r • Stoddard -for and therefore Ordinance itio. 293 was passed and adopted. The Village Attorn~;y read by title AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA . 1~`i,ORIDA, AT~TF,NDTNG TT~iE ZONING ORDI,"1ANCE OF TTTE VILLAGE, ORDTN~'1NCE T~~TO. 211,, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A UNIFORT~i WATEP~WAY COwTROL ORDINANCE ~~7ITHIN THE VILLAGE; PROVIDING FOR JURISDICTIOTvT; PROVTDIT~TG FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE PLEGULATION OF DOCK AND PIER LENGTH, WIDT?=_ AND CONE IGURATIOTI; PR.OVIDT"1G FOR REGULATIOTUS ON COT+~RCIAL DOCKS, BOATHOUSES, ANCHORIATG OR i~700RITv~G OF VESSELS, AND REFUSE AND DISCTIARGE FROM VESSEL; PROVIDING A PROCEDURE AND GUIDELINES FOR VARIANCES FROT~7 THE TERT'~iS OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR SEV~,RABI~,ITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE< The Village Attorney told Council that this Ordinance is basically Like the model Ordinance that had bEen suggested by the C.O.G. Dick arld Pier Ordinance Steering Co!r:mittee. Each Counci~lm,~>mber had received copies of the proposed Ordinance before t;he Co,.zneil TfReeting caa.th. ample time to review the Ordinar_c:F~, Brown moved, "that we approve first reading of the Ordinance", Stoddard scc,Rnded and v~ste on the motion was: Bro~,vn -for. Cook --fir . i~'Tapes for Stoddard -f.; r and therefc~r~: the motion was passed and adopted. The Village ~~anager inform~:d Council, that the Village has been advised of the neces>ity for the Vil.la~;e to appoint a • representative to the Board of Dir~.~:tors for the Jupiter--Tectuesta Junior Citizens. The Village i`~ana~~er recomm~:nded the appointment of Richard Berube as the Village's repre:~entative. Irittl.e moved, "that we appoint P~r. Riohard Berube". Brown seconded and vote on the motion waez: Brown -fo r Cook for Little -for PvIapes for Stoddard -for an~~ therefore the motion was passed and adopted. The Minutes of the CounP~il W~arkshop Meeting for March 23 , 1~~1, the Minutes of the Council. Fublic Hearing for March 24, 1~~~. and the Minutes of the Council i~~Ieeting for April lt,., l.~~l ware received. The Villag~: Manager's Report for April 12, 1.~~1 through April. 25, 1~?51 wa re~ieived. Mayor T~Iape s ask€~d Vice-P~Iayor Stoddard to attend thy. May 6, l~$l C.O.G, ~~~'IePting for him. since he would be out of town. Vi.ce~i~'Iayor Stoddard agreed that he would. Stoddard wanted to know if Council had any ~;omments on his suggestions of the el:iminat<i.on of garbage cane thtat; ~aou'ld. • be substituted by plastic; bag: and the installation of green paper carrier boxes for newspapers. Cour,cilmember»~ discussed this briefly then directed the Village Attorney to look into this to see what legal. steps may have to be taken to implement t~~~e su.ggestions. Council then d.scus~ed the increasing Bost of the Inrracoastal Cros~~ing being brought about by the delays in permitting, They feel the additional cost should be passed on t~~ new eanstruction in the area because the new c~~nstruction is basciall.y what is causing the need for the additional line. They instructed the Village i~lIana~;er to contact John. McKune, Gee w Jenson and Village Attorney to provide for an Ordinance increasing the Capital Improvement Charge for water connections to the Village Water System in the Jupiter Island area cif the Sy item. Council then discus;~ed the Town of Jup3.ter Resolution No. 1.~~&1 expressing Jupiter's intention to qualify and serve as the regional water supply authority for the north County area and requesting the cooperation of the several local governments affected to secure the official designation thereof by the Florida Department {?f Environmental Regulation. ~~Zapes told Council that he had asked Roger Anderson, Loxahatchee River Environmental Control District, if the rights to become the regional water supplier in this area had been taken r 04-2$-$1 -05 from them and l~~r. Anderson told Mapes it had not. • Little expressed his feelings that Tequesta should be the supplier for North of the Loxahatchee River. Stoddard told Council he also feels Tequesta should be the supplier for this side of the river. Little moved, "that we reject the Town of Jupiter's Resolution No. 1$-$1". Stoddard 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 was requested to look into the date of the removal of P1_antreat by the Loxahatchee River Environmental Control District. The meeting was adjourned at 9:41 P.M. 1_ C ese Colbert 3o- • MEMORANDUM From: Village Manager To: Councilmembers, Village Attorney, Village Clerk, Lee M. Brown Subject: Election of Mayor and Vice-Mayor Date: March 20, 1981 Fle would suggest the following rules and procedures be applicable to the election of the rlayor and Vice-Mayor at the March 24, 1981 Council Meeting: 1. The Council appoint Chairman to conduct the election of the Mayor and Vice-Mayor. This has been the Village Manager in the past. 2. Nominations shall be in written form as advised in March 20, 1981 memorandum. 3. I~Fominations da not require a second. 4. Nominators can speak for one (1) minute in behalf of their nominee., if they desire. 5. Balloting will be by voice vote. 6. As soon as one (1) of the nominees receives a majority vote, the chair will declare the nominee elected. R burp • RH: jf ~~ ~~ ' ~.~ 3~ i • MEMORANDUM From: Village Manager To: Councilmembers, Village Attorney, Village Clerk, Lee M. Brown Subject: Appointment of Mayor and Vice-Mayor March 24, 1981 Date: March 20, 1981 This is to remind you that any Councilmember desiring to nominate a member of Council as Mayor or Vice-Mayor must submit the nomination in writing in substantially the following form: • "I hereby resolve that (Name of Candidate) shal'1 be appointed as and to be (Mayor or Vice-Mayor)of the Village of Tequesta pursuant to Article II, Section 2.06, Mayor and Successors, of the Charter of the Village of Tequesta". March 24, I98I Date Signature We are enclosing several such blank resolutions for your-use i f you desire. ~'' Robert Harp RH: jf Enc. r ~ ,~ 1I u MEMORANDUM Frorr: Village Manager To: Councilmembers, Village Attorney, Village Clerk, Lee M. Brown Subject: Village Checking Accounts, Savings Accounts and Depositories Date: March 20, 1981 The following are the various accounts which the Village has at this time. The present signature requirements are the Treasurer and/or Village Manager and one (1) Councilmember. Two (2) signatures are required. FIRST MARINE BANK General Fund Checking Account • General Fund Savings Account Federal Revenue Sharing Account Mater Department Checking Accounts: t Water Revenue Fund Water System Operation and Maintenance Fund Water Department Meter Deposits Fund Water System Retained Earnings Account Water Refunding Revenue Bonds Reserve Account Fla ter Refunding Revenue Bonds Bond Amortization Fund - 2007 Term Bonds Water System Renewa3 and Replacement Fund Water Department Capital Improvement Fund Water Main Relocation Construction Account N ~~(,.~,,b~ ~ "~% • FIRST AMERICAN BANK OF PALM BEACH COUNTY Checking Accounts: Water Department Water Refunding Revenue Bonds - Sinking Fund Improvement Bond Fund- Improvement Bond Construction Fund Improvement Bond Revenue Fund Improvement Bond Sinking Fund Improvement Bond Reserve Account COMMUNITY FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Account No. S - 9774 Account No. S - 15871 Account No. S - 15872 Account No. S - 15876 FIDELITY FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Account No. P - 25038 • CENTRAL PLAZA BANK Improvement Bond Sinking Fund Reserve Account BANK OF FLORIDA IN ST. PETERSBURG GJater System Retained Earnings Account The approval of the depositories and signature requirements wi11 be on the agenda of the March 24, 1981 Council Meeting. ~~ Robert Harp RH: jf