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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes_Regular_10/23/1979i MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA October 23, 1979 A Meeting of the Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, was held at 7:31 P.M., Tuesday, October 23, 1979 in the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta:Drive, Tequesta, Florida. Councilmembers present were Brown, Cook, Mapes, Ryan and Yoder. 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 Mayor Brown. Mayor Brown announced that at the last Council Meeting, Council agreed that Council Meetings in the future shall adjourn at 10:00 P.M. and if Council. feels that a meeting must continue after the 10:00 P.M. limit then the maximum time limit is 10:30 P.M. Any item left car, the agenda after that time would be on the next agenda for thy; next Council Meeting. ?~~:.ems lc and ld were deleted from the Agenda due to the fact treat Council had not received the Village's and the Water Department Financial Statement for September, 1979. The Village Manager explained to Council that due to the end of the fiscal year and year end closing, certain items were late and the Financial Statements were not complete. Mayor Brown added the Minutes of the September 11, 1979 Public Hearing, the Minutes of the September 2$, 1979 Public Hearing and the minutes of the September 2~, 1.979 Special Council Meeting as item 1c. The Minutes of the October 9, 1979 Council Meeting were received as corrected. Councilmember Cook told the Village Manager that she was happy to read in the Village Manager's Report that the Village Manager had sent a letter to Southern Bell District Manager calling attention to the fact that Village of Tequesta information was excluded from "Frequently Called Numbers" page of the new telephone directory. The Village Manager told Council that he also talked with the District Manager and he told hime that even the Police Department was not one of the most frequently called numbers according to the electronic numbering machine. • The NZinutes of the September 11, 1979 Public Hearing, the September 2$, 1979 Public Hearing and the Minutes of the September 2~, 1979 Special Council Meeting were received. 10-2379 -02 John Giba, Planning Consultant, told Council that the newly formed Annexation Committee has met twice and they are making good • progress. Giba reported that the Village Manager has been working on bringing together the Zoning Plan and the Comprehensive Plan, But there is still a lot of staff work to be done. He told Council that they will be brought into the plan when the staff has everything prepared and ready. After Council has reviewed the plans then a Public Hearing shall be held in accordance with State Law . The Village Manager announced a Public Hearing will be held on November 13, 1979 to amend the Land Use Plan on the Blowing Rock Condominium. The Village Manager told Council he is trying to get an Ordinance ready for the November 13, 1979 Council Meeting for the rezoning. He told Council that the Village needs to amend the Land Use Plan for three parcels of land and would like Council to set up a Public Hearing for this matter. Mapes moved, "we direct the Village Clerk to notify the owners of lots 2 and 3, Block 2, Section rrCrrt Jupiter in the Pines, that we intend to amend the Land Use of their property from Light Industry to Commercial and that we notify the owners of Lot 1$6, Gomez Grant, on Jupiter Island, that we intend to amend the Land Use of their property to High Density and that a Public Hearing will be held • at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 11, 1979", Cook seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown for Cook --for Mapes for Ryan for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. Yoder told the Council that he believes John Giba and the Village Manager should get together to discuss the report made by Giba, He said he didn't neccessarily agree with the whole report but there were some good ideas in the report. Mr. John Wise, Gee & Jenson, was present to give an up to date report on the drainage and street resurfacing program. He told Council that Country Club Drive is essentially complete. The completion date should be October 24, 1979. Mr. Wise told Council that the swale work is the main work that needs to be done but that striping of the road still is a decision to be made by Council. He told Council that the County may be planning on doing the striping. The cost of the single striping. will be about $36$ and double- solid striping will probably be about $1,60, • 10-23 ~79 ~03 On Dover Road area Mr. Wise told Council that the contractor is now doing some clean-up work Gee & Jenson are willing to • give the contractor an extension to November on their contract, Mr. Wise read a letter from Dickerson about the rain causing trouble and problems with the completion of cleaning out the ditch. The Riverside culverts still haven't, been started because of the rain, The contractor has asked for a 21 day extension to November 24, 1979. Mr. Wise then reviewed with Council several problems they were having obtaining certain easements within the Country Club. Roger Fulling, Country Club Community Association, told Council that some of the residents of the tCountry Club Community do not agree with Council on the Villages decision that the removing and replacement of trees, fences, scrubs, etc. on Village's easements should be paid by the residents. The residents would like the Council to take another look at that decision. Paul Sawyer, 71 River Drive, told Council that he has a dock that will be eliminated if a plug gate for the drainage improvement is installed on the easement on his property, Mr. Wise told Mr, Sawyer and Council that the repairs to the pipe in that area had to be made because the line that goes to the river is too high. He said the pipe must be lowered to obtain a better flow to the river. If it were to remain the way it is now, when the water levels get too high in the river the water will empty into the pond on the golf course, Mrs, Pat Anderson, 326 Fairway North, told Council she resents • the fact that only certain property owners have to pay for the good of the rest of the Village. She said that she and her husband have lost shrubbery, a fence, three big pines, etc, Their Attorney had told them that since a permit was issued to allow for a fence on their property this may constitute abandonment on the part of the Village of the Villageb easement. Ci;uncilmember Yoder told John Wise, he didn't understand why it takes so long to work out answers for problems like this, when Council instructed Gee & Jenson in the beginning that Council wanted and the Village nQeded this work done and for them to proceed with th necessary improvements. Yoder said that Gee 8c Jenson had advised Council before the improvements even got started that there would be people that would get hurt by the loss of trees, fences, shrubbery, etc:., but Council authorised the work. The only thing different between then and now, Yoder said, was that now Council knows who the people are. Mr. Robert Sattley asked John Wise when the entrance to Westwood Avenue would be fixed for the drainage. Mr, Wise told Mr. Sattley that he would take a look at it. Chief Flannery, Police Department, explained to Council tha t requiring business vehicles transporting business tools in the Village to display signs with Company's name and address on it would be most • helpful to the Building Department and to the Village Police Department. The Chief told Council of stories of people who were licensed to do business in Tequesta ghat the Police had approached. the persons and asked for proof of a license in Tequesta and the people were upset 10-23 -79 -04 because they said this was the second or third time they had been checked that week and they thought they were being harassed. This • could have been prevented, said the Chief, if they were required to display their company name on the vehicle. Yoder told Council that after he had talked to some people who are in business for themselves he has acquired a somewhat negative approach to the Ordinance. He now believes it is too much of a financial burden for people to put the signs on their vehicles. Ryan told Council he believes this is just one more step to government regulations and he feels that we seem to be overly regulated. Mapes moved, "that this Ordinance be removed from the table". (this was tabled at the October 9, 1979 Council :Meeting) Ryan seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -for Cook -for Mapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. Mapes moved, "that the Ordinance (AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE TO INCLUDE THEREIN A REQUIREMENT THAT ALL BUSINESS • VEHICLES USED IN CONNECTION WITH BUSINESSES, OCCUPATIONS OR PROFESSIONS INCLUDED V~ THIN SATD CHAPTER BE IDENTIFIED IN A CERTAIN MANNER, PROVIDING A PENALTY FEE, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE) be approved on first reading". The motion died for a lack of a second. Mr. Roger Fulling told Council he would like to personally express his sincere thanks to the State and local law enforcers and to the U.S. Coast Guard for their efforts in locating a person with a pacemaker who has to get in touch with a California hospital who was trying to locate him about a possible malfunction in the pacemaker. Mr. Sattley, told Council that he thought Yoder's idea of issuing Village of Tequesta stickers to contractors and business vehicles in the area was a good idea. The Village Attorney told Council there were two (2) points that were brought to his attention about the Marina Facilities Ordinance. The first was a concern over the amount of boats being allowed for residential purposes in a PMarina. The Village Attorney changed the Ordinance which would alloca no more than 25 ~ of the slips to be used for residential purposes. The second concern was a possible overlap of continuous time of the eight month period during one year. Council agreed that the Qrdinance have in it that there must be at least 4 months intervening • non-residency between each £~ month period of residency. 10-23-79 ®05 The Village Manager told Council that the item of the signing for Bridge Road Shops was brought before the Council, • tonight to preclude the applicant from waiting until the November 13, 1x79 Council Meeting for approval, Some of the shop owners would like to open their shops the first of November. The Village Manager told Council that he and the Building Official have reviewed the specifications and believe the signs will be an attractive addition to the new building. He also told Council that the Community Appearance Board will hold a meeting tomorrow for final approval of the signs by their Board. Yoder moved, "these signs be approved subject to the approval of the Community Appearance Board", Mapes seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -for Cook --for Mapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. Council directed the Village Manager to write a letter to Texaco about the landscaping needed to complete their addition, A discussion followed about the un.f finished improvements to Lighthouse Plaza. The Village Manager and Village Attorney will take a look at possible actions which the Village may take against • the owner of Lighthouse Plaza, The Village NTanager told Council. that he had sent them a letter in regard to an Application of First Church of Christ Scientist for a Special Exception to the Palm Beach County Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners. The Village l~~anager thought the Village should express its feelings to Palm Beach County since the property is adjacent to the Village on the east and south sides, He a}.so recommended that the Village Council go on record, as having na objection to the application to Palm Beach County. Yoder moved, "that the application be approved". Cook seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -for Cook -for Mapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. Giba told Council that someone should appear Thursday before Palm Beach County to state that the Village of Tequesta is in favor of this petition. Council agreed that Giba should represent the Village at this hearing. Giba reminded Council that this is a first step of annexation of Bermuda Terrace. Council also agreed that the Annexation. Committee should consider this parcel of land to be annexed into the Village, 10-23 -79 -06 The Village Manager told Council that he had sent them a memorandum stating that due to the fact that the Village does • not meet the requirements for receiving funds from the Community Development Block Grant Program the Village should not want a representative to this program. Mapes moved, "to advise the Palm Beach County Housing and Community Development that the Village does not want representation". Cook seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -for Cook -for Mapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. Councilmember Ryan asked the Village Manager why the large amounts of debris still have not been picked up by Nichols Sanitation, The Village Manager replied that he and the Manager for Nichols Sanitation have gone out several times to review the situation and most of the piles do not conform with the requirements, but he would review the situation again. Councilmember Mapes could be done about the Point Drive and Tequesta • that he has notified the they have promised to do asked the Village Manager if anything dip in the road at the intersection of Drive. The Village Manager told Council County several times and three times something about it. Councilmember Cook asked the Village Manager when the dead Royal Palms would be replaced. The Village Manager told Council that the trees that are going to replace the dead ones have already been root pruned ready for movement. The meeting was adjourned at 9:x.7 P.M. /~ ' i Cy~se Colbert 3 /~T 79 Date Approved Howar ~F. Brown ~ ,•, ~~~ ~-- L lie A. Cook W. Harvey NTape , yt..~,~ ~: ~/~ ~.~' mes H. Ryan Joseph D'. Yoder