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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Regular_02/26/1980r MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA February 26, 190 A Meeting of the Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida was held at 7:30 P.P~~., Tuesday, February 26, 190 in the Village Ha11, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida. Councilmembers present were Brown, Cook, Mapes, Ryan and Yoder. Also present were Robert Harp, Village Manager, Cyrese Colbert, Village C1erh and John C, Randolph, Village Attorney. The opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was given by Vice-Mayor T~Iapes. Mlayor Brown announced that Mr, Carlton D. Stoddard and Mr, Lee M, Brown, had filed for Council Seat ~1, Mrs. Leslie A, Cook has filed for her Council Seat ~#3 and Mr. Thomas J, Little has filed for Council Seat ~5. The next Council Meeting has been scheduled for March 1~?, 19£0, Mayor Brown announced that he had signed a Proclamation, proclaiming the month of March • as "Red Cross Month". The Minutes of the February 12, 190 Council Meeting were postponed until the next Council Meeting. The Village Manager's Report for February 10-23, 190, the Village Financial Statement and t~Jater Department Financial Statement for January, 190 were received. Police Chief Frank Flannery apologized for not informing the Council first of the new alarm control center and for not totally informing the Village Manager. Chief Flannery explained to ~auncil the great need for a new system because of the time spent by Police Officers answering false alarms, T~u'hen an alarm. is set off in the police station the call is answered regardless if the party set it off' in error or not. V~Then an alarm call is answered it ties up the Police ears and telephone lines. Most alarm calls received are false alarms. Mr, Curt Roades,Residential Alarm Corporation,told Council that his company could have used better judgment in the w~rdir~g of the letter sent to residents on the system but they are alarm experts not letter writers. He reassured Coi.zncil that onl~r residents with private systems would have a fee, others Tivould have their fees handled by their alarm companies. Yoder told Chief F~_annery and Mr, Roades that he was deeply concerned with the way this was handled and he felt approval should have been received from Council first, 02-26&0 ~O2 Mr, Sandy Nettles, Gee & Jenson was not present at this time • so Council continued with the Agenda until Mr. Nettles arrived, Mr, Joe B, Wise, Vice 'President, William R, Hough & Company told Council that there is still bad news on the Bond Mar3set. He told Council that the interest rates will most likely peak in the near future, and hold around there until around elects n time when they will start to drop and then repeat itself but will not be as loz~~ as they have been, Councilmember Cook asked about arbitrage and if the Village will have to get an opinion on the arbitrage. Mr, Wise told Cook that the Village does not because this was money the Village of Tequesta has earned, Cook also asked when the Village could start receiving the money. Mr, Wise told Cook, the Village would receive the money in around 30 drys. Mr, Carlton D. Stoddard, told Council that he had spoken with his representative from E.F. Hutton and they concur with William R. Hough & Company. ~-;_a;c~l1,)C>~° Mr. Lee M, Brown, told Council he could not attend the recently held Workshop, but he has mixed feelings about the Bond Issue. Mr. A.L, Hutchinson, told Council he believes the additional water line across the Intracoastal is necessary. Mayor Brown read a Resolution entitled, RESOLUTION AMENDING A RESOLUTION ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN SAID VILLAGE; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING $Q10,000 IMPROVEP~NT REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 197~a TO PAY THE COSTS THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE: HOLDERS OF SUCH BONDS; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF: MAKING CERTAIN OTHER COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTTVE DATE," HERETOFORE ADOPTED, The Village Attorney rear. the Resolution in full., Mapes moved, "for adoption of the Resolution". Yoder seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -f o r Cook -against Mapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore Resolution No. 6-79/0 was passed and adopted. Mr. Wise told Council they should consider the application to the Municipal Bond Insurance Association. Mapes moved, "to approve and authorise the appropriate Village Official to . execute the application for MBIA Insurance". Ryan seconded and vote on the motion was: i? 02-26-~0 -03 Brown -f o r Coolc -against • Mapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. Mapes moved, "to approve the preliminary official statement subject to the revisions to be made by Bond Counsel and William R. Hough 8c Company". Ryan seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -for Cook -against Mapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. The Village Attorney read a Resolution entitled, A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCTL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, FIXING THE MATURITIES, INTEREST RATES, AMORTIZATTON INSTALLMENTS AND REDEMPTION PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1979; AUTHORIZING USE OF AN OFFICIAL STATEP~ZENT FOR SAID BONDS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. • Mapes moved, "for the adoption of the Resolution". Yoder seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -for Cook -against Mapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore Resolution No. 7-79/0 tivas passed and adopted. Mapes moved, "that we accept William R. Hough & Company's proposal dated February 26, 19~0t1. Yoder seconded and vote on the mot ion was: Brown -for Cook -against Mapes -for Ryan -f o r Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. Mr, Sandy Nettles, Gee & Jenson, reviewed with Council Gee & Jenson's recommendations for Water Supply Improvements - . Phase I. In the recommendation Gee & Jenson speaks to Tequesta's five (5) well fields that have a total of twenty-two (22) wells. 02-26-~0 -04 The recommendations call..for abandoning some of the wells and • installing some new wells. Reconstruction and a scheduled maintenance program is also called for. This, Mr. Nettles said, could determine how much water and the quality of water that could be taken from these wells in those areas. Yoder moved, ''we go ahead and authorize Gee & Jenson to go out for bids for Phase I", Mapes seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -for Cook -for NTapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. The Village NTanager explained to Council that bids for the street resurfacing project will be received on March 17, 19f~0 with Gee & Jenson making its recommendations to Council on 1~Zarch 1$, 190, The Village Manager told Council that since it was the Counciltsfirm belief that all streets should be overlaid with 3/4" asphalt instead of the slurry sea 1, the plans, specifications and bid documents have been changed to reflect same. The estimated additional cost is $42,000. for this project. Yoder moved,"that we approve the additional X42,000, for this project and that the monies come from the unrestricted ~~Jater Department funds". Mapes seconded and vote on the motion was: • Brown -for Cook -for NTapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion. was passed and adopted. Mr, Carlton D. Stoddard, told Council he sent a letter to Palm Beach County asking that the large pot holes and chuck holes on Old Dixie be repaired and he was happy to report that Palm Beach County did repair them shortly after his request was received. Mapes moved, "that the Mayor be authorized to extend the meeting until 10:30 P.P~Z.", Cook seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -for Cook -for l~iapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for • and therefore the motion was passed and adopted, 02-26-~?0 -05 The Village Attorney read an Ordinance entitled, AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AP~NDING THE • ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA BY AP~NDING THE LAND USE ELEMENT FOR PARCELS OF LAND OWNED BY ERNEST A. DORNER AND FIRST MARINE BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF RIVIERA BEACH, TRUSTEE (DORNER)". T~Zapes moved, for the adoption of the first reading of the Ordinance". Cook seconded. Yoder expressed his concern in the changing; of the Comprehensive Plan in several areas if this Ordinance is passed. The Village Attorney told Council that Florida law provides that the Comprehensive Plan should be corrected maybe every five (5) gears and that once the Village has changed- several items in the Comprehensive Plan then Council can sit down make the necessary changes in the wording of the Plan and then send it to the_State for approval. Vote on the motion was: Brown -far Cook -for Mapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. The Village Attorney told Council that he had spoken with Cotter Christian, Gee & Jenson, to get a figure for the proposed increase for each new connection to the Village's • ti°later System on Jupiter Island and T~Zr. Christian had given him a figure of ~~55.00. With this in mind the Village Attorney prepared an Ordinance entitled, AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AT~'IENDING ORDINANCE N0. 134 OF THE VILLAGE, VdHICH ORDINANCE ESTABLISHED A SCHEDULE OF WATER RATES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTER4 OF THE VILLAGE, BY PROVIDING THEREFORE AN AIti'~NDMENT TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL CAPITAL IT~~IPROVEIti1ENT CHARGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $~55 , 00 FOR EACH NEVd CONNECTION TO THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA WATER SYSTEM KNOWN AS JUPITER ISLAI~IL. The Village Attorney read the Ordinance in full, T~Zapes r~~oved, "for the adoption of the first reading of this Ordinance". Yoder seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -for Cook -for I'~Tapes -for Ryan ~ -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. The Village Attorney then read an Ordinance entitled, AN ET~IERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, DECLARING THE E`~ISTENCE OF AN ET~'IERGENCY, IT~'IPOSING A TEMPORARY PfIORATORIUlv1 ON THE ISSUANCE OF NE~~d WATER SERVIBE CONNECTIONS ON THE APNEA VJITHIN THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA WATER SERVICE AREA K_PdOWI`d AS JUPITER ISLAND. This Ordinance placed a temporary moratorium on the issuance of new water service connections on Jupiter Island until the previously passed Ordinance could 02-2h-f~0 -06 be adopted on second reading, Council at first felt they did not ;raant to include Jupiter Inlet Colony so the Ordinance • was amended to exclude Jupiter Inlet Colony. Ryan moved, "that we adopt the Ordinance as amended". Yoder seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -for Cook -for P2apes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. A discussion followed at which time Council on the advice of the Vi17.a~e Attorn.ev believed that the emergency Ordinance should in fact include Jupiter Inlet Colony. Yoder moved, "to reconsider the previous motion". iviapes seconded anal vote on the motion was: Brown -f o r Cook -for I'~'Iapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. i The Village Attorney again read the title of the Ordinance without the arnendment excluding Jupiter Inlet Colony. Ryan moved, "that we adopt this emergency Ordinance on first reading". Yoder seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -f o r Cook -for P~apes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore Emergency Ordinance No. 2g0 was passed and adopted. Yoder moved, "to direct Gee & Jenson to study the Capital Improvement Connection Charge that should be brought about for the T,°Jater Supply Improvement Phase I and the treatment plant modifications". P~~apes seconded and vote on the motion was: Bro~vn -for Cook -for manes -for Ryan -for Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted, • Pair. Heinz VonZahern, President of the JIB Club, Inc. had submitted an application to Council fora Special Exception Use ' 02-26-~'0 -G7 to allow a marina facility ti•~rithin the proposed R-3 T•'Tultiple Family Residential Dwelling District.... A Public Hearing was • held and notices tiaere sent out. Yoder moved, "that we approve the Special Exception application subject to the rezoning being accomplished". Pvlapes seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -for Coots -for T~1a pe s -f o r Rya n -f o r Yoder -for and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. The Village Attorney reminded Council and 1~1r. VonZabern that the petition for rezoning still has to be approved by the Palm Beach County Commission or T~ir. VonZabern :could have to wait for two (2) years before the property could be rezoned if the Palm Beach County Commission did not approve the rezoning. The r_ext item on the Agenda ti•ras the consideration of tvao bids for the new ?rJater Department truck. R~*an moved, "that ice accept the low bid (Bill Redditt Ford, Inc. Stuart, Florida, ire the amount of 414,150)". Cook seconded and vote on the motion eras: Brown -for Coots -far 1~J1a pe s -f o r Ryan -far Yoder -far and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. Ryan moved, "that ~•re accept the resignation of Carlton D. Stoddard (Candidate for Council Seat~rl) fram the Community Appearance Board with thanks and appreciation". Yoder seconded and vote on the motion was: Brown -f o r Conk -for P~lapes -for Ryan -for Yoder -f o r and therefore the motion was passed and adopted. T~~iayor Brown expressed his concern over a recent newspaper article Mating that the price Jupiter paid for the Tri-Southern water plant had a lot to do with the fact that Tequesta tva~ also rnn~-+~Pr7_ng the purchase. He reminded Council that the price. Jupiter paid was the price Tequesta vas considering and that Tequesta never made a firm offer to Tri -Southern. .• ' 02-26-~0 -0$ Mayor Brown Po ~~,y Evatt ~ s Meg The meeting ~~~~~ announced Palm Beach County Commissioner Ming of March 3 , 190 at '7:30 P . M. was adjourned at 10:15 P.M. -,: -' ~~ y se Colbert ~ me s t1. xyan ~± ~ "~ ~Sos~ph~1. Yoder • ~ ~~^J. Harvey Pia pe s ~~